When others choices affect us.

Self control frees us from desperation.

What makes you feel out of control? Fear, loneliness, anxiety, depression. All the things that make you want to just gorge on a tub of ice cream or box of Cheezits. There is so much of life where we are powerless. Controlling our own selves can feel like an exercise in futility.

The tale of Hansel and Gretel is full of characters who don’t have power or …