Events

Emerge is a compassion and mindfulness based course to help you soften habits of using sugar for stress relief, self soothing, and to care for your emotions. You'll learn how […]

It's easy to look at overeating or any kind of overdoing with food as proof of 'badness,' a moral failure. It might seem like a lack of character or strength. But there are good reasons why you overeat! When we feel overwhelmed, stressed, and caught in painful emotions, everything in our neurobiology is wired to […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]