Thanksgiving marks the official start of the holiday season in the United States, where I live. For many of you, the holiday season has already begun. It's a time of year that can be challenging for many, and bring up lots of mixed feelings around … [Read more]
A binge is merely a cry for connection
Cravings and binges are simply cries for connection. Yesterday, as I sat down to write, I noticed that I was feeling off. The words weren’t flowing, and I felt dry. Quickly, an impulse popped into my head – “Go and check Facebook.” I found myself … [Read more]
When spiritual bypassing leads to sugar bingeing
When we look inside and listen deeply to our relationship with sugar, we often find that our internal conflict with sugar isn’t necessarily about sugar at all. Rather, our desire for sugar is a consequence of how we relate to our innate human needs … [Read more]
The deeper story: how sugar is calling you
We are the ones we have been waiting for.” – Hopi Elder Many people find it surprising – and a bit of playful irony – that when they explore their relationship with sugar, they find that their real “issue” … [Read more]
How to strengthen the inner voice to say no to sugar
To eat less sugar, replace the false refuge that you find in sugar with an internal refuge – a nest of safety that brings the safety, security and soothing you desire. It’s human and natural to seek out sources of comfort, connection and … [Read more]
The necessary and beautiful labor
When you struggle with food, it can bring up so many feelings of shame. The very struggle can feel wrong, as something to be eradicated. So you feel guilty for overeating and guilty for struggling to heal the overeating. What if, instead, you … [Read more]
The healing gift of “neediness”
Several years ago, a few months into a long Montana winter, my friend Rob taught me how to play cribbage. Cribbage was a tradition at our small town’s coffee shop, a way to enjoy the cold winter days, and Rob taught everyone who walked through … [Read more]
Caring for the losses that lie underneath overeating
http://fiveoceanspress.wistia.com/medias/3293wtuhfw?embedType=seo&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=1024 Undigested grief and loss are often what lie underneath stuck patterns of overeating. These losses can stem from childhood or adulthood. … [Read more]
Moving out of powerlessness and helplessness with food
Because overeating can feel so painful and frustrating, it’s easy to feel victimized by it. When we feel victimized by something, we tend to feel powerless, ashamed, and often deeply frightened. You may experience this as a sense of terror or … [Read more]
Facing the vulnerability of addiction
How do we relate to what is young, and tender, and fragile - including what is young, and tender and fragile in us? This is the question that addiction asks of us. Recently, a friend of mine quit a chewing tobacco habit. Chewing was something he'd … [Read more]
Let’s stop seeing overeating as a ‘moral failure’
Overeating is so often misunderstood, devalued, and feared. Overeating is so painful, and equally frustrating – something you long not to do but find yourself doing anyway. It can bring up embarrassment and shame about being “so out of control.” In … [Read more]
Caring for the longing for the ‘perfect mother’
Over the years, many men and women have asked me a version of this question: “I keep looking for something in the food. I keep hoping. I keep searching. But what am I searching for?” It’s a great question, and one that points to our deepest … [Read more]
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