by Erica Leon | Apr 16, 2019
I wanted to share some news about a special certification I now have…I am a licensed Be Body Positive Facilitator. I completed my training with Connie Sobczak and Elizabeth Scott, LCSW, The Body Positive’s Co-Founder and Director of Trainings. Here is a little...
by Erica Leon | Aug 17, 2017
As parents, we have to be SO careful about the behaviors we demonstrate in front of children. Kids absorb everything around them, and even subtle diet rules and body shame will seep into their brains, and they will mimic it. We have to do our best to show kids that no...
by Erica Leon | Apr 18, 2017
In doing some research on body image over several generations in my family, my 86- year-old mother mentioned an incident of which she had never spoken. Imagine for a moment — Going off to your freshman year of college a little nervous — “Will you do well...
by Erica Leon | Oct 23, 2016
“If you can learn to like how you look, and not the way you think you look, it can set you free.” — Gloria Steinem Tara is 5’ 5”, weighs 132 pounds; her hair is the color of chestnuts and her lips naturally want to curl into a smile. She has square shoulders, small...
by Erica Leon | Oct 8, 2016
On Tuesday, November 1st at 7PM ET, I will be offering an 8-Week Virtual Intuitive Eating Basics workshop for a limited number of qualified participants. Does That Include You? Can you imagine a life where you feel free around food without obsession or worry? How...