Eyes on Your Own Path: Dealing with Comparison in Recovery
Recently I’ve been reading Atlas of the Heart by Dr. Brené Brown. In this book, Brené Brown explores words describing human emotions and experiences and shows how these definitions shape our existence and relationships. When I got to her exploration of the word...
Seasons of Life
As I am growing and changing, I continue to learn one lesson over and over, which is that life is made up of many seasons. I’m not talking about the spring, summer, fall, winter kind of seasons, I’m speaking about the many changes we experience as humans living in...
Cupid’s Corner
Happy Valentine's, Galentine's, or I-Stayed-Home-and-moped-about-tines! Whatever you did, I hope you had a good day and felt loved by those you love, including yourself! Life’s too short for self-hatred and self-pity. That I know from personal experience. With love...
The Longer Journey
Remember the sayings, “Rome wasn’t built in a day” and “anything worth doing, is worth doing well?” I know I, personally, haven’t heard these quotes in years…maybe even as far back as my prepubescent days. More and more I feel surrounded by a culture that values big...
3 Ways Your Values can Aid in Your Recovery
Can you easily identify your top 3-5 values? If you asked me this a few years ago, I don’t know that I would have a good answer for you. However, today, my values are often in the forefront of my mind and I use them to help direct my life and decision-making....
Intuitive Eating Basics: Respect Your Body
“Accept your genetic blueprint. Just as a person with a shoe size of eight would not expect to realistically squeeze into a size six, it is equally futile (and uncomfortable) to have a similar expectation about body size. But mostly, respect your body so you can feel...
The Story of “Too Much”
Sit back and relax, because for this week’s blog, I have a story for you to read. Stick with me until the end of the post for the moral of the story! Once upon a time, there was a girl who had a marvelous talent for inventing machines. From the time she was old enough...
Be Your Own Advocate
The concept of self compassion has always felt a little foreign to me. The idea of it is lovely, but I have learned that practicing self-compassion is much easier said than done. Why do we naturally extend extra grace to others, but we struggle in applying the same...
New Year, New Mindset
My whole life I felt the pressure of making goals when January would come around. But I don't think I ever had awareness around what type of goal I should even set. Because if you're like me, you may have set extreme goals. I set goals that included waking up two...
From “Why?” to “What now?”
We will call her “Kelsie.” I had the honor of working with Kelsie for several years as she worked toward recovery from a severe eating disorder. Kelsie had large, doe brown eyes, a beautiful smile, and a sharp mind. Her mind was so sharp and intellectual that anytime...
To: Me; From: Me
The holidays are right around the corner! If you’re like me, I’ve been trying to coordinate gifts for friends and family members for months. If you still need a last-minute gift idea, check out our holiday gift guide based on love languages (find it here). My love...
Learn to Cope with Your Emotions with Kindness
As we continue to break down and explore the principles of Intuitive Eating, we look next at principle seven: Cope with Your Emotions with Kindness. Food comforts. There is likely some food that you feel a certain nostalgia for at different times of the year- during...