One of the most surprising things of my Intuitive Eating journey is when I lose weight. I have recently lost some weight, I'm not sure how much. It feels like a lot. If you thought "Good for her!" or "Oh, that'll reduce her chances that her cancer will come back" I don't blame you. You …
Disclaimer: This post discusses my experience with diets and food restrictions. If that's not your thing, please skip this entry. Before I was diagnosed with recurrent ovarian cancer, I explored Intuitive Eating (IE) for the first time. It was the thing that I had been waiting for all my life. That sounds dramatic, but it's …
Alright y'all, it's time to check in about my intuitive eating experience so far. Spoiler alert: it's so overwhelmingly positive. And weird. And messy. All at the same time. When I first cracked open Tribole and Resch's Intuitive Eating Workbook, I had no idea what to expect. I am often skeptical of "workbooks" because I …
When M asked me to go shopping with him, I assumed he meant to Target or our favorite thrift store which are our go-to haunts. I was very surprised when he said he wanted to shop department stores or the mall. I will admit, there is an alluring luxury of walking into a store and …
Do you ever do some soul searching and discover something unpleasant? Like don't want to touch that with a ten foot pole unpleasant? Recently I've been digging deeper into intuitive eating, positive body image, and, ultimately my own biases. I continue to unfollow pages that only serve American traditional beauty, usually white women in small …
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