by Karen | May 14, 2020 | Body Image, Health at Every Size, Intuitive Eating, Mindful Eating, Recovery
Anatomy of a Fat Thought: How to Decode Feeling “Fat” You wake up one morning feeling good. You put on your favorite jeans, you know the ones that you would avoid wearing on a ‘bad’ day. And, then suddenly, out of nowhere, you feel FAT. You feel like your thighs...
by Karen | May 2, 2020 | Body Image, Health at Every Size, Intuitive Eating, Recovery, Uncategorized
What is the set point theory of weight? We all have an internal thermostat that regulates our weight. This “thermostat” works by increasing the metabolism when the body begins to gain weight or when we eat excessive calories. When we lose weight, this...
by Karen | May 2, 2020 | Body Image, Health at Every Size, Intuitive Eating, Recovery
“Scales are for fish.” ~ unknown author ~ When it comes to intuitive eating, my goal as a nutrition therapist is to get you to become your own nutrition expert. I don’t tell you what you need to eat; I let you decide that. I encourage you to break your old...
by Karen | Nov 4, 2019 | All, Body Image, Mindful Eating
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two “wolves” inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt,...
by Karen | Jun 27, 2019 | All, Body Image, Health at Every Size
How to navigate bad body image days. Once you’ve made strides in making peace with foods and you have let go of the rigid control around your eating, what happens next? For some of us, we will maintain our current weight. Others may lose weight, and others may gain...
As a Nutrition Therapist and Certified Intuitive Eating Coach with a background in both nutrition science and psychology, I guide people to find their own philosophy of eating which results in freedom and empowerment around food and weight issues. 