Why Women Bond Over Body Shame (And What It’s Really Costing Us)
A reader asked me to dig deeper into something I noticed — that the diet culture small talk I receive changes completely depending on what I’m wearing. Here’s what I think is actually happening, and why it matters more than it seems.
Why Being Smart Doesn’t Make You Thin (And What That Says About Diet Culture)
I heard a radio host say “if you’re smart and you’re not rich, something’s wrong with you.” I turned it off immediately — because I recognized the exact same assumption hiding inside every diet culture message. Here’s what it is and why it keeps women stuck.
What a Pile of Women’s Magazines Reveals About Our “Weight Problem”
A friend tagged me in a photo of a store display — women’s magazines piled up with the words “Shed Your Weight Problem Here.” The Facebook comments it sparked were pure chaos. And that chaos tells you everything about how broken our cultural conversation around weight really is.
Why Women Tear Each Other’s Bodies Apart (And What It’s Really About)
Leaving the theater after The Avengers, I overheard a group of women critiquing Scarlett Johansson’s body. Not teenage girls — grown women in their thirties and forties. And what struck me wasn’t the comment itself. It was what it revealed about how we see ourselves.
“You Earned It” — How Casual Small Talk Reveals Diet Culture’s Deepest Lie
A cashier saw my workout clothes and told me I’d “earned” my Diet Coke. He meant it as a compliment. But that one throwaway comment reveals everything wrong with how our culture thinks about food, exercise, and our bodies.
It’s Not Your Weight That’s the Problem — It’s How You Relate to It
From a diet and exercise perspective, you’re supposed to face your weight problem head on and solve it. But what if the way you’re relating to the problem is actually the problem? A story about a blind jazz pianist changed how I think about this entirely.
Why Before and After Weight Loss Photos Are Meaningless
Someone emailed me saying she’d trust my program more if I had before and after photos. As an actress who has been paid to appear in ads for products I’ve never used — I have some thoughts on that. Here’s what those pictures are actually proving.
Why the Weight Loss “Gap” Between Where You Are and Where You Want to Be Is Keeping You Stuck
A woman commented on one of my videos saying she was tired of trying and ready to give up. Her pain was right there in her own words — and it perfectly illustrated something I call “the pain is in the gap.” Here’s what that means and why it changes everything.
Why There Are No Right Answers When It Comes to Your Body
My college calculus professor once told me something that terrified me so much I immediately changed majors. Years later it became the foundation of everything I teach about food, weight, and wellness. Here’s what he said.
Why the Law of Attraction Crowd Hates What I Teach About Weight Loss
When my book came out I braced myself for pushback from the diet and exercise world. Instead my harshest critics came from somewhere I never expected — the Law of Attraction community. Here’s why, and what it reveals about why so many women stay stuck.