Recently, an old enemy reared its head. Actually, it’s a very familiar one. It’s the Body Image Beast. It has haunted me all my life and still, after many years of “working” on it, shows up when I’m feeling vulnerable, afraid, or on the precipice of big change. There I was, minding my own business,… Continue reading My Dreadful Stomach Secret
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Attract What You Want by Gathering Evidence
One of my favorite ways to attract what I want is to make an evidence list. I thought you might enjoy applying this tool to whatever it is you want right now. Let’s get started! First, figure out what your mind-story is around what you want but don’t yet have. For example, your mind might… Continue reading Attract What You Want by Gathering Evidence
Using Emotions to Return to Inner Wisdom
You’ve probably noticed I talk a lot about the role of emotions in any mind-body healing journey, whether that journey is about pain relief, weight loss, stress relief, or something else. Feeling emotions and decoding their messages is a major part of the mind-body-soul connection. In fact, I’d even say it’s practically THE most important… Continue reading Using Emotions to Return to Inner Wisdom
Troubleshooting Your Healing Process
After years of applying mind-body healing tools in my life and coaching others around using their mind-body connection to feel better, I’ve finally condensed what I know into practical and digestible pieces. We read about the mind-body connection, we hear more and more about it these days, and it sounds good. But the practical application… Continue reading Troubleshooting Your Healing Process
The Art of Waiting
I will admit it. Patience is not exactly one of my strengths. According to the Kolbe Index I’m a Quick Start. This just means that my tendency is to dive into things headfirst and get going, ASAP. I pretty much do everything this way. On the one hand, it does mean I get a lot… Continue reading The Art of Waiting
The Key to Creating Change – Being a Good Spy
When I was a little girl, one of my favorite books was Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhigh. I loved Harriet. I emulated her in every way, practicing my spy techniques daily. I drove my parents nuts by appearing any time they were trying to have a private conversation. They joked that they couldn’t keep a… Continue reading The Key to Creating Change – Being a Good Spy
Overeating and the Pregnant Revelations
For what seems like my entire life, I have struggled with overeating and not liking my body. That can’t actually be true, since I remember being five years old and definitely not caring about things like that, but by age ten, I’d definitely decided my body wasn’t attractive. I ate food to calm myself, to… Continue reading Overeating and the Pregnant Revelations
Strong is the New Skinny
The other day I went to coffee with my personal trainer, and we were chatting about fitness, the urge women have to do endless, hideous (in my opinion, of course) hours of cardio exercise instead of strength training, and our cultural viewpoint around women with muscles and strength. She mentioned she was giving a workshop… Continue reading Strong is the New Skinny
My Body Image Journey: The Inside Story
I was reading fellow coach Jeannette Maw’s blog post about her belly spell this week (The belly spell really cracked me up! Soooo funny! I love Jeannette!) and it inspired this post. I have struggled for many years – my entire life, actually – with body image issues. I can remember clearly when I first… Continue reading My Body Image Journey: The Inside Story
Remembering What You Forgot
This weekend, I was feeling a little disconnected, stressed, and tense. My shoulders were inching up around my ears and clearly holding some kind of emotion. I knew it was time to walk my talk, so I mind-body coached myself. This experience reminded me that I haven’t written much about what I call mind-body maintenance.… Continue reading Remembering What You Forgot