Specialties
I help people go from food-obsessed to confident, happy, and thriving.
In my clinical practice, coaching programs, books, and radio show, I delve into the hidden, unconscious reasons behind bingeing. It’s not what you're eating that's the problem, it's what's eating "at" you.
The artist Michelangelo was asked how he was able to turn great blocks of stone into statues. He said that he did not turn the stone into statues. Rather, he freed the statues from the stone.
Similarly, when I work with patients and clients, we're not trying to change them from one thing to another. We're chipping away at what's keeping them stuck, so they can lead their most authentic lives.
History
Established in 2006.
As far back as I can remember, my first thoughts in the morning were about food and whether I'd be 'good' that day; my last thoughts at night were about whether or not I'd lose weight by the next day.
Eventually I began therapy and shared about my relationships, my dreams, hopes and fears. I shared everything with my therapist except:
I never told her what was going on with food.
By the time I left treatment, all my food issues were completely gone and my weight was healthy.
How was this possible?
In therapy, I started being kinder and more self-compassionate. I learned to cope with challenging situations instead of using food as a way to distract myself from them, and I learned how to calm my emotions without reaching for a pint of ice cream or a box of cookies.
I know that it's possible to liberate yourself from disordered eating because that was, and continues to be, my experience.
If there is only one thing you take away from my story, let it be this: there is always hope.
Meet the Business Owner: Dr. Nina S.
Dr. Nina Savelle-Rocklin is a psychoanalyst who specializes in food, weight, and body image issues. She’s the author of the Amazon best-selling book, The Binge Cure: 7 Steps to Outsmart Emotional Eating and Food For Thought: Perspectives on Eating Disorders, and co-editor of Beyond the Primal Addiction. She also hosts a weekly radio show.
What sets Dr. Nina apart is her personal experience with disordered eating. She knows, all too well, the shame, anxiety, and desperation that accompany food issues. She overcame binge eating, so she knows what it's like to struggle. And she also knows that food freedom is possible.
Knowing how to help you heal so you can live freely with food, makes Dr. Nina an incredible resource for those struggling with binge-eating.
Her practical, down-to-earth way of teaching the real story behind bingeing sets her apart from everyone else in the field.
Dr. Nina can help you take back your life, live it on your terms, and be free of bingeing for good.