Eating Well in the Holidays

If you're worrying about how you'll manage yourself around food over the holidays, you're not alone! This time of year is very stressful for many people even for those who don't have the added complication of a dysfunctional relationship with food. It's a busy time, with a lot going on socially. It's...

Christmas is still a few weeks away, but if you’re anything like I was, you’re probably already panicking about what people will think about your appearance when the holiday rolls around. When I was still stuck in diet culture, around now was the time I’d be going on a diet so I could ‘look my...

With Easter around the corner, and a fest of chocolate on offer, you may have thought you'd heard the Easter Bunny calling you! Around the March equinox, there are many cultural/religious festivals happening - if Easter is not something you participate in, you can apply these tips to any festival. Remember:...

Occasions like Thanksgiving can be a wonderful time of celebration, togetherness, fun, reflection and gratitude. And yet they can also be a time fraught with triggers, like: the sheer volume and range of food available; relationship tensions, family politics, or old resentments; the exhaustion...

Halloween is upon us. Are you feeling stressed about it?  Perhaps you're worried about having all that chocolate in your house, and you don't trust yourself not to binge on it. Perhaps 'Fright Night' has a whole different meaning for you... Perhaps you're worried about your kids and how much sugar...

Easter used to be a very stressful time of year for me. First, there was all the special chocolate around and I didn't know how to handle it. Second, it involved seeing people which was hard if I was heavier than the last time I saw them. And third, it marked a turning point for me in terms...