Is Body Positivity Really All Positive?

Is Body Positivity Really All Positive?

An interesting Op Ed was recently published to online publication Redbook Magazine discussing the fine line between body positivity and body obsession. Lisa Fogarty, an adult female who has been recovered from anorexia nervosa for many years, delved into her unique...
DBT 101: ACCEPTS Skill

DBT 101: ACCEPTS Skill

We continue to travel through the Distress Tolerance module (one of the four “chapters” or modules of DBT, each presenting a number of strategies in each skills group) of DBT with the introduction of the “ACCEPTS” skill. Like other skills within the Distress Tolerance...
DBT Skills 101: Mindfulness

DBT Skills 101: Mindfulness

While Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) was initially developed as a treatment for chronic suicidal individuals diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, it has been proven effective as a treatment for a broad range of issues like substance abuse, depression,...

CP Research Corner: Increase in Dieting and Fear of Weight Gain

Prevalence of dieting and fear of weight gain across ages: a community sample from adolescents to the elderly Margarita C. T. Slof‑Op ‘t Landt1  · Eric F. van Furth1,2 · Catharina E. M. van Beijsterveldt3  · Meike Bartels3  · Gonneke Willemsen3  · Eco J. de Geus3  ·...