I recently read a wonderful book one of my clients told me about: Untamed by Glennon Doyle. While I found it slow-going at first, it quickly ramped up and had me on the edge of my seat screaming, “You go girl!”. It’s basically a personal transformation story of one woman’s healing from a traditional … [Read more...] about Esther’s Recommended Read: Untamed
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A client’s story: Managing Grief of Pregnancy Loss
October 15th marked Pregnancy Loss and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, so on that day, I wrote about my experience with pregnancy loss and my work to understand my grief and myself. I experienced four recurrent early miscarriages before I found the help I needed to create my family. My first miscarriage … [Read more...] about A client’s story: Managing Grief of Pregnancy Loss
Mindful Eating Roadblock #5: Sneaking Food
This is a very important area to address, as there is a huge correlation between the phenomenon of sneak-eating and problematic relationships with food and body image. In the 20+ years that I’ve been working as a therapist specializing in disordered eating, I have not yet met one client who has made peace … [Read more...] about Mindful Eating Roadblock #5: Sneaking Food
Mindful Eating Roadblock #4: Eating When You’re Not Hungry
I’m guessing that this roadblock frequently trips you up. I believe that so many of us eat when we’re not hungry because we are no longer tuned into our basic physiology, our body and its needs. Unlike many animals, we eat for many other reasons besides our body’s signaling to us that it needs fuel. … [Read more...] about Mindful Eating Roadblock #4: Eating When You’re Not Hungry
Mindful Eating Roadblocks #2: Eating Without Enjoyment
Roadblock #2: Eating Without Enjoyment This is a topic that is dear to my heart. You see, my mother, Marion Kane, is a food writer. In fact, she was the Food Editor of two major Canadian newspapers for a total of 20 years. So while most kids spent their evenings playing outside, I was busy dining in the … [Read more...] about Mindful Eating Roadblocks #2: Eating Without Enjoyment
Mindful Eating Roadblocks #1: Distracted Eating
Time to face the music people- the winter holidays are creeping up on us and you know what happens every year: we overeat and regret it come the New Year and end up going on another bloody diet that ends up in disaster. To prevent you from doing this in January 2021, read this article I wrote last year. To … [Read more...] about Mindful Eating Roadblocks #1: Distracted Eating
How to Heal Trauma: Dr. James Gordon and The Transformation
If you haven’t noticed yet, I’m a voracious reader. I generally have four books on the go simultaneously and read strictly two genres: self-help books and biographies (autobiographies are my favourite). I recently wrote a piece which highlights some of my favourites which include reviews you can check out if … [Read more...] about How to Heal Trauma: Dr. James Gordon and The Transformation
Highly Sensitive People (HSP) Yoga Series
As you probably are aware, I specialise in working with Highly Sensitive People (or HSPs). I’ve become increasingly more passionate about helping HSP’s navigate this non-HSP world successfully as we are the minority and often feel like there is something wrong with us because we are different. Here are a … [Read more...] about Highly Sensitive People (HSP) Yoga Series