7 strategies that help if you eat to feel grounded

7 strategies that help if you eat to feel grounded

It was midnight after being on the road since 5 in the morning that I found myself standing in the kitchen, unpacking from my trip and eating mindlessly. It took me a good 5-10 bites to realize what I was doing – I was eating to try to get grounded. I have a...
How I didn’t drown myself in a pint of ice cream

How I didn’t drown myself in a pint of ice cream

I’ve been really sad lately. My heart has been very heavy with the loss of a niece and the news that a dear friend is dying of cancer. My 86 year old father-in-law keeps talking about death coming for him and then to top it off, I descended further into grief after I...
My Life as an Eating Psychology Coach

My Life as an Eating Psychology Coach

I really wish that when I was growing up, there had been Psychology of Eating Coaches. All there was when I was struggling with my weight, hating my body, and trying to live my life according to a zillion written and unwritten food rules was MORE food rules in the...
Let’s talk portion control…

Let’s talk portion control…

Ounces Cups Scales Points There are a lot of “diet ways” to try to figure out how much you should eat…but most of those methods leave you in a struggle of willpower and trying to be “good.” And inevitably – the being...
Are you afraid of failing with food…again?

Are you afraid of failing with food…again?

Just to be clear from the get-go. I HAVE failed…at about 5200 diets in my life. They were what I called my “Monday diet.” Here’s how it worked… Every Sunday night I would say to myself: “OK, on Monday, I’ll start again. I...
6 Super Easy Summer Recipes

6 Super Easy Summer Recipes

In my kitchen, summer is a time for easy meals. I tend to do more assembling of healthy ingredients than actually full-out baking and cooking. Here are 5 recipes that I whip up in a snap for treats and snacks, and one luscious summer “coffee” drink  that...