Gentle support to soften overeating and eat less sugar
This is a photo of my favorite food treat - a cranberry kombucha drink that I love. And to be honest, it's something that I'm often crabby about sharing. You'll understand why in a bit. But for now, I want to share a story - a story of my buying … [Read more]
A few years ago I was asked to write an essay about addiction and marriage. This is what I wrote. Theres a scene in the movie Shall We Dance? where Susan Sarandon's character, a married woman, meets with a private investigator. She'd hired … [Read more]
Many of us have had a difficult relationship with the "last 10 pounds" -- they often seem like an elusive mirage. The mind wants to shed just a bit more weight before we can rest in our bodies! The following text is from a small group coaching … [Read more]
Underneath the urge for food, what you’re really needing (at the deepest level) is love. The key to healing a pattern of overeating, sugar bingeing, or emotional eating is radical: it’s to become intimate with it. Rather than turning from our … [Read more]
One of the most painful results of struggling with any form of suffering is how we identify with it. While labels can be helpful - ah, so this is what I'm facing - they can also be harmful. They become harmful when they become the way we define … [Read more]
Friends, this article is the first public writing I did about the connection between attachment theory, human development, and overeating. As I explored the roots of overeating, I wondered: could overeating, like other addictions, be connected to … [Read more]