Trust Me I'm a (mom)(yogi) RD

In our diet-obsessed and "thin-spo" food culture, it's no surprise that ANY form of pleasure around food or eating is demonized.  We have been brainwashed to believe that we have to be extremely rigid around how we nourish our bodies; that somehow our bodies and metabolism aren't already extremely intelligent beyond our control.  Then when we restrict our eating, it's no wonder our physiological hunger takes hold, continuing the diet/binge cycle. What exactly is  emotional eating?  According to wikipedia (this was the only neutral definition I could find that didn't include diet-talk or food-shaming): Emotional eating is defined as "The propensity to eat in response to positive and/or negative emotions."    So by this definition, any form of eating could be considered emotional, because we as humans are never absent of said feelings.  However, if a client comes to me and claims they have a "problem" with emotional eating, it's u...

  Below is the speech I gave at my grandpa's funeral last week.  This is something I've always wanted to do for someone who has passed, and I'm so proud of myself for having the courage to honor my grandpa's life in a way that (I was told) really touched so many people <3   When I was getting ready to write this speech honoring my gpa...one word kept coming to me over + over again; one word that described him perfectly. And while it may not be earthshattering to most, it’s still true. MY GPA WAS FUNNY! …(And ornery)…but mostly funny. I hope to capture some of that humor with the highlights of his life I share today.   My grandpa grew up in a small town in Iowa (Ackley)…which when I was younger, I could have sworn it was hours and hours away from Perry…but come to find out the trip only seemed that way when my grandma or grandpa drove us J (Unlike me, they like to follow speed limits).   I know that my grandpa grew up on a fa...