August 13, 2012

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Someone asked on the forum what a *proper English breakfast* was. I have this picture from Euroranch and I thought you would all love it. My middle son is on sabbatical and is traveling in Europe. He recently visited Salisbury Cathedral and wrote about it in his blog. I think he needs all of us to give him a tour, LOL. He saw history and politics and workmanship. We saw flowing water, light streaming through stained glass, tiers built in musical octaves, and of course we heard the choir on Sunday afternoon. What an interesting thing it was to experience a place I love so much through the eyes of my son. Of course it did make me think about Euroranch and all our friends there.

I had planned my annual trip to Maine for these two weeks. A couple of things came up, so I will be doing my *vacation* here in New Mexico. It will be a quiet time of reflection and writing. People come here from all over the world, so I will see it with those eyes during this time.

There will be no classes for the weeksof August 15.

These classes will begin Wednesday, August 22, 2012. Please click on the name of the class and it will take you to the registration page:

Weight Loss in Action (2 weeks) - is a class for people who are seriously ready to do weight loss. We will be talking about how food, exercise and fitness work together to achieve results for even the most resistant bodies. Even if you have taken this class before, come on over, I have restructured it to include our latest findings. This class is for YLD members.
Brain Chemistry: Beta Endorphin (2 weeks) - is one of our most popular classes. It will teach you the core of the science behind the program. This is the outline for a critical part of sugar sensitivity, why you act the way you do and what you can do to change it. I love this class and so do all the people who have taken it. Somehow BE rocks!


This class will begin Wednesday, August 29, 2012. Please click on the name of the class and it will take you to the registration page:

Using Radiant Resources (2 weeks) - is a free orientation for those of you who are brand new and would like to find your way around town. Come sit on the top of our double-decker bus for a guided tour. And even if you are not brand new, this is a really fun class to reconnect with all the treats of the community.


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

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** Quote From Kathleen **


Your body will start to cooperate. It will give you information earlier, more efficiently, and more joyfully. You and your body will become partners in your recovery.

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** Testimonial of the Week **


You are in the right place! I have suffered from depression in the past, the kind where you can hardly move, can't sleep, can't stay awake, can't live, and feeling like nobody loves me and nothing's worth doing. I've had anxiety that kept me housebound.

Now I am so mentally healthy I almost don't recognize myself. I wake up cheerful for no special reason. I feel like doing the things I used to enjoy My mind is clearer. I feel more confident, even at my current weight. I don't fear social events. I don't feel as if the world has me under a microscope I feel good about the future.

When you're depressed you don't feel like anything is going to help. Just start with Step 1, eating breakfast, every morning, within an hour of getting up, with enough protein for your body, and see if you don't notice a difference the next day. Notice that the first five steps are actually adding things to your life, not taking anything away. When you're depressed you have no energy to do much of anything, so find the easy ways to do the program. People swear by George's Shake for breakfast. Make some hard-boiled eggs to keep in the fridge. Whatever works is what you do. Don't go to the next step until you love the one you're on. This is a gentle, peaceful process that will amaze you, one step at a time! And unlike most diets, this one gets easier as you go along instead of harder. Each step supports the next.

We're here for you!

Lora

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** Radiant Ambassadors **




I just loved this recent post from Sandra:

"Wednesday night was my last health and healing class. For the final class, we all gave presentations on diets. I did RR. I used the powerpoint Kathleen made and brought in my laptop to display it.

I did the presentation and then I passed out RR cards at the end. I also brought in yukon gold slices for everyone.

It went okay I guess. The people there definitely were not owning it for themselves! LOL. And I hope I didn't scare them. They were more the type of not one diet fits all kind of thing. But they really resonated with the cookies and candy part. So that was fun. I guess I just wanted them to really *get* it. Heh heh. But people come when they are ready. And I'm glad I got to share what worked for me :)"

Selena
selenas@blueyonder.co.uk

Come join us if you are excited about spreading the news.

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** How I Found Radiant Recovery **


My name is Christine, I am 43 years old and I live in Düsseldorf, Germany. I have my own business being a professional photographer. Long ago I discovered that I can work much better (and serve my clients more friendly and patiently) if I eat three decent meals a day.

A friend of mine found Potatoes not Prozac in a thrift shop and stood there in the middle of the store reading and reading as if it was a detective story. I was wondering what might be so special about potatoes. And bought the book myself later. It was really thrilling to read and somehow it indeed was a detective story. I suddenly understood important parts of my childhood and why I still crave sweets and carbs and why all this is so unsatisfactory.

I had always been eating breakfast and just needed to add a little more protein to it. Doing the food journal felt like second nature to me, so I decided I would start with step 3. It works fine so far - the only challenge being family gatherings and invitations. Should I bring my own protein food just in case it is not on the menu? How could I explain this to the host? ;-)

In the Radiant Recovery online community I hope to find people who have already managed these kinds of challenges and reveal their ideas and solutions.

Looking forward to meet you online and learn more.
Christine

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** Radiant Recovery® Store **


David manages the Radiant Recovery® Store. He is also Kathleen's oldest son.

I know a lot of you are making travel plans for the holidays. Here are two great suggestions:

Get a little travel mixing bottle. We have been getting awesome reports back from the people who have them. You don't need batteries, they really mix well and are very light weight.


