In the last twelve years, I’ve grown my practice from a solo nutrition private practice to a multi-disciplinary group practice with 20 clinicians bringing in over two million a year in revenue from client programming.  To say I’ve learned a lot in th...

Individuals who exercise compulsively often crave proprioceptive input.

Exercise provides the proprioceptive input individuals are seeking when they turn to exercise.  This is one thing that perpetuates the compulsive pattern.  The good news is, ...

Harm reduction strategies to use with clients who can't stop exercising.

Many individuals who struggle with compulsive exercise have complex trauma history.  Connection to the body doesn’t feel safe and intense exercise is an attempt to “run aw

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Recovery-Minded and inclusive movement resources to share with your clients.

If you work with clients with eating disorders, you know how hard it can be to find recovery-aligned exercise spaces. Here is a list of resources I have compiled for you to...

Unless you’re a yogi, or even if you are, the various types of yoga out there may elude you.

I was in this place, myself for a long time.  The first time I realized there were different types of yoga was while I was working at a health club in my e...

Exercise and Movement can be used to bring energy into our nervous system. It can also be used to calm our system down.

You may notice your appetite for movement (type, intensity and duration) changes over time. This is related to many factors inclu...

Compulsive exercise is a common component of eating disorders.

As clinicians working with clients in the eating disorders field, having a better understanding of what compulsive exercise is will help you be able to explore it with your clients to he...