Permanent Weight Loss: Stop the Blame/Shame Cycle
People who struggle with weight gain tend to be very judgmental, critical, and unforgiving of themselves. Here’s how to stop the blame/shame cycle.
Isobel McGrath Habits, New Beginnings, Weight Loss
People who struggle with weight gain tend to be very judgmental, critical, and unforgiving of themselves. Here’s how to stop the blame/shame cycle.
Isobel McGrath Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID19, Weight Loss
We are about six months into the COVID-19 pandemic; it’s time to check-in with yourself. Have you gained weight? If so, you are not alone. As a St. Augustine Therapist working with weight loss clients, I can tell you that there are many reasons for your weight gain during the COVID-19 pandemic. The question is: […]
Isobel McGrath New Beginnings, Weight Loss
The New Year is a great time to let go of the past and begin anew, and that’s why many of us make resolutions. Unfortunately, most resolutions are disregarded by Spring. If you want to make – and keep – your New Year’s resolutions, here are three things you must do: 1. Put the Past […]
Everybody dreams; we usually have 5 dreams per night, yet some of us never remember our dreams. The reason for this is often a lack of interest and awareness of how beneficial working on our dreams can be. Recorded dreamwork goes back to Assyrian-Babylonian times and can be found in Egyptian hieroglyphics and the Bible (over 700 recorded […]
Isobel McGrath Addiction, Habits, Lifestyle, Weight Loss
For many of us, when we think of a treat or a reward, our minds turn to food: our favorite chocolate cake at the local bakery, or a big, cheesy slice of pizza. If food doesn’t do it for you, you might want to reward yourself with some other unhealthy habit such as expensive purchases […]
Isobel McGrath Blog, Weight Loss
New Year – Stop thinking of New Year’s Resolutions! Why? Because they don’t work! What works? Thinking of a Permanent Lifestyle Change! Why? Because our mind deciphers the difference between a TRUE commitment and a temporary change. Decision Time A mind in conflict is at war with itself. It takes alot of precious life energy to sit on […]
Anxiety, upset stomach, difficulty sleeping, intrusive thoughts, flashbacks, depression, dissociation, feelings of disconnection from others and lack of libido are a few of the symptoms reported. With more and more sexual assault allegations occurring in the media, an increasing number of people are being negatively impacted. Just days before the Senate Judiciary Committee was set […]
Isobel McGrath Blog, Weight Loss
Think back to the last time you ate so much you felt absolutely stuffed. You wanted to open the top button of your pants/trousers. Were you loading up on turkey and potatoes at the holidays? Or devouring a huge chocolate cake to celebrate a friend’s birthday? Or were you at home alone, maybe at the […]
May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the U.S and abroad. In the U.S. alone, 1 in 5 adults — 43.8 million, or 18.5% — experiences mental illness in a given year (https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/mental-illness.shtml). Now is the perfect time to reduce the stigma around mental illness and assess your emotional well being. Stress can manifest in many forms […]
Isobel McGrath Blog, Weight Loss
March is National Nutrition Month® National Nutrition Month® is a nutrition education and information campaign created annually in March by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The campaign focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. So March is a wonderful time of the year to renew […]