2023-07-14 20:55
Yes, your journal can hold your thoughts, feelings, drawings, poetry, music, rage, whining and kindness. It can hold all that you are.
Harnessing the power of your journal can have a… Read More
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Here you find specialized inspirational advice and guidance like how to: focus on helping yourself instead of worrying about other people’s opinions: get through food-focused holidays; deal with crises; find your authentic self and lasting recovery path.
This blog is created by Joanna Poppink, MFT. She is a Los Angeles psychotherapist specializing in eating disorder recovery
2023-07-09 21:10
While a good friendship can be incredibly fulfilling, it are not immune to challenges. Various factors can put a strain on even the strongest friendship. Here are some common challenges that… Read More
2023-07-08 23:42
Friendship: authentic connection based on trust and mutual respectFriendship: How to recognize the quality of your relationships: how to recognize a friend who is good for you
If… Read More
2023-07-08 02:43
Toxic friendship: where does it lead you?Friendship: recognizing a toxic friendship If you have or had an eating disorder or PTSD other condition that affects or affected your perceptions an… Read More
2023-07-06 00:48
Novelty can be your perspective. Is this a fern unfolding or a nautilus leaving a trail?Embracing novelty is closely related to creativity as it fuels the creative process and expands our cr… Read More
2023-07-06 00:48
Novelty can be your perspective. Is this a fern unfolding or a nautilus leaving a trail?Embracing novelty is closely related to creativity as it fuels the creative process and expands our cr… Read More
2023-07-05 03:32
Embracing novelty is a valuable opening, always available, that can give you more fulfillment and joy than you might imagine. Boredom, listlessness, feeling that you are alone while everyo… Read More
2023-07-03 21:25
Eating Disorder Behavior Triggered by Sleep Deprivation
Sleep deprivation can have significant consequences on both physical and mental health and trigger… Read More
2023-07-02 23:07
2023-06-30 23:00
Experiencing a situation where you are the layoff messenger and must inform a few or hundreds of people that they are losing their jobs can be incredibly challenging and emotionally charged… Read More
2023-06-28 18:27
Betrayal can strike us fast and hard, a blow to gut and soulBetrayal as a lens to look at eating disorders, PTSD, self-doubt and anxiety
Betrayal is a vast concept we may think of in limite… Read More
2023-06-24 01:32
Food craving: strategies to divert your attention can be as simple as observing nature.Food cravings can be challenging, but there are several strategies you can try to manage them effective… Read More
2023-06-22 05:22
Reading quality novels can help your mind and spirit grow beyond the mental and spiritual chokehold of an eating disorder.Reading quality novels can be particularly helpful in eating disorde… Read More
2023-06-19 17:56
Your identity blooms like a flower. Patience, fortitude, maybe a prickly defense, time and attention: you’ll bloom.
Finding one's true identity is a deeply personal and introspective… Read More
2023-06-19 17:56
Your identity blooms like a flower. Patience, fortitude, maybe a prickly defense, time and attention: you’ll bloom.
Finding one's true identity is a deeply personal and introspective… Read More
2023-06-12 04:14
Dreams play a crucial role in eating disorder recovery, offering valuable insights and opportunities for healing. Understanding the connection between them and eating disorders can aid indiv… Read More
2022-01-10 20:04
Tip for Freedom from Disrupted Eating
Regardless of whether you binge eat, overeat or did in the past, when you have someone in your life who supports your well-being you have a gift in you… Read More
2022-01-10 20:04
Simple Tip
When you have someone in your life who supports your well-being, who listens to you when you are hurting or suffering, who cares about you and helps you get back on track you hav… Read More
2022-01-10 20:04
Simple Tip
Regardless of whether you have an eating disorder or had one in the past, when you have someone in your life who supports your well-being, who listens to you when you are hurting… Read More
2021-11-28 04:34
edited from original: see for readers' commentsMeaning of "Fully Recovered"
A thirty-three year old man wrote to me saying he had been a binge eater most of his life and now was… Read More
2021-11-28 04:34
edited from original: see for readers' commentsMeaning of "Fully Recovered"
A thirty-three year old man wrote to me saying he had been a binge eater most of his life and now was… Read More
2021-11-12 06:10
It takes many steps and blunders before we reach the first step to deep healing and real recovery.
We can be in pain because we’ve lost a person or an object dear to us. We can be fri… Read More
2021-11-12 06:10
It takes many steps and blunders before we reach the first step to deep healing and real recovery.
