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

When I mentioned to a neighbor the other day that I was a Certified Intuitive Eating Coach, her eyes lit up a bit. She responded, “Oh yeah? I just started hearing about that all over. It sounds to me like it's just an eating free-for-all. I heard that you just ask...

What's the real cost of dieting? Yes, there's a monetary price we pay. But it goes way beyond that. I was sitting on the couch in my living room, like I had so many times before. The girls (about 5 and 6 at the time) were playing on the floor. They asked me to play, I...

“Comparison is the death of joy.”  ― Mark Twain If you're constantly comparing yourself to others and their lives or their bodies...you're not alone.  Why are we constantly comparing ourselves to others?  According to social comparison theory, the drive to compare...

How do you feel about your body? How do you think you are “supposed” to feel about your body?   There is body hatred, body love, body positivity, body acceptance, body confidence, and more.  But today, we dive into body neutrality.     What is body neutrality? Well,...

An old client of mine used to send out a wonderful year-end holiday letter. It would always contain the adventures of her four-footed friends Timber and Josie, herself, and the states that she and her husband had “knocked off” their list.   You see, after they had...

Every January 1, it’s the same thing… “This year my resolutions are…(fill in the blank).”   For me, every year used to be about losing weight, eating healthier, not bingeing, fasting once a week, exercising more…yada yada… Needless to say, it never really worked. Just...

As the holidays approach, the need to get the perfect gift for mom or your best friend, worrying about saying the perfect thing to your boss, wearing the perfect outfit, making the perfect decision, or looking perfect at the family holiday party starts to invade our...

In our last blog, we talked about how being grateful can reduce stress. We also discussed how, in turn, this can have an impact on your weight, sleep quality, self-esteem and more.  In case you missed it, you can catch “How Saying Thank You Can Impact Your Weight”...

Weight and food hold many people in an internal prison. There are thoughts about all the “bad” foods you “shouldn’t” be eating or how much more of the “good” foods you “should be” eating.  Your brain is full of where you (or your kids) fall on the BMI chart, how you...