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 | Oct 9, 2015 | Be Nourished, Inspiration, Kindness, Newsletter, Nourishment, Relationship, The Weight of the World
By Hilary Kinavey, MS, LPC All of us learn to numb. Food, shopping, substances, sex, relationships. TV, phones, overworking, we see numbing all around us and it is not always questioned in our culture. Habitually numbing helps us to not feel so much – sadness, anger,... 
by anna | Sep 16, 2015 | Be Nourished, Body Positive, Body Respect, Body Trust®, Embodied Practitioner, HAES, Health at Every Size, Newsletter, The Weight of the World
The arena of body acceptance and positivity is a beautiful and varied one. There are many strong and capable voices, leaders and ideas. We want you to know where we are coming from so you can: Feel safe exploring our work. Think about it and see how it is for you.... by anna | Sep 26, 2013 | Be Nourished, HAES, Health at Every Size, Intuitive eating, Newsletter, Nourishment
By Dana Sturtevant, MS, RD It is BEDA’s Weight Stigma Awareness Week, so I thought I’d write a little bit about how I came to Health at Every Size®. Early in my career, I worked as a “health research interventionist” at a fairly well known research center in the... 