

Should You Break or Keep Holiday Traditions?
One of the things that makes the holidays so difficult for mindful eating is that many of the traditions revolve around food....


Reflecting on Peloton Bike Ad, or Giving Exercise Equipment for Christmas
In case you haven’t heard about it, controversy emerged this week about an ad for a Peloton bike, a fancy kind of indoor exercise bike....


Why You Shouldn't Reduce Yourself to a Single Story
Do you ever find that you categorize yourself, or others that you meet, based on one thing about them? Maybe their weight, or gender, or...


5 Tips for Holiday Social Eating
It’s difficult to be mindful when eating socially at the best of times, and the holidays make it that much harder. You’re surrounded by...


3 Things to Measure Other than Weight
I saw a cartoon recently that said, with the holidays approaching, “it’s almost time to put the ol’ scale into hibernation for the...


How to Practice the 3 Rs for the Holidays
If you’re like me, you might still be in shock that it’s November and that the holidays are coming up. Even though Thanksgiving is late...


Does It Fill You Up? 3 Questions to Ask
I’ve recently started watching Grey’s Anatomy (only a decade or so late), and in the episode “Enough is Enough,” a man goes into the...


Are You Tricking Yourself with Chocolate Treats?
In a recent Pickles comic, Opal commented that she loved October because it was the one time of year when you can buy a big bag of candy...


3 Tips for Letting Yourself Feel Fear – and Why You Should
“[If] you hold fear in front of you, it doesn’t dictate your behavior. But I think, because we’ve lost our capacity for pain and...


5 Takeaways from "Fed Up"
Note: You can learn more about the Am I Hungry?® Mindful Eating Program at AmIHungry.com or on my website. Listening to the kids in the...