Is it OK to experience joy in 2020? Four ways to allow it and feel it
Should we allow ourselves to experience joy in this difficult year? I say yes and share ways to make it happen
Despite COVID, We’re Still Working Out in the Woods
In spite of the pandemic, my “Fierce in the Forest” group has continued exercising outdoors every Saturday morning. We throw things, drum with sticks — and protect our mental health during this stressful year.
Holiday Gatherings: Win Against Temptation (and have a great time!)
“Holiday-proof” your self-care and sail through temptation at events, by focusing on the people (not the food), planning ahead, hunting for primal foods, fighting pressure with positivity, and keeping a glass of water in your paw 🙂
Why I’m Going Back Into the BodPod
My weight and my body mass index are fine, according to the charts. But if you take a deeper look inside my body, things don’t look so great. I was…
My No-Car Challenge: Maybe Permanent?
My October challenge for myself was not to use a car. For at least 30 days, I could only walk, ride my bike, or take Metro or the bus. No…
The Whole30: Changing Your Relationship with Food
For my monthly challenge in September, I chose to do a Whole30, which I had never done all the way through before. Our older son Alex got married in August,…
Real Food on the Road
You’re hungry, and you exit the highway toward the usual lineup of gas stations and fast-food chains. Or you’re stopping with friends or family at a popular restaurant. How can…
Social Connection: It’s a Health Goal
“Write about loneliness,” suggested a blog follower and old friend (thank you!). Loneliness — a feeling that you lack sufficient social support and connection with others — is considered an…
Easy Batch-Cooked Vegetables 2: Carrots, Sweet Potatoes, Winter Squash, Beets and Brussels Sprouts
More vegetables — thanks for all the suggestions! Like last week, I’m offering what I think are the simplest ways to prepare vegetables all at once, so you can easily…
Batch-Cook Your Veggies: Fast, Easy (Lazy?) Ways to Prepare Cabbage, Eggplant, Peppers, Asparagus and Broccoli
After work, the gym, or driving kids around, you probably don’t feel like washing, chopping and cooking vegetables. The answer (I think) is batch cooking one or two days a…
It’s Not You, It’s the Food
Put 20 people in a lab, feed them tasty meals that they enjoy, and let them eat until they’re satisfied. If they’re eating whole, unprocessed foods, they lose weight. If…
They Enjoyed the Real-Food Buffet, Ate Until Satisfied, Lost Two Pounds
I was so excited to see this study published earlier this year, because it fits in so well with my own experience, and nothing like it had been done before…
$10 and 30 Minutes a Day: My Healthy Food Challenge
If you’ve been reading my posts, you know I’m still catching up from the spring (!). So here is my report on my healthy food challenge during March and April…
Body Positivity, Body Neutrality
What if you truly loved your body just as it is right now, celebrating what it can do, like a three-year-old joyfully running through a lawn sprinkler? What if you…
I Tried Keto, Part 2: I Liked It, But …
I’m finally getting back on track with this blog, as I described last week. So although it’s August 13 today, I’m now reporting on my own January challenge, which was…
Getting Off Track, and Getting Back On
Hello dear readers! In February/March (!), I suddenly stopped posting on this blog, on Instagram and on my new-and-exciting business Facebook page. My life got a little more complicated than…
I Tried Keto, Part 1: What’s it all about?
Suddenly “Keto” is everywhere. I even saw these Slim-Fast Keto bars this week at my local Giant supermarket: What is this new fad, and what’s the science behind it? Quick…
Your Fierce 2024 Self
January is a good time to think about what we want to achieve in the coming year. (I hope your January challenges are going well!) An even longer-term perspective can…
What’s Your January Challenge?
A new year inspires us to new beginnings. Holiday feasting is over, and in the northern hemisphere, the darkest nights are behind us. Even though winter has just begun, the…
Feasting and Fasting
Feasting and fasting seem to be a natural human rhythm. Sometimes they are part of a ritual structure (Lent, Ramadan). Feasting and fasting are also simply the logical consequence of…
The Journey Starts with Self-Compassion, Part 2 : The Humans
I live in my own head. It’s not always comfortable in here. I know about every one of my appalling mistakes, my thoughtless comments, the many ways I’ve let people…
The Journey Starts with Self-Compassion, Part 1: The Animal
Think of the most beautiful, graceful, awe-inspiring animal you can imagine.
Now imagine that you have one of these animals in your care. You’re responsible for everything it needs, and it loves you and wants to please you. (If caring for an animal doesn’t attract you, imagine being responsible for a radiant, affectionate child.)
For me, the animal is a jaguar. Her name is Tulum, and I met her at the zoo exotic animal rescue facility in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.