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... by anna | Jun 23, 2016 | Body Positive, Body Respect, Body Trust®, Eating disorders, Health at Every Size, Kindness, Uncategorized
The more we learn about healing Binge Eating Disorder (BED), the more efficient and proficient the process will become. The more bias and stigma we address regarding BED, the more access we will have to healing. No matter how many BED techniques and advances we make,... 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 | 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... by anna | Nov 10, 2015 | Be Nourished, Body Respect, Body Trust®, Eating disorders, HAES, Health at Every Size, Inspiration, Kindness, The Weight of the World
Sharing your personal eating philosophies and ambitions is harmful to the very people you intend to help. We aren’t interested in hearing about how you got and stayed off sugar or how going gluten free has changed everything. We don’t need to hear about your... 