Can you even find joy in eating again? Diet plans strip away the pleasure from eating experiences, but you can find joy in eating again by working on satisfaction from food, a key element in Intuitive Eating. When you think about food, how often does your personal satisfaction come into play? Do you: ask yourself […]
If you are a parent (or aunt, uncle, grandparent, teacher, volunteer or friend), chances are you worry about how the media, diet ads, and our culture in general might affect your child’s health and well-being. I’m here to tell you that you have the power to raise resilient children who will resist diet culture. As […]
Learning about fullness and how it feels in your body is a crucial step towards becoming an intuitive eater. If you’ve been a dieter, focusing on fullness might bring up uncomfortable feelings. Diets praise feeling hungry. Fullness – just the opposite – is often felt as a failure in diet culture. Some people even associate […]
The Food Police rob you of your ability to choose and enjoy food that is physically and emotionally satisfying. Fight back against these harmful messages and tune in to what your body needs. Although each of us is born with the ability to eat when we are hungry and stop when we are full, most […]
While holidays can be filled with joy, they can also bring up negative feelings for those who struggle with their relationship with food. Many of my clients tell me that the holidays are challenging because their forbidden foods are everywhere. Happy Thanksgiving! I hope your holiday is filled with joy and gratitude. I’m […]