“I’m going to get serious about intuitive eating this year,” you say… but then you realize that you’re not sure what that would actually look like.  Here are some ideas to help you get started: Weekly goals: “This week I will…” Eat three distraction free meals. Rate my hunger levels from 0-10 before each meal. Rate … Read more

Are you stuck in this mindset?: “Mindful eating sounds like a great idea, but it just doesn’t work for me in real life.” I get it. But you don’t need to eat like a monk in a monastery at every meal to experience the benefits of mindful eating. Just keep it simple: Prepare yourself to … Read more

Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, holiday work parties, family gatherings… whatever you celebrate (or get dragged into), chances are you’re going to be faced with a lot of seasonal and celebrational foods.  For this reason, the holidays are often thought of as a dieter’s nightmare, but for intuitive eaters, the holidays are a wonderful … Read more

In “Ask Me Anything #2” I answer the following question: How do you keep practicing intuitive eating and taking care of yourself once you’ve taken on joyful movement? I am now bicycle riding with my husband and I’m having some serious wobbles when it comes to choosing food to keep me energized during activity without … Read more

I’ve finally gotten around to answering my first AMA!  Kathleen asks, “How do you stay on course with Intuitive Eating and HAES principles in a diet and thinness obsessed culture?”  My answer: It’s all about the bubble… If you’re pruning your social media and looking for a body positive Facebook feed, try Kathleen’s page, “Body … Read more

I get asked to explain what I do so often that I figured it was worth a blog post, so here goes: You probably already know what intuitive eating is (If not, start here and then come back).  So let’s begin with what a coach is.  On a most basic level, a coach is someone … Read more

I’ve been thinking… if there was only one thing I could tell someone who wanted to become an intuitive eater, that would change their relationship with food more powerfully than anything else, it would be this: Be kind to yourself. I find myself thinking about this most often after I’ve finished a coaching session with … Read more

True confession:  When I first started out as an intuitive eating coach, I believed that I could help clients balance “healthy” eating with intuitive eating.  As it turns out, I was totally wrong, but not because it can’t be done! I’ll explain.  But first, some background: I’ve always been a little food obsessed.  I come from a … Read more

I was the kind of kid that was picked last for kickball.  It wasn’t so much that I was uncoordinated as it was that I tended to space out and forget what the rules of the game were.  It seemed like the ball was always either flying by my face, untouched, or flying into my … Read more

I got clued in to Health at Every Size (“HAES”) and intuitive eating at around the same time.  The two have always gone hand in hand in my mind.  But I distinctly remember the moment I realized that not everyone agreed with me.  My professor said to me, “You know, there are people who believe in … Read more