go ahead, take a bite
It seems to have lost its power. My daughter comes from a blended family; you see I’m not her birth mother, and this year after she turned 11, she approached us asking why we eat differently at Dad’s house. Simple answer is because it’s our […]
Emotion. I eat. Boredom. I eat. Denial. I eat. A web of inflammation weaves its way through my tissue connections, starting viscerally and ever expanding. Pain. I eat. Sorrow. I eat. Stress. I eat. Joy. I eat. As night drags on, I thrash around my […]
At present, my inability to do the job I love to do, has me feeling like someone robbed me of who I am at my core. There’s a mental/emotional roller coaster to grief. To change. To face yourself everyday in the same situation, one […]
What do I mean by that? I mean removing items from my life that no longer serve me. Whether my body is telling me that a food or beauty product item is no longer meant for me – through a negative reaction or symptom; such […]
I know in some crevice of myself I need to talk about what’s happening to our world with this COVID19 “panic” pandemic, however “where to start” and “what to say” feels like speaking a foreign language. I’m no expert on viruses, their impact, or the […]
My Mom always told me, “Normal is just a setting on a washing machine.” I’m not crazy, though at times I feel out of my mind. That doesn’t mean the experiences I’m having aren’t common in other people too. I have spent the past year […]
I know that much to be true. The problem is, I’m afraid and stuck. Stagnant in my fear of what does this mean as I analyze each human body experience I am having and question what’s “normal” and what’s “healthy” and what’s “best for my […]
I don’t see myself as. I took on fitness training in a functional fitness gym this last year. As a trainer, I gradually became more and more focused on changes I saw and those that I didn’t see fast enough, in my body. I know […]
As does the thought of anxiety or even simply breathing. The two are intertwined in an enigmatic dance battle. Am I the only person who has anxiety and asthma? Doubtful. Has anyone had an asthma attack triggered by anxiety? I have. I recently told […]
“Just one little bite.” This phrase is often forcefully injected into conversation when I politely decline trying someone’s carefully crafted kitchen creation. I promise it’s not your food, it’s my gut, but you don’t seem to be buying that as a legitimate reason to decline […]