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
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
