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May 5, 2014 Hi {!firstname_fix} We are just finishing up Ranch. We have had a lovely time. It was peaceful, thoughtful and very reflective. What a wonderful group! It was wonderful to meet every one. We loved thinking about what recovery means and how to define a radiant life. I think we all felt we were shaping the future directions for the community. Thank you all for coming! Look for updates and changes over the next few months. These classes will begin Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Please click on the name of the class and it will take you to the registration page:
This class will begin Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Please click on the name of the class and it will take you to the registration page:
The class schedule is online. Click here to see what is planned. A number of you have asked me how the classes work. Check the class list page for more information on this. And please go read the questions and answers before you write to me. If you have trouble getting through the process, write the tech forum. Be sure to visit our Radiant Recovery website and Community Forum regularly. Warmly, Kathleen **********************************************************************
**Quote From Kathleen ** One of the real markers for your recovery is to begin to think about your food needs before you get into trouble. **********************************************************************
**Testimonial of the Week ** So, Italy was lovely and totally a non-event food wise.  I brought browns with me (wild rice, oats, buckwheat cakes), and protein powder and cocoa powder, and nuts. At the supermarket there I bought tuna, eggs, cheese, and vegetables. For breakfast I stirred up protein powder and cocoa powder in a cup of water and had it with oatmeal on the side. It wasn't my favorite way of making shake, but it was good enough and my body was just as happy. When on the road, I had with me a container of wild rice mixed with tuna. Made sure to drink plenty of water too. When we ate out I had my brown before we left the villa, and then had my protein and greens at the restaurant. The last few days, I actually had some ravioli. I cut off the doughy edges and ate the thinner dough in the middle with the cheese and spinach filling. It was very good, but I was very *blah* about eating the white flour. My body is so healed it does not scream with delight from such things any more. My family went wild for Italian ice cream and myriad desserts. I had none and craved none. I watched them licking their fingers and was happy for them, but did not care for any. On the last day, I decided to have a tiny taste of panna cotta and tiramisu that my kids were devouring, just to have the experience of tasting it. I had a Thumbelina-size taste of each.......and it was soooo sweet. How do people eat it? I laugh, because I was a *people* who could live on such things only three or so years ago. My family, who know me well, were amazed that I didn't touch the stuff the whole week we were there. They thought I was making a huge effort. It was no effort at all. It was what my body chose. It was the essence of being healed. Chloe keeps saying, "Healing is grand" and it truly is!!  Sarit **********************************************************************
**Notes from the Forum ** Yes, thank you! It was  lovely to read of the shame melting and how good you feel.The thing that springs to mind right now is how my absolute driven single mindedness has softened into being quite useful.  For instance, if I had got a bee in my bonnet I literally would not rest until I had covered everything I could get my hands on. Getting an author from the library I liked, and that was it.... felt impelled to get everything else they had ever written and felt uneasy until that was achieved. Well that came in handy finding a certain author, Dr. Kathleen DesMaisons. And though it was a bit exhausting reading everything I possibly could, breakfast and then step three calmed that 'driven' thing into something a lot calmer. All the things I have been 'driven' about have had a softer , useful side.And I have since discovered that the tenacity that I used to apply so fruitlessly to diets on and off, in a healing mode is a real strength. And all that planning I used to do.... is just a base of knowledge as to what suits me (and what doesn't, LOL) and can be recalled effortlessly without all the angst and frustration that used to go with it. And, yes, even the old habit of stockpiling certain things in the pantry is converted into either an early-warning sign (like when I had 14 packs of Ryvita in the cupboard and got worried about running out, LOL) or, how organised I am with my shopping and cupboard stocking so I am prepared for any eventuality. Thanks, pleasure to be walking along with you! mosaic **********************************************************************
**Radiant Ambassadors ** Have you always fancied having a go at Twitter but were too afraid to ask? Perhaps you thought that it’s just for teens and what would I want to be doing there anyway? Or perhaps you want to tip toe over there but aren’t sure about how to go about it? Well, the ambassadors list might just be the place for you! There are some Twitter instructions in the files section if you want to come on over and have a look. Twitter can be fun. It can also be a great way of talking about Radiant Recovery if that’s what you want to talk about. I talk about real life and Radiant Recovery too. Why don’t you try it? You might like it! Selena selenas@blueyonder.co.uk Come join us if you are excited about spreading the news. **********************************************************************
**How I Found Radiant Recovery ** Hello, I'm Teresa from Tucson, Arizona. Suspecting that sugars, or in my case starchy carbs, were creating a lot a havoc in my life, I read The Sugar Addicts Total Recovery Program about 7 years ago. I saw myself and my family history clearly in KD's book. Impulsively, I then dropped sugar immediately and had such severe withdrawal, like the worst hangover in my life, I remember thinking, "Is this pain what alcoholics or drug addicts go through?" Though I did modify my diet over time, like less sugar, gluten and dairy free, I see that my initial withdrawal shock for years afterward kept me from following through the suggested program to "total recovery." Now I am reading Potatoes Not Prozac and I understand it now; go slower than slow, focus on one step, one meal and in my case, one craving at a time. Today I have a lot more self-care tools and spiritual insight under my belt than I did 7 years ago, so I am ready to have another go at it. I feel group support will be a golden opportunity for me to anchor into the recovery steps safely and sanely. I am hopeful that we will all be elevated harmonically through our group efforts. Peace and grins to you all, Teresa **********************************************************************
** Radiant Recovery® Store ** David manages the Radiant Recovery® Store. He is also Kathleen's oldest son. We are excited to announce two new products. Our Nordic Naturals Sales Rep sent over some samples for Kathleen to try.
