Question: I’m 43 years old and have become very focused on my weight since getting a divorce. My friends think I have an eating disorder; I say I’m too old. Right? Answer: Hear the phrase “eating disorder” and images of barely-there stick-thin models, size 0 celebrities and perfection-seeking adolescents come…(Read More)
Now that Thanksgiving is over, it seems like everyone is pulling out their holiday lights, Christmas stockings, yard decorations – and scales! Nowadays, concern over holiday weight gain is as much a part of our holiday culture as is Rudolph and mistletoe, candy canes and menorahs. While it’s easy to think that December weight gain…(Read More)
Question: How can I get my kids to care more about how they look at holiday family gatherings? Answer: There’s so much pressure to look good over the holidays! Especially if seeing extended family and friends only once a year, it’s easy to get caught up in the stress of trying to look…(Read More)
Our country’s codependent relationship with calories is backfiring, and continues to fuel an already out of control obesity epidemic. Intuitive eating is a liberating approach to food that supports healthy weight control and challenges our nation’s obsession with dieting. Timely and necessary, intuitive eating offers a crucial shift in a tired perspective that…(Read More)
In the past, as the mother of two young children, I found myself saying, “Use Your Words!” as I worked to help teach my developing girls how to express their needs, wants and desires in a language that others could readily understand. Now, as the mother of two soon-to-be adolescent girls, I find…(Read More)
I found myself in a quiet moment today, sitting in the realization of something I deeply regret. Not a light regret, but a knowing, despairing regret that cannot be changed, due to lost time. As I sat with myself, alone amongst my backyard peace and the inescapable solitude of my own thoughts, I found myself…(Read More)
