I was just traveling, visiting family in Ohio. Normally when I travel, I plan extensively in advance: cooking and packing food to take with me, searching for gyms, scoping out the health food stores in the area. Preparation has its value. But my … [Read more]
Caring for our ‘survival machinery’
We all have ways of caring for ourselves - coping mechanisms - that look really, really messy on the outside. This may include overeating or sugar bingeing. It's easy to label and judge them as bad or wrong - "I should know better. I should be able … [Read more]
What to do when you’re bingeing and gaining weight
The healing path out of overeating is an unwinding path, a spiral of healing and growth. I got several emails this week from women who feel utterly discouraged. They’ve been doing lots of powerful healing work, and while they see internal shifts in … [Read more]
The link between “wavy” boundaries and overeating
How to release inner tension without food Overeating is often triggered by a build up of anxiety, inner stress, and tension. Chronic anxiety and tension feels tight, hot, and pressured in our bodies - like we're going to scream, hit something or … [Read more]
How safety helps you grow out of overeating
Safety is the single, most important, most crucial ingredient for healing, whether it's healing the body, overeating, food addiction, sugar addiction, weight loss, or any painful food pattern. According to developmental psychologist Dr. Gordon … [Read more]
Core emotions that can feed overeating
Like an iceberg, what drives overeating lies below the surface. Overeating is often an attempt to feel safe and connected in the face of isolation, fear, overwhelm, or pain that feels too much to bear. When our nervous systems feel overwhelmed and … [Read more]
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