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I am an Indian mother raising two children in America. I have a very picky five-year-old boy and an eight-year-old daughter who will eat anything

Circling round and round, our Suppers group was examining the question: What role does planning play in moving me into action on a change I know

This is my conference report on binge eating. I have been eating what I call “clean” for exactly one year and five days. By clean,

My closet should have a “beware” sign on the door. On any day, opening it is a painful process. On the day I relapsed, it

After years of attending one of the 12-step programs, I have come to think of control as the C Word. To compensate for having no control

I do much better things with this holiday than celebrate it. At least, after years of making myself miserable at the holidays, I’ve found a

“Pain is just part of aging.” That’s what my doctor said to me when I said I was scared about taking pain killers on a

I didn’t get off to a very good start. It’s hard for me to talk about my family without feeling disloyal. But at Suppers we’re

I’m a good candidate for any of several Suppers meetings. The Suppers community offers me meetings for parents who want to get their families to

Petey was four years old when this happened. He’s almost a man now, and I have no idea where he is. But this was my