Do You Think of Food As Good and Bad?
When we've been in the diet world for some time, our brains become trained to think of food as good and bad. Broccoli? Good Cake? Bad Salad? Good Bread? Bad When we're working to stop dieting, it can be insanely challenging to train our brains to stop defaulting into...
When Eating What You Want Isn’t Working
I know I talk a lot about letting go of dieting and eating for satisfaction. And I'm all about learning the whole "eat intuitively" and trying to figure out how to listen to what your body really needs and wants. But what happens when eating what you want just isn't...
Scared of Losing Control Around Food?
Does it seem like despite your best intentions to stop dieting and be peaceful around food that you're still scared to let go of control? You may be afraid of gaining weight, bingeing for days on end, or that it'll trigger a spiral out of control. (BTW-this is a super...
4 Tips To Feel Your Emotions Without Turning To Food
The other day someone asked me if I still emotionally ate. "Well," I said. "The reality is even 'normal' eaters emotionally eat every now and then!" And I'm only human so... The short answer is yes, I do occasionally. The long answer is in today's podcast. If you've...
Being Intimate with Your Partner When You Don’t Like Your Body
I have wanted to talk about this topic for a long time. How do you be intimate with your partner when you don't like your body? (Except that my Dad, Mom, Grandma and entire family follow me, so it's not something they need to hear me talk about.?) But it's an...
Why We Get So Tempted By Intermittent Fasting and Keto
I did an in-person workshop last week on Intuitive Eating and lo and behold...Intermittent fasting came up. There were tons of questions about it. Why? Because it's the latest and greatest trend in the diet world! Which got me thinking... Why do we get so tempted by...
Eating What You Want… What Does It Actually Look Like?
When we stop dieting (or are trying to!), eating what we want is a terrifying notion. We think it means going off the rails, overeating until we pop, and inhaling everything in sight. I'm here to dispel that myth to help you start to see what eating what you want...
Before You Make A Resolution, Read This!
It's that time of year where many people get motivated to make a New Years's resolution. The start of a year holds the promise of something new: a fresh start, a 'better' you, weight loss, a smaller body, healthier habits, etc. I just posted a bit on Instagram about...