We can be in pain because we’ve lost a person or an object dear to us. We can be fri… Read More
2021-11-11 03:50
Through the course of my forty years as a psychotherapist I hear this question from my adult eating disorder patients. Whether they are in their thirties, forties, fifties or sixties, they a… Read More
2021-11-11 03:50
Through the course of my forty years as a psychotherapist I hear this question from my adult eating disorder patients. Whether they are in their thirties, forties, fifties or sixties, they a… Read More
2021-11-10 06:32
My informed consent form that clients sign before working with me states that no guarantees come with psychotherapy. Yet psychotherapists and clients strive together for healing an… Read More
2021-11-10 06:32
Guarantee? My informed consent form that clients sign before working with me states that no guarantee comes with psychotherapy. Yet psychotherapists and clients strive together for… Read More
2021-11-09 05:27
An eating disorder forces a person into their bodies. The sensations of eating, starving, purging, exercising, chewing on sweet or salt, pull a person away from internal experiences of emo… Read More
2021-11-09 05:27
An eating disorder forces a person into the body. The sensations of eating, starving, purging, exercising, chewing on sweet or salt, pull a person away from internal experiences of emotion… Read More
2021-11-08 06:17
Anxiety and Stress during a Pandemic
We are not living in ordinary times. Anxiety grows. Our reasonable adaptations for stress may not serve us well when stressors comes every day and… Read More
2021-11-08 06:17
We are not living in ordinary times. Our reasonable adaptations for stress may not serve us well when stress comes every day and sometimes ever hour. When the stability of our economics, our… Read More
2021-11-08 06:17
Anxiety and Stress during a Pandemic
We are not living in ordinary times. Anxiety grows. Our reasonable adaptations for stress may not serve us well when stressors comes every day and… Read More
2021-10-23 17:29
When you are alone and down in the dumps what supports you?
First, naturally, you cry or moan. You look to who or what you believe or expect to carry you through your trials. When they don… Read More
2021-09-06 02:37
After over 30 years of doing eating disorder recovery work with adults I clearly see that the disorder developed as a way of coping with otherwise insurmountable emotional distress. The caus… Read More
2021-09-06 02:36
One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vi… Read More
2020-09-30 20:16
A shelf in my office in front of a window. Using dream analysis and guided imagery methodology you can dialogue with your obstacles and discover opportunity. Here’s an examp… Read More
2020-09-30 20:16
A shelf in my office in front of a window. Using dream analysis and guided imagery methodology you can dialogue with your obstacles and discover opportunity. Here’s an examp… Read More
2020-09-21 18:14
Expand this post to see the video.Virtual psychotherapy is now the standard way of delivering services. If yu've been in therapy and switch from seeing yur therapist in person to seeing her… Read More
2020-09-21 18:12
Virtual psychotherapy is now the standard way of delivering services. If yu've been in therapy and switch from seeing yur therapist in person to seeing her online or on Facetime you ma… Read More
2020-09-21 18:12
Virtual psychotherapy is now the standard way of delivering services. If you've been in therapy and switch from seeing your therapist in person to seeing her online or on Facetime you may mi… Read More
2020-08-16 21:27
You and the people in your life are experiencing the anxiety, trauma, loss, fear and insecurities of this pandemic, politically volatile time. You access your power to cope in five ways:
1… Read More
2020-08-16 21:27
This is me, writing to you from my home office on Sunday afternoon. Stay well. Keep safe.You and the people in your life are experiencing the anxiety, trauma, loss, fear and inse… Read More
2020-05-11 03:57
We neeur internal structure to hold, especially when we can't see ahead.ValuesWe define ourselves by our personal va… Read More
2020-05-05 00:22
Shadows of the mind. Light and darkness. Active and passive. More in our depths that we can develop and use than we know.
People usually come to psychotherapy for the first time because the… Read More
2020-04-26 06:58
This slackliner achieves stability from a developed inner sense of fluid subtle movement to maintain sustainable balance. We need that ability now.. PixStability in an Unstable World
The ea… Read More
2020-03-09 00:20
2020-03-01 00:29
High drama in the world requires us to respond in the most stable and healthy way possible. Not easy, but possible.
Caronavirus news and the falling global financial markets can reign… Read More
2020-02-10 01:35
*Dreams, In eating disorder recovery, reflect your authentic self and true current experience..
Dreams move through blocks. An eating disorder blocks or distorts complex or subtle emotions… Read More
2020-02-10 01:35
*In eating disorder recovery dreams your authentic self breaks throught the eating disorder shell to bring clarity in a disguised language of images.
