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Still Struggling?

You're successful. But something inside still feels... off?

You’ve done everything “right.” You work hard. You show up. You hold things together for everyone else. And still, there’s an underlying ache. A constant pressure to perform, achieve, and never let your guard down.

What if that constant pressure isn’t just part of your personality, but a belief system you hold that you have to do, be, and have more to be “enough?"

The Anorexic Mindset doesn’t always look like disordered eating. Sometimes, it looks like relentless striving, over-responsibility, and quiet self-neglect. Take this FREE Self-Assessment to begin to identify, challenge, and transform it so you can live with more self-compassion, freedom, and joy. 
Licensed therapist Amy Margolis helps women like you uncover and shift what she calls the Anorexic Mindset — a hidden mental pattern that thrives on self-criticism, deprivation, and perfectionism that is constantly robbing us of presence, authenticity, joy and peace.

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The Anorexic Mindset

The mindset that is insidiously holding back smart, capable women

The Anorexic Mindset is a deeply ingrained pattern of thinking, marked by relentless self-criticism, perfectionism, and a persistent internal voice that measures our worth by our appearance, self-discipline, and achievement. It drives many women to impose rigid rules on themselves around food, exercise, and behavior, creating a cycle of deprivation, shame, and fear.

This mindset goes far beyond eating habits—it shapes how we experience life, relationships, and self-love, often leading to emotional isolation and diminished personal power. At its core, the Anorexic Mindset is fueled by the belief that we must be perfect to be worthy or lovable. Paradoxically, it blocks genuine happiness, freedom, and authenticity.

Recognizing how deeply the Anorexic Mindset is affecting you is the first step toward breaking free. This awareness opens the door to cultivating self-compassion, challenging and changing harmful beliefs and behaviors, and transforming your relationship with yourself and your body into one rooted in self-love and personal power!
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Take the FREE Self-Assessment to see if this mindset is affecting you more than you realize.

What you'll learn in the 
FREE Self-Assessment:

  • The extent to which the Anorexic Mindset might be impacting your life.
  • Your beliefs, thoughts, and behaviors that may be holding you back from living an authentically powerful life.
  • How all of the above informs your self-esteem, freedom, happiness and relationships.

What to expect with the full course:

Featuring 8 insightful modules with videos, advice, and printable worksheets that delve deep to help you learn, take action, and break free!

Understanding 
the Anorexic Mindset

How does perfectionism, control, comparing yourself to others, deprivation, and emotional withdrawal shape your thoughts and behaviors, often without you even realizing it? And how do these patterns affect your relationships, choices, freedom, happiness and self-worth?

Challenge the Beliefs That Keep You Stuck

Identify the inner critical voices, distorted thinking, and destructive behaviors that cause you to experience shame, self-denial, and oppression in your life. Then, with guidance and support, start to break free by practicing self-awareness and compassion, taking new actions, and feeling more and more authentic and empowered.

Live into New Ways of
Thinking and Feeling

Through psychoeducation, journaling prompts, and exercises, you will transform your Anorexic Mindset into one that you create based on self-trust, flexibility, and joy. This isn’t about “fixing” yourself — it’s about setting yourself free!

Develop Tools to Continue Cultivating Authenticity and Power

You'll no longer feel the need to chase approval, thinness, control, and perfection. You'll be armed with the self-knowledge, love, and tools to support you to come back time and again and continue to live a life of freedom, authenticity, and power -- a life of your own design. 


Learn about Amy

My name is Amy Margolis. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Co-Founder and Director of Santa Monica Counseling. With years of experience, I specialize in individual, couples, family, and group therapy for people recovering from eating disorders, addictions, anxiety, depression, and relational issues.

My courses are designed to help you identify, challenge, and break free from any negative thinking and behavioral patterns that rob you of living with freedom, authenticity, abundance, and personal power!

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