by Karen | Apr 9, 2025 | Body Image, Eating Disorder Recovery, Intuitive Eating, Weight loss
For many people, the journey to healing from food and body image struggles begins in the same place: a world filled with messages that thinness equals worth, health, and happiness. From a very early age, we’re taught to mistrust our bodies, moralize our food...
by Karen | Feb 28, 2025 | Body Image, Body Liberation, Eating Disorder Recovery, Food & Nutrition, Intuitive Eating
First off, this does not mean I am ‘anti-weight loss’ nor does it mean that if you want to lose weight, you aren’t ready for Intuitive Eating and Body Trust work. In fact, almost all of the folks I work with want to lose weight! It’s understandable given we live...
by Karen | Jan 19, 2025 | Body Image, Diet Mentality, Eating Disorder Recovery, Health at Every Size, Intuitive Eating, Weight loss
Is it okay to want to lose weight in the New Year? The short answer is yes. It’s natural to feel the pull toward weight loss, especially in the age of Ozempic, where there’s lots of new diet plans, gym specials, and other social pressures at the start of the year. It...
by Karen | Nov 10, 2023 | Body Image, Health at Every Size, Intuitive Eating, Weight loss
I had a journalist reach out to me for an article she’s writing about Noom. She asked me a few questions and I thought I would share my answers. If you do a google search on “Noom” you will see that they advertise themselves as Stop dieting. Get lifelong results....
by Karen | Oct 2, 2023 | Body Image, Intuitive Eating, Uncategorized, Weight loss
Is your desire to lose weight a substitute for something else you want in life? Do you sometimes struggle to articulate how you really want to feel without using the words “weight loss”? If so, you’re not alone! A lot of folks search for Intuitive Eating as a path...