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My 15 year old daughter stayed home from school yesterday with an upset stomach. I did the right thing, and gave her boiled rice... all day. With one or two pieces of dry toast, and a little brown grated apple for good measure. She was not happy! When it was dinner time, I asked if she'd like...

In my last post I started the conversation about why weight loss isn't a helpful goal to focus on.  In this post I want to talk more about how weight loss as a goal can get in the way of becoming peaceful with food. It gets in the way of developing trust with your body If you're constantly worried...

Most people who come to me for help, want to lose weight. Or if they're at a weight they're comfortable with, they are terrified they'll put on weight. Yet they also want freedom from food: freedom from obsessive thinking about it; freedom to eat what, when and how much they want; freedom from the...

Do you hate your body? Do you think you have to be a certain way to be able to love your body? Like to lose 5, 10, 20 lbs or kilos? Do you think it's impossible to love your body as it is? You're not alone! We are so bombarded with images of 'perfect' bodies (that are only perfect thanks to photoshop)...

Last week I wrote about feelings, why it's important to feel them, and what gets in the way of us feeling them. It's here if you missed it. Today I want to give you a step by step exercise in how to feel your feelings. Short and sweet! How to feel your feelings I think what's really helpful...