The ugly truth
Is it actually possible to accept ourselves and change at the same time? Though these concepts appear to be contradictory, they actually aren’t. In this guest blog post that I have written for the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, Read more
Body of evidence
A while ago, when I graduated as an Eating Psychology Coach and held the certificate in my hand, I thought my formal training was complete. Yes, I would keep up with the field via seminars and literature, but there would Read more
The bottom of progress
Once upon a time there was a far away land called the Kingdom of Perfectionism, and I really wanted to become an Honorary Citizen of it. It shouldn’t have been that difficult, really – I knew if I tried Read more
A matter of trust
Have you ever worked with a coach? How did that go for you? And if you didn’t, what is stopping you from hiring one? Over and over, these are the comments that I hear “I’d love to work Read more
Diet Myth # 2: “Just eat everything in moderation”
I can’t tell you how many times I hear a skinny woman insist that she doesn’t diet, and when pressed to reveal the secret of her success, she swirls the fork in the air and mentions casually: “Oh, I eat Read more
The Morning After
Morning 22 of your 21 day diet: wake up and smell the coffee Many years ago, when none of us knew any better, my sister and I decided to go on a diet together. She had been on a road Read more
Diet Myth # 1: If you exercise your butt off, you can eat all you want (a.k.a. the Burning Bananas Lesson)
Let me start by saying that I so wish this Myth were true. Honestly! It would make everybody’s life so much easier: do some cardio three times a week, little bit of yoga or zumba here and there, and voilà! Read more