Create a more compassionate relationship with yourself
A few years ago, I was introduced to therapist and healer Francis Weller and his beautiful book, The Wild Edge of Sorrow. In this book, Francis invites us into a conscious and courageous relationship with grief and sadness. Grief and sadness offer … [Read more]
These past few weeks I've been leading a group through the When Food is Your Mother class, where we're exploring how food can become a substitute 'mother,' a refuge of comfort, support or safety. Human relationships, families, and communities are … [Read more]
I receive emails from many people who talk about how food is one of many ways that they self soothe. Netflix bingeing, excessive online scrolling, alcohol, shopping, overworking and overdoing, escape in spiritual practice, excessive caretaking and … [Read more]
These past few weeks we've been exploring the ways we can use food to regulate our nervous system in the When Food is Your Mother class. One of the topics that's come up is how high sensitivity can lead to a 'build up' of stimuli that seeks relief … [Read more]
You're receiving more emails than usual from me this week as we wrap up the launch of When Food is Your Mother. I hope that these emails offer support whether or not you join this particular offering. In this class, we explore a neurobiological … [Read more]
In the Listen class this week, we're exploring our relationship with cravings - befriending their energy and the cry, underneath them, for help. Cravings can be such fierce things, and we can shy away from their appearance. And yet cravings, at … [Read more]