EmpowHer, the home of women’s health online, is a unique resource dedicated to improving women’s health and well-being. I was recently interviewed on the subjects: eating disorders, addictions, obesity.  See videos of these interviews at:

Did you know that stress can promote weight gain by: If stress affects your sleep causing insomnia or unrefreshed sleep this can promote release of cortisol, the stress hormone which causes insulin resistance and weight gain.  Also poor sleep may affect other hormones such as ghrelin and leptin which affect feeding behaviors. Stress can cause depression and this type of depression is associated with elevated cortisol levels and therefore weight gain.  Depression can also be associated with binging behaviors, especially in those with eating disorders which can affect weight. Some individuals with depression are also less physically active and this affects weight. When under stress, studies show that most people ...Read more »

My new book, The Binge Eating and Compulsive Overeating Workbook is threatening to take over my life.  I’ve been out promoting the book and feeling very proud of my accomplishment of spending 2 years with writing and EDITING the book and now realizing that my work is not done, now I have to sell the book.  Feedback so far has been good and I’m finally beginning to feel like – with three books under my belt- that I can call myself a writer. As I got out and talk about the books, I realize also that these three books catalog something about my life.  ”Miracles in Healing” was the beginning ...Read more »