I got an email from a reader last week with a question about the emotional vs. physical aspects of healing a sugar addiction. In 2008 she’d read my book, Overcoming Sugar Addiction, and was curious about the updated, 3rd edition, where I added more … [Read more]
Neediness is not a character flaw
One of the themes that I see coming up for people in their relationship with food is the mind's fight against what we need. Whether it's needing certain habits to support us in our daily lives, or needing to follow a way of eating, when we think … [Read more]
Unhooking from the “craving self”
Underneath the urge for food, what you’re really needing (at the deepest level) is love. The key to healing a pattern of overeating, sugar bingeing, or emotional eating is radical: it’s to become intimate with it. Rather than turning from our … [Read more]
The alchemy of self acceptance – how acceptance makes change possible
I often talk about how you can change your relationship with sugar through loving relationship itself: kindness, compassion, connection, and acceptance. Many people email or ask me, "But how? How does being accepting or kind to myself help me change … [Read more]
Where unconditional love and weight loss intersect
I'm going to use the d word today - yes, diet. In many circles, diet is considered a dirty word, as all diets or weight loss programs are lumped into a category of "bad." I have a different way of looking at weight loss programs, and how a … [Read more]
Feel cravings more, not less, to soften them
A few weeks ago, I held a group coaching call for those who are participating in Emerge: Create a New Habit. On the call, a woman asked a question that I hear from everyone who's trying to eat less sugar: How do you stop yourself from giving into … [Read more]
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