Intuitive Eating and mindfulness have a lot in common: trusting in your own body, self, and judgment; living your life according to internal (rather than external) drivers; being in the moment and constantly referencing yourself and your environment to take the next right step. Ultimately, both Intuitive Eating and mindfulness are about being yourself – […]
This simple truth never fails to provide perspective: It is completely normal and human to prefer pleasure over suffering; it is also completely normal for grasping onto pleasure to increase our suffering. What does this mean? For evolutionary reasons, our human minds and bodies prefer things that feel good to things that feel bad. Doesn’t […]
Hi there and welcome to the new normal (for now). . As many of us shelter in place and withdraw from regular social interactions, we might discover new ways in which our food and body “stuff” manifests. . Perhaps you find yourself self-soothing with food more often as a way to manage fear, anxiety, and […]
One of the exercises I like to do with my clients is to imagine what it looks and feels like to be at peace with one’s self, to be embodied, to feel fully alive. Some of the responses are beautiful: . – listen to music more often – wear beautiful, bright colors – cut my […]
Back when I was still drinking (and damn, I was good at it), something inside me would quietly whisper, “what are you so afraid of?” It was years before I really listened to that voice closely enough to become curious. . What was it? Why did I drink? What was I trying NOT to feel? […]
The words “emotional eating” have assumed a negative charge like few other. They conjure up images of collapsing onto the kitchen floor with a gallon of ice cream, or ugly crying while smashing potato chips into our pie holes. . I understand the fear around emotional eating – the terror of that chaotic feeling and […]
Many people wonder if they can practice meditation, mindfulness, and mindful eating and still want to lose weight. While there are absolutely no thoughts, feelings, or desires that are off limits, it’s also important to know that a focus on weight loss is inherently in conflict with mindfulness practices. . Weight, as we know, is […]
Hi there, By now, you’ve heard me mention self-compassion many times. Dr. Kristin Neff, a researcher at University of Texas at Austin brought the concept of self-compassion into the mainstream conversation through her studies clarifying what it is and isn’t and what are the characteristics and experiences of people who practice it. Put simply, self-compassion […]
Hi there, Start the new year with a month of mindful eating reflections and exercises. For exactly zero dollars, the 2020 World Mindful Eating Month theme is “Planting the Seeds of Self-compassion.” World Mindful Eating Month is an online international event that runs through January in which we will create a community of practitioners with […]
Hi there, This year I’m moving my mindful intuitive eating counseling business 100% online to allow me to focus on two new writing projects and some teaching gigs – more on those in a future email. What does this mean for you? If you have ever considered a mindful Intuitive Eating path – starting anew […]
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