by Erica Leon | Nov 8, 2022 | Body Image, Diet Culture, Health at Every Size
We live in a society that too often sends the wrong messages. Diet culture is rooted in the belief that we must shrink our bodies to conform to Western beauty standards and that there is only one “right” way to eat. This belief system leads to constant body judgment,...
by Erica Leon | Oct 26, 2022 | Body Image, Diet Culture, Health at Every Size, Non-Diet Approach
The body positivity movement has impacted the clothing industry… more or less. More, in that we are seeing a record number of companies working to make their brands more inclusive. Less, because according to a wonderful summary by Lindley Ashline, “For truly inclusive...
by Erica Leon | Oct 11, 2022 | Body Image, Diet Culture, Health at Every Size, Non-Diet Approach
No matter where you are in your stage of life or in your journey with food and nutrition… we all need to be kinder to ourselves! One way to shift your thinking about your body image mindset is by learning to challenge your automatic negative thoughts about how...
by Erica Leon | Dec 12, 2020 | Body Image, Mindful & Intuitive Eating, Nutrition
Okay, so “change your life” might seem dramatic, but meal planning can help with more than you can imagine. Today, we are going to learn how this can be! But first… I want to say Happy Holidays!! Both for the upcoming Christmas celebration and also for Chanukah,...
by Erica Leon | Nov 28, 2020 | Eating Disorder Recovery, Eating Disorders, Mindful & Intuitive Eating
This Thanksgiving and December Holiday meal times will be strange, plain and simple. For many of us with families out of town, our celebrations will be small. Still, some of my clients have expressed concern about those obnoxious food and body comments that always...
