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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!

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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.

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A place for joy

Written by Valerie on April 3, 2012 — 4 Comments

  “Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter. It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart, so that fresh, green leaves can grow in their place. It pulls up the rotten roots, so that new roots hidden […]

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Gratefully received

Written by Valerie on March 24, 2012 — 15 Comments

  This morning, Miranda the labradoodle woke me before dawn. I heard the rain and said, “Zafu.” That means, “Return to your meditation cushion and go back to sleep.” Five minutes later she came back and nose bumped my arm. I got up and we went for our walk. The rain stopped. It was misty. […]

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Early spring haiku

Written by Valerie on March 14, 2012 — 8 Comments

Walking Miranda Holding Nature in the Light Blossoms fall like snow Photo Credit: Mike Hoyt

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Isolation v. Intimacy

Written by Valerie on March 6, 2012 — 8 Comments

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 […]

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