Gentle support to soften overeating and eat less sugar
A few weeks ago I wrote about meeting a new friend, Eugena Maguire of Parenting Human Beings. Eugena is a Canada based social worker, parent coach, and former 'struggling foster parent' who created a podcast, Unpacking Depression, where she … [Read more]
There's a beautiful poem by Penny Harter, When I Taught Her How to Tie Her Shoes, that begins like this: A revelation, the student in high school who didn't know how to tie her shoes. I took her into the book-room, knowing what I … [Read more]
Here at the tail end of a two year pandemic, in a time of so much polarization, and now, the tragic horror of another war, I imagine that many of you are feeling the collective anxiety and fear that's been running through our shared, human nervous … [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]
“Your brain and body is always taking care of you.” This is something that I hear often in neuroscience and psychology circles, especially from therapist and healer Bonnie Badenoch. My mentor, Dr. Gordon Neufeld, goes one step further. He says … [Read more]