Fall is the season of sweaters, boots, and all things cozy and comfy! I for one am excited and embracing all the comfy things I can get my hands on! Of course with the changing season comes all the new trends and new “must-have” items people are sharing. As fun as seeing all those things can be, it can also be a bit overwhelming.
Read MoreHere’s the deal. We wouldn’t all be trying so hard to get skinny if it hadn’t been shoved down our throats to fear getting fat. To fear the less happy, less successful, less fun life that results out of being considered thin and beautiful.
Read MoreWhy does self-love matter? Why don’t we settle for the world thinking we’re great, even if we don’t? Why don’t we focus on striving to be as thin as possible, even if it means being unhealthy? That if we can tolerate our bodies, our lives, our jobs and our circumstances then that will be enough? Because there is a part of us (maybe deep down for you) that knows you are worth more than that.
Read MoreIntuitive eatings has been an instrumental way that I have changed and shaped my relationship with food. I’m no longer following diet plans and though I love to look up healthy recipes, I also have enjoyed looking up just yummy recipes in general and eating those as well. There is a peaceful harmony that is created when you take back the power from the diet industry and instead listen to your bodies natural cravings and hunger/fullness signals.
Read MoreFirst let me explain what I mean by FOMO dieting. I mean the diet you go on with your friends just so you won’t feel left out as they all bond over the shared experience of restriction and obsession together. I mean misery does love company right?
Read MoreThey say half the battle of working out is just getting dressed and showing up…but what about the other part. The part of you that’s insecure and self-conscious about working out in front of others?
Read MoreOften, for many people we define health by how we look physically. If someone is thin, toned, muscular or what have you…we assume they are healthy. If someone is fat, average, older and what have you…we assume they are not.
Our assumptions around health have led to numerous eating disordered behavior flying under the radar and healthy behavior being overlooked due to physical appearance.
But more than just how you look physically we skip over one of the most important aspects of gauging our health.
Read MoreFirst off, you are in no way obligated to eat healthy every single time you eat out! Often we can deprive ourselves from things we love because we are trying to be “good” when in the end we end up over compensating later to make up for those cravings. When you are free to eat what you want when you want, your cravings reduce and you end up listening to what sounds good for your body, not what you’ve been restricting yourself from.
Read MoreAs we create consistent routines in our lives in an otherwise inconsistent world we allow ourselves to find peace and balance. So I encourage you to start being intentional with your mornings and evenings, just pick 1 or 2 of these things to try and see how it goes.
Read MoreUnderstanding your narrative is crucial when it comes to processing it, letting it go and rewriting it. Before we can truly move forward from a place of peace we need to let go of the chains that have shaped us and held us down for so long.
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