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If you’re wondering how to stop body checking, this post is for you.  Trigger warning: this post discusses eating disorder behaviors so please care for yourself and read at your own discretion.  Recently, I made a TikTok regarding the idea of body checking and posting “What I eat in a day” video content. I basically […]

If you’re waiting to date until you’ve lost weight, this message is for you. First and foremost, I’ve been there before. It’s not easy putting yourself out there when you’re feeling uncomfortable in your body. But it’s self-destructive, and we’re here to help you knock that right off – because you deserve it. So let’s […]

Feeling depressed after yoga is kind of, well, not really what you were expecting. Right? Right. So why does it happen? Aren’t we supposed to feel warm and fuzzy-like after a sweat sesh in the hot yoga room?  Contrary to what you might think, yoga can really do a number on your emotions. Today I’m […]

If you’re just beginning to get into a yoga practice, and you’re asking yourself, “Why is yoga so difficult?” – this one’s for you.  It’s difficult because it incorporates balance, flexibility, strength, patience, and a pinch of emotional release. Contrary to what your cousin’s boyfriend’s uncle told you, yoga is hard. It’s even more difficult […]

Yo-yo dieting (the habit of losing weight and regaining it, over and over) effects can be incredibly harmful, but they aren’t often ignored in mainstream health circles, but why? Well, we’re obsessed with losing weight. The medical community created the obsession, and the diet industry has fueled it for the last several decades. Advertisements, social […]

Nothing like a good ol’ benefits of intuitive eating list to bring you out of the dark (read: wretched yo-yo dieting) and into the light (read: no longer freaking out about food). If you didn’t know already, intuitive eating is a set of principles that seek to help you develop a healthier relationship with food, […]

Diet culture is a set of beliefs that value certain ideals: thinness, attractiveness, and youth. Let’s face it, our society basically bows at the feet of diet culture. You know it, I know it. We feel the effects of its presence every day.  We examples of diet culture in the way our society treats folks […]

So, you want to know about intuitive eating? Maybe you’ve read something about it on Instagram, or a girlfriend told you about it at brunch. You could’ve happened upon the term when Googling feverishly for ways to stop obsessing over food and losing weight. However you discovered it, your intuition is what led you here.  […]

When I started my intuitive eating journey in 2012 (almost 10 whole ass years ago!), I remember thinking to myself, “Well, my therapist said I might even lose weight with these principles, so, why not try it?” This was during my early stages of eating disorder recovery, a stage where I was still obsessed with […]

You want to become a certified personal trainer, but you don’t know quite where to start. Maybe you’re obsessed with honoring your body through movement, or you want to become something else, like an intuitive eating counselor. Either way, you’re here because you want to get your certification in two weeks.  Good news! I’m here […]