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Loneliness and emotional eating–Part I

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My client Alexis (name-changed), a forty-four year old web designer, has been single her entire life.  Without partner or child, she often feels invisible at social gatherings filled with couples and families.  Her parents passed away in the last few years and as an only child without much extended family, she often feels a painful, overwhelming and

Hope is everything

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The Random House College Dictionary defines hope as "the feeling that what is desired is also possible or that events may turn out for the best."   It's certainly easy to have hope when everything is going your way--you just landed a great job, met the man/woman of your dreams, lost a lot of weight or won the lottery. 

Stopping the Diet Mentalilty

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   Perhaps you've just gone through a rough patch in your life, or a very busy, stressful time and you've been overeating.  Maybe your life, in general, feels like one big rough patch!   You've gained some weight and you're trying to figure out how to lose it.  Often, the quickest way to feel some control over your