May 15, 2019 | Life Lessons
Often times when we see a snapshot of someone’s life, we see only the perfection. In our filtered world of social media, it’s easy to think everyone else has it all together, while you are muddling through the chaos of your own life. It’s even easier...
Feb 25, 2019 | Life Lessons
If you’ve ever suffered through a “you’ve gained weight” comment, floundered through a conversation where someone asks you if you’re pregnant (you’re not), or been deeply mortified that you wear your struggle for the world to see...
Jan 2, 2019 | Life Lessons
It’s that time of year where many people get motivated to make a New Year’s resolution. The start of a year holds the promise of something new: a fresh start, a ‘better’ you, weight loss, a smaller body, healthier habits, etc. I just posted a...
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...
Dec 5, 2018 | Life Lessons, Podcast
We’re diving into something we don’t often talk about on this journey: the fear of weight loss. Because we all know that weight gain fear like the back of our hands. What if people notice my weight gain? I’ll just die if someone comments on how much...
Nov 6, 2018 | Life Lessons
Full disclosure: I am writing this for myself, as well as for you. (That is, if you’re a people-pleaser at heart like I am!) Caring what others think is something I really wish I was better at. So how DO you stop caring what people think? Read on… Here are the...
Oct 24, 2018 | Life Lessons
I just got back from my honeymoon in Bali and learned a serious life lesson about “real” life along the way. (Yes, this does have to do with “why Instagram is ruining our body image”, I promise!) All of my research prior to our trip showed...
Aug 1, 2018 | Freedom From Dieting, Life Lessons
If you’ve ever been in or around typical wedding culture, there seems to be this incessant desire to look “perfect”. It’s often the most photographed day of your entire life (and all eyes are on you!), so there can be this pressure to...
Jun 11, 2018 | Life Lessons, Podcast
I’m smack dab in the middle of dealing with this myself, so I thought I’d do an episode on how to handle a situation where your spouse starts a diet. Let’s say your significant other gets on a health kick and decides they want to diet. They join...
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...
May 1, 2018 | Life Lessons
I’m often asked specifics around “how long it took me” to do something. “How long did it take you to stop binging?” “When were you able to love your body?” “How and when did you stop dieting?” “When did you...
Jan 10, 2018 | Life Lessons, Nourishment and Self Care
At some point along this road, we get super annoyed. It’s been weeks, months, or years and we STILL are struggling with the same damn thing? When you’re super frustrated about your lack of progress, remind yourself of these 4 things! 1. The Purpose...
