DR MARIANNE MILLER
CARING EATING DISORDER TREATMENT IN SAN DIEGO AND THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, AND WASHINGTON D.C. FOR ADULTS & TEENS
Five Mindful Places to Visit in San Diego When You're Feeling Stressed During the Holidays
As Thanksgiving is coming round the corner, and other holidays are fast approaching, it’s easy to feel caught up in the holiday frenzy. Whether it’s traffic, shopping, or your full calendar, things just can seem crazy. It’s especially challenging while in eating disorder recovery, as there can be more triggers than usual this time of year. Sometimes you just need a peaceful place to go in San Diego where you can take deep breaths and soak in positive energy so you can feel grounded and renewed. I’ve asked top eating disorder therapists and dietitians in San Diego for their recommendations of mindful places to visit, and I’ve listed five of my favorites. Enjoy!
Interview with San Diego Eating Disorder Intervention and Treatment Consultant Jennifer Tarzia
Happy Thanksgiving week, everyone! I want to introduce you to Jennifer Tarzia, who is an amazing eating disorder professional in San Diego who is incredibly passionate about intervening with and supporting families with help when their loved one is struggling with an eating disorder. Jennifer’s company, Doyen Consulting Groups (formerly CBI Healthcare), works with individuals and families in finding the best fit for eating disorder treatment and care. She works virtually as well. Jennifer really has a heart for helping people, and she’s a wonderful person to boot!
Learn About Dissociation from San Diego Eating Disorder Therapist Dr. Danielle Hiestand
Hi everyone! I’ve interviewed San Diego eating disorder therapist extraordinaire Danielle Hiestand, PsyD, LMFT, CEDS. Danielle is a BRILLIANT woman who was one of my top doctoral students when I was an academic. She has been in the eating disorder field for a long time, and she has worked in residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient levels of treatment.
Danielle has also taught undergraduate and graduate classes on eating disorders at University of California San Diego (UCSD) and Alliant International University. In the past few years, Danielle has added trauma specialist to her repertoire and has extensive knowledge about dissociation and how to treat it. I’m so excited that you get to read more about her approach to therapy!!!
Three Quick Tips on Finding Hope in Eating Disorder Recovery
Feeling discouraged about your eating disorder recovery? Is it hard to find the motivation to keep showing up for eating disorder treatment in San Diego and elsewhere? Does it seem like the slips just keep happening?
Discouragement is common for people in eating disorder recovery. All you want to be doing in San Diego is to take a break, go down to the beach, and let the water wash over your toes. It can feel so frustrating to have to keep putting energy and effort into eating disorder treatment. I want to give you some encouragement for your eating disorder recovery—some hope that there’s light at the end of the tunnel.
Five Best Books for Eating Disorder Help
Looking for books that can help you in your eating disorder recovery but don’t know where to start? Well, have I have a TREAT for you this Halloween! I’ve asked some top eating disorder therapists and eating disorder dietitians in San Diego for their recommendations, and I’ve listed them in this blog post. In these books, you’ll find encouragement, hope, and recommendations for how to get further help. Whether you’re already in eating disorder treatment in San Diego or elsewhere, or you’re looking to find an eating disorder therapist, I think these books will be excellent additions to your eating disorder recovery. Enjoy!
Five Details on Dodging Depression in Eating Disorder Recovery
Struggling with getting out of bed in the morning? Crying a lot and feeling lethargic? Struggling with finding pleasure in activities that you used to love? You may be suffering from clinical depression. The sun can be bright, and the palm trees swaying in the wind as you go about your life in San Diego, but you still feel sad. It can really, really suck—especially when you’re recovering from an eating disorder.
Depression is very typical in people with eating disorders. It is a common co-occurring or co-morbid mental disorder in individuals struggling with anorexia (AN), bulimia (BN), binge eating disorder (BED), and other specified feeding or eating disorders (OSFED). Having depression when you’re living in such a stunning location like San Diego can be especially challenging, as the disparity between what you’re feeling and the “beautiful life” others seem to be living can be hard to bear.
What to Do When You're Sick During Eating Disorder Recovery
I’ve recently recovered from a nasty bought of the stomach flu, and it got me thinking about how illness can affect eating disorder recovery. You’re on your recovery journey in San Diego and elsewhere, and things are progressing nicely, when WHAM!! You get the flu, get a cold, or even learn that you have a a serious condition that needs more intense medical care, like surgery. It can be incredibly overwhelming, and it can definitely affect how you eat and how you see your body.
I’ve outlined three tips on how to navigate the rough waters of illness while in eating disorder treatment in San Diego and around the world. These three tips expand beyond the typical steps, such as seeing your medical doctor and take over the counter remedies. The reason is because eating disorders are incredibly complex—physiologically, nutritionally, and psychologically. Tackling all three areas when you are feeling crappy can be a challenge—so these strategies are quick, simple, and can help you get back on the road to recovery ASAP.
Curious about Neruofeedback and EMDR? Meet Center for Discovery Clinical Advisor Cyndi Pulsinelli, LMFT
Neurofeedback and EMDR are becoming increasingly prevalent in eating disorder treatment in San Diego and elsewhere. Cyndi Pulsinelli, LMFT, is a San Diego eating disorder therapist who is also the clinical advisor for Center for Discovery’s Del Mar Outpatient eating disorder treatment center. In this post, Cyndi shares about her background, as well as the work that she is doing with neurofeedback and EMDR at Center for Discovery. Eating disorders are incredibly complex, so it’s important to explore various treatment options to find the ones that are right for you. Neruofeedback and EMDR can be effective strategies to supplement and enhance eating disorder treatment. Plus, Cyndi is an all-around nice person, so I’m glad you’ll get to know her and the amazing work that she’s doing!
How Can Yoga Help Eating Disorder Recovery?
Curious about how yoga can help you in your eating disorder recovery? Feeling scared to take the first step and start a yoga practice, but don’t know where to begin? It can be nerve-racking in San Diego to get out of your comfort zone and start something new—especially when it has to do with moving your body! I’ve interviewed Christin Conkle, LMFT, who is both an eating disorder therapist in San Diego, a yoga instructor, and a firm believer in how yoga can be a helpful part of eating disorder treatment. She explains how yoga can benefit people in eating disorder recovery, and she shares tips on how to begin a yoga practice.