Create a more compassionate relationship with yourself
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]
For most of my life, I’ve been a compulsive sugar addict. Starting in my early 20s, I spent over 15 years trying to heal my sugar addiction. It’s been a long, winding journey. What finally helped me heal my relationship with sugar was … [Read more]
The "how" of changeKarly was asked on one of her recent Heal Overeating: Untangled support calls how to get from, "I should do x,y,z, because that would be smart, and benefit me," to actually doing x,y,z ... to making changes. This is a tremendously … [Read more]
When you're trying to heal painful behaviors with food, your hunger - your ground floor, human need for food - can bring up a lot of mixed feelings. Your hunger may bring up anxiety, fear, apprehension, doubt, hope, joy, desire, longing or confusion … [Read more]
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]