Thriving Through Midlife and Menopause

An estimated 1 billion+ women will be experiencing menopause by the year 2025, 12% of the world’s population. While menopause is an inevitable part of aging, historically it has been a taboo topic tied to a lot of stigma and shame. Read on to learn about the stages of menopause, the common symptoms, the physical…

Rethinking How We Talk About Body Size and Health Risk

Part 2 of my two-part series on weight stigma was in the Tallahassee Democrat in May and I realized I didn’t post it here. In this article I talk about anti-fat bias and weight stigma in medical research and media and the research and reporting around weight and COVID-19. You can see the article in…

Stop the Weight Hate

In case you missed my most recent blog post, you can check out a shortened version that ran in Tuesday’s Tallahassee Democrat. Stigma against body size is not helping improve health (tallahassee.com) Part 2 on COVID and Weight is up next. Stay tuned! Here is the full text… I hear the deeply emotional personal stories…

Grateful

I was recently asked to do a Zoom presentation for The Florida Bar. I came up with “Diets Don’t Work: Five Things to Focus on Instead.” I discussed just a few of the many reasons why fad diets and restriction don’t work and just five of the many things we can focus on instead that…

In a Dinner Rut? Consider a Meal Kit.

Many of us have been cooking at home more than ever over the last few months. At this point that may be getting a little old and you may be feeling like you need some variety in your choices. A great way to liven things up is by trying one of the many meal kit…

5 Ways to Naturally Balance Your Hormones

I recently had a client ask, “How do I balance eating with awareness of the effect of hormones on my body?” and “Do I need to work on eating some foods versus others?” I thought this was a great question and I figured likely a common one. Hormones impact many different physical, mental, and emotional…

Shrimp, Black Bean, & Avocado Wrap

With many of us cooking from home more I thought some of you might be looking for new, quick and easy recipes to liven things up. This is an oldy, but goody that I have posted before. We had it last week and it inspired me to write about it again. With its fresh, tart…

Brand New Online Intuitive Eating Course Starting Soon!

I am excited to be starting a 6-week live online small group Intuitive Eating course ‪starting next Thursday, April 23rd at 5:30 pm EST. I thought while many of us are home and possibly have a little more time on our hands that this would be an opportune time to explore the principles and concepts…