*Note: Today’s food for thought contains some four letter words. I’m including them because they would have gotten my younger self’s attention to something important I needed to learn if I wanted to move out of depression, eating disorders, and…
What Could Have Helped?
Last week I gave a live presentation of a talk I’m working on called Parenting Toward Positive Self Image. (More to share on that soon!) It’s rather fun to speak with others. I continue to learn things typically go much…
What Goes In? 2018 Talks
I’m preparing for several talks in early 2018. One looks at supporting kids toward positive self and body image. These early preparation stages for a talk are challenging, painful, interesting, and immensely fun, all wrapped together. My outline and slides…
Bonus: Nope, You’re Not Crazy
I published a book last year — Nope, You’re Not Crazy: Rising from the Swamp of Disordered Eating. Part memoir, part notebook, and part food for thought, I wrote the book I’d have liked to have found when I was…
Our Mental Health: Not in a Vacuum
How many struggle with mental health? I would guess many. I think it can be easy to get into the space of: You are messed up inside and need to be fixed!, though even if something does need to be addressed,…
Artificial Highs
Today’s food for thought is on artificial highs (with ties to addiction). When we’re on our way to anchoring, sometimes we hit bumps in the road and start trying things around us that seem like they will help make us…
The First Binge
Life is messy. And sometimes hearing about the stories of others helps us to feel less alone (and can start a shift). In this vein, I’m sharing part of my struggles in my teens/twenties with eating disorders (and depression). I…
Finding Happiness (Or Not)
Today’s food for thought is on happiness. Happiness (the sustainable kind) doesn’t live in food and drink, nor in social media scrolling, compliments, new toys, or promotions. Sure, sometimes things outside of us can bring fun, smiles, and immediate good feelings…