Food Freedom & Trust

I had a request from a reader to write on this topic - essentially it boils down to this: how can you make peace with all foods, give yourself unconditional permission to eat whatever you want, when the foods you love and crave actually cause physical discomfort: bloating, puffiness, aches, itching,...

There are several elements to making peace with food - but I think it all hinges on curiosity. Kids have an innate sense of curiosity - they're always asking questions - have you noticed? Sadly, over the years, kids learn not to be so inquisitive. I'm sure you're familiar with the idiom 'curiosity...

Dear Reader, You're reading this today most likely because you know that I write and teach about reconnecting with your body and yourself. This means that you're probably not in a place of trust in your own body or for that matter, yourself. You've probably been on and off diets for a really long...

I love to think of the development of a pearl as a metaphor for the way in which one can approach healing from struggles with food. If you think about it, the beautiful pearl - lustrous and rich looking, starts off as a tiny grain of sand - which is actually an invader to the oyster. In order to...

I've been thinking a lot about mindfulness practice, and how beautifully gentle, compassionate and kind a practice it is. There's no pushing and striving with it. There's no shoving of oneself towards a goal. Yes, we have goals. We have aspirations. We have things we want to create. But the energy that's...

I hear the desire for accountability quite a lot. In fact, it regularly comes up in support groups and Discovery Sessions. People often say that one of the reasons they sought out the group or me was because they wanted to be held accountable for what and how much they're eating and/or exercising. And...