Where does that critical inner voice even come from? I was sitting at the dinner table one evening and as my partner gathered up the dishes to wash up, I caught a glimpse of myself in the sliding glass door next to the table. It was a side view of me sitting at the...
What is body image grief? It's the holiday season once again - Winter Solstice to be exact. Growing up, like many kids, Christmas was my favorite holiday with all the decorations, yummy cookies, presents, and being goofy with family. Nowadays, while I still enjoy...
Why do we experience weight fluctuations? Our bodies are constantly changing - just like the seasons. Our skin replaces itself every month and our skeletal system replaces itself every three months. Not to mention our hormones fluctuate every day and throughout the...
Wolf-whistles, cat-calls, shouted come-ons... I object! Here's how my morning started...minding my own business, packing groceries into my backpack to bike home and behind me, I hear two guys making cat-call-type comments. It took me a minute to realize they were...
Written by Tara Cristobal-Rivera MSN The Intuitive Eating approach was coined by registered dietitian nutritionists (RDN) Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch in 1995 and has been positively supported by a great deal of scientific research studies since. The non-diet...
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I just got back from a solo Savor Food and Body Adventure (the pics are on Instagram @alpinenutrition), and as I climbed the trails and sat with the views, I was thinking about you. September has always felt like a turning point in the year for me - new season, new...
There is genuine disembodiment of my education vs my actual life. I’ve never “looked the part” of a dietitian. I've struggled with my weight and how I "should" be eating. The stereotype of dietitians and similar nutrition professionals is that we must only eat salads...
What does it mean to undiet your life after 40? And how can ditching diets improve your relationship with food after 40?
The unique lessons my break up with chocolate taught me about intuitive eating, anxiety in midlife, and gentle nutrition.
Feeling exhausted from trying to control your eating, only to end up in a binge eating frenzy after you blow your diet? Go from frustrated to confident when you learn how to live "beyond the binge!" Do you feel overwhelmed by trying to "get back on track" with healthy...
Episode 15: Why yoga isn’t about looking great in Lululemon leggings: How many times have you seen a picture on social media or in a magazine of a woman doing yoga and thought, "If only I looked like her, then I'd do yoga?" That's because all we ever see are photos of...
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