Why You Should Stop Trying to “Be Good” This Holiday Season

♫ It’s the holiday season {the holiday season} ♫ It all starts with Turkey, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie (for my fellow Americans), and continues with Christmas cookies, mulled wine, eggnog, a whole lotta cheese, dips, bread, and meats galore. Pretty tasty, right? Darn right! But if you are one of those people that are […]
Five Experts Talk About Their Food Relationship

What the heck is a food relationship? I didn’t know I had a relationship with food until I learned about intuitive eating. I never thought about the fact that it could be a normal relationship, a one-sided relationship, a love/hate relationship, or any sort of relationship for that matter. I just thought I loved food […]
What is Intuitive Eating?

I learned how to eat intuitively about four years ago and it completely changed my whole world for the better (literally, life is way better). I now teach intuitive eating as a health coach because I don’t want anyone to have to deal with restrictive diets again! And I want everyone to feel this same […]
How to Workout on Vacation {without it feeling like a workout}

Similar to my vacation food mindset, I always had an all or nothing approach to working out on vacation. I would either pack all my workout gear and plan to run every single day of vacation, or I would leave it all behind so I could forget about working out completely. Neither one worked. If […]
3 Ways to Enjoy Vacation Food to the Fullest

First comes the vacation diet. Then the vacation food. And inevitably, the post-vacation diet. If you are restricting your food intake before, during, or after vacation, this post is for you. Vacation eating is always a tough thing, especially for those that aren’t happy with their current size. I want to help, by explaining why […]
Three Steps to Improve Post-Partum Body Image

This week, I’m following my own advice and I’m buying myself a new pair of jeans. Currently, I don’t own a pair of jeans that fit me comfortably, except for my maternity jeans. I’ve been wearing a lot of yoga pants, leggings, and my maternity jeans, and every time I do, I feel blah. My […]
