Diet culture has made food cravings into this enemy, but when we step back they’re actually a good thing! Cravings of any type (for things like food, rest, connection, pleasure, movement) are really just a signal from the body that it has need that needs to be...

Over the next month or so you’re going to see a LOT of ads for programs and products promising {quick} weight loss. Tis the season! Remember the motivation behind the sale. If those things really worked, you wouldn’t keep coming back. And if you stop coming back, they...

The holiday season is the time of year where stress just comes with it. There’s a lot of planning and tons of decision-making that needs to be done with all of the parties, celebrating, family time, gifts…there’s just more on our plates and it can really take a...

The holiday season is a time to celebrate with family and friends, be thankful for all that you have, and reflect back on the year. Unfortunately though, in reality, the holidays come filled with stress of all varieties – especially around food and our body. There are...

How do you approach intuitive eating if you know that you have food sensitivities or food allergies? It seems contradictory: you want to avoid foods that make you feel crappy, but also not feel restricted/deprived. But what if you know there are foods that don’t agree...

It started with the best of intentions! In high school I had somehow gotten into my head that there was something wrong with my 5'4" ~115lb body. That it was broken, didn't look the way it should, wasn't good enough, wasn't healthy, would never attract a boyfriend or...

Let's talk about something that I know is on your mind, lovely reader, and that is your on again/off again eating tendencies, and unhappiness with your body There's something I really want you to know, listen up >> eating challenges are NOT a sign that...

‘Emotional eating’ tends to fall into the category of stuff we feel pressured to stop doing if we ever want to be healthy, and/or love how our body looks (along with eating lots of plain chicken & broccoli, little to no carbs, and feeling guilty when we eat...