Foster a change of heart
Today is Halloween - we have a carved pumpkin by our front door and apple cider on the stove, a hot pot of soup awaiting the evening's festivities. Come tomorrow, for La Dia de los Muertos, the day of the dead, we'll set up our ofrenda, our altar … [Read more]
Here as we head into the weekend I wanted to send you a brief note about the power of connection - and why this can be helpful in your relationship with food. It's something I've been thinking about this week because I just finished wrapping up a … [Read more]
As we come into September, I'm moving into "when food is your mother" season. This is the time of year when I explore this idea of how, when we're under stress, we can turn to food as a 'mothering presence' - a place of care, nurturing, and … [Read more]
One of my all time favorite movies is The Color Purple. There's a well known line from the film that says: “Everything just wants to be loved.” Last week, in my free webinar on healing the battle with the inner rebel, I thought about this line … [Read more]
Seeing with 'soft eyes' This week I got an email from a reader, Emily, who spoke about the transformation she's experiencing in 'seeing her eating disorder with self compassion, with kind eyes' – not an easy thing to do. Any place where we feel … [Read more]
I recently created an introductory, do at home course on creating emotional healing with food, The Heart of Food. The understanding that grounds this course is that healing begins in the heart. People often ask me, "Why do you start there? What … [Read more]