I thought you’d eventually give it up. I never said I would. I thought you’d move past it or through it I never said I could.
How To Overcome Struggles With Food And Control Your Weight (Free Training!)
After gaining and losing 30 pounds twice, I was depressed. I was skinny as a kid, but found myself as a fat woman. Over time though, I figured out a system. Linking spirituality, nature, inner wisdom and community, I realized that I just needed to eat the way humans have eaten for 10,000’s of years! […]
Poem: Wanting (NaPoWriMo 1)
Doubting, puzzling, and analyzing Is so much more daunting Than wanting — About the poem: When I’m clear about what I want, crazy good sh!t happens to bring it in. When I worked on the Tobacco Quitline, we learned to ask people, “Why do you want to quit?” The more they identified with those BIG […]
Poem: Foods that Bind …getting a grip on food addiction
How can I get Out of my mind These foods that bind How can I get Out of my body These foods that rob me blind I have won the battle I have overcome Every time With the help Of someone — About the poem: I have now completed six days of the Dr. Cropley […]
Poem: Someone opens the door …asking for help is the first step
Suffering in silence Locked in my own prison When I finally call out for help Someone opens the door Happy to see me And light floods in — About the poem: Each person has their list of self-debilitating habits that crop up over time due to ignorance, conditioning, trauma or who knows why. But it’s […]
Poem: I'm Drowning Here
I’m drowning here But I don’t want to call the lifeguard Because my mascara’s smudged And my hair’s a mess You can see my droopy breasts If I call him in He’ll find out I can’t swim I’d die with shame He’d know my name I don’t need any help I think I’ll be okay I’m drowning […]
Poem: A shot in the arm …the irony of addiction
From morning to night We work to make our lives better But then At the same time How many of us Have some addiction we are fighting And that addiction Is simply put Self harm Whether it’s too much food, Gambling or a shot in the arm Addiction Is simply Self harm We run run run […]
Poem: I'll Show You My Addiction
I don’t care if your a Scorpio Or if you know I’m a Libra I don’t care if you’re a carnivore herbivore or omnivore I brought you to this secret space So now that we’re behind closed doors I’ll show you my addiction If you show me yours Are you addicted to cigarettes, Vodka or beer? Am I […]
Poem: Wise Enough
I throw out the half-eaten box of cookies I’m wise enough To accept how foolish I am — About the poem: I recently read something by Byron Katie that said, “Don’t pretend to be more evolved than you are.” I love this and see examples of this regularly. I know by now where my […]
Poem: Addiction is the Solution
Addiction is the solution What then is the problem? Addiction is a lack of self-love Let us teach love Addiction is fear Let us not fear addiction Let us work on the solution Let the solution be our work Let our addiction be love — About the poem: Why has addiction been such a popular sport […]