Does Shame Work?
On September 6, Bill Maher’s New Rule was about obesity and eating behaviors, and how they contribute to the national healthcare crisis....
Babette’s Feast and Women Eating in Movies
Note: In case you’re not familiar with the Bechdel Cast podcast, which I mention in this post, it uses the Bechdel Test as a starting...
3 Reasons to Love the First Apples and Eating Seasonally
Like many people, I’m shocked that we’ve turned the calendar to September. Where did the summer go? I know we have a few more weeks until...
How to Find Out When You’re Being Your Best Self
It would be nice if we could be our best selves all the time, but let’s face it – that will never happen. And that’s perfectly okay. Even...
How to Go Deep – and Why You Need To
Last week I talked about what happens when we’re not our best selves, and this week I was going to write about the opposite, of how to be...
What Keeps You from Being the Best Version of Yourself?
We’ve all been in situations where we’re not the best versions of ourselves. (If you haven’t, please tell me your secret!) Maybe it’s...
Blueberry Surprise
Note: I'm taking a vacation from a regular blog post this week, and instead I'm sharing a poem about a recent blueberry discovery. I...
3 Tips for Designing Your Life
You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” But according to Bill Burnett and Dave...
5 Life Lessons from the Fab Five
Note: I found the quotes in a BuzzFeed article. I have to admit I was a bit skeptical about the Netflix series Queer Eye. I’m nervous...
5 Ways to Tell You Might Be Too Food Focused
One of the best parts about mindful eating is that it can free you up from fixating on food. Instead, you can direct the energy you used...