What If There Isn’t a Way to Lose Weight Without Dieting?

What if there isn't a way to lose weight without dieting?

If you've been dieting for years, you probably know by now that it doesn't work very well. You lose weight, regain it, try something different, lose some weight again, regain it. You might manage to keep some of it off for a while. But eventually you're back thinking about food more than you'd like,...

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The Weight Our Bodies Carry

The Weight Our Bodies Carry

Sometimes the hardest moments in healing our relationship with food come when things are actually getting better. Recently, a client and I were reflecting on how much had changed since we started working together. When we first met, food took up a huge amount of space in her life. Bingeing felt...

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What Changed for Me About Summer Holidays

What Changed for Me About Summer Holidays

For years my calendar was marked by periods of bingeing and restricting. We had Christmas, then the months after Christmas were spent repairing the "damage" of Christmas bingeing and unattuned eating, which really just meant getting the number on the scale back down to where I could tolerate it. Then...

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Your Body Is Not Evidence of Your Character

Your Body Is Not Evidence of Your Character

I've been thinking about a conversation I had recently with a client. The person I was speaking with has spent years thinking critically about the world. They understand how systems of oppression work. They've unpacked gender norms, challenged the rules around how women and femmes are supposed to look...

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What If Your Best Self Isn’t What You Imagine?

What If Your Best Self Isn't What You Imagine?

Somewhere along the way, most of us absorbed a picture of our best self. It isn't always fully formed or consciously held, but it's there. A little lighter, probably. More in control around food. Less preoccupied. Someone who has it sorted in ways you don't quite yet. And almost everything, every...

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Why Aren’t You On Them? The GLP-1 Pressure No Woman Can Escape Right Now

Why Aren’t You On Them? The GLP-1 Pressure No Woman Can Escape Right Now

There’s a new question following women around. It isn’t always spoken out loud. Sometimes it’s just a look. But if you’ve been on the receiving end of it, you know exactly what it means. A client told me recently that she’d been out for dinner with a group of friends. Someone mentioned they’d...

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