I recently had a client tell me, simply, “everything is a lot.” The snow is a lot. The darkness is a lot. The shopping, the presents, the travel, and the parties are a lot. The state of the world is a lot. The global crises (plural). The kids who can’t do a damn thing about […]

When my son was three-ish years old, he would regularly ask me, “Are we here, Mama?” He did so not in the way most kiddos do, not half an hour into a 14-hour car ride, but rather at the most unexpected moments: sitting on the floor stacking Legos, propped on my hip as I stirred […]

Recently, in my conversation with dietitian Leah Kern on her podcast “Shoulders Down,” I shared this sentiment: “I would rather raise a normal eater than a healthy eater.” Here’s the thing, in many circles, eating “healthy” has come to mean ascribing to a binary in which goodness and value are attached to a particular style […]

In this episode, we are joined by clinical social worker, certified intuitive eating counselor, and HAES aligned therapist, Kate Morris.  In this episode, we talk about:  If you’d prefer to listen, find it here (or wherever you get your podcasts)! Connect with Kate on Instagram @amongthetreescounselingOr via her website: https://amongthetreescounseling.com/contact

Intuitive eating counselor Kate Morris, whose gentle wisdom we first heard last May in episode 56, is back for a much-needed discussion about parenting children (and re-parenting ourselves) to become healthy, happy eaters who trust themselves.  We’re drowning in messages about eating perfectly, feeding our children “well,” and controlling our diet. But if our kids […]

Let’s consider today’s episode the first of many about intuitive eating – a self-care framework that pulls our focus inward, away from diet culture and external authorities on wellness. Truth be told, it’s a scary concept for many of us. Trust our bodies? Give ourselves permission and abundance to discern what we need on any […]