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January 14, 2013 Hi {!firstname_fix} Well, we have just finished the design and posting of a new little website for parents of kids who are hard to deal with. I would love to have you come visit and share your thoughts. Find it at www.troubledkidsrealsolutions.com. 
And yes, I know that some of you get bored with my puppy stories but it is part of what I am doing these days. Here is a happy puppy smiling. Our clutter class continues to be eye opening for all of us… I wanted to remind you that if I say I am bringing new material to a class, always make sure to sign up, LOL. Magic always happens. And for those of you who have loved the blue corn pancakes at the Indian Cultural Center, I am happy to report that they have reverted back to their old menu and the pancakes are still there! Good news for all traveling through Albuquerque. Remember, just 1 day left for the early bird for Santa FE Ranch. Here is an unsolicited quote from Glow you might enjoy Hi everyone Have you been wondering about Ranch? Last year was my first time, so I thought you might like to read about how it was for me. As background, I'd been doing the program for about 18 months. I am introverted. And I am still not detoxed from sugar today, so of course I was eating sugars then too. Before I even departed home, my Ranch buddy (Hi Terri!) emailed me and offered to answer any questions and help me with things. I did have some questions and it was nice to know that I'd have a buddy looking out for me at Ranch. As i walked into the room of people (maybe 50 people?), I was immediately welcomed by Jeannie which made me feel included (always an introvert's challenge). Kathleen was roaming around saying hi to everyone, and basically everyone in the room was mingling. I felt a bit shy, so I found a table to join and made a little small talk. Whew, so far I had made it! As Kathleen led various sessions, i especially loved when she said that she had planned in breaks so that introverts could get whatever they needed, whether it was a nap or a walk or some quiet discussion time. She also would take time during each session to give us time to process, explaining that she understood that introverts need that time too. At one point Kathleen asked how many in the room considered themselves introverts, and fully 3/4 raised hands. My point is that this event was designed to be a good experience for introverts. Hallelujah! Of course, the food was wonderful, the setting of the room was lovely, the discussions were thought-provoking and equally comforting, and the activities were fun. (Activities - uh oh, how was that?) the room was full of people who took care of each other, and with each activity I made a few more friends. So as i left on the last day, I declared my first ranch to be a success. When had I ever attended an event that was designed for introverts with great program friendly food, time for naps, new friendships and oh yeah, lots of learning about radiant recovery. Amazing! ....and when I got home, it was ever better. Having faces to go with names, and having spent time with other RR people has deepened my program ever since. So do think about going to Ranch this year. The early bird special expires on Jan 15, so now is a good time to decide for yourself. if you have questions and want to talk about it, let's talk! Gloria These classes will begin Wednesday, January 16, 2013. Please click on the name of the class and it will take you to the registration page:
These classes will begin Wednesday, January 23, 2013. 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 ** If you don't have a journal, you have no record of your process. If you don't keep a journal, your body has no way to talk with you. **********************************************************************
**Testimonial of the Week ** I just posted on the step 2 list that today is my 12 year anniversary of doing the food. I bought 4 or 5 books on eliminating sugar from my diet and decided I'd better get to reading SARP on 12/28/00 as I only had a few days left before I was going to eliminate sugar on 1/2/01, LOL I devoured SARP and my chocolate stash and decided that I was ready for detox--I already kept a food log, I already ate breakfast every day about 3 hours after I got up, I already ate 3 meals a day with protein (I was trying to do low carb, but couldn't stick to it) so I just needed to add in browns, I already took vitamins and could just add in the potato 3 hours after dinner, so voila, ready for detox, right? LOL Detox was so horrible I refused to go back to eating sugar. It took about 6 months for my biochemistry to catch up with my enthusiasm as I visited each step with beginner's mind. I spent a lot of that time angry, frustrated and irritated. I was envious of others who did the program slowly as written. I wore my detox as a badge of honor at my strength and a badge of shame that I didn't do it right. I would say it took me a lot longer than 6 months to learn what was embedded in each step and quite honestly I'm still learning. I so appreciate Kathleen and her work for giving me a life. I may not always know what to do with it, but at least now I know it's mine and it is not ruled by my biochemistry--at least not when I'm doing the food. Thank you to her and everyone in the community for helping me along my path. Terri **********************************************************************
**Radiant Ambassadors **  Do you work in a school? Do you want to know what to say to co-workers about sugar sensitivity? Well, now you can! The Ambassadors list has several printable flyers explaining just that very thing! Why not come over and find out what we're doing? Selena selenas@blueyonder.co.uk Come join us if you are excited about spreading the news. **********************************************************************
**How I Found Radiant Recovery ** Hi! My name is Lori and I am from Albuquerque, New Mexico. I am on on Step 3 and I'm already seeing encouraging results. I am hoping this class will make it easier and more comfortable (from the unknown) about taking other classes and making new contacts to have support along the way. I found out about Radiant Recovery through a coworker. I was also thrilled to find out Kathleen is right here in Albuquerque! I am looking forward to this class. **********************************************************************