And if you are going on a plane, make sure to take pycnogenol. One of the things it is most noted is its protective effect on DVT (deep vein thrombosis - blood clots from sitting in a plane for a long time). This effect has been tested in a number of peer reviewed studies in major journals. Kathleen highly recommends it for that purpose.


Please send questions and suggestions. I love hearing from you and truly want to help you do your program better.

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** Radiant Kitchen **


Diane's New England Style Baked Beans




I am a bit of a throw it together kinda cook and go by eye more often than I measure, so this is a collaboration for an actual recipe. :)



  • 2 cans of pinto beans, with the juice.
  • A few slices of bacon, cut into small pieces
  • 1/4 cup apple butter
  • 1 TBS grainy brown mustard or to taste
  • 1/2 of an onion
And from Kathleen:

Here is what I did.
  • I put 2 cans of pinto beans in the crock pot.
  • I sauteed the bacon and one half of a vadalia onion in some olive oil.
  • I mixed the apple butter into the beans and added the mustard.
  • I added the bacon and onion to the beans when they were not quite crisp. I cooked it for about 4 hours in the crock pot.
And it was incredibly good.
Kathleen

For more great program-friendly recipes, check out our cookbook in the store and visit our online Radiant Recipes site.


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** Radiant YLD **


I am excited to be planning another offering of the Weight Loss in Action Class. I think a lot of you are ready to be mobilized for Fall and it will be really fun. I will incorporate a lot of the things we have been talking about in chats over the last few months.

If you would like to join, come find us here

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** Radiant Conversations **


We have a new portal for the Conversations program. Come check it out here.

Conversations is the place where we share ideas with one another. We don't usually talk about food in these discussions. We talk creativity, joy, laughter, transformation, fun, integrity, abundance, joy dots, holographic reality, calling the clowns, LOL…some of those we haven't done yet, but we will . Now, if you haven't started the program yet, Radiant Conversations might irk you. You might think we are not being serious enough and we need to get to work. The reality is that Conversations is the hub of play, the great healer. If you want to know what drives our healing, come join us.

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

Current YLD members who wish to Transfer to Conversations 2011 Only can do so for a $14.99 admin fee: click here

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!

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** Our Online Groups **


A lot of new people have come over to radiantparents and are talking about how to do new behaviors with their kids. We are talking not just about food, but about new patterns of recovery in your family. If you are looking for great support for toddlers to teens, come join us. The problem solving is such a comfort and I love seeing the more experienced parents give so much help to new people.

Or come to the group page to find the one that will best support your program: http://www.radiantrecovery.com/list_serves.htm


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**My Grandmother Heart **
Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D.



OK, I am going to write to you from my grandmother heart. This is a big deal for me. I have been writing about my years as a young mother for the past few weeks - my daughter asked me for the details and I have been having fun doing this task.

I have learned some things I did not know then. My kids did not care about a perfect house or a perfect mom. What they cared about was time and being present. That is what they remember.

They did not care about my career, about my being in school and what I was learning, they didn't care about their grades or excelling. They cared about time and being present.....

  • The day we all decided to skip school and go sledding.
  • The night we went to The Nutcracker at the local high school. The music was bad. They didn't care.
  • The day we made cookies together for the tree (forgive me for that one, LOL)
  • The nights we sat in the big chair and I read Watership Down to them.
  • The times we rode in the car to their dad's house and we sang silly songs I made up.
  • The time they went on strike and refused to eat dinner and insisted we go get pizza and we did.
  • The day we dressed the dogs in costumes and took them on a walk.
Now, if you think you are too busy, too tired.....and there is no way....remember I was a single mom, going to school full time and working full time. And I was not even doing the food. I had dreamed of perfect children, a perfect family and all that stuff. But what we had was something different from the dream.

Here is what made the difference, I think. I intuitively knew that *I* had to have some quiet time to be sane. They watched Sesame Street every day at 5PM and did not talk to me. I regrouped and caught my breath. I had time alone at regular intervals. I did things that filled me up.

And deep inside, I would reach down in my heart and meet them at where they were...and I was clear about boundaries. This is what I instinctively knew at 30. Now, from this perspective, I know something more.

If you have an eight year old, this is the ONLY winter, the only season you will EVER have with an eight year old. You know all that other stuff you think is so important? It isn't. If there are too many after school activities, stop them. If there are too many demands, start learning *no,thank you.* If you don't know how, ask us.

If you are a grandparent, ask how you can support your children at this time of year. Provide space, fun and humor. Go get those kids and be goofy. If you live far away, get on the phone and be goofy on the phone. Email them. Give them cameras for Christmas and ask them to email you pictures of their lives. Send them pictures of your dog, your cat, your friends at the senior center. Wait, I don't think any of us go to senior centers, LOL. Teach them to knit - even the boys. It raises serotonin. Make a cookbook for them.

Guess you can tell what I have been thinking about this week. I am making a book about my life. I am writing, writing and then will find photos and put them with the writing...this is a wonderful and powerful thing to do.

Mostly, I am committed to this being a holy and reflective time.

Thanks for reading! If you know someone who could benefit from this, feel free to forward it to them.

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Until next time!
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