Gentle support to soften overeating and eat less sugar
When we’re feeling stuck in a compulsive, obsessive, painful relationship with sugar, we tend to long for one of three things: to cut out our cravings, our desire and longings for the food to cut out eating the particular food or food group … [Read more]
Someone once asked me what’s the cause of sugar addiction, overeating, and body compulsions. “Separation and loss,” I said. Then someone else asked why these things are so pervasive and tricky to heal. “The same … [Read more]
About 7 years ago, I realized that I have ADD. It took me until I was in my mid 30s to see it, and it stunned me. I remember reading Dr. Gabor Mate's brilliant and beautiful book on ADD, Scattered, and feeling sore – this deep ache in my heart as I … [Read more]
Years ago, a woman in my classes said that food and sugar addiction is the "good girl's addiction." What is a good boy or girl? This is often someone whose focus on being good means abandoning their own needs in the process. This can lead to an … [Read more]
This is a photo of what I bought at Whole Foods yesterday after having one of the worst days I've had in a long time. My day began with getting up at 4:30 in the morning to travel across the country with my four children, and all the hassles and … [Read more]
Sometimes we long for what is past, or long to connect to past experiences of love. This can arise in the form of sugar nostalgia. Where does sugar nostalgia show up for you - when you pine for a certain sugary treat and all the emotions, … [Read more]