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How to know if it’s time to get support for your relationship with food and body image

“Even if we all ate and exercised the same way, we would still all look different”

If you’re like me, you just finished binge-watching Bridgerton and can’t get enough of the glamorous lifestyle of each character. The young ladies are in pursuit of finding a husband, ...

The start of a new year and/or a global pandemic that includes stay at home orders highlights a lot of diet culture messages. Try your best to avoid them: change ...

Not all brands offer a wide range of sizes or even show those different sizes on different models! To help you get started, I have compiled a list of great ...

Have you found yourself spending hours on end looking not only for clothing in your size but a model with a similar body size to YOU to help you visualize ...

How to prevent your hunger from becoming 'HANGER’ - 3 tips to honor your hunger

Do you feel upset when you don’t hit your fitness tracker’s goals for the day?

How to practice self-care and take care of yourself during Election Day (and week).

How to keep your favorite foods in the house and stop feeling out of control around food.

Non-Diet Meal Planning on a budget: Easy, Affordable Meals that aren’t PB&J on Repeat

How is diet culture supporting your values? And more importantly, how is it not.

5 ways to take care of yourself & your health, today. (No diet necessary!)

Why are there arbitrary rules trying to control our clothing choices? If you are sweating about the idea of sitting in a bathing suit, or being comfortable in less clothing, ...

Self-Care Isn't Selfish - Tools for Stress Management What is self-care? How to cultivate tools you can use to take care of yourself now and every day. The more we ...

How to Reduce Your Screen Time When Everything is Online - tips to take a break from your phone, even in quarantine.

Our bodies are changing all the time and that can be frustrating to navigate in the dressing room, but over the years I’ve learned a few tricks that can help!

We also know that body image isn’t really about the body itself and what’s interesting is that often a feeling connected to the body is an alert that something else ...

When moving towards intuitive eating, away from using external rules, and healing from disordered eating, it is expected and healthy that weight gain will likely co-occur in the process. Here ...

“Anti-Racism work is not self-improvement work for white people” - Rachel Cargle

Throughout this past week, I had the opportunity to hear and see so many Black accounts in the wellness and food space. I want to highlight specific podcasts and conversations ...

If you moved back in with your parents for quarantine, you need these tips.

Whether it’s a celebrity like Adele, or anyone else, let’s stop commenting on other people’s bodies or weights.

Anti-diet doesn’t mean anti-nutrition. Learn about how gentle nutrition applies to intuitive eating and how you can start to incorporate it.

Tips for creating a healthy relationship with food while in quarantine. When I start to feel anxious I remind myself, “This IS temporary!” That’s my mantra right now.

This change in routine, while inconvenient, can also be an opportunity to check-in on your relationship with exercise and your body. This article shares some insight and tools you can ...

Some of the hardest, most personal work is off social media, working on our own relationships with food and supporting those around us, with theirs.

How do you start Intuitive Eating? Answering the most common questions I hear from clients about how to stop dieting find food freedom.

Meet The Goods Mart, a new kind of convenience store full of better-for-you options that are also socially-conscious.

Just like we all have bad hair days, bad body image days are normal, too! And they can feel awful. I’m sharing tips on how to re-frame and deal with ...

When people say ‘calories don’t count’ - does it really mean they don’t matter? Do you need to count them or is that a myth?

Curious about what intuitive eating means and if it would be a good fit for you? Here are 3 tips we can all use to improve our relationship with food ...

Ever wonder about the people who create your favorite brands? Sharing 7 entrepreneurs who are changing the wellness scene.

An easy, portable make-ahead breakfast that will keep you satisfy your tastebuds, wallet and barely awake self as you run out the door.

The Drybar of Acupuncture? I checked out NYC newest addition to the wellness scene. It checks all the boxes -it’s modern, convenient, affordable and instagram-able.

Whether you’re planning your next trip or just want to learn about what’s happening on that beautiful island in the middle of the Atlantic, this guide has something for you. ...

