by Erica Leon | Feb 20, 2021 | Menopause, Mindful & Intuitive Eating, Nutrition
So many of my clients tell me they want to add in foods and/or supplements as a way of helping to manage peri- or post- menopausal symptoms. How can we do this in a way that doesn’t jeopardize all the hard work of letting go of diets and embracing intuitive eating? Or...
by Erica Leon | Dec 23, 2020 | Disordered Eating, Eating Disorder Recovery, Eating Disorders, Mindful & Intuitive Eating
I wanted to share something that came up during my Holiday Survive and Thrive Challenge last week. During the lessons and conversations that happened during the Challenge, one question came up that I believe confuses many people. That question is…”What is...
by Erica Leon | Apr 25, 2020 | Body Image, Eating Disorders, Mindful & Intuitive Eating, Self Care
Emotional eating is taking on a whole new meaning during this Pandemic. Some people are finding that stress is decreasing their appetite and interest in food. Other people are using food to self-soothe as they are overcome with anxiety, stress, boredom or …fill in the...
by Erica Leon | Jul 27, 2019 | Body Image, Disordered Eating, Menopause, Self Care, Self-Esteem
How sad that, in our culture, a woman’s relationship with her body often causes insecurity, fear, self-doubt, shame, guilt, low self-esteem, and all too often, self-hatred. The statistics are downright shocking; more than 5-10 million girls and women and 1 million...
by Erica Leon | May 16, 2019 | Body Image, Disordered Eating, Menopause, Self Care, Self-Esteem
In our culture today, women* fear weight gain, at all costs, as well as aging. Perimenopause and Menopause are two words that conjure up fear in the hearts and minds of most women* and also people who are assigned female at birth. Diet culture promotes middle-aged...