Tonight I put my five year old son to bed, with his cozy truck jammies on his precious little body, his favorite cuddly under his arm, and our 90 pound dog curled up tight next to his shoulders (we’re having thunderstorms here in Texas, and my dog likes a lap during thunderstorms. Really, really likes [...]
What to do when being kind to yourself feels like giving up
April 17, 2012 By 11 Comments
How to get free of sugar addiction for life
April 10, 2012 By 2 Comments
How to handle the Easter candy
April 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Last week during my Target shopping I was bombarded by the Easter candy. Are you feeling nervous about Easter, wondering how you’ll make it through the holiday without overdoing it? Dear one, you’re not alone. I’d like to share what helps me so that you can take a deep breath, exhale and soften your anxiety [...]
Using food as your “voice”
March 28, 2012 By 2 Comments
Being kind to “negative” feelings
March 21, 2012 By 3 Comments
I don’t have PMS today. I swear. But everything is rubbing me the wrong way – that irky combination of feeling overstimulated/stressed/tense and exhausted at the same time, like I want to sleep all day and also scream at the sky! In our house, we call this feeling “inside out.” These feelings are. not. comfortable. [...]
A Body You Love
March 13, 2012 By 6 Comments
Do you love your body? If you’re like most people, you probably don’t. You may have heard that eighty percent of women are dissatisfied with their bodies. They want to change something about themselves, or everything! I used to loathe my body. I hated it with a passion that burned hotter than Jude Law—I still [...]
Uprooting our deepest suffering
February 29, 2012 By 25 Comments
For most of my adult life, I’ve suffered from various forms of mental illness. I’ve had over 20 years of eating disorders, 15 years of on and off depression, and lifelong challenges with anxiety. I’ve also struggled to cope with several other traits, that while not mental illness, are often misunderstood and shamed by our [...]
The Need to Feel Wanted
February 21, 2012 By 8 Comments
