Create a more compassionate relationship with yourself
When you've struggled with a coping strategy, like overeating, for a long time, and you've done a lot of inner work to try and help yourself, it's easy to feel overwhelmed by frustration, self attack, or despair, like 'nothing's changing.' But what … [Read more]
The first week of July is a scorcher of a month in Texas where I live. And yet this week has been unseasonably wet, drenching my garden with regular rain that offers an abundance of cucumbers, tomatillos, and tomatoes. I never was much of a … [Read more]
If you struggle with overeating at night you're not alone. About 99% of the people that come to our classes tell us that evenings are - hands down - the hardest time of the day. Once the late afternoon, dinner time, and evening unfolds, they find … [Read more]
Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That's how the light gets in. - Leonard Cohen, Anthem A few years ago, I joined a gym with my twenty one year old daughter. As a soccer player, my … [Read more]
If you struggle with overeating - or any other habit that brings up shame - you may feel a strong desire to 'fix it' as soon as possible. The shame of our compulsions can create a lot of anxiety. This anxiety can lead to a lot of internal … [Read more]
Here in the quiet of a Sunday afternoon, as I ready my dogs for a walk around the pond, I wanted to reach out to share a story from a former student from the Book of Love. 'Accepting all part of myself with welcome' Today I'm honored to share Eva's … [Read more]
Here in these quiet wee hours, I wanted to reach out to share more about the upcoming Book of Love class. Over the next few newsletters, I'll be sharing stories of former students who generously offered their kind permission to share their … [Read more]
Softening perfectionism is a theme that runs through all our classes. It's a common coping strategy - especially for those of us who are highly conscientious, heart centered and sensitive. (It's a strategy I personally know very … [Read more]
I hope this note finds you well as we journey into February. For many of you - especially our Northern Hemisphere friends and those on the North American East Coast - this time of year brings much cold, and dark. We're wired to 'tend and … [Read more]
Here we find ourselves on the first day of a new year, and all that newness brings with her. For me, the new year often brings to mind this beloved poem by Lucille Clifton, one I first read in an Oprah magazine and kept tucked in my journal: i … [Read more]
Here is this holiday week, and in this holiday month, I'm glad for this quiet in the middle of the day to spend some time writing to you. Whew – who among us would've imagined, as the year began, that we'd find ourselves in this place here at the … [Read more]
These past weeks, as the weather where I live has turned to autumn, I've been harvesting seeds from the now spent sunflower plants in my garden. As I receive these seeds from their fuzzy pods, cradling them in white paper packets of goodness to … [Read more]
Session expired
Please log in again. The login page will open in a new tab. After logging in you can close it and return to this page.