I was talking with a new client recently and she mentioned that she had seen a social media post where someone suggested approaching food and eating from a place of adding in versus taking away. She said this concept really sort of blew her mind. She, like so many of us, are used to thinking…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Some Things to Consider as We Go Through “International Diet Month”
After an absolutely insanely challenging year, we find ourselves once again smack dab in the middle of January, the start of a brand new year and in the throws of the unofficial “International Diet Month.” This is the time of year when the diet and fitness industries pull out all the stops with all the…
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Intuitive Eating Essentials New Live Online Course Starting Soon
Can you imagine a peaceful and stress-free relationship with food? Would you like to break out of the holiday binge/New Year’s restrict cycle and develop a new way to relate to food and your body? Let me help you get there! I will be starting my next live online 12 week small group Intuitive Eating…
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Why You Should Stop Stressing Over the “Quarantine 15” and What To Do Instead
If you are like so many clients and friends I’ve talked with lately, and myself included, your pants may be fitting a little tighter than they were pre-quarantine. You probably have seen the memes and heard jokes and talk of the “quarantine 15”. Although the jokes may seem harmless, many people are really stressing about…
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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…
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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…