An eating disorder blocks or distorts c… Read More
2020-01-21 22:26
True Story of Personal Growth Inspiration through a Relationship with Two Pomegranate Trees
A woman has two pomegranate trees. She planted them in her garden many years ago. She watched the… Read More
2020-01-21 22:26
True Story of Personal Growth Inspiration through a Relationship with Two Pomegranate Trees
A woman has two pomegranate trees. She planted them in her garden many years ago. She watched the… Read More
2020-01-21 04:20
2020-01-21 04:20
Our passionate actions can mirror back to us the unconscious processes of our psyches. That mirroring allows us to catch the callings of our deep self and recognize where we are on our pat… Read More
2020-01-18 00:40
Shutting down the alarm does not stop the fire.When a fire alarm goes off the problem is not the sound of the alarm. The problem is the fire. The deeper problem is the cause of the fir… Read More
2020-01-18 00:40
The alarm is not the fire.Symptoms such as binge eating, anxiety issues… Read More
2020-01-14 04:58
* Sorting out the swirl of fact, belief, projection, weaknesses and strengthsDon Miguel Ruiz states four agreements between us and the world that can bring joy, satisfaction, health, go… Read More
2020-01-09 04:01
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This is the story of how one mother, with Jesus imagery in her dream, reconnected to her authentic self during a time of conflict with her adult daughter.Q: Why are inner explorations and… Read More
2020-01-09 04:01
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This is the story of how one person, with Jesus imagery in her dream, built a bridge to her daughter during a time of conflict.Q: Why are inner explorations and investigations of dream im… Read More
2020-01-09 04:01
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Q: Why are inner explorations and investigations of dream images called work?A: Because we are construction workers. We build… Read More
2020-01-06 23:56
*Suppose this treasure was your dream image. How would you understand it? Would you go surface or deep?If you attend to your image and wonder about it you have an opportunity to go more deep… Read More
2020-01-06 23:56
*Suppose this treasure was your dream image. How would you understand it? Would you go surface or deep?If you attend to your image and wonder about it you have an opportunity to go more deep… Read More
2020-01-06 23:56
* Eating disorder recovery requires deep work. Suppose this treasure was your dream image. How would you understand it? Would you go surface or deep? Dreams go deep. With understanding… Read More
2019-12-24 01:01
*Someone may call you to old behaviors. You may call (or want to) so yu can return to old ways. Or you'll feel both internally.
On your path to joy be prepared for pushback. You are making… Read More
2019-12-24 00:44
*You may not recognize your path to joy yet. Now is your time to become a spiritual explorer in the pragmatic world.The appearance and details of the path to joy are different for each of us… Read More
2019-12-23 11:11
Choices exist in this world. Do you know what your choices are? Your path beckons.*First is your choice to either keep living as you are living or move toward freedom and change.If you conti… Read More
2019-12-23 11:05
*The caterpillar may lead a joyous life, but at the end of the life cycle it goes into reclusion for transformation. That may be joyous until the change is complete. Now the new being works… Read More
2019-12-23 10:19
*The world is full of choices and new paths for you.Yearning for a more joyful and fulfilling life is a major indication that you are unsatisfied where you are. It's time to move into a new… Read More
2019-12-23 10:07
*Regardless of your age or situation, within you is your knowledge of joy. You can have it again.
Welcome to your new beginning on your path to joy. Searching for and finding your path is a… Read More
2019-12-23 05:07
*Regardless of your age or situation, within you is your knowledge of joy. You can have it again.
