Making Peace with Food: Finding Your Peace Point
When we created Way, we wanted to make sure that the central theme within Way was clearly and genuinely aligned with our mission to impact health and happiness through mindful eating...
Body Checking 101
It’s about time we think about Body Checking and self-talk. On the surface, it may not seem like those things have much to do with each other, but they really do.
Food Guilt
Do you often feel guilty after a meal? If your answer is yes, then you're not alone - yes, you heard it right, you're not alone.
Food guilt is an emotion that haunts many of us. Enjoying and savoring a juicy burger and fries, only to feel guilty about it later. That never-ending cycle of enjoying your favorite food and then regretting it can be quite frustrating.
Self-Talk
The Practice of Knowing, and Reflecting, on your Thoughts. You may have heard the saying, “you are what you think. There’s a reason it’s a saying that’s as old as the hills
Excited Eating
When you type “Emotional Eating” into Google, what kind of article titles do you notice? Which websites pop up? Things like “Stop emotional eating”?
“Health” means “Whole”: An Exploration of Fulfillment
This may come as a surprise to you, but the root word of “health”, actually means “whole”. And that’s not some nonsense we made up. The Oxford Dictionary lays it out plainly.
Gratefulness
Now that you’re becoming more excited about eating, and hopefully understanding that being excited about eating is a good thing
Food Rules: The Origin of Our Relationship with Food
One of the best ways to start understanding your relationship with food is to go back to the beginning, back to the first food rule you can remember...
Eating So Your Body Feels Good
Fortunately, the more you practice, the easier it should get. But the amount of practice, the amount of times you need to reflect on how you feel after eating, can vary...
Parts of My Body I Like
The purpose of the Mindful Shifts Pathway is to unlearn the “perfect” body that diet culture perpetuates. This sneaky, yet in-your-face image...
Specific Topics
I Know I’m Feeling Something When I Eat, But What Is It?
Emotions are a powerful eating driver. Eating itself can also call out emotions, sometimes strong ones. It therefore shouldn’t be very surprising that a key part of developing...
Body Positive Quotes
Body shaming culture refers to a societal phenomenon where people are judged, criticized, or made to feel inadequate based on their physical appearance.
Principles of Intuitive Eating and How Behavior Science Can Help
In today's world of diets, meal-tracking apps, restrictive eating plans and fad foods, it can be difficult to make sense of what is healthy for our bodies.
We often feel stuck in a cycle of trying something new only to find that it does not work or have the desired effect. It can be confusing and frustrating to navigate the world of “healthy” eating.
Body Compassion – What Is It and How Do We Start a Practice?
Body compassion is the practice of cultivating a kind and understanding attitude towards one’s body. It focuses on bringing attention to our own feelings and emotions, and recognizing that our body is a part of us, not something separate from ourselves.
Body compassion also involves acceptance of the body for what it is – not what we think it should be or how it looks to others.
Body Dysmorphia Test – An Exploration of Body Image Issues
Do you feel dissatisfied with certain aspects of your appearance?
Are you concerned that you may have body dysmorphia or have heard about it through friends or social media? Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) can affect anyone. In the US, about 1 in 50 individuals have BDD.
Loving Your Body Quotes
Esther has spent her career working in underserved communities providing nutrition education and counseling to individuals with chronic illnesses such ...
What Is Intuitive Eating – 10 Core Principles & Health Benefits
She graduated from James Madison University with a B.S. in Dietetics and completed her dietetic internship at The Ohio State ...
Hunger Cues
She first became interested in the field of nutrition when she was struggling with food intolerances and her relationship with ...