Create a more compassionate relationship with yourself
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]
There are a few key ‘gates of healing’ that are necessary to walk through in order to grow out of food compulsions like overeating, sugar obsessing, or binge eating. I wrote about two of these gates – healing your relationship to vulnerability and … [Read more]
Here on this good Saturday I just finished eating soup I’d made with some vegetables I bought at the Farmer’s Market. I love making soup – I enjoy the chopping of vegetables, the simmering pot of warmth on the stove, and the emotional cradle that … [Read more]
A few days ago, I hosted a webinar about my When Food is Your Mother class, and was asked a question that I hear often: What do you do when you don’t have anyone you can go to for support? Or what do you do when you have a lot of deficits of … [Read more]
In many places around the world, this weekend is Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day can bring up a mix of many feelings – gratitude, joy, forgiveness, appreciation, or grief. There may be anger or sadness about a present or past relationship with a mother … [Read more]