Obsessive-compulsive disorder: more than tidiness and cleanliness
OCD is not a love of order but a cycle of unwanted thoughts and acts that ease anxiety only for a moment. What obsessions and compulsions are, how the cycle works and…
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How to talk to your child about bodies, weight and food without doing harm
A child does not learn from single sentences but from the atmosphere they create. What helps at home, what harms, and when talking is no longer enough.
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Why change knocks us off balance, even when it is good change
Even good change is stress. Why a wedding, a promotion or a move can knock you off balance, and how to cross the in-between space from the old to the new.
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Binge eating as emotion regulation: why food soothes, until it doesn't
Food really does soothe - briefly and reliably. Why the circle closes anyway, why restriction fuels it, and what the evidence says actually helps.
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Body image and the mirror: why you see something that isn't there
Body image is not a photograph but a perception moved by mood, attention and meaning. Why checking soothes and makes things worse at the same time.
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When to take a teenager to a therapist: signs, routes and what if they refuse
Is it still puberty or is it distress? Three criteria to help you judge, signs not to wait on, where to turn in Slovenia, and how to suggest help to your teenager…
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From blame to needs: how a couple learns a new language
"You never listen to me" almost always means "I miss you". Learn to translate blame into needs, and to hear the need underneath your partner's reproach.
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Family dynamics and eating disorders: the role a child is given
Families do not cause eating disorders. But a system does arrange itself around a symptom - which is exactly why relationships are the strongest lever for recovery.
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Recovery from an Eating Disorder: What Being "Well" Actually Means
The body mends first and most loudly, so everyone concludes too early that it is over. Recovery has three layers, and the last one takes longest.
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How to take a break from caring for your parents without feeling guilty
Why a break is not a reward but a condition for caring for a parent in the long run — and how to take one when guilt speaks up every time you…
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