Robin Steiner Wallace, LCSW
Wallace Family Therapy Blog"They always say time changes things but you actually have to change them yourself." — Andy Warhol
For those with an active eating disorder or in recovery, the start of the holiday season, with its emphasis on the abundance of food, can be extra challenging. Practicing self-care and self-acceptance are helpful tools to have, but there is one very powerful practice that has been shown to help people with eating disorders. And that’s the power of gratitude. [Read more…]
For some people who have never experienced an eating disorder, it might be tempting to think that it is somehow self-inflicted. Let me say this unequivocally—eating disorders are not a choice. Those of us who work in the field understand that no one would ever choose to develop this illness. The statistics are staggering with nearly 30 million people in the U.S. alone suffering from eating disorders. For those still in the darkness of the disease, I want to say that there is hope. You can recover from eating disorders. [Read more…]
I want to tell you about my dog, Hudson.
For over two decades I have been a psychotherapist sitting and listening to people who have all kinds of behavioral health concerns such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, eating disorders, and many more. I have used all types of treatment modalities including psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), family therapy, couples therapy and solution-focused therapy. In all these wonderful years of being in this helping profession, one of the quickest and most effective treatments I had the fortune of seeing was with Hudson—my golden retriever who worked with me for seven out of his ten short years as a canine therapy dog. [Read more…]
Two years ago, on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization officially declared a global pandemic. For many of us, life would never be the same.
Fast forward two years, and we’re still dealing with the pandemic’s aftermath. The most significant thing I’m hearing now is that after years of wearing masks, many kids and teens feel overwhelmed and anxious about taking their masks off. From elementary school to college, life without masks is causing kids serious discomfort when it comes to confidence and body image, no matter the age or gender. [Read more…]