As a therapist, I know the food struggle intimately.

There is hope for the deep-seated anger, shame, and self-hate that people with eating disorders engage in every hour of every day. It is challenging for anyone who has never been a food addict to understand.

Some of my darkest moments were when I was battling my eating disorder. I was killing myself because of the intense emotions I was feeling as a teenager growing up.

If I stuffed the feelings down with food and then vomited, there was a sense of control that came with the vomit.

It did not matter that this control was induced by violent behavior.

I overlooked the smell, sore throat and gag reflex all to feel control.

Having an eating disorder is like living a life on hold.

The only thing that matters is your relationship to food. It is a tragedy that something we need to survive every day is the idol of our obsession.

Everyone who knows this place has touched helplessness, rage, self-hate, despair, and rejection. It is a place I never want to feel again, and for thirty years I haven't.

This therapy is not about why you purge or restrict. I do not need to know how many times you have purged today, what your calorie intake is or how often you think of food because i know it is constantly.

None of the typical ways to treat eating disorder patients apply.

Somatic therapy helps with eating disorders by bringing safety to your body.

To unwire our neural pathways that trigger thoughts of food with every shift in our body sensations.

we need make friends with our body sensations.

Our bodies must become places of safety that can handle emotions.

Somatic therapy starts with small movements, breathing, Biodynamic craniosacral anything to get those struggling with an eating disorder to notice how their body feels.

The bodies that we now abuse as a way to control external stimulus become our safe zone.

Building this relationship takes time and a willingness to grieve all that we have lost because of our eating disorder. New ways of coping with intense emotions or the trauma that started this behavior come on board.

To heal from eating disorders, you must forgive yourself for all the action that led you here seeking eating disorder treatment.

Forging a way towards not having a life ruled by food is one of my most significant accomplishments, it can be yours as well.

I am not saying that because I had an eating disorder, I am the perfect practitioner for you. Many therapists get into therapy to heal themselves. I am no different.

Helping a person to recover from the same type of wound you endured puts the therapist in a place that requires strong self-awareness. I can say without a doubt that my relationship with food is healthy.

I absolutely can be a person who gets this disease. Living in a world where food is your enemy or a tool to tamp down your emotions is hell.

Recovery is not an easy walk, but the reward is food no longer needs to be your greatest challenge.

Food can just be a way to fuel your body to do the things you want to do in life.

Let’s work together and find the person who is hiding in this disease. I am certain he or she is beautiful, kind, and worthy of a healthy life.

Call me and let us meet.

Free Somatic therapy consultations always available.

Bulimics have a higher suicide rate than the average person. If you are experiencing thoughts of suicide please call the National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).