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Imagine you’re feeling poorly about your body image and you think, hmmm if I just eat less and exercise more, I can lose the weight I want. 

Ever attempted to lose weight with these methods? You try to burn off more calories than you consume in?  New research is finally...

Do you hate your body and how you appear in the mirror? Do you feel like you are at war with your body? Do you struggle to believe there is a world where you can tolerate, appreciate or feel grateful for your body?

Most of us experience ongoing body image distress day to day. 

BUT IT...

Diet culture is everywhere!

You cannot go anywhere or listen to anything without being reminded that diet culture is surrounding us everywhere. This happens because it is BIG business! Do you know how much is spent on the diet industry?… $70 billion!!! That number makes my head hurt just...

Imagine waking up and checking the temperature outside and having strong feelings about your worth one way or another if the temperature is higher or lower than you hoped. 

Sound a little crazy? It may, but the unfortunate thing is we do this on the regular with our scales.

Millions of...

Imagine you walk into a room you immediately size yourself up in comparison to others in the room. You look around and notice other people’s sizes and then compare to yours. 

You’ve done this right? Somehow no one has taught us this exercise yet, so many of us do it...

As humans we are social beings and we’re wired to connect. What happens when those connections are not available to us? We may seek comfort in food. Food becomes our friend and food becomes the thing that’s stable and does not let us down. When people are not available, sometimes food...

Feeling overwhelmed with thoughts around  food and body and just want to escape and have freedom. Do you feel like you have been waiting on your dream body forever? What if food was a source of joy and connection? What if your body was designed to provide you life to live out your wildest...

The majority of people struggle with distressing thoughts and feelings about their bodies. The big question… why is this?

When I worked in eating disorder treatment it was often discussed as, most people dislike their bodies so we can’t expect a miracle and to change that concept...

What does it mean for someone to be “perfect?” Does it mean they have the best job, an attractive partner, wealth, popularity, recognition and are happy etc.? Can anyone really achieve these standards? Does the definition of perfect change from person to person? I believe so. 

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What if I told you that you could change your life for 10 minutes per day? What if you could engage in a practice that took almost no time or effort at all but has incredible results??

Do you have optimal mental health? Mental health is quite the hot topic these days. I for one am very...

Movement. Fitness. Exercise. Working out. Going to the gym. Even as I write out these different ways to convey moving our bodies I believe they have different connotations. Some seem more health oriented while others appear more gentle with how we discuss exercise. 

We likely first...

Why do we hate our bodies so much!? Because we are programmed to! Hating and disliking our bodies becomes as natural as us believing the sky is blue. Most of us are struggling with our experience of living in our bodies. But WHY?

 Our body is not the debt we owe to society. We get to...