Please send questions and suggestions. I love hearing from you and truly want to help you do your program better. **********************************************************************
**Radiant Kitchen ** Overnight French Toast
Spread butter over the bottom of a large baking sheet with 1-inch high sides (jelly roll pan). Arrange bread slices on pan, making sure they do not overlap. Combine remaining ingredients in a blender and pour mixture evenly over slices of bread. Turn the slices to coat evenly. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. In the morning: Preheat oven to 400°F. Place baking sheet in oven and bake for 10 minutes. Turn over slices of bread and continue baking until golden brown, about 5 minutes more. For more great program-friendly recipes, check out our cookbook in the store and visit our online Radiant Recipes site. **********************************************************************
**Radiant YLD ** I love YLD, it’s so organic and alive. It’s a program that grows with you, and grows with all of us as we learn what the real story under weight loss is. That’s a great subject that we shall be discussing this week. Steph x If you would like to join, come find us here **********************************************************************
**Radiant Conversations ** We have a new portal for the Conversations program. Come check it out here. We are having such an interesting time of reflection by talking about the articles posted in the newsletter. The idea of actually being able to talk with the author is sort of mind boggling. And then to think that we are actually co-creating the story is even more so. If you would like to join us, you can do that below. Join YLD Weight Loss Now: click here - $99 Join Conversations 2011 Now: click here - $99 Join Both YLD and Conversations Now: click here - $149 Current YLD members wish to Upgrade to Both, click here - $49 If you are not a member, come and join us if you want to be a part of the latest and greatest or just have some plain ol' fun! **********************************************************************
**Our Online Groups ** The radiantrecovery list was set up as a support for people who are in recovery for alcohol and/or drugs and would like to add the Radiant Recovery nutritional piece to their healing. Our approach to recovery encourages the use of 12-step programs and Radiant Recovery. I have heard from a lot of people who have many years of sobriety in AA but have just recently come across Radiant Recovery. Won't you come and join us over on the recovery list to learn how to integrate sobriety and doing the food steps? If you want the promises to come in a way you have not imagined, it is a great time to come over. And if you aren't sure, but think alcohol might be a problem for you, we are here to support that exploration as well. The folks on the list are warm, compassionate, caring and straightforward. So we would love to have you come join us. **********************************************************************
**What is Radiant Ranch Anyway ** Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D.
This week, I am going to write about Radiant Ranch since we have just finished. I have had some folks ask me what it is. Is it a seminar or a conference or what? I thought it might be helpful to give you some context. Originally, I started ranch so I would have a reason to go up to Ghost Ranch once a year. That location is one of my most favorite places in the world. It is where Georgia O'Keefe lived and painted for the last years of her life. However, as we grew, they were less and less willing to work with us about the food, so we made the decision to find a place here in Albuquerque. This made *ranch* more accessible in many ways. So ranch grows and evolves. Each year is the same and yet different. I always use it as a time to offer new ideas and thoughts on healing sugar sensitivity. The agenda evolves out of what has been happening in the community over the year, and the interests of the people who are attending. I think of it as the heartbeat of our community. Yes, we present *stuff*, but really, it is the coming together and *creating* that makes it what it is. This is what one of the community members who attended this year shared about her experience: Three opportunities to go to Ranch passed me by because I wasn't sure if I'd even still be doing the program by the time Ranch rolled around! But finally, after many trials and tribulations with Radiant Recovery, I learned that it truly worked for me. So this past May I took the plunge and went to Ranch for the first time and absolutely LOVED it. It truly was the best decision I could have made.Brenda wrote this after the 2004 Ranch. I get letters like this every year. It deepens and gets richer time and time again. This year was no different……although we had the joy of having a husband come along with the girls. They had a blast touring Albuquerque while we did the seminar. We all had a great time! Thanks for reading! If you know someone who could benefit from this, feel free to forward it to them. Not a subscriber yet? Like what you have read? Sign up to get future issues delivered straight to you: http://www.radiantrecovery.com Until next time!
Here are the folks who are helping put the newsletter together:
Gretel, our webmaster, puts it all together. David runs the Radiant Recovery® Store. Selena provides the weekly Ambassadors column. Steph provides the Your Last Diet column. mosaic contributes to the Notes from the Forum column. ©2014 Kathleen DesMaisons. All rights reserved. You are free to use or transmit this article to your ezine or website as long as you leave the content unaltered, use this attribution: "By Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D. of Radiant Recovery®", and notify kathleen@radiantrecovery.com of the location. Please visit the Radiant Recovery® website at http://www.radiantrecovery.com for additional resources on sugar sensitivity and healing addiction. You are getting the weekly newsletter from Radiant Recovery® in response to your signup. A copy of this newsletter may also be found posted on the web at http://www. radiantrecovery.com/weeklynewsletter |
