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How to use the power of binges to heal

February 4, 2016

Binging, more so than dieting, is filled with shame and guilt. Binging makes you powerless, fearful and completely out of control. Binges are intense, immediate and almost primal. I’ve you’ve tried all the tools in your tool bag, have read all the blogs and books out there but you’ve still not found the solution, it’s easy […]

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The Blue Bathing Suit

January 28, 2016

When I was twelve, I had a super awesome blue bathing suit. It was sporty, it was audacious, it was totally me. At that time I was already conscious of my body, but I didn’t have a full-blown eating disorder yet. One day, I was walking down the beach of Ramatuelle wearing that gorgeous bathing suit, feeling […]

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“I am NOT going to diet next year”

December 30, 2015

It’s the time of the year where women (and men) resolve to “be better” next year. They promise themselves that starting on January 1st, they’ll stop eating sugar, join Weight Watchers, go to the gym at least 5 times a week, eat only 1500 calories, lose those 25 pounds and finally fit into the skinny […]

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A Gift of Self-Love

December 23, 2015

It’s only one more day until Christmas Eve, which is the evening Germans celebrate Christmas, is here. We do get two more holidays after that, but Christmas Eve is the one all kids look forward to. It’s the one evening where you unpack your closest family’s presents, have the first of a series of huge meals, are giddy […]

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It’s OK

December 13, 2015

It’s OK to choose you. It’s OK to feel. It’s OK to let go. It’s OK to break up. It’s OK to hang on. It’s OK to eat. It’s OK to be you. It’s OK to have arguments. It’s OK to stop. It’s OK to give up. It’s OK to start over. It’s OK to […]

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Binging on Christmas? No more!

December 8, 2015

  How will I deal with all of the food? What will my family think of my body? Can I indulge during the holidays or will everyone judge me? What if I eat too much and can never lose the weight? How can I prevent all the binging that I’ve done in the past? What if […]

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Why Intuitive Eating is BS

December 3, 2015

In a way, the intuitive eating hype has replaced the dieting hype for many people. What started as a really great approach ended up as just another way to look for weight loss solutions. Instead of counting calories, many people now obsess over only eating when they’re hungry without being able to bend the rules. Some of my clients […]

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It’s Impossible to Binge If…

November 27, 2015

you’re not in a stress response. Meaning if you’re super relaxed and blissed out, you can’t binge. Let me elaborate. There was a time when I couldn’t stop eating, when I literally ate from dusk til dawn. And I ate everything, EVERY THING, I saw. It was like there was a huge hole in my belly […]

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Best Of Body Image

November 23, 2015

Loves, I think it’s time for a big loving Best Of Body Image Post, don’t you think? I’ve been writing on body image for 4 years now and though I’ve changed my opinion here and there, refined my thoughts and skills and learned a ton, I still love the old-school body image posts I’ve written […]

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Weight Gain and the Fear of Being Judged

November 19, 2015

Whenever you gain weight, there’s this fear that others will judge you. It’s almost worse than the weight gain itself. One of the first thoughts after realizing that your pants don’t really fit anymore is: Oh man, what will X,Y,Z think? They’ll notice and talk about me behind my back. They’ll think I’m lazy, uncontrolled and […]

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