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September 27, 2010 Hi {!firstname_fix} The dogs are moping around the house because they KNOW my bags are out and I am going somewhere. I, on the other hand, am skipping around like a kid on Christmas. I will fly to Boston on Monday morning, go out for dinner for lobster on Monday night, go to Whole Foods Tuesday morning to stock up for the trip and then....off to London! I am always excited for this trip. I love Salisbury, I love going to Avebury, and most of all, I love seeing our friends in Europe. Then I will be back for balloon fiesta! There will be no classes the week of Wednesday, September 29, 2010. These classes will begin Wednesday, October 6, 2010. Please click on the name of the class and it will take you to the registration page: Radiant Weight Loss Emotions (2 weeks) is the class for those of you who are ready, are on step seven and want to clear out a little of the being fat baggage. You don’t need therapy, this is about doing the food can shift everything. If you hate being fat, come heal with us. Radiant Depression (2 weeks) is a key class for the Potatoes Not Prozac crowd. Learn in-depth information on the kinds of depression, why drugs will or will not work, how they work and how Doing the Food can help. These classes will begin Wednesday, October 13, 2010. Please click on the name of the class and it will take you to the registration page: Napping Your Way to Radiance (2 weeks) Given all the discussion in chats and on the conversations list, it seems like a good time to reschedule this class. I will go into the brain chemistry, talk about why naps are soooo good for us, and then offer practical suggestions for healthy nap skills. This is a really, really important class and is especially relevant before the holidays. Radiant Step 3 (2 weeks) is one of our core classes. This is a skill-based class. If you want to learn the baby steps of a successful step 3, come join us. This class is ALWAYS fun. The class schedule is online. Click here to see what is planned. Please wait to sign up for classes until a week or two before, and do not sign up for classes that are not yet scheduled. 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 ** The more you journal, the more intrigued you will become to hear the story your body wants to share. Listen deeply for the miracle. **********************************************************************
** Testimonial of the Week ** Hi everyone, I'm going to try to jot some notes down in the midst of trying to catch up on missed work before I forget the details. To sum it up, I've never had such an easy vacation or travel food-wise before. I had so much fun due to not being caught up in sugar feelings. The plane ride was easy, I fit comfortably in the seat. (I've lost a total of 55 lbs since coming to RR 8.5 years ago and 30 of that was this year). For the very first time I didn't have to use a seat belt extender and only those who have used one for years can know the thrill of that. My best pal of 35 yrs was so supportive of my food needs. She had much of what I wanted already in her fridge and we went to the store right after she picked me up at the airport to get a few other things. My friend drank nothing but soda from morning 'til night, didn't eat regularly or well, and I just did my thing and was fine with it. She even started to adopt my routine and tried to drink half a cup of water a day. I told her, "baby steps." My dear friend is quite ill both mentally and physically with bi-polar and a previous stroke and other problems, but we made lemonade out of lemons every day and had a wonderful time! She did fall and break her hand so that was about half a day in the ER and then I had to help her a lot after that and carry everything. But we carried on! And you know what? Life working step 6 is where I want to be! I handled it all including staying in her condo with stuff piled high. When I arrived I was about to say I couldn't stay there and would have to go to a hotel, but I did some self talk and decided I was going to treat this time together as a gift and make the most of it. She really needed and needs me and I want to be there for her. Each day I kept my meals constant and on-time. One of the pictures that I posted in the photo file is when we stopped on the side of the road in cottage country and made our lunch. We used the hood of the car as the prep table using the foods we had packed in the cooler. We ate while looking at the Indian rock formations that people had placed on the carved-out side of the road. It was so fun and memorable! I had plenty to eat and drink from start to finish and never allowed myself to become hungry or thirsty. When in Toronto, we never took a cab and just walked from place to place. To be able to do something like that is soooooo very life affirming. Well, I probably gave out too much personal information here but I just wanted to express how even when things aren't perfect and there are challenges to be met, life without sugar is so much better than being steeped in active addiction. I am very grateful to this program and community. Jan **********************************************************************
** Radiant Ambassadors ** 
It's amazing how often Kathleen's work is mentioned online!Every so often people send me links to blogs or online articles detailing Kathleen's work. Recently I received a link to a blog entry which outlines Potatoes not Prozac and thought I'd share it here so that you guys could see it too! http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2010/09/12/prozac-and-potatoes/ A couple of us have already posted responses - does anyone else want to join in the fun? It looks like you can also vote on it, tweet it and post it to your facebook page - which I have just done :) Ahhh, the beauty of social media LOL! Selena selenas@blueyonder.co.uk Come join us if you are excited about spreading the news. **********************************************************************
