One of the most frustrating aspects of healing food "stuff" is how we get stuck in resistance. We recognize something that would help us - for example, eating less sugar - and yet as soon as we recognize the benefit of acting in this way we … [Read more]
Where’s your craving “emergency kit?”
As emotional eating expert Melissa McCreery says, we need a mix of "quick and dirty" strategies and long term strategies to shift a pattern of overeating or sugar bingeing. Quick and dirty strategies are so crucial because, as Viktor Frankl … [Read more]
How acceptance works to change “stuck” habits
Acceptance is a challenging practice, as it asks much of us: accepting ourselves, others, our feelings, our challenges, our limits, and life itself. We tend to resist acceptance, because in accepting "what is," we grieve what isn't. We grieve all … [Read more]
How to care for yourself when you’ve gained weight
One of the practices I teach to heal the roots of overeating, binge eating and sugar addiction is grounding: giving yourself regular, rhythmic self care so you feel nourished, vital and strong. When we go through a difficult time, we often need … [Read more]
How to “rock your cravings to sleep”
One of the questions I hear most often is, "How do I prevent a binge?" Cravings are a topic that brings up a lot of anxiety for people, and understandably so. From experience, they've found that controlling cravings doesn't work - it creates … [Read more]
Tools to stop an oncoming binge
El Arroyo is a Mexican restaurant in the town where I live, Austin, Texas, and is known for its humorous signs. This one made me smile. When you’re bingeing (or bingeing and purging), you’re caught in a highly stressful state. Our higher … [Read more]
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