Being Weight Inclusive in a Weight Obsessed World

by Jennifer DiGennaro | Body Shame, Intuitive Eating, Weight Stigma | 0 Comments

Nourished Energy is a weight inclusive practice. This means I do not focus on weight, loss or gain, as an indicator of worth and welcome all sized bodies, especially those at the higher end of the weight spectrum. I have an ethical issue with products and services...

Weight Loss Fairytales

by Jennifer DiGennaro | Body Shame, Dieting, Weight Stigma | 0 Comments

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...

Setting Down the Focus on Food

by Jennifer DiGennaro | Body Trust®, Dieting, Intuitive Eating | 0 Comments

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, to...

Facing the Beast

by Jennifer DiGennaro | Body Shame, Parenting, Weight Stigma | 0 Comments

When you embark on parenthood, there is something those with parenting advice fail to mention, or at least no one told me: the past is not behind you. Your own childhood will not be a far off memory. Becoming a parent might allow us to believe our past has nothing to...