** Radiant Recovery® Store ** David manages the Radiant Recovery® Store. He is also Kathleen's oldest son.
Please send questions and suggestions. I love hearing from you and truly want to help you do your program better. **********************************************************************
**Radiant Kitchen ** When we bought the kielbasa for the lentil soup I made, we bought it at Costco, so we had extra. I wanted to come up with a soup for this week that would use the kielbasa. I thought it would be good with cabbage, so I threw together this soup last night. I had it for lunch today, and it was really yummy. I enjoyed the different textures, and the flavor was really nice. Here are the ingredients I used:
I added the cabbage and kielbasa and stirred it well. My husband added at least 1 bay leaf, maybe 2. I put in 1/2 teaspoon of caraway seeds. But they are optional. I put the lid on the pot and turned the heat up to bring it to a boil. Once it was boiling, I turned it to low and simmered the soup for about 20 minutes, until the cabbage was cooked. At that point, I threw in the kale and stirred it in. I also poured in some lemon juice. I didn't measure, but it was probably around 2 tablespoons. Then I just let it cook until the kale was cooked, which doesn't take long. It was getting late, and I needed to cool the soup quickly so I could put it in the fridge, so since it's cold here, I covered the pot and put it outside until it was time to go to bed. Then I put the whole pot in the fridge with a pot holder under it. The only thing I would do differently next time is to either do a little less liquid or more beans. I think I have another can of great northern beans at home, so I might rinse it and add it in. I had to have a supplementary brown with my soup at lunch, but the soup was really good. Allison For more great program-friendly recipes, check out our cookbook in the store and visit our online Radiant Recipes site. **********************************************************************
**Radiant YLD ** "Well - I did it. Went swimming this morning! 20 min. of 'bicycling' with a flotation thingee plus 10 minutes of swimming with my snorkel mask - maybe 6 or 8 lengths of the short (warm) pool. This gym is in the JCC - has people of all ages, sizes and shapes exercising, including a large contingent of seniors. 2 days a week I work with a trainer there, hoping to put in 2 or 3 additional days in the swimming pool." Marcy I loved this post from Marcy. There are some motivational and inspiring things happening on the list!!! 2013 is going to be an exciting year for YLD! Steph Note from Kathleen: Yes, Steph is right on target with that. See the article below for some more preview. 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. As YLD is amping up with the new learnings around weight loss, I would like us to get more focused on our *conversations in 2013. I will give you a heads up on the topic for the week in the newsletter. Tomorrow we will be looking at *joy dots*. Read the article in this newsletter, and then come join us for a more in-depth discussion about what the joy dots are actually doing in your brain. 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! **********************************************************************
**Our Online Groups ** I'm mentoring the Introduction to Radiant Cooking list. What I am planning to do is post each day about something I cooked the day before, and describe step by step how I did it, if it's something I cooked without a recipe, or share simple recipes. Tonight I'm making soup without a recipe, so I'll talk about that tomorrow. If anyone wants to come over and talk about simple stuff they are cooking, that would be great. Allison **********************************************************************
**So You Want to Lose Weight ** Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D.
This time of year, many, many people are motivated to get back on track, lose those pounds and get shaped up. Sometimes people get very frustrated that we do not talk weight loss on the forum and on the lists. We keep it over in the Your Last Diet part of the web site. They think it is some big mystery, shrouded in secrecy and don’t understand the reasoning. I thought it would be good to talk with you about what we are doing. It is all actually very thoughtful. The fact of the matter is that most people who are overweight have lots of experience with diets and know how to lose weight. The issue is not doing the diet thing, it is maintaining the change. What is different here is that we know there is something more to the story. The whole idea of biochemistry and sugar sensitivity and sugar addiction is pretty compelling. The first time people hear about it, or read it, they usually nod and go, “Oh, yah! This makes so much sense.” The whole premise of Radiant Recovery is about healing our bodies first and then working on weight loss. Weight loss for us is about being imbalanced. And along with that imbalance comes some other stuff…feeling helpless, feeling like no one can possibly understand, feeling out of control, shameful. We come with low self-esteem, a sense of inadequacy, a sense of being burned out or a sense of rigid commit to gritting our teeth and just muscling it through. And we have come to believe the cultural myth that the issue is all about how much we weigh. We think all of that is a function of weight and then, of course, the solution is that if we lose weight, life will be okay. Now, honestly in the light of day, that is a pretty bad place to try to start a diet from – particularly a diet that takes you off of sugar, white things, alcohol, all at once on day one and then tells you how to eat for induction, weight loss and maintenance. Or we watch shows like The Biggest Loser and see ourselves mirrored in the pain of the contestants and then somehow we believe if we have a person to tell us what to do, to push us at the gym, we could do it. More myth making. Here, we believe that the task is to get balanced, get steady first. We want to help you stop the addiction, settle in, come to your weight loss process with clarity, humor and joyful exploration. We want to help you heal the past pain of being overweight, to transform the repulsion and disgust you have lived with for so long – both from others and yourself. We want to give you tools that work, a plan that can be designed to fit YOU. We want you to come with skills and relaxation. And mostly we do not want to do that with people who are cranky, desperate and impatient. Cranky, desperate and impatient people can be pretty grim, LOL. And that is the last thing we want in the process. We have all had way too much of that for way too long. Some people have asked me, “Why do I have to wait till step seven to start my weight loss plan?” And I answer, "You are starting your weight loss plan the day you make a commitment to do it. Doing the steps is the beginning.” As we have been developing Your Last Diet, it is clear that there are a number of other things that can be added in as well. Things you can do sooner. I am in the process of writing these out, shaping them and sorting out order and value and will be sharing these in chat as we go. I think the YLD program is kinda like the living test lab for what works and what is exciting. I find it ironic that our weight loss lab is one of the most exciting places on the web site. If you would like to be a part of this dynamic process, to live into the new knowing we are exploring, this is a great time to join us. The chats continue to be fun and highly informative, and the info I am sharing is literally on the cutting edge of what is being published in the research lab. Being around a group of very skilled, very funny people who are really, really committed, is a pretty nice support system. Hope this all helps to make sense of what we are doing. 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. ©2013 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 |
I think you will love the revised Safe Place CD. It has a special introduction, and is licensed to use the Kolbialka Bolero we all love so much. It is timed for 20 minutes so is ideal for your mediation time.
