Create a more compassionate relationship with yourself
Today I'm driving to Houston with my eldest son to help him get his next pair of ice skates for his joy and passion - figure skating. Competitive figure skating is a whole new world to me, and learning about this world - like the fact that you may … [Read more]
This week I received a question about self compassion - in particular, about how we can be kind to ourselves when succeeding at something really matters and we aren't able to meet our own expectations. It's a great question! I've received … [Read more]
The other day I returned a few things to the home of a close friend while she was away at work. When I opened her front door, I found the remnants of breakfast on the dining room table, mail and books on the hall bench, stacks of plates in the … [Read more]
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]
http://fiveoceanspress.wistia.com/medias/3293wtuhfw?embedType=seo&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=1024 Undigested grief and loss are often what lie underneath stuck patterns of overeating. These losses can stem from childhood or adulthood. … [Read more]
There's a line in an essay by Thomas Merton, where he writes of "the brutality of our will." This line reminds me of a fellow line, a lyric from a Wailin' Jennys' song: will we bite against the silence Fill our days with noise and violence Not … [Read more]