Why Demonizing Food Often Defeats Us

My good friend Sarah e-mailed me and mentioned that she was about to re-start Weight Watchers (WW). I was surprised to hear that because just a few weeks ago, she told me how well the program was working and that she was losing weight. When I asked her why she had...

More Concerns about High Intensity Exercise

I seem to continue coming back to the topic of the problems with exercising intensely without meaning to. Yes, in general, it is thought that the more intensely you exercise, the better health benefits you’ll get. (Although this association is less clear for...

Why Is Exercising Different Than Eating?!

  One of my wonderful clients made a great analogy between how differently we approach exercising than we do eating a meal. She said that sometimes we only have time to grab something quick, when we are on the go, as a meal. She pointed out that this strategy is...

The Secret to Self-Care: Permission ²

I am writing to you about self-care at an auspicious moment, close to Mother’s Day and just weeks after becoming a mom myself. Because of this, I feel compelled to write about one of the most common challenges of motherhood: Pushing your own self-care to the back...