Real Food for Real Life

Leadership

Covid and Coping

Donna Fish L.C.S.W-R on December 6, 2021

Revising your model of coping can help you manage the expectations Covid may yet crumble.

Resilience

Doing Therapy in Cars

Donna Fish L.C.S.W-R on August 16, 2021

If you're sick of doing therapy with interruptions in your living environment, try the car! A new intimate space if you can get access to it.

Self-Esteem

The Tyranny of the Scale

Donna Fish L.C.S.W-R on June 22, 2021

Do you weigh yourself daily or even twice a day, thinking that is helping you to lose weight? Here are some reasons you need to back off that schedule.

Resilience

Vulnerability on the Ballot

Donna Fish L.C.S.W-R on October 20, 2020

Are politics stressing you out? Here's one way to understand polarization.

Relationships

Love and Hate in the Time of Corona

Donna Fish L.C.S.W-R on April 28, 2020

Is quarantining stirring up negative emotions toward your loved ones? Learn to accept these feelings as part of loving relationships.

Diet

Taking the Fight Out of Fitness and Food

Donna Fish L.C.S.W-R on January 7, 2020

How to turn off your inner critic to boost your consistency with your resolutions for new habits.

Parenting

Feeding Frenzy

Donna Fish L.C.S.W-R on September 18, 2019

Are you caught up in the frenzy and worry about how best to feed your child?

Embarrassment

Take Pride in Shame

Donna Fish L.C.S.W-R on April 17, 2019

Is "shamelessness" a core value or can we reverse the impulse to avoid this normal emotion? Flip the script to build resilience and self-confidence.

Parenting

Boredom Boosting: Why We Need to 'Re-Brand' This State

Donna Fish L.C.S.W-R on February 14, 2019

Skills you'll help your child learn if you help them to be BORED.

Diet

Let Them Eat Cake!

Donna Fish L.C.S.W-R on October 29, 2018

Halloween is here and there will always birthday parties, some tips to find the right balance and take the fight out of treats!

Trauma

Trauma and the Body

Donna Fish L.C.S.W-R on October 11, 2018

Did the last few weeks of hearings leave you feeling overwhelmed and defeated? Many are responding with their own experiences of trauma; a few words on how yoga can help.

Depression

The Portable Therapist for Your Teen

Donna Fish L.C.S.W-R on July 24, 2018

It is no secret that many teens and young adults struggle with depression and can be resistant to getting help. This resource can be an answer for many.

Play

Facing Your Child's Weight Issues

Donna Fish L.C.S.W-R on July 16, 2018

Facing our kids' weight issues is hard and we can end up avoiding giving them valuable tips that could last a lifetime

Parenting

18 and 18

Donna Fish L.C.S.W-R on June 28, 2018

Do you have a kid moving to college? Although they're much bigger, this stage emotionally may not be so different than when they were a toddler.

Diet

Eating Instructions: Little Bits Add Up!

Donna Fish L.C.S.W-R on June 4, 2018

A few behavioral strategies to help you eat mindfully, lose weight, and keep it off!

Child Development

Worried About Your Picky Eater? Some Tips to Help you Cope

Donna Fish L.C.S.W-R on May 10, 2018

Parents can pull their hair out worrying about their kids who refuse to try any new foods.

Eating Disorders

Worried About Your Child's Overeating? Here Are Some Tips

Donna Fish L.C.S.W-R on April 16, 2018

Worried about your child's overeating? A few tips could help prevent a lifelong bad habit.

Eating Disorders

Let Them Eat Cake

Donna Fish L.C.S.W-R on March 29, 2018

How to help the sugar demander in your family flip the Off switch.

Diet

To 'Gluten' or 'Not Gluten': (For Your Kids, I Mean!)

Donna Fish L.C.S.W-R on March 18, 2018

In this day and age of increasing gluten 'intolerance', parents need to be careful regarding the temptation to restrict foods before clear medical problems are established

Addiction

What Are You Bringing to the Table When You Serve Dinner?

Donna Fish L.C.S.W-R on March 8, 2018

Examining our own food attitudes and legacy sheds light on additional ways to help our kids develop healthy eating habits.