Our Relationship with Food: Unpacking the Box
Listen in to learn the underlying reasons why we have toxic relationships with food, why we get stuck in a vicious cycle with food, and MORE!
Listen in to learn the underlying reasons why we have toxic relationships with food, why we get stuck in a vicious cycle with food, and MORE!
When we feel like we’re lacking willpower or discipline around food, it can lead to feeling out of control with our food choices. That can show up by binge eating, stress eating or emotional eating. Do you ever feel like you have a love/hate relationship with food? You love the taste of it and sometimes […]
How often do you walk by a mirror and cringe? Or, maybe you try to avoid catching glimpses of yourself in mirrors altogether because they make you feel bad. I hear this scenario from many of my clients. One client in particular was feeling fat and wasn’t comfortable in her body. When we first started […]
Imagine you’re at a social gathering and you walk into a party where you know a couple people but not many. As soon as you walk in the door you make a beeline to the bar and quickly down your first drink. You see the appetizers so you immediately head over and quickly start sampling […]
Being consumed by the thought of food is not just about thinking about what you’re going to eat from meal to meal. It’s also what I call mental gymnastics around food. Before a meal you might think about what the best choice would be. You’re not 100% sure so you go back and forth about […]
You walk by the candy bowl at 3:00 and try to resist it but what the heck? After all that you’ve accomplished you think, “I Deserve it!” and grab a handful of chocolate candy. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing “bad” about having a handful of chocolate. What isn’t ideal is when regret and guilt […]
“Stillness is not about focusing on nothingness; it’s about creating a clearing. It’s opening up an emotionally clutter-free space and allowing ourselves to feel and think and dream and question.”
One day I was talking to a friend about self-sabotage because it’s a topic that often comes up with my clients. As I was explaining that I wanted to write a blog post about the topic she said, “I’ll start it for you!” because she could relate. Here’s her story and then I’ll get into […]
