The Problematic Dieting Cycle By now, it has become common knowledge that dieting is not an effective strategy for permanent weight loss. It does not give us the tools we need to change our relationship to food nor does it help us to discover or address the causes of our unwanted eating habits. Furthermore, repeated […] Read more »
Dissolve Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Addictions
Stress: We all must deal with some stress in our lives, especially in this very challenging world in which we live. However too much stress compromises our physical health and creates uncomfortable emotions and negative thoughts. Without nurturing ourselves or giving ourselves the positive support that we need, our stress will increase and cause us […] Read more »
Overcoming Emotional Eating
Do you sometimes sabotage your successful efforts to exercise and eat healthy with episodes of “emotional eating”? Some of us do. I certainly have. It can be so frustrating to be caught in this cycle but there is a way out. I would like to offer a few suggestions that might be helpful. The next […] Read more »
Sitting With Feelings
Keep looking at the bandaged place….for that is where the light will enter! (by Rumi) When you find an uncomfortable feeling or emotion is arising within you, instead of distracting yourself with food, sugar, or some other addiction, you may want to try these suggestions (in our sessions, I will support you as you go […] Read more »
Uncomfortable Feelings
All feelings are meant to be felt: Even the uncomfortable ones. Feelings and emotions are like waves that naturally rise and fall as they move through us. This natural rising and falling, however, can be interrupted when we resist, suppress, or repress a feeling. The feeling, then, becomes frozen, where it remains locked in our […] Read more »