Nurture a compassionate relationship with food and yourself
One of my passions is connecting the rivers of relational science (attachment theory and interpersonal neurobiology) and spirituality. I draw from both of these waters in my teaching and writing as I feel that they point to and arise … [Read more]
Underneath the warm, soft belly of food compulsions, for many of us, lies the residue of trauma and rupture. It is for these places that the food rises up - a way our body, brain and nervous system moves in to try and protect us. This can fill … [Read more]
This year I've been studying with a dear mentor, therapist and teacher Bonnie Badenoch, diving into the world of relational neuroscience. One of the gifts that Bonnie gives is unending compassion, gentleness, and trust in the healing impulse that … [Read more]
20th century psychologist Carl Rogers is most widely known for his ideas about self acceptance – how this particular form of compassion is the cradle of change: “The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” 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]
Last night I took the dogs on a walk under the nearly full moon, relishing the dark coolness of the winter solstice. And now, as I write to you, I'm lit by the amber of candlelight. Six beautiful pillars glow beside me. Darkness and light: they … [Read more]