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How to practice gratitude

"Be obsessively grateful" I read this quote a while ago and it really stuck with me. During the first weeks of my eating disorder recovery, I spent lots and lots of time journaling. Working with my health coach held me accountable in starting a gratitude journal. Every morning, I would write down 3 things I am grateful for. At the beginning, I was pretty skeptical and wasn’t sure what to make of it. It sounded woo-woo to me to write down things I want to celebrate about my life. I felt so down[...]

Blog Mental Health

7 Tips for dealing with anxiety and depression

[Disclaimer: This article is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice, mental health care or eating disorder treatment.] The RU Okay Day September 14 was the official RU okay day in 2017. RU okay is a suicide prevention charity that raises awareness about anxiety and depression. They have such an amazing mission that resonates with so many of us. Seeing instagram posts with this hash tag all over my feed gave me the extra push towards opening up[...]

Blog Intuitive Eating

Why I stay away from these 5 diets

ketogenic diet; paleo diet; juice cleanses; intermittent fasting for women

My first thought about dieting was at age 13, my first diet attempt was at age 15. Nowadays, this would be considered pretty late. I hear about girls at the age of 7 wanting to go on a diet. We live in a crazy world! In the past 13 years, I have suffered through various eating disorders and "eating-styles/life-styles" that were eating disorders in disguise. Now that I am slowly recovering and finding peace through intuitive eating, I can look back and reflect. None of these diets worked for me.[...]

Blog Intuitive Eating

Intuitive Eating – why I’ll never diet again

[Disclaimer: This article is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice, mental health care or eating disorder treatment.] As most of you know by now, I struggled with disordered eating and various eating disorders for over ten years - I would argue that my relationship to food has been rocky my entire life. I had heard of intuitive eating before, but always thought that I could never EVER allow myself to eat whatever I crave at any given[...]

How to choose the right workout for YOU

A lot of people think that losing weight should be the number one reason to exercise. The number two reason is often preventing heart disease and diabetes. They treat their workout like a painful chore to maintain or change their bodies. Or, they exercise to prevent some illness in the unforeseeable future. If changing your body is the reason you go to the gym, there is a possibility you don't enjoy your workouts. There is a possibility you will start hating the gym or getting dis[...]

7 Things You Can Do To Improve Your Health

health tips for physical and mental health

Health is something we all strive for. Over the past few decades, the media has done a very good job at putting out a specific image of what "health" is supposed to look like. Nowadays, it is usually a slender, white, young female eating a salad, while laughing and having the best time ever. I am sure you have the exact picture I am talking about in mind right now. Seriously, who loves salads this much that they have the biggest smile on their faces while eating them? The reality of "health" i[...]

Blog Intuitive Eating

10 reasons why your diet is not working for you

Whichever diet I am talking about here that did not work out for me, this is my subjective opinion. It is not a substitute for medical advice, so always do you own research and experimentation. Maybe your diet does work for you (right now) There is probably plenty of people that thrive on one of the diets I will mention and that is great. However, if you tend to get obsessive over things and are a very type A person like me, you might be able to relate to some things I will[...]

Blog Intuitive Eating Mental Health

Food = frenemy – How my eating disorder stole 12+ years of my life

eating disorder recovery tips and help by Rini Frey

Will food ever become my friend? This is going to be a tough blog post to write. I have never shared my full eating disorder story with anyone, except my husband. However, I want to be real and authentic with everyone and I have nothing to hide. I am not embarrassed or ashamed about my story with food anymore, I know it wasn’t my fault that things got so messy. It wasn’t me, who failed at dieting. It was my very first diet that failed me. So, here it goes, my relationship with food f[...]