Emotion Coaching: Steps to Discuss Those Underlying Feelings
24 MINS
Every experience of an eating disorder is different, but they share one common thread: they’re not caused by food. Psychologist Tasha Belix describes how supporters can begin to identify the specific, often uncomfortable emotions at the root of a loved one’s eating disorder—and help to validate, understand and regulate these feelings.
Audience: Parents & Loved Ones, Everyone
Tasha Belix
Registered Psychologist
Before becoming the director of Tasha Belix Psychology, Tasha worked as an adolescent addiction counselor and a play therapist for youth experiencing depression. She is also the founder and director of B’tween Girls Programs, a therapeutic group for girls aged 8 to 15, and contributes to Fast and Female, a mentoring program where acclaimed female athletes help girls build confidence through sporting activities. Tasha co-authored a children’s book about emotional awareness in 2019.
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