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Stephanie Roth-Goldberg LCSW is the founder of Intuitive Psychotherapy NYC, specializing in eating disorders, body image, disordered eating, excessive exercise, athletes and trauma.

03/25/2026

Three parts of you walk into the same room…
and for once, they’re not fighting. 🤝

“The runner in me.”
“The part of me that fuels.”
“The part of me that wants to heal.”

Here’s what most people don’t talk about:
those parts can feel like they’re in competition.

Run harder.
Eat less.
Be better.

…or

Rest more.
Fuel more.
Slow down.

And suddenly it feels like you have to choose who you get to be.

But you don’t.

I’m Stephanie—an eating disorder therapist who specializes in body image for runners. 👟

And my work lives at the intersection of all three:
✨ the runner
✨ the human who deserves to be nourished
✨ the part of you that’s ready to heal

Because running can be part of your identity…
but it was never meant to be your whole identity.

Fueling your body doesn’t make you “less of a runner.”
Resting doesn’t make you fall behind.

It makes you sustainable.
It makes you whole. 🌱

Around here, we’re not choosing sides.
We’re building an alliance.

Run for connection, not correction. 👟

If this hit, comment one word that describes your relationship with running right now.

03/20/2026

Sometimes body image narrows our focus until one thing feels like the entire story.

A number.
A comparison.
A bad body image day.

But when we zoom out, we often see something different.

A life that’s actually pretty full.

Healing sometimes starts with one simple question:

What else is going well right now?

Save this for the hard body image days. And if you want to learn a little more about this, watch my recent reel.

03/16/2026

Sometimes running puts you into this quiet, steady rhythm where everything just settles.

Your breath finds a pattern.
Your feet find a rhythm.
Your brain finally gets a little quieter.

Runners often call it flow.

It’s that moment when you’re not thinking about pace, calories, or how your body looks.

You’re just moving.

What’s interesting is that the same thing can happen with coloring.

The repetitive motion, the focus, the slowing down — it gives your nervous system a break from all the noise. Especially the body image noise so many athletes carry.

A lot of runners tell me they struggle on rest days because their brain doesn’t get that same outlet.

That’s actually one of the reasons I created the Body Image for Runners coloring book.

It’s a small way to stay connected to the mental side of running… even when you’re not logging miles.

If you’re curious, you can find it on Amazon. 🎨

And if you’re a runner, I’d love to know:

What helps your brain slow down when you’re not running?

03/11/2026

Save this for the next time one number tries to ruin your entire day. 👟

Sometimes one tiny data point gets way too loud.

A number.
A pace.
A weight.
A comparison.

And suddenly it feels like that one thing tells the whole story.

But pause for a second and zoom out.

Imagine your life as a circle.

Inside it are all the things that make up your world:

Friends
Movement
Work or school
Food
Fun
Connection
Rest
The miles that carried you forward this week

Now ask yourself:

How much of that circle is actually going well?

Most of the time… it’s a lot.

But one small slice can take over the entire narrative if we let it.

This happens to runners all the time.

A great training week.
A run that felt strong.
A body that carried you through miles.

Then one number appears and suddenly it feels like that’s all that matters.

But your life is bigger than one slice of the pie.

Your body is one part of your life.
Your weight is one tiny data point.

And your worth was never meant to be measured by numbers.

You are more than your miles. 👟

Comment one word for something in your life that’s going well right now.

03/07/2026

You accidentally see your weight.
And suddenly it feels like that number is the whole story.

A client shared this with me recently.

She had logged into her medical records, saw her weight, and it completely shifted her mood for the day.

So we did something simple.

I grabbed a whiteboard and drew a big circle.
Then we filled it with everything happening in her life:

Friends
School
Sports
Dating
Actually enjoying food
Having fun

Then we colored in what was going well.

Almost the entire circle filled up.

Except one slice.

Her weight.

And yet… that tiny slice had taken over the whole story in her mind.

This happens a lot with runners too.

You can have a great training week.
Your runs feel strong.
Your body is carrying you through miles you’re proud of.

But one number shows up and suddenly it feels like that’s the only thing that matters.

Here’s the gentle reframe I want you to remember:

Your body is one part of your life.
Your weight is one tiny data point.

Neither of those things gets to define your entire story.

You are more than your body.
You are more than your miles.
And you are definitely more than a number on a screen.

Sometimes the most helpful thing we can do is zoom out and ask:

What else is going well in my life right now?

Because healing often looks like letting the bigger picture matter again. 🌱

Save this for the hard body image days.

Comment with just ONE word per comment, tell me what’s going right in your life right now?

02/26/2026

Here’s something I want more athletes to hear:

You are allowed to have athletic goals that have nothing to do with how your body looks.

Strength.
Speed.
Power.
Endurance.
Mobility.
Longevity.

Those are performance goals.

And they matter.

In so many fitness spaces, aesthetics are treated like the default measure of success.

But recovery often involves redefining success altogether.

When your focus shifts from appearance to capability, something changes:

Your body becomes something you work with
not something you constantly evaluate.

Athletics > aesthetics.

Not because appearance doesn’t exist.
But because performance builds confidence in a way comparison never will.

During Eating Disorder Awareness Week, I’d love to hear from my community:

What do you train for?

Let’s shift the narrative together. 💬

02/14/2026

If body love feels out of reach right now…
you’re not failing.

There’s a middle space between loving and hating your body.

It’s called neutrality.

It sounds simple.
But it’s often the first real step toward healing.

You don’t have to adore your reflection.

You can:
• Stay present
• Offer respect
• Acknowledge what your body has survived

Which one felt most doable today?

Save this for the hard days. 🤍

02/05/2026

Body neutrality isn’t about loving your body every day.
It’s about relating to it with a little more gentleness.

Some days that means noticing when comparison sneaks in.
Some days it means choosing who you’re around.
Some days it means letting your body just be a body — not a problem to solve.

This isn’t a checklist.
It’s a practice.
And it’s okay if you’re starting small.

💭 Which of these feels most accessible for you right now?
Save this for the days your body image feels loud — and remember, neutrality is allowed.

02/04/2026

Family dinner, no pressure edition.

Everyone builds their own bowl.
Everyone listens to their own body.
Everyone gets to decide what feels right for them.

Some kids add more rice.
Some try a new veggie.
Some stick with what feels safe today.

No pressure to clean plates.
No “just one more bite.”
No ranking food as good or bad.

Food trust isn’t built in one meal — it’s built in moments like this.
What would autonomy at the table look like in your home?

01/29/2026

When those ED thoughts get loud, it doesn’t mean you’re doing recovery wrong.
It means an old station is playing.

You don’t have to argue with it.
You don’t have to shame yourself for hearing it.
You just notice… oh, this song again.

And then you choose something different.

Changing the channel isn’t about pretending the thoughts aren’t there.
It’s about recognizing they’re old, familiar, and no longer serving you.

🎧 What helps you “change the station” when those thoughts show up?

Save this for the moments they get loud — and remind yourself you have options.

01/20/2026

Brick Update: When I don’t use it, I’m not just on social media more. I’m also shopping and spending way more time sucks into my phone instead of being present.

I only have social media blocked. But when I have it blocked, I do less of the other stuff, too.

2026 is about being present in all that I do. What is it for you?

01/17/2026

2016 was…

#2016

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