Create a more compassionate relationship with yourself
This past week we hosted my aunt and cousin at our home, who came to visit from Ohio. We hadn't since them since the end of 2019, and for five days we laughed, talked, and ate meals together. It felt like a holiday, and our hearts filled and … [Read more]
When we struggle with addictive patterns like overeating or sugar bingeing, we may feel like we need to come to a place of complete abstinence in order to find relief and healing. And yet people have told me, over and over, how hard it is for them … [Read more]
The end of the day, weekends, evenings, and before bed: these are all times when people tell me that their relationship with food – or other self soothing behaviors – is the hardest to bear. These times have a few things in common: … [Read more]
Image: Befriend Sadness by Eddy Sara. Used by kind permission of the artist. You can find Eddy's art here. We all have moments in our lives where we feel bereft and alone – where those around us convey in word or action a lack of understanding. I … [Read more]
Here on this good Tuesday I wanted to send out a note about the Kick Sugar Summit, a free online event that has been going on this week, from October 12 through October 19. Starting today, October 19, at 7 am PT/10 am ET, you can listen to all … [Read more]
Here we find ourselves in the first week of July, a scorcher of a month here in Texas where I live. And yet this week has been unseasonably wet, drenching my garden with regular rain that offers an abundance of cucumbers, tomatillos, and … [Read more]