One of the biggest misconceptions people have about giving up sugar is that they’re about to embark on another diet.  And I get why you’re wary. Diets have seriously screwed up our relationship with food, weight and body image. Not to mention, they’ve seriously skewed our expectations about what it means to be in a […]

When you’re looking to tolerate difficult cravings for sugary foods, it’s important that you have a toolbox of skills to help you get through. In Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), we call these Distress Tolerance skills- they are strategies to help you bide the time for the craving to pass. However, if you find yourself not […]