Mindfulness is about paying attention. Regarding food, it’s about our conscious awareness of the experience of eating, both outside and inside the body. We pay attention to the smells, textures, flavors, temperature, and even sounds of our food. We notice the physical...
I used to be green with envy when my friends who were working full-time jobs bought organically grown healthy foods while I was in grad school and keeping expenses tight. With many people struggling to pay the bills, organic foods produced without chemicals or...
“If music be the food of love, play on.” ~William Shakespeare This quote holds a very special place in my heart. Growing up, I was always surrounded by classical music. My grandfather loved the arts, and the first song I ever sang was “Edelweiss” from The Sound...
Shame and secrecy. These are two feelings that my clients often use to describe their relationship with food when we are working to uncover their past struggles with binging, compulsive eating, emotional eating, or food addiction. Their relationship with food causes...
Has there ever been a time when you stuffed your face with junk food or fast food on a weekly or daily basis? Maybe you felt you were overweight and unhealthy, addicted to unhealthy snacks, fried fatty foods, and were mindlessly overeating? It is clear that type of...
