Whether you love it or hate it (yes, some people do), Thanksgiving is here. It’s the official food holiday of the year, and the kickoff to an entire season of parties, family gatherings and abundant food spreads. This can be a dicey season for many people, particularly those who struggle to maintain their weight, health or…
Details“You don’t deserve to eat that because you were bad yesterday.” “You can’t be trusted with XYZ food so you’d better not have it in the house.” “You blew it again so you may as well eat everything and start over tomorrow!” “You must be stupid to be this age and still have so little…
DetailsWhen I was struggling with food, I can’t count how many mornings I woke up making yet another promise to myself to “be good” with food that day. Actually, it was more like a fearful plea… “Please, God, let this be a good food day.” And then would come the Food Police laying down the rules… “OK…
DetailsMost 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…
DetailsA couple of weeks ago I was working with a client who was experiencing an eating setback. After several weeks of amazing self care, awareness, and intense and courageous personal growth, she had slipped back into her pattern of binge eating, and was in total despair. Full of self-doubt and self-recrimination, she told me, “Michelle,…
DetailsWhat 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…
DetailsSomething 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…
DetailsMy 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…
DetailsAfter a failed marriage and several broken hearts, I’ve learned a few things about love, and am proud to say I will never stop believing in it or giving it. Ill always choose to look at life through heart-shaped glasses! Here are a few key lessons I’ve picked up along the way…to inspire your Valentine’s…
DetailsToday 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.…
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