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A tale of healing
Hello, Dr. Anita Johnston here. I am at the theater of Epidaurus, the epic healing center of the world. Imagine it is the year 400 BC, and you are an Athenian woman in Ancient Greece seeking healing. In your lifetime, you have witnessed...
Use your curiosity; not your judgment
Hello, Dr. Anita Johnston here. I am in Epidaurus, Greece, which seems like the perfect place to tell you this story. Once upon a time, high up on Olympus, the gods and goddesses gathered to create a new creature for earth - a woman. “A...
From Girlhood to Womanhood Rituals
Hello, Dr. Anita Johnston here. I’m in Athens, Greece. Right now, I am at the sanctuary for Artemis. Artemis was the goddess of young children, and animals, and especially the maidens. In this particular sanctuary, the story goes, Athena...
Imagine telling your story – your healing story
Imagine telling your story - your healing story Dr. Anita Johnston here, and I am in Delphi, Greece. I am just getting ready to climb the Sacred Way, where the ancient Greeks came for eons to see the Oracle. In those days, The Oracle was the equivalent of what we...
Recovery Story
Recovery Story I’m in Athens, Greece, and I have a story to tell you. I have a healing story to tell you. I am meeting with a young woman. Her name is Lise. She contacted me about a week or so ago. She lives in Germany and she said that she saw on my website that I...
NEDA walk in Denver
NEDA walk in Denver Hello, Dr. Anita Johnson here. I am at the NEDA walk in Denver, which is an amazing event for people who are struggling, and family and friends, to come and celebrate, share recovery stories, encourage each other, and support each other. Thank you...
Letting Go
It’s Dr. Anita Johnston here. I’m in Denver, Colorado. It’s fall here and I find myself looking at the trees, watching the leaves as they drop any time the wind blows – even just a little bit. I start to think about how nature has so much to tell us about Letting Go....
The Mirror and Assertiveness
Hello, Dr. Anita Johnston here. I'm here on Maui, the island of Maui, at Ai Pono Maui, which is our residential treatment center. I wanted to share with you a really inspiring talk that we had today in our group. I talk a lot about a type of communication,...
Understanding How Important the Sense of Belonging Really Is
Hello, Dr. Anita Johnston again. And I’m here on the Big Island of Hawaii. And what is behind me that you can’t see (because the fog is rolling in) is Kamalala. I am at the site of our new intensive outpatient program for ‘Ai Pono that we’re getting ready to...
Exercise Resistance (Part 2)
Francie White, M.S., R.D. and Dr. Anita Johnston, Ph.D. join together to discuss the causes, considerations and treatment for Exercise Resistance from a holistic, consciousness perspective.
Exercise Resistance (Part 1)
Francie White, M.S., R.D. and Dr. Anita Johnston, Ph.D. join together to discuss the causes, considerations and treatment for Exercise Resistance from a holistic, consciousness perspective.
Using Your Imagination as Part of the Recovery Process
Here’s a part of a talk that I gave in Kamuela on the Big Island of Hawaii for the launching of our new treatment program, ‘Ai Pono Kamuela. I thought you might enjoy it. Using Your Imagination as Part of the Recovery Process When somebody can get an understanding of...
Eating Disorders Fate or Destiny?
There’s a saying that says, don’t get stuck looking at the finger pointing to the moon. Keep your gaze going. Look at the moon. I love dogs. But dogs don’t typically understand symbolic language. So they’ll look at the finger. Is there a treat? What’s on that finger?...
The difference between belonging and fitting in.
Here’s part of a talk I gave on the Big Island of Hawaii for the opening of our new ‘Ai Pono treatment program in Kamuela. I hope you enjoy it. When I first started working with eating disorders, in 1982 in Honolulu, I was supervising a psychology intern who was doing...
When no one can understand
Here's part of a talk I gave on the Big Island of Hawaii for the opening of our new Ai Pono treatment program in Kamuela. I hope you enjoy it. "Invisible Forces" When no one can understand your eating disorder. There was once this man, who had black and white cattle....