10 Principles of Intuitive Eating – 8: Respect Your Body AND 9: Movement: Feel the Difference
This month we are going to take a deeper dive into principles 8 and 9 this month. Principle 8 – “respecting your body” and 9 – “Movement – feel the difference” are important principles to keep in mind throughout your intuitive eating journey.
The Stolen Laffy Taffy
It happened at our local Five Below—one of our usual stops. This time it was just me and my almost five-year-old daughter. We were picking out goodie bag items, checked out, and headed to the car.
10 Principles of Intuitive Eating – 6: Discover the Satisfaction Factor AND 7: Cope with Your Emotions Through Kindness
What this means simply put… Satisfaction = pleasure + permission + context. It’s not about “treating” yourself once in a while; it’s about making eating enjoyable enough that it feels complete. When meals are satisfying, cravings and “binge” urges usually decrease.
How are those New Year, New Habits Going?
Winter and spring often feels like a clean slate and a time when we promise ourselves big changes: “I’ll cut out sugar completely.” ~ “I’ll lose 20 pounds by Spring.” ~ “I’ll cook every meal at home.”
10 Principals of Intuitive Eating – 4: Challenge the Food Police AND 5: Feel Your Fullness
Who are the food police? For many of us we may have an image in our mind of an elder who would emphasize good and bad foods. This may be your reality, but ultimately, the food police are the internalized voices of diet culture and were also impressed upon the generations before us.
Navigating Food During the Holidays: 5 Tips for Surviving the Season
The holidays are a time of celebration, connection, and—let’s be honest—a lot of delicious food! From festive gatherings to cozy family dinners, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the abundance of treats and traditions.
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Q&A with Amanda Mullen
Intuitive Counseling has welcomed a new psychotherapist, Amanda Mullen, to our team of clinicians. Amanda will be working virtually and in-person from the Charleston, South Carolina office.
10 Principals of Intuitive Eating – Principle 3: Make Peace with Food
Principle #3 of Intuitive Eating, Make Peace with Food, encourages individuals to end this exhausting struggle and begin developing a healthy, respectful relationship with food.
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Navigating the Grocery Store
Grocery shopping can feel like a very daunting task. There are countless products on the shelves and an overwhelming number of decisions to make.
10 Principals of Intuitive Eating – Principle 2: Honor Your Hunger
To honor your hunger is to recognize and respond to your body’s biological cues for nourishment without judgment or delay.
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A look at the LGBTQ+ community in sport
The story of the LGBTQ+ community in professional sports has come a long way. For years, athletes felt like they had to hide who they were because coming out could mean losing their careers or being treated unfairly.
10 Principals of Intuitive Eating – Breaking it Down
Intuitive Counseling got its name from being inspired and moved by the work of dietitian nutritionists Evelyn Tribole, and Elyse Resch. Their book The 10 Principles of Intuitive Eatinghas been pivotal in the world of eating disorder treatment and the anti-diet-culture.
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