I recently shared my theory that refuge – a deep rooted feeling of belonging, safety and attachment – is what creates the foundation for growth, maturity, and change with food. I heard from so many tender men and women who resonated with that theory – and who wondered, Yes, but how?? How do I create [...]
Softening my struggle
January 15, 2012 By 4 Comments
Unsweetened me.
December 19, 2011 By 6 Comments
I’ve been playing with sugar recently. Sharing the holidays with friends and loved-ones often spurs the desire to “relax” into sugar. I tell myself, as I reach for the ice cream with spoon in hand, that I deserve a little treat. I know that with just a little “hit” of that sweet goodness my mind will relax, the tension [...]
Loving where you’re at.
December 12, 2011 By 8 Comments
Does intuitive eating lead to sugar addiction?
December 6, 2011 By 8 Comments
Do you have your heart?
November 30, 2011 By 11 Comments
One of the most persnickity challenges to healing are the internal obstacles that keep us from following through on our intentions – the doubt, resistance, the “I don’t want to” and “I don’t feel like it” feelings that get in the way of change. In Heal Overeating: Untangled* (and in these articles here and here) [...]
Why I won’t punish myself after Thanksgiving
November 23, 2011 By 12 Comments
I was at my yoga studio yesterday evening and was asking about their schedule for the rest of the week, a holiday week here in the states. As they’re closed for Thanksgiving, the girls at the front desk suggested I try the Friday “burn the bird” class. My body immediately tensed and tightened, and I [...]
How to quiet your inner food cop
November 7, 2011 By 12 Comments
I talk with hundreds of men and women who are healing from emotional eating, chronic dieting, binge eating and sugar addiction. And there’s one crucial, essential place where everyone – including me – gets stuck. It’s this: There’s a voice – a chorus of voices – that nags at them all day. This voice is [...]
5 steps to get back on track after eating sugar
November 1, 2011 By 12 Comments
I hear from so many dedicated people who are trying to give up sugar – they recognize they’re addicted to sugar and are doing the necessary steps to stop eating it. They may be eating a sugar free diet for weeks, months or even years. And then they find themselves eating sugar again. They feel [...]
