Category: Anti-Diet Culture
Embracing Your Intersectional Healing Journey: Nurturing Wellness within Diverse Identities
by Coach Leslie
In the pursuit of healing and wellness, we often find ourselves navigating various challenges and seeking solace in a world that may not fully understand the complexity of our identities. The concept of intersectional healing acknowledges that our well-being is deeply intertwined with the various aspects of our identities, such as race, gender, size, culture, and more. In this blog post, I hope to … Read More Embracing Your Intersectional Healing Journey: Nurturing Wellness within Diverse Identities
Misogynoir, Food and Body: An Intersectional Look
by Coach Leslie
Common Tropes of Misogynoir As a wellness professional focusing on social justice and intersectionality, it is my mission to delve into the intricate patterns that shape human experiences, especially those arising from diverse intersections of gender, race, and culture. One of the most critical yet overlooked aspects in this matrix is the concept of ‘misogynoir’ – a term coined by Moya Bailey that specifically … Read More Misogynoir, Food and Body: An Intersectional Look
Food Freedom: Worth the Fight
by Coach Leslie
Caring for oneself shouldn’t be hard. Yet, if you’ve ever experienced restrictive dieting or the hang-ups of trying to conform to predetermined beauty standards that society has dictated, it can feel borderline impossible. But let me tell you something: You deserve better and food freedom is worth fighting for! As someone who’s been through a roller coaster journey filled with anti-diet concepts, healthy lifestyle … Read More Food Freedom: Worth the Fight
The Power of Habits
by Coach Leslie
Improving Your Relationship with Food Embarking on a journey to improve one’s eating habits can be both exciting and challenging. One effective way to make lasting, positive changes is by creating and nurturing new habits. By understanding how habits work and implementing them consciously, you can make small, consistent changes that ultimately lead to a healthier and happier lifestyle. In this blog post, we … Read More The Power of Habits
Embracing Your Body: The Power of Positive Body Image
by Coach Leslie
Introduction In a world where appearance often seems to be everything, it can be challenging to maintain a positive body image. Social media, advertising, and pop culture can sometimes promote unrealistic beauty standards that leave many people feeling inadequate. However, having a positive body image is crucial for our mental, emotional, and physical well-being. In this blog post, we will explore the importance of … Read More Embracing Your Body: The Power of Positive Body Image
Diabetes Management During the Holidays
by Coach Leslie
To Balance Blood Sugar BALANCE is the Key! The fall and winter holiday season can be both a wonderful time and a challenging time if you have food relationship struggles or chronic illness, like Diabetes. Roughly 12% of the population has some type of diagnosed diabetes, so it is likely that you or someone you know needs to maintain blood sugar balance. The rich … Read More Diabetes Management During the Holidays
Holidaze: Surviving When in ED Recovery
by Coach Leslie
Tips to Manage the Season NOW! While the holidays can be a time of joy, connection, and memory-making, when you are recovering from an eating disorder, they can also be a time of stress, anxiety, and possibly fear. During the early years of my recovery, I was in the closet with my family about my treatment. I wish I could tell you why. I … Read More Holidaze: Surviving When in ED Recovery
Beating Binge Eating with Mindful Eating
by Coach Leslie
I am happy to share my journey but it is lengthy and I have not gotten a good short version yet! What I will say right here, right now is that it was years before I even thought I needed help and even then, I need different kinds of help at different times. As the layers got pulled back, something else came up for … Read More Beating Binge Eating with Mindful Eating
Boosting Body Image with Mindful Eating
by Coach Leslie
Mindful Eating Helps You Become Mindfully and Intentionally Connected to Your Body Mindful eating is often thought of as a way to change your eating habits and help you understand more about your food fears and anxiety, and help you to have a better relationship with food. But it can also heal your relationship with your body and actually help you identify many physical … Read More Boosting Body Image with Mindful Eating
Move Your Body–Old School!
by Coach Leslie
Back in the Day! Were you an active kiddo? Chances are if you are over the age of 35, you came from generations that were told to “go play outside” on the regular. Some kids weren’t even expected home until the street lights came on. Those days may be long gone, but your fun memories are right there when you call them forth. What … Read More Move Your Body–Old School!
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Team up to Win!
by Coach Leslie
As a mom and movement coach, I am an advocate of team sports for my girls. They are very different personalities and ages (21 and 9), and differently-abled (the 21-year-old is a typically abled person and the little one has down syndrome), but there have always been team activities they both participate in and enjoy. I am no less an advocate for my clients … Read More Team up to Win!
You Should be Dancing!
by Coach Leslie
This month, I am sharing about ways to rekindle joy and fun in movement. So, if you are looking for a great way to move your body, dancing is a fun (and my absolute favorite) way to get your body moving. Dancing can be done no matter your age or ability level. One can dance standing, from a chair, or even lying down in … Read More You Should be Dancing!
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