Karly Randolph Pitman
This is an image from the bulletin board that long hung in my office. The poem behind the heart is from Clarissa Pinkola Estes. One of the most painful, confusing and often frustrating parts of the healing journey is what Buddhist teacher Pema … [Read more]
When you use food to regulate your nervous system
This month a group has been going through When Food is Your Mother, our signature class. In this class we explore how food can serve as a substitute 'mother' that attunes to our needs, concerns, stressors, and anxieties. Food hears our pain, cares … [Read more]
Forgiving yourself for the mistakes that cause you to overeat
This year I've been a part of a monthly writing group where we meet to read poems, write, and know ourselves more deeply. Each month has a theme, and this month our theme was failure. You may have a variety of relationships with failure. They may … [Read more]
The tension between the longing to be known and the longing for protection
As human beings, we have a fundamental need to belong - to connect and interbe. We also have a need to be fully ourselves - to live and be all that we are. For many of us, these needs often come into conflict. We may feel caught in an either/or - … [Read more]
“They didn’t have parents to help them” – how a lack of early emotional support can turn into addiction
Bessel van der Kolk is a pioneer in understanding how trauma impacts our well being and how to bring healing to the fractured places inside. His work began in the 70s, working with Vietnam veterans experiencing what came to be called PTSD. His … [Read more]
Softening our guilt
This week I watched a documentary, Feelings of Invisibility, about a remarkable artist, Anne K. Abbot, who was born with severe Cerebral Palsy. Anne's yearning to express and be herself deeply moved me. At one point in the film, she speaks about … [Read more]
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