Aug 17, 2020 | Body Beliefs, Freedom From Dieting
Do thoughts of weight loss dominate your thinking? Do you want to lose weight more than anything? Almost every single woman I work with tells me the same thing… I just can’t be happy with myself until I lose the weight I’ve gained. I feel so disgusting in my body and...
Jul 7, 2020 | Body Beliefs, Freedom From Dieting, Holistic Weight Loss, Podcast
If you’re working to stop dieting, there is typically 1) the fear of weight gain and/or 2) actual weight gain. Today’s episode addresses #2! If you’ve gained weight, here are three tips to help you handle it. ...
Feb 12, 2020 | Body Beliefs, Podcast
I have wanted to talk about this topic for a long time. How do you be intimate with your partner when you don’t like your body? (Except that my Dad, Mom, Grandma and entire family follow me, so it’s not something they need to hear me talk about.?) But...
May 1, 2019 | Body Beliefs
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC Let’s jump right into this topic today! Do you think you’re too fat for your partner? Do you think to yourself sometimes, “I feel too fat for my husband!” Here’s the...
Dec 11, 2018 | Body Beliefs, Life Lessons
I’ve had people tell me I needed to put up a before and after photo on my site. Because, well…the whole “look at me before and now see me after” transformation sells! The idea is that people would see my before/after pics and are supposed to...
Aug 29, 2018 | Body Beliefs
Most traditional techniques on how to really love your body include affirmations, mirror work, meditation, letting go of the scale, etc. And I’m all for these! Many of these are very helpful. I think where these concepts fall short is that learning how to love...
Aug 23, 2018 | Body Beliefs
In honor of our new “How To (Really) Love Your Body” course that we’ll do in the Normal Eaters Club (starting 9/4 if you want to join!), I wanted to do a post on the 3 mistakes you’re making when trying to love your body. These 3 things are...
May 9, 2018 | Body Beliefs, Life Lessons
I have a rant today about the wedding industry. (I promise this is related to hating your body 🙂 ). So I’m getting my wedding dress fitted today. And it’s bringing up a TON of old crap and the “thinner, trimmer, and smaller” body thoughts. I googled “love yourself in...
Jan 17, 2018 | Body Beliefs, Nourishment and Self Care
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC We’ve all had that moment: when our mom, relative, or grandma glances curiously at us and says, “Do you really think you need that 3rd cookie?” Or our partner tells us, “You know, you...
Aug 1, 2017 | Body Beliefs, Featured, Life Lessons
Whether it’s a wedding, a work event, a reunion, or some other special occasion, there’s this idea we can have when we aren’t 100% happy with our bodies: we think we need to lose weight for an upcoming event. There’s a certain seduction to losing weight or...
Jul 11, 2017 | Body Beliefs
I was in San Diego over the 4th of July for a long weekend getaway and spent lots of time on the beach (ahhhh!) Being in a bathing suit is always a good test for me and helps me see where I am in my journey… Am I triggered by other women’s bodies? Do I feel...
