Food is a very easy way to offer ourselves pleasure. This is especially true for those who easily attune to or care for others' needs but minimize their own. Food can also serve as an acceptable form of pleasure if you don't feel that you can … [Read more]
Moving from the head to the heart
What does it mean to move from the head to the heart? And how does this movement heal separation, and foster healing, and hope? When we look at overeating through the head, we tend to fixate on behavior, "shoulds," and "doing it right." We … [Read more]
The deeper story: how sugar is calling you
We are the ones we have been waiting for.” – Hopi Elder Many people find it surprising – and a bit of playful irony – that when they explore their relationship with sugar, they find that their real “issue” … [Read more]
The healing gift of “neediness”
Several years ago, a few months into a long Montana winter, my friend Rob taught me how to play cribbage. Cribbage was a tradition at our small town’s coffee shop, a way to enjoy the cold winter days, and Rob taught everyone who walked through … [Read more]
The new life that lies under listening
This past year I went through a challenging time with one of my children: butting heads, misunderstanding, hurt. Ugh. I felt scared and discouraged and sad. I felt ground down, tired. I felt frustrated how, despite my intentions, the conflict was … [Read more]
Healing the shame of craving
When we’re feeling stuck in a compulsive, obsessive, painful relationship with sugar, we tend to long for one of three things: to cut out our cravings, our desire and longings for the food to cut out eating the particular food or food group … [Read more]
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