Hi, everyone! In last week's blog post, "Destructive Dieting Voices: Part 1 - Challenge the Food Police," we explored how the Food Police is a destructive dieting voice that symbolizes our beliefs and thoughts that label what we eat - and ourselves - as "good" or "bad" depending on our food choices. Well today, let's talk about a second destructive dieting voice, the Nutrition Informant voice! As the Intuitive Eating Workbook states, "The Nutrition Informant voice aligns wi

Today I'm writing the first of three blog posts about three destructive dieting voices - the Food Police, the Nutrition Informant, and the Diet Rebel. All three destructive voices are discussed in the life-changing book, Intuitive Eating. But for today, let's focus on the Food Police! The food police prevents us from making peace with food and our bodies. The food police contributes to judging ourselves based on what we eat, how much we eat, and how frequently we eat. Cha

In a world where we're surrounded by diet culture and are frequently told that we're not good enough, it can understandably be hard for many people to respect their bodies. It can be challenging for them to make their bodies feel comfortable and to meet their bodies' basic needs. To treat their bodies with kindness. The reality is that diet culture needs the fixing. You are worth so much NOW. This is one of the reasons why I love the 8th principle of Intuitive Eating so m

Grieving the loss of a loved one is HARD. It's painful. It's unpredictable. It's part of life. And It can affect our emotional, physical, and mental well-being. I am truly sorry if you're grieving the loss of a loved one - or have in the past. I am actually writing this post because I grieved a lot at the end of last year, and the beginning of this year after losing the physical presence of two uncles and our cat, Starla - all within a few months. I also found that the

According to research completed for The Succeed Foundation, 30% of the women surveyed expressed that they would "trade at least one year of their life to achieve their ideal body weight and shape." A portion of those surveyed indicated that they would give up at least 21 years of life to obtain their preferred body weight and size. Obsessing about obtaining a specific body size or weight can contribute to doing things that may be harmful to your health - and distract you fro

It's understandably tough for lots of people out there who have dieted off and on to experience joy when they eat. Dieting often causes us to consume foods that we don't enjoy, and experience guilt and anxiety when we eat what we actually want. While food does provide us with much needed energy for survival, it's also about experiencing satisfaction or PLEASURE. Feeling mentally satisfied with what we've eaten is incredibly important! It can empower our emotional and physi

As I'm writing this blog post about sleep strategies as a form of self-care, I'll share that last week I was tired! As a result of working with Intuitive Eating, regularly obtaining a sufficient amount of sleep is now a big priority in my life. But last week our beloved 15 1/2 year-old cat, Chakra, was having some health issues (We lost our other pumpkin, Starla, at the end of December - so I was prepping myself for what might be ahead). On the day that we knew we were tak