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September 23, 2013 Hi {!firstname_fix} I just got back from a trip up to San Francisco. I was interviewed for a documentary about sugar and sugar addiction. It was wonderful and the people doing the filming were really excited to hear our ideas about healing. I had fun tasting my way around the city as well. A little Korean food, a little Turkish food, some fish tacos - all of which were yummy. Going to a California Farmer's market is an experience in itself. Goodness, what an array of food and tasting strawberries that just came up from Watsonville! Then drove back. Stopped at a farm stand and saw HUGE pomegranates, peaches that smelled like PEACH, and cashews as big as your finger. Visited some Radiant Recovery people along the way, enjoyed driving through farmland and then the big skies of Arizona. It was simply breathtaking. And I am happy to be home. The dogs leapt with joy to see me. I did laundry and will have dinner with David and eat enchiladas and calabacitas with green chili. It is the peak of chili season, yea! Life is good. These classes will begin Wednesday,September 25, 2013. Please click on the name of the class and it will take you to the registration page:
These classes will begin Wednesday, October 9, 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 ** The more you are able to just observe and note your food and feelings, the easier it will be for you to make changes in them. **********************************************************************
**Testimonial of the Week ** I found the forum and have done some of the classes too. I've found everything really helpful. I've been keeping a journal for a few months now and I'm finding it fascinating to track how my body responds to food and also to things like being outdoors, deadlines and pressure, getting sunshine or natural light, etc. I eat breakfast within an hour of getting up pretty much every day, occasionally it will slip into the second hour but that's happening less often. I'm now eating 3 meals a day, some days also a snack or two depending on how long it is between meals. I'm eating loads of veggies, a serve of protein with every meal, I no longer eat 'white things' and I haven't had sugar for 4 months (I'd cut it out just before reading Potatoes not Prozac and haven't re-introduced it). I feel absolutely amazing. I have never felt like this in my life. I never thought it was possible for me to be calm, positive and optimistic as my default setting, but that's now how I am most of the time. Cheers, Donna **********************************************************************
**Radiant Life ** I can remember being ruled by sugar even as a kid. We didn't have sugar cereal at our house, but I looked forward to spending the night with certain friends because they had sugared cereal. Captain Crunch was my favorite. I would eat it until the box was gone and the top of my mouth was torn up. One friend was actually kind of mean to me and her mom was an awful crab (probably an ss family), but I loved staying there because they always had Captain Crunch. Once or twice a week I would make my own concoction that my mom and I called brown sugar candy. Butter melted on the stove, add brown sugar, sometime raw oats and freeze. I would eat a whole pan of it in a couple days. I was never overweight as a kid, don't know why not, lol. But I was a loner. Now and then I would have one or two good friends, but I always felt on the outside or on the fringe. I was smart, but I was a C student. Looking back, I wasn't always "present" in class. I would also fight with teachers instead of keeping my mouth shut. No energy, few friends, low self-esteem. As a teen, I smoked, I partied, I did drugs. I was also a very responsible employee, but my finances were a mess, my love life was always a mess and because of low self-esteem, I let people walk on me. I was a magnet for friends and boyfriends that had huge issues. I took care of all of them and they treated me badly. I quit smoking to have kids and ate more sugar and junk. Gained massive amounts of weight with both pregnancies. Was in a rotten marriage, spent too much money and hated life. My family has big issues around weight and I was the only one in the family for generations that was over-weight. It wasn't long before I was bulimic. For several years I was either gaining weight at an alarming rate or I was actively bulimic. I tried to be a good mom, but had no energy and most of the time no patience. I was out of the horrible marriage, but not really "present" for my kids. Of course they are ss too. I would lose my cool with them and then feel bad and spoil them. I would put my foot down on something important and then give in when they begged. I was mean and strict about stupid things and ignored big things everyday. Mush brain, moody and no energy. I would completely lose my temper over something stupid and stomp around, slamming doors and throwing Mornings before school were terrible and on the way to school, I would drop by the donut shop and that is what the three of us would eat for breakfast. The year my kids' dad and I divorced, I fed my kids donuts every morning before school. OMG you know, now, it is more embarrassing for me to write that about the donuts than to tell you about the bulimia and drugs. The way I was with my kids still makes me cringe. I was in a 2nd wonderful marriage to a great man, and still a mess. Would come from work and go to bed. Grumpy, no patience, hated summers because my step-daughters were there (and they are great kids). Some days I didn't want my husband to talk to me, much less touch me. I wanted to be alone in my universe with a gallon of ice cream and no one to bother me. Still a great employee and even a good boss, but a sick, whiney wife and grumpy, no energy mom. I was starting to instinctively know that sugar was at the core of my problem and did a search for sugar addiction on the web. SARP and Kathleen came up. I ordered the book and a few weeks later it arrived. The night I received the book, I remember posting on the forum while eating a bowl of cake mix. LOL. I really haven't looked back since. I trusted what I read on the lists, I whined and posted a lot and I healed at an amazing rate. My kids and I have this great relationship. They don't even attempt to beg these days. LOL. We spend a huge amount of time laughing and playing together. We have big issues now and then still, (hey, I have an ss teen in the house LOL), but I am present, I handle the situations calmly and wisely My marriage is better than ever. I actually wait on him now and then instead of the other way around. More intimacy, more laughter, less stress. We still owe money, but I don't spend it like I used to. And when we are broke, or screw up and bounce a check, I don't go off the deep end like I used to. We deal with and it doesn't take over our life. I have weight to lose, but it doesn't affect how I feel about me or how I relate to my family. I know that it will take a while for my