Blog
On the blog you will find articles and posts about my personal musings on the topics of food, eating and body image as well as my take on how we can live a more mindful and wholehearted life!
How to dress for the body you have
A few days ago I went though my wardrobe to sort through clothes that no longer fits the body I have now, and to make sure that what I do have is clothing that works for me right now. One of the things that are often helpful when we are doing body image work is...
Does giving up pursuing weight loss mean giving up on caring for your health?
This is something I feel like a lot of people who are new to non-diet and intuitive eating approaches ponder. Let’s take some time to unpack it together. The message that weight loss and thinness = health is everywhere. If you take some time to look around at what...
Is Sugar Addiction Real?
If you do work that includes guiding people around food, nutrition and health you have most likely heard someone say, “I am addicted to sugar, once I start it seems impossible to stop”. If this is how you feel, know that you are NOT alone. I hear this statement over...
How I Became a Non-Diet Nutritionist
I didn’t start out as a non-diet, weight inclusive nutritionist, but once I learned what this meant, plus the understanding of the harm dieting does, it was an easy choice. In fact it was my only choice if I wanted to work in a way that felt truly aligned with my personal and professional values.
Why Is It So Hard To Let Go Of Dieting?
Have you ever pondered this question? Even though we know that diets and dieting doesn’t work, it can be so challenging to not try another one. After the initial high, diets usually leave us feeling miserable, defeated and perhaps even heavier than before we...
Five Ways To Navigate The Holiday Season As An Intuitive Eater
So here we are in December and the holiday season is upon us. This time of the year can be a challenging time to navigate, especially if you are just in the beginning of your make-peace-with-food journey. Food is in abundant supply and so it the media's continued...
5 simple ways to get out of food ruts
For this blog post I wanted to write a more practical type of post about a topic, being stuck in food ruts, that I often see people struggle with in my clinical practice and it is definitely not something I am immune to struggle with myself. Maybe it is a completely...
Words from My Heart
This blog post will contain some words from my heart, as well as lots of swirling thoughts captured in print. Whilst I have been working on putting together a post about how our experiences with food, eating and our bodies as it relates to our (hi)stories, childhood...
Being At War With Our Bodies – Why the intentional pursuit of weight loss is a form of oppression
This is not an easy blog post to write. In fact, even though I have a clear idea of what I want to write here, it doesn’t come all that easy. Maybe because I know that this is a difficult topic to write and talk about. It is also both counter cultural AND will most...