How Forgiveness Can Heal Your Relationship With Food
When you feel like you keep hitting a wall and you can’t make any forward progress with food, it can feel SO frustrating. But your self-critic only fuels more of the behavior you don’t want. Here’s how to break the cycle with forgiveness.
You’re Not Doomed to Be Who You Are Today
People who say “I am who I am” generally do so to excuse undesirable behaviors. But you can change any of your personality traits, any of your abilities, and you can change your relationships with your food, your body, and yourself
Dieting Can Be Destructive But Intuitive Eating Isn’t for Everyone: Finding the Middle Way
To develop a healthy, sustainable style of eating and a positive relationship with food, I believe the most beneficial path lies in finding a middle ground. That balanced, middle way stands in between “external eating” (where most dieting lies) and “intuitive eating.” Here’s what doesn’t work when operating on the extreme ends of the eating spectrum.
To Be Less Busy, Get Naked
Burning ourselves into the ground has somehow become a badge of honor, as if we’re participating in a busy-ness contest. Embracing a time abundance mindset will require you to examine what productivity and busy-ness mean to you. Start here.
This Isn’t the Advice You’re Looking For: Why We’re Not Talking About Diets
I will not tell you what you should or shouldn’t do with your body. However, there are 3 big reasons why I have not and will not be using my platforms to talk about diets or weight loss.
What Olympic Losers Can Teach You About Comparison
If your 100m sprint time qualifies you for the Olympics but you don’t win a gold medal, are you going to feel proud or disappointed? It depends on your mindset.
It’s Normal to Feel Sad When You’re Moving Forward
When you’re in the midst of a major identity shift, it’s natural to experience a feeling of sadness. You may experience feelings of hesitation, a resistance to loss, and an irrational attachment to the old piece of you.
My Problem With “Anti-Diet” and Why I’m “Diet-Neutral”
Accepting your body, in its current state, regardless of its size, is incredibly important. However, I am not anti-diet. I am “diet-neutral.” Here’s why.
This is not about your diet, this is about a revolution.
Even if you now believe that finding peace with your food and body lies in turning away from diet culture, bolstering your body image, and focusing on healthy behaviors…you’re still thinking small. When you think your individual beliefs and habits are the problem, you’re missing out on a HUGE piece of the puzzle.
Are You a Secret Eater?
Secret eating is eating in private anytime you don’t want to be judged for your food choices. It often triggers feelings of shame and guilt. Here’s what the process of learning to stop secret eating looks like.