I spent over two decades on what I call the diet-go-round: jumping from one diet to the next to the next, hoping that this next one would be the answer. It never was though because diets have a failure rate of anywhere from 40-99% after two years depending on which study you read. But I …
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Step One: Figure out what you really want & write it down I’m a big believer that you can’t get what you want if you don’t know what that is. Nebulous and undefined is not a roadmap. So I started this One Wild Life list. (Here’s how to make your own.) It’s filled with all …
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Get off the diet-go-round. Get on with your life. If you’ve ever been afraid of food, felt ashamed of your body’s size, been on a diet or lots of diets that didn’t work out for you in the end, felt trapped by eating guidelines, and/or given up on trying to lose weight, know this: …
Get off the diet-go-round. Get on with your life. Have you ever . . . Been afraid of food? Felt ashamed of your body’s size? Been on a diet or lots of diets that didn’t work out for you in the end? Felt trapped by eating guidelines? Given up on trying to lose weight? Know …
Get off the diet-go-round. Get on with your life. Eat what you want, lose weight, and keep it off. Free yourself from diets forever. If you’ve ever been afraid of food, felt ashamed of your body’s size, been on a diet or lots of diets that didn’t work out for you in the end, felt …
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Get off the diet-go-round. Get on with your life. Eat what you want, lose weight, and keep it off. Free yourself from diets forever. If you’ve ever been afraid of food, felt ashamed of your body’s size, been on a diet or lots of diets that didn’t work out for you in the end, felt …
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So not too long ago I was on the receiving end of some scathing criticism. My first reaction, same as a lot of us tend to do, was to absorb that criticism into my heart. Your brain is always trying to protect you (even if it doesn’t feel like it) A therapist friend of …
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Here’s my take on part of what’s wrong with the world today: kindness seems to be in short supply. Kindness towards others, sure. But also, kindness toward yourself. Self-compassion is what you most need to heal yourself. Compassion for others is what’ll help heal the world. When you’re being unkind, for whatever reason, here …
It’s not harmless to keep on going down a path you just don’t want to be on. You might not think the stakes are life or death. You may tell yourself it’ll be okay, that somehow it’ll all work itself out in the end. But my guess is that you’ll find a lot of …
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A lot of us have been told to never give up, to never quit, to keep on carrying on no matter what. Usually that advice comes from others trying to encourage you. They may be well-meaning. They may have some stake in the outcome. They may also have their own motives for telling you …
