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Women's Community Counsellor (E-zine) Archives

Wherever I go, There I Am - May 2010
Be Wary About What You Put On Your Skin - April 2010
Eating Disorders in Midlife - March 2010
Beating Winter Depression - February 2010
Males and Eating Disorders - January 2010

Surviving Family Over The Holidays - December 2009
Helping Your Daughter Feel Good About Her Body - October 2009
Conquering The Worry Monster - September 2009
Celebrating Our Authentic Bodies - August 2009
Talking About the End - July 2009
Mindful Eating Roadblocks (part 3) - June 2009
Mindful Eating Roadblocks (part 2) - May 2009
Mindful Eating Roadblocks (part 1) - April 2009
Blasts From the Past - March 2009
Digital Dating - February 2009
The Highly Sensitive Personality - January 2009

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Published/Featured Articles

Why you're still lying to mom
What is it about mother-daughter relationships that can make it so hard to admit to mom who we really are - even at our ages?
Click here for the full article from More, May 2010

Friends for life
What do the Sex And The City gals have that we all want? A bond no money can buy.
Click here for the full article from Flare, March 2010

Dating after divorce - learn how to make it work for you
For freshly minted divorcées, dating after divorce can be a tough call. Is it better to dust yourself off and get back into the singles scene sooner rather than later? Or is it smarter to spend some alone time before meeting someone new?
Click here for the full article from Canadian Living, March 2010

Should you quit your job?
There are a number of reasons why you might want to quit your job. Choosing to leave of your own volition can make you feel "empowered by not being a 'sitting duck'" for layoffs "due to forces outside your control," says Esther Kane, a Courtenay, B.C. based therapist.
Click here for the full article from Canadian Living, March 2010

10 ways to refresh your sex life today
Could your sex life use a refresh? 10 easy tips guaranteed to help you refresh your sex life.
Click here for the full article from Canadian Living, February 2010

10 ways to boost your self-esteem
Simple steps to getting your confidence back
Click here for the full article from Glow, January 2010

Are you in denial about your weight?
Let's face it: if we've put on 10 or 20 pounds, it's not fun to face reality and take a good, honest look in the mirror. It's much easier to go into denial mode and act as if the extra weight isn't there.
Click here for the full article from Canadian Living, January 2010

Are you your own worst critic?
Women have a tendency to be their own worst critics, say experts. The most common and insidious display of this has got to be the self-deprecating comment. When innocent bystanders try to assail our misperceptions with a compliment, we shoot them down by insulting ourselves.
Click here for the full article from Flare, October 2009

Does This Pregnancy Make Me Look Fat?
Eating disorder activists Claire Mysko and Magali Amadei, authors of Does This Pregnancy Make Me Look Fat?, along with author Esther Kane, spoke to Demo Dirt about pregnant women's dread fear of baby weight.
Click here for the full article from Jezebel, October 2009

Eat, Drink, and Be Wary
Women are more likely to eat less when their dining companions are male, but eat more when dining solely with other women, says research from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. The research, led by Meredith Young, PhD candidate in the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour confirms previous studies which found that people regulate their eating based on who they are dining with in specific situations.
Click here for the full article from Demo Dirt, August 2009

Orthorexia: Are you addicted to healthy eating?
If your bookshelf is lined with diet and nutrition books and you're constantly preoccupied with food labels, your healthy eating fixation could be masking an eating disorder.
Click here for the full article from Homemakers.com, May 2009

Diet is "die" with a "t"
While much of (Esther Kane's) work focuses on helping people with eating disorders, ...the information she share(s) would be useful to anyone. In fact, after listening to Esther I realized I have had moments that bordered on disordered eating. I was staggered.
Click here for the full article from Elusive Onions, May 2009

The Goodbye Girl
There's a reason why so many sad songs are about breakups. They suck. They can occupy your every waking thought - and keep you up all night, too. But they're part of life- and the risk we take when we fall in love. The one thing you need to know? You will get through this. Here's what will make you feel better, what won't and why it's so painful.
Click here for the full article from Glow, April 2009

Confessions of a Health-Food Junkie
Think there's no such thing as being "too healthy"? Read on to hear about Esther Kane's journey with orthorexia - orange skin, social isolation and all.
Click here for the full article from Glow, February/March 2009

One-Woman Show
Men may take out the garbage and occasionally make the bed, but women still handle the bulk of the household work - and it's harming our health. Here's how to get on a more balanced track.
Click here for the full article from Glow, Nov. 2008

Through Thick and Thin
Sure, you've enjoyed great times together, but how do you navigate the sticky situations that can crop up in any friendship? Here's how the pros would handle three potential friendship breakers - without saying goodbye.
Click here for the full article from Glow, October 2008

Totally Crushed
Crushes may be fun, but the reality of a relationship is so much better. Crushes are also normal even in a committed relationship. Just don't act on them.
Click here for the full article from Glow, April 2008

Swan Songs (Done Right)
Time to make your exit? Whether you're saying goodbye to a relationship, a friendship or even a job, here's how to do it well - and how to avoid the temptation to go out in a blaze of glory.
Click here for the full article from Glow,Feb/Mar. 2008

Stressed for Success
It's the same old story: girl meets stress, girl falls in love. But is the buzz of an overbooked life good for any of us, or are we on the fast track to burnout?
Click here for the full article from Glow, September 2007

Find the Healthy Love You Deserve
The choosing of mates has nothing to do with intellect. If we haven’t examined family-of-origin experiences, and the beliefs and value systems we were taught early on, and come to realize how they have shaped current beliefs and behaviors, we’re bound to go for what’s most familiar.
Click here for the full article from Body Beautiful, July 2007

Just a Hunch
Whether you feel it deep in your gut or hear it whispering in your head, chances are you've experienced the wonder of intuition. But is there any science behind the hunch?
Click here for the full article from Glow, October/November 2006

Confessions of a Toxic Relationship Junkie
Lying, cheating and jealous rages - sometimes love is nothing like the brochure.
Click here for the full article from Glow, October/November 2006

Seven Tips for Deriving Energy from Your Relationships
We all want to be physically healthy, but if our emotional life is unbalanced, efforts to reach our full health potential may be thwarted.
Click here for the full article from Alive, September 2006

Local Counsellor Makes a Difference in Women's Lives
Enthusiasm and passion seems to pour out of the compact dark-haired young woman sitting in the big easy chair. Easy, however, does not describe her job, but Esther Kane is determined to make a difference in the lives of women.
Click here for the full article from In-Focus, July 2006

Esther Wins Vancouver Island Top 40 Under 40 Award
Victoria Times Colonist, June, 2006
Comox Valley Record, July 12, 2006

A Daughter's Words of Wisdom
Toronto Star, June 11, 2005

Exploring the Role that Ethnicity and Culture Play in Disordered Eating
Visions: BC’s Mental Health Journal, Fall, 2002

Not Just A Pretty Face: Exploring Jewish Women's Experiences of Eating Problems
Journal of Collaborative Therapies. 6:1, pp.7-17. Spring 1998

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