body to trust me again. Hey, look what I have put her through her entire life. Sugar, drugs, bulimia. My house is clean, meals are on time, homework is done, plants are watered, pets are healthy and happy. Kids like mom and bring their friends home with them. I am still a good, full-time employee, but now I am also writing and actively involved with learning all there is to learn about being an author and writing as a career. I look forward to the time that I work at home and am there when my kids get home from school. Who was that person in that other life? I don't know, but I guess I learned a lot from her. Thank goodness *I* live a radiant life. (grin) Vicki L. **********************************************************************
**Radiant Ambassadors **  So you've spoken to someone about Radiant Recovery. It went well. They are interested. How do you allow them to discover more at their own pace? Why, with a Radiant Recovery business card of course! Which are available free from the Store with an order. I always carry several in my bag for just such an occasion! Selena selenas@blueyonder.co.uk Come join us if you are excited about spreading the news. **********************************************************************
**How I Found Radiant Recovery ** Hello again - I'm Anne-Marie. On official breakfast 16 days now since the George's shake arrived. Since then I've bought whey protein isolate and alternate a shake and a brown one day with shredded wheat or oatmeal with the WPI stirred into the milk on another day. (Protein powder in after cooking oatmeal). I've been doing the vitamins 26 days and the food journal a bit longer than that - but I'm not brilliant at tapping in to my emotions just yet as everything at home is not good and I don't want to blame the food for things out of it's control - but I'm doing it to get into the habit! I don't need to lose weight, I strictly want to do this to turn my life around. I left school aged twelve due to severe depression and I've never really recovered since. I'm about to turn forty and I'd like to finally have a life but it's very scary. I think I found out about PNP when I was just googling looking at alternative therapies and I was probably looking at St John's Wort and a commenter had just put something along the lines of, "Don't do that, try Radiant Recovery," so I looked it up and here I am. I don't have a problem eating breakfast, I don't skip meals but I have been reliant on sugar and alcohol to get by, but have not been drinking since last October. I am going to struggle to incorporate greens into my diet because I've never eaten salads and only really like baby veg (peas, carrots, sweetcorn - the sweet ones!) I've not been adventurous with fruit either, mainly sticking to apples. With veg it's mainly the textures I don't like, but I'm determined to give it a good try. I want to revolutionise my life - not too hard hey?!!! The hard parts for me won't be the breakfast it will be all the rest of it, and I live with people that aren't exactly on board so it will be a struggle. **********************************************************************
** Radiant Recovery® Store ** David manages the Radiant Recovery® Store. He is also Kathleen's oldest son. 
We have had so many people ask about a dairy free/soy free protein powder, we decided to try this one out. Kathleen likes the flavor. Let's see if it will work for you.A high quality, plant-based protein plus live probiotics and enzymes, fat-soluble vitamins and nutrient Code Factors» such as Beta-glucans, SOD, glutathione and CoQ10 for overall health and vitality, RAW Protein provides the following benefits:
Please send questions and suggestions. I love hearing from you and truly want to help you do your program better. **********************************************************************
**Radiant Kitchen **
Now, I know if I can make this and love it, you will too. I never thought I would like something *strange* like wild rice, but oh is it great. And I am hearing all sorts of wonderful things about its cholestrol-lowering properties. For more great program-friendly recipes, check out our cookbook in the store and visit our online Radiant Recipes site. **********************************************************************
**Radiant YLD ** I saw a quote today, 'Every journey begins with a single step.' Ooooh how apt. True of this program and certainly true of starting to move our bodies. We have been chatting about exercising and I remembered the first time I stepped onto a cross trainer. I huffed and puffed my way to two whole minutes. I felt like I was going to die. Looking back I think I could have said one minute would have been just fine, because it wasn't long before two minutes turned into three..... Just taking that first step felt so good. 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. Last year we had a fascinating discussion about the direction of the radiant recovery online group. I asked the group if they might talk a little less to make room for newcomers...and man, did that touch a lot of buttons for some people. Be quiet, be good, stop making noise, stop having fun...pages and pages rolled out. Old messages, old messages about giving up our joy, our playfulness, being good, being quiet. So...since that really and truly was not the message, LOL, we are gonna talk about what happens when an old story of wounding gets touched. And we are going to talk about how to heal those places. 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 ** On Radiant Fitness we talk about how doing the food can support our fitness program and vice versa. Some favorite topics are what to eat when doing intensive exercise when all that's out there commercially are sugar filled products. We also talk about what to eat before and after morning workouts, and what to do for those folks whose training program requires a twice-a-day workout. We just had a great thread on the necessity of sports drinks and how doing the food is better. We have runners, walkers, bikers, dancers, aerobicizers, yogis, and many more types of exercise enthusiasts on the list. One of the neat things is people who are recovering from exercise addiction who are learning how to work exercise back in their life in a healthy way. If any of this fits you, well, come on over and join in **********************************************************************
**The Power of Being an Introvert ** Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D.
Those of you who have been around for a while, know that we have worked hard to understand and value what the introverts bring not only to our community here, but to recovery in general. We have been doing some deep thinking about what our role is in service to all of you who want to get better. We have a lot of introverts here. and that is a very, very good thing. Here is why. Introverts:
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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. ©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 |
