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There is so much focus on the four vital signs: body temperature, pulse, respiratory rate, and blood pressure. Yet when going to your doctor’s appointment, the first thing they check before the OTHER vital signs, is your body weight. It would seem to me that it is pretty important – being underweight or overweight is directly related to changes happening … Read More

We talk a lot about goals and the importance of setting and hitting goals. I do not argue with that at all. But more important than hitting goals, is the person you become in the process. When I found life coaching, I was looking for more. I wanted a better life. Now don’t get me wrong. I had a great … Read More

How could your biggest weight loss challenges work in your favor? How could your weight journey be an opportunity in disguise? We talk so much about resilience, deprivation, and starvation. Things may seem especially challenging during this time of COVID-19. But how could this be the best time to look for doors of opportunity that this current situation creates for … Read More

For the past ten years, I have worked as a forensic pathologist. I watched and listened to many bodies that came across my autopsy table. I “heard” them calling from the inside and out.  These deceased bodies told me a lot! More than I often cared to know. But you know what I heard from them most often? They told … Read More

I was shocked by a 2016 article from the journal Obesity that showed doctors prescribe way more medications for diabetes than pills to fight obesity. The article describes 15 times more prescriptions to treat diabetes than to treat obesity. According to the CDC, more than two thirds (71%) of adults in the United States are overweight and/or obese. Extreme obesity is … Read More

What do you want? Such a simple question. Children always seem to know exactly what they want. Years ago when I asked my five-year-old cousin what she wanted to be when she grew up, she shyly, but yet confidently replied, “myself.” I have never forgotten that answer. Now when you ask an adult what they want, it’s not unusual to … Read More

Do you overeat, and then beat yourself up for overeating? Many of my clients eat whenever they feel negative emotions. Yet they seem to feel negative emotions every day, so they emotionally eat every day. Tell me if you feel this way: “I am obsessed with food.” “Eating makes me calm down.” “Eating makes me feel safe.” I get it. … Read More

I offered this advice to a client, then did it for myself. I asked my client to just sit still and watch her husband. To experience and learn from the unspoken communication that occurs when you simply watch someone in silence without judgment or expectation – this is the gift I was trying to give her. As soon as I … Read More

The Center for Leadership of Afrikan Women’s Wellness is hosting a Virtual Town Hall Meeting as Facebook Live on Sunday May 17 at 4 pm (CST). We will have speakers representing the Cream City Medical Society, the Black Health Coalition, Sebastian Family Psychology Practice, and Asentu Rites of Passage Institute. The goal of the Town Hall meeting is to educate … Read More

I like to think of clutter as those extra pounds that many of us carry around on our bodies. Not only may this extra weight hurt our back and joints, but it can also affect our self-image and self-esteem. Obesity is a risk factor for depression. But for some of us, being overweight is a precursor to diabetes. Pre-diabetes does … Read More