When you sit down at the Thanksgiving table and the aromas of freshly baked bread, an oven-roasted turkey, or a sweet apple pie fill your nose, what do you feel?  Is the vision of the food on the table overwhelming?  Does the notion of feeling full after a meal make your heart race?  If so, […]

Have you ever heard your child mimic you or start to say specific word you say? Or have you ever spent a specific amount of time with a friend or family member who has a “catchphrase” and you have found yourself also using that catchphrase? This is what we like to call word adoption, and […]

In many social situations, “diet talk” comes up regularly.  It weaves its way into conversations, questions, and stories, oftentimes without us even realizing it.  Diet talk is sneaky – it comes up when you least expect it.  Sometimes it disguises itself as a joke or a compliment.  Regardless of how it manifests itself, it is […]