Personal Shares & Experiences

Painful Inheritances: Watching My Daughter Repeat My Story of Binge Eating There are pains that cut through the skin. There are others that cut through the soul.And then there are the ones only a mother knows — the pain of watching her own daughter carry the same invisible weight we carried all our lives. My … Read more

How to survive when children leave home? I’m still learning. I divorced when my daughter was only three years old. From that moment on, it was just the two of us for a long time. We grew up together. I was learning how to be a mother, and she was learning about the world, always … Read more

I love Christmas. I love the lights, the spirit, the music, the smell of the seasonal foods, the rituals repeated year after year. I love seeing my children’s eyes sparkle, I love creating memories, I love the feeling of a house full of Christmas decorations. Christmas, for me, is love. But it’s also true that … Read more

Introduction For as long as I can remember, my life revolved around food. It felt like everything I did, thought, or felt had some connection to it. Food was my constant companion—my reward, my comfort… and often my quietest refuge. Even when I knew I was above my ideal weight, and even when I knew … Read more