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November 2020
Small group intensive: Nurturing the Inner Mother
Our small group intensive is for our beloved alumni who want to come together in a small group to nurture spaces of inner ‘mothering’ within themselves – to create an internal refuge of warmth, welcome, compassion and courage. Over a year’s time, we come together to deepen the healing you began in When Food is Your Mother so habits of self soothing with food, isolation, and self judgment can gently fall away.
Find out more »January 2021
Book of Love – 2021 class
When we experience heartache, hardship, or pain, or when we struggle with something long term like illness or trauma, it’s easy to feel like ‘damaged goods’ – like there’s something wrong with us. Our struggles can become the lens through which we see ourselves, coloring our perceptions and beliefs about who we are. In the wake of this separation, we often lose our connection with ourselves: our hopes and dreams, abiding goodness, capability, and trustworthiness. The Book of Love is…
Find out more »July 2021
When Food is Your Mother – 2021 class
For many people, overeating and binge eating are not just “bad” habits or coping strategies but emotional bonds – a 'mother' that they turn to for comfort, holding, soothing, regulation, and nurturing. Self soothing with food is a well intentioned coping mechanism to feel safe, secure and connected in the face of isolation, intense emotions, powerlessness, or pain. In moments of overwhelm, this emotional bond with food – and the needs that drive it – can override other needs, such…
Find out more »November 2021
Small group intensive 2021: Nurturing the Inner Mother
Our small group intensive is for our beloved alumni who want to come together in a small group to nurture spaces of inner ‘mothering’ within themselves – to create an internal refuge of warmth, welcome, compassion and courage. Over a year’s time, we come together to deepen the healing you began in When Food is Your Mother so habits of self soothing with food, isolation, and self judgment can gently fall away.
Find out more »