by Erin Wesley | Jun 22, 2020
One of the most impactful things my dietitian did to help me become an Intuitive Eater was to model the thinking and decision making that she had around food. She would walk me through her thought process as she got off work and began thinking about what she wanted...
by Erin Wesley | Jun 4, 2020
Let’s face it. Body image is so much about what you’re telling yourself. If you’ve ever spent a whole day bashing your body, you know exactly what I mean. Instead of letting obsessive thoughts about your body get you down, try replacing negative...
by Erin Wesley | May 13, 2020
Actual recent email correspondence with an actual Intuitive Eating client: Erin: I know you said I could reach out any time, and I have mostly not done that because things have been relatively smooth. This weekend I took a dive, though. I tried on some summer shorts...
by Erin Wesley | Apr 16, 2020
Even a few years into eating disorder recovery, I hated my body. I needed all the body image help I could get. One powerful step forward was writing an apology letter to my body for all my mistreatment of it. It took me a little while to work up to this level in...
by Erin Wesley | Mar 30, 2020
Emotional eating was a big part of my own story. Stress, anxiety, boredom, frustration, tiredness, loneliness, anger and depression. Sometimes even celebration and happiness. Heck, I ate for almost all emotions. I remember a pivotal point in my emotional eating...
by Erin Wesley | Mar 24, 2020
If you’re like I was, being holed up with the kids on a rainy day was enough for the binge monster within me to awaken from it’s slumber. What is it about long days with annoying movies blaring, the constant need to be preparing kid snacks, and endless...
by Erin Wesley | Mar 11, 2020
I am personally in love with mindfulness practices. Mindful eating is a bit of a controversial topic in the eating disorder recovery field. Because, If you are not getting enough to eat it can be counterproductive to tell you to eat mindfully. (Imagine telling a...
by Erin Wesley | Mar 5, 2020
Have you noticed that you tend to binge eat primarily at night? You seem to keep it together all day long, but something happens at night and you can’t seem to stop yourself not matter what you try? Read on to find out the top 5 possible causes and solutions....
by Erin Wesley | Feb 26, 2020
You read the book. You’ve been following some great podcasts. The concepts make perfect sense and the science behind it all really speaks to you. So, why does it just feel like it’s not clicking? Read on to troubleshoot what could be happening for you....
by Erin Wesley | Feb 18, 2020
So you’ve decided Intuitive Eating might work for you. You’ve read about it, or you follow some people on Instagram or Facebook. Maybe you’ve even read the book and have tried to apply some of the principles on your own. Now you’re ready to...
