How to Get Beach Body Ready… Without Changing Your Body at All
It’s summertime, and we’re diving head first into how you feel about your body at the beach. It's the season of summer dresses, shorts, bathing suits, more skin exposure and the time of year when diet ads are usually at their peak. How do we approach body image during...
5 Ways Snack Plates Can Revolutionize your Relationship with Food
This post is long overdue. I’ve been talking to anyone who will listen (mostly my clients and followers on social media & of course my boyfriend Eric LOLZ) about how amazing snack plates are as a tool in your intuitive eating toolbox. Hear me out. Snack plates are...
Social Media Detox for Better Body Image and a Healthier Happier Life
Rather than a food detox that will likely leave you with an unhealthy relationship with food (been there, done that) what if you detoxed your social media to actually improve your life instead? I think we’ve all wrestled - at some point or another - with social media....
Body Image, Appetite, Emotions and Self Care for Periods and PMS
In the introduction of her book, The Period Repair Manual Lara Briden states, “Mine is just one voice in a growing chorus of [voices] who are speaking up about periods and are reclaiming hormones and periods as an essential, integrated part of human health....
10 Healthy Things to Start Instead of a Diet This New Year
I’m that girl that when the world is falling apart at the seams is like, “BUT WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS?!” It’s just who I am. I see tremendous potential in people and situations who have a hard time seeing it in themselves. And nothing aggravates me more than diet...
Holiday Gift Guide
I think it's safe to say that your holiday shopping *might* look a little different this year due to COVID, so you may be doing more online shopping than normal. And maybe you're not able to travel home to be with your loved ones like you usually would due to travel...
How to Practice Gentle Nutrition with Intuitive Eating
How to practice gentle nutrition with Intuitive Eating. Aka, how to chill the f*ck out when it comes to food, nutrition, and health. And before we get started, I just want to make an important statement here. You don't owe ANYONE anything when it comes to your food...
15 Slow Cooker Recipes for Easy Cozy Meals
Slow cooker recipes are great for those times you just want to throw a bunch of ingredients in a pan and call it a day, AND make your home smell amazing! Enjoy this variety of delectable, home cooked, slow cooked meals ranging from Thai chicken lettuce wraps to sweet...
Before You Go on a Diet Try This
I’m a dietitian, who doesn’t promote diets. Weird, huh?! All I can think of is, “I’m not a regular mom, I’m a cool mom!” But really. If you come to see me, we’ll probably talk about loosening restrictions on your eating and having MORE cupcakes, cookies, or pizza. ...
How to Respond to Food and Body Comments
How to respond to food and body comments... When I asked my Instagram community what comments they get about their food and body, this is what they said... “You look like you’ve been eating foods with too much butter” “My mother in law was obsessed with my weight when...
Intuitive Eating and Body Image Resources | Podcasts, People, Posts & More!
Hello and welcome! Below are my favorite resources (podcasts, people to follow, articles, studies, and books) to get you started on your Intuitive Eating and body image healing journey to finally ditch the diets for good! Whether you are... curious about Intuitive...
How to Stop Feeling Out of Control with Food
Our goal is to turn foods that feel like a problem into foods that are just another food. Instead of "CHOCOLATE ???" It becomes just "chocolate ☺️" As I sat down to write this post, I grabbed an unopened bag of chocolate (speaking of) that had been in our cabinet for...