The connection between emotions and weight

April 11, 2025

There are two things that have been agitating me lately: my workload and my weight.


I had been ruminating my most recent newsletter, frustrated that I hadn't yet written it as yet, and annoyed with myself that I hadn't made note of a particularly interesting story that I wanted to share. (Having a story already in mind makes writing so much easier!)


I had actually decided - and even started on writing - this newsletter beginning with an apology for disappointing those that read it specifically for the stories, and just share all of the things that have been going on that brought me to this place. 


I was going to be very clear, however, that I acknowledge that I do this entirely to myself. I take it all on. I absolutely realize I take on too much.


I couldn't focus, so I decided I needed a shower. There's something amazing about being in the shower - it grounds me, and I seem to do a lot of my best thinking in there.


I undressed and caught myself in the mirror as I hopped in, and stopped. I didn't recognize who I saw. That woman in the mirror was not me.


I'll freely admit, my weight has always been an issue for me. Being an overweight kid was part of what made me obsessed with diet and nutrition, leading to my early career in dietetics. I maintained a healthy weight for years after my kids were born, and then I switched to energy healing, the pandemic hit, and my waistline has been expanding ever since.


(Energetically, weight is SO COMPLEX! I tell everyone that as soon as I crack the weight loss "code", I'll become a billionaire. 😉)


So I'm in the shower, and now I'm thinking about my weight. How (because of my experience as a dietitian) I know I don't eat so poorly or so much as to be picking up the pounds so quickly. And despite not exercising as much as I should, I actually have a lot of muscle, so my base metabolism shouldn't be in the cellar. And truly, we all know people who eat like crap and don't move at all who are thin as rails. And who can't gain weight even when they try. I know it's all about beliefs, and how our subconscious uses our challenges to bring our attention to the emotional issues in our lives. I know it is not as simple as calories and calories out.


I couldn't figure out I was doing wrong, though...I just seemed to be piling it on.


OMG. I'm just piling it on.


Talk about a lightbulb moment!


I have been incredibly happy and excited about all of the projects that I have accomplished over the last 6 years: My first book about ART; creating my online trainings; developing an entire learning platform to host those trainings; creating a new website dedicated to ART; participating in and/or organizing multiple talks & presentations; attending multiple trade shows; creating a third website (renuarora.ca) and going through a whole branding process to be the umbrella for my energy healing and training activities; spent a year as president of the networking association I belonged to; completely redoing my ART training program; running regular ART Masterclasses; writing my second book; and have I mentioned that last week, on April 1st, Accelerated Release Technique(TM) was officially trademarked?? 


Oh yeah...getting divorced, and then remarried, running a butter tart business with my husband on the side, and trying to still maintain some kind of social life outside of work.


Yowza! Boy, have I been piling it on!


Subtly, and then not so subtly, my body has been trying to let me know that I have been taking on too much.


And it's time for me to listen.


I'm still running my next Masterclass this summer, although I'll pull back on the advertising. If I only run one section, so be it. I'll put more energy into filling the classes in the fall.


I'm no longer going to sweat it if my newsletter doesn't come out exactly every 2 weeks. (Granted, I've been rather terrible about being as consistent as I'd like, but now I'm just going to stop beating myself up over it!)


I want to get into public speaking and had plans to focus on that next (while doing everything else!) It can wait until next winter, after this book launch is complete, I've had a semi-relaxed summer, and have finished filling my fall Masterclass.


Hopefully, I'll learn my lesson!


And if the weight starts coming off, I'll let you know! I'm totally ready for the billions to start pouring in. :)


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