A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life, and how things were so hard for her.
She was tired of fighting and struggling, and wanted to give up. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen and filled three pots with water: each were placed on a high fire and started to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second, eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them…

Having a good body image means you are mostly happy
to be in your own skin, and you spend more time living your
life than obsessing about a body part, or your overall shape.
Positive body image means you are not overly struggling
with food, exercise or anything else on a daily basis that has
you preoccupied with how fat you are going to get, or how
much bigger your thighs may look tomorrow.
Positive body image does not mean you love ALL the parts of yourself, all the time.…

I mentioned in the first post of this series, titled “The Divorce Diet – Intro to the Shattered Phase,” that I entered into the process of a separation from my husband recently.  As a result, I stopped eating for a dangerously long time.
(the “Shattered Phase” that this post refers to happened over the summer.  In the present, I am eating again!)
At the end of the previous post I mentioned how I used to be a very patterned binge eater.
With this latest experience, I just stopped eating.
Huh? …

Well, here I go.
I’m presenting to you a very personal, reflective series of blog posts on what causes a person to fundamentally change their relationship with life by refusing the building blocks of what it takes to stay alive;  eat.
I am doing this becuase I know at least one person reading this has either gone through something similar, will go through something traumatic that massively affects their eating,  or because one person may just gain some insights from my experience that will change their relationship with food for…

Guess what’s the biggest way to ruin your weight loss efforts, keep yourself in a perpetual state of feeling “out of control” and royaly muck up your digestion?
It’s when you are an “all or nothing” eater!
You fall into this category if you can relate to either of these two scenarios:
Your idea of reaching your health and weight goals involves a strict protocol that you are convinced will be “perfect” now – possibly spurred by the latest magazine article, book or story of what someone you know just…

Are you feeling the energy of January yet? A time for rebirth, renewal and momentum to create exactly what you want NOW.
I’m guessing you are interested in deepening your health, food and body journey. So let’s talk about my favorite subject – nutrition – and how you may want to think about food in your life this year to get slim, increase your energy, and more.
To create the health and body you want with your diet as a primary driver, you have to know what nutritional sea you…

Now that you have read or listened to this complementary e-book, myself and the Eat Empowered staff wants your thoughts!
(If you have not yet gotten it, all you have to do is enter your name and email in the box to the right and the link will be sent to you to download the files)
And get a FREE consult with me… just for interacting. (see below for details)
Was anything “headline news” for you?
Was there a concept in there that even slightly shifted your current way of…

I know there are lots of folks out there talking about how to eat differently, stand on your head and melt off the fat, hypnotize your way to end sugar cravings, and everything else…
And my promise to you is that I only present to you the information that I have studied, experienced, field-tested  and truly feel is the most powerful, missing link to help you get what you want.
So, what is it that you truly want when it comes to your food, body and health?
Here is what…

Calling all health practitioners, or those thinking of becoming one, who are looking to deepen their work with a unique blend of Mind Body Nutrition and Eating Psychology training.
If you’re a nutritionist, heath practitioner, personal coach, dietitian, psychologist, student or career changer – it’s difficult to find educational experiences that truly further the action in helping you learn to help others.
I am currently the Senior Educator for the school, and have a very close relationship with the founder,  Marc David.  I’d love to tell you more if you…