Nurture a compassionate relationship with food and yourself
Friends, I just finished teaching a class on using compassion to eat less sugar, and it was so moving! One of the themes that came up for many people was softening patterns of overdoing, and creating more spaces of rest and ease. Without … [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]
One of the beliefs that tends to go hand in hand with compulsive habits is some sense of, “I should've handled this better.” On some level, we blame ourselves for our bad habits, for our painful or dysfunctional coping strategies. We can also … [Read more]
"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." - Viktor Frankl It can be frustrating when we find ourselves stuck in painful habits - where we … [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]
When we're facing challenges and difficulty, it's easy for the inherent frustration of the situation to turn inwards, towards ourselves. This can arise as self criticism, self attack, and self judgment. In the wake of this frustration, you may … [Read more]