I am going to be honest, Autumn is my favorite season. It speaks of boots, scarves, sweaters and cozy drinks. I love the smell in the air and the crunch of the leaves under my feet. It may be a bit early for that yet but to me September always represents the start of fall… Read more

Bonjour Mon Ami, I am writing you this newsletter from Paris. It is our last morning here so I am trying to get in as many chocolate croissants as is humanly possible before departing on the next part of our honeymoon. This weeks newsletter is going to be similar to my last weeks post so… Read more

Happy Sunday morning! The exciting thing about today is that the title of this post is actually true. I am writing you bright and early on this wonderful first day of September which just so happens to be the day I am getting married. I am excited, nervous and truthfully just really ready to marry… Read more

I had a client come in recent weeks that I hadn’t seen for nearly a year. She looked great and was proud to report that she had lost 40lbs since we last saw each other. When we worked together in the past she was feeling stuck and while she incorporated some of the things we… Read more

Do you ever have a moment where you realize you just did the very thing you remember your mom or dad doing when you were a kid? While there are many amazing things this applies to the one I am referring to here is the thing that used to drive me crazy. For me it… Read more

Part of our journey when we are working through recovery is to find ways to distract and/or soothe ourselves when we are being triggered emotionally. For example, with emotional eaters one of the most common times to turn to food is in the evening when they are at home and there is room for the… Read more

More often than not when I am feeling unsatisfied, frustrated, or just plain off in my relationship the person I want to change is my fiancé. Don’t get me wrong, he is amazing, but everyone has their triggers (mine is how he leaves the dishes ON TOP of the dishwasher, his is how loudly I… Read more

Fat. Fat Fat Fat Fat Fat. There I said it. As an eating disorder counsellor this is a word I hear all the time. I hear it used descriptively, fearfully, negatively, critically, curiously…the list could go on. I don’t, however, ever hear it praised or celebrated. Fat in our society has become labeled as this… Read more

There are times in our relationships where we all just need to bite our tongues and not say what we are really thinking. This can actually help make a relationship healthier and improve your day-to-day interactions. There are times, however, when biting our tongue prevents our relationship from developing into what it has the potential… Read more