Mar 15, 20203 minTolerating Uncertainty These are strange times we're living in. It seems like the rug's been suddenly pulled out from under us and no one knows what to expect....
Feb 16, 20203 minWhat To Do When You Hate Balance Does the word balance make you go blah? A client of mine felt even more strongly about it. "I've realized that I hate balance", she told...
Feb 5, 20203 minDon't Judge Recovery By The Middle It can be tough to be in the middle. I should know, being a middle child and all. ;) But seriously. The middle of recovery isn’t very...
Jan 1, 20203 minIn 2020, I Will...Are you a "resolutions" kind of person? If so, I'm curious about what your resolutions might have sounded like in the past. Were they...
Dec 11, 20193 minThe Voices on the BusIf your mind is a bus, then the voices on that bus sure can go 'round and 'round! I first heard the bus metaphor from Thom Rutledge,...
Dec 3, 20191 minI Am Not a Perfect MomAnd it's ok. It took me a while to learn this, though. It was not an easy journey. Along the way, I realized that my struggle had many...
Jun 26, 20193 minThe How-To of Self-CareSelf-care has become a trendy concept; but what does it really mean and why is it important for our health?
May 22, 20195 minCalling All Perfectionists “I think perfectionism is just a high-end, haute couture version of fear. I think perfectionism is just fear in fancy shoes and a mink...
Feb 22, 20192 minGuilty as Charged (Not You; Your Thoughts)Today I took my baby for a check-up, and thanks to the advances of Western medicine, my lucky girl received five (!!!) vaccines....
Feb 12, 20196 minShame at Every Size If you are trying to escape the clutches of chronic dieting or in recovery from an eating disorder, you may have noticed that poor body...
Jan 24, 20195 minEating A Rainbow: How Moving Away from Black-and-White Thinking Can Make You HealthierFor there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. To me it is a prison. - Hamlet Act 2, Scene 2 I love that line. Is it...
Feb 19, 20185 minLittle Kids, Big FeelingsDear Dina, My son is six years old and has recently put on a lot of weight. Ever since noticing his weight gain, I haven’t been letting...