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Thrive this holiday season

Thrive this holiday season

Surviving seems to be the goal over the holidays. Seeing if we can just make it through the holidays and get to the end is the goal. Getting to the place of thriving over the holidays can seem unattainable. Thriving can seem unreachable, because of all we have come to...

5 Tips to Avoid Stress over the Holidays

5 Tips to Avoid Stress over the Holidays

  If you look anywhere on the internet you will hear about the stress of the holidays. I wondered what you are think about stress over the holidays, so I asked. I ran a survey asking: Do you need strategies to support you with food and all the overwhelm this...

The Fear of Halloween Candy is Real

The Fear of Halloween Candy is Real

I have many memories of struggling with food over the holidays. When I was single, I feared having food (specifically candy) in the house. At Halloween time I would buy a bag of candy my thought was to use it on Halloween, but that never happened. I always ate it. It...

Can you have peace with food this holiday season?

Can you have peace with food this holiday season?

Do you find you are already thinking about candy? It is front and center in the grocery stores. I have already heard stories of people buying candy in September and eating all of it. This is your opportunity to look at this holiday season, which I lovingly call the...

Solutions to End Emotional Eating

Solutions to End Emotional Eating

Emotional eating is complicated. The diet industry would have you think that there a simple AND QUICK answer: dieting. If dieting would have worked people would not have to continue to look for the next best diet. I get a lot of questions about emotional eating and...

Don’t weight: Love Yourself Now

Don’t weight: Love Yourself Now

I often hear people say that all they want to do is lose weight and how different their life would be when they do lose that weight. I find people are then focused on the future and what will be rather than what is. They will call themselves names or let others column...

Self-Esteem Is Not Found In Weight Loss

Self-Esteem Is Not Found In Weight Loss

It is commonly thought that self-esteem increases when we lose weight. Yes, you can lose weight and you might feel better about yourself because of that. Is your weight your barometer about how you feel about yourself? I know there is this euphoria that can come when...

Intuitive Eating and the Satisfaction Factor

Intuitive Eating and the Satisfaction Factor

  Are you satisfied after you eat? Whether you are satisfied or not is very personal and individual: each person is different and has different requirements. We have often learned to deny our satisfaction, especially when we have been following the diet culture....

Speaking of Fear

Speaking of Fear

You would think since I am a public speaker AND a podcaster, speaking in public would not be a fear of mine. But it is! I speak all the time with people one to one, in small to large groups, but speaking on stage can be tough. I recently traveled by plane from...

Summer Bucket List: Self-Care

Summer Bucket List: Self-Care

When my daughter was in preschool, she came home with a paper listing 100 items for a “Summer Bucket List." The paper proclaimed it had 100 fun things to do before summer kicks the bucket.  This list had many items on it that were associated with summer:  Swim until...

Intuitive Eating: We Need a Community

Intuitive Eating: We Need a Community

True confession: I am an extrovert. I get my energy from being with others. I know many others who are not like me and are introverts and need time alone. Whether you are an introvert or an extrovert, there is a need for community.  The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has...