Joy Overstreet

April = Showers + Flowers. The sweet is all the sweeter because we've known the bitter.

99% of us have a continuous stream of commentary going on in our heads. (I'd say 100%, but I once heard an interview with a woman who...

There's a limit to how much more humans can do (daring maneuvers, speed, stuff, food, time, etc). Let's focus on better instead of more.

Connect to your body's hunger & fullness signals by locating and calibrating your internal fuel gauge.

People experience "hunger" in many different ways, not just signals from the stomach. It can be a tension in your arms & hands...

When you think of yourself as "someone with a weight problem," you behave that way, and the problem persists. Time to flip that self-image.

Lessons on parenting after the death of a young husband. I'm interviewed on the Widowed Parent Podcast.

Joy Overstreet interview on #AmWriting Podcast with KJ Dell'Antonia about The Cherry Pie Paradox

The Cherry Pie Paradox is coming out! I'm thrilled and freaked out. I only procrastinated on writing it for 40 years, then took 3 years...

After 40 years procrastinating and 3+ years writing, I hold the physical book in my hands. It's not just a reality, it's a thing of...

Orthorexia (from Latin: orth=correct, orexia=appetite) an obsession with proper or ‘healthful’ eating. Full description here:...

The Cherry Pie Paradox comes out in just a few weeks, and it's up to me to let folks know how fabulous it is, and that they should buy a...

Who am I kidding? Procrastination lessons from a master! I’ve spent the past several days sorting, tossing, reorganizing (stuff, not...

Perhaps you know the parable of the Cherokee chief who was teaching his grandson about life: “A fight is going on inside me,” he told the...

Science tells us that most of have our heads elsewhere about half the time. Here are some exercises to test yourself.

Julia Child taught me how to cut up a chicken. Thus began a love affair with cooking. Then food writing, then eating too much food...

Today I made a house call to a client who is moving into a smaller condo. She is already up to HERE with Stuff. I wouldn't call her a...

Eating is not the answer to stress. Consider leaning in instead--starting with curiosity.

Book launches require publicity and decent author photos. When your title includes cherry pie, you have to walk your talk, bake the pie.

Lessons From a Bowl of Kale Most cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, broccoli, radishes, arugula, Brussels sprouts, collards) are delicious...