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June 10, 2013 Hi {!firstname_fix} Well, life in Sarasota, FL is very different than life in NM. I have seen more water falling from the sky in 3 days than I have in 3 years, LOL. It is as if the clouds just get heavy and dump the water all at once. And the birds on the lake stretch their wings out to dry them. I saw an Ibis yesterday and know that there are many birds around. I hear them in the trees. I went swimming in my brother's pool this morning. It did feel a bit chilly but it was refreshing. He just told me that he hadn't turned the heater on yet. I am used to the lakes of New England. But their move is going well. Things are in their places and my sister-in-law has her stuff pretty much put away in the kitchen. I am glad I am here. The only down fall is that Peter has not yet set up the internet, so I am using my phone as a personal hot spot...It works but it is like the old dial-up we used to have, LOL. Give a page a command to load and then go do something else while you wait for it to load. These classes will begin Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Please click on the name of the class and it will take you to the registration page:
These classes will begin Wednesday, June 19, 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 ** Doing the food will balance you, and you will know exactly what to do to heal yourself. **********************************************************************
**Testimonial of the Week ** Hello all- So I'm attending the BE class and it is proving very helpful. I've learned so much in my 14 or so months with RR, and am so grateful for the changes I've experienced. And, I'm realizing there's a biochemical basis for some of the backsliding I've done. When I go into "crisis management" mode, I get a big flood of BE and adrenaline, leaving me feeling great, feeling no pain, but also forgetting to sleep, eat, rest, etc (I feel no pain, everything seems fine and the flood causes *forgetting*). Due to the lack of self care and perceived necessity to rise to the challenge of the current crisis, I start hitting the junky snacks and caffeine. When the BE and adrenaline start to recede as the crisis is resolved, I'm in a lot of physical and emotional pain and my program is in a shambles. Over and over and over I've done this! Grrrrowl. Not surprising perhaps because I spent half my childhood in crisis mode, but so frustrating. I am getting better at picking up again after a slide, better at feeling when I'm going into that mode and modulating, etc. But I think this is a big barrier to getting steady for me. Sugar is not the whole story. Crisis/drama plays a big role too. I have a lot of work to do!! Any other drama puppies out there with advice on this challenge? Take care all, Gretchen **********************************************************************
**Radiant Ambassadors **  We have been having a wonderful time over on the Ambassadors list this week. The topic of conversation has been how much easier it is to talk about Radiant Recovery over time. There have been lots of opportunities and ambassadors willing to talk about what's worked for them! Why not come over and join in the fun? Selena selenas@blueyonder.co.uk Come join us if you are excited about spreading the news. **********************************************************************
**How I Found Radiant Recovery ** Hi, my name is Melanie. I am from Utah and I learned about the book, Potatoes not Prozac from my therapist on Feb. 11, 2013. It was that day that I 100 percent admitted that I am sugar sensitive. I have been working on Step 1 since then. It has really helped the rest of the day go better. I completely relate to the book, program and people here. I am excited to learn more and have the support of this community. With this class I just want to know how to benefit from this community. I am excited to learn!! **********************************************************************
** Radiant Recovery® Store ** David manages the Radiant Recovery® Store. He is also Kathleen's oldest son. I was having breakfast and thought it would be fun to report it here. I have a SHAKE made with Restore ,  almond milk and some baby oatmeal. I add some of the vanilla flavoring  from the store. I got a big bottle of it and put an olive oil spout on the top. I also add some of the All-One vitamins.  I use the pink can with the antioxidants in it. I put all this in a pink shaker bottle  and take it in the car with me when I go out for a meeting. Takes about 3.5 minutes to put together. Please send questions and suggestions. I love hearing from you and truly want to help you do your program better. **********************************************************************
**Radiant Kitchen ** I love it when things come together. This week I have made preserves using Limes, root Ginger, a few pears and some Pomona's pectin (which makes a jam set without sugar!) The Limes came from a tree owned by a member of our church. The ginger was a little dry and being sold cheap to make room for the fresh lot that the greengrocer restocked his shelf with. The pears were dented along a line on the side of the box they came in so they were sold cheaply to use up quickly. The Pomona's pectin was introduced to me by Diane