I used to hate myself 😲I used to put everyone and everything before myself.When one of my mentors said to me “If you’re tired of the way people are treating you, take a look at how you’re treating yourself” … That blew my mindIt had never occurred to me that the level of respect that I gave myself, would determine the respect I got from others.I always made excuses for why something else was more important than taking care of myself.I would get started on some diet with a burst in motivation, only to burn out in less than 2 weeks.It…

I’m so thankful that diets failed me. I’m so thankful that every time I tried to punish myself into being healthy, that it failed. I struggled for so long thinking that I was the failure, when in fact my body was trying to teach me a lesson. You cannot hate your way into health. It is impossible. And I’m filled with such deep gratitude, because it meant that I had to learn to love myself and love my body. My body was crying out for love, appreciation and gratitude, and I was trying to punish it into submission, to try…

I want to paint you a picture:​​Imagine, if you will, sitting down to a meal and feeling at peace.  Not worrying about if the potatoes are going to make you fat, or stressing about the dessert that might be coming.Imagine walking into the grocery store and feeling at ease.  Not white-knuckling your grocery cart as you dart past the junk food aisle.Imagine feeling so comfortable around food that you never feel guilt, fear, dread or pain.Imagine eating with true enJOYment.  Where you sit down to eat, and you enjoy each bite.  The food is delicious, and at the end of…

I wonder if, when people hear the term “emotional eating”, they picture a broken-hearted ex sobbing into a bucket of ice cream, while binge-watching Bridget Jones’ Diary on rerun? Sure, that qualifies as emotional eating. But, the intriguing thing is, for most people, emotional eating looks nothing like that. Let’s pull up a stump, give each other a knowing nod, as we ponder this age-old question: “Why do pizza and donuts make me fat, when pizza and donuts make me feel good? Life isn’t fair” Ok, not one of the great philosophical debates of our time. But, you and I…

A number on the scale won’t help you love yourself. A flat stomach won’t help you love yourself. And, that’s so incredibly liberating ❤️. You don’t have to wait until some arbitrary point in time to start appreciating how amazing you are And if you think I’m lying when I tell you you’re amazing, I challenge you to hop on a call with me and try to prove me wrong 😃 You might laugh, you might cry, but at the end of the day, I’m 💯 sure I’m right.

When did food become the answer to all our problems? Food is amazing. It represents social life, celebration, culture, history and more. But, I don’t think we’ve ever had such a tenuous relationship with food in human history. For most of history, people were just grateful to have food on the table. And in times of harvest, when food was abundant, people celebrated. So … when did the problems start? I don’t know exactly, but I’m pretty confident that we can see a connection between the rise in mental, emotional and lifestyle stress, along with the increase in cheap, abundant,…

Dear Old Jonathan, I look at you now with so much love and compassion. And if, 3 years ago, someone had told you that I’d be using love, compassion, and Jonathan in the same sentence? You’d have laughed in their face. “Men don’t talk like that. Men don’t talk about feelings.” And you? You tried to bury your feelings in pizza, wings, chips, doughnuts … And I don’t blame you. You don’t need to feel guilty about that anymore. You didn’t know any better. You didn’t have the tools, the knowledge, the understanding. You were doing the best you could…