Why You Don’t Have to Love Exercise — You Just Have to Find What Works Right Now
I am not a treadmill person. Ask anyone. And yet last week, stuck in a hotel gym on a rainy travel day, I loved every minute of it. Here’s what that experience reminded me about exercise, motivation, and why the “right” workout is never what you think.
Why 97% of People Regain the Weight (And What Actually Works Instead)
Most people diet to reach a destination — a goal weight, a certain size, a before-and-after photo. But what happens when you get there? Here’s why the destination is an illusion, and what sustainable weight loss actually looks like.
Why Nutrition Information Is Making Your Relationship With Food Worse
In the same five-minute segment, the evening news told me that calorie counts on menus don’t change what people order — and that maple syrup is full of antioxidants. Here’s what that contradiction reveals about the information overload keeping us stuck.
Your Body Is Telling You Something — Are You Listening?
I once pulled an April Fools prank that gave me a knot in my stomach before I even got to the punchline. My body knew before my brain did. Here’s what that moment taught me about body wisdom — and why your body might be your greatest ally.
Why the “Right” Approach to Weight Loss Looks Different for Everyone
I was in the audience listening to Dr. Daniel Amen talk about brain health when he pulled out the calorie budget analogy and my blood pressure spiked. And then I had a moment of clarity. Here’s what it taught me about why alignment looks different for every person — and why that’s actually good news.
Why Releasing Emotions Is the Most Underrated Weight Loss Tool
I was at a seminar from hell — freezing cold room, no schedule, chronic delays — and I was about to lose it. Then I found a bathroom stall on the other side of the hotel and just sobbed. Here’s what happened next, and why it explains everything about what I mean by “clearing the channel.”
Which Philosophy Is Actually Dangerous — Diet Culture or Food Freedom?
Someone tweeted that Happy Calories Don’t Count was a “dangerous philosophy.” They may have meant it as a compliment. But it made me wonder — do they really think it’s dangerous to eat when you’re hungry? Here’s a look at what’s actually dangerous, backed by the numbers.
Why Weight Loss Experts Are the Only Ones Still Telling You to Just Work Harder
Financial gurus will tell you the wealthiest people love what they do. Relationship experts will tell you that self-sacrifice isn’t love. But weight loss experts? They’re still telling you to suck it up and diet harder. Here’s why that’s the one area where nobody has questioned the model — until now.
Why Embracing Change Is the Secret to Lasting Weight Loss
Life can feel like a day in March — warm one moment, a snowstorm the next. Here’s why that in-between, unsettled feeling is actually where all the real change happens, and what that has to do with your body.
The Moment a Mother Taught Her Daughter to Fear Her Own Body
I was shopping when I heard a mother tell her daughter that the sparkly bikini she was holding up would cost her two months on the treadmill and no ice cream. The girl’s smile disappeared. Here’s why that moment broke my heart — and why it explains everything about how diet culture gets passed down.