Can you befriend difficult emotions? The poet Rumi writes, This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes As an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its [...]
End emotional eating with kindness
Filed Under: Overeating, Sugar, Weight loss Tagged With: anxiety, attachment theory, caring for emotions, emotional eating, feelings, mindfulness, negative emotions, Overeating, sugar addiction, weight loss
Becoming attached – do you judge your pain?
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 [...]
Filed Under: Body image, Overeating, Sugar Tagged With: attachment theory, binge eating, blame, emotional eating, forgiveness, guilt, healing, Overeating, shame, spirituality
How attachment can heal overeating. For good.
I’ve been speaking to lots of women this week. It’s January. They’re trying to start the year positively – to finally heal this “food thing” (or sugar thing) for good. These are bright, kind, loving, perceptive women. Women who’ve often been through incredible, heartbreaking challenges in their lives – challenges they’ve handled with remarkable grace [...]
Filed Under: Overeating, Sugar, Weight loss Tagged With: attachment, attachment theory, binge eating, binge eating disorder, Dr. Gordon Neufeld, eating disorder, high sensitivity, highly sensitive person, John Bowlby, Overeating, sugar addiction
