Partnership in Wellness

A mind/body approach to healing anxiety, depression, weight loss, and body image

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • Home
  • About Beth Rontal
  • Psychotherapy
    • FAQs
    • Transforming Overeating Therapy
    • Transforming Overeating Groups
    • Transforming Early Mother Loss
  • Documentation Wizard
  • For Professionals
    • Consultation, Supervision and Trainings
    • Testimonials
  • Blog
  • Contact

Bullies and Fat

October 3, 2012 by Beth Rontal Leave a Comment

Bullying of fat people is not only acceptable, it’s thought by many to be necessary and even loving.  News anchor, Jennifer Livingston, from Lacross, WI, received an attack on her weight  in the form of a “nice and respectful” letter telling her that because she was fat she was a bad role model for girls and owed it to her viewers to lose weight.  Here is the letter:

Here is the link to her her courageous and stunningly beautiful reply.  https://jezebel.com/5948276/the-best-thing-youll-see-all-day-local-news-anchor-has-on+air-message-for-man-who-called-her-fat

Filed Under: Overeating

Splenda Isn’t Splendid

July 7, 2012 by Beth Rontal Leave a Comment

 Splenda Isn’t Splendid

Not only do diets not work, neither do diet foods.  The skinny on Splenda is that it was originally created as a pesticide.  Splenda, is a chlorinated hydrocarbon, which as a poison is toxic and carcinogenic.  Try sprinkling Splenda on an ant hill today to find dead ants tomorrow.  If you’re craving something sweet, eat the REAL thing in moderation and enjoy.  If you let yourself savor it you’ll likely find you don’t need much to satisfy your sweet tooth.

Filed Under: Cravings, Food, Healthy Choices

The Beauty Myth

June 12, 2012 by Beth Rontal Leave a Comment

From, "The Beauty Myth"

In 1994, I wrote a term paper at Harvard Extension School based on this very powerful quote.  Naomi Wolf’s book, “The Beauty Myth” from which this quote is taken and upon which this book is based, is unfortunately, just as relevent today as it was then.

 

Filed Under: Body Image, Politics of Body Image

Chocolate & Inner Peace

May 22, 2012 by Beth Rontal Leave a Comment

My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished 2 bags of M&M’s and a chocolate cake. I feel better already. – Dave Barry

Filed Under: Humor

Killing Me Softly; Images of Women in Advertising

May 7, 2012 by Beth Rontal Leave a Comment

I saw the first, Killing Me Softly; Images of Women in Advertising, when it came out in the 70s.  I was convinced that this brilliant betrayal of the destructive images of women would bring on a revolution that would give our daughters a chance to love their bodies and themselves without having to waste their lives attempting to measure up to the impossible ideal. Regretably, images of women in advertising have gotten worse.  And contrary to the title, these images are not soft; they scream and shriek to be heard with too many people absorbing the negative messages. Please watch this 5 minute trailer of Jean Kilbourne’s latest and great version of Killing Me Softly. Maybe this time we’ll create that revolution and spare our daughters a life-time of attempting to be something they cannot and should not possibly achieve.

Filed Under: Body Image

Never, Ever Give Up; Arthur’s Inspirational Story

May 6, 2012 by Beth Rontal Leave a Comment

This story is not about weight loss. It’s a story about the power of persistent and determined self-love.

Filed Under: Body Image, Hope, Motivation

Bathing Beauty

April 26, 2012 by Beth Rontal Leave a Comment

This Bathing Beauty is breathtaking. Safety, security, trust and pleasure at its core.

Filed Under: Hope, Mindfulness, Motivation

Coke vs. Water

April 17, 2012 by Beth Rontal Leave a Comment

We all know that water is important but this is an eye-opener!

WATER

1.  75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half world pop.)

2.  In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.

3.  Even MILD dehydration will slow down one’s metabolism as much as 3%.

4.  One glass of water shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a U-Washington study.

5.  Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

6.  Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.

7.  A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic  math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COKE (or Pepsi)   

1. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the truck to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.

2. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and …….Let the “real thing” sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.  According to www.howtocleananything.com the popular household hint guru Mary Ellen, says some coke in the toilet for an hour can do the trick.

3.  According to Joey Greene’s www.wackyuses.com, to remove rust spots from chrome: rub the bumper with a crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

4. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.

5. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.  This is true of a lot of carbonated beverages.

6. To bake a moist ham: empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.

7. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains.
It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

FYI:

  • To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the Hazardous material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.

  • The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years! 

Now the question is, would you like a glass of water or a coke?

Filed Under: Overeating

Eric Robins, MD, Introduces TAT

April 4, 2012 by Beth Rontal Leave a Comment

Tapas Acupressure Technique can help clear physical & emotional dis-ease.  This 10 minute video is an introduction by an MD involved in the research conducted by Kaiser Permanente on weight loss maintance.  TAT is at the heart of our Transforming Overeating Group.

Filed Under: Tapas Acupressure Technique

What the Food & Health Industry Have in Common

February 1, 2012 by Beth Rontal Leave a Comment

I’m not usually cynical but this discrepency jumps off the plate.

Filed Under: Food

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 5
  • Next Page »

Complimentary Psychotherpy Consultation

Recent Articles

  • Bullies and Fat
  • Splenda Isn’t Splendid
  • The Beauty Myth
  • Chocolate & Inner Peace
  • Killing Me Softly; Images of Women in Advertising

Search

Contact Beth

Partnership in Wellness
124 Harvard St.
Brookline, MA 02446

Phone: (617) 522-6611
Email: beth@partnershipinwellness.com

Documentation Wizard

Learn more about Documentation Wizard

Connect

  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter

Recent Articles

  • Bullies and Fat
  • Splenda Isn’t Splendid
  • The Beauty Myth

Copyright © 2019 · Partnership in Wellness
Designed and Hosted by Coastal Waters Creative - Local Business Websites and Digital Marketing

Copyright © 2019 · Enterprise Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in