by Amy Helms | Jul 6, 2022 | Blog, Body Image, Treatment
If you suffer from body dysmorphic disorder, these three words can ruin your summer. After all, it’s hard to hide, cover up, and/or add more clothes when the temperature rises and you want to feel the sun on your skin. But what exactly is body dysmorphic...
by Amy Helms | Mar 14, 2022 | Blog, Body Image, Eating Disorder, Recovery, Trauma
Unless you have been living in a vacuum, you have no doubt heard of the drama unfolding daily in social media between Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, and Pete Davidson. While it is undeniably hard to turn away from this slow-moving train wreck, what it really reveals is...
by Amy Helms | Mar 7, 2022 | Blog, Body Image, Eating Disorder, Recovery
We all do it at some point … you say to yourself, “I’ll buy that outfit or book that vacation when I’m thinner / or put on that weight,” (depending upon your nutrition and lifestyle goals). Some people seem to always be waiting for that...
by Amy Helms | Jan 19, 2022 | Blog, Body Image
The number of young people taking selfies has exploded in the past few years, and with that popularity came the advent of selfie filters designed to distort and/or enhance a selfie image. The premise seems innocent enough. Snap a picture using a beauty filter and just...
by Amy Helms | May 25, 2020 | intuitive eating, non-diet
As temperatures rise, self-esteem dips as people everywhere are trying on their bikinis for the first time in a year. If just reading the word bikini made you shudder or wince with a pang of self-doubt, you are not alone my friend! It is natural to compare yourself to...