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.
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.
Why You Don’t Need a “Solid Foundation” to Change Your Body
At a dinner party a friend kept asking me how to build a solid foundation for lasting change. We talked in circles for an hour before I realized we were thinking from completely different paradigms. Here’s what he was missing — and what actually creates lasting results.
Why Accepting Your Body Isn’t Giving Up — It’s the Most Powerful Thing You Can Do
“How do I accept my body the way it is when I can’t stand it?” It’s the question I hear most. And I get it — in the diet and exercise world, acceptance means defeat. But that’s not what acceptance actually is. Here’s the distinction that changes everything.
Why “Your Thoughts Create Your Reality” Is Only Half True
“Your thoughts create your reality” is one of the most empowering — and painful — phrases in the personal growth world. Here’s where it goes wrong, why it creates the same trap as the diet and exercise model, and what the distinction actually is that sets you free.
When Positive Thinking Doesn’t Work — Try This Instead
My cat was dying and I couldn’t think a single happy thought. All the affirmations and positive reframes in the world did nothing. Here’s what actually pulled me out — and why it works when nothing else does.
What My Sick Cat Taught Me About Trusting the Process
I kept telling my ailing cat “if you only knew how much I love you, you couldn’t possibly be scared.” And then it hit me — what if that’s exactly what the universe is saying to us when life gets hard? Here’s the thought that actually brought me peace.