and why maybe it isn’t irresponsible I recently had lunch with some fellow dietitians who all own their own nutrition counseling practices. All of us have been in practice for more than 15 years, but they went to nutrition school a good 10 or 15 years ahead of me. The topic of a recent article […]
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Have you ever heard the phrase, “Shop the perimeter of the store?” This might be one of my all time most hated comments that I hear from other professionals in the nutrition field. I don’t know who came up with this, (maybe it’s someone who has never actually BEEN to a grocery store?) but I’m
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Most of us have experienced periods of exhaustion, cynicism or inefficiency, but when you are feeling them all at the same time, it might be burnout. Burnout hit me hard in the summer of 2021. I share this blog with you in the hopes you can avoid having burnout sneak up and bite you in
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It’s that time of year when the New Year’s Resolutions kick into HIGH gear. Everywhere you turn it’s diet culture and fat phobia. On the other hand if you have been following people in the Intuitive Eating and HAES(R) world, you may be exposed to the ant-diet message as well. You might even be ready
Wondering why intuitve eating isn’t working?
Setting some boundaries, along with the holiday table. Read More »
Today, I want to to talk about “doing the work”. One part of Intuitive Eating that can be so challenging is we have to put in the work, sometimes for months or years before we really start to see a shift in our wellbeing, our relationship with food and our body image. That can be
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Something that has been coming up quite a bit lately is the idea of being weighed as a matter of course whenever you go to a doctor (even a specialist – such as a dermatologist). Many of my clients have had bad experiences in the past or continue to be triggered by being weighed. If
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October is Women’s Health (Wellbeing) month. When we think of health, self care might not be the first thing that comes to mind, but I want to highlight it as a vital piece to your wellbeing. Here is a question I get asked frequently… Heather, how can I make self care, a priority when… (fill
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Want to know something funny… last year, around this time I declared that 2020 would be “the year of Heather.” That’s right, I decided to live from the heart. Oh it sounded so good in my head! I would do less “shoulding” and more of what made me truly happy. I would finally hire the
Hey there! Thank for joining me for part 2 of my self care journey. (If you missed part 1, you may want to go back and read last month’s blog) It’s been about a month and here are three things I have learned: Self care isn’t just about bubble baths and manicures. Although those are
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I have a confession to make… I’m terrible at self care. Oh don’t get me wrong, I know what self care is supposed to look like, I just have trouble getting myself to do it. For many years, I never considered it at all. I was busy with classes, studying, hanging out with friends and
Self care? I’d love to if I could find the time! Read More »
Do you find yourself thinking, “I need to lose weight to get healthy”? Unfortunately, most of us have internalized this message to some extent. Often times, my clients are so ashamed of their body size it takes all the courage they can muster just to come see me, (an anti-diet dietitian). I can’t blame them.
Need to lose weight to get healthy? Maybe not… Read More »
