Rebuilding Trust With Your Body

A lot of us use food to cope with feelings. And when I say "using food," I mean that sometimes we eat certain foods in response to emotions, but I also mean that sometimes we restrict or withhold food in response to emotions. And sometimes we diet as a way to try and cope with how we are feeling. Often we don't even know we are doing this. These food and dieting behaviors become such a normalized...

Today we're going to be talking about what to do when you feel like your weight has become a "problem" and you're worried about your health, or it's harder to move your body, and you're thinking, "I've got to do something about this."   That's a really hard and painful place to be in. And I know it might feel like dieting is the only answer, but it's not. I promise you it's not. In fact, dieting i...

I have to be honest, I struggle with a lot of mindset blocks and "thinking errors." We ALL have them because we're human, and that's what our brains do. One thing I've personally noticed is that when I'm feeling stressed out or overwhelmed, I am more prone to slipping into these unhelpful ways of thinking.    In this episode, I'm going to be breaking down 3 common thinking errors that you might be...

Do you have any unpopular opinions? I certainly do, especially about things in the health and wellness space. Today I'm going to share 6 of my counter-cultural opinions - things that I stand behind with conviction. Some of these might surprise you because they are in such stark contrast to what our society tells us is "healthy."   More than anything, I hope that this episode will give you permissi...

What do you do if you have people in your life who are naysayers about the way that you are approaching intuitive eating and body acceptance? Do you try to help them see your point of view and to change their minds? Or do you ignore them and just do your own thing regardless of what they think? Or do you set boundaries with them? If so, what's the best way to set those boundaries?    That's exactl...

Have you tried to quit dieting only to find yourself constantly hungry? And even if you quit dieting a long time ago, do you have random days where you're hungrier than usual?    If so, you're not alone. It's a totally normal part of the process, and that controlling your food in response to constant hunger isn't going to help. (In fact, it's probably going to make things worse.)   In this episode...

Do you find yourself thinking about food constantly? You're not alone. This is one of the most common struggles that I hear from people who reach out to me asking for help. And it makes sense that we as a society are so food-obsessed. Dieting and labeling food as good and bad sets us up to think about it more.    If you're ready to have peace with food, and to stop obsessing constantly about what...

This episode is a replay of my recent masterclass about body acceptance. So if you weren't able to make it to the masterclass, this is your chance to tune in - and I promise you're going to be glad you did!   In the masterclass, you'll hear:   How to get unstuck with your body image. Why everything you've tried over the years to fix your body image hasn't worked and never will. (And what will work...

In this episode I'm flipping the script and my social media manager, Emilee Wilson, is asking me the questions. We talk about my relationship with food while growing up, why I became a dietitian, how I built my online business, and so much more! I share things in this episode that I've NEVER shared before.   If you're at all curious about what it takes to go from feeling food obsessed to having to...

Labeling food as "good" and "bad" sets us up to judge ourselves as good and bad when we eat those foods. And if you're tired of feeling like food has power over you, letting go of these food judgments is one of the most helpful things you can do.   It's a tall order though, because we live in a world that constantly sends us messages about how certain foods are "healthy" and other foods are "unhea...

A lot of people get started with intuitive eating and body acceptance and end up feeling really stuck. They'll choose to stop dieting, they'll start trying to listen to their body, and then when the newness wears off they start to second-guess themselves. They think, "What am I doing? This can't possibly be healthy for me!" And that's EXACTLY where a lot of people do get stuck.    But you're not g...

Diet culture is everywhere. We hear it from our families, doctors, friends, coworkers, and all over social media, on TV and in the news. It's like background noise that's always there.    In this episode I'm talking about one of the most important and foundational things that is going to help you approach your non-diet intuitive eating journey in the most effective way possible.    It's called "re...

