I am no stranger to recovery ambivalence. The internal tug-of-war between the part of you that actively wants to get better, and the part that isn’t so convinced the gains of recovery outweigh the losses. Not to mention the fact that lasting recovery requires sitting in the...
I remember the day I finally admitted to myself that I had an eating disorder. Despite the monumental evidence I’d chosen to ignore up to this point, it wasn't until I caught a glimpse of the lanugo* growing across my cheekbones and down my jawline to jolt me out of the pits of my...
Sleep is so routine; it breaks up our day and allows us to recharge before the next one. However, even though this is an activity that all human beings need to survive, we somehow fall short as a society at getting enough sleep. Think about your daily interactions; how many times a day...
It’s natural to feel like you are at war with your eating disorder. The constant thoughts about food, the impulses to binge, purge, or restrict, the internal agony of resisting the urge to over-exercise - these are all mental battles so intense they could give Game of Thrones a run...
Let’s face it. You and your partner are very different. Not only do you come to marriage with different upbringings—you have different personalities and gender differences that make communication inherently challenging. You and your spouse may not be from Mars and Venus but you each...
Christmas is a time of joy and celebration but can also be a time of family tension. Unresolved family issues can surface at holiday gatherings. You may also find yourself having some unexpected responses. Oftentimes you can find yourself being pulled back into your family role such as...
Here at CPCC, we see many people who fall into the trap of depressive thinking. Sure, not everyone struggles from a verifiable, clinically diagnosable depression, but many people fall into that downward spiral when thinking about their lives. Thankfully, it is easy to see the...
In my book, Making Love Last, I talk about 8 things couples need to learn to let go of if they are to have a vitally intimate relationship. One of those is resentment. Oftentimes couples find it hard to move toward a more intimate relationship because one or both of them are harboring...
I’ve been in a transition season, which means I’ve been saying a lot of “goodbye” and “see you later” to many people in my life. As I navigate these closing moments, I’m reminded of two things: first, goodbyes are hard (and we don’t like them), and...
When the schedule gets busy, it can be hard to find time for self-care. Self-care is important for our mental and physical health. It can even help in being productive in other areas of life. To some, the words self-care conjures up a bunch of people at the nail salon but there are...
