With 2012 coming to a close, I’ve been thinking a lot about setting intentions for how I’d like to spend my time in 2013. In doing so, I find that it is always quite useful to notice what the biggest energy drains were for me over the course of the year and implore myself to … Read more
Recently, I taught a class with peaceful eating coach Christie Inge about how to not lose your mind during the holidays. During an interview before the class, we were asked to illustrate what losing it really looked like for us and our relationship with food. As I started answering, I realized, my tendency is not to lose … Read more
If left unattended to, my expectations are olympic sized pools of exaggerated standards, in which I am the exception to every rule. My expectations are standards the I will never live up to, because as I get close they are slippery and elusive as they climb higher and higher. My expectations are overwhelming at best, and … Read more
I’ve found that over the course of my life, as much as I’ve felt like I’m too much, too big, or too passionate, it has appeared in my life and in it’s impact on my heart and psyche as feeling like I’m not enough. Though I’m certain you’re familiar with this feeling, I’ll spell it … Read more
If you’ve ever been told that you are too much… Too big. Too bright. Too intense. If you’ve ever been made to feel that you need to dull down your brightness, your beauty. To dumb down your words. To fit into a box that is much too small for the magnificence of your being. That … Read more