Welcome to your new beginning on your path to joy. Searching for and finding your path is a… Read More
2019-12-14 22:03
(Example of healing self talk and the power of journal writing. Printed with permission) *pixChristmas is coming, and I’m alone. I feel abandoned by a world of people who are hap… Read More
2019-12-01 04:53
*Welcome to more personal power in recognizing and dealing with abuse. The November 28, 1019 New York Times article, “The Wisdom Your Body Knows, You are not just thinking with your br… Read More
2019-11-30 03:46
2019-11-29 22:46
2019-11-29 06:25
Within our psyche we carry the known and unknown about ourselves. This is a tricky statement. What we think we know about ourselves may be influenced by what we don’t know about oursel… Read More
Action For Your Authentic Life In Six Steps (Step Three May Be The Most Difficult) Steps One And Two
2019-11-04 04:36
* pix creditFor positive change in your life, you need to rally new energizing inspiration from within and act.Is that possible? How do you do that? If you are miserable or just plain bored… Read More
2019-11-04 03:54
*pix creditBear the conflict. Eventually, if you follow step 1 and step 2 you will feel uncomfortable. You will feel afraid or mad or so angry and depressed you want to blame something… Read More
2019-11-04 03:29
*pix creditPrepare a stable base for when you inevitably lose your balance. You will regroup in a new and more solid way.Now you take on the task of working through the polarized tensions in… Read More
2019-11-04 02:55
*pixYou are not the first to make this journey. This journey has been happening since human beings stood on two legs and maybe earlier than that. After all, it was the life force that brough… Read More
2019-11-04 02:30
2019-09-16 02:15
Your emotional waves are rolling in, but what is the shore you seek? If your life looks good, great or enviable to others, who can you trust with your vulnerabilities and secrets?You don&rsq&hell…Read More
2019-09-08 07:28
Living with an eating disorder or the remnants of an old eating disorder is living a lonely life. You can’t be your true self with anyone in order to create a deep and rich relationshi… Read More
2019-09-08 03:28
Living with an eating disorder or the remnants of an old eating disorder is living a lonely life. You can’t be your true self with anyone in order to create a deep and rich relationshi… Read More
2019-01-02 04:53
(I believe, regardless of your age, size, shape, color, mental or physical health or political situation, the glorious free and visionary you is always alive within you.)
I believe women ha… Read More
2019-01-02 04:53
(To mature women: Regardless of your age, size, shape, color, mental or physical health or political situation, the glorious free and visionary you is always alive within you.)
A mature wom… Read More
2018-12-01 07:01
Don't miss a terrific opportunity to improve your life. Your nightmare is a gift and forceful guide to what is right and next for you.Read More Read More
2018-12-01 06:57
*Nightmares, when explored… Read More
2018-11-27 00:36
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The Days after Thanksgiving – Time for Your Real ThankfulnessIn my years of being a psychotherapist I’ve been honored to work with many people who reveal and discover their… Read More
2017-12-02 02:27
“Trust that which gives you meaning and accept it as your guide.” Carl Jung
Trusting Dreams as Personal Living Truth Tellers
If you have are anxious, depressed, stressed… Read More
2017-12-02 02:27
“Trust that which gives you meaning and accept it as your guide.” Carl Jung
If you have an eating disorder you may not know who to listen to, who to trust, what to believe, what… Read More
2017-12-02 02:27
“Trust that which gives you meaning and accept it as your guide.” Carl Jung
Trusting Dreams as Personal Living Truth Tellers
If you have are anxious, depressed, stressed… Read More
2017-12-02 02:27
“Trust that which gives you meaning and accept it as your guide.” Carl Jung
Trusting Dreams in Eating Disorder Recovery
If you have an eating disorder you may not know wh… Read More
2017-07-09 20:54
Mirror Mirror is running an excellent factual article describing weight loss surgery: Weight Loss Surgery and Eating Disorders.In my experience as an eating disorder recovery psychother… Read More
2017-03-12 00:59
Hope strategy based on pragmatic wisdom (Please read the article for wonderful details on the 15 principles.)If you are working or struggling in recovery, please read this. Change the s… Read More
2017-02-13 00:46
Poppink Eating Disorder Recovery Daily
News, research, personal stories and professional views
10 titles in today's issue written by highly reputable people in the field. Go to issu… Read More
2017-02-07 10:51
This profile of Joanna Poppink was published as part of Revlon’s “Love is On” 2016 Million Dollar Challenge, which highlighted inspiring change makers around the world and… Read More
2017-02-06 03:38
An OMG experience gives you more information about what's happening to you than the numbness an eating disorder provides. "The Panic Attack Symptoms Nobody Talks About" by Rachel G… Read More
2017-02-05 22:38
An OMG panic attack experience gives you more information about what's happening to you than the numbness an eating disorder provides. "The Panic Attack Symptoms Nobody Talks About"&nbs&hell…Read More
2017-01-24 10:09
Alaskan Airline flight 6 in pink from LAX to Washington, January 20, 2017 for Women's March *pix"I love America - the place where people come together around a common cause and have so… Read More
2017-01-24 09:02
"Today Trump responded to the millions who marched for women's rights this weekend by reinstating the global gag rule, which prohibits international organizations from receiving funding if t… Read More
2017-01-21 03:56
News, research, personal stories and professional views chosen by Joanna Poppink, MFT, Los Angeles eating disorder recovery psychotherapist.Today's articles (Inclusion does not mean Joanna P… Read More
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