by anna | May 19, 2016 | Be Nourished
The New York Times reported the findings of a follow-up study of Season 8 Biggest Loser contestants. Although the unsustainability and negative metabolic effects of dieting have been well documented, researchers were surprised and dismayed to hear that the majority of... by anna | Apr 8, 2016 | Attuned Eating, Be Nourished, Body Positive, Body Respect, Intuitive eating, Relationship
“No! Maybe? Okay, you’re right.” This is the phrase one client used to describe her experience learning about intuitive eating. The first reaction: No. How could it be? I thought I was doing the right thing by trying to control my food to lose weight. This can’t be... by anna | Mar 22, 2016 | Be Nourished, Body Positive, Body Trust®, HAES, Health at Every Size, Inspiration, Kindness, Newsletter
Every week, there seems to be a theme in what my clients bring up in session. This week it has been “Summer is coming!” Clients whose weight cycles a lot (via dieting) wonder if their clothes will fit when they try them on the first time this year. So the... by anna | Mar 2, 2016 | Be Nourished, Body Trust®, Nourishment
At Be Nourished, we talk about nourishment to deepen the common conversation about feeding ourselves that is so often deduced to calories, good/bad thinking, and frequently rooted in scarcity. When something as essential and big as nourishment is made this small, it’s... 
by anna | Feb 12, 2016 | Be Nourished, Body Trust®, Eating disorders, Embodied Practitioner, HAES, Health at Every Size, Kindness, Newsletter, The Weight of the World
This month, we celebrate 10 years of Be Nourished! Our process over many of these years has been finding a language and philosophy while we unraveled our own formal training and internalized shame. Our work has been the result of deeply listening to understand what... by anna | Dec 4, 2015 | Be Nourished, Body Respect, Body Trust®, Creativity, HAES, Health at Every Size, Kindness, Newsletter, Nourishment
With the New Year just around the corner, we are inundated with tips about how to manage our weight during the holidays and ads for weight loss products. It is said that over 50% of New Year resolutions pertain to weight loss. Americans spend more than sixty billion... 