Dear Parents: On Relapse
Dear parents, I’ve seen your online posts and have heard stories from your children. I get it. You’re frustrated because you don’t quite understand and because you want the best for your child. You want your child to be...
The Different Facets of Recovery
When most of us think of recovery, we probably first think of it in terms of abstinence. Shows like Intervention and many different talk shows that feature people who are in recovery talk about an absence of substance use....
#BFRBcon 2015: the messages we heard
“BFRBs are not the enemy, they are the messenger.” -Dr. Renae Reinardy The above is just one of several quotations that had an impact on me at the Trichotillomania Learning Center’s annual conference. For the first time ever, CBSN...
Guest Blog: The Most Important Thing You Can Do Is…
Guest Blog written by Emma Bowers: Most of us who struggle with Trichotillomania and other BFRBs just want to know – WHY? Why me? Why can’t I just stop? Will I ever get better, or will I be this...
20 years and counting…and why that doesn’t suck
Twenty years ago, I was going on five years old. I wish I could say I had the hopes and ambitions of my future sparkling in my eyes while I went about life in a carefree manner, but I...
Guest Blog: Discovering Dermatillomania
This blog was submitted to us after the submitter, who wishes to remain anonymous, was sent a link to the recent post in the Calgary Herald. ——– Someone close to me, who is also a “picker” sent me the...
We Are Not Weak
We hate the words “just stop” because we know that if it were that easy we would do it. We know that if it were a simple matter of choice or effort that we wouldn’t be in the messes...
Breaking Down BFRBs – Katy’s Story
Last October we had a seminar in Toronto called “Breaking Down BFRBs”, we had several guest speakers who shared their personal stories with our audience. Here is Katy’s story:
BFRB’s Make Calgary Headlines
Our Peer Support Coordinator, Danielle Roberts, shared her story of living with dermatillomania (skin-picking disorder) which was published in her local newspaper, the Calgary Herald. Read the article here! A huge thank you to Danielle for her ongoing support...
Holding on to Hope
By Samantha Wake Body focused repetitive disorders such as Dermatillomania are extremely over looked. Throughout the past year I have been trying to change that. Dermatillomania is an impulse control disorder characterised by the repeated urge to pick at...
The Eyebrow Game
Not everyone will understand why you draw your eyebrows, and you shouldn’t have to explain. In the 90’s it was popular to shave eyebrows off and draw thin ones back on. Now eyebrows have to be “thick” to look...
Join CBSN in Arlington, VA!
Please click the picture above to learn everything you need to know about this amazing opportunity. If you are like many of us, you would have never known there was an entire conference dedicated to BFRBs – it’s been...
Disorder Desperation
Most, if not all of us, have been in a place of desperation, especially when it comes to having relatively unknown disorders like BFRBs. Whether we are the ones with the BFRB or a parent of a child with...
BFRB Beauty & Fashion: Topic 2- Skin Care 101
Topic 2: Skin Care By CBSN Founder: Sarah Robertson I am someone who LOVES trying new products. I’ve spent so much money over the years on hair, skin and beauty/makeup products that I should probably have shares in Sephora...
Throw It Away
When the New Year rolls around, we often think of what’s new. New goals. New opportunities. New chances. New journeys. But when that clock flips to midnight, when those fireworks explode into the cool, dark air, even if we...