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This is the kitchen where we talk about food, life, and recovery—a spiritual path to healing and peace.

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You are invited to keep coming back to A Cup of Kindness to share your experience, strength and hope; fears, doubts and insecurities; and to pick up information, inspiration … and have a little fun!

My story
In January 2007, at the age of 51, I joined a 12-step program and began my recovery from food addiction, losing 75 pounds in the process. Read more…

In January 2011, at the age of 55, I began my recovery from a multi-trauma accident, 36 fractures, damaged lungs, and post traumatic stress. Read more…

I am deeply grateful for all the kindnesses, large and small, offered to me in recovery. Here I am... alive… still making progress … still not perfect … finding a new way forward in a growing community of women and men who share a lot in common around food and life.

I hope you'll join me in this kitchen and let me know what's cooking with you.

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Profound Protection of the Heart

    When I was first hurt, our friend Damaris organized a gathering to send love my way. A little bird tells me that today’s gift of Happy Valentines Day hearts on our dogwood tree are from that same amazing woman. Today’s love, hearts and flowers remind me of a name I was given by […]

Why yoga?

I’ve been taught that the purpose of yoga is to prepare the mind-body for meditation. The purpose of meditation is to open one’s Self to insight. An insight brought to my attention recently by my yoga teacher, Cathryn Gunnerson, comes from one of her teachers, Erich Schiffman. “You are not God, but God is all […]

Why a spiritual life? Why community?

Many thanks to Heather Lende for sharing her journey… and the lovely photo here. There is a book that lifted me out of suffering when I first got home from four months in hospital. It gave me hope. Actually, it was offered to me before I could face it. My friend El said, “You know […]