See All ExpertsKatie Rickel, PhD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Behavioral Health Expert
Dr. Katie Rickel is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in weight management and health behavior modification. She earned her MS and PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Florida. Dr. Rickel completed a clinical internship in Health Psychology – specializing in obesity – at Duke University Medical Center where she was trained in the management of chronic pain, behavioral weight loss and surgical interventions for obesity.
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The so-called “feeding tube” diet has received a great deal of attention in the last week after the New York Times published an article titled “Bridal Hunger Games: Losing Weight in Time...
At one time or another, we have all gone to extraordinary – and often unhealthy – lengths to get ourselves out of a funk. We might overeat. We might drink alcohol. We might lash out at irritating...
You will never win a war that you wage against yourself. Yet, so many of my patients engage in these futile tactics during weight-loss attempts. Some describe the internal battle as an angel on...
“Nothing tastes as good as thin feels.”
“Hunger hurts, but starving works.”
“The difference between want and need is self-control.”
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Your mother always told you that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. However, despite this widely touted piece of conventional wisdom, less than half of Americans actually report...
When a new client comes into my office for weight-loss counseling, I begin by asking two questions to assess his or her motivation: How is your weight hurting you, and how is your weight helping...
Most of us have an intense fear of being uncomfortable. In fact, we are taught to fear discomfort from infancy. As babies, our expressions of discomfort are adaptive – they inform our caretakers...
For the last 30 years, my family and I have vacationed at the same resort over the winter holidays. As I lay by the pool last month, I reflected on the wide spectrum of body types I have occupied...
Take a moment to think of one occasion, gathering, celebration or holiday that does not involve food in some fundamental way. Having trouble? I’m not surprised. We live in a food-centric society,...
Thanksgiving is upon us yet again. A day on which Americans are not only permitted, but actually encouraged, to overeat to the point of falling deep into a food-induced coma. If you...
I’ll admit it: I talk to myself. You talk to yourself, too. In fact, we’re all constantly talking to ourselves as thoughts runs through our minds. We’re not even aware of all our thoughts, and...
If you were watching any news program last week, you undoubtedly saw the headline, “It’s not your fault you are overweight! Hormones are to blame!” These statements were triggered by a study...
We all know the feeling of having arrived at a frequently visited destination and having little to no recollection of the drive there. Does this ever happen to you with food?
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