Actual Ways to ‘Reach Out’
julieharrisrd2019-07-01T08:11:50-07:00Reaching out to others is one of the most helpful ways to get through a difficult time. But "why didn't they tell me?" is such a common phrase when we talk about suicide or mental
A Letter to my Son About Weight
julieharrisrd2019-06-13T09:04:26-07:00Dear Son, Time has gone so quickly since you were born, and you amaze me everyday with your curiosity of this world. You have a lot of questions, and I don't always have the answers.
“This Is Us” Teaches Us Why Resilience Matters
julieharrisrd2019-01-28T15:16:05-07:00After watching an episode of This Is Us, I have been thinking about why overcoming trauma is more difficult for some people. And why resilience matters for our emotional and mental health. In this episode
Prioritize Yourself: How Self-Care Can Transform Your Quality of Life
Julie Harris RD2019-01-02T13:44:49-07:00There is no denying how tense we are as a nation. We work hard for long hours, sacrifice sleep, and eat what’s most convenient. If this sounds like you, the good news is that relearning
My Opinion of To The Bone
Julie Harris RD2017-07-21T00:10:36-07:00Last Friday, Netflix released a feature file "To the Bone." Like other mental illnesses, eating disorders are difficult to understand. One of the reasons, I opened up about my struggles with anorexia was because I
Social Media Exercise versus Real Life Exercise
Julie Harris RD2017-06-21T09:48:52-07:00I am excited to have a guest blog post today. Her story is similar to mine and I appreciate her insight into finding a healthy and happy relationship with fitness and food. Janye is the
13 Signs of a Healthy Relationship with Food
Julie Harris RD2017-03-23T06:42:31-07:00On the short drive to my in-laws there is a small bakery. And this time they had a sign out for German donuts. I asked Thomas what those tasted like, which resulted in him turning
7 Signs of Eating Disorder
Julie Harris RD2017-02-27T06:53:07-07:00If you're on this page, you might know someone who has shown signs of eating disorder. National surveys estimate that 20 million women and 10 million men in America will have an eating disorder at
A Healthy Relationship with Exercise
Julie Harris RD2016-12-22T07:03:57-07:00If you Google ‘signs of over-exercising”, sites will say the symptoms are exercising for 2+ hours a day, exercising multiple times throughout the day, skipping social events to stick to your rigid exercise schedule, and