Have you heard, at one point in your lifetime, that gluten is bad for you? Or that you should avoid it at all costs because it causes leaky gut and you’re probably going to die if you gluten? Have you tried cutting out gluten because you believe it is “healthier” for you? I sense the […]

People living with PCOS are often targeted by the dieting industry and they receive many conflicting messages on what they should/shouldn’t be doing in order to manage their condition. There are many parts to the condition that signal the dire need for the person to diet in order to control their symptoms, however research has […]

I often hear people talk about how food freedom isn’t achievable for them and how they’ve tried it in the past and it doesn’t work! So, I wanted to take the time to address this because when we think of healing your relationship with food and our bodies, we may have had some experiences of […]

Every disability is different. Just like anything, everyone’s story and lived experiences will be different from one another. Not everyone experiences the same degree of discrimination, and not everyone faces issues such as body image and a poor relationship with food. Now, I am not someone who lives with any form of disability, and I […]

We’ve probably all heard at some point in our lives that carbohydrates (carbs) are bad right? They have been demonized as being one of the worst foods for your health and when we consume them, they are accompanied by a whole lot of shame, instilled by none other than, diet culture! Food sources of carbs […]

A lot of people approach movement as a primary way to control or to change their weight. Diet culture has been portraying physical activity as a way to lose weight and “feel better about ourselves” for a very long time. It often correlates physical activity to weight and self-worth which is SUPER problematic. It disregards […]

Going away on vacation is meant to disconnect, relax and recharge from our crazy hectic lives. There’s always a picture of us sitting by a beach, soaking up the sun and disconnecting from our responsibilities in daily life. But it isn’t always this way, is it? Most people don’t end up truly relaxing because the […]

It’s not uncommon for moms to feel intense pressure to “get their body back” immediately after giving birth. Or honestly, just getting their pre-pregnancy bodies back at all! As we know, our society glorifies thinness and one’s ability to achieve thinness. Naturally, as a person with a uterus is carrying and CREATING A FREAKING HUMAN, […]

“You must have vegetables at every meal, every day”… Myth or Fact?! This is something that I hear my clients tell me often. There is a common belief that you MUST eat vegetables all day every day in order to be healthy. Well today, I want to talk about how vegetables have been put on […]

Perfectionism is a term that is often thrown around when we talk about disordered eating and body image. We may not realize it, but a lot of chronic dieters engage in perfectionistic tendencies. They often feel like they are to blame when a diet or fitness program doesn’t as planned, and that they are never […]