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Welcome to Eating Disorder Recovery for Women

Read articles and blog posts, comment, ask questions, find support and inspiration. Comment sections often become mini support groups.

Joanna Poppink MFT, offers personalized eating disorder recovery therapy for women.  She created this site. Joanna is a Los Angeles psychotherapist, speaker and author of Healing Your Hungry Heart.  She specializes in eating disorder recovery for adult women and building a fulfilling life beyond recovery.

To make contact with Joanna for an in-person appointment at her West Los Angeles office or to invite her to speak to your organization please e-mail her at: joanna@poppink.com or call 310-474-4165.

If you are looking for help for yourself or someone you care about Joanna offers a free telephone consultation.

More Self-Esteem Builders! (by popular demand) E-mail
Blog - Self-Help
Friday, 18 May 2012 13:21

542px-Antonia_Gerstacker_Survivor2009Self-esteem rallies your courage and internal resources to see you through life challenges. Eating disorder recovery is one of the many tough challenges that will confront you in your lifetime.

Each challenge, successfully negotiated, gives your more strength and wisdom for the inevitable next.

Here are 13 more self-esteem builders so you can equip yourself. Surprise.  Many are fun! 

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Mother's Day and Personal Challenge E-mail
Blog - Holidays and Special Occasions
Saturday, 12 May 2012 08:47

Can a child understand her mother's experience?

Mother's Day is upon us. Does this day affect your recovery work?

If it does, do you know why and how to take care of yourself?

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Eating Disorder Recovery Tips for Everyone Concerned E-mail
Blog - Self-Help
Monday, 23 April 2012 10:39

Here is the handout I gave part of the all day NAMI The National Alliance on Mental Illness conference in Los Angeles where I presented a workshop to women with eating disorders and to people who want to help a person with an eating disorder recover.  Please login or register to see the full article

 
Light-Hearted Happy Holiday Week-End E-mail
Blog - Holidays and Special Occasions
Sunday, 08 April 2012 09:50

cherry_blossomsEaster and Passover: what a combo. It's a powerful week-end with both commemorations happening at the same time.

How are you doing? Here are some suggestions to make your day more happy. Please login or register to see the full article

 
Build Self-Esteem: 13 tips E-mail
Blog - Self-Help
Thursday, 17 May 2012 09:51

Vom_Winde_verweht2C_Margret_Hofheinz-DC3B6ring2C_C396l2C_19752C_WVC2B7Nr.588429Here are thirteen (thirteen being a break the mold number) activities to help you build your self-esteem.

When we value ourselves we treat ourselves well. We respect ourselves and our needs. We expect respect from others.

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Pleasure, Food, Eating, & Obesity E-mail
Blog - Food and Weight
Monday, 07 May 2012 11:39

"Pleasure eating triggers body’s reward system and may stimulate overeating," an article based on a new study, caught my eye and my imagination this morning after a most pleasurable tea party in my garden.

Yikes.  We need to appreciate this phenomena if we want to eat well and avoid obesity. Otherwise we'll get used to those rewards, seek them out and, most likely, misinterpret feelings that cue us to eat.

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Doctors are learning about eating disorders: will this help you? E-mail
Blog - Healing Resources
Friday, 20 April 2012 16:15

onesnakeThe American Medical Association, AMA, released a new and first of its kind CME granting online class for doctors. It's designed to teach them to be more effective in communicating with patients about eating disorders as well as achieving earlier detection and intervention.  What do you think of what is being presented to doctors? Would you like your doctor to take this class?  See it here.  *(speakers listed below).

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Dangerous Sexual Liaisons E-mail
Blog - Symptoms
Sunday, 01 April 2012 18:11

elder_mother_daughterThe Vulnerability of Women with Eating Disorders to Dangerous Sexual Liaisons is an issue I continue to address.  The Center for Healthy Sex is sponsoring my three hour class for mental health clinicians on April 7 and granting three CEUs to participants.

Age, looks or smiling faces are not indications of freedom from these dangerous liaisons just as appearance is not reliable evidence indicating the presence or absence of an eating disorder.

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