by anna | May 24, 2016 | Be Nourished, Body Positive, Body Trust®, Health at Every Size, Kindness
How many times have you sat in a circle of people who believe they are devoted to making the world a better place and yet the conversations about bodies and health devolve into judgment, shame and blame? Weight bias, overt and often unnamed, runs amok between us. Bias... by anna | Mar 23, 2016 | Eating disorders, HAES, Health at Every Size, Provider News
We recently came across this beautiful talk by Tara Brach on The Sacred Art of Listening. When we think of listening, we think of the space we hold for people’s healing process, and how the quality of our listening, not the wisdom of our words, has the biggest impact... 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 | 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... 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... 