We shall not cease from exploration / And the end of all our exploring / Will be to arrive where we started / And know the place for the first time. T. S. Eliot, Four Quartets

Do you know what liminal space is?

If not, know it means a “threshold” and is found in the literature of religion and research related to transitions. It is an in-between space, often symbolized by a door to the next stage of your journey of change. …Sometimes we easily walk through a threshold, other times we need to linger before crossing through the threshold door. It is this lingering ….

As someone who's been in the field of dietetics for quite some time, I recall the days when a file cabinet was the quickest resource available.

Back then, providing clients with background material meant relying solely on hard copies (if you had a copy machine nearby), with no internet, Google searches, or social media at our disposal. Fast forward to today….

When starting a journey most of us like to have a map of where we are going. Over the years, I’ve seen many such roadmaps for making lifestyle changes. Some are in the form of a fad diet or a 10 minute exercise routine or some other program with strict guidelines/rules to achieve your goal. While these can be a great way to jumpstart a plan, they usually fall short in the long-term.

Today, we’ll explore another aspect of this phenomenon: Space. Not the final frontier mentioned in Star Trek, but brain space or the amount of emotional energy one has for taking on life and all its responsibilities.

I’ve found the best way to head off a binge is by using Behavior Chains. This method asks you to trace all the steps (or links of a chain) that lead to a binge. Sometimes it will be just a couple of steps, other times there will be many steps and they will happen over weeks of time.