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Ever since I was a little girl, I knew about the Law of Attraction, I just didn’t know what it was called. I would have conversations with God, things would happen in my life, and I would be left saying, “Wow, that was like magic – how did that happen?” The most poignant example was in my early twenties when I began losing pound after pound. I kept putting my intention out there, and the results KEPT coming. This week, Oprah Winfrey has launched her own new intentions, beginning with her New Year TV series and articles highlighting her commitment to self-love and self-care as an answer to her weight struggle. (more…)

As 2009 approaches us, I stand back and I count my many blessings. I especially, gratefully look at the health of my own mom. My mother is truly a miracle. She has overcome many things in this life, culminating in an aortic dissection at the beginning of 2008. (This is the same illness that ended John Ritter’s life.) And looking at my mom and her journey, I know that one of the few things we can count on in our lifetime is the unrelenting, march of time. (more…)

Recently, one of my clients called me — she was hugely upset. Her eight-year-old daughter was being tested for diabetes. And while my client (and her spouse) have struggled with their weight for years, the IDEA that their little girl might be overweight AND SICK was horrifying. As I mentored her through the discussion, and helped her to see that she wasn’t paralyzed — she finally felt safe enough to admit that her beautiful little daughter was twenty-three pounds overweight. (more…)

When we ask that childhood question, most of us do not stand there confident that the answer will be us – if only that were so. For most of us, the mirror game actually gets harder and harder as we age. Our reflection seems to mock us at every chance, like some twisted fun-house image, making us far too aware of every pound, every wrinkle, and every gray hair. We are our own committee of critics, and if we’re not careful, the negative self-talk can be endless. (more…)

One of the many pearls of wisdom that we are handed as children (along with share, be nice, and don’t run in the hallway) is, “forgive and forget.” And while the simple, beautiful wisdom in this is definitely easier said than done, it can feel almost impossible for us to apply it when it comes to ourselves. (more…)

Although an important goal my goal in life is to avoid offending others, after I lost 100 pounds 20 plus years ago, I found a button in a novelty store in San Francisco that read, “Eat, Drink and Be A Big Fat Drunk.”  I wore it with pride for many years after that every holiday season. (more…)

For some, having a happy holiday may as well be called, “fat chance.” It seems that no matter how hard we work to insulate ourselves against the issues of our childhood and the home and family who reared us, the tunnel from Thanksgiving to New Years is a mine field loaded with hidden traps, double agents and slim chance of survival without self-destructing or ripping open old wounds and old injuries. (more…)

Our bodies are magnificent instruments. Almost without any effort they operate day after day, year after year. They digest, they move, they smell, they feel and they breath. The air we breath. There is nothing in life as simple and as profound as the air we breath. The average person could probably live four to six weeks without food and an average of ten days without water. But air. Air is a completely different story. (more…)

Probably the hardest thing that we deal with in our lives is doubt. Oh sure, we go through enormously difficult situations - we lose jobs, we lose loved ones, we get sick, the list of hardships can be mind boggling.

But doubt is probably the most difficult hardship to conquer. It can literally come from nowhere and can feel like the snake in the garden, winding itself sneakily through our joys and our confidences. It can attach itself to our best relationships and undermine our finest moments. [Click Title for more…]

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In case you haven’t heard, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. TODAY, before you do anything else, go to http://www.armyofwomen.org and register to support the mission to fight breast cancer. I am happy to support Dr. Susan Love who is up to great stuff with finding a cure for the problem.

I love my breasts! I can say that with pride today.

That wasn’t always the case though.
I can honestly say I hated my breasts for many years. I hated them. And I have come full circle. I love them now.

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