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How to Explain Intuitive Eating to a Friend
It’s one thing to apply the principles of intuitive eating and reject the diet mentality, but for many, sharing these ideas with friends and in social situations can be a major point of stress. If you feel this way too, you are not alone! Building a strong support system is important, so today we’re talking…
READ MOREWhat is ‘Diet Culture’?
If you’ve been around here a while you’ve probably seen the term ‘diet culture’ thrown around, but it’s not always explained in detail. So, today I wanted to clear up any confusion and fill in the blanks by talking about what ‘diet culture’ actually is and what it means for you and the intuitive eating,…
READ MOREHow to Apply Gentle Nutrition In Real Life
Today I’m sharing a few practical ways that you can apply the principle of gentle nutrition to intuitive eating, to help make nutritious meals easy and convenient. Breakfast used to be my favorite meal of the day. I’d wake up hungry and excited, anticipating what was in store for my first meal. Over the past…
READ MOREIntuitive Eating Q&A: Part 4
Intuitive Eating is gaining more and more popularity and recognition in the world of nutrition. With more awareness comes more questions and curiosity. Part 4 of this Q&A series addresses more intuitive eating questions about the different types of hunger, how to continue to be successful in your intuitive eating journey, and where exercise fits…
READ MOREIntuitive Eating Q&A: Part 3
Intuitive Eating can be hard to wrap your head around at first. If you are starting the Intuitive Eating journey and are feeling a bit lost you’ve come to the right place. In part 3 of this Q&A series, I’m answering some intuitive eating common questions, such as where does nutrition fit into intuitive eating?…
READ MOREHow to Embrace Gentle Nutrition
Intuitive Eating is a non-diet approach to health that focuses on our internal cues around hunger, fullness and satiety, while also helping to heal our relationship with food and our bodies. The framework of intuitive eating is broken down into 10 pillars that can be explored in any order, depending on your experience and history…
READ MOREHow to Shift Your Mindset From Scarcity to Abundance
A huge part of moving towards intuitive eating is shifting your mindset from one of restriction or scarcity to one of unconditional permission and abundance. In this post, I share more about ways that you can create an abundance mindset for yourself as you move through your intuitive eating journey. Your mindset plays a huge role as…
READ MORE9 Non-Diet New Years Resolutions
Heading into January, it’s natural to want to start planning ahead and thinking about what you want to accomplish over the next year. If you’re looking to incorporate more of the non-diet approach into your life, check out the non-diet New Years resolution ideas below for some inspiration. A new year brings a fresh start,…
READ MOREMeal Planning with Intuitive Eating: A How-To Guide
Meal prep food photos and “inspiration” can be found all over the internet, but so often these posts promote rigid, restrictive ways of eating that are reminiscent of dieting. Moving away from dieting and towards intuitive eating doesn’t mean that there can’t be any structure around meals and eating – but there’s a way to…
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