It’s really easy to think that a positive body image means looking in the mirror and liking what you see. This belief will only limit you, keeping you stuck in the idea that body positivity is related to appearance. Instead, body positivity has much more to do with...
Making peace with food or finding a more positive (or at least less negative) body image can feel so overwhelming. SO overwhelming. It’s completely normal to have no idea where to even start. If you try to tackle everything at once, it will only increase anxiety to...
A little while ago, I wrote a blog post called Metabolism 101. The feedback was phenomenal and I am so glad so many of you have found it helpful. I would like to continue that discussion today with Metabolism Part 2. Photo Credit – Map of Human Metabolism As...
Most of my blog content is inspired by client sessions. Obviously I don’t get super specific, but every once in awhile something will come up that I just know needs to be shared with more people than the two of us in the room. Today’s is no exception. I’ve worked...
I’ve been rolling this blog post around in my mind for months now. My original intention was to journal how I was feeling, but then I found such great resources and articles that I felt like it needed to be a blog post. Rather than change a personal journal entry...
I just recently heard the term “normative discontent”, coined in the 1980s by researchers who found widespread negative body image, particularly among women, in the United States. I really love it – I think it describes the issue perfectly, and also makes it so...