People often worry their nutrition and health will be compromised by the intuitive eating process. They assume it's the equivalent of "letting themselves go." This is one of the biggest myths and misunderstandings of intuitive eating. Within intuitive eating we care VERY MUCH about your health.    In this episode, you'll learn: Ways that dieting actually damages your health How intuitive eating su...

The term "joyful movement" really clicks for some people, and other people just don't resonate with it. Does that mean that you shouldn't exercise if you don't find movement joyful? Not necessarily.    In this episode I'm breaking down the reasons why people sometimes don't like exercise - and what to do about it if you feel this way. I'm also going to share about this thing called "Exercise Resis...

Today I'm talking about a side of my business that I've never shared on this show before. We're going to talk about HOW I created my business and my podcast where I get to help you with these things, because I want you to know that you can do big things in your life too.     My guest in this episode is Amy Porterfield, an ex-corporate girl turned online marketing expert and CEO of a multimillion d...

One of my favorite parts of intuitive eating is that it usually leads to so much more personal growth beyond our relationship with food. What does it look like when you've mastered the basics of intuitive eating - what happens next?    When one of my listeners recently asked for some advanced strategies on intuitive eating, I knew she was onto something. You see, intuitive eating is more than just...

Have you ever thought to yourself, "I'll be happy when ____?" And then you fill in the blank with something like, "when I lose weight," or, "when I get healthier," or, "when I feel more confident about my body?"    This is something that Erica Mather calls "The Happiness Trap" with our bodies.   Erica is the author of Your Body, Your Best Friend: End the Confidence-Crushing Pursuit of Unrealistic...

Jenna Free has seen the ways diet culture diminishes our lives, because she lived it. She, along with Lauren McAulay, created The Body Love Society and UNdiet Online.    In this episode we talk about the current status of diet culture, the idea of wellness without obsession, Jenna's thoughts on what to do if you feel like you NEED to lose weight, and a heated discussion that happened on her social...

For me, when I first started trying to eat intuitively it was exciting, but also scary and intimidating. I was aware of the 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating, but I didn't have any further guidance or support and I made a LOT of mistakes along the way.    Now, as a non-diet dietitian and an intuitive eating coach I have walked this journey with hundreds of people and I've seen the most common mist...

We've been told so many times in our lives that weight gain is bad and that we should "do something about it" by restricting, cutting back, exercising more and doing things to try and lose weight in order to feel better about ourselves. The problem is, this approach usually backfires and causes further weight gain in the long run.    What if we looked at it differently? Consider this: Weight gain...

One of the most common questions that I get asked is: "Can I still do intuitive eating if I have a health condition like diabetes?" And my answer is a resounding YES. It's a common misconception that with intuitive eating we don't care about health. That's not true at all. In fact, the research on intuitive eating shows that it can be a wonderful tool for managing your health. And sure, there are...

Our culture tends to make exercise all about burning calories and losing weight, which aren't very good motivators for sticking with it long-term. When we approach exercise from a mindset of shame and punishment, it actually makes us NOT want to do it.   However, if we shift our reasons for moving our bodies it can open the door to a much more peaceful and enjoyable relationship with exercise. In...

The end of the year means everybody is talking about New Year's resolutions. Before you start setting goals to get healthier or work out more, let's slow down and think about what you really want. And let's also think about whether or not setting a New Year's resolution is even a good idea.   You've probably heard that most people ditch their resolutions by February, and we already know that diets...

" Stop commenting on their bodies. Stop commenting on what they're eating. Just clamp down on that urge because it's not helpful. It's not helpful. Start being aware of how you talk about bodies, including your own. And, you know, focus on things that the kids have control over, attitude, effort, manners, how they treat themselves, and how they treat others. " –  Pam Luk   If you're someone who ha...

We've been told so many times in our lives that weight gain is bad and that we should "do something about it" by restricting, cutting back, exercising more and doing things to try and lose weight in order to feel better about ourselves. The problem is, this approach usually backfires and causes further weight gain in the long run.    What if we looked at it differently? Consider this: Weight gain...