Healing the shame that keeps you stuck

February 16, 2012 By 4 Comments

If I had to describe the men and women that I talk to, those who are trying to gently heal from food stuff, I would describe them in this way:  incredibly kind. Conscientious. Earnest. Sincere. Tender hearted. Sensitive. Empathetic. Spiritual. People with deep values who try to live them out. Often high achieving/setting high expectations [...]

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Becoming attached – do you judge your pain?

January 26, 2012 By 6 Comments

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 [...]

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How attachment can heal overeating. For good.

January 11, 2012 By 37 Comments

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 [...]

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Loving where you’re at.

December 12, 2011 By 8 Comments

I’ve received hundreds of emails that all say this, in one form or another: I’m really struggling and I feel so ashamed. I’ve been there, too – in fact, I hit one of those walls this week. This time it came in the form of my old friend, anxiety. For a slew of reasons, my [...]

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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) [...]

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Are you highly sensitive and sugar addicted?

October 24, 2011 By 6 Comments

If you’re someone who is both highly sensitive and sensitive to sugar (which may appear in your life as a susceptability to sugar addiction or overeating), you’re not alone. It’s a pairing that I see over and over again – and one I see in myself. Being highly sensitive means you pick up more from [...]

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Caring for anxiety without overeating

August 2, 2011 By 2 Comments

I went walking this morning in new socks. They’re super thin – great for the heat – but very slippery. I began my walk feeling uncertain and tentative, like my feet weren’t supported on the ground. I felt like my feet would slip out from under me at any moment. I thought about this metaphor [...]

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