If you feel like you’ve lost yourself as a result of taking care of others, you may have to make some hard choices around people in your life.
By giving time and energy to yourself as well as to others, you won’t feel as driven to use food as a solution to your own needs. [Read more…]
In the last post, I talked about how Marilyn become a victim of what I call the “people hook.”
Other people and their problems constantly hook her into feeling distraught, worried, and upset. [Read more…]
It seemed that every time Marilyn started a new diet plan, someone around her would have a crisis.
She kept hoping her children would grow up and take care of their own lives. But they didn’t.
And whenever they had problems, Marilyn not only rushed in to help, she ate. [Read more…]
“You’ve got to be kidding!”
Carol stared at her doctor and the tiny piece of paper she’d just been handed.
“No, I’m not kidding,” responded the physician. [Read more…]