Someone once asked me what’s the cause of sugar addiction, overeating, and body compulsions. “Separation and loss,” I said. Then someone else asked why these things are so pervasive and tricky to heal. “The same … [Read more]
The power of being loved
There’s a stanza in a Tracy Chapman song, At This Point In My Life, that goes like this: At this point in my life I’ve done so many things wrong I don’t know if I can do right If you put your trust in me I hope I won’t let you down If you give … [Read more]
Finding belonging in the midst of depression
The gift of depression Why do you want to shut out of your life any uneasiness, any misery, any depression, since after all you don't know what work these conditions are doing inside you? Why do you want to persecute yourself with the question of … [Read more]
We’re wired to need each other
I get lots of emails from people when they feel weary - when they’re feeling overwhelmed by sugar, when they feel lost, disoriented, or frightened, or when they’re feeling broken and hopeless, like they’ll never feel whole, with food or with … [Read more]
Softening the tight grip of hoarding
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]
The connection between sugar addiction and ADD
About 7 years ago, I realized that I have ADD. It took me until I was in my mid 30s to see it, and it stunned me. I remember reading Dr. Gabor Mate's brilliant and beautiful book on ADD, Scattered, and feeling sore – this deep ache in my heart as I … [Read more]
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