Justin Gillespie is a recovery coach with Workit Health. He has a passion for finding alternative treatments for clients that are evidence-based. He has utilized these alternative interventions with many of his patients and speaks passionately about the balance of fitness, mental health and substance use disorder recovery in other ventures outside of Workit. Justin has his own journey in recovery from Binge Eating Disorder as well as several other co-occurring disorders and uses fitness as well as several other alternative methods to continue his long-term recovery.
The best way that I can sum up co-occurring disorders, previously known as dual diagnoses, is they are these annoying assholes that accompany your fake
To raise awareness for National Eating Disorder Week, Justin, one of the coaches at Workit is here to share his experience with identifying his binge
The answer is, yes you can! Of course, that is not all I have to say on this subject, or we would not have a blog post; let me explain! As someone in recovery from an eating disorder as well as mental health issues, I have found a new profound love of exercise. The activity I once despised is the activity I have found joy in. However, I despised it because I was utilizing exercise incorrectly in my life.
Fitness is often something we think about as a means to get healthy; by “get healthy” we often think of this as losing weight, increasing strength, gaining muscle, and toning up. These can all be very healthy things for your physical health, however the mental health benefits of fitness and exercise are far too often overlooked or passed over like an afterthought.
*The state of Ohio requires a single in-person appointment to begin medically-assisted treatment for opioids.
Workit Health Clinic Locations
California
911 Moraga Rd, Ste 200
Lafayette, CA 94549
telephone: (925) 378-4692
fax (HIPAA): (510) 355-1627
Michigan
3300 Washtenaw Ave
Ste 280
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
telephone: (734) 292-4020
fax (HIPAA): (855)716-4494
New Jersey
1544 Kuser Rd, Ste C9
Hamilton, NJ 08619
telephone: (609) 552-0179
fax (HIPAA): (609) 775-9903
Ohio
6855 Spring Valley Dr.,
Ste 110
Holland, OH 43528
phone: 216-438-0283
fax (HIPAA): (513) 823-3247
Alaska
360 W Benson Blvd
Ste 310
Anchorage, AK 99503
telephone: (907) 268-2327
fax (HIPAA): (510) 355-1627
Minnesota
11800 Singletree Lane
Ste 302
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
telephone: (651) 349-4342
fax (HIPAA): (612) 206-9077
Oregon
7185 SW Sandburg St
Ste 120
Tigard, OR 97223
telephone: (503) 461-7106
fax (HIPAA): (971) 339-4862
Washington
10828 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Ste 106
Lakewood, WA 98499
telephone: (360) 436-6594
fax (HIPAA): (510) 355-1627
Florida
4730 North Habana Avenue
Ste 206
Tampa, FL 33614
telephone: (954) 231-3080
fax (HIPAA): (813) 200-2822
Texas
8229 Shoal Creek Blvd
Ste 105
Austin, TX 78757
telephone: (737) 245-7587
fax (HIPAA): (737) 738-5046
