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What Finally Helped Me Break Free from Constant Food Noise

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response.” ~Viktor Frankl

For years, I thought something was wrong with me.

No matter what I was doing—sitting in a meeting, walking the dog, or watching TV—my brain was busy debating food.

Should I eat? Shouldn’t I? I could just have one more bite, couldn’t I? What should I eat next? I’ve blown it today, haven’t I? I’ve failed again. Shall I just eat whatever I want and start again tomorrow?

The chatter was constant. It left me exhausted, ashamed, and convinced that …

Notice

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

5 Surefire Signs You Grew Up with an Emotionally Immature Parent

By Manpreet Johal Bernie in Blog, change & challenges, love & relationships

“There’s no such thing as a ‘bad kid’—just angry, hurt, tired, scared, confused, impulsive ones expressing their feelings and needs the only way they know how. We owe it to every single one of them to always remember that.” ~Dr. Jessica Stephens

All children look up to their parents from the moment they enter this world. They have this beautiful, pure, unconditional love pouring out of them. Parents are on a pedestal. They are the ones who know what’s best! They are the grownups showing us how to do life!

We don’t think for one moment that they could be …

Come Back to the Now

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Be Yourself

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Work Is Not Family: A Lesson I Never Wanted but Need to Share

By Katie Hadiaris in Blog

“The paradox of trauma is that it has both the power to destroy and the power to transform and resurrect.” ~Peter Levine

I was sitting in the conference room at work with the CEO and my abusive male boss.

The same boss who had been love-bombing and manipulating me since I started nine months earlier, slowly pushing my nervous system into a constant state of fight-or-flight.

When I was four months into the job, this boss went on a three-day bender during an overnight work conference at a fancy hotel in Boston.

He skipped client meetings or showed up smelling …

You Deserve More Credit Than You Likely Give Yourself

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Things Might Not Get Better, But I Will

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Letting Go of the Life You Were Told to Want

By Sarah Cannata in Blog

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ever since I was about four years old, I knew I was different from the other kids. I was always on the outside looking in. As I approach middle age, I’ve never shaken that feeling—the knowing—of being different.

We live in a noisy world where we find whatever we seek. If we’re looking for validation that we don’t belong, that’s exactly what we’ll find.

While flawed, the standard ‘life blueprint’ hasn’t quite sailed off into …

Sometimes the Best Thing You Can Do Is Pause

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

One Thing That Makes You Happy

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

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Safety Heals

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

When Your Mind Spirals Into What-Ifs

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Beneath Most Arguments Is a Quiet Plea for Connection

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

We’re All Carrying More Than We Show

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

True Safety with Animals

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The Unexpected Therapy I Found on My Phone

By Jason Hall in Blog

“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” ~Dr. Seuss

The notification pops up on my phone: “Jason, we made a new memory reel for you.” I pause whatever I’m doing, probably something stressful involving deadlines or dishes, and feel that familiar flutter of excitement. What chapter of my life has Google decided to surprise me with today?

I tap the notification, and suddenly I’m watching years of Father’s Day adventures unfold. It started accidentally—one Father’s Day trip to the Buffalo Zoo that somehow became our tradition. Instead of buying me something I …