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Women’s Health After 40
How to go from chaos to confidence with food
How do seasonal shifts affect your confidence with food? How do schedule changes affect your relationship with your body? As the saying goes, "if there's one thing that's certain it's change." Changes in season, weather, and schedule can throw your well-intended...
Break the Orthorexia Cycle: How to Eat Well Without the Stress
One of the most commonly asked questions I get from clients is, "I really want to eat more local and less processed foods, but how can I do that without feeling stressed about food all the time?" It's a slippery slope to dabble in the localvore, sustainable food...
How to deal with diet talk during the holidays
How to avoid diet talk at your holiday table Imagine sitting down at your holiday table. Smelling all the yummy smells. Getting excited to try a new dish or plate up some old favorites that only hit the table once a year. It's warm, comforting, cozy, safe. Then, BAM!...
How to Find Self-Compassion During Times of Stress and Anxiety
Stress and anxiety seem to always creep up when you least expect them to. You know that feeling when you really want to check off your to-do list, but your body or life says, "Nope - not today, not now"? It hurts, doesn't it? So frustrating. And so easy to blame...
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Is It All Downhill From Here: Women in Midlife
Is this what a midlife crisis looks like? I remember when my Dad retired. In his new found free time, he got hooked watching Barrett-Jackson collection car auction tv shows. He became obsessed with wanting a Porsche Cayman sportscar and I immediately thought "uh...
Nobody EVER deserves to be objectified
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...
INTUITIVE EATING
What do hummus, tank tops, and My Big Fat Greek Wedding have to do with your relationship with food?
Episode 16 Culture Shock: "You know those scenes from My Big Fat Greek Wedding with all the crazy family members fussing over the bride and groom's big day? Yeah, that's pretty much my life." This is the first thing Malak Saddy said to me when I first met her in our...
Daily Rituals to Reduce Mood Swings and Increase Energy Levels
Episode 19: I hate mid-afternoon energy drags, don't you? Back in my dieting days, I couldn't figure out why, when I'd been so "good" with my eating all day, I'd end up dragging myself through the finish line of the day (let's be honest, what was left on the to-do...
PODCASTS
Why a Perfectionist Mindset Can Sabotage Your Health and Weight Loss Goals
Episode 8. Are you a perfectionist? Do you ever feel the pressure to keep pushing toward perfection? Does your drive for achievement leave you feeling disconnected from your body and your true purpose in life? Dr. Rebecca Sorenson is a former competitive athlete whose...
From San Francisco to LA: How a Cycling Adventure Ignited Passion, Connection, and Positive Body Image
Episode 9: What would it take to have a positive body image? Not in a "you feel your heart pounding when you walk upstairs" or "hit your funny bone" (not funny) kind of way. In a much deeper, more compassionate, peaceful sort of way. A connection that you can trust...
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