

Why It’s Okay to Want Something Sweet – Consider the Unexpected Power of Cookies
People sometimes sound ashamed when they tell me they like to have something sweet during the day. Like they’re confessing to something...


Why Focusing on Weight is Damaging - and 7 Tips on What to Do Instead
It's hard not to think about weight. It comes up everywhere, and it creeps in more and more all the time. For instance, due to my family...


Honoring Mom with Food
Most women learn how to think about food from their moms. And for many of us, that also involves diets. And negative body image. I hear...


Before and After: Mindful Eating and Body Image
Today I’m holding a viewing of the movie Embrace, a documentary by body image activist Taryn Brumfitt. It’s about her before and after...


How NOT to Eat All You Can at a Buffet
Many people like all you can eat buffets because, well, you can eat all you want. It’s a great value. Isn’t it? My take it a bit...


5 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day Through Food
I’ve always loved Earth Day. But for a long time, I never thought about it in relation to food. It’s not like I didn’t know food came...


Looking Back
Mindful eating, like all forms of mindfulness, is about being in the present moment. Paying attention to what’s happening now. Even if...


An April Fool's Easter
Happy Easter! And happy April Fool’s Day! I don’t remember these two coming together before, but I kind of wish they had. Because when I...


Rebellious Eating
Note: Quotes on self-acceptance were found on this website. I was talking with someone the other day about how it can be easy to eat as a...


Green - the Color of Hope
While buying soup ingredients last week, one of those dreaded “should” thoughts popped into my head. “I should put some greens in it.” I...