Understanding the difference between emotional hunger vs. physical hunger in intuitive eating can be difficult, as there’s quite a bit of overlap between the physical and emotional sensations of each. This blog posts teaches you how to tell the difference, and what to do if you’re really not sure.
Read MoreCatching yourself going back and forth to the kitchen when you’re feeling bored? Boredom eating is a common eating behavior people struggle with. This blog post discusses what boredom eating is and shares tips for how to stop eating when you’re bored.
Read MoreFeeling anxious? You might be hungry! While hunger is typically felt in the stomach, for some people, anxiety can be a signal that their body needs food. This post explains more…
Read MoreFeel like you can’t stop eating sweets? If so, you might be wondering if sugar addiction is real. Here's a look at the research around food addiction, and another reason for why you might feel out of control around food.
Read MoreTrapped in a pattern of restricting and binging? The dieting pendulum analogy will help you understand the restrict-binge cycle, and give you tools for how to break free.
Read MoreWith an emphasis on fresh, minimally processed foods, clean eating might be an approach to eating that seems to make logical sense. But when you dig beneath the surface, there’s a lot of problems with clean eating that might not be evident upon first glance. This post discusses how clean eating can go wrong, and what to focus on instead.
Read MoreWith intuitive eating growing in popularity and becoming, dare I say it, trendy, so has the number of providers co-opting intuitive eating to promote dieting. This post is for dietitians to learn more about why intuitive eating should NOT be used in weight loss counseling, and how doing so causes harm to the people intuitive eating was designed to help.
Read MoreIntuitive eating isn’t impulsive eating. This blog post explores how you can listen to your body and brain knowledge together in intuitive eating to make intentional choices with food that help you feel good physically and mentally.
Read MoreIntuitive eating teaches you how to eat when you’re hungry and stop when satisfied, but it’s much more nuanced than that! Learn why it’s OK to eat when you’re not hungry in this post on the role of practical hunger in intuitive eating.
Read MoreOne way intuitive eating works is by building trust that adequate and pleasurable food is always coming. One way to do that is by stocking your kitchen with the ingredients to easily prepare satisfying meals. Read this post to learn how to stock your kitchen for intuitive eating.
Read MoreIntuitive eating is a profound act of self care, but when it comes to incorporating gentle nutrition and other self care in a more intentional way, sometimes people can feel stuck in how to do that without turning it into a diet. In this post, learn a simple tool for how to create healthier habits - the intuitive eating way!
Read MoreThanks to diet culture, Thanksgiving - a holiday that’s supposed to be about gratitude, abundance, and let’s be honest, stuffing and pecan pie - has been taken over by food anxieties, “healthy” swaps and diet talk. Read this post to learn tips for how to eat intuitively on Thanksgiving.
Read MoreCooking at home doesn’t have to be a hassle. Having pre-made sauces and other condiments on hand makes it easy to throw together a satisfying meal quickly. Here’s what I think are the best condiments to have on hand for quick and easy meals, so you can be a more intuitive cook.
Read MoreIntuitive eating is an approach to eating that’s based on listening to your body signals. But what if you don’t feel hunger, fullness and other body cues? This post shares three exercises to build interoceptive awareness, or a connection to your body cues.
Read MoreIntuitive eating is a journey, one with plenty of ups and downs along the way. In this post, I discuss three common challenges in intuitive eating along with tips for how to move past them.
Read MoreWhen it comes to nutrition, don’t miss the forest for the trees. This food hierarchy of nutrition needs is a helpful way to frame nutrition in a way where you're not obsessing over the little things, or getting caught up in the diet fad of the day.
Read MoreStruggling with emotional eating? It’s one of the most common challenges I hear from my clients. When you’re working through intuitive eating, the process teaches you how to cope with your emotions with other tools. That said, food can be ONE tool to cope with emotions! This post teaches you how to build a self care toolbox, one of my favorite strategies for dealing with emotional eating in intuitive eating.
Read MoreThe honeymoon period in intuitive eating is a very normal phase to experience when you are first making peace with food. This post discusses why the honeymoon period is an important phase to go through, and what skills to be working on when you are in the phase.
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