When he was five, my son Barrett got a splinter in his foot. He’d been out playing on our deck, barefoot, when it happened. As he hopped in to tell me, I could see his eyes were tearing up and he was smarting from the pain. I folded him into my arms and firmly held...
After a rough week recently, it dawned on me I had sunk into self-pity. I could tell because I was obsessing about food. I “came to” standing in my kitchen with the discouraging thought, “Nothing I can eat will even touch this feeling.” Then I teared up, shook my head...
Have you ever felt like you were in a churning sea of challenges? Getting tossed around by events that you felt powerless to control? Did you feel so discouraged you sought comfort in food or other compulsive behaviors? We've all heard the term "Attitude of...
I used to hate the idea of self-love. In my 20s, I remember my face burning with shame when people directed their eyes my way. I would panic and exclaim out loud, “Don’t look at me!” When I met my husband, I remember the first time he gazed into my eyes with love. I...
Everybody has something they wish they would do. Every time I go for a walk with my friend Lisa, she talks about the clutter in her living room. As she talks, she makes a plan. Sometimes she gets quite excited about her plan, but in a day or two it turns to mush. Like...
Years ago, my old buddy Ruby-the-dog found herself suddenly unleashed while we were out walking. Many dogs would run away if their leash fell off. But not Ruby. She completed her walk, then ran to our front door where she anxiously waited for me to catch up so I could...
Exhausted one morning after an 8-hour sleep, I tried to convince myself to get up. I didn't want to move, not because I was snuggled comfortably in a cozy bed, but because the thought of hoisting myself up and lumbering on sore feet to the bathroom was more than I...
My alarm buzzed insistently this morning at 6:00AM, just like it does every morning. Time to exercise. Some days I wake up immediately and spring out of bed ready to get moving, but other days I groan and cover my head with the pillow to block out the racket and avoid...
Suzanne was discouraged when we began our coaching session yesterday. She said things like, “Why can’t I stop eating those stupid Goldfish crackers?” and “I’m such a pig!” and “I’ll never get this weight off!” and “I’m a complete failure." Sometimes what we do with...
Have you tried the Seafood Diet? Actually, it’s spelled “See-Food.” So many of us have tried it. You know the one. You “see food,” and you eat it.