Tag: disordered-eating
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5 Mindset Shifts to Let Go of Diet Mentality
Harmful diet mentality is deeply ingrained in our culture. It encompasses the pattern of starting new diets (or “lifestyles”) over and over again, “falling off track”, feeling guilty and like a failure, then starting again – founded on the belief that you need to be thin or achieve a certain weight to be able to…
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How to Stop Eating When You’re Bored
One of the things I’m asked about the most is definitely boredom eating. We’ve all been there. Sitting at home, scrolling on your phone or working on some boring project, and suddenly you’ find you’re in the kitchen, grazing. You’re not really hungry, but opening kitchen cabinets, trying a few cookies, some chocolate, handful of…
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Side Effects Of Binge Eating And Overeating
Before saying anything else, let me be clear: everyone overeats sometimes. Occasional situations where we eat past our fullness are a part of normal eating, and when you have a healthy relationship with food these situations aren’t a big deal, because you’re able to easily move on without engaging in catastrophic thinking or, worse, purging…
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7 Signs You’re Stuck in Diet Culture And 7 Ways to Break Free
We live in a world where being on a diet is almost seen as a rite of passage for women. In my experience, with clients and personal, it usually starts very small; I’ll just “watch what I eat,” or “lose 2 pounds to look like some other girl in the class.” With time, it progresses,…
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The Difference Between Mindful and Intuitive Eating And How They Work Together
Confused about the difference between mindful and intuitive eating? Learn how these two practices support each other, and why you don’t need to do them perfectly to build a peaceful relationship with food. Maybe you’ve been told to “eat mindfully” or to “listen to your body,” and now you’re trying to figure out what that…
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Romanticize Your Relationship With Food: Joyful Healing
If you happen to have worked with me, you know I love teaching about the importance of romanticizing life, in all areas. Romanticizing your life simply means intentionally finding joy, beauty, and presence in the everyday, and in ordinary activities and routines. It serves your health because it gently nudges you towards mindfulness – to…
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Breaking the Restrict-Binge Cycle With Intuitive Eating
Have you ever found yourself saying you’ll never eat carbs again on Monday, promising yourself that this time you’ll be “good for real,” only to find yourself raiding the kitchen by Friday night? If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. This experience is part of a pattern many people who diet fall into – a…
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5 Ways Intuitive Eating Changes Your Life – Beyond Just Food
When diets, food and weight obsession are running your life, it’s challenging to focus on anything else. I know first hand what such existence feels like; you wake up wondering how to “make up” for what you ate the day before, you meticulously plan every single meal, counting calories, weighing food, following rigid exercise plan,…
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What to Expect When Working with an Intuitive Eating Nutritionist
Through the years of working with clients as an intuitive eating nutritionist, I’ve often heard them say, “Well, this is not at all what I expected from working with a nutritionist. I thought you’d give me a list of foods I should and shouldn’t eat, but this works so much better!” Many of my clients…
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5 Must-Read Books About Intuitive Eating in 2025
Intuitive eating is a self-care practice embodying instinct, emotion and rational thought. Although its main focus is, obviously, eating, it also teaches us a gentle, helpful approach to fitness, body image, and wellness in general.In a world full of diets and diets disguising as “lifestyles”, intuitive eating is an antidote, offering a compassionate, flexible path…
Nina Kaufmann 