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.
Why We Accept Aging But Not Our Bodies
I finally went to the optometrist and was annoyed that my eyesight was changing with age. Then I noticed something ironic. We accept aging as something we can’t control — but we carry enormous shame about our weight and bodies because we believe we can control them. What if that belief is the problem?
Does Your Body Trust You? (And What Dieting Does to That Trust)
I saw someone post about “the eating plan I’m on now” — now being the operative word. Every month, a new plan. And I thought — does her body trust her? Because here’s the thing about dieting that nobody talks about: it’s not just ineffective. From your body’s perspective, it’s disrespectful. Here’s what I mean.
What ‘Co-Creating Your Reality’ Actually Means — And What It Doesn’t
“Your thoughts create your reality.” It’s everywhere. And it’s actually true — just not in the way the snake oil salesmen mean it. Here’s what co-creating your reality actually looks like, why you can’t think your way to winning the lottery, and what you actually can control.
The One Diet That Works For Everyone
Every New Year brings the same advice from every expert: no one diet works for everyone. Eat good foods, avoid bad foods, exercise. But what if there actually is one approach that works for every body? There is — and it has nothing to do with what you eat.
The Milkshake Experiment — And What It Really Tells Us About Weight Loss
A researcher made two batches of identical milkshakes — same ingredients, different labels. People’s bodies responded differently based on what they thought they were drinking. Here’s what that experiment actually proves about weight loss — and why both the personal trainer and the NPR interpretation got it slightly wrong.
What the Body Image Movement Gets Right — And Where It Falls Short
I finally saw Embrace by Taryn Brumfitt and left feeling grateful — grateful that I’m free. The film does important work. But it operates from within the same model that creates the pain in the first place. Here’s what the Body Image Movement gets right and what it’s still missing.
Why Holiday Eating Tips Don’t Work — And What Actually Does
Every holiday season brings the same tired tips — use a small plate, eat a salad first, avoid the dessert table. They all come from the same broken model. Here’s what Coca Cola’s epic 2013 marketing failure taught me about why those tips never work — and what actually creates peace around holiday food.