How TV Health Segments Keep You Stuck in Diet Culture (Without You Noticing)
Before every commercial break, morning shows and health programs plant a hook designed to keep you watching. “Coming up — can this miracle berry help you lose weight?” Here’s how those throwaway sound bites are quietly shaping everything you believe about your body.
The Difference Between Emotional Eating and Eating for Fun
I drove behind a Frito-Lay truck with the slogan “Food For the Fun of It” and thought — yes, exactly. But “fun” food gets misunderstood constantly, especially around the holidays. Here’s the distinction that actually matters when it comes to emotional eating.
Why Your Relationship With Money and Your Body Are More Connected Than You Think
Everyone compares weight loss to balancing a checkbook. But money and weight are connected in a much deeper way than calories in and dollars out. Here’s what’s really going on beneath the surface — and why it explains why diets have a 97% failure rate.
Why What You See in the Mirror Has Nothing to Do With Reality
The Evil Queen from Snow White wasn’t crazy — she was a victim of her mirror. And honestly? So are most of us. Here’s why what you see when you look in the mirror is more about your state of mind than your actual reflection.
Why Pregnant Women Trust Their Bodies (And the Rest of Us Don’t)
Pregnant women will eat pickle juice and peanut butter without a second thought — because “the baby wants it.” But here’s the thing: it’s not the baby talking. It’s the mother’s own body. So why do we only trust our bodies when there’s a baby involved?
Why Holiday Eating “Tips and Tricks” Make the Season Harder, Not Easier
Every autumn the same advice floods every media outlet — use a small plate, eat a salad first, send the leftovers home with guests. These are all tricks. And tricks are designed to deceive you. Here’s why they backfire every single holiday season.
Why You Eat the Whole Bag of Cookies (It’s Not Lack of Willpower)
Your body whispers that it wants a cookie. You ignore it. It asks again, louder. You ignore it again. By the time you finally listen, the whole bag is gone — and you think you have no willpower. Here’s what’s actually happening, and why willpower has nothing to do with it.
What a Renaissance Architect Taught Me About Rejection and Starting Over
Brunelleschi lost a competition to design the bronze doors of Florence’s Baptistry. So he became an architect instead — and ended up building the most extraordinary dome in history. Here’s what that has to do with your relationship with your body.
You’re Not Broken — You’re Just Looking at Yourself From the Wrong Angle
Michelangelo said he didn’t sculpt the David — the David was already in the marble. He simply removed everything that wasn’t the David. Here’s why that idea might be the most important thing anyone has ever said about your body and who you already are.
Why “Think Positive” Didn’t Work for Me (And What I Did Instead)
A host introduced me as a “Law of Attraction Weight Loss Expert.” I paused — because Law of Attraction didn’t actually work for me. It created more pain than peace. Here’s what I figured out instead, and why it changed everything about how I teach women to heal their relationship with food.