Many of us believe that changing a habit is simply a matter of will power. When I was bingeing on sugar out of control in my teens, 20s and early 30s, I thought I just needed to get myself together – to be more organized, determined, and disciplined … [Read more]
3 things I learned when I went back to sugar
After I wrote Overcoming Sugar Addiction, I really thought I had "it" - I thought that I was over and done with sugar. Life had other plans. I've shared how humbled, embarrassed, and discouraged I felt when I went back to eating sugar during these … [Read more]
When being kind to yourself feels like giving up
I receive a lot of very tender, precious emails from women that all say some version of the same thing - Help! Now that I'm being kinder to myself I'm feeling really *really* unmotivated to: go to the gym to lose the extra weight to set … [Read more]
Heal the shame that keeps you stuck in overeating
If I had to describe the men and women that I talk to, those who are trying to gently heal from food stuff, I would describe them in this way: incredibly kind. Conscientious. Earnest. Sincere. Tender hearted. Sensitive. Empathetic. Spiritual. People … [Read more]
How kindness softens emotional eating
Can you befriend difficult emotions? The poet Rumi writes, This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes As an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them … [Read more]
How softening self judgment soothes overeating
I recently shared my theory that refuge - a deep rooted feeling of belonging, safety and attachment - is what creates the foundation for growth, maturity, and change with food. I heard from so many tender men and women who resonated with that theory … [Read more]
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