You booked your flight, you’ve mapped out all the sights you want to see…but the negative worries of body image, what clothes to pack and the stress of being out ...

New Year’s Resolutions mean the Sweetgreen line is even longer than usual. Do yourself and your wallet a favor and make your own version by following these 3 tips for ...

De-bunking food marketing and how it changes our behaviors and relationship with food. Wondering what’s the best guilt-free dessert recipe? Here’s why guilt-free foods are B.S.

Here come the holidays! And with it the holiday food and diet talk. Here are some tips changing the conversation for a healthier, happier holiday.

The leaves may be changing colors but the thing that’s staying green is…celery juice? This trend has been ALL over my social media feeds and news headlines the past months ...

What’s the best way to approach starting a conversation about something you’re passionate about when you’re in the position of the ‘learner’? Sharing 4 tips for introducing Intuitive Eating and ...

After more than 10 internships - paid and unpaid - I’m sharing some of the greatest lessons and tips I’ve picked up to make the most of your internship experience.

One of the most frequently asked questions I get is “What do you think of meal prepping? How can you meal prep intuitively?” Answering that and more in this #WhyIAteWednesday.

The next generation of RDs is coming in HOT. They’re helping to break the mold of traditional diet-etics and supporting each other along the way - because there is still ...

Here we have THE BEST gluten free banana blueberry bread that was every made. It’s moist, delicious, super easy and falls apart in the best way. Make it for your ...

Changing the What to the WHY for a Why I Ate Wednesday. Taking the stigma and judgement out of our day of eating and bringing awareness to the many reasons ...

‘Tis the season for “quick fix summer body” posts, fad diets, cleanses and workouts for a six-pack. These topics indicate that there is something wrong with your body now or ...

Why you don't need a sugar detox - the latest on fad diets, exercise psychology and more in this week's Wellful Newsletter!

Homemade Perfect Bars! Easy recipe to make perfect bars at home instead of paying upwards of $2 for. Packed with 8 grams of protein, they're the perfect snack on-the-go. The ...

This article was originally posted to My Life OOO on February 9, 2017. Not that anyone’s counting, but there are just over 100 days left until summer (okay, maybe we ...

This article was originally posted on My Life OOO on February 7, 2018. If you couldn’t snag a resi at that cute spot in the Village this Valentine’s day, there’s ...

If You're Reading This, You're More Woke Than Weight Watchers. Why is #WakeUpWeightWatchers trending? And what IS Intuitive Eating? Here's your Wellful scoop plus a few free things we're loving ...

'Tis the season for shopping, baking, catching up with friends and family and...too many emails. But we promise we'll keep this one short! Here's to a holiday season filled with loved ...

The Wellful is proud to share their definitive list of the best workouts and fitness studios in NYC. We've gone to over 60 studios to tell you which instructors, classes ...

The best gift this holiday season? Time and productivity. Give the gift of mindfulness this year. Go beyond the consumerism of the holidays and give your loved ones a grounding ...

While most holidays have some central eating component, Thanksgiving really takes the cake (or pie?). But of course food is a big part of the day and celebration which impacts ...

You’ve probably heard that you can survive 3 weeks without food but only a few days without water. Our bodies are nearly 60% water and it’s a crucial part of ...

Whole Foods might get all the attention for healthy food options, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only option. We all love Trader Joe’s for a good grocery deal (definitely ...

You can't scroll through your Instagram or stroll through the aisles of Whole Foods without seeing products proudly containing collagen, charcoal, probiotics or fermented foods.Welcome to the start of our ...

Activated charcoal has been a rising star on the health & wellness scene the past couple of years but why are we drinking it again? Activated charcoal lovers will say ...

This week we're talking sweat - our favorite workouts, intuitive exercise, discounting and free fitness - the whole shebang.  

Welcome to The Wellful! In our first newsletter we introduce ourselves and get right down to business. We debunk that whole coconut oil mess from earlier this summer, talk about ...