Today I want to write about an overlooked, but crucial tool on the journey of healing - play. I learned about play from my mentor in developmental psychology, Dr. Gordon Neufeld, and Hand in Hand Parenting. Play brings to mind many things - … [Read more]
The love that is up to the challenge
You can trust where and how the river is carrying you. 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 … [Read more]
‘Breathe and push’ – transforming food pain into new life
When I have a spacious weekend afternoon, I enjoy taking a few hours to clean and care for my home. There is something about dusting what is dirty and beautifying my space that is deeply nourishing to me – offering a physical expression of my … [Read more]
Why healing overeating starts with relationship
I've recently created an introductory 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 does the … [Read more]
The road that fosters change with food
Here it is the heat of the afternoon, a time of being cooked and stewed by the sun in August, the hottest month of the year where I live. The heat has me thinking of a quote by Viktor Frankl – "What is to give light must endure burning” – and all … [Read more]
The gate of vulnerability
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]
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