Gentle support to soften overeating and eat less sugar
Today I want to write about an overlooked, but crucial tool on the journey of healing - play. I learned about play from my mentor in developmental psychology, Dr. Gordon Neufeld, and Hand in Hand Parenting. Play brings to mind many things - … [Read more]
Seeing with 'soft eyes' This week I got an email from a reader, Emily, who spoke about the transformation she's experiencing in 'seeing her eating disorder with self compassion, with kind eyes' – not an easy thing to do. Any place where we feel … [Read more]
When I have a spacious weekend afternoon, I enjoy taking a few hours to clean and care for my home. There is something about dusting what is dirty and beautifying my space that is deeply nourishing to me – offering a physical expression of my … [Read more]
I recently created an introductory, do at home course on creating emotional healing with food, The Heart of Food. The understanding that grounds this course is that healing begins in the heart. People often ask me, "Why do you start there? What … [Read more]
Here it is the heat of the afternoon, a time of being cooked and stewed by the sun in August, the hottest month of the year where I live. The heat has me thinking of a quote by Viktor Frankl – "What is to give light must endure burning” – and all … [Read more]
There are a few key ‘gates of healing’ that are necessary to walk through in order to grow out of food compulsions like overeating, sugar obsessing, or binge eating. I wrote about two of these gates – healing your relationship to vulnerability and … [Read more]
A few years ago, I was asked to write a short essay about 'what I know for sure,' what I'd want to share if I only had one thing to say. This was my response. On a daily basis, I pause, put my hand on my heart and whisper to myself, "I will not … [Read more]
The inner protector, like a mother bear, makes room for our pain and makes room for our human experience. In my last post, I spoke about a powerful but subtle shift when facing difficult experiences, cravings or pain: to stop ”trying harder” and … [Read more]
Here on this good Saturday I just finished eating soup I’d made with some vegetables I bought at the Farmer’s Market. I love making soup – I enjoy the chopping of vegetables, the simmering pot of warmth on the stove, and the emotional cradle that … [Read more]
Learn how to soften the emotions underneath sugar cravings, where they can flow like water. If you wrestle with sugar, the holidays can be a challenging time of year. Sugar is seemingly everywhere, ingrained into many of the parties, get … [Read more]
A few days ago, I hosted a webinar about my When Food is Your Mother class, and was asked a question that I hear often: What do you do when you don’t have anyone you can go to for support? Or what do you do when you have a lot of deficits of … [Read more]
In the last part of our When Food is Your Mother online training we’re going to be talking about Changing How you Grow. This is important because often we’re filled with a lot of frustration, alarm/anxiety or discouragement about our painful … [Read more]
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