** How I Found Radiant Recovery ** I'll go next! My name is Julie and I am 28 years old. I live in Kansas and am currently on step 1 (again). I was about ready to move on to step 2 about 3 months ago, but this spring was full of traveling and that derailed me a bit. However, I remember just how much better I felt, so I am actually enjoying just doing breakfast for now until that feeling comes back. I found SARP at the library in January when I was looking for a way to cut down on my sugar consumption and immediately identified with the traits Kathleen wrote about in the book. My husband even read them and said, "Wow. That's you. Just wow!" I've read Potatoes Not Prozac and YLD and I'm looking forward to learning how to use the community resources better! Julie **********************************************************************
** Help Wanted ** Many of our senior Brits are at EuroRanch this week, and Allison is off getting married, so we sure could use your steady and clear voices over on the forum. **********************************************************************
** Radiant Kitchen ** 
My mother always made her pork roasts in a cast iron (non
porcelain) dutch oven and they were always excellent.I just did another one (boneless 2 lb) for company in my smaller pot last night and it came out fabulous. I heated the iron pot on the stove top with just a little blurp of oil, and browned the roast in it starting fat (top) side down. I let it brown well without disturbing it, then flipped it over in the pan. Then I put in whole peeled garlic cloves in the bottom..(I used 4 - small roast) and then put baby potatoes cut in 1/2 all around the roast and drizzled them with a little olive oil. Then I added a stalk of fresh rosemary on top of the roast, some fresh sage and a few sprigs of thyme as well. I didn't add the green beans to the pot this time, as I wanted the top of the roast to be crispy.. so I just steamed them separately. So, lid on the pot and into the oven - 450. My 2 lb boneless roast took just an hour, and was absolutely delish.. very moist and tender. If yours is 3 lb, I would guess about an hour and a half. (Part of the magic is to not to take lid off to keep checking it :) ). A bit longer, if it is a bone-in roast. I hope this is helpful! Diane (bonsai) For more great program-friendly recipes, check out our cookbook in the store. **********************************************************************
** Radiant Conversations ** We had a lovely conversation about *ground rules* for chat. It was wonderful, and Kath will be summarizing all the points for everyone. It felt really clear and clean...and you all got to learn how to do the meow and harp functions. Chat is still the high point of my week. If you are not a YLD member, come and join us. Click here if you are ready to change your life or just have some plain ol' fun! **********************************************************************
** Radiant Recovery® Store ** David manages the Radiant Recovery® Store. He is also Kathleen's oldest son. 
We are going to do a special offer this week. We have lots of Bob's Red Mill Brown Rice Cereal Mix and Grits for you. I want to run a contest through October...try these two products, send me your recipes, we will have folks test them out and the one with the greatest votes will get a free jar of Restore. So all you southerners, tell us about grits!!
Please send questions and suggestions. I love hearing from you and truly want to help you do your program better. **********************************************************************
** Our Online Groups ** 
On the Radiant Step 5 list we talk about the importance of browns, about the different grains available - how to choose, how to cook, how to serve. We explore why for some of us wheat may not be the best alternative or not a good one. Step 5 can be exciting and you can learn how to introduce new things to resistant family members. We also call it the 'coming out' step since it's at this step that when we 'eat out' we may seem different to those not familiar with our program.
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**Reflecting on Teenagers ** Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D.
Kath sent this note to one of our lists this week: This is a warning to all you people who currently have the kitchen available to make your own breakfast in a timely fashion. If you get your children making their own breakfasts, you might have to be even more diligent about watching your breakfast is within an hour because the kitchen can become busy with kids becoming self sufficient! This post really stopped me cold. I remember these kids from a while ago. They were all on ADD meds and the household was more like what we tend to think of as a house full of teenagers. We have a picture of what adolescence has to be. But what if that image is not about adolescence, but about the food. Think about it. Mood swings, outbursts of anger, power struggles, bickering, slamming doors, pouting, self esteem in the gutter, grandiosity overflowing, whining, crying, feeling ugly, fat, out of control, testing limits, being belligerent, having a smart mouth, not wanting to do school work, only wanting to do school work. We think self absorption and angst. And yet listen to what Kath is reporting. Now that did not happen in a week or a month....but that energy gives me shivers. That energy is the dream of every one of us who has children. You may think it is a dream that is beyond you. Kath is a regular person. She started the program with the same stuff going on that you have in your life. And she just did the food. And she did the food with her family. They didn’t buy in in the beginning, they didn’t agree or like it. So Kath worked on herself...and took small steps. When I started off with this food stuff, I thought it was about healing sugar addiction. I had no understanding of the depth of what we were learning. Our community has taught me that the healing that the food brings is way beyond healing sugar addiction. It literally rewires brains and changes relationships. And as those happen, it streams all around and everywhere. I don’t talk about that part much. Who would ever believe me? I am going to put together the stories. I know that many of you are connected on the lists, the forum and in the classes and you hear these changes. But many of you are not. And you may not know, or you may forget or may not believe the power of what we are doing. Focus on the food. Your life will change! 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. ©2010 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/ |
