There is something about the New Year that invites the word “should” into our hearts and minds. “I should have de-cluttered my house last year” or “I should be thinking about weight loss as 2012 begins” or I should taking better care of myself”. I was reading Stepping…
Happy New Year! How many times have you vowed to lose weight in January, but only ended up weighing more by February or March? What you thought you should be doing to lose weight – restricting your eating and starting a punishing workout regimen — only led to increased…
Carolyn Ross MD , an expert on healing food and body image issues, will join Green Mountain at Fox Run January 8-14, 2012 for the special workshop “ Why Can’t I Stop Overeating?: Mastering Binge Eating, Emotional Eating & Compulsive Eating. ” In today’s guest post, she explains the…
When binge eating grabs a hold of you whether it is during the holidays or not, feelings of helplessness and self loathing can take over. What can you do to not stay trapped in the pit of despair? In an Australian study conducted by McIver, McGarland and O’Halloran, a…
I’m a fan of recipe modification and all about sneaking vegetables and legumes into anything I can think of. Sadly sometimes my attempt at making something healthy fails big-time. Exibit A: tonight’s attempt at zucchini & black bean brownies. These may sound nasty, but I know I can get this…
Understanding posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) during pregnancy is important given that PTSD is relatively common and persistent in nature. PTSD will occur in approximately 10% of women in their lifetime, with one-third of episodes lasting more than five years. Given the relatively high prevalence of PTSD in young women and…
I recently blogged about the perils of listening to all the holiday eating advice that we’re bombarded with these days. So what do I do but write some more of it! But this has a bit of a different ring to it, as you can tell by the title…
Ms. P is a 32-year-old married woman who presented for consultation regarding the use of medication during pregnancy. She had been taking fluoxetine (Prozac) 20 mg for many years for the treatment of recurrent major depression and generalized anxiety. In addition, she was prescribed gabapentin (Neurontin) for sleep. During the…
Semmie Kim graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2010 with a B.S. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences. She is coordinating several research studies at the Center for Women’s Mental Health, two of which investigate the impact of hormone fluctuations and hot flashes in women on their mood and…
Compassion for those around us and for ourselves can decrease stress during the holidays. At Green Mountain at Fox Run, our healthy weight loss retreat in Vermont, we have been talking about how self compassion can decrease depression and negative self talk and increase communication in relationships. Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D….