If you’ve started to explore intuitive eating you’ve probably noticed that the focus is not on rigid rules, but rather on flexibility, getting curious about how food feels, cultivating self-compassion and forgiveness, and focusing on nurturance and satisfaction. This is where gentle nutrition fits in. Whereas it’s mainstream for diets to prescribe nutrition commandments without taking […]

Enjoying the abundance of food centered holiday celebrations can be tough, especially if you’ve struggled with an eating disorder, emotional eating or have gotten caught up in the dieting > restrictive eating cycle before. Any sort of real or perceived overindulgence can lead to feelings of guilt or shame, which can only lead to more stress eating, restricting or unhealthy dieting tactics. So how can we approach the season without getting too caught up in the food?

Do you ever feel stuck when it comes to your relationship with food? Whether you are in the midst of eating disorder recovery, a parent or caregiver of a loved one struggling, trying to practice the Intuitive Eating principles, or working to understand the best ways to nourish yourself throughout the day – navigating nutrition […]

Chances are, you’ve heard about Intuitive Eating before. Originally coined in 1995 by two registered dietitians, Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch, it has taken popular culture by storm. The premise behind Intuitive Eating (IE) is that dieting is not only ineffective for weight loss in the long run (95% of diets ultimately fail), but may […]

With the hot weather we have seen this summer, it is so important to review the ways to engage in exercise when the temperatures are not so favorable. This post can be for any mover and groover – from high school to college athletes or those who prefer to enjoy a nice summer stroll. Engaging […]