Escaping the Dieting Trap, Health Beyond Weight:

When Weight Becomes a Measure of Worth

When Weight Becomes a Measure of Worth

A client shared her discomfort with her bigger belly. I asked if she’d be willing to put a hand on her belly and speak to it directly. She nodded, placed her palm gently over it, and after a long breath said: “I wish you weren’t there. I wish you were smaller and flatter because I feel uncomfortable...

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Escaping the Dieting Trap, Food Freedom & Trust, Overcoming Overeating:

Finding Your Own Rhythm Around Food, After the Holidays

Finding Your Own Rhythm Around Food, After the Holidays

The holiday season often comes with a whirlwind of activity, food, and socialising. Now that things have quieted down, it’s a chance to pause and notice how you truly feel - physically, mentally, and emotionally. Rather than jumping straight into resolutions or rigid plans, consider tuning into...

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Eating Well in the Holidays, Escaping the Dieting Trap, Health Beyond Weight:

New Year, Same You: Rejecting Diet Culture Hype

New Year, Same You: Rejecting Diet Culture Hype

A new year is often welcomed in with lists, resolutions, and promises to ourselves - most of which revolve around changing our bodies. Lose weight. Eat “better.” Exercise more. Be more disciplined. Pause for a moment. Take a deep breath. Here’s a radical thought: you don’t need to change...

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Eating Well in the Holidays:

Post-Holiday Pause: Easing Into the New Year with Compassion

Post-Holiday Pause: Easing Into the New Year with Compassion

The holidays are over, or at least, the main flurry of them has passed. Perhaps you’re sitting with a quieter house, or maybe you’re still navigating lingering celebrations and social plans. Either way, this is a moment to pause and check in with yourself. The first thing to know is this: whatever...

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Eating Well in the Holidays:

Holding the Missing: Navigating Grief Through the Holidays

Holding the Missing Navigating Grief Through the Holidays

The holidays can be a season of light and celebration, but they can also be a season of absence. The not-there-ness of loved ones no longer with us can ache so deeply at these times of togetherness and celebration. Their place at the table (whether it’s set or not) is empty. Their voice, an echo in...

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