Friend or Frenemy?

 see video version here  Like many of you, I’ve said:    Food is my friend. Or Maybe: “But but but, food IS the holiday.  It’s my comfort, support and entertainment.  It’s the only way to survive – when Mom says _____________, I’m toast, and I NEED it.” How do we recover if we fall prey …

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Unpack Those Bags First

https://youtu.be/SEolZaJfLpU We all have emotional baggage – or there would be no triggers, right?  If we don’t recognize that baggage and its triggers, they continue to run the show even if we are not happy about it. Know the feeling? That particular emotional baggage that means you spend time apologizing, or regretting something you said or did, or …

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Magic Bullets

Video Version Ever fallen prey to a Weight Loss Magic Bullet?    A Magic Bullet is some pill that curbs your hunger, something you drink before you go to bed, a workout promise or piece of equipment, and often a diet – cabbage soup, grapefruit, apple cider vinegar come to mind.  Whatever form, this makes it …

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Happy Thanksgiving

see video version This is Thanksgiving week in the United States, a time when we normally gather as families to celebrate and be thankful. I’ve missed out on a proper family Thanksgiving celebration very few times in my life – the four years I lived in Wales and once when Michael and I had both fallen …

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