Adios 2017. I can’t say that I’ll miss you, as you turned out to be one of the most challenging of my 50 years on the planet so far. You brought me the lowest of lows, but also some profound insights and growth. I know I’m not alone, as so many people have been feeling…
Hey, It’s Michelle, remember me? It’s been a long, long time since I’ve reached out (10 months to be exact). Perhaps you’ve forgotten my name by now, or perhaps you’ve wondered what happened to me… did I get lost? The answer is yes. I got very lost. To refresh your memory, you’re probably receiving this email…
If you struggle with food, you’ve probably asked yourself “what’s wrong with me,” on at least a few occasions. It’s a funny thing we humans do when have any kind of unwanted habit or state that we haven’t been able to overcome. I mean, what other explanation is there? A “normal” person would be able…
It’s been a while since I’ve sent you a new note or video, mainly because I’ve been down for the count. In fact, I’ve been on the receiving end of what I often refer to as the “forced time-out.” It’s something I’ve coached numerous clients through, but I never thought it would happen to me.…
“I’m so weak.” “I have no willpower.” “I’m out of control.” These are the statements I usually hear from my clients after they’ve experienced a food binge. And I get it, I used to have those same thoughts too. Every time I experienced a binge (which at one period in my life was multiple times…
I’m so excited to share this guest-post by my friend and colleague Richelle Jarell, an ayurvedic practitioner, vedic astrologer and spiritual soul sister-of-awesomeness! Want to explore new pathways to finding peace, balance and freedom in your relationship with food? Ayurveda is a GREAT resource to add to your toolkit! Ayurveda is a 5,000 year-old system…
“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…
When 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…
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…
A 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,…
