Limits are the riverbank to the river: how we steer the flow of our lives. Why limits can feel so scary When we say no to something that we're attached to - like sugar - we can feel anxious, a sense of groundlessness or emptiness without our … [Read more]
Healing your relationship with power
In my last blog post, I wrote about my new home study course, Align: Heal the Battle with Your Inner Rebel. If you get stuck in self sabotage, resistance, or feelings of "You can't make me!" when you try to make positive changes or set limits on … [Read more]
The wise impulse to self nurture – what lies under a sugar habit
I've been making changes in my course offerings for 2020 and today I have good news to share. Last year, I took The 30 Day Lift, my most popular sugar class of all time, rewrote it, rerecorded it, and renamed it as Emerge: Create a New Habit. The … [Read more]
Your messiest habit is a place of birth
One of the deepest sorrows we experience in life is the pain of separation - especially the separation from our wholeness. When our lives are ruptured - when we experience pain, loss, trauma, or separation that's too much to bear - when we walk … [Read more]
What’s born in your relationship with sugar
In the Christmas season of the Christian tradition, we celebrate the magic and wonder of birth, the light in the dark, and the 'soul knowing its worth.' I see this miracle of birth over and over in my classes - when we face our painful sugar … [Read more]
When holidays create a hunger for connection
Today is Halloween - we have a carved pumpkin by our front door and apple cider on the stove, a hot pot of soup awaiting the evening's festivities. Come tomorrow, for La Dia de los Muertos, the day of the dead, we'll set up our ofrenda, our altar … [Read more]
When you want help but also feel scared
When we're struggling with something and we want help, whew, it can bring us to a place of vulnerability - where all our fears, concerns, and questions come rising up. The fear of receiving help So even though we long for relief and want healing … [Read more]
It’s okay to feel scared: using self compassion to soothe your anxiety about growth
One of my favorite books when I was a kid was the Frog and Toad series by Arnold Lobel, a book series about two good friends, Frog and Toad. In one story, Toad is inspired when he walks by Frog's beautiful garden. So Frog offers Toad some seeds, … [Read more]
You’re not wired to ‘do it alone’
Here as we head into the weekend I wanted to send you a brief note about the power of connection - and why this can be helpful in your relationship with food. It's something I've been thinking about this week because I just finished wrapping up a … [Read more]
Why you overeat when you’re under stress – and why connection matters
As we come into September, I'm moving into "when food is your mother" season. This is the time of year when I explore this idea of how, when we're under stress, we can turn to food as a 'mothering presence' - a place of care, nurturing, and … [Read more]
What it means to have an emotional bond with food
We should stop using the word addiction and shift to a new word – bonding.” – Professor Peter Cohen In my signature course, When Food is Your Mother, I talk about what it means to be bonded with food: to use food to care for our relational and … [Read more]
Breathe new life in me: watering the seed of growth
I wrote an article a few years ago for my yoga studio as a participant in their 40 Days of Yoga Challenge. I thought you might enjoy this exploration of faith, hope and the yearning for change. What brings me to my yoga mat? What brings you to … [Read more]
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