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Lisa Talks Mental Health & Eating Disorders: Girls Gone WOD Podcast
Lisa sits down with fellow mental health therapist and friend Joy Parrish to answer listeners questions for Mental Health Awareness Week on this bonus episode for the Girls Gone WOD podcast. For more information about Girls Gone WOD and more podcast episodes, check...
3 Things To Try On A Bad Body Image Day
We live in a culture of scarcity or "never enough" and women's bodies rarely (arguably never) escape unscathed. According to research by Brené Brown, PhD, nearly all women feel ashamed of their bodies at one time or another. For many women, our relationship with our...
Defending Your Soul Against Diet Culture
“Does it matter if you gain weight?” I mumbled under my breath in between bites of my breakfast sandwich last Sunday. I was at a restaurant having brunch with six women to celebrate a dear friend. Minutes earlier, the conversation had turned a corner to an...
Tele-what? Telehealth Counseling Services at ESC!
I grew up on the western slope of Colorado which was a beautiful, wonderful place to live and play. It's also where my eating disorder developed and flourished until I sought treatment years later during college in Denver. When I left Grand Junction for grad school,...
Welcome Lisa!
I’m thrilled to announce that Lisa Mareb, MSW, LCSW, CEDS-S is joining the Embrace Strength Counseling team! Lisa is passionate about helping teens and adults develop a more fulfilling relationship with their mind, body, food, and spirit. She specializes in eating...
3 Steps Towards Body Acceptance
We all have a relationship with our body. The question is what kind of relationship is it? Is it one of struggle and pain or acceptance and gratitude? Many of us are at war with our bodies and the battle begins at a very young age. This war comes at a cost to our physical, emotional, financial, relational, and mental well being. If you want to change your relationship with your body, here are three steps you can take towards accepting your body exactly as it is.
Back To Basics: Reflections on Motherhood
I recently returned from maternity leave and have been reflecting on how becoming a mother has reinforced some key lessons I learned on my own journey of recovery and that come up often in my work as a counselor. #1 – I Am Strong This became my mantra in recovery and...
Self-Worth: Living from the Inside Out
It's February and I still can't turn on the TV without being inundated by advertisements for weight loss products, diets, and exercise routines. It happens every year post-holidays as advertisers try to capitalize on New Year's resolutions and holiday guilt. As a...
“Why me?” The Five Factors that Lead to the Development of an Eating Disorder
I've written quite a few blog posts on eating disorders yet never tackled one of the questions people with eating disorders and their loved ones often ask - why? Why did I (or my son, daughter, brother, sister) develop an eating disorder? Inherent in this question...