Stay Attuned ™: The E-zine for Nourishing Connections

Your journey to freedom from food and weight struggles presents an opportunity for not only a new relationship with food, but also a new relationship with yourself and others. Ultimately, it is a journey of nourishing connections with yourself, others--and yes--even food. Stay Attuned™ is committed to supporting you in this journey and to helping you develop nourishing connections that will last a lifetime. Remember, a journey always starts with one small step....

From fellow travelers,
Karin and Amy
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Nourishing Nuggets

"Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.” " ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Reflections for Staying Attuned

What’s in your fridge? For those of us who are fortunate enough not only to be able to buy the foods we want and need, but also confident enough to bring them into our home, a “full fridge” embodies much more than the foods inside.

Let’s reach inside and discover what’s in a “full fridge.” In the crunchy, creamy, spicy, sweet, and salty rainbow of colors and shapes on the shelves, we will find:

Body wisdom -- our intuitive awareness of what we need and want -- is in the simplicity of the carton of milk and the clarity of the bottled water.

Body trust -- the honoring of our needs and wants with abundance -- is in every single grape in the bunch.

Body and Self acceptance -- appreciating our complexity of feelings, strengths, and weaknesses -- is in the cherry-walnut-goat cheese-mixed greens salad and the tuna noodle casserole.

Peace and Power -- replenishing ourselves with nourishing connections and food, maintaining balance and a normal blood sugar -- are packed into that pudding and the leftover pizza.

Joy –- the expression of our enthusiasm and creativity -- reverberates in the chunky chocolate raspberry ice cream and the strawberry-kiwi-cantaloupe compote.

Help your self to a full fridge. Take the time to know, trust, accept, nourish, and express your self. Tune in, take stock, and stock up. We are worth the effort of keeping our fridge full and our life full-filling.

Stay Attuned Tip

Take a moment, this moment, to tune into what foods you want and need. Are these foods in your fridge? If not, without judgment, ask yourself, “why not?”. Then, imagine opening your refrigerator door and always having, in this one space in your life, enough of what you love and need.

Stay Attuned Affirmation

"I keep my fridge full, and I help my self."

What's New at Nourishing Connections

Get yourself to YouTube for this fun music video of "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)" by Mika. Plus, again this month we have Kelly Bliss, along with our favorite Joy Nash of “Fat Rant” fame. They are speaking up about the criticism aimed at this year’s American Idol, Jordin Sparks, for being overweight and a bad role model for our youth.

Feedback and Closing

Welcome to our new subscribers, and hello to current members! Stay Attuned™ exists for you. If you have ideas for topics or feedback (did you try an idea? how did it go?), please write us at dr.k@nourishingconnections.com.

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Stay Attuned™ is written by Karin Kratina, PhD, RD
(Dr.K@ nourishingconnections.com) and Amy Tuttle, RD, LCSW
(amyt@ nourishingconnections.com). Edited by Cassie Tuttle.
Please visit us at www.nourishingconnections.com!

© Copyright 2007. Dr. Karin Kratina and Amy Tuttle. All rights reserved.

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DISCLAIMER: This information is not intended to constitute a professional relationship between Karin or Amy or the reader, nor is it intended as therapy or counseling. Be sure to consult a qualified professional if you require medical or psychological services.
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