Working toward a more positive body image is tough stuff. It feels like an uphill battle for most people, and is usually THE THING that moves clients back into a diet mentality, causing them to lose sight of the body trust they have been working so hard to create....
We live in a weight- and body-shape-obsessed society, and it’s easy (and normal) to develop body dissatisfaction. I recently heard the term “normative discontent,” coined in the 1980s by researchers who found widespread negative body image, particularly among women,...
A few months ago I taught my 12 year old how to make cookies and it has been the gift that keeps on giving. He’s always asking me to buy chocolate chips (my cue to just buy them in bulk, but I can only find them in semi-sweet and we prefer milk chocolate,...
There are 10 principles of Intuitive Eating and the 10th principle is “Gentle Nutrition”. There’s a reasons it’s last; there’s a lot of healing to be done before someone is truly able to receive any sort of nutrition information without it feeling tremendously...
I saw this quote recently via Eat Happy Nutrition on Instagram and as soon as I saw it I was like YES. A great reminder, which couldn’t be more appropriate for food or body image. What societal pressures, social media feeds or conversations you’re overhearing make...
