Okay, so I’ve talked about this a lot in the past, and every time that I bring up, I get a lot of resistance and a lot of questions. So, I thought, let’s address it all in one blog post, solely dedicated to Body Comments. It’s going to be pretty short and sweet, but straight […]

There is a strong intersection between diabetes, diet culture and disordered eating behaviours. People are taught to think that there is only one way to eat for diabetes, and that everyone should “eat as though we have diabetes”, in an effort to reduce our risks of developing diabetes. We realize more and more how stigmatizing […]

As we enter the month of November, we enter a phase in our seasonal cycle. Days are shorter, we spend more time in the dark, and it can take a toll on us emotionally. Things feel like they are getting hard, and we require more energy to make it through the day or to push […]

We have been sold this idea that food a struggle. That there are some people who struggle with it and there are some people who don’t, and you have to be strong and you have to have willpower for food not to be a struggle. We tell ourselves that the only way to overcome this […]

If you are in the midst of your healing journey, or maybe you’re in the contemplation phase, it’s normal that the desire to lose weight is still there. Honestly, it will be for a while and that’s totally normal and okay. I want to dive in a little deeper as to why the desire to […]

Today, we are going to explore the intersection between dance and diet culture. As most artistic sports, the pressure imposed on these athletes can be detrimental to their body image and self-worth. The intersection between the two is very common and prominent within dance culture, however, it’s not often explored as it is normalized within […]

This is a relatively short blog post, to introduce ways that we can better understand the guilt and shame we feel after a holiday! Here in Canada, we just had our thanksgiving weekend, so I thought it would be the perfect time to talk about post-holiday guilt. Holidays can be extremely stressful and induce more […]

For a long time now, diabetes has been an illness used as a scare tactic to support “healthy” behaviours. With our weight centric health care system, we inadvertently turn to demonising weight and eating behaviours as the be all end all of our health status. But is diabetes really a direct result of eating too […]

Before I start: It’s important that I clarify that I am not someone who lives in a larger body. I have not faced the degree of discrimination people in larger bodies face on a daily basis. These types of posts are for educational purposes and I am still learning/unlearning how I can be supportive in […]

Yoga is a spiritual practice that was created to train the body and the mind to self-observe (2012). This practice allows you to increase your awareness over your body and mind, which has been proven to be helpful in the treatment of disease and mental health. This sounds nice but in the last few years, […]