As someone who almost tripped down the staircase in my article last week, 50 Shades of This Saved My Marriage (and It’s Not What You Think), I’m reminded that we’re all capable of much more than we give ourselves credit for – great, or not so great. After the post, the comments alerted me that I’d made a small, but huge, error. I’d written the wrong first name of Mr. Grey. The majority of the comments spoke to this as my...
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“You weigh yourself everyday?” I ask perplexed. I’m the friend with the eating disordered past, but scales have never been my thing. “Morning and night,” she states. “I’ve done it for years.” “What if you stopped? Like today, what if you just stopped weighing yourself?” For Members only Listen to or download the podcast of this blog. Hidden mp3 player To become a member, click on REGISTER on the sidebar to the right!...
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For most of my life I’d lived in a land of black and white. Things were either good or bad, right or wrong. I was either a failure or a success. There was nothing in-between. The extremes of this pendulum were felt in every area of my life and contributed to the development of my eating disorder. When I recovered, and had conflict in my marriage, I sought freedom, complete and absolute. During the time that followed this...
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We say yes for many reasons. We seek validation, to be needed, or relied upon. We are good people. We care and so we give of ourselves to our families, friends, and organizations. But if we’re in the habit of saying yes too often, we may find ourselves depleted, overwhelmed, depressed, or angry. I know because I’ve been there. Learning to say No protects our energy, time, and priorities. But we often say yes out of guilt. Well I...
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Many of us will go from the bustle of the Holidays and step straight into a New Year. Sometimes we don’t take the time to reflect and take an inventory, but it’s an important part of each year’s transition. By taking a positive inventory we can save ourselves from repeating the same stressors and patterns. We can enter the New Year with strength and the joy and courage that comes from our accomplishments. Reflect on a...
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A New Year begins and with it the compulsion to set New Year’s resolutions because “everyone’s doing it.” “If everyone was jumping off the bridge would you do it too,” my dad used to say. In the past, my New Year’s resolutions revolved around how I’d achieve a tiny sculpted ass thru exercise and various altercations to my diet. In the end, the changes I wanted weren’t practical and resulted in me feeling like a...
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