when I visited for Ranch last year. The measuring spoons (USA sizes are what is on the Pomona's instructions) were given to me in the first Christmas stocking I received from the USA in the first YLD Stocking exchange. And the jars with metal lids were saved from previous preserving and from small purchased items (I buy ready minced garlic, ginger, chili and coriander leaf ready to cook with. Much less expensive than buying the spices fresh at retail price, and always ready to use!) I used my food processor to slice the 12 limes, the two handsful of root ginger, the 4 pears (I cut them in 1/4 first and removed the cores) and added 4 cups of water. I boiled all the ingredients together one evening and allowed it to sit overnight to soften the ginger and allow the flavour to penetrate, then in the morning I reheated the pot and added the pectin bits. All into the jars, lids on, boil for 10 minutes. Lids pop down sealing the yummyness in. Labelled and on the shelf. 10 jars of marmalade! I love the feeling of abundance that having full jars on the shelf brings me. Kath For more great program-friendly recipes, check out our cookbook in the store and visit our online Radiant Recipes site. **********************************************************************
**Radiant YLD ** We have been challenging breakfast this week. Really taking a closer look and relearning the art of step 1. It's been an eye opening experience, finding that even making subtle changes can be so effective! Step one is the foundation of all our programs, it's been wonderful to revisit and rebuild. 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. Because I have some *time* while I am in Florida, I am thinking about what we would like the conversation chats to be. Monday, I will bring some ideas for you to discuss. I hope you will be able to join us. 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 ** Perhaps you are steady on the first five steps and contemplating your sugar detox. Or you may already be on step six but struggling. You may be wondering why you are bored or restless, since sugar detox was supposed to solve everything--wasn’t it? Or maybe you’d like to share your excitement about reaching this milestone in your program. If so, come join us on the Step 6 list! We offer support and encouragement in achieving a successful sugar detox and in holding tight until everything settles down afterward. We are learning more all the time about this fascinating step and how profoundly it transforms our bodies and brains. **********************************************************************
**Sugar, Sugar, Have to Get Rid of the SUGAR ** Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D.
The popular press is writing a lot about the evils of SUGAR. Today I got a manuscript in the mail about a new SUGAR book that they would like me to endorse. It offers a 3-day quick detox solution. Get it out, get rid of it and get on with your life. I was thinking, "Hmm, I don't think these folks have any idea about the concept of addiction." The whole point of addiction is that we are not able to *just say no*...that approach reminds me of the public health promotions in the 80's where we hung red banners on street lights with a circle with a bar running through it with the *just say no* slogan below. I knew that the county had spent something like $50,000 on the campaign. It made no sense. It makes no sense now to try the same with sugar. And yet every day I read posts here in the community from people who believe they have to get the sugar out now! "It is killing me," they say. "I HAVE TO take care of this addiction NOW." It is a good thing that we have awareness of sugar as a drug. But over and over and over I keep saying, "Don't focus on the sugar, focus on BREAKFAST." And they just think I am being silly and that I do not understand how important it is to deal with the issue right now. And man, no one wants to hear that this is just more addictive drama. Let's create crisis, let's put our brains into shock, let's be bold and brave and tough it out. After all, breakfast is so, so boring. I mean, what relationship could breakfast have to healing addiction? Those of you who have been around for a while know that we are doing something very different here. We are doing healing. We are building recovery one small step, one nano step at a time. A good breakfast, a good breakfast on time. We are learning to have protein, best browns, and then we learn to wake up, to move from vague to aware with journals. We learn steady state, consistency, attention...and when it comes time to do the sugar, it is simply not an issue. No dramatic *detox*...no blazing lights or trumpets, just, oh, yah, I forgot to have it today. But everything changes. Everything. So we do not have sound bites about the sugar. Except maybe Eat Breakfast. But we have answers, we have healing and we have knowing. I hope you will come on board. It sure is fun. Thanks for reading! If you know someone who could benefit from this, feel free to forward it to them. Not a subscriber yet? Like what you have read? Sign up to get future issues delivered straight to you: http://www.radiantrecovery.com Until next time!
Here are the folks who are helping put the newsletter together:
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 |
