Spring 2021
Come along and join me to jump out of lockdown and into SPRING. I am presenting a 2-hour workshop as a benefit for IWOSC, the Independent Writers of Southern California.See the flyer below and register...ATTENTION: Deadline to Sign Up TOMORROW (Friday the...
Winter 2019
Dear and Precious Subscriber:I know it has been a while since we have sent out a newsletter. Busy in “reFIREment,” I’ve been traveling the world with my sweetheart, Henry, writing two more books, and taking classes in literature, film, and acting.We have many new...
59 Types of Obesity…Judi Hollis Winter 2017 Newsletter
Upcoming Events What Else Is Going On? Addiction and Related Disorders Mark your calendar to attend my free presentation: February 11, 2017 as part of the Hazelden Betty Ford Awareness Hour. I am reaping many fruits of this ongoing re-birth called recovery,...
WINTER 2016
OA UR WEIGH.......FLEXITARIAN RECOVERY My patients and I have been able to maintain our fantastic weight losses, as well as continue with our spiritual development, because we have adapted our programs to meet the ever-changing challenges of a changing, growing...
Winter 2015
Again, we come to end of January, OA birthday party in LA, and evaluating all those New Year's Resolutions. Now is the time most people realize self-will alone will not make it for the long haul. They become willing to surrender to the need for help. After close...
Celebration, Forgiveness, and Leading by Following
Celebration We celebrated Overeater's Anonymous' 54thbirthday the weekend of January 17-19 in Los Angeles. John K opened the gala announcing that the founder of OA, Roseanne had passed away the day before. With appreciation for all her efforts as well as celebration...
New Year….. Don’t Swear Off…..Lean In
Wonder why fierce and adamant New Year's Resolutions usually fail with 98% regaining all their lost weight plus? I've been treating overeaters for more than 30 years and find that a more realistic approach than swearing off with "just say no" is needed. Firm resolve...
How Can We Soar with Eagles While Gobbling with Turkeys?
Isn't that our constant quest; to integrate our animal, addictive, instinctual natures with our higher minded, seeking the cosmos, spiritual selves? I began this examination with my book on eating and sexuality, HOT & HEAVY. That book is now fully loaded as an...
Summer 2013
For this summer, let’s hold the thought, “timing is everything.” If you find out who first said it, please let me know. In the meantime, the most meaningful quote I’ve found about this topic is, “Timing is everything & the absence of patience causes us to miss...