Let’s just take a moment today and just be OK with our feelings that may be all over the place: fatigue, fear, anxiety, frustration, depression – whatever it is you are feeling. Take a deep breath. It’s going to be OK. It’s OK to be feeling a large range of feelings right now. Take a […]
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These are unprecedented times. We’ve never been through anything like this with the corona virus. So many thoughts and questions going on in our minds. Will we be in lock down? How will we get food? What about my work? and money? Are we going to get sick? How am I going to manage this?
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The Truth about the Spirit of Fear I think I can safely say that many of us are having periods of feeling fear and uncertainty right now about the corona virus. It’s understandable and it’s human. We are human and our human brains are built to let us know when there is possible danger
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Is Everything in Your Life Beneficial? One day last week, I was working on the computer and suddenly encountered a problem I could not fix. I tried and tried, and became very frustrated. Knowing I would have to wait until my husband came home, I gave up. What do you think I did? I headed straight for
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It’s 9 p.m. You are tired from working. You’ve had a disagreement with your supervisor or co-worker and you still feel upset about it. Dinner is over, dishes are done, kids are in bed. You finally have a few minutes to sit and relax. But the thought of that conversation with your supervisor is still
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There are three reasons why we overeat: Over Hunger, Over Desire and Overeating to deal with our emotions. I have experienced every one of these. Over Desire comes from having too much focus on food. We have been conditioned since childhood to desire certain foods. You know how just the smell of those cookies makes
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The holidays are fast approaching. Have you already decided that gaining weight during the holidays is a given for you? Every year, do you say to yourself, “I always gain weight during the holidays.”? You have already programmed your brain for failure. You have already given up. Momma’s pie or Grandma’s mac and cheese are
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You’re done. You’ve tried multiple weight loss “plans,” books and techniques. Sure, you may have lost some weight, got excited but then gained it back. You’re discouraged. Asking yourself, “Why can’t I lose weight and keep it off?” You are ready to lose the weight for the last time. No gaining it back. Does this
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This week I fell off the wagon. And by that I mean that I indulged in an unplanned gluten free cookie-making adventure with my granddaughter. I ate some of the dough and one of the cookies. Now that may not sound like a lot to you, but my body, I know for a fact, is
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Lots of people ask me, “How do you manage urges to overeat?” Those moments when you want ice cream, or chips, or cookies or M & Ms? You know not only will they taste good, they will ease whatever emotion is going on, whether it is anxiety, fear, anger, boredom, you fill in the blank.
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