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Reflections On A Day I Lost Control Over Food
Relationship with Food, Wisdom Amy Barnette Relationship with Food, Wisdom Amy Barnette

Reflections On A Day I Lost Control Over Food

Was it really on my kid's leftover gingerbread house decor? Why yes, yes, indeed it was...

I had a flashback the other day of a time when I felt completely out of control around food. It came when I was putting away the gingerbread houses that my girls made this year.  

Here's a true story of what happened in regards to the aforementioned gingerbread houses.

 

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Reflecting on the Year & Contemplating the Future
Wisdom Amy Barnette Wisdom Amy Barnette

Reflecting on the Year & Contemplating the Future

At this time of the year, I like to reflect on what went well, what could have gone better, and where I want to go as I head into the new year. There are four simple but powerful questions that I like to use to engage in this reflection process.

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Thanksgiving: It's Not All Sunshine and Gratitude Rainbows
Wisdom, Relationship with Food Amy Barnette Wisdom, Relationship with Food Amy Barnette

Thanksgiving: It's Not All Sunshine and Gratitude Rainbows

Thanksgiving was a holiday that used to put my anxiety level through the roof. You see, I used to oscillate between times of extreme restriction and complete out of control eating. And when you struggle with guilt and shame over what you eat and how you eat, a holiday that mainly revolves around food can be pretty stressful.

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The Power of Two Simple Questions
Wisdom Amy Barnette Wisdom Amy Barnette

The Power of Two Simple Questions

It was one of those days. Hectic. Crazy. One where nothing went according to plan. At one point, I accidentally threw my keys into the trashcan outside of Walgreens. Don't even ask how that happened. You should have seen the expression on the guy's face at the register when I explained why I needed help taking the lid off the trashcan. "Well you see, I threw my keys away...".    

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