by Karen | Jul 9, 2021 | Body Image, Fitness, Food & Nutrition, Intuitive Eating, Mindful Eating, Recovery
1.Connect with your Breath. It’s so easy to forget to breathe! Pay attention to your inhale, and pay attention to your exhale. The best way to ground into your body is by having awareness of your breath. Close your eyes, put your hand on your heart, and take a long...
by Karen | Apr 10, 2021 | Body Image, Health at Every Size, Intuitive Eating, Mindful Eating, Recovery, Weight Stigma
“Never ever let somebody stop you or shame you from being yourself.” – Lizzo Our culture is steeped in dieting and while intuitive eating (IE) is gaining traction in main stream media and is now more recognized than it was in previous years, IE is still misunderstood...
by Karen | Oct 4, 2020 | Body Image, Health at Every Size, Intuitive Eating, Recovery, Weight Stigma
Weight stigma is also known as weight bias or weight discrimination. Discriminating or stereotyping based on a person’s size. Weight stigma also manifests in fat phobia: the dislike or fear of being or becoming fat. Examples of weight stigma: Assuming someone in a...
by Karen | Sep 6, 2020 | Body Image, Food & Nutrition, Health at Every Size, Intuitive Eating, Mindful Eating, Pregnancy and Intuitive Eating, Recovery
Pregnancy Hunger & Intuitive Eating You’ve heard the joke about pregnant women, eating for two, right? While this is a funny notion, it’s not entirely true, at least from a calorie standpoint. Breastfeeding actually requires more calories compared to...
by Karen | Jun 12, 2020 | Body Image, Food & Nutrition, Health at Every Size, Intuitive Eating, Mindful Eating
“ Diet culture and white supremacy say that the ultimate aim is thinness and whiteness. The opposing truth says that we need to fight for safety, autonomy, and justice for every body that is not thin or white.” Corrie Van Horne Diet culture is a system of...
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. 