Mindful Eating, Diet Mentality, and Thin-Ideal Internalization
Recently, Jan’s webinar on the inner critic reminded me of an interesting and challenging process around the time I started teaching mindful eating courses. I was in my late twenties, super happy to have found a non-diet related approach to eating and to not only...
Every meal counts and every bite has psyche
Simply taking care of each moment leading to the table, giving your attention to your experience, and taking action according to the circumstances not only will help your well being but will also help you learn to deal better with difficult situations and emotions....
Mindful Eating – Mindful Grieving: a healing journey
There is a certain chips brand that easily satisfies at least 7 of the 9 types of hungers we distinguish in me-cl and that I like to eat to comfort myself. Recently, it has been more than usual that that certain brand would land in my food shopping bag. Then, back at...
Fear & Freedom: How do my values impact my life?
Fear has been a sentiment I dealt with through confinement. The sudden state of emergency, the fast-rising numbers of people affected and dying,...
MIEDO & LIBERTAD – Las dos caras de la misma moneda
El miedo es un sentimiento que me ha acompañado durante el confinamiento. La situación de emergencia repentina, el siempre creciente número de personas afectadas y muertes, el caos en los hospitales y la falta de liderazgo del gobierno ha creado un profundo...
Mangez-vous plus rapidement pour mettre fin plus vite au confinement ? Ralentissez !
Au mois de mars en Italie, le confinement avait commencé depuis 1 semaine. En France, l’annonce d’un discours du président a soudainement provoqué une ruée vers les magasins d’alimentation. Pâte, riz et autres produits de base ont été dévalisé malgré les messages...
Are you eating faster to end the Lockdown? Slow down!
By March in Italy, containment had been in operation for a week. In France, the announcement of a speech by the president suddenly provoked a rush to food stores. Pasta, rice and other...
“The Pause Button”: My New Normal
With all of the anxiety, fear and suffering surrounding these uncertain times of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), recently I was swept up in the chaos at the local grocery store. As a health and wellness nurse and educator who is married to an Emergency Medicine...
Lessons from the field: Our shared humanity makes the difference
The more I recognize my suffering, the better I understand the suffering of others. I see our shared humanity and that makes all the difference in the world. This was not always clear to me. A crisis with a client a few years ago gifted me with some insight. The woman...
Gratitude Practice: a way to feed your mind nourishing food
Wouldn’t you like to be healthier and happier? Research shows that actively practicing gratitude can have many positive effects. The 8-week Mindful Eating-Conscious Living (ME-CL) program includes exercises that cultivate gratitude: Gratitude for the Body, and Looking...