by Andrea Amador | Sep 28, 2006 | Binge-Busting, Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame, Coaching, Creating Confidence, Supreme Self-Care, Tame Your Inner Critic
Do you ever sense that there’s a part of you that just wants to see you suffer, make you miserable? Does it sometimes feel like you are your own worst enemy? I’ll bet that there are some times when the voices inside your head pushed you to do things that you really...
by Andrea Amador | Sep 25, 2006 | Binge-Busting, Bust Out of Body Shame, Setting Boundaries
Back in 2006, my mom, Doris was suffering from a severe case of depression. She had recently returned home from a stay at a Psychiatric Hospital in Florida. I knew when I heard the story of how she bit the police officer that she needed mental care. I remember the...
by Andrea Amador | Sep 20, 2006 | Binge-Busting, Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame, Intuitive Eating
I just finished a book called, Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works! It was written by two nutrition therapists named, Evelyn Tribole M.S. R.D., and Elyse Resch M.S. R.D. These brilliant women realized the need for a radical change in our society’s...
by Andrea Amador | Sep 18, 2006 | Binge-Busting, Bust Out of Body Shame, Creating Confidence, Inspiration
It is with the greatest pleasure that I’d like to introduce you to my esteemed colleague, Doctor Harold Frost. Doc Frost is a 25 year veteran in the battle against eating disorders. He met his first eating disorder patient way back in 1980. He became so fascinated...
by Andrea Amador | Sep 14, 2006 | Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame, Coaching, Depression
What is fat thinking you might ask? For me, I would have to say that it is all or nothing thinking, take no prisoners, I hate myself type of thinking. A lot to swallow. It sticks in your throat and prevents you from truly expressing yourself. It reminds me of a...
by Andrea Amador | Sep 1, 2006 | Binge-Busting, Body Respect, Bust Out of Body Shame
Diets just don’t work! Have you ever noticed that when you are on a diet, you tend to think about food all the time. There’s a reason for that. When you fast or restrict your food intake, your body gets the message that it is starving and it will turn on all the...