Inspirational Songs to Boost Your Mental Health

Inspirational Songs to Boost Your Mental Health

Listening to music is a great way to relax and destress. Inspirational songs are especially good in this case because of the uplifting and positive lyrics presented in them. Music can lead you to have all sorts of feelings, and inspirational music is likely to motivate you.

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Mental Health Book Recommendations

Mental Health Book Recommendations

When mental health awareness is portrayed in any form of media, that is a step towards educating the public on these issues. Reliable books about mental health are always great to read, especially if they give advice on how to overcome a problem you are dealing with or provide some comfort through a difficult time in your life.

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Anxiety Article Roundup

Anxiety Article Roundup

When people receive a mental health diagnosis, or just want to learn more about mental health as a whole, they usually venture onto the internet. Even though the internet is not always reliable, it can be a good place to find facts and stories about mental health topics.

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Three Ways to Practice Self-Care

Three Ways to Practice Self-Care

One of the most overlooked things by people today is self-care. Sometimes, people get so caught up in their life they forget to take time for themselves. One aspect of self-care is keeping tabs on your mental health. Even small acts of self-care can affect your mental health positively.

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The Differences Between Anorexia and Bulimia

The Differences Between Anorexia and Bulimia

Eating disorders affect about 9% of the population worldwide. No matter your age or your gender, you can still be impacted by an eating disorder. This post is going to focus on two different types of eating disorders, Anorexia and Bulimia. Both of these mental illnesses can have extreme effects on the body and mind. This article will hopefully help you to see the risks of Anorexia/ Bulimia and how to get help if you are struggling with disordered eating.

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Intuitive Eating Review (Video)

Intuitive Eating Review (Video)

The Bloom Book Club kicked off it's first pick for the Winter edition of 2018 with the ever popular and infamous Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch. Below you will find a video of my take on the book as I answer some of the thought provoking questions shared in our exclusive, private Facebook Group for the Bloom Book Club members. 

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Bloom Book Club: Body Respect

Bloom Book Club: Body Respect

It's that time! The Bloom Book Club members have voted and our next quarter's read has been selected!

We'll be reading Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, and Just Plain to Fail to Understand about Weight by Linda Bacon, Ph. D. and Lucy Aphramor, Ph. D.

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Introducing the Bloom Book Club (And a Giveaway!)

Introducing the Bloom Book Club (And a Giveaway!)

Imagine an engaging community where we can discuss with one another popular (and sometimes not so popular) titles and selections regarding a variety of topics. Intuitive eating, disordered eating recovery, women and feminism issues are just a few of the topics we'll be exploring. I think this will be a great opportunity to take advantage of a more affordable service if one on one sessions or group sessions are unobtainable at the moment.

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How To Know if Your Daughter Has an Eating Disorder [Video]

How To Know if Your Daughter Has an Eating Disorder [Video]

In the video below I describe how to know whether or not your daughter may be displaying signs of an eating disorder. This includes physical symptoms to look for and behaviors to understand. I have also included here some helpful resources for you to learn more about helping your daughter.

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If I Lived On An Island... (A Meditation for Body Acceptance)

If I Lived On An Island... (A Meditation for Body Acceptance)

One way to help individuals move towards body acceptance is to try and target who they would be without all the noise in their life. Who would they be without the pressure of the media, society, images, Instagram, peers, friends, family, etc.?

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Ongoing Support for Your Non-Diet Journey

Ongoing Support for Your Non-Diet Journey

Recovery work for body image and binge eating can be riddled with lots of up's and down's along the way. It will be helpful for you to have supportive resources to turn to in times you're feeling the struggle a bit more.

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