For those of us who’ve struggled with eating and food issues, it’s not always easy to feel grateful for good. It can all feel quite complicated when food is sometimes a source of shame, guilt, or frustration, among other things. It’s easy to get lost in those details and forget how important food actually is.   But I want to take a moment and express how grateful I am to have food, to have access to the foods I want, and not have to worry about where my next meal is coming fr

Do you like yourself? This probably isn’t a question that comes up every day for most of us, though if you struggle with eating or body image issues, it may crop up more often.   I only started thinking about it after watching the new documentary about John Candy titled I Like Me . I still find it hard to accept that it’s been 31 years since Candy died in 1994, and from the movie, it was clear that he’s still very much in the thoughts of his friends.   I realized while watchi

Note: What I’ve written about the Day of the Dead celebration is my understanding. If I have gotten anything wrong or caused any offense, my apologies, as that is certainly not my intent.   You may have heard the phrase, “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” I certainly have, although I wouldn’t say it’s universally true. I suspect it depends on the man and the cooking, among many other things.   What I hadn’t heard is any similar phrase for women, so I was a bit

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