Tag Archives: Self-hate

Eating Disorder Therapy: Moving Beyond The Surface

Eating Disorder therapy and recovery involves understanding the meaning of eating disorder behaviors. Continue reading

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Binge Eating Disorder and Childhood Trauma

A severe form of binge eating disorder, characterized by body dissatisfaction and depression, is linked to childhood sexual and emotional abuse. Self-criticism is a mediating factor between childhood trauma and body dissatisfaction and depression. Continue reading

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Love Yourself with Gentleness and Compassion

Next up in my learning to love yourself after trauma series: wisdom from Pandora’s Project. If you have not heard about this resource, check them out! They offer a whole host of resources (including online support groups/chat) for trauma survivors. Continue reading

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What’s Love Got To Do With It? Self-Love and Healing

Learning to love yourself is an important part of trauma therapy and healing. Not loving yourself can have serious consequences in your life today. Continue reading

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Shame and Self-Blame After Trauma

Abuse begets shame, the felt sense that one is innately bad. It can take the form of believing that you are defective, broken, unlovable, unworthy, stupid, ugly, worthless. In the case of trauma survivors it can also be expressed as blaming yourself for the abuse. In reality it is exactly the reverse! Abuse creates this sense of being bad. Continue reading

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