Writing from Mandy Rubin, LMHC, LPC — on food and body image, stress and rest, anger, and what it’s like to start therapy.
Eating disorders need specialized care. What to look for in a therapist, what to ask on the consultation call, and the warning signs that mean keep looking, from a clinician with 16 years in eating disorder treatment.
Read the article →A perinatal therapist explains how postpartum anxiety and postpartum depression differ, where they overlap, when the baby blues should have passed, and when to reach out. Includes a checklist for each.
Read the article →In Jacksonville Beach there is no 'beach body season.' It is always beach season. A local eating disorder therapist on what body acceptance really means, and three ways to practice it.
Read the article →What private-pay therapy costs in Florida as of 2026: typical session ranges, what affects the price, how out-of-network benefits work, and what I charge.
Read the article →Food rules, wellness culture, and the moment the pursuit of health turns on you. A Jacksonville Beach eating disorder therapist on redefining health as a set of behaviors, not a number.
Read the article →What if you could feel satisfied and balanced with food without ever dieting again? A Jacksonville Beach therapist on intuitive eating and the body trust that diet culture trained out of us.
Read the article →Anger is real, and it is usually the shiny side of something more tender. A therapist on women, anger, and finding the vulnerability underneath without shaming either one.
Read the article →Coping in the moment and building a less stressful life are two different skills, and the second one only develops when you are calm. A Jacksonville Beach therapist explains.
Read the article →The reason people most often give for not starting therapy is not cost or time. It is concern about how others will see them. A therapist who goes to therapy herself on stigma, diagnosis, and why the fence is worth climbing.
Read the article →Somewhere along the way most of us lost the ability to do less. A therapist on why rest is so hard to allow ourselves, and one small script that helps.
Read the article →Mandy’s earlier writing appeared in GoodTherapy and Therapy Today — see the published-writing credits on the About page.
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