by Dr. Anita Johnston | Nov 22, 2016 | Body Image, Eating Disorder Recovery
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.... by Dr. Anita Johnston | Nov 15, 2016 | Body Image, Eating Disorder Recovery
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,... by Dr. Anita Johnston | Nov 8, 2016 | Body Image, Eating Disorder Recovery
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... by Dr. Anita Johnston | Sep 27, 2016 | Body Image, Eating Disorder Recovery
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... by Dr. Anita Johnston | Sep 20, 2016 | Body Image, Eating Disorder Recovery
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?...