Alli Spotts-De Lazzer, M.A. - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - Certified Eating Disorders Specialist
Posted by in Blog Admittedly, Thanksgiving can be such a challenging and learning-filled day regarding food and family! This year, my Thanksgiving offered a different lesson. Fluffy, sweet Thor sensed change in the air and wedged himself unreachably deep into the box springs under a mattress. I guess like a lot of humans, Thor doesn’t initially dig change, and…Read more »
Posted by in Blog This post was from November. I just noticed I never published it! Whoopsie! OKOK, I have been on a positivity project for a while now (thus, the lack of recent blogs). It is obviously affecting me! See below for a blog that is very different from my usual… (Warning: There are specific food items mentioned…Read more »
Posted by in Blog Masked pain, hidden from the public, friends, and family. Sometimes it takes a celebrity’s tragedy to start a discussion that has been needed for a very long time. We sadly lost a talent and a gift in our arts yesterday. And, many other less well-knowns peoples’ lives have been lost, too. I hope we’ll keep…Read more »
Posted by in Blog I often hear psychology students, eating disorder sufferers, and even some treating professionals generalize that eating disorders are “all about control.” With all respect and sincerity, I object! Control can weave into the eating disorder’s functions for a person, but so much of the time it is not the exclusive (or even main) culprit. First…Read more »
Posted by in Blog Bravo to members of the Eating Disorders Coalition who recently lobbied for the Truth in Advertising Act of 2014! The bill proposes that the Federal Trade Commission investigates the impact that digitally altered images have on our society. Seth Matlins, a marketer, offered the following striking point: “If photoshopped ads told the same bold-faced lies…Read more »
Posted by in Blog “Anorexxxy,” optical frames by Thierry Lasry, recently received notice. (If you are feeling shocked about “Anorexxxy”/anorexia being seen as a fashion label instead of as a serious illness, you are not alone.) Jennifer Ouellette, a mother familiar with eating disorders, took to social media with her message of concern. According to a CBS news report…Read more »
Posted by in Blog I recently happened upon some interesting photography books—pin-up pictures classified by decade. As I perused through the 30’s, 40’s, 50’, 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s, anyone watching saw my mouth drop open. I noticed that with each decade, perceptions of beauty and sexiness profoundly and clearly changed. A recent blog in the Huffington Post, “Note to…Read more »
Posted by in Blog At this time of the year, there are so many celebrations related to whichever holiday you might be honoring. When a person has an eating disorder or a complicated relationship with food and body, this time of the year can feel painful. For sufferers, here is an additional perspective. This season can offer you many…Read more »
Posted by in Blog Interesting idea and art… Photographer, Stephanie Gonot in Los Angeles, created various photo representations of fad diets, past and present. This got me thinking–in images–about our contemporary health and diet practices in society… Imagine your own current diet-art, and take a mental snapshot. What thoughts or feelings does your image bring up for you now?…Read more »
Posted by in Blog I like that there is some more research happening about eating disorder recovery indicators. And, I’d like to say that eating disorder recovery can still be possible even if a person doesn’t match what the article cited (reference below). In my life, I have seen people who believed they could never recover, recover. I have…Read more »