Somatics – Exploring the Power of Somatic Healing
April 25, 2025 SpringSource: Eating, Weight & Mood Disorders
Somatics – The Body Keeps the Clues Many people discover somatics when traditional talk therapy falls short of addressing mental health issues, including dealing with deeply embodied trauma. Somatics invites us to tune into the body’s wisdom and recognize how physical sensations can hold emotional truths. In somatics, movement, breath, and sensation are tools for […]
Stop Fighting Your Thoughts: A Guide to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
April 7, 2025 SpringSource: Eating, Weight & Mood Disorders
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Chicago, IL What Struggles Can ACT Help Address? Imagine lying in bed, staring at the ceiling, as you try to drift off to sleep. Then, BAM! Out of nowhere, a thought pops up: “Did I sound stupid in that meeting today?” You try to shake it off, but your brain […]
Executive Dysfunction & Eating Disorders: When Simple Tasks Feel Impossible
March 24, 2025 SpringSource: Eating, Weight & Mood Disorders
How Executive Dysfunction Complicates Eating Disorder Recovery For many individuals living with an eating disorder (ED), the basic act of nourishing themselves can be mentally exhausting. Seemingly simple tasks like deciding what to eat, preparing a meal, or even remembering to have breakfast can feel next to impossible. It’s easy to assume that laziness or a […]
The Healing Cycle: Dealing with Conflict in Relationships Through Rupture & Repair Therapy
March 3, 2025 SpringSource: Eating, Weight & Mood Disorders
Understanding Rupture and Repair Therapy Through a Relational Approach & Attachment Theory Rupture and repair in therapy, especially within a relational approach rooted in attachment theory, have much to contribute to the health of our relationships, in dealing with conflict, and in healing from complex trauma (C-PTSD). Romantic partnerships, families, friends, and therapeutic alliances, to […]
Co-Founder Spotlight | Angela Picot Derrick, PhD, CEDS-C, CYT
February 19, 2025 SpringSource: Eating, Weight & Mood Disorders
Clinical Psychologist and Co-founder of SpringSource: Eating, Weight & Mood Disorders Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and Consultant Certified Yoga Teacher Article by Edward T. McDougal The roots of a transformative therapist’s journey often spring from unexpected sources. For Angela Derrick, PhD, that path began in a Detroit suburb, where she grew up with her parents […]
Understanding Depression – Where Are We Still Getting It Wrong?
February 13, 2025 SpringSource: Eating, Weight & Mood Disorders
Myths About Depression Our understanding of depression has advanced significantly, but misconceptions and gaps in our knowledge persist, which begs the question, where are we still getting it so wrong? Once considered entirely in our heads, we now know that depression can also manifest in our bodies. Suffering from depression is not a matter of […]
Binge Eating Disorder Quiz: A Self-Assessment Guide
January 30, 2025 SpringSource: Eating, Weight & Mood Disorders
Binge Eating Quiz: Do I Have Symptoms? While only a licensed mental health professional can diagnose binge eating disorder (BED), this self-assessment tool can help you determine whether you might be experiencing symptoms of BED. Below is a quiz based on criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and general psychological […]
Dealing With Caregiver Stress and Compassion Fatigue: How to Move Forward
January 23, 2025 SpringSource: Eating, Weight & Mood Disorders
Caregiver Stress: Why am I Always So Tired? If you are the primary caregiver for a sick or aging loved one, work in a helping profession, or deal with the mental health issues of a family member or significant other, then you are likely struggling with some form of caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, or burnout. […]
Understanding the Freeze Response, Neurodivergent Sensory Overload & Dorsal Vagal Shutdown
December 20, 2024 SpringSource: Eating, Weight & Mood Disorders
Dorsal Vagal Shutdown and the Freeze Response Dorsal vagal shutdown is a protective response of the parasympathetic nervous system that can be triggered when a traumatic event results in a freeze response or during a sensory overload experience. In addition to a startling experience, a perfect storm of smaller incidences can overload our system and […]
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