I don’t know how many times I’ve been talking with parents about what to do when kids keep going back to the fridge or sneaking food from the panty. At some point almost all parents say – well, I know how they feel, I can’t stop myself! I get it. It’s super common in this […]
One of the most common questions I get from parents is what to say when a child claims to hate their fat fill-in-the-blank. I have a five-step process that helps parents step away from the almost universal response “No, you’re not!!” It’s a good process to learn because saying “no you’re not” drives body confidence […]
You are what you eat. Really? Our opinions, friendships, the love we have for our family, the places we’ve traveled, the grief of losing those we’ve lost, our genetics, the conversations we’ve had, the jokes we’ve laughed at, the movies we like, the books we’ve read, the topics we’ve studied, the instruments we’ve mastered, the […]
Have you, noticed how lots of folks are starting ‘health’ goals to lose weight they’ve gained during covid? As I watch these smart, amazing people tell the world what they are up to, my heart sinks. I want to take them in my arms and say, darling, there is a much better way to get […]
These books are the cornerstone of my non-diet library. I hope you enjoy them. One: Intuitive Eating. Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch Noticing that diets had a huge psychological effect on their clients (and never lead to long-term weight loss) these culture-changing, revolutionary dietitians came up with a new approach. Two: Anti-Diet. Christy Harrison A […]
When my first child was born, I promised her she wasn’t going to hate her body like I’d hated mine. She was going to eat healthy, get loads of exercise, be slim and fit and feel great about herself. Everyone was going to know what a great job I was doing. So I focused on […]
You don’t have to go far to find a lot of misunderstanding about the difference between binge eating and emotional eating. Many people seem to use them interchangeably, so I thought I’d take a moment to help you understand the difference, for yourself and for your family. Emotional eating is the act of eating food […]
Okay, let’s go there. Eating and feeding during a pandemic. It can mess with your head and you may find yourself going one of two ways. Going, on one hand, into – bracketing mode. Nothing about this is normal, so we’re going to suspend normal eating. We’ll bracket the time we’re in isolation and we’ll […]
Self-care comes from the believe that your body is precious and valuable and worth taking care of. It’s about making choices in line with the uniqueness of your body because you want it to last as well as it can. Self care is predicated on the notion that nothing is wrong with your body, but […]
Those body-focused memes are everywhere… Have you noticed the ‘eat right, exercise right, don’t let yourself go, because who wants to put on weight in a pandemic’ posts that are flying around right now? One of the things so many whip-smart mothers tell me is that they don’t want their kids to have the same […]