by Karen | Jul 7, 2022 | Binge eating, Body Image, Body Liberation, Diet Mentality, Fat Ally, Intuitive Eating, Mindful Eating, Overeating, Weight Stigma
1. EAT ENOUGH FOODS THAT YOU ACTUALLY LIKE, NOT JUST “HEALTHY” FOODS. Having regular meals and snacks spaced evenly throughout the day will help you to avoid getting too hungry. Breakfast within the first one or two hours will also protect and stabilize...
by Karen | May 4, 2022 | Body Image, Body Liberation, Diet Mentality, Fat Ally, Health at Every Size, Intuitive Eating, Mindful Eating, Weight Stigma
If you are on the intuitive eating journey, at some point in time you will learn about body acceptance and the idea of “letting go of dieting” will likely coincide with the idea of letting go of your “dream” weight/size/shape. You may have spent years and thousands of...
by Karen | Oct 19, 2021 | Body Image, Diet Mentality, Fat Ally, Food & Nutrition, Health at Every Size, Intuitive Eating, Uncategorized, Weight Stigma
When I was 17 I moved to Switzerland to spend my “gap” year as an exchange student. At the time I didn’t recognize the extreme privilege in this experience. Newly graduated from high school, this was my opportunity to ski and hike the Swiss Alps. Little did I know...
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....
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. 