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iMove, Helping Your Clients Heal from Compulsive Exercise combines personal recovery with practical, scientific tools to create a roadmap for clinicians to help their clients heal from compulsive exercise.

I was so honored to present at the Nura Conference in Salt Lake City today on compulsive exercise in athletes. What we ...
05/09/2026

I was so honored to present at the Nura Conference in Salt Lake City today on compulsive exercise in athletes.

What we identify as pathology in the eating disorder population is praised and normalized in athlete culture. Too often, disordered behaviors are encouraged, praised, or missed entirely in athletes.

We need to better screen athletes for compulsive exercise. Instead of catching them when they’ve translated to serious medical complications and/or an eating disorder.

Also, why this sport? Is it passion and love for the sport, a desire to change their body or perhaps, a pre-existing eating disorder.

Early identification matters.
Asking the right questions matters. Understanding the why behind exercise behaviors matters.

Athletes deserve support before their bodies break down, before injuries pile up, and before disordered patterns become life-threatening.

Thank you to , and for creating an incredible space for learning in such a beautiful location! Your generosity and kindness, the breathtaking mountain backdrop, and such an engaged audience made this one of the most rewarding and genuinely relaxing presentation experiences I’ve had.

I enjoyed meeting new people, learning and absorbing some Midwest energy. Looking forward to staying connected!

05/09/2026

I was looking forward to trying this! May need to recreate at home for the kids! 😋 ❤️💜

05/08/2026

I’m happy to be here at the Nura Conference in sunny, picturesque Utah! If you’re here, I’d love to connect!

02/25/2026

Compulsive exercise is a prevalent component to eating disorders. It’s often the first behavior to appear in the last to go. It’s also a common contributor to relapse following eating disorder treatment. Which is why it is so important for us to spend time exploring this behavior and helping individuals establish a relationship with exercise that is aligned with their eating disorder recovery.

Reminder that you get to choose how to move your body!You don’t owe movement anything.You can move for joy.For stress re...
02/20/2026

Reminder that you get to choose how to move your body!

You don’t owe movement anything.
You can move for joy.
For stress relief.
For connection.

Or not move at all today. And still be worthy.

This is what healing with movement looks like at iMove 🤍

A few things I’ve gained since recovering from an eating disorder.These things didn’t come all at once, they grew gradua...
02/05/2026

A few things I’ve gained since recovering from an eating disorder.

These things didn’t come all at once, they grew gradually over time. But letting go of the ED allowed the space to nurture them.

Recovery is messy and scary. And totally worth it!

It’s also ok to do a ‘good enough’ job at it… at anything really. 🫶🏼

02/04/2026

Stop moving to “earn” food.
Stop moving to shrink your body.
Move because your body deserves care and enjoys it.

Exercise isn’t punishment—it’s a conversation with your body.

How do you want movement to feel today?

I want to share a bit of the why behind the iMove Method and how it fits alongside other evidence-based approaches to co...
01/29/2026

I want to share a bit of the why behind the iMove Method and how it fits alongside other evidence-based approaches to compulsive exercise.

There are research-supported programs for compulsive exercise, including LEAP and Healthy Exercise Behavior (HEB). These CBT-based approaches help people understand the fears and rules driving exercise, practice rest and flexibility, and build a more balanced relationship with movement. In eating-disorder treatment, they’ve been shown to reduce compulsive-exercise symptoms and improve coping with anxiety, guilt, and body image.

Another key resource I often reference is SEES (Safe Exercise at Every Stage) — clinical guidelines developed by respected eating-disorder specialists to support the safe reintroduction of movement in recovery. While outcomes research is still emerging, there’s strong clinical consensus behind this model, and it’s a framework I use often in my work, groups, and video library.

The iMove Method builds on these foundations and adds an important layer: nervous system regulation.
For many people — especially those with trauma histories — compulsive exercise can be a fight-or-flight response, a way to escape uncomfortable sensations by moving out of the body.

iMove is about moving back into the body — using movement to create safety, connection, and regulation rather than avoidance.
While formal outcomes research is still in progress, early data shows that 82% of iMove group participants experienced a significant decrease in urges to exercise compulsively within 3 months.

Healing our relationship with movement isn’t about doing less or more — it’s about doing it differently.

There are so many reasons to exercise aside from changing your body!While often the main focus in mainstream wellness, f...
01/28/2026

There are so many reasons to exercise aside from changing your body!

While often the main focus in mainstream wellness, focusing on exercise for the sole purpose of changing your body can take a lot of the joy out of it!

What are some reasons you exercise that have nothing to do with changing your body?

Wondering where to start when working with your clients’ relationship with exercise?This resource is a great place. In ...
01/27/2026

Wondering where to start when working with your clients’ relationship with exercise?

This resource is a great place. In it, I provide some general guidelines on how to frame work around compulsive exercise along with some practical values-based activities you can use in session. 📖

Plus, you’ll get added to my mailing list where I share valuable content regularly! 😉

Head on over to my website imovemethod.com to grab your copy today!

01/23/2026

Weather and other uncontrollable circumstances can interrupt planned exercise.

This can create a lot of anxiety if you’re struggling with compulsive exercise.

Think about some ways you might be able to ease this anxiety and calm your nervous system.

What helps you?

A long, hot shower
Talking with a good friend
A cup of tea
Coloring
Assembling something - a puzzle, legos, etc
A weighted blanket
Long, slow full breaths
Diaphragmatic or alternate nostril breathing
Cues of comfort - pictures of places or people that soothe you
Cuddling with pets
Cooking some soup

Missed exercise sessions can be opportunities to see and experience things you otherwise wouldn’t have.

Slowing down can be hard. It also can be truly nourishing once you allow space for it.

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