Say No to Diets. Reject Society’s Thin Ideal. Heal from Diet Culture.

Just the other day I received an email from a friend. “I am finally at peace with my body, but now I am struggling with my family. My mother said to my 5-year-old daughter, “Oh my gosh, you’ve gained weight!” My sister is always telling my daughter what she should or...

When you obsessively weigh yourself, you might use those results either for instant gratification or a reason to beat yourself up. In your mind, a lot rides on that number. Either way, you're enslaved to the scale and it's ruling your emotions. It's ruling how you see...

For way too many years, body and food freedom was a concept I had never considered. Thoughts of food, calories, weight, and body image occupied my brain. Over 90% of my day was spent counting, calculating, comparing, and criticizing. I was adding up calories, points,...

Have you ever stopped to ask yourself if you truly accept yourself for who you are? Perceived flaws and all? As it turns out, your emotional well-being directly correlates with self-acceptance. With that in mind, let's talk about what self-acceptance looks like and...

In a time where so much seems so uncertain, is there a way for you to take back control? If you're like many people these days you may be feeling pressured to “do something” with this uncertain time we are in. “Take this found time and do something with it!” “Use this...

Are you a notorious procrastinator when it comes to self-care? Do everybody else's needs come before your own? By the end of each day, you have nothing left for yourself. Your own cup is empty because you've spent all your energy filling everyone else's. Over the past...

It's a very different time for women these days. You may find yourself working from home and having to learn new skills in order to do so. You may be juggling work while homeschooling and or watching children or there may be added financial pressure, just for...

By now you've probably heard of intuitive eating. Maybe you have friends who have tried it, or perhaps it's even something you practice yourself. But what does it take to truly master intuitive eating? Can it even be done? Before we get to that, I want to make sure...

A client looked at me the other day frustrated and said, “I understand the concept of intuitive eating. But how can I think about eating intuitively when I can’t even hear what my body is saying to me? And even more importantly, when I can’t trust what it is saying to...

"Does intuitive eating work?" As I work with women who struggle with food, weight, eating, and body image, this is a question that keeps coming up. Simply put, intuitive eating is an evidence-based technique that involves listening closely to your body’s physiological...