Oct 20, 2023 | Binge Eating, Life Lessons
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC Books on How To Stop Binge Eating One of the most helpful tools on my own journey were the books I used for inspiration and guidance as I worked to break free from bingeing. I had...
May 31, 2023 | Freedom From Dieting, Life Lessons
This is a short and sweet episode to give a quick bit of...
Feb 27, 2023 | Freedom From Dieting, Life Lessons
I turn 40 today and for some birthday reflection this is part two of the “Decade of Reflection: 40 lessons learned at 40” blog post series. 😉 Part one is here. Part two is below. (If you prefer the “extended” version that’s more in depth, check out the...
Feb 14, 2023 | Food 'n Stuff, Life Lessons
I turn 40 in two weeks and with that comes much reflection 🙂 For whatever reason, this birthday is making me think and reflect on my life more than ever before. It may be because my life looks different than I thought (more on that in perhaps a different post!), but...
Dec 15, 2022 | Life Lessons
What contributes to overeating during the holidays? Stress, financial anxieties, saying yes when you want to say no, too many obligations, and/or _______________ (fill in the blank with whatever sends you to the food). So we’re going the non-traditional route...
Jul 13, 2022 | Body Beliefs, Life Lessons
Fear of weight comments can pop up at the most inconvenient times. You’re going to a party with friends you haven’t seen in a while and get bogged down in anxiety about what they’ll think. You have a family event with that one person who ALWAYS makes...
Jul 6, 2022 | Emotions and Eating, Life Lessons
Life has thrown a lot of curveballs at me this last week and I sat down on the couch yesterday and thought… …I REALLY want a gooey, soft, warm chocolate chip cookie or 4. Our AC unit stopped working (a 7k fix), the dishwasher broke, our Airbnb had the...
Aug 3, 2021 | Body Beliefs, Life Lessons
So I kind of got talked into doing a burlesque show. (*Disclaimer–this is my summer of “yes”–saying yes to things I normally wouldn’t!) It was a 6-week class with a performance at the end. In booty boy shorts underwear 😮😮😮. Needless to...
Mar 24, 2021 | Food 'n Stuff, Life Lessons
Sometimes on this path it can feel like you’re trying hard to make change happen–but the result seems to elude you. I look back and feel like so much of my food struggle was wondering why I wasn’t further along. “They” said if I could just follow...
Jan 18, 2021 | Life Lessons
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC What do you do when you feel unmotivated to make health changes? You know… those times when you feel overwhelmed, frustrated, and completely uninterested in doing anything that you...
Oct 19, 2020 | Life Lessons, Nourishment and Self Care
What’s the first step in getting off the diet roller coaster? It may not be what you think. When the cycle of “dieting then overeating, then promising to start over tomorrow” seems to have you in it’s grip, there’s something I want you to...
May 28, 2019 | Life Lessons
I watched Brene Brown’s “The Call to Courage” this weekend (on Netflix here!) and it resonated with me deeply on so many levels. And it reminded me SO much of this food/body/weight journey. Brene’s message was simple: “I want to be brave...
