Pregnant mamas, intuitive eating is for you too. If you ever read a book or article about pregnancy and what to expect when expecting, one of the first things you’ll see is a warning: be careful not to gain “too much” weight. But that concept of “too much weight” is based very little on scientific … More 3 Reasons to Ignore the Calorie/Weight Guidelines for Pregnancy
Happy April Fool’s Day! As much as I like a good prank, nothing in this post will be a joke…lol However, it will be a little bit of a shift away from my usual blogging topics. If you have been around the blog for a while, you know that I typically write about intuitive eating, … More Thoughts About Blogging
I know we aren’t technically in the clear yet, but I am so, extremely excited that winter is on its way out. Punxsatawney Phil and I aren’t the best of friends, to say the least. But now that these last 6 weeks (7 weeks, 8 weeks, 4 months…?) of winter are coming to a close, … More 5 Thoughts (Your Body is Good, Satisfaction, and Rest)
On my blog and Instagram (and in my book, Fulfilled) I talk a lot about the concept of trusting our bodies. When I was struggling with dieting and disordered eating, I had a lot of fear surrounding the relationship between food, exercise, hunger, fullness, and the size and shape of my body. I was afraid … More Body Trust vs. Putting Your Trust in Your Body
Sometime in high school or college, I read a book called God-Shaped Hole by Tiffanie DeBartolo that really left an impression on me. It wasn’t the the storyline of novel necessarily, but a single quote which harkened back to the title: We’re all searching for something to fill up what I like to call that … More 3 Things That Can’t Fulfill You (and 1 Thing That Can!)
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