Escaping the Dieting Trap, Health Beyond Weight:

Health Is Not a Personal Project: Unpacking the Myth of Control

Health Is Not a Personal Project: Unpacking the Myth of Control

It’s normal to want to feel well in your body. To have energy. To move freely. To live a life not dictated by pain or illness. The desire to be “healthy” is deeply human. But somewhere along the way, that desire got tangled up in a cultural narrative that says: “Your health is your...

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Becoming a Peaceful Eater, Escaping the Dieting Trap, Food Freedom & Trust:

When Thoughtful Becomes Overthinking: The Coffee & Walnut Cake Conundrum

When Thoughtful Becomes Overthinking: The Coffee & Walnut Cake Conundrum

Sometimes, in the world of attuned eating, we can be so thoughtful about our choices that we talk ourselves out of the very experiences we long for. A client once shared a scenario that will feel familiar to many: She had a craving for coffee and walnut cake. But instead of simply noticing the...

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Escaping the Dieting Trap, Health Beyond Weight:

The Wellness Industry Told You to ‘Listen to Your Body’ – But Then Told You What to Hear

The Wellness Industry Told You to 'Listen to Your Body' – But Then Told You What to Hear

For years now, “listen to your body” has become a kind of mantra in wellness circles. On the surface, it sounds empowering - a reclaiming of intuition, a turning away from rigid diets and toward something gentler. But for many people I work with, that phrase has quietly become yet another trap. “If...

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Becoming a Peaceful Eater, Escaping the Dieting Trap, Health Beyond Weight:

What I Wish I’d Known About Diets and Weight Loss

What I Wish I’d Known About Diets and Weight Loss

If I could sit down with my 12-year-old self, the girl on the brink of a decades-long battle with her body and food, I would take her hand and tell her what I now know: Diets won’t bring you peace. They won’t make you feel safe in your body or at home in yourself. I wish someone had said to...

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Escaping the Dieting Trap, Health Beyond Weight:

International No Diet Day: What if You Called a Truce with Your Body?

International No Diet Day: What if You Called a Truce with Your Body?

Every year on May 6th, International No Diet Day offers a moment of pause in a world that’s constantly telling us to shrink, sculpt, and control our bodies. The day was originally created to challenge the harmful effects of diet culture and promote body acceptance. But this day is more than just...

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