Healing your relationship with your parents – even if they’re no longer with you
Joseph came to see me after finding a suspicious lump, in a location where he had previously had a benign tumour. He was awaiting a diagnosis, but his doctor was concerned that Joseph had cancer, and Joseph himself was deeply worried. He told me that ever since he had found the lump, he had a…
Delete your failure program
If you’ve ever read a self-help book, you know the importance of setting goals. All self-improvement gurus, coaches and trainers encourage the setting of goals, in order to focus you on what you really want and maintain your momentum in moving toward it. But what if setting a goal triggers your ‘failure program’? Many people…
Plant-based diet planning
Are you vegetarian or vegan, and concerned that your diet might not be providing you with everything you need? Are you thinking of going veg, but have some worries or fears about it? Are you wondering whether you can have a healthy vegetarian or vegan pregnancy, baby and child? Has your child decided to go…
The right way to lose weight
Are you sick and tired of the diet merry-go-round? Are you confused by all the contradictory dietary advice out there? Have you ‘tried it all’… but you’re still struggling with your weight? Then read on – I have some good news for you! High-carb, low-fat diet/high-fat, low-carb diet/high-protein, low-carb diet/blood type diet/meal replacement shakes/fat blocking…
Top 7 tips for getting children to eat healthy foods
As I talk to other parents and observe the media, I often wonder to myself When did it become normal for kids to be so SICK???? I’m constantly amazed (and horrified), when parents bring me a child who’s had 10 courses of antibiotics by the age of 3; who is on daily medications; who is…
Resolving trauma
Did you suffer, or fear that you would suffer, abandonment (either physical or emotional) by your parents when you were a child? Have you experienced a serious accident, child abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, mugging, a natural disaster, armed combat, or being diagnosed with a potentially fatal illness? Have you been in a situation where…
Beating procrastination
“I’ll get around to it one day…” “I know I should, but I just can’t get started.” “Every time I think of doing it, I just freeze.” “I find a million other things to do, rather than doing ‘it’.” Do any of these statements ring true for you? Procrastination is an all-too-familiar problem for many…
Cravings and addictions
Are you battling addictive cravings for cigarettes, alcohol, coffee, sugar and other junk foods, or drugs? Do you struggle to control your spending, gambling, or internet usage? Does your spouse say you’re a workaholic, or addicted to the gym? Have you quit before, but you just keep going back to it? Read on… help is…
You were born to be happy… What happened?
It may be stating the obvious, but you weren’t born depressed, anxious or with low self-esteem. You weren’t born with fears or phobias that hold you back from doing what you really want to do. You didn’t come into this world feeling cursed to be always poor, unhappy or in bad relationships. You were born…
Chunky Bean Chilli
In my family, these simple, but delicious combos of vegetables, tomato and beans are known as ‘thingies’. The official name for them in the US is ‘chilli’. Whether or not you add chilli is entirely up to you. I have one child for whom too much chilli is never enough, and another who writhes in…