The Ability to Have Gratitude on this Thanksgiving Day
As I think about the year I recovered from my crazy-making relationship with food and the first time I ate Thanksgiving dinner listening to my body, I marvel at how that ability gave back the holiday that is meant to be a celebration of gratitude. Today I celebrate gratitude each and every day, some days … Read more
Geneen Roth, Women, Food, and God Retreat
I recently attended Geneen Roth’s Women, Food, and God retreat. It was an interesting experience on many levels, in terms of my own process and what I was hearing from other women there. During most of the retreat we were observing silence, so I didn’t get to verbally dialogue all that much. The silence was … Read more
Emotional Eating and Significant Moments of Beauty
Ah, Spring! The time of year that often seems plump with possibilities. Longer days and more natural light may lend energy to sleepy winter ideas. Spring is the perfect season to develop internal resources that, with daily practice, can boost us through many of the natural ebb and flow of life experiences, including new challenges, … Read more
Snow Angels and Great Herons
Ahhh, the promise of a New Year. On New Year’s Day, my dear friend and I went snowshoeing on the backside of Mt. Hood. It was an absolutely magnificent day. The sun beckoned us to experience the view from atop the mountain. We climbed and climbed until we reached the apex. Such a wonderland neither … Read more
Emotional Eating: Gratitude/Intention is Powerful
Our yearly day of gratitude has arrived, kicking off a swirling season of eating, eating, more eating, gift giving; and ending with the yearly resolution to do something different next year. This day of giving thanks, is my favorite holiday. Relaxing with friends, family (blood related or otherwise chosen), eating deliciously comforting food, taking walks, … Read more
I Saw Geneen in Seattle over the Weedend!
Notice I’m on first name basis with my hero. That’s right, in my head anyway. There were 850 women there to see Geneen Roth, the woman who saved my life by writing about her own experience with food. Wow! Opps, I just remembered there were 848 women and 2 men. I love it that the … Read more
Food Warriors
Recently I attended an all women’s camping retreat honoring and marking each stage of a woman’s life. This group of about thirty women identified three stages: maiden, matron, and crone. These are traditionally acknowledged stages in multiple cultures. I think I would prefer a four stage model, using some of the terms for women that … Read more
Asserting Your Needs
So much emotional eating seems to be about not being able to clarify what we need. If we aren’t clear with ourselves about what it is we need, we’re unable to assert our needs with others. When our needs aren’t met, it breeds resentment, anxiety, self-doubt. Humans can’t know of another’s needs through telepathy. We … Read more
Mississippi Steet Fair, Rockin’ Body Image
Yesterday I attended the Mississippi Street Fair and I mostly sat back and flat-out admired the crowd. Whoa! “Keep Portland Weird”, indeed! Ahhh, that all the world could be like Portland, and then when I clarify to myself, I mean, if all the world could have one tenth of the spark NoPo exudes. Because yesterday, … Read more
Emotional Eating: Stopping the Compulsion to Binge or Overeat
My clients inspire me. Namaste. I acknowledge the teacher in you as you acknowledge the teacher in me. To make sure I was using the term “namaste” correctly, though I’ve been using it for years, just this moment I looked it up in Wikipedia. This meaning, how I think of namaste, wasn’t quite there, but … Read more
