Hi, everyone! If you've been following my blog, you know that we recently explored two of the three destructive dieting voices which are listed in the fabulous book, Intuitive Eating. The Food Police and the Nutrition Informant. To wrap up our three-part destructive dieting voices series, let's talk about the third destructive dieting voice - the Diet Rebel! The Diet Rebel voice frequently has rebellious thoughts in response to being on the receiving end of critical or con

In a world in which we're surrounded by diet culture, it can be so easy to scrutinize our bodies. To criticize them - maybe to the point of saying that we "hate" them out loud. Which always feels awful, and further harms our relationship with our bodies. If you can relate to this, it's not your fault. Diet culture tells us that we're not good enough as we are. That there's something wrong. This can lead to dieting - which we know doesn't work for most people in the long-

It's no secret that we live in a world in which we're constantly bombarded with unrealistic expectations about how we should look. These unrealistic images are everywhere - starting at a young age. There is always someone making a profit from selling the idea that you need to look a certain way - or preserve your appearance - to be good enough. It's no wonder that for some people, their appearance makes up a big part of their self-worth. Maybe some of you reading this are

Today I talk about the exceptional Body Image Workshop that I recently attended in Chicago, in addition to sharing some scrumptious food adv