We got the following handout in group today. My notes are in white, and the handout is in black. Cognitive/Behavioral Theory High Value on Weight/Shape eating disorder starts with “I want to be thin.” + Inaccurate Beliefs in 3 areas: develop rules & distorted thoughts on how body works Body weight expectations Self-worth based on [...]

I saw a reference to the Year of the Fire Dog in another blog, and I’d never heard of “fire dog”, so I looked it up. I’m a Wood Dragon – arrogant, giving, logical, motivated by inspiration and frank.

Walnut Creek, Oakland, and Redwood City (starting soon) have eating disorder programs. To enter a program, you can call each mental health clinic or work with a psychologist at your local Kaiser mental health clinic.

Have you ever wondered how it is that you or anyone could do something like a binge/purge? It seems even more mind boggling that someone could get trapped in the binge/purge cycle. However, there is good physiological reasons for it. (From my group therapy session) Healthy people have a sugar-insulin balance. Which came first, the [...]

Your Japanese name should be ‘Mitsuko’ which means “child of light”. You’re a very optimistic person and spread out your happiness! You’re a real social butterfly; you love to be around people and can’t stand staying home alone too long. You’re really a bright, shining light! Which Japanese name fits you best? [females, 9 results [...]

Yuki and I went swimming today during lunch. It started raining while we were swimming. I didn’t mind. We get out of the pool and walk thru the rain to the locker room to get dressed. We walk out of the locker room, and both of us are surprised it’s raining. We were in another [...]

Sewing Was it a hand or machine needle? Sewing training to tsunami-affected Kaddaikadu women Livermore Kaiser obtains property to build hospital Eating Disorder De-stigmatizing eating disorders “These days everyone knows what anorexia and bulimia are, and the words probably evoke images of these skeletal actresses, models, dancers or gymnasts. And yes, a lot of the [...]

Challenger Shuttle Just about 20 years ago, I was doing my breakfast dishes, getting ready to go to class, and Wendy Tokuda came on the local NBC affiliate to report the explosion. My tv was an old 14 inch b/w set. And still it was stunning to see. Mission Control: Engines throttling up, three engines [...]

Black and white make gray. We pass this … ahem … garden on walks, and it’s so grey. The front yard is dead. The rocks aren’t even real. The reason I took the picture was that after I walked up to the rocks to tap them, I said, “They are fake.” and Chunguita taps them [...]

Welcome Diego! Monday, January 30th 8 pounds, 1 ounce Hopefully, I’ll get to see pictures soon. It was a tough delivery, so it may be a while.