Eating disorders cause many people to become obsessed with the food they are eating, how much they are eating, and how it is affecting their body. Getting help in the therapeutic setting is beneficial, as it is not only physical, but psychological as well. Learning new methods of mindfulness and self-love is one of the best ways to treat eating disorders effectively and efficiently.

Unmanageability and Anxiety of Food related to self-image

Struggling with issues behind food and body dysmorphia can be a vicious cycle. Practicing mindfulness activities can increase self-love and acceptance of these insecurities so that they do not stop you from living your life to the fullest.

Although anxiety is very common among most people, it should not stop people from living the life they want to be living. The world around can be an overwhelming thing, but there are ways to decrease anxiety so that it is not stopping you from being you. Using mindfulness techniques in the therapeutic process helps to increase self-awareness allow you to live in the moment, rather than the past and the future.

Personality disorders are unpredictable behaviors or ways of thinking that result in not being able to function efficiently in everyday life. Gaining support and compassion in a therapeutic manner can help people to break long-term patterns of thinking.

Although many people cope with anxiety and being overwhelmed in various ways, few are as dangerous as self-injurious behaviors. The best way to overcome self-injurious behaviors is to gain therapeutic help and to learn ways to cope with emotions and life situations in a healthier way.

Transitioning from adolescence to adulthood may bring about multiple anxiety related issues. During big transitions in life, it may be helpful to have support in a therapeutic setting. Being able to have a greater sense of self through mindfulness activities and meditation is one of the best methods to decrease anxiety about what the future may hold.

Becoming a mother comes with a whole new territory of skills, emotions, and physical changes. There can also be traumatic experiences that come with pregnancy and birth, even loss.  ​Working with a seasoned doula through Somatic Experiencing and/or Shamanic Energy Medicine can help to relieve many of the traumatic symptoms that may be lingering. 

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This form of perpetration includes but is not limited to the trauma experienced from: narcissistic parents or partners, bullying from societal organizations and religions, oppression or marginalization from colonialism. Individuals of this form of violence often experience internalized shame, guilt, blame, isolation, fear. Working with a somatic experiencing or shamanic energy medicine not only sheds light our deepest wounds, but offers safety to release  emotions that have continued to impact their bodies today.

Oftentimes untreated experiences lead individuals to a diminished sense of self worth, feeling isolated,  anxious, depressed, and prone to symptoms of PTSD. Working with a somatic practitioner offers the space to resolve and release through breathing and biological responses in order to experience a sense of safety without the fear of past trauma.