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Self-Destructive Behavior & Your True Self

August 14, 2014 · 0 comments

For many individuals growing up overweight, the need to psychologically protect themselves from criticism and manage their internal shame became a habitual act of self-protection.  At the expense of the development of a true self, the psychological protection included destructive behaviors as forms of punishment. In addition, a false self

Relationships and Thriving Principles

Relationships and the Thriving Principles After Weight Loss Surgery

June 12, 2014 · 0 comments

Through my clinical observations on relationships after weight loss surgery, I have developed what I call, The Thriving Principles. The journey of weight loss after surgery can be one of the most profound life changes. The fact is, somewhere around half of all marriages in the U.S. end in divorce,