Nurture a compassionate relationship with food and yourself
One of my all time favorite movies is The Color Purple. There's a well known line from the film that says: “Everything just wants to be loved.” Last week, in my free webinar on healing the battle with the inner rebel, I thought about this line … [Read more]
The other day I returned a few things to the home of a close friend while she was away at work. When I opened her front door, I found the remnants of breakfast on the dining room table, mail and books on the hall bench, stacks of plates in the … [Read more]
In my last few posts, I've been talking about how important power is in your relationship with food. In case you missed them, you can read them here - why power is a form of love - and the two forms of nurturing that create healing with … [Read more]
When we overeat, we tend to use food in fairly typical ways. One of these ways is using food for comfort – eating for stress relief, to self soothe, and as a source of softness, care and tenderness. In my classes, I call this using food 'as a … [Read more]
This coming February I'm excited to share that I'll be offering a new course on healing your relationship with power and food. Why power, you may ask? It helps to step back a bit. The two gates of healing with food If I had to give you an … [Read more]
Friends, here we find ourselves in the last month of the year, deeply immersed in the holiday season and all the rituals, traditions, and celebrations that the season brings. This often includes many opportunities for the festive partaking of food … [Read more]
This is a picture of me and my son from a few years ago. Last week, it was his birthday. Halfway through his birthday morning, he was filled with disappointment and sadness and laid on his bed and told me about it. His presents weren’t as he … [Read more]
When we're facing challenges and difficulty, it's easy for the inherent frustration of the situation to turn inwards, towards ourselves. This can arise as self criticism, self attack, and self judgment. In the wake of this frustration, you may … [Read more]
One of the most devastating consequences of shame, trauma, and loss is that we can internalize feelings of powerlessness or collapse – where we feel hopeless and impotent to effect any positive change in our lives. You may feel stuck in a … [Read more]
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]
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