As we reflect on our health goals this time of year, many of us feel stumped. We know diets don’t work and are, in fact, a root cause of weight gain. But giving up all structure feels scary. Is there an Option C? What I know for sure is, wildly creative entrepreneurs, leaders and thinkers burn ...
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The Timing of Eating: When to eat to prevent cravings and mood swings
In the same way bridge foods can reduce overwhelm and make us more resilient, the timing of eating can support us in the same way. While we all have unique food needs, we are still part of nature and its rhythms. In the same way we have circadian rhythms for sleep, we have digestive rhythms that ...
How to stop eating bad foods
In the past six mini-lessons, we’ve clarified what drives out of control choice eating. Clients are relieved we measure progress by rewriting our story, not by counting and monitoring their food. In the process, we learn how to stop eating bad foods. This doesn’t mean we ignore the food. You can. ...
Decode emotions to stop emotional eating
Last week, I shared why calling a friend when you’re lonely or taking a bath when you want to reward yourself with food does not work to stop emotional eating. You don’t eat because of not talking to your friend or not having a bath. As Dr. Susan David says in her brilliant book, Emotional ...
Embrace your feelings to prevent emotional eating
In our series so far, I’ve given ways to prevent emotional eating. Not having to white-knuckle food is easier than trying to stop emotional eating once that pull towards food is in motion. Yet, this is not how 99% of health and wellness experts approach emotional eating. In the same way we want ...
How to break the patterns of your stress response
Last week, I promised a powerful elixir to help break up the three stress responses that cause us to fall off track. The elixir is curiosity to discern: What is the truth today versus how it was in the past? Our minds are incredible at meaning-making. We know the purpose of things like ...
3 stress responses cause us to eat out of alignment
"On the last day of my trip, I went down to the restaurant and got myself a healthy breakfast. And I felt great. I really do enjoy healthy food. Why didn’t I do this throughout my trip?" my client asked during our session. What I helped my client see more clearly was that healthy breakfast was ...
The common thread why people fall off track with eating
Last week, I discussed the difference between starting and stopping habits And if you want to stop falling off track with your eating, you must acknowledge the story that knocks you off the client described “balance beam of healthy eating.” Often, I hear from clients, “Weight Watchers worked for ...
Starting healthy habits vs stopping bad habits
Over the next several weeks, I'm going to share mini-lessons you will be able to use to effect change in your life. Not only will these lessons effect change in general but also your relationship with food. Most health and wellness experts are big on telling you what to do - e.g., don't eat late ...
The Deeper Story
My clients tend to be researchers, including when choosing to hire someone like myself for support on a tender topic like food and body issues. Here's my deeper story, told in a timeline, to support you in your information gathering stage. Told in a Timeline 1978 Born into my mother's ...