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Feb232017

Advice by Kaela: Is Binge Eating Really An Eating Disorder?

Advice by Kaela, LG CommunityBy The Looking Glass Foundation February 23, 2017 Leave a comment

Q: I struggle with Binge Eating but everyone just keeps telling me it’s about willpower. Is Binge Eating really an Eating Disorder?

A: There are many tragic experiences that people who struggle with eating disorders experience and this is one of them. Often, when we see people bingeing, especially if they struggle with their weight as a result, it is assumed that their struggle is due to the individual lacking restraint and that the pain that’s caused is self-inflicted.

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Feb162017

Strength Inside And Outside Of Recovery

Personal ReflectionsBy The Looking Glass Foundation February 16, 2017

Strength can mean a number of different things to a number of different people. Some may define it as being physically strong and being able to lift heavy things, while others may feel it more encompasses a mental quality to be able to withstand any given scenario and emerge better from it. I think we can all agree that strength can encapsulate both physical and mental, and it isn't so black and white. Just like recovery. Recovery is an entirely different beast, with everyone having their own opinion on what it looks like.

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Feb22017

Eating Disorders - Illness, Not Choices

Personal ReflectionsBy The Looking Glass Foundation February 2, 2017

The entirety of my life once revolved around my weight. Every thought, action, and breath I breathed was dedicated towards the pursuit of becoming thinner, smaller, invisible…

After my personality and vitality had starved to diminishment, my physical body began the final act of disappearance. It was during what I thought was the last act of my life that a plot twist in the form of major medical complication, a heart attack, stormed the stage. This twist brought trained professionals to co-star alongside my emaciated body. Their actions saved my life and stopped the tragedy I was acting out.

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Jan252017

Advice by Kaela: What Is The Easiest Way For Me To Stay Motivated On My Recovery Throughout The Year?

Advice by Kaela, LG CommunityBy The Looking Glass Foundation January 25, 2017 1 Comment

Motivation can be a hard thing to come by when we are battling with our recovery. Finding the drive, energy and even the interest to keep going when things get hard is often incredibly challenging and overwhelming. January is a great month for us to discuss motivation and persistence because it’s a time when we are often bombarded by people’s new years resolutions.

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Jan162017

Setting Intentions For A Healthy Fitness Journey

LG Community, Personal ReflectionsBy The Looking Glass Foundation January 16, 2017

When the calendar year shifts, many aspire to set New Years resolutions, and one of the most prominent is weight loss.

I've been a personal trainer for 4 years and I battled orthorexia in my early days of personal training. Orthorexia is common amongst athletes, avid gym goers, personal trainers and health coaches. My own experience inspired me to become a life coach to help others overcome negative body image and make a positive difference in this industry.

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Dec222016

Season's Greetings from the Looking Glass Foundation

LG CommunityBy The Looking Glass Foundation December 22, 2016 Leave a comment

I hope this message finds you healthy, happy, and warm on these chilly December days! It’s hard to believe that 2016 is almost over, but I find that there’s a certain magic in starting off a brand new year. It’s a wonderful time to reflect on the year that was, to connect with the here and now, and to project some light and warmth toward the months ahead.

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Dec162016

Exercise In Recovery: Finding Your Healthy Balance

Personal ReflectionsBy The Looking Glass Foundation December 16, 2016

When I first went into recovery, I knew that it was going to be a learning curve, but one of the hardest lessons I had to learn was to do with exercise. There had been so much focus on my weight and eating habits in the early stages of my recovery that exercise was anything but in the forefront. It wasn’t until about a year into my recovery that I was faced with a difficult truth: exercise isn’t always healthy.

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Dec82016

I Recovered, With A Little Help From My Kids

Personal ReflectionsBy The Looking Glass Foundation December 8, 2016

I’m very open about my eating disorder history. Something that has resulted in people coming to me privately and saying, “So how did you finally recover?”. I’ll start off by saying that I personally don’t think that you simply recover. I feel like recovery is more of a constant continuum.

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Dec12016

Advice by Kaela: Countdown To The Holiday Season

Advice by Kaela, LG CommunityBy The Looking Glass Foundation December 1, 2016 Leave a comment

The countdown to the holiday season has arrived. For some this is a really exciting time of year and for others it can bring about quite a bit of anxiety. Whatever your feelings are about this season, one thing we know for sure is that it is filled with lots of socializing and eating. Here are a few things I recommend you do to make the holidays more merry and less stressful.

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Nov242016

Letting Go

Personal ReflectionsBy The Looking Glass Foundation November 24, 2016

But…do I really want to recover?

Throughout the past years filled with multiple attempts at recovery, it was always this same, tenacious thought that would throw me off the path. Knowing that you need to let go versus actually letting go of your eating disorder...

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