Saying "I Do" to Your Body
In a previous blog post, I likened my relationship to my body to a marriage. I imagine some of you may be thinking “How can you have a...
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Dr. Maria Paredes
Jan 11, 20163 min
Is This Your First?
Brave Momma, The one in prenatal yoga tonight with a 12 week flat belly. Your first time coming. I see you. I started going to the...
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Dr. Maria Paredes
Dec 9, 20152 min
That I Would Be Good
©Maria Paredes, PhD, LPCS, CEDS Often times, we offer ourselves conditional acceptance, denying ourselves full acceptance. We tell...
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Dr. Maria Paredes
Nov 27, 20156 min
Being a Smart Consumer When It Comes To Your Body
On today’s yearly Black Friday, when our consumer nation rears its product-hungry head, consider being a smart consumer when it comes to...
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Dr. Maria Paredes
Oct 16, 201511 min
How Many Children Do You Have Living?
While pregnant, one of my hands is always glued to my belly, even before there is really a visible belly to speak of. It feels as though...
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Dr. Maria Paredes
Aug 18, 20153 min
Drawing Hearts on Fat Bodies
Gosh, I love me some viral body acceptance videos!!! And awareness-raising about eating disorders, body image, etc. Keep ‘em coming!!!...
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Dr. Maria Paredes
Nov 24, 20143 min
Nutrition for Change: LACK OF PREDICTABILITY
Change—even good change—can be hard. All agreed? No, not sure? Click here to read about how Change is nutrition for anxiety. Click here...
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Dr. Maria Paredes
Nov 20, 20144 min
Nutrition for Anxiety: CHANGE
Now that we’ve established anxiety can be just like the Blob of the 1980s horror flick (ya know, other than the whole jelly-like...
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Dr. Maria Paredes
Nov 14, 20143 min
Nutrition for Anxiety: Lessons from a Bad (ahem, I mean awesome!) 1980s Horror Film
There are a lot of good metaphors we can attach to the experience of anxiety but my favorite to use is that of the 1988 cult classic...
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Dr. Maria Paredes
Nov 7, 20146 min
Owning My Voice (formerly titled: Finding My Voice)
A couple weeks ago, I wrote my first post for this blog. I stayed up late one night after putting my daughters to bed, sitting so long in...
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Dr. Maria Paredes
Oct 22, 20143 min
How Renee Zellweger's Face Became an It
Have you heard about Renee Zellweger’s face? No? Not yet? You should check out my facebook feed. It’s trending, apparently. It has gone...
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