AMY GARDNER / December 23, 2019
The Gift of Permission The holidays are a time for celebration and connection, but they can also be a source of stress and anxiety, especially if you struggle with your relationship with food. Feeling out of control around food, eating...
AMY GARDNER / December 21, 2019
A Rockette Shares What She Eats (And I’m So Glad My Daughter Is There To Hear It) Going to New York City during December has to be one of my favorite things. The twinkling lights, the hustle of the city...
KATE GILES / August 2, 2019
Here’s our final post it this 4-part series including two VERY important principles of the ‘Non-Diet’ approach. Non-diet principle #4: Weight loss is not synonymous with health Dietitians practicing within a non-diet framework 100% acknowledge that nutrition is important...
KATE GILES / August 1, 2019
Pleasure is an important part of eating and one emphasized here, in this 3rd principle of the non-diet approach. Non-diet principle #3: Food choices are not a moral issue It’s hard to listen to your body and develop a more...
KATE GILES / July 31, 2019
Part 2 of our multi-part blog series about the ‘Non-Diet’ approach to health and wellness. Non-diet principal #2: Our bodies CAN be trusted Our bodies have so much more wisdom about how to eat than we give them credit for....
KATE GILES / July 30, 2019
This is part one of a multi-part blog post explaining what the term ‘non-diet’ means. So, what does this ‘Non-Diet’ term mean anyway? Let’s break it down. Letting go of dieting may sound both terrifying and appealing, especially if you’ve...
NATALIE FAELLA / May 17, 2019
DIET – that four-letter, inescapable word in our society – is defined as “a regimen of eating and drinking sparingly so as to reduce one’s weight.” Dieting is commonly (and sometimes arbitrarily) recommended by medical professionals to patients with BMI levels...
NIKKI VANCE / May 15, 2019
Babies are in the news! Meghan Markle and Amy Schumer both delivered their first babies last week. And with the excitement of these arrivals, came the expected scrutiny. While some articles like this praised Meghan for showing the world what a woman’s...
Amy Gardner / April 2, 2019
We have several Intuitive Eating Groups starting the week of April 22nd. Diets and prescriptive meal plans provide external guidance, leading to mistrust of the body. IE shifts the paradigm, transitioning responsibility for eating back to the body (where it...
AMY GARDNER / February 27, 2019
February 25th through March 3rd is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. We’d like to take this opportunity to talk about what our work with eating disorder patients looks like. Successful treatment of eating disorders involves a multi-disciplinary approach. Members of...