As a slightly chubby 9-year-old, I swam on my local team, and regularly won blue ribbons.

But I didn’t feel like a winner.

Despite my swimming ability, one morning the swim coach singled me out…

According to Dave Krueger, MD, Professional Coach, repetition of behavior is comforting because it’s secure and familiar, and we like to know what to expect. He says we substitute familiarity for…

Self hate is part of my “fat mind.” Or to be more PC, it’s part of my obesity mindset. And I have decided that mindset HAS TO GO.

My son is a picky, picky eater. He has been that way practically since birth.

Certain textures are intolerable to him, and no amount of trying seems to cure that.

I understand. I can’t touch…

My husband, Mike, and I watched the movie “The Notebook” recently. We don’t normally watch love stories, especially not tear-jerkers. I get too sad! But something told me we better watch this…

“It should have been a perfect moment,” I thought as I spit sand out of my mouth like a man spitting out teeth after a fight.

I had taken my new dog, Ruby, to the beach for a walk. An action that…

I’ve always thought I’d like yoga, but I had an experience last week (during my third yoga class) I hope I never forget.

I had attended two yoga classes before the one last week. My first class…

We live in a busy world. Often success is measured by how much we do, how busy we are, and how heavy the load is that we carry. Are you carrying too much?

I spoke at a conference last weekend on the topic of Transfer Addiction. When I was researching the topic for my speech, I learned that an Austrian psychologist estimates as many as 30% of weight…