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How to digest the year (and a year-end gift)
It’s about this time of year that I (very slowly) start contemplating the past 11 months. You might warm to the idea of contemplating the...
Laura Burkett
Dec 1, 20172 min read
Eating Quiz: Do you need more structure or soul? (Part Two)
Today, in Part Two, we are focusing on the signs and symptoms of inadequate soul demonstrated in eating. (You find Part One on Structure...
Laura Burkett
Nov 14, 20174 min read
Eating Quiz: Do you need more structure or soul? (Part One)
Today, in Part One, we are focusing on the signs and symptoms of inadequate structure in eating. The word structure can kick up...
Laura Burkett
Oct 30, 20173 min read
The work worth doing (that you’ll likely resist)
Last weekend I taught an edgy workshop in Grand Rapids on the shadow aspect of the psyche. The content, although fascinating, is not so...
Laura Burkett
Oct 19, 20172 min read
Ready to get things in order?
Fall brings an often palpable tug to “get things in order,” to re-commit to things that appropriately fell to the wayside during summer...
Laura Burkett
Sep 30, 20172 min read
Exciting News
A couple weeks ago you read my light-hearted story about cupcakes, weight loss, and the crazy contradictions many a women find themselves...
Laura Burkett
Sep 14, 20172 min read
Cupcakes, weight loss, and the real healing agent
A handful of weeks ago, my beloved Michael, walked into the kitchen to warm up his morning coffee, leaned on the kitchen counter behind...
Laura Burkett
Aug 30, 20174 min read
Improve your tastebud IQ
When I was 17 I loved indulging my taste for unique clothing. I loved wearing my long sweaters lined with dark purple faux fur and...
Laura Burkett
Aug 13, 20173 min read


A Healthy Spirit & the Will to Keep Going
The late maestra curandera, Elena Avila, stressed the importance of cultivating a strong spirit…”the envelope of the soul,” she calls it....
Laura Burkett
Jul 30, 20173 min read
Personal thoughts re: Instagram
Wow, so I’m not active on Instagram, but after a session with one of my beautiful clients last evening, I was prompted to “google” what’s...
Laura Burkett
Jul 11, 20172 min read
A Full Spectrum Approach to Weight
The role of a healer in traditional and indigenous healing systems is to look at a problem or symptom as it relates to the whole person...
Laura Burkett
Jun 29, 20175 min read
Still holding onto dieting? Here’s 8 reasons why…
Intellectually you probably feel like you understand that dieting and the sort of stress and pressure involved doesn’t really work. You...
Laura Burkett
Jun 14, 20172 min read


Resources I think you’ll love (and a pic that cracks me up)
I hope you had a satisfying holiday weekend. Something I’d NEVER imagined myself doing before – tooling around on this John Deere...
Laura Burkett
May 30, 20173 min read
Want centered eating habits? Tend to THIS bodily system
One evening on a Thursday not too long ago, my partner was at the office until about 9pm. I had no clients scheduled that particular...
Laura Burkett
May 13, 20173 min read
Why you might eat…right after eating
Today we’re exploring a very specific pattern I see with clients. Women who take pride in getting things done, often report a habit of...
Laura Burkett
Apr 29, 20172 min read


I couldn’t get motivated. Then this happened…
Not long ago, I almost passed this tiny creature on a rainy stroll through country roads near my home one evening. I assumed it was just...
Laura Burkett
Apr 14, 20172 min read


Healing versus Curing
A glimpse into a guiding principle in our healing work May you benefit from these words! And please share in anyway you see fit. With...
Laura Burkett
Apr 6, 20171 min read
Nutritional Detox: bad move or wise therapy?
After about a year and a half of taking a break due to an unusual amount of international travel, I’ve gotten back to my regular seasonal...
Laura Burkett
Mar 15, 20172 min read
What freedom looks like + NEW PROGRAM
The thing about freedom and confidence around eating, is that they’re not as easily measured as, say, a pay raise or counting calories,...
Laura Burkett
Feb 28, 20173 min read
3 edgy mantras to liberate eating
Truth be told, I don’t have a grand story about waking up one morning feeling like a new woman eating fully free. But I will say, quite...
Laura Burkett
Feb 13, 20173 min read
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