Food is comforting, that's a fact. We wouldn't use it if it didn't work. But maybe it's time to explore your relationship with food a little more, and give up the battle. I work with women who don't want to struggle with food anymore. Women who feel hatred towards their body and want to start to love themselves. Women who aren't going to try to conform to an unrealistic and unhealthy societal norm any more.
BED (Binge Eating Disorder) is a very real problem that affects over 4 million Americans. You may feel out of control around food, obsessed and ravenous. A binge can go on for hours….leaving you depressed and drained. The cycle of binge eating can be stopped-but not by dieting.
A new treatment for overeating has emerged…Intuitive Eating. In its most simple terms, intuitive eating is trusting your body’s natural hunger for food: learning to tune in and listen-eat what you want, eat when you’re hungry, stop when you’re full. It seems simple, but this process can be daunting. Intuitive Eating is an approach we can use for all disordered eating types, whether you tend to overeat or restrict. Click here to read the ten principles of Intuitive Eating!
Counseling can help you recognize the reasons WHY you eat, and help you address them in a real way. Together, we can focus on whole health rather than weight loss….a goal that will mean more for you and your loved ones, as you embrace life differently.
I usually take a team approach to treating disordered eating, which might include seeing a registered dietician, talking with your primary care physician, and adding some other holistic therapies, like Acupuncture or Yoga. Together with your team, we can work towards 'health at every size". Learn more about 'Health At Every Size". I truly believe that all bodies are amazing & strive to help women towards acceptance and self-love.
Some signs of Binge Eating Disorder include:
Along with utilizing mindful & intuitive eating, I practice size acceptance. Remember when we were kids and there were all kinds of muppets? Like, green muppets, pink muppets, hairy muppets, chef muppets, rat muppets, tiny muppets, and giant muppets. All the muppets were great!
Somehow as a grown up, we've come to the conclusion that some muppets are better than other muppets. I mean, I LOVE the muppets, how can you choose Kermit over Grover? WHY would you want to?
This is also how I feel about human bodies. Even when we are successful at recovery from Binge Eating Disorder, it may mean living in a larger body than muppet-judgers think is ok. But you know what? SCREW those muppet judgers. Your body is a gift, and the world is the part that's messed up.
I am certified as an Intuitive Eating Pro! I also strongly believe in HAES, or "Health At Every Size".
Jessica Foley, MA, LMHC, LLC
Psychotherapy For Women Seeking Growth & Positive Change™!
36 Beaver Street
Waltham, MA 02453-7006
inquiries@jessicafoley.com
Tel: 617 877 0071
Fax: 617-440-3653
Licensed in MA LMHC #6161
Licensed in CT LPC #004707
Licensed in CA LPCC #2005
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Grover Monster is a friendly chocolate lab puppy, born in July 2020. He is available on request for in-office pets & loves for MA clients, and can also make appearances during online sessions! Grover Monster is not YET a trained therapy dog, but maybe someday!
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If you have found this site while in crisis, and are considering self-harm, please contact this excellent resource, or call 911 immediately!