Wellness is just another word for anything but fat

When employers institute wellness programs that are connected to health insurance, they are setting up a system to reward thin and able bodies and punish fat and disabled bodies.

Eating Disorder, Fatphobia, Weight stigmaLevana SlabodnickFebruary 1, 2023wellness, fatphobia, med, ableistComment

Shame: The foundation of eating disorders and trauma

Coping skills, Eating Disorder, Self Care, Support, TraumaLevana SlabodnickAugust 26, 2021shame, healing, eating disorder, trauma, trauma work, childhood trauma, guilt, binge eating disorder, body acceptanceComment

Three ways that trauma and binge eating are connected

Eating Disorder, TraumaLevana SlabodnickFebruary 16, 2021fatphobia, binge eating disorder, binge eating, eating disorder, int, health at every size, CPTSD, childhood trauma, childhood abuse, complex traumaComment

Do as I say, not as I do... Confessions of a Health at Every Size therapist

Anxiety, Coping skills, Eating Disorder, empowerment, people pleasing, TraumaLevana SlabodnickNovember 13, 2020health at every size, eating disorder, binge eating disorder, fatphobia, haes, medical fatphobia, chronic illness, trauma work, developmental trauma, CPTSDComment

It's not going to be okay, and that's okay

A very personal story of my early childhood trauma and coming into my own at age 40.

Putting the comfort back in comfort eating

Comfort eating gets a bad rap, but it actually has serves a great purpose.

Levana SlabodnickMarch 3, 2020Comment

Top eight reasons why I won't comment on your weight loss

I will never, ever comment on your weight loss and I have some pretty compelling reasons why.

Levana SlabodnickFebruary 18, 2020 Comments

Let's thank our Binge Eating for helping us

Believe it or not, bingeing was helpful to you at one point in your life. Learn about how to helped and how being thankful is important in recovery.

5 Reasons why you need a Health at Every Size Therapist

Levana SlabodnickJanuary 6, 2020 Comment

2 weeks to 2020: My resolutions for a new decade

I share my journey to becoming authentic and free and how my resolutions for 2020 can make a huge impact on my self care.

Levana SlabodnickDecember 17, 2019Comment

Hello, my name is Levana Slabodnick. You crossed my boundary, prepare to die!

Levana SlabodnickNovember 14, 2019Silverlinings Counseling + Hypnosis Comments

When you are done being the perfect doormat, give me a call

Levana SlabodnickOctober 3, 2019Silverlinings Counseling + HypnosisComment

Dear Therapist, you didn't make me feel welcomed

Have you ever felt that your therapist didn’t understand you or offended you? Read this open letter addressing the various ways in which therapists have made people feel excluded.

Making the Most of your Next Breakdown

We all experience breakdowns. Read about ways to prevent breakdowns as well as what we can learn from them.

Ending the Eating Disorder Shame Spiral

Many people envision a frail, emaciated young woman who is wasting away to nothing. You might be surprised to know that many people with eating disorders look just like you.

5 key ideas in Body Acceptance

By now, you, along with most people have been exposed to the idea of Body Acceptance. But do you really know what it means to accept your body?

Levana SlabodnickMay 22, 2019Comment

6 ways to create an amazing therapy experience

Once you’ve decided that you are ready to make some changes, there are steps you can take to ensure that you are making the MOST out of your therapy sessions.

Levana SlabodnickMay 1, 2019Comment

Childhood trauma is your first language, it's time to learn a new one

When you consider childhood trauma, it relates perfectly to learning a language. Regardless of the type of trauma, whether it was ongoing abuse and/or neglect or a specific event, you learned something about yourself and the world.