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This is What Healing Looks Like When You Stop Dieting
For many people, the journey to healing from food and body image struggles begins in the same place: a world filled...
3 main reasons you feel out of control around food
Did you know that there are 3 main reasons you feel out of control around food? Here’s my top 5 Tips to regain control...
Why I am not a ‘Weight Loss’ Dietitian
First off, this does not mean I am ‘anti-weight loss’ nor does it mean that if you want to lose...
Is it okay to want to lose weight in the New Year?
Is it okay to want to lose weight in the New Year? The short answer is yes. It’s natural to feel the...
Unlocking the Benefits of Intuitive Eating: Insights from Certified Counselors
Intuitive eating is a transformative approach to food that encourages a shift from restrictive diets...
6 Strategies to Overcome ‘Fear Foods’
Forbidden foods are a problem for most dieters. Dieters tend to view “forbidden” foods as “bad”...
3 binge eating myths you probably think are true.
Binge eating for most folks typically looks like eating larger quantities of food (and usually not...
On Lizzo, Body Positivity & Body Image Healing
First off, I LOVE me some Lizzo. I’m a fan and I’ve watched her reality show called, “Watch out for...
What is Nutrition Therapy and who needs it?
Can you imagine living a life free from dieting, food and body obsession? If this is a challenging...
How to Stop Stress Eating.
We are living under stressful times and this time of the year in particular, stress often is...
Stop dieting. Why I call Bullsh*t on Noom.
I had a journalist reach out to me for an article she’s writing about Noom. She asked me a few...
Are You Afraid of Candy?
It's that time of the year again, ahhhh, all the Halloween candy!!!! Here are five tips to manage...
Do you want weight loss or something else?
Is your desire to lose weight a substitute for something else you want in life? Do you sometimes...
Burning Man 2023 & Intuitive Eating
What does Burning man have to do with intuitive eating and recovery from diet culture? How can...
Your Child’s Weight: 8 Mistakes to Avoid As Parents
Eating Disorder Prevention: Here's 8 common mistakes parents make about weight, food and body image....
Body Image: What does “Healthy” look like?
What is Body Image? Body image refers to a person's perception, thoughts, and feelings about their...
What is Intuitive Eating and is it right for you?
What is Intuitive Eating? Intuitive eating is a non-diet approach to eating that emphasizes tuning...
Emotional Eating: What else can you do besides eat your feelings?
Here’s 25 alternatives coping strategies that have nothing to do with food or eating. Emotional...
Speak Your Truth
The Importance of Speaking your TRUTH. Assertiveness is an essential skill for achieving...
Why it’s Okay to Not Love Your Body.
Say what? Yep, you heard me right. You don’t have to love or even like your body. There is so much...
8 Steps to Stop Overeating
1. EAT ENOUGH FOODS THAT YOU ACTUALLY LIKE, NOT JUST "HEALTHY" FOODS. Having regular meals and...
The Importance of Pleasure
What comes to mind when you think about PLEASURE? Most of us get a little nervous around pleasure....
Letting Go of the Thin Ideal
If you are on the intuitive eating journey, at some point in time you will learn about body...
My # 1 Strategy to Improve Body Image
Throw away your scale. Stop weighing yourself. The scale (aka the crying machine) is the ultimate...
Got willpower?
Why your lack of willpower isn’t the problem. Intuitive Eating doesn't require willpower. I know...
How to Divest from Diet Culture & Perfectionism
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political...
How Embodied are You?
Stepping Into the Great Unknown: Are you living an embodied life? If you struggle with disordered...
Unpacking Thin Privilege
What is Thin Privilege? Thin Privilege grants folks in smaller bodies greater access to resources...
Weight Watchers Nearly Fired Me: My Story
When I was 17 I moved to Switzerland to spend my “gap” year as an exchange student. At the time I...
What is Healthism?
Do you feel pressure to live a “healthy” lifestyle? Do you feel guilty if you eat “junk”...
Are you ready for Intuitive Eating ?
Are you ready for Intuitive Eating ? Chances are, if Intuitive Eating has found you, you might be...
How to get out of your HEAD, and into your BODY
1.Connect with your Breath. It’s so easy to forget to breathe! Pay attention to your inhale, and pay...
Do you have a “Diet Mentality”?
What is diet culture and do you have a diet mentality? Diet culture is defined as a system of...
Why I am a Fat Ally
Picture of my cousin Lee and I. I am 2 years old in this photo. Body hatred killed my cousin. I had...
How to Explain Intuitive Eating to a Friend.
“Never ever let somebody stop you or shame you from being yourself.” – Lizzo Our culture is steeped...
Intuitive Fasting?! How to spot fake Intuitive Eating.
How to spot fake Intuitive Eating Diet culture is sneaky, and as Intuitive Eating gains in...
What is Weight Stigma?
Weight stigma is also known as weight bias or weight discrimination. Discriminating or stereotyping...
Pregnancy & Intuitive Eating
Pregnancy Hunger & Intuitive Eating You’ve heard the joke about pregnant women, eating for...
Does Intuitive Eating Work?
How to measure progress without stepping on the scale. In my late teens and early twenties I was...
White Supremacy and Diet Culture.
“ Diet culture and white supremacy say that the ultimate aim is thinness and whiteness. The opposing...
Do you have a ‘Diet Mentality?’
What is diet culture and the diet mentality? Diet culture is defined as a system of beliefs,...
Feeling “Fat” ?
Anatomy of a Fat Thought: How to Decode Feeling “Fat” You wake up one morning feeling good....
What is Your Set point Weight?
What is the set point theory of weight? We all have an internal thermostat that regulates our...
Why you should never weigh yourself again.
"Scales are for fish." ~ unknown author ~ When it comes to intuitive eating, my goal as a nutrition...
How to Nourish Yourself When Things Fall Apart.
These are difficult times. Social isolation. Physical distancing. Heightened fear, stress and...
Intermittent Fasting: the new eating disorder or the new fountain of youth?
Intermittent fasting has been around for several years, but like all diets, they tend to recycle...
Mindful & Intuitive Eating During the Holidays
The challenge with the holidays is there's a lot of focus on food and eating. There are multiple...
Weight Loss & Intuitive Eating
If you are familiar with intuitive eating, then chances are you are also concerned with your weight....
Intuitive Exercise & Joyful Movement
Intuitive Exercise & Joyful movement: How to find your middle way. In our body and weight...
How long does it take to recover? Stages of Breaking Free
Stages of Breaking Free ~ Recovery Stages ~ I get asked a lot from clients, “How long does it take...
Food Fears: How to Make Peace with All Foods
Do you feel guilty after eating a cookie? Do you agonize over going out because of all the food that...
