Foodie Therapy

Everyone talks about retail therapy, exercise, and talk therapy as if those were the only ways you are supposed to work on yourself. I am a foodie, a psychologist, and after reading many blogs, food websites, and being addicted to eating out since I was a teenager, I am finally putting my passions together to share with you how Food and Therapy can come together to make just about everything ok.

First, let me share a personal story to illustrate how I got to being here today. I was recently laid off from an assistant director position in mental health. I came home and sat on my couch and realized...I'm free. Well, it wasn't that easy. But, I am free to create again. That is the link between therapy and food. Both processes are creative and allow the creator to go with their instinct. So much of my work as a therapist is about teaching others how to follow their instincts, to go with their gut, and to follow their passions. It is now time that I go after mine.

My goal is simple...to cook with gusto, to eat out and be present, and to balance-because that is life's most important lesson. I will balance work (private practice and other therapy opportunities that come my way) with my love of food. I will not go to Culinary School, will not try out for a food show, and definitely will not pretend to be something I am not. But, what I will do is learn through experience. I will eat out at restaurants, I will analyze wine, and I will help you create your own understanding of Foodie Therapy by showing you through my own journey.

All aboard!