Category: Self-Kindness

Pic of toilet paper and text: Are you guilty of holding your Pee? Why it matters to Intuitive Eating

Are You Guilty of Holding Your Pee?

Are you guilty of holding your pee? Holding our pee is just one example of how we tend to ignore our body’s signals. Think about it – how many times have you pushed through hunger or exhaustion because you were too busy or too focused on other things? Our bodies are constantly sending us signals,…
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Toddler in the Zoom Call: How to Move Forward from Difficult Emotions

  What do you do when nothing you’re trying is working? Do you “double down” and trying to push through, becoming inflexible and stubborn? Wallow in frustration and give up? Become accepting and flow with whatever is happening? Or maybe it’s a mix, a mindset battle inside of you. On the one hand you might feel like…
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Things to Talk About, Other Than Diets, Bodies, or Weight

  Trying to be more weight-neutral in your conversations? Want to talk about something other than your body or weight? Want to have more positivity and less negativity in your life and conversations? Whether you’re doing it for yourself or for the benefit of others (because fewer people policing what we all look like and…
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Stopped by the Food Police: How to Respond When Somebody Comments about Your Food or Your Body

People who comment on your food choices are called “food police.” They reinforce rules and ideas of how you should eat, without respecting the fact that your food choices are your own right and responsibility, not theirs. They may also police your body size, shape, and health choices. We all experience a range of reactions…
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