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YOU COULD STILL DIE FROM THIS EPIDEMIC, BUT NOT FROM THE CORONA VIRUS

March 20, 2020

WOW—another article about this CORONA virus. If I am being honest, I have been waffling between wanting to consume every piece of information available on it to wanting to go…

DIETS: THE WORST CYCLE OF ABUSE I HAVE EVER SEEN

November 4, 2019

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#Abuse, #BingeEatingDisorder, #Bodydysmporphia, #BodyImage, #BodyPositivity, #Bulimia, #CounselingDanville, #CounselingSanRamon, #Depression, #Diet, #Diets, #EatingDisorder, #EatingDisorderRecovery, #EatingDisorders, #IntermittentFasting, #MentalHealth

“Shut the F%# UP!” Yes, seriously! I often have to bite my tongue not to scream that when I hear people talking about diets..weight loss…really saying anything that would trigger…

What You Don’t Know About Eating Disorders…and Need To

October 23, 2019

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#BingeEatingDisorder, #BodyImage, #Bulimia, #Depression, #Diet, #EatingDisorderRecovery, #EatingDisorders, #MentalHealth

Yes, I am an eating disorder specialist. And because of that, I am extremely passionate about speaking up and advocating for for those who come to me for help. However,…

BMI: Stop keeping my patients sick! Goodye already!

May 31, 2019

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#BodyImage, #Bulimia, #Depression, #EatingDisorderRecovery, #HAES, #MentalHealth

We all know the drill…go to a doctor’s appointment and the first thing is to get your temperature, blood pressure and weight. Now, I don’t know about you, but I…

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Redefining Beauty: Isn’t It About Time, Already?

May 21, 2019

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Yesterday I had the rare “opportunity” of some forced idle time on my hands sitting in a waiting room for my name to be called. There I was among a…

Breaking the Stigma of Mental Health: You Are NOT your Illness!

May 17, 2019

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#Counseling, #Depression, #SelfEsteem, #Stigma, MentalHealth

It still happens every day..after over 20 years of working with patients, I hear it… “I am bipolar”…”I am anorexic and I am never going to get better”….”I AM ______________” fill…

Cristina Castagnini, PhD, CEDS

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YOU COULD STILL DIE FROM THIS EPIDEMIC, BUT NOT FROM THE CORONA VIRUS

DIETS: THE WORST CYCLE OF ABUSE I HAVE EVER SEEN

What You Don’t Know About Eating Disorders…and Need To

BMI: Stop keeping my patients sick! Goodye already!

Redefining Beauty: Isn’t It About Time, Already?

Breaking the Stigma of Mental Health: You Are NOT your Illness!

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