Understanding Emotional Eating

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Most people have eaten for emotional reasons at one time or another. It can be the go-to thought when there is stress. I remember many occasions at work when one person would say to colleagues, “I am stressed – who wants to get something with me (meaning...

Overeating from Stress? Try H.A.L.T.

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Do you find that when you ask someone how they are, they respond by saying they are stressed? You nod and silently agree with them. Life can be stressful. This stress can lead to feelings of loneliness, anxiety and depression. These uncomfortable feelings are very...

When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade

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I made some lemonade recently- not the juice kind, but the life kind.<img src=”http://static.squarespace.com/static/525345f7e4b05048ea3950f4/t/5273ffd9e4b01beaee41dc67/1383333849668/Kim%20business.jpg” alt=”Kim...

Are you too Helpful?

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Do you find yourself taking care of others and feeling frustrated? Do you worry about how others are going to make it if you do not help them? Do you feel drained by how much you do for others? If you answered yes to those questions, you might be a codependent. My...

Map Out the New Year

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Every New Year’s I review what happened in the previous year and contemplate what I want for the rest of this year. I read that the 3rd week of January is when many people wane on their New Year’s resolutions. I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, but I do engage in a...