Yiska's blog

I recently saw an article about the death of a well known proponent of the Mediterranean Diet. I thought it interesting the way our media immediately responded by questioning the validity of his eating style. Part of me wondered how long it would take before a new study would come out claiming that olive oil is really bad for you and we should all stop eating it or risk a similar fate! Read more

At a recent workshop, a participant was sharing her difficulty with potato chips. Coming from a perspective that refuses to vilify any food, I asked what was bad about eating the chips. Why did she feel badly about it? Upon reflection she admitted that it wasn’t about whether or not she should eat potato chips but what she was avoiding by eating the chips. Read more

About a year ago I attended a conference on the treatment of people with eating disorders. One of the presenters introduced an interesting perspective about the relationship between the way people relate to their food and the way they relate to boundaries and their personal needs and desires, as expressed by how much they say yes and no in their lives. Read more

Inspired by the most recent 'practice of the month' I’ve been thinking about parenting. I’m specifically thinking about the re-parenting we all must inevitably do as we grow up. We like to blame our parents for everything we don't like about ourselves and our lives. Read more

It’s been a while since my last blog post and it feels so good to be back. I dropped off when Sarah led us all through the amazing Sugar Challenge which was well worth the challenge to rediscover how much better I feel without sugar in my system, making the choice so clear. Read more

It’s a very exciting time for me when a new group of participants begins our Transformative Nutrition 9 week course. Right off the bat the dreaded “F word” came up, as it always does, and the fear of risking FAILURE. Read more

I had a funny experience a few nights ago. I was sitting at my computer minding my own business and suddenly, out of nowhere, I swear I heard the voice of 2 ginger molasses cookies calling to me from my kitchen. “We want you to eat us!” they exclaimed merrily. Read more