Gentle support to soften overeating and eat less sugar
This spring, in my When Food is Your Mother class, one of the questions that's been arising for the group is about healing: Is it possible to be addicted to self help? We're a highly conscientious group, and many of us are eager seekers. So we're … [Read more]
Cravings and binges are simply cries for connection. Yesterday, as I sat down to write, I noticed that I was feeling off. The words weren’t flowing, and I felt dry. Quickly, an impulse popped into my head – “Go and check Facebook.” I found myself … [Read more]
When we look inside and listen deeply to our relationship with sugar, we often find that our internal conflict with sugar isn’t necessarily about sugar at all. Rather, our desire for sugar is a consequence of how we relate to our innate human needs … [Read more]
Several years ago, a few months into a long Montana winter, my friend Rob taught me how to play cribbage. Cribbage was a tradition at our small town’s coffee shop, a way to enjoy the cold winter days, and Rob taught everyone who walked through … [Read more]
How do we relate to what is young, and tender, and fragile - including what is young, and tender and fragile in us? This is the question that addiction asks of us. Recently, a friend of mine quit a chewing tobacco habit. Chewing was something he'd … [Read more]
Overeating is so often misunderstood, devalued, and feared. Overeating is so painful, and equally frustrating – something you long not to do but find yourself doing anyway. It can bring up embarrassment and shame about being “so out of control.” In … [Read more]