Apr 9, 2024 | Body Beliefs, Emotions and Eating
Releasing Shame and Finding Emotional Freedom I want to share with you how to release shame based on my own experience of overcoming feelings of guilt and shame. You don’t have to stay stuck in a cycle of shame. I hope my story helps you to release your own...
Apr 9, 2024 | Body Beliefs
Your Perceptions of Weight Gain “Can I feel myself gaining weight!?” Many times in my own food/weight battle, I panicked about gaining weight. Some of those were actual physical weight gain, others were fears in my head. This feeling of gaining weight can send...
Apr 9, 2024 | Body Beliefs, Holistic Weight Loss
In today’s world of ever-present social media, it’s easy to fall into the trap of hating our bodies. Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC In today’s media-saturated culture, we’re...
Jan 22, 2024 | Body Beliefs, Freedom From Dieting, Holistic Weight Loss
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC Understanding Holistic Weight Loss Holistic weight loss is an approach that takes into account not only the physical part of you, but the mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of...
Jun 27, 2023 | Body Beliefs, Freedom From Dieting
I got a really good question via email last week that I wanted to answer on the podcast! Here is what she wrote: I found your podcast a few months ago and love it. I’m writing for two reasons. The first, lately I have been struggling with how I used to look and...
Mar 22, 2023 | Body Beliefs, Nourishment and Self Care
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC You know that feeling you get when you’re antsy in your skin? It’s like you can’t quite feel comfortable in your body; you feel itchy/like nothing fits/like you want to escape into...
Jul 25, 2022 | Body Beliefs, Life Lessons, Nourishment and Self Care
I just got back from a week with my extended family in the Outer Banks and was in a bathing suit much of the week. Now, as you know from my blog and podcasts, I’ve done A LOT of work on body image over the years. The one thing that can still trip me up?! Seeing...
Jul 13, 2022 | Body Beliefs, Life Lessons
Fear of weight comments can pop up at the most inconvenient times. You’re going to a party with friends you haven’t seen in a while and get bogged down in anxiety about what they’ll think. You have a family event with that one person who ALWAYS makes...
Feb 8, 2022 | Body Beliefs, Podcast
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC Do you feel shame and/or want to hide your body? I’ve been talking a lot lately about shame around our bodies and how we, as women, want to hide our bodies. We often carry this...
Jan 12, 2022 | Body Beliefs, Freedom From Dieting, Podcast
Have you ever gotten on the scale or glanced at your reflection in the mirror and have it completely ruin your day? Maybe you’ve had a few days where you feel pretty good and decide to “check in” on your progress. One glance or hop on the scale and...
Aug 25, 2021 | Body Beliefs
There is so much on body acceptance and body love out there that gives tips and tools for how to love your body. But what if you never DO actually learn to love your body? Is that okay? Or should you keep trying? Dive in here! You can also check out the “Love...
Aug 3, 2021 | Body Beliefs, Life Lessons
So I kind of got talked into doing a burlesque show. (*Disclaimer–this is my summer of “yes”–saying yes to things I normally wouldn’t!) It was a 6-week class with a performance at the end. In booty boy shorts underwear 😮😮😮. Needless to...