by Chris | Mar 8, 2023 | Compulsive Eating Behaviors
I used to treat Lent like yet another diet. My eating disorder is binge-restrict: I didn’t like the size of my body, so I’d restrict. Restricting was painful. Food was my comfort, so I binged. I’d then feel bad about my trashed self-control and poor body image, so I’d...
by Chris | Mar 1, 2023 | Adult Children of an Alcoholic, Psychology & Therapy, Therapy
In ACA (Adult Children of Alcoholics) and ACDH (Adult Children of Dysfunctional Homes) meetings, we often hear about people doing IFS (Internal Family Systems) therapy. So I decided to do a little research and discovered Souls and Hearts founded by Dr. Peter...
by Chris | Feb 22, 2023 | 12-Step Sponsorship, Compulsive Eating Behaviors, Sponsorship/Mentorship
The short answer? Yes. The long answer? Yes, you can’t do this alone. If you are like me, you have begged God to relieve you of your addictive or compulsive behavior. I can’t tell you how many times I prayed, asking God to make me wake up thin and promising to give...
by Chris | Feb 14, 2023 | Pornography & Sexual Addiction, Sex/Pornography
In his writings, Saint Thomas Aquinas describes sight to be the principal and primary of all the senses. His reasoning is that when we open our eyes and look at something, we are immediately abstracting—taking into our minds—what we see and rearranging it in an...
by Chris | Jan 11, 2023 | Compulsive Eating Behaviors, Getting Sober, Other Addictions, Spiritual Tools
I never imagined that God would use my theatre degree to save my life. Since I received my acting and directing training before Method Acting got its current bad reputation, I was trained in what’s called Stanislavski’s Method, which involves a number of exercises an...
