"HERE IT IS, COMING UP ON 2009, and for the first time ever, I have actually fulfilled my New Year's Resolution!

I was desperate to put an end to my lifelong struggle with food and my weight, and after years and years of failure, I knew that it would never be solved by another diet, or through expensive therapies. I realized that if I didn't get right with my mind, and my self-talk, that I was doomed to continue this lifelong, endless, depressing struggle with compulsive eating and would continue to suffer all of the negative consequences for my health, my self-esteem, my family.

But then I came across a flyer for Beyond Compulsion in August of 2008, and I knew I had to call Mari. This was what I was looking for: someone who would directly deal with my compulsive behavior, not just the symptoms. All the same, I was anxious to actually meet her and sign up for the program, but Mari instantly put me at ease, and she immediately taught me how to deal with my anxiety.

I was skeptical about actually being able to stop eating compulsively, but with Mari's instruction and support I was amazed to find myself in a whole new world - a world that didn't revolve around food obsession! I am so grateful to have found Mari and to be living the life I am now. Here it is coming up on 2009, and I have lost nearly 30 pounds, not from dieting, but just from not eating compulsively.  My husband has noticed that my self-esteem and happiness have increased exponentially and I am a much better partner and parent now that I have more energy and focus for my family. I no longer carry so much shame and sorrow over having a food addiction and the fear that my children will learn this behavior from me. I enjoy getting dressed in the morning and exploring a sense of style that I have never had before.

Mari's instruction is so clear, concise and logical. There is no "magic" formula, or tricks here. She truly teaches you to retrain your brain, and it is unequivocally the most empowering experience to know that you can truly be in charge of your life in this way. I thought that I was going to spend the rest of my life, struggling with food and feeling so helpless about getting fatter, and fatter and fatter. Now, I am grateful to have had this experience, now that I truly know what this kind of liberation feels like.

Mari, thank you for giving me the tools to get my life back - for a whole new way of life, for giving me the power to stop wasting my life in food hell, and for all your time and support. Living a life 'Beyond Compulsion' is nothing short of priceless!"

--  Cyndy K.