So I really haven’t been posting here much lately- but I have been writing. I will be co-authoring on a book all about fear- recognizing it, trudging through it and then eliminating it; only to come up against it again as I move through the layers of my personal onion. My personal fear was, for …
What is Sacred Space? When you think of having a sacred space, what does that mean to you? You might be inclined to think of a physical space- a temple or church are considered sacred spaces, perhaps a room in your house for yoga, meditation, writing- but for myself, my sacred space is right here- …
“The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it speaks to distroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not …
Dear Diary- and everyone else, I hate being rushed- and that is how it was this morning to get out the door and to an appointment for 9 AM. In a frantic rush to get out of the house on time, of course I had forgotten my daughter’s health passport which was needed for our …
What is Hellerwork and could it be something that is useful for you? My personal journey with Eating disorder recovery consisted of a variety of alternative healing modalities- this included bodywork and learning to be present in my body, feeling my body- anything to get away from the dissociative behaviours that I found so comforting. …
“Did I eat too much?” I turned to my friend that I just had dinner with and asked her what she thought. “UM- I don’t know I think you ate the same as I did I am not really sure why are you asking me this?” She replied. Good Question. Why was I asking someone …
As someone who has experienced the restriction/binge cycle, I can personally tell you that diets don’t work. Restriction is Not the Answer. My personal experience with restrictive eating habits was that I would at some point give in and “binge”- a primal urge to satisfy my hunger. Unfortunately after having a binge episode (onset from …