by minh-hai | May 14, 2018 | General
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. ~Maya Angelou Are you a dandelion or an orchid? The dandelion can survive in just about any conditions. It doesn’t need...
by minh-hai | Jan 5, 2017 | General
If I could grant you 4 wishes this year, here’s what they would be: 1. May you take in the good. You can thank our ancestors for your brain’s negativity bias. After all, their primary goal was to eat lunch, not be lunch. According to neuropsychologist Rick...
by minh-hai | Oct 28, 2016 | General
“I haven’t been eating very intuitively or mindfully lately.” I hear this confession from clients all the time, usually made with a twinge of guilt. You might also have the common expectation that once you start practicing Intuitive Eating, you’ll just start eating...
by minh-hai | Jul 11, 2016 | General
I’ve never been someone who ever gets so busy or focused that I forget to eat lunch. That’s happened exactly once in my life – during childbirth. And I recently traveled 5,486 miles for this slice of lasagna Bolognese: My husband and I chose Bologna for the second leg...
by minh-hai | May 11, 2016 | General
My mom’s a badass. She dodged booby traps and snipers during the Vietnam War to visit my dad when he was a prisoner of war for over three years. She risked imprisonment for illegal travel to bribe a prison guard to free him. She then fled her country, leaving behind...
by minh-hai | Mar 30, 2016 | General
Emotional eating has gotten a bad rap. It’s as if we’re expected to leave our emotions behind at the dinner table. “Emotionless eating” anyone? Before my son came along, I often used the example of how babies are born knowing when they’re hungry (and boy do they...
