Eating Disorders and Mental Health

Eating Disorders and Mental Health

What are eating disorders? An eating disorder is a mental illness. You will use food to try to manage your feelings. If you have an eating disorder you will have an unhealthy relationship with food. This may be eating too much or too little food. Or eating a lot of...
Self-Compassion: How to be Kinder to Yourself

Self-Compassion: How to be Kinder to Yourself

Self-compassion seems like a simple concept: direct compassion toward yourself like you do to others. But it’s incredibly common, especially with those who struggles with their mental health, to disregard the importance of being kind to yourself. Per Dr. Kristen Neff,...