Most of the the women I work with come to me because they feel powerless with food, or are consumed by a less-than-stellar body image that is taking up so much of their time, energy and attention that it feels like a horrible part-time (or even full-time) job.When I first met Diane (name changed to…
What comes to mind when you think of “Exercise”? Is it a joyful, expansive feeling of activity, creativity and delight, or is it a sense of obligation, suffering and dread? For a lot of women – especially those who struggle with food, weight, and body image – it’s more of the latter. Exercise becomes a big…
Something really cool just happened. It’s not something I could have seen coming, especially all those years that I lived in a self-imposed prison of food rules and restrictions, alternately bingeing and starving myself, feeling totally powerless to change. All that time that I truly believed there was something wrong with me because I didn’t…
My relationship with my mom has been complicated over the years, which is kind of interesting, because I’ve said same thing about my relationship with food and my body. There was a time when I literally blamed my mom for my eating disorder. I was angry because she hadn’t been a better model of healthy…
Today I want to share some stuff that’s been on my heart, and to share with you an amazing tool that can help you create miraculous shifts out of even deep despair. For starters, here’s some stuff I’m not super cool with: Vulnerability… Like exposed, heart on the line, potential for rejection kind of vulnerability.…
I was walking on this glorious beach this morning and when I was overcome with tears. Suddenly there was a wave of emotion moving through me, joy, deep gratitude, sadness, grief for my younger self and her wounds, love for my current self and the lessons she’s learned, intense desire for the business I am…
For over 20 years of my life, I resisted being an eater. I expended immeasurable energy attempting to control my appetite, my food, and the size and shape of my body, as well as my truest desires and feelings. On a daily basis, in one way or the other, I paid for the crime of…
Self Worth. It’s not something we consciously think about that often but it’s always flying right below the radar. It’s connected to every single choice we make. I talk to so many women who will tell me that they feel worthless because they can’t control their eating, stick to a diet or get their weight…
Do you value your relationships? As a woman, I’ll bet you do. It’s kind of in our nature to place high priority on creating and maintaining healthy relationships, particularly with a long-term partner. And what qualities do you look for in a long-term relationship? · Fear? · Control? · Deal-making? · Promise-breaking? · Distrust? · …
There’s so much talk about detoxing these days. It seems like every time you turn around there’s a new 3-day cleanse, 21-day detox or some other such juice-fast nonsense. And we are totally enamored with them because we think they are the magic pill that will finally help us shed those stubborn few pounds, break…
