Disordered eating and binge eating, isn't just about food – it's a winding maze of emotions, restriction, triggers, and overwhelming cravings that often leave us feeling tangled in guilt, shame, and a sense of lost control.

The thing to remember?

This isn't about willpower.

What many people don’t know about her, is her lifelong struggle with anorexia, bulimia, and childhood trauma, caused by her manipulative mother. In her autobiography, “I’m Glad My Mom Died” McCurdy dives into her career as a child actress that she was coerced into by her mother. Throughout the book she shares about the development of, and her experience with, anorexia and bulimia.

Childhood has a way of leaving its mark, and sometimes it's not in the ways we expect. The experiences we go through during our early years truly shape how we react to the world around us, even long into adulthood. You might wonder why certain reactions or struggles seem to resurface without warning.

Childhood is often painted as a time of laughter and adventures, but for many of us, it was a mix of both good and tough moments that still linger in our minds. Today, we're diving into those less-talked-about experiences that quietly shape who we are and how we engage in our world.

One such innovative approach is remote Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR therapy), a therapeutic technique originally conducted in-person but now adapted to virtual platforms. In this blog post, we’ll talk about the world of remote EMDR therapy and explore how it can be a powerful tool for trauma recovery, allowing individuals to heal and grow from the comfort of their own homes.

For trauma survivors, the aftermath of a traumatic experience can be accompanied by complex emotions, including grief. In this blog, we explore the profound ways in which grief can manifest in trauma survivors, shedding light on the importance of recognizing and addressing these emotions to promote healing and resilience.

I awoke suddenly and violently after surgery, struggling for breath.

Vomiting followed, the kind that feels as if you’re emptying the very depths of your soul. The pain of surgery was sedated by the morphine pump that took up residence next to me those first couple of days. One never knows how much they use certain muscle groups until pain makes it clear.

At the time, foods with fat were the socially identified enemy, so I religiously consumed cupboards full of fat-free snacks and a fridge full of fat-free dressings and yogurts despite my intense dislike of chewing on cardboard cookies or ingesting the weird viscosity of plasticky condiments.

At the time, foods with fat were the socially identified enemy, so I religiously consumed cupboards full of fat-free snacks and a fridge full of fat-free dressings and yogurts despite my intense dislike of chewing on cardboard cookies or ingesting the weird viscosity of plasticky condiments.

In our fast-paced and often stressful lives, it's essential to find moments of peace and grounding. Coping in the aftermath of trauma can be difficult, and is always brave. We believe that connecting with the natural world can be grounding, regulating and supportive of treatment for PTSD and CPTSD.

Now that summer is in full swing, we are too often bombarded with messaging from diet culture about “summer bodies” and all of the ways we “should” be moving our bodies to get those results.

UGH!!