The Health at Every Size (HAES®) approach to health is an alternative to the widely accepted weight-centric approach. In this post, we’ll explore the answer to the question: What is Health at Every Size (HAES)? by examining the pitfalls of the weight-centric...
The Body Mass Index (commonly referred to as the BMI) has become the primary way that doctors and other healthcare professionals decide whether or not we are “healthy.” If you’re in the “overweight” or “obese” category,...
If you care about your health and the health of those around you, it might be a good time to ask yourself: Is weight really the problem? Read on to better understand where our focus on weight comes from (and no, it’s not for the health, wellbeing, or...
A topic that keeps coming up with my clients this month: how to respond to diet talk and conversations about dieting, weight and health. January is *the* height of diet culture – we often jokingly call it “National Dieting Month”. Whether you’re...
When we start to move again for reasons other than weight loss, we may find that we actually enjoy our old types of exercise, or we may find ourselves looking for something that inspires more joy. In this post we’ll talk about what body positive fitness is and...
Recently I was talking with a new client about intuitive eating, when they said “This sounds great, but what will happen to my weight?” If this is one of your barriers to learning more about intuitive eating or healing your relationship with food, you are not alone....
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