Here is a big myth about being recovered from an eating disorder that I always thought was true: ”Your life is full of rainbows and unicorns and you will be forever free!" (and here are some more myths in case you are curious) I always thought that once I am recovered and free of my food- and body obsession I will be happy. Why? Well, because for so many years the only thing weighing me down was my issue with food and my body. Once that was gone, everything was going[...]
“Why are you always so mean to yourself?”, Shaun asked me last night as I was dwelling in self doubt and crippling fear. “Because”, I said, “I don’t know how else to treat myself.” He grabbed my shoulders, looked at me and said “where is this coming from? You’re nice to your body now, but you have moved on to being mean to yourself about everything else you do.” He was right. I made peace with food and with my body and I stopped letting my negative body image take over[...]
If you are living in the US, this week is traditionally kicking off the holiday season, which for many of us can be a triggering time. It's also a very confusing time. There's plenty of family gatherings and work events/holiday parties with food being a huge part of it. Yet, most of the conversations revolve around which diet Sally is starting on January 1st to "make up for the holiday meals"... So, today, I want to give you 3 important holidays reminders, whether you are in the U[...]
“Do you have any advice for me to lose weight without obsessing over food? I need to lose weight for health reasons.” Something along those lines is one of the main questions I get on a daily basis. I consistently share my story and experience with chronic dieting and obsessive compulsive behaviours around food, so suffice to say I am not a fan of intentional weight loss. However, I totally get that it’s freaking hard to not listen to all the diet-culture-infused messa[...]
Did you know that the word “cellulite” didn’t really appear anywhere until pretty recently? In fact, the word “cellulite” and it’s description made its first appearance in North America when Vogue printed an article about it in the 1960s… Before that, cellulite wasn’t really a global term to describe our skin. These bumps on our skin are a very natural part of our body tissue. Not a “disease” that needs to be cured. Cellulite treatment is very recent and became[...]
I want to highlight something that I think a lot of us are ashamed to talk about: Our desire to be intimate - either with our partner/date or with ourselves. Since I restricted food severely from a young age, my desire to experience and enjoy sex never really developed. I was ashamed of my non-existent sex drive I always thought I’m just weird this way and that I’m just not one of those women that enjoys being touched and trying out new things in the bedroom. In fa[...]
When I decided I was done chasing the “perfect body” and dieting myself into the ground, I experienced a period of a few months where I ate upwards of tens of thousands of calories every single day. I would eat carrot cake for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. I felt so defeated and unable to stop. My body had completely taken over and I was on autopilot. Even though my stomach was painfully full, I was still hungry - mentally hungry. My body kept asking for more. This[...]
If I would have seen this body two years ago, I probably would have had a breakdown - that’s how disordered I was. I would have thought that this healthy body was flawed, because it doesn’t look like the body of my then-favourite fitness model. I would have beat myself up, because I was “too weak” to follow my food- and workout plan and “just suck it up”. Today, I look at this body with love and compassion. This body was never supposed to look like the[...]
HAPPY 10th birthday to my one and only sidekick! It’s a special day for my rescue “puppy” and cutest Boston Terrier in the world, Bruce. We got him exactly 5 years ago, after he was rescued from an illegal puppy-mill. Every day, I wish we could have rescued him sooner. Still, getting to have Bruce for the last 5 years has been a huge blessing in our lives. Since Bruce doesn’t have social media or access to this Blog and won’t see this post, I want to make it[...]
I was shaking with nervousness as I submitted my Podcast to iTunes for review and publishing, but I did it! It’s published, finally! For the past few months, I have been busy with this new project of mine, because I want to make sure that I bring you the best value possible, while I hang out inside your ear buds as you clean the house, drive to work, walk your dog or any other time slots you dedicate to listening to podcasts. I simply cannot wait to hear your feedback about this show, because[...]