The Holidays Are Scary!!

I’m writing this on a holiday known for its scariness, Halloween; but for many women every holiday can send them into a panic – and what they fear is themselves! When “goodies” are “baddies” in your mind, having them around, as they are on most holidays – from...

Fat and Forgiveness

Holding a grudge can be fattening! Many women who feel wronged, angry, and hurt “stuff” their emotions by overeating. They find the bitterness and rage too uncomfortable to feel, so they distract themselves with food. Also, many women do not feel their hurts and...

Address the Disease, Not the Symptom

Addressing your overeating directly by clamping down on how much and what you eat is much like addressing a runny nose by putting stoppers into your nostrils. The runny nose is not the real problem. If you cure the disease, then the symptom ceases. Unlike the common...

Exercise that’s Not Torture

Because women tend to have very negative associations with the word “exercise,” I prefer to talk about “movement.” Movement is what we all very naturally do. However, cultural, social, psychological, and family pressures can influence us to suppress and ignore the...

New Year, New You??

It’s the time of year when people want to start over – especially with their attempts to lose weight. But the promise of being a new you because a new year has started really isn’t logical. All the beliefs and emotional habits that motivated your overeating on...