anxiety, self-care, trauma, wellness
Sona DeLurgio, Psy.D, LMFT
How to adapt when you’re forced into change

Right now we are being asked to change and it isn’t our choice. Your feelings will come in waves or come and stay, but ultimately, you need to figure out how you’ll adjust and adapt to this forced change.   You’re being challenged to step out of your comfort zone.

How to adapt when you’re forced into change
anxiety, addictions, eating disorders, shame, trauma
Sona DeLurgio, Psy.D, LMFT
Why Your Black & White Thinking Makes Your ...

When you approach your life in extremes, it either all works out, or it’s a horrible failure.  But even if it all works out, it’s fleeting and temporary.  You still fall back into the pattern of aiming for the “all” and fearing the “nothing.”  This is an exhausting

Why Your Black & White Thinking Makes Your Anxiety Worse
body image, eating disorders, wellness
Sona DeLurgio, Psy.D, LMFT
Crushing your doubts in your eating recovery -- ...

Whether it be the voices of diet culture feeling a lot more vicious and louder to you, or your own inner vicious and critical voices swirling around, or your family giving you caring concern about your “health,” or feeling fed up, scared, and uncomfortable in your body, these doubts and fears can be normal stumbling blocks along the way. I decided to compile a blend of the most common themes my clients have struggled with

Crushing your doubts in your eating recovery -- A dietitian’s perspective
eating disorders, body image, self-care, wellness
Sona DeLurgio, Psy.D, LMFT
Healing the True Hungers Beneath Emotional ...

If your eating feels out of control to you, it could be a sign that there is something you are avoiding feeling, experiencing or doing. Getting to know the true hungers at the root of emotional eating and disordered eating can give you a new way to heal.

Healing the True Hungers Beneath Emotional Eating
body image, eating disorders, wellness, shame
Sona DeLurgio, Psy.D, LMFT
Releasing Shame to Heal Your Relationship with ...

All the efforts you make to change or “perfect” yourself only deepen your feelings of shame.  You are constantly in a state of “I’m not ok, unless....

Releasing Shame to Heal Your Relationship with Food & Body Image

dieting

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Is it Disordered Eating? How your eating patterns keep you stuck.

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Is it Disordered Eating? How your eating patterns keep you stuck.

If some of your intentions have something to do with your eating patterns and relationship with food, I wanted to lay out a few possible categories to help you identify where you think you might land.

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Breaking Out of the Diet Trap

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Breaking Out of the Diet Trap

You may have been battling binge eating, chronic dieting, and body image issues for years!  Each new hope and intention to make this effort THE ONE that will work often gets met with a feeling of another failed attempt. Here’s the good news!  You CAN find freedom from the hopeless cycle of binge eating and body shame, and actually have a healthy relationship with food and your body!  

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Mac 'n Cheese, Comfort Food, and Oxytocin

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Mac 'n Cheese, Comfort Food, and Oxytocin

What struck me was the attraction of the warm and creamy texture of this delectable food.  It made me think about how often mac and cheese serves the function of a comfort food.  The kind that will be soothing, calming, nurturing, and just all around feel good.  I also started thinking about the need this type of food meets for anyone indulging for emotional reasons.