Food Freedom Blog

The women I work with are thoughtful, capable, and caring. This means they are prone to neglecting their own health. But that doesn't make sense. In my coaching practice, I have noticed that women are tempted to think it is self-indulgent to consider what they need to thrive. This misconception often presents itself in their food habits. They forget that food was intended to be a comfort - a nourishing pleasure. It has either become another area where they have to exerci

As we were wrapping up our session, Sarah shared that she felt a bit panicked about the coming week. Her gym was undergoing renovations, which meant she would miss her early-morning workout class — something that had become a lifeline for her. In the final five minutes of our call, we scrambled to come up with some helpful thoughts and habits she could hold on to to protect herself from anxious spirals. That’s when the phrase “Procrastinate Your Panic” was born. We both

The first step towards emotional resilience is to have a realistic but hopeful view of the situation. This means thinking accurately about what you are facing instead of allowing yourself to become overwhelmed.

When I asked my Food Freedom group what their biggest weekend challenge was, Rachel replied: “I enjoy having no routine on the weekends, but I don’t like how all over the place I feel with food when I don’t have structure.” So many women swing between two extremes on weekends: Being “good” and sticking rigidly to a food plan, or feeling completely out of control with food choices, overeating, and guilt. But, there is a middle ground. You can have both flexibility and stabilit

Yes! But not in the way diet culture teaches us. Many women believe they have to choose between enjoying food or losing weight. They fear that if they stop dieting, they will lose control completely. In my work with women, I often see the opposite happen. Cathy’s journey is a good example of this. Cathy had spent years focusing on strict rules and fast results. After attending my Food Freedom Workshop, she caught the vision of creating simple, sustainable habits that worked w