There Is a Finish Line: Why You Can Fully Recover From Food and Body Shame
I survived anorexia, four treatment stints, and a very dark place by age thirty. I didn’t just survive — I fully recovered. And I’m here to say something that might surprise you: there IS a finish line. You CAN be completely free. Not managed. Not in recovery forever. Actually free. Here’s what I’ve learned about why some “help” keeps women stuck instead of setting them free.
What COVID Quarantine Taught Us About Our Relationship With Food
When COVID quarantine hit, the internet filled up with jokes about refrigerators and weight gain. But those jokes weren’t really about food. They were about the pain we all carry around our bodies — pain that no lock down created and no diet will fix. Here’s what that moment revealed about our relationship with food and our bodies.
What Queer Eye Gets Right — And What It Misses
I have a love/hate relationship with Queer Eye. The unconditional love and support the Fab Five offer their clients is genuinely beautiful. But pop psychology sound bites don’t create lasting transformation. Here’s what the show gets right — and what happens when the cameras stop rolling.
The Hardest Part Wasn’t the Eating Disorder
In 1986 a friend wrote a poem about me. I was anorexic and disappearing. People who read it now feel relieved I survived that time. But here’s what they don’t know — being anorexic was actually the easy part. The hardest part came after.
Can Shapewear Really Be Body Positive?
A shapewear ad called itself “body positive” while selling products designed to reshape women’s bodies. I’m not against shapewear. But I am against sleight of hand marketing that mistakes a product for a solution — and keeps women stuck in the underlying pain.
Why Oprah’s Food and Diet Ventures Miss the Point
Oprah is one of the most powerful women in the world. And yet her ventures — from Weight Watchers to cauliflower pizza — all operate from within the same broken model. Here’s why even the most well-intentioned diet culture contributions keep women stuck.
My Story: From Anorexia and 200 Pounds to Happy Calories Don’t Count®
At seventeen I was hospitalized for anorexia at 80 pounds. At thirty I was 200 pounds and suicidal. What happened between those two moments — and after — became the foundation of everything I teach. This is my story.
Is Body Positivity Actually Making Things Worse?
“Love your body” sounds beautiful. But you can’t compel yourself to love anything — least of all your body. Here’s why the Body Positivity movement, despite its good intentions, often leaves women with more pain than peace.
The Serenity Prayer and the Secret to Ending the Food Fight
The Serenity Prayer talks about accepting what you can’t change, changing what you can, and having the wisdom to know the difference. It turns out that’s also the perfect framework for understanding why diet culture fails, why body positivity falls short, and what Happy Calories Don’t Count® actually does differently.
What Nobody Knows About the Happiest Person in the Room
Everyone describes me the same way — happy, energetic, vivacious. What they don’t know is that I live with depression. Not the situational kind. The kind that just is. Here’s what I’ve learned about living with it — and how the same principles behind Happy Calories Don’t Count® changed my relationship with that too.