Why She Feels Fat

Bet you guys think I'm going to be talking about food... but I'm not... I overheard a conversation the other day that was really interesting. One person was talking about someone he knew that had lots and lots and lots...

Yeah, I know... how obvious is that? But it bears repeating and reminding ourselves of. Because you know what? You just never know... Even when we think we know for sure what's going to happen or what someone's going to...

About a decade ago I worked with a college student who had a mild eating disorder. When she first arrived in my office she had also just been diagnosed with biplor illness, although she had suffered symptoms of it for...

Here's what I thought could be a good Bumper Sticker for today: Approach life as a student, not as an expert. Ok, so what the heck do I mean? That if we approach life with the innocence, exuberance and curiosity...

I heard that Picasso once said this: "Every child is born an artist. It's growing up that's the problem" It fits with the imagining stuff also, right? And with flexibility. And with not being so worried about "failing" or making...

I've been reading a new book, called Imagine. I suddenly I can't remember the author... but it's a book that just came out. I heard the author interviewed at length last week and I thought his book sounded terrific. It's...

I agree with what Traci says about decisions: that being nervous about making them doesn't mean you're doing anything wrong; in fact, sometimes, being nervous is exactly the normal reaction when we're making decisions. Also as Traci says, as you...

So, here's something I was thinking about the other day... I was talking to someone who was feeling pretty afraid of trying anything new. I was trying to help her look for things that the new thing she was considering...

And, here's the entire title for this post: "The shame about shame, and the good news that shame and other pains lessen with time..." But that was a little long for a title I thought, so... Shame is such a...

I'm in the mood to quote Jenni Schaefer. Some of you guys probably have met Jenni, or heard her speak. She's really, really nice. A year or so ago I was in Utah when she happened to be there, and...