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Why you feel tired, heavy and burdened
Body image suffering always starts on the somatic level One of the significant u-turns on the path to peace with self and peace with food ...
When the body says No!
Have you read: "When the body says no" by Dr Mate? It was the first book I read that propelled me in the direction of becoming a trauma ...
Freeing the prisoner
A body image story ...
One nest to hold all of you
How do you build a nest for yourself? A nest for all the aspects of you. The part of you that wants to be creative, and fill the world ...
When cravings hit…and asking the right question
I'll tell you about a student who was having some intense sweet cravings. She's been doing work with me for a while, so she has enough ...
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I am burnt out, I have nothing left to give
“I am burnt out…I have nothing left to give…” This is what my student shared during her consultation to join a group. She was cooked. And ...
Sacred Rest Camp Nov 11-13, 2020
Do you ever try to rest, but you just can’t? Like you have to do a thousand things before you are allowed to? You’re not alone. And ...
I can’t rest
I can't tell you how often I hear this. You can't rest. You try to kick back with a book, but your mind keeps spinning asking you to ...
Digestion happens in relationship
When we think about digestion, we often might think about the types of foods we eat, or even how much or when we eat, but have you ever ...
The ground under your feet
What does grounding mean to you? What do you associate the word with? And what does your peace with food have to do with it? I’ve been ...
Self-regulation for difficult times
It's been quite the week, lovely friends. I came back from teaching an incredible workshop in Salt Lake City, and my plan was to blog about ...
Inner conversation ice-breakers
When I first began to befriend my body it was lot like in that poem by the unrepeatable poet Nayyirah Waheed: "Apologize to your body, ...
Why does emotional eating help?
My students generally agree when they emotionally eat it's almost like a surreal experience. Before they know it, it's over. And while it ...
We can do hard things
It's true, isn't it? We can do hard things. When I first started teaching groups and retreats and really sitting with the reality of ...
Eating behaviors as a doorway
Have you ever thought of the enduring character or eating behaviors? About why it is so hard to will yourself out of them? The main reason ...