Tag: body image
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From Hiding to Wholeness
The untold truth behind yesterday’s “madness to miracles” story I remember the moment I pressed “publish” on my very first Deeper Cravings blog revealing my personal (decades long) struggle with emotional eating, weight yo-yoing and body shame. I felt exposed, vulnerable, and strangely exhilarated all at once. For the first time, I was telling the…
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Homecoming
This is one of the most beautiful times of the year no doubt but for many of us it can also a hectic time of incredible stress, toxic comparisons, feelings of inadequacy and deep loneliness. Listen to my conversation with Jon Dewaal host of the Life in Transitions podcast as we explore a path to…
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Unpack the Shame from your Suitcase
It’s summertime and for most of us that means long-awaited vacations, time on the beach, family reunions, summer gatherings etc. What this also means is that there are millions of people out there who are letting the joy of their events be eclipsed by the shame they feel about their body heading in to…
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Your Body: A Tumultuous Love Affair
You look in the mirror; you hate it. You give birth to your baby; you love it. You try on your bathing suit; you hate it. You finally feel better after a nasty flu; you love it. Your pants are too tight; you hate it. You feel proud of your workout; you love it. Up…
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A New New Years Tradition
I don’t remember when my former New Years tradition began but I am guessing it lasted for at least 20 years. Gearing up to the big day I would get intoxicated with excitement about my resolve to be perfect in my eating and exercise habits. I would completely convince myself that this was THE YEAR,…
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Baring it all in the Bedroom
Ever wrap a bed sheet around your behind so your lover wouldn’t see you as you got up to go to the bathroom? I talk a lot about the impact of negative body image on one’s relationship with oneself but I don’t often discuss how it impacts our relationships with others. Loathing our bodies has many detrimental repercussions on…
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The Candy Haunting of a Compulsive Eater
I remember the rush of excitement as the cascade of shiny color spilled out of my pillowcase sack on to my bedroom floor. I would methodically separate the loot into its categorical piles: chocolate, suckers, hard candies, chewy cadies, chips, gum and then the miscellaneous pile of disappointment that usually included a toothbrush (we had a…
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A Rendezvous with God
It was a watershed moment on the beach years ago when I realized that living in constant misery about the shape of my body was, in fact, far worse and life depleting than any number on the scale ever could be. It was a flash of insight when it became clear that I would continue…
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Thin – Pretty – Nice
“Thin”, “Pretty”, “Nice”. According to Brene Brown these are the 3 adjectives that top the list when research participants are asked to describe what makes for a feminine woman. As a young overweight child I was pretty convinced that I couldn’t ever attain the attribute of ‘thin’, and as I watched Charlie’s Angels and played…
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A New ‘KIND’ of New Year’s Resolution
Somehow we instinctively get it with our children, our staff, our students and anyone else were trying to motivate. And yet when it comes to ourselves; the concept of how to truly motivate ourselves to live as we truly want to seems to allude us. For years I somehow believed that by being extremely harsh…
Peggy Farah, LMHC, RCC Deeper Cravings 