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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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Isolation v. Intimacy

My 12-step program teaches us that food addicts tend to isolate. Five years into the program and I knew that wasn’t true of me… until… Gregory interrupts my audio book as I’m cooking (and as I’m breaking my abstinence with 4 ounces of wine). He wants to help prepare the meal. He wants to be […]

Today

Spiky yucca plant by Bill. Yesterday, well actually for the last three days, I was low. Low energy. Low mood. Low, low, low. I slept for about two days. Today, I feel so much better. Thank you, G-d. My feet are connected to the earth. My energy is rising. My mood is light. I am […]

Joining in G-d’s time

  We are very lucky to have a little church around the corner. Church of the Brethren Pastor Darlene offered these photos of her Lenten Roses saying, “They are a little early this year because of the unusual warm weather we have had.  But they bloomed on time for the beginning of Lent.   I […]

For whatever reason

Gregory’s photo of the gardens he walks. For whatever reason, my mind has been turning towards G-d these last few days. Thursday, I was receiving acupuncture and talking about something funny; a needle was placed, and suddenly there was a release of pure sadness. It took my speech away and my breath away. I wish […]