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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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Dance

Written by Valerie on September 22, 2012 — 6 Comments

      Day 6 of Continuing Recovery Thank you, G-d, there is dance. And it is available to everyone. Even if all I can do is notice the movement of energy inside me, dance is there. In 2007 was introduced to the 5Rhythms practice of dance through a weekend workshop at Kripalu in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. […]

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Claiming My Gratitude

Written by Valerie on June 17, 2012 — 3 Comments

  My 12-step sponsor suggested that this would be a good time season my Recovery with writing about the good things in my life. Then I heard from a 12-step fellow that she learned how to season her own Recovery by focusing her communication on the positive. So, today I’m claiming my gratitude. I am […]

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Fear and trembling

Written by Valerie on June 14, 2012 — 3 Comments

  I want to wean off of the anti-depressant Cymbalta. The next step is to set up an appointment with my psychiatrist to talk about it… but I’m afraid. In recent months, every few days, life has been interrupted with unnamed dread. In those moments, I’ve resisted and quickly come back to normal. Last week, […]

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Sadie, Sadie… Married Lady

Written by Valerie on May 29, 2012 — 22 Comments

I’m now a married lady! We really did it. Gregory and I married each other after 15 years together. And, in case you are wondering, it does feel different. Would you like to know about the wedding? Here’s Gregory sitting quietly in the Meeting House beforehand. Here I am reclining in the Nest — a […]

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