The last week in February was NEDA‘s Eating Disorders Awareness Week. I stayed pretty quiet, with the exception of a few social media posts, but took some time to reflect on my own experience as someone who once spent a lot of time on the disordered eating spectrum. I might be a little bit late…
Intimidation at the gym (aka gym-timidation) is all too real. If I had a dollar for every time someone told me that they were nervous to go to the gym because they were afraid of people judging them, I could probably quit coaching and teaching altogether and buy a beach house in Maui. If you…
I’m taking a good hard look at how and when I use the words “body positive” to describe myself and what I do. I think it’s important that we all do. I have no problem admitting when I’ve been wrong. I thrive on growth and change. So here goes: I think I’ve been doing this…
WTF is this “joyful movement” stuff anyway? This is the question you might be asking yourself right now. You may have seen this term floating around on the internet, especially if you follow other Health At Every Size professionals. When I first heard of it I pictured Julie Andrews twirling in a meadow. Was this…
I’ve been pleasantly surprised to find that most of my co-workers seem to be genuinely interested in my approach to health and fitness–even the parts where I tell people it’s ok to eat carbs and take naps. The other day I was chatting with one of the other trainers at the gym where I work. He…
The other day I was talking with a new client who finally had what I like to call the “eff this I’m done moment”. It’s a magical moment when you decide that you no longer want to spend your life perpetually pursuing intentional weight loss. I had this moment for myself a little over two…
Awhile back I posed the question: If I start including more workout how-to blog posts, what would you like to learn how to do? The responses I got were varied. How do I start lifting weights for the first time? What can I do about wrist pain during certain yoga poses? How can I combat the…
Confession: I’m a yoga teacher and my meditation game is NOT exactly on point. There. I said it. I know I’m supposed to be all enlightened and present and $hit. But the truth is, I still find meditation really difficult at times. I can barely sit still for long enough to watch a 3 minute…
I got a text from a friend the other day. She had left a party (one we had both been at) early, because another friend of hers questioned what she was eating not one, not two, but three times. As in “Are you REALLY gonna eat that?” In her own words, she “pretty much had a…
The other day I was getting ready to teach a group fitness class when one of my regular students came up to me. She wanted to give me a heads up that if she seemed a little “off” or looked like she wasn’t trying it was because she was trying a new “lifestyle change”: intermittent…