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Jan 31, 2023

Jenna Free has seen the ways diet culture diminishes our lives, because she lived it. She, along with Lauren McAulay, created The Body Love Society and UNdiet Online. 

 

In this episode we talk about the current status of diet culture, the idea of wellness without obsession, Jenna’s thoughts on what to do if you feel...


Jan 24, 2023

For me, when I first started trying to eat intuitively it was exciting, but also scary and intimidating. I was aware of the 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating, but I didn’t have any further guidance or support and I made a LOT of mistakes along the way. 

 

Now, as a non-diet dietitian and an intuitive eating coach...


Jan 17, 2023

We’ve been told so many times in our lives that weight gain is bad and that we should “do something about it” by restricting, cutting back, exercising more and doing things to try and lose weight in order to feel better about ourselves. The problem is, this approach usually backfires and causes further weight gain...


Jan 10, 2023

One of the most common questions that I get asked is: “Can I still do intuitive eating if I have a health condition like diabetes?” And my answer is a resounding YES. It’s a common misconception that with intuitive eating we don’t care about health. That’s not true at all. In fact, the research on...


Jan 3, 2023

Our culture tends to make exercise all about burning calories and losing weight, which aren’t very good motivators for sticking with it long-term. When we approach exercise from a mindset of shame and punishment, it actually makes us NOT want to do it.

 

However, if we shift our reasons for moving our bodies it...