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Overcoming Psychological Reactance
Sometimes the minute we tell ourselves “I can’t have that,” the desire for it gets even stronger. This week, I’m talking about why that happens, and how changing the way we think and talk about our choices can help...
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Avoiding Self-Abandonment on Holiday Food Weekends
Holiday weekends can be joyful, but surprisingly risky for keeping to our Bright Lines. This week, I look at the subtle ways we sometimes stop taking care of ourselves around food, and what helps us stay grounded...
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On Accepting GLP-1s in the BLE Community
There’s a new tool in the landscape of weight loss and food addiction, and not everyone feels the same way about it. This week, I want to talk about how we navigate those differences while staying grounded in love and...
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Expectation-Driven Dopamine Release
For years, I’ve wondered why something like sugary colonoscopy prep didn’t seem to trigger people with food addiction. New research on expectation-driven dopamine helps explain why your motives matter, and why even a...
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How Early Trauma Affects Eating and Weight
Childhood trauma profoundly affects the brain and can significantly impact later eating patterns and adult weight. How? Why? What can be done? Watch this week’s vlog to find out.
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The Maintenance Break
What if the best way to keep moving forward isn’t to push harder? In this vlog, I explain why taking a deliberate pause in weight loss can sometimes be the wisest path to long-term success, and how a maintenance break...
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Safe vs. Unsafe Exceptions
Sometimes flexibility is exactly what you need. Sometimes it’s your food addiction trying to negotiate. How can you tell the difference? In this vlog, I share a practical framework for evaluating exceptions without...
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Support vs. Enabling
Support is meant to help someone move forward, but sometimes it quietly makes it easier for them to stay stuck. In this vlog, I look at how that happens in buddy relationships and what it takes to shift the...
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Lipedema Questions and Answers
If you've ever wondered why your body hasn't responded the way you expected, despite faithfully following your Bright Lines, this conversation may be for you. Emma Cloney, president and co-founder of Lipedema Canada,...
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Goal Range vs. Peace Range
You’ve reached Maintenance, but what if the weight range you chose isn’t the range where you’ll find lasting peace? In this vlog, I explore the difference between a goal range and a peace range, and why true success...
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The Meaning of Life
Today is my birthday, and in the months leading up to turning 52 I started seriously asking one of the biggest questions any of us can: What is the meaning of life? In this week’s vlog, I share the journey I took and...
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Emotional Eating vs. Addictive Eating
Why do we reach for food when we don't intend to? Sometimes the answer is emotion. Sometimes it's addiction. Often, it's both. In this week's vlog, I explore the important differences between emotional eating and...
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