I was a binge-eater pretty much from the time I came out of the womb. Born into a family with an abusive father and a passive, afraid mother, I ate to find comfort. Eating put me in a physical and emotional stupor that allowed me to tune out the pain of home. It also led to early obesity. By the…
Every day and every hour — here and all around the world — people take their lives. While the reasons vary, the impact on families and communities is devastating. As outlined in a NY Times article on April 22 of this year, the rapidly rising rate of suicide is something our society can no longer ignore….
Yesterday I was looking through some old files and I found my first business plan from 2009! That seems like eons ago. I was reading the pages of statistics that I had heavily researched about body image disorders and the obesity epidemic that have plagued the US and many other parts of the world. It made me sad to read…
Do you ever feel like you’ve cheated yourself – sacrificed your wants, needs and values – by lying about how you feel? Perhaps for someone else’s sake? How often have you wanted to say NO but instead responded with YES to please others? It might be last-minute babysitting, staying late at work to cover a colleague’s mistake or it could…
Do you ever have thoughts like these? My life would be better if I looked better. I will never look as good as _____________. My _________ is/are so ugly. I am so fat. The scale can’t be right. I look disgusting; no one could ever love me. If you do, you’re not alone. In a seminal study of body image…
Yesterday I was looking through some old files and I found my first business plan from 2009! That seems like eons ago. I was reading the pages of statistics that I had heavily researched about body image disorders and the obesity epidemic that have plagued the US and many other parts of the world. It made me sad to read…
I know it may be difficult to be thinking of Spring right now and yet it will be here in no time. The seasons around the corner generally means that our bodies are more on display and we may feel particularly vulnerable if our body is even a fraction off of the culturally defined Perfect 10. Focusing on the ways…
I was recently reading through some testimonials from students of mine and then out of the blue this came through from a student I adore and love. She makes me very proud. And I wanted to share something she sent me with her permission of course. She has healthy body-esteem and self-esteem and still like all of us, she is…
We recently talked about how the gift of radical self-love can help you navigate the stress-filled Sugar Holidays. With the holidays behind us, it’s time to put self-love into action through an equally important gift for embracing wellness, releasing excess weight, and discovering a positive body image — the gift of radical self-care. The great news is that you don’t…
With Halloween in the rear-view mirror and Thanksgiving at the next exit, the holiday season is upon us. It is meant to be a joyous time of time-honored traditions, faith, and precious time with loved ones. But for anyone who’s ever struggled with excess weight, negative body image, or poor self-esteem, it can also be a season of guilt and…