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Online therapy for Eating Disorders, OCD and Anxiety. We serve clients all over the state of CA.

11/06/2025

This is not intended to shame anyone for their choices (we 100% believe in bodily autonomy), but more so to spark curiosity about the collective unconscious and population effects of this current cultural moment. We have been specifically curious about how collectively, our critical thinking skills are reduced when we are focused on hunger or shrinking our bodies- and who benefits from this.

Not everyone has side effects for GLP-1s, and for folks with certain medical issues these medications can be life changing- but it’s also being pushed on many of us for medically unnecessary weight loss.

Let’s consider the cumulative effects of even small reductions in motivation and desire on the individual level. What happens when this occurs in tandem with increased desperation from those who are losing their SNAP access?

Manufactured obedience and manufactured disobedience. Halloween may be over, but this is spooky.

Share your thoughts with us below- we want to hear from you- have you thought about this too? Or do you think we are totally overthinking it?!

*This is a summary based on the observation of cultural patterns and systemic trends. It is a theory, not definitive.

**This is also not specific medical or psychological advice, this is for informational and reflective purposes only.

10/31/2025

I recently gave a talk on anti-oppression OCD treatment, and I wanted to share a tiny snippet of something interesting I found out. I had heard of the WEIRD sample size domination issue before, but doing this deep dive was really eye opening. This it’s important to talk about not because we should bash on evidence based care (there is so much utility we shouldn’t ignore)- but because there are real limitations too. And if we don’t talk about them openly, clients will feel like they are the problem when an approach just doesn’t land for them. Sometimes it’s the way the approach is used, other times it just really isn’t a fit.

I know people with trauma who did not find EMDR beneficial. Same with ERP for OCD and FBT for EDs. Therapists can get really attached to some of these models, building entire businesses on them, and then when it doesn’t work for a client the response can be so double down. This isn’t right. We need to be flexible and adaptive. We need to really listen to the person in front of us and trust their expertise over our own.

Thoughts? Tell me below :)

10/23/2025

Gentle reminder to always look underneath the desire to shrink your body. So often it’s about wanting an easier, safer existence- which makes sense. Anti-fatness is pervasive and deadly. Anti-fatness is described as the last socially acceptable form of oppression in social psychology research. But it is NOT acceptable. I work with folks every day to detach their weight from their worth, and we wouldn’t have to do that if we lived in a world free from weight stigma.

You deserve so much compassion as you navigate healing your relationship to food and body in a sea of fatphobia and weight loss drugs and skinny tok. 😣❤️‍🩹

(I say this as someone with size privilege, I will never fully understand the complexity of navigating recovery while simultaneously facing weight stigma)

If you want help with recovery, my team is accepting new therapy clients in CA, WA, UT & MD. Reach out via the link in my bio!

10/17/2025

It’s OCD awareness week, so let’s talk about how there is no shame in existing with OCD despite what the mainstream media or views say.

One thing that has helped up both in our own OCD experience has been learning to view and move day to day with ocd from the lens of a neurodiversity affirming approach.

Seeing things in a way Naureen and others are pushing the field towards leaves us feeling more supported/seen while leaving behind that internalized ableism. Reduction in shame = improved quality of life, and we all deserve that!

Thoughts? Share with us below!⬇️

10/10/2025

Clinicians who support MAGA: how do you reconcile the values of alt-right extremism with the values of our profession? How do you support groups of people in one setting, then vote against their rights in another?⁠
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Both .han.ren and myself have been wondering how in the heck conservative, Trump supporting therapists can honestly be effective and ethical in the ways they show up for clients. Based on our codes of ethics, it is completely contradictory. ⁠
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We hope this exploration of our literal codes of ethics helps folks in the field reflect on what they are actually endorsing. Please do better, our clients deserve it.⁠
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*This is IG, not therapy. This is for educational purposes only.⁠
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10/03/2025

How I stay trying to avoid these clowns!! 🤡 it’s wild but there literally are therapists out there who support the breakdown of democracy and taking away basic human rights. I’m going to do a breakdown soon of how these values are totally misaligned with our code of ethics (don’t steal my idea plz lol) - but in the meantime, ASK your therapists where they stand on these things if it isn’t already clear. You’re allowed to ask and you’re allowed to move on if it’s not a good fit.

I will continue loving loudly all QTBIPOC people, immigrants, SA survivors, advocating against g*noc1de…and so much more. Join me and use the 5 calls app to contact your reps and make your voice heard! I’m not sponsored by them in any way, I simply wish everyone used this valuable resource!

09/30/2025

I’ve kept this little gem in my favorites album for a while now. Sharing with you all in case it gives you permission to expand beyond the confines of what everyone else and society wants from you, too.✨

Sometimes the energy that sustains us in recovery (or life itself) is that rebellious part of you that has simply had enough. That part is protective in wanting to preserve your authentic self. Listen to that part ❤️‍🩹

09/25/2025

If you feel like you’re “doing recovery wrong”— you’re not. There isn’t a right or wrong way. There is just YOUR way. So much power comes from defining recovery based on our own goals and values. While I think attempts to universally define recovery are well meaning (it’s nice to have some sort of guide)- the issue is that these universal definitions do not work for everyone, especially marginalized folks, neurodivergent folks and people with multiple co-occurring mental health struggles.

But what does it actually mean to define recovery for yourself? Swipe through this post and let me know what you come up with in the comments 💗

*This is IG, not therapy. This is meant for educational purpose only and is not meant for individual therapeutic advice. That being said, if you’re interested in ED or OCD therapy, check out the link in my bio to connect with my team!

09/09/2025

To my fellow survivors… you are not alone if you’re noticing an uptick in trauma nightmares, flashbacks, triggers, dissociation or numbing urges. Seeing the Epstein files saga in the media, and hearing all kinds of commentary followed by lack of accountability or justice is HARD. It can also re-traumatize. I hope you feel seen & understood in this post. I’m sending you all so much love.

To allies: read the call to action slide at the end please! We need your advocacy and support.

08/18/2025

Absolutely loved these metaphors for being with difficult emotions. Thank you .led for this beautiful post.

My thoughts- so much changes when we lean into the emotion versus avoid or numb it. It starts with naming what we are feeling. sometimes we are so disconnected we don’t know right away- that’s okay. You can practice saying “I’m having an uncomfortable emotion” even if you don’t know what it is.

Neurodivergent experiences like Alexithymia can make this verrrry difficult- if not impossible (at least in the same way that neurotypical people describe emotions) to “know” what we feel. If this is you- I have a neurodivergent friendly resource for this, DM me and I can send it to you.

Some things that helped me learn to lean into discomfort:
✨ Emotions last an average of 90 seconds. I can tolerate almost anything for that long. I can trust that it will pass.
✨If I avoid the emotion, it will only get bigger and more painful until I face it.
✨If I’m numbing out painful emotions, the “positive ones” like joy- will also be muted.
✨Just like everyone else on this planet, I will experience pain, grief, sorrow, fear, loss. I am not alone in these experiences.
✨I can show myself compassion alongside feeling the painful emotion.
✨I can provide myself with comfort as I let this emotion be here- I can take a bath, watch a show, make art, snuggle my dog.
✨Emotions are temporary visitors, they are trying to communicate something (not always factual) about our inner world. My job is to listen.

Tending to emotions is key to recovery from an ED, trauma, anxiety and so much more. ❤️‍🩹

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