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Keeping New Year’s Resolutions
Why is it that most people don’t keep their New Year’s Resolutions past January? The truth is that by weeding out the causes for unhealthy behaviors, you won't need willpower at all.
Beating Yourself Up Exacerbates Overeating
Beating ourselves up for our overeating rarely improves our behavior, and if it does, it is never long-lasting. Rather, the berating often perpetuates compulsive eating and makes it worse, not better.
Holiday Overeating Is Not Inevitable
Overeating is not as simple as the fact that junk food looks good, tastes good, or is right in front of us. It’s all about what’s going on, and what has always gone on, in your soul.
Do You Know How Good You’re Supposed to Feel?
Most people have no clue that they are supposed to feel really good, all the time. Or perhaps it is more accurate to say, they might think they feel good, but their definition of “good” is completely skewed.
Suppressed Anger Can Create Food Addiction
Give your anger a voice and expression! You will not need to eat your anger anymore if you let yourself feel it. Here’s what that looks like and how to do it in a self-responsible and healing way.
Overeating and Not Making "Real” Meals
Commit to making proper meals that really honor yourself, like you'd make for someone you really adore. This will actually help you to heal overeating.
Can We Lose Our Ability to Connect with Emotions?
The ability to connect with our emotions is never lost, it is only forgotten and blocked. Connecting with all of your feelings will help to heal your food addictions.
When I Looked Up “Hunger” in the Dictionary
When I was a teenager, I looked up the word "hunger" in a dictionary. I had realized that I wasn't sure I ever let myself get hungry, and I was hoping the dictionary might hold a description of what it felt like.
Compulsive Eating and People-Pleasing
People-pleasing and compulsive eating are linked, and to heal our relationship with food, we must look at our tendencies to people-please.
How to Stop Overeating in the Moment
My clients often ask me, “What do I do in the moment to stop myself from compulsively eating?” If you truly feel your feelings in that moment, without trying to control or censor any of it, the urge to binge can literally vanish.
Emotional Healing Results in Permanent Weight Loss
It is said that 80-95% of people who lose weight, regain it back later.
The reason for this is that most people want the quick fix without examining the root causes of their choices with food and lifestyle.
Interview with Your Super: Emotional Eating and Detox
The team from the lovely company superfoods company Your Super invited me to do an interview on healing emotional eating and on detox.
Natural, Healthy Energy: 3 Foods to Eat and 3 Foods to Avoid
We rely on copious amounts of caffeine through energy drinks, coffee and soda, and try to stimulate ourselves with refined carbohydrates and sugar. The problem with quick fixes for getting extra energy is they always damage our health in the long run.
Overeating, Politics, and World News
Overeating related to political and world events is a result of suppressing our emotions about those political or world events. What deep emotions are being triggered in us?
Weight and Worth
It is so important that we separate our weight from our worth. Do you feel like it’s ok to be treated badly if you have extra weight? Like you’re not good enough to be honored, or respected?
Vegan Cooking and the Importance of Skill-Building
I often have clients say, "I am not really enjoying eating this way, it's not very flavorful or satisfying." A vital process in becoming plant-based is to gain cooking and preparation skills.
You Can Survive Your Painful Emotions
Food addiction is the result of a desire to avoid our painful and uncomfortable emotions. But why don't we want to feel those emotions? Often it is because deep down, we are afraid we won't survive them.
Juicing for Emotional Health: Podcast Episode
Thank you to Holly of the To Be Radiant podcast for hosting me to talk about healing emotional eating, and how juicing can actually help those with overeating to heal. We also discuss the importance of good nutrition, about diet culture and the many benefits of vegetable juice. Click here to listen!
My Healing: Depression and Health Issues
By the time I was 17, my health was falling apart. I had developed auto-immune problems, hormonal issues and chronic fatigue. I had such fatigue I could barely stay awake even after 10 hours of sleep. I had no energy, my skin and eyes were dull, and I felt terrible all the time.
3 Foods to Reduce for Brighter Skin
We all want to have glowing skin! However, many of us are eating foods that are compromising our opportunity to have healthy and vibrant skin. Here are three foods you should reduce or eliminate!