Gentle support to soften overeating and eat less sugar
When we're bombarded by waves of reactivity - such as cravings, impulses, a compulsion to overeat check out, overwork, overdo, or escape, or emotional triggers or upsets - everything in us can tighten up and say, "No." Our natural reaction is to … [Read more]
In last week's newsletter, I wrote about how we can become polarized against ourselves - and how this protective stance can make it difficult for us to feel free to move forward and make positive changes in our lives. These inner polarizations can … [Read more]
My dad, peace and blessings be upon him, and I shopping for food at the Westside Market in downtown Cleveland. Today is Father's Day where I live, and it may be a holiday where you live, too. You may be thinking of your father - whether of … [Read more]
Last week, in a Q&A webinar for The Growing Humankindness community, we were talking about trust. What does it mean to trust ourselves – especially when we find ourselves stuck in the same frustrating patterns? For so long, I thought trusting … [Read more]
These last few weeks we've been talking about the map of healing and how to be with the anxiety that arises when we face our wounds. You could argue that anxiety is the most common driver of overeating. When our nervous system is alarmed, and we … [Read more]
In my last newsletter I talked about the map of healing from food compulsions and how you're not carrying your healing, rather, your healing is carrying you. Many of you wrote to tell me how this newsletter spoke to you. It seems so many of us … [Read more]