how many times did you chew that?
We can’t escape this fact – our stomach has no teeth. If we want our food to be optimally digested and assimilated and then eliminated, it needs to be well masticated. Almost to a liquid state. I know this sounds kind of gross. Or at least to my kids, who don’t love me talking […]
Where are you on your priority list?
I had two clients text me at the last minute to reschedule their coaching sessions. Both involved work “emergencies” that they unthinkingly and reflexively put before their own mental wellbeing. One had had an ‘urgent meeting’ called during her lunch hour, which she unquestioningly agreed to. Until she texted me and I offered her the […]
Please love yourself today, no matter what.
I went swimsuit shopping yesterday. At my thinnest, I don’t look good in a swimsuit. And I’m not at my thinnest right now. So there I was, me and me, in a tiny change room with a full length mirror, lots of swimsuits, my big wobbly legs and my dimply sticky-outy butt. And I didn’t […]
What would you do if you found a hair in your food?
I remember it as clearly as if it was yesterday. Twenty five years ago, I’d been invited to a colleague for dinner. It was a new friendship, and the first time I’d been to her house. She served lasagna. I can still feel the horror as I realized there was a strand of hair in […]
Ooh I can’t think that, it’s too fattening.
Sound familiar? Almost. Well, not that phrase exactly. But this one: How many times have you said, or heard, “ooh I can’t eat that, it’s too fattening”. Here’s an idea for you. Find out which of your thoughts are fattening. In the same way that some foods can cause you to gain or lose weight, […]
Who knows your body better than you do?
No one knows your body better than you do. Because the messages your body sends you are only available to you, if you listen. It’s so tempting to believe that someone else knows what you need to do to lose weight, or get fit and strong. And there are so many experts who have so […]
What do you make your age mean?
Fabulously fifty today! I don’t usually pay much attention to numbers – of any kind actually. (Which makes me a bit of a hazard to live with, but has saved me much angst as I get older.) But fifty feels important. Like it needed to be marked. I’ve felt the energy building for something very […]
Are you here? For you?
I’m reflecting on probably the most calming thing I heard last year. My Grad School and I committed to a Six Month Challenge in August. We each chose a goal and outcome and we’re working towards it by studying our minds and learning how to use them to create what we want. It’s enormously enlightening […]
What would your Inner Hero eat for breakfast?
Do you know? Can you find it? It’s a subtle message. That you only get when you’re really paying attention. Early this year, I weakened my connection to my body, And I would have had difficulty telling you what my inner hero would eat. I remembered what it wanted last year, when I was very connected. […]
What to do when you’re having a meltdown?
I had a minor meltdown on Thursday night. We’d invited guests for dinner Friday night, The house was a disaster, my Friday was overly scheduled, etc. etc. While my husband was tidying the house and planning all the stuff he would buy tomorrow and my youngest daughter was baking brownies and my oldest daughter was […]