Ten years ago, the therapist at the treatment center revealed the secret to weight loss to me, but I didn’t get it. I wasn’t ready to really hear her wisdom, take it in, and act on it. So I kept eating, and I kept gaining weight. Everything I did to lose weight didn’t work – [...]
Self Care
Sometimes ignoring a minor irritation doesn’t make it go away. In fact, it gets even more irritating. And then downright annoying. And then a pain in the butt. And then worse. Well, I just took care of one of those irritations, and I feel like I busted out of prison. Like I removed shackles that [...]
Categories Personal Empowerment, Self Care, Stress Management
There’s one accusation that friends, acquaintances, coaches, mentors, and therapists level at me on a regular basis that shocks me speechless, which – as you know by now – is not a common condition for me. Six little words that surprise me, baffle me, and – above all else – irritate the hell out of [...]
There’s more than one way to skin a cat. (My apologies to my cat-loving readers. I also hate that expression, but it was too perfect an opening line for this particular post.) And you can indeed kill two birds with one stone. (My apologies to my bird-loving readers. Dog lovers, you’re next.) For years, I’ve struggled [...]
Categories Healthy Lifestyle, Self Care, Stress Management
(This post was prompted by the 66-Day Self-Care Program started by C.A. Kobu and Sandi Amorim on October 31st. If you would like to join the challenge, it’s definitely not too late. Not only do you get the support of the 66-Day community, but you can also download the workbook C.A. prepared especially for the challenge. For more [...]
Categories Personal Empowerment, Self Care, The Art of Star Polishing
Dear Beloved Body, Please don’t drop dead from shock! I know you aren’t used to me addressing you that way. I’m finally realizing how beautifully you function and what a hard-working, wonderful vehicle you are for my soul. I haven’t made your job easier, have I? I haven’t stretched and moved you enough. I haven’t [...]
Yesterday I was stopped behind a car at a traffic light. The light turned green, but the driver in the car ahead of me was looking down, reading something on the seat next to him. I waited politely for a few seconds, and when he continued to look down, I gave a very gentle toot [...]
Categories Self Care, Stress Management, The Mind Game
I’m hard at work, writing my first book, The Fat Lady Sings. It’s about life as an overeater and my ups and downs with the self care journey. If you would like a sneak peek, sneak on over to Juicy Life, Anne Melnyk’s website, today (Wednesday, September 21st). Anne is graciously allowing me to post [...]
Categories Fat Lady Sings Book, Personal Empowerment, Self Care
When I was fifteen years old, I spent most of one winter at the bottom of a mud puddle. And it taught me some valuable lessons – lessons which are coming in very handy these days on my self care journey. Desert Flame, better known as Desi. That was the name of the horse my [...]
Categories Personal Empowerment, Self Care
Sitting in my kitchen right now are eight pounds of tomatoes, a bunch of fresh herbs, some veggies waiting to be chopped, and a dozen brand-new glass jars with lids. I am going to join most of my neighbors shortly. I am going to preserve my harvest for good eating come the winter. (Full disclosure: [...]
Categories Healthy Lifestyle, Relationship with Food, Self Care, The Mind Game
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