Rachel Stevens, PsyD, Clinical Director of Carolina House Eating Disorder Treatment Facility The holidays are past but your waistline might still be showing evidence of it with a few extra pounds around your middle, butt or thighs. Nearly everyone ramps up the intake of calories during the holiday season. But for those with eating disorders, the time surrounding the holidays […]

You can learn a lot from a garden. Prepare the soil, space plants, thin them out once they grow and weed, weed, weed. It’s amazing how that same philosophy helps us limit stress in our lives. Begin by preparing a list of everything you have to do today. Arrange them in priority from first to last. Focus on the top three. […]

Stuffed pears are a special dessert that’s easy to make, absolutely delicious, and it is healthy and low in fat. The wine combined with the sweetness of the pears makes a scrumptious dish. Stuffed Pears Ingredients ½ cup sliced almonds, toasted and finely chopped 1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar 2 large ripe pears, halved and cored 3 tablespoons dry marsala wine Stuffed […]

Who are you really; a princess, a ballerina, Wonder Woman, a pirate, witch, goddess, a favorite movie star, or a monster? So often we don our masks and become whomever we want, or maybe someone we think we really are. What aspect of yourself will you be expressing? One year we were two geisha girls in tight kimonos and white […]