by Erica Leon | Jan 9, 2020 | Body Image, Mindful & Intuitive Eating, Non-Diet Approach
Here are some frightening weight loss stats for you to think about… Did you know that 45 percent of the entire United States population listed weight loss as one of their New Year resolutions in 2018? And that by February, 80 percent of these resolutions had failed?...
by Erica Leon | Nov 16, 2019 | Body Image, Menopause, Mindful & Intuitive Eating, Mindful Eating
I had the privilege of attending the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE) in Philadelphia. This is a national conference for nutrition professionals that can only be described as the Superbowl of Dietitian and Nutritionist Conferences! A highlight for me...
by Erica Leon | Oct 26, 2019 | Body Image, Health at Every Size, Menopause, Mindful & Intuitive Eating
You can make peace with food without obsessing about body weight…here’s how. What is Health at Every Size® and How Can it Help? For so many of my clients working towards making peace with food and their bodies, the notion of not having to be weighed each...
by Erica Leon | Oct 12, 2019 | Diet, Diet Culture, Eating Disorders & Prevention, Menopause, Weight Stigma
We live in a world that is obsessed with diets and manipulating our bodies in the pursuit of weight loss. Obsessed. Our world is obsessed with thinness. Why do we all live in mortal fear of “gaining weight,” getting fat,” or “being fat?” Why is our value as a human...
by Erica Leon | Apr 16, 2019 | Body Image, Non-Diet Approach, Registered Dietitian
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...