If you agree with my belief that empathic or sensitive women...those who more easily pick up the emotional energies, feelings and thoughts of those around them, are also likely to overeat or use food or weight to try to ... Read More
What Other Kinds of Weight You Carry- Grief and Loss
It's very common with weight and body issues, that there is some unresolved grief and loss hanging around that is being carried. I always see weight, and struggles with food as going beyond issues of diet and exercise. The ... Read More
How Perfectionism and Not Indulging in True Desires Drive Emotional and Compulsive Eating
Not indulging in true desires and pleasure makes you vulnerable to emotional eating, compulsive eating and mindless eating..there's a craving but it's not for food. Recently I've noticed...... actually that's a lie.. for ... Read More
Relief For Binges, Overeating, and “Vampire” Foods…
Binges, Overeating and "Vampire" Foods... I was talking to a new acquaintance recently and we were talking about a variety of topics. He had asked me about my work with women and my perspective on eating related issues ... Read More
Why You Need Protection (and a Special Limited Offer)
One of the themes in my work with clients is the nature of "protection". Protection is a lens through which you determine what relationships, behavioral patterns, may be harming you. It's a way of taking yourself and your ... Read More
Picking Yourself Up Again.. 5 Things That Help
When you find yourself in cycles of loss, endings, things that take your breath away from the shock of them, the magnitude, and the impact.. how do you find your way back onto the path? How do you pick yourself up ... Read More
My Beautiful JuiceFest/Detox- In Conclusion
So the ten days has come and gone and it was a wonderful period of focused reflection and attentive loving intuitive self-care. And some parts were better than others, as you would expect. Let me be the first to say, 10 ... Read More
Beautiful JuiceFest/Detox Day 7- Perfectionism With a Side of Rationalization
I am imperfect.. in case you were wondering. I was pretty sure that there would be some departure from my own prescribed juicefest guidelines and there were. See what you think of my experience and if you would have felt ... Read More
Beautiful JuiceFast/Detox Day 4- Essential Principals of Success
It's the close of Day 4.. and today has been relatively simple.. The sun came out and for some reason that makes everything easier. Also I was out a lot of the day and distraction makes for less hunger and less antsy-ness ... Read More
My Beautiful JuiceFast/Fest Day #3
My Beautiful JuiceFest/Fast Day #3 It's not exactly a juice kind of day...It's been pouring out all. day. long. And I am cold. And hungry. I'm starting to really want food. Grilled salmon for example. That's sort of a good ... Read More