I am reaching out to you as I’m looking for kids and teens (Middle School and High School age) and their parents/families that are interested in understanding the psychological/emotional barriers that get in the way of them sustaining lifelong change in regard to...
I’m astonished at what teens are required to accomplish on a daily basis. In a world where there is scientific evidence to support the need for adults to slow down and “just breathe,” teens are blatantly not able to follow the same recommendations and are...
Spot It and Stop It In Your Children. Why is it that we all know what it takes to maintain a healthy diet, yet many are on a roller coaster of losing weight and gaining weight with no reprieve? Our children are no better off. Especially those that have weight...
We don’t often contemplate how we approach our relationships. Is it with openness and enthusiasm, reluctance and precipitory anxiety or in some other way? The way in which we approach our relationships impacts on the behavior we exhibit while we are in the...
Kids and teens are notoriously impulsive, and as they struggle to make changes to their eating and exercise behaviors, the mind plays a critical, if not the most important, role. Without ever learned what to do, they may not give themselves the time to mull over their...
We don’t have “willpower” & “motivation” muscles or bones in our bodies that are earmarked and dictate our level of willingness. We decide whether to take effective action based on the value we place on our health. It is our sabotaging thoughts that get us stuck...
We have heard it all before, “eat less and exercise more.” We are aware of and are constantly reminded of that “simple” formula. If it’s so elementary why are so many of us not sticking to the program? What’s getting in the way? How do we work on this in a sound way...
I took the opportunity tonight to go to a memorial service in honor of the three teenage boys who were found murdered yesterday in Israel. I felt compelled to have a place to mourn, to be surrounded by community and felt I needed to do something proactively and...
I just saw the movie “Fed Up” and feel even more frustrated than I imagined I would be. First, I cannot believe how often I hear the obesity epidemic being compared to the tobacco industry. There are such disparities between the two issues. Out of genuine hopefulness...
Exercise has become increasingly present in our culture, from advertised gym equipment to the Jersey Shore’s popular phrase “Gym Tan Laundry (GTL)” to Instagram pictures of weight loss transformation and lifting maximums. In fact, as of 2012, approximately half the...
