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Oct 15 2015

Let’s take happiness seriously

by Marilyn McKenna

As a confirmed curmudgeon (seriously, even when I was a much younger woman), I’ve always assumed that happy people were just jolly types who went along untouched by the daily drudgery that served as confirmation to me that life was made up of to-do lists, responsibilities, bills and other people’s agendas to fulfill. And back […]

Filed Under: Healthy Families, Weight Loss Tagged With: Anxiety, Choose Joy, Emotional Eating, Happiness, Mantra, Mindful Eating, The Happiness Project, White Chocolate Eggnog Truffles

Sep 30 2015

Podcast: When food becomes a substitute for real happiness

by Marilyn McKenna

In the decades that I was obese, food became a quick fix in my stressful life that helped me cope with chronic dissatisfaction and unhappiness. It became an unhealthy substitute for true pleasure and contentment. Now I regularly practice self-care and have found this to be the best antidote to slipping back into my old ways. Listen […]

Filed Under: Podcasts, Weight Loss Tagged With: Happiness, Pleasure, Podcast, Satisfaction

Nov 4 2014

How To Tackle Your Happiness Deficit

by Marilyn McKenna

There’s a happiness deficit going around; maybe it’s because we’re all back indoors as the temperature drops, or maybe it’s the pre-holiday angst we feel when contemplating the end-of-year stressors that will soon be upon us. And no matter the origin, it’s tough to make strategically healthy living choices when we’re down in the dumps. […]

Filed Under: Weight Loss Tagged With: Happiness, Healthy Eating, Weight Loss

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