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The Hunger Games: Making the Case to Embrace Your Food Cravings

It was the same story most afternoons. As the day wore on I would notice the tension building inside of me, my mind would become increasingly preoccupied, and my mouth would start demanding to be fed. I’d sense the awakening of my inner cookie monster, my nemesis, that unwelcome visitor that drove me straight to…

Resolutions crumbling already? Here’s how to get back on course…

If you’re like a lot of well-intentioned New Years Resolutioners, you may have hit that dreaded February slump. You know, where you go, “Oh crud, I’m already back to my old patterns!” What you may not realize, is that while it’s great to set goals, it actually takes one more step to really see the…

Are You Accidentally Sabotaging Your Weight Loss?

Why is it that you can’t lose weight or ditch those unwanted eating habits, even though you’re doing everything “right”? Well for one thing, you’ve probably bought into what most of us have been told  – just eat less and exercise more. And it’s possible that you may be exercising too much and not eating…

Emotional Eating Weighing You Down? (FREE CALL!)

Do certain foods seem to have an irresistible hold on you? Has eating become your go-to for comfort or stress release, to the point where you feel like a slave to food? Have you been on the rollercoaster of overeating then restricting yourself for longer than you can remember? Yeah, I get it, I used…

The REAL Reason Behind Your Food Struggle

(And the Simple, Yet Powerful Solution) You can analyze and hypothesize over it all day, but the real reason behind overeating and food or body obsession is simple. We’re all familiar with the concept of emotional or compulsive eating as a way to escape uncomfortable feelings. But it goes much deeper than that. I’d like…

I Was A “Stage 5 Clinger”

My first clue came in yoga last Saturday, when I moved through my poses about as smoothly as rusty bike on a cobblestone road. I’ll be honest; the week prior had been a shitstorm, with several unexpected and rather unpleasant dramas unfolding all around me. My life had suddenly become fraught with challenges – kid…

How to Get More Love this Valentines Day (and beyond!)

Have you ever wished for more love in your life? Have you ever felt like love is something outside of yourself that you need to “get” or “find?” If so, you are certainly not alone. Most of us are raised with that sense that love is something external that we need to earn and then…

Fed Up With Dieting?

The holidays are winding down, and if you are like many people, your waistband may be feeling a little tighter, your gym clothes have collected dust, and you’re feeling a bit sluggish. Perhaps during the holidays you just gave in to emotional or stressed eating habits and decided to start fresh in 2012. In any…

I’ve Met the Love of My Life

The Great Love I Waited 20 Years To Find I am in love!  Maybe it’s just a dopamine or serotonin rush, but I am engaged in an affair that brings me so much pleasure, and that fills me with so much creativity, excitement, and sensuality, that I am as giddy as a teenager. The best…

A Note of Thanksgiving to my Bulimia

Sometimes the coolest gifts come in unusual packages. A few years ago I would have never imagined that I would be expressing thanks for my experience with an eating disorder. But on a day like Thanksgiving, which can be one of the hardest days of the year for someone struggling with food and body image…