by anna | Mar 11, 2018 | Be Nourished, Body Positive, Creativity, Kindness, Newsletter
By Dana Sturtevant, MS, RD & Hilary Kinavey, MS, LPC I am a person reclaiming trust in my body. My hunger, my appetites, my longings, my skin, my bones, my size are mine for the taking. I take back my worthiness, my belonging in the world of beautiful and diverse... 
by anna | Jul 28, 2017 | Be Nourished, Body Positive, Body Respect, Body Trust®
Exploring your body story is a powerful catalyst for healing and reclaiming the body trust that we believe is a birthright. When we investigate and shine a light on the experiences we’ve had living in our body, something deep within begins to shift. The part of you... by anna | Sep 30, 2016 | Be Nourished, Body Positive, Body Respect, Body Trust®, Kindness, Uncategorized
You know how some words just start to bug you because they just lose their meaning? I’ve got a laundry list—self-esteem, body image and self-help are among them. This body image stuff confounds a lot of folks, therapists included. Many clinicians don’t feel well... by anna | Sep 9, 2016 | Be Nourished, Body Positive, Body Respect, Embodied Practitioner
When someone breaks up with diet culture to focus on healing their relationship with food, body, and self, it is not uncommon for weight gain to occur. Chances are the weight of a person, after years of chronic dieting and disordered eating behavior, is not their... by anna | Aug 19, 2016 | Be Nourished, Body Positive, Body Respect, Health at Every Size
By Hilary Kinavey, MS, LPC This happens to me pretty often. I have a round, up-front belly. It was round and up front before I was fortunate enough to carry my children in it. It was round and up front after too. Most recently, at day camp drop off, another mother... by anna | Aug 3, 2016 | Body Positive, Body Respect, Body Trust®, Health at Every Size, Kindness, Nourishment, Shame Resilience
Which is an unexpected way to work in a culture filled with food voices, opinions, suggestions and diet gurus. It’s unheard of when much of the mainstream food culture teaches us all to be very weary of food. We have consciously made a choice to swim against this... 