Tag: non-diet

The Candy Haunting of a Compulsive Eater

Oct 31, 2014

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deepercravings

in emotional eating

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…
The More You Crave, The More You Crave

Jul 30, 2013

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deepercravings

in Connection, emotional eating, forgiveness, mindfulness, Presence

There is a common expression in therapy circles “what you resist persists” and never have I found that more true than in the realm of food. This is why, for me, dieting is so dangerous and so ineffective. The constant restriction keeps us locked in a constant battle with the object of our obsession…food. We move between periods…