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 | 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...
by Karen | Jun 11, 2020 | Body Image, Food & Nutrition, Health at Every Size, Intuitive Eating, Mindful Eating, Recovery
What is diet culture and the diet mentality? Diet culture is defined as a system of beliefs, messages, and behaviors that places value and focus on weight, shape and body size over and above health and well-being. The messages of diet culture are that weight and body...
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...
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. 