by Allison | Jan 22, 2013 | Allison Bottke's Blog, Enabling, Hope/Healing, Setting Boundaries with Food, Wisdom & Resources
Not all diets are destructive. What is destructive, however, is what we’re doing to our bodies when we frequently start and stop weight loss programs. Studies have proven the greater the number of failed diets, the greater the likelihood that stress-eating has been...
by Allison | Jan 17, 2013 | Allison Bottke's Blog, Enabling, Hope/Healing, Setting Boundaries with Food, Wisdom & Resources
We can be so busy and so intent on being “the winner” or being “the best” or “the richest” or “the thinnest” or “the most popular,” that we forget what is really important in our lives – our faith, our family, our friends, forgiveness, and fun! [1] The journey to find...
by Allison | Jan 15, 2013 | Allison Bottke's Blog, Enabling, Hope/Healing, Setting Boundaries with Food, Wisdom & Resources
Visible boundaries such as fences, signs, and dividing lines painted on streets and highways are easy to identify, but boundaries are also the unseen—invisible structures that support healthy, productive lives, and those can sometimes be more difficult to identify. ...
by Allison | Jan 10, 2013 | Allison Bottke's Blog, Hope/Healing, Setting Boundaries with Food, Wisdom & Resources
I’ve talked with hundreds of women and men around the world about the topic of boundaries. It’s clear that not only do we lack healthy relationship priorities, but we’re confused and often deeply troubled about what is and isn’t our responsibility in the first place,...
by Allison | Jan 8, 2013 | Allison Bottke's Blog, Enabling, Hope/Healing, Setting Boundaries with Food, Wisdom & Resources
God opens our eyes and heart in direct proportion to how much we open our arms to Him. We’ve got to get to the bottom of what’s eating us for us to seriously change why we’re eating. As a relatively new believer I was still navigating the terrain of faith—trying to...
by Allison | Jan 3, 2013 | Enabling, Hope/Healing, Setting Boundaries with Food, Wisdom & Resources, WLS
Could it be that excess weight is only a symptom, the result of our soul’s internal struggle to relinquish control, find love, and experience peace? My heart stuck in my throat as I looked down at my medical chart. Tears stung my eyes as I tried to comprehend what the...
