To explore Diet Culture Trauma, let me first explain a bit about diet culture and then trauma… Belief System* + Diet Industry* = Diet Culture Belief System: bodies are unruly and not to be trusted…and we should spend our time and energy trying to control...
Emotional eating is a hot topic. I do not really care for the phrase, it has been overused and no one really knows what it means. People have emotions and people eat, naturally these two things intersect and they should! When people use eating behaviors to manage...
One of the core principles of Intuitive Eating is learning to honor your hunger. What does this mean? Here are some things that indicate you are honoring hunger: You know what it feels like to be hungry You eat when you are hungry You eat enough food to feel your...
There is a story going around. It is a new spin on the “magic pill” so many are longing for, the one that gives lasting weight loss. Except in this story there is no actual pill, diet, or exercise routine. In this tale, the ultimate answer is that if we solve our...
Eat what you want: I won’t tell you what to eat. Why not? Because: I believe you are capable, wise, and competent. For the vast majority of people struggling with their eating patterns or body weight, it is their body STORY and their RELATIONSHIP to their body,...