Meet my dear friend, Ellen Glovsky, gifted with keen vision and wit and methods of uncovering our deepest desires and needs when it comes to our relationship to food. Read on as she shares how we choose what feeds our bodies and souls.
Many people who have struggled with food in their lives feel that they never know what they really want to eat. They have come to believe that foods are either good (healthy) and bad (unhealthy); the choice they make labels them “good” or “bad” as well. The irony here is that feeling badly about oneself is a great reason to overeat or even binge!
Where Does This “Black and White” Thinking Come From?
People who are chronic dieters have been taught and absorb the idea that if you are “on” your diet you are being “good,” and if not, you are automatically “bad.” I hear people say “I had a good day” or “I was really bad this week.” What a way to judge yourself! (more…)
