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 | Jul 30, 2020 | Body Image, Intuitive Eating, Mindful Eating, Recovery
How to measure progress without stepping on the scale. In my late teens and early twenties I was addicted to dieting, addicted to the scale. I even worked as a Weight Watcher “counselor” for a brief period of time. At my worst, I weighed myself daily, sometimes more....
by Karen | Apr 3, 2020 | Body Image, Fitness, Food & Nutrition, Health at Every Size, Intuitive Eating, Mindful Eating, Recovery
These are difficult times. Social isolation. Physical distancing. Heightened fear, stress and anxiety. People getting laid off and filing for unemployment. Not sure when your next paycheck is coming. Grocery stores are out of toilet paper, flour and pasta… (WTF...
by Karen | Jan 20, 2020 | All, Food & Nutrition, Health at Every Size
I finally saw #gamechangers and while it wasn’t a game changer for me personally, I know a lot of people are now jumping on the vegan bandwagon. Game Changers argues that eating any animal products—including meat, fish, eggs, and dairy—can worsen athletic performance,...
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. 