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…

Intuitive Eating is: tuning into your inner wisdom about what, when, and how to eat trusting your body freedom from diets eating what you want instead of what you “should” eating in a way that makes your body feel happier being able to stop when you’re full saying “no thank you” to food you don’t want … Read more…