To listen to my latest podcast episode, click ‘play’ above, or find it on iTunes. Eating disorders are often a subject shrouded in shame – thought to be only a young girl’s burden. June Alexander, who suffered from anorexia for decades, shred her story of battling anorexia and her ultimate recovery when we talked recently. Continue reading
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Eating Disorder Trends, Treatment and Renewed Hope for Recovery, with Elissa Myers
Learning something new can be invigorating. And I certainly was reminded of that when Elissa Myers and I spoke recently about her role as Head of The Academy of Eating Disorders. We are a trend-hungry society (I use the word hungry deliberately) and like any other field of study, new treatment techniques are constantly evolving. Continue reading
I Didn’t Expect to Find This in North Carolina
Two things happened this week that I didn’t expect. The first is that my new book hit #1 as a new release in Eating Disorder category on Amazon! Thank you to all of you who have made this possible. If you haven’t yet checked out the book, please consider supporting me by ordering it here, and Continue reading
Ax the Diet Mindset, with Dr Nina Savelle-Rocklin
January screams at us: GET SKINNIER IN THE NEW YEAR. Sure it’s a month of new beginnings and new resolutions. But for chronic dieters and those of us who are NOT HAPPY with our body shapes, January – though ripe with promise – creates a culture of unbearable discontent. I’ve got an antidote to counteract Continue reading
Give Better Gifts. Here’s How…
Why am I writing about the art of gift giving when broken ribbons and smashed wrapping paper may still be strewn about your family room? And mounds of gifts may still be haphazardly stacked in three piles: to be put away to be given away or to be surreptitiously re-gifted I’m writing about gift giving Continue reading
Do You Want an Instagram Husband?
I ran across the funniest video the other day; it’s called Instagram Husband: I will admit, there is something compelling about the idea of having a husband who is at your beck and call. Okay, I get he’s a little bitter, bored and downright disgusted by his partner’s relentless pursuit of the “perfect shot” to Continue reading
What Does Your First Name Mean?
I have two questions for you this morning: Have you ever researched your given first name? I encourage you to embrace with vigor the origin of your birth name and its meaning. Have you ever looked closely at that which surrounds you? At gifts people have given you over the years? Like the meaning of Continue reading
I Cried, Then I Danced
Okay, I admit it. I am totally off the wall. Have you ever struggled with attaining some major milestone for months – heck, years – and suddenly you arrive at the finish line? That’s how I felt Wednesday afternoon around 2:30 pm when my book went live on Amazon. What does that mean? It is Continue reading
Living in the Moment
Looking back on my life, I realize most of it has been spent in rigid countdown mode – ticking off backwards down to zero. How many days until I start kindergarten? How many days until I can ride my bike past the end of my street? How many days until my 8th birthday party? How Continue reading
Shop Local: A Poem
Thanksgiving feasting has come to a close, as your body now rests in sweet repose Your fingers don’t need the exercise but your hips, belly and tush sure do. So I’m here to offer and reveal a needed post-eating frenzy clue: Put down your iPad. Power off your phone. Intersect with shopkeepers. Don’t cocoon alone. Continue reading