free to just be
Food & Body Image
healthier inside and out
Are you stuck on the weight loss merry-go-round, constantly trying the latest trendy diet to find control over your eating? Maybe you’re thinking that you just need to try harder or have more self-control. But here’s the thing - if dieting worked, you probably wouldn’t be here now.
Chronic dieting often results in feeling completely controlled by food. When your meals are controlled by strict rules or rigid eating patterns, it can be hard to enjoy food or feel comfortable at the table with loved ones. Over time, this can lead to stress, shame, negative self-image, and disconnection from your body’s natural cues.
The good news is that food and body image don’t have to be so hard. Chronic dieting consits of learned beliefs and behaviors, and with guidance, these can change.
Through a combination of talk therapy, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), and IFS (Internal Family Systems) techniques, we’ll examine whether your current beliefs and behaviors about food are still serving you. If they aren’t, we’ll work together to replace them with healthier, more flexible habits—helping you cultivate intuitive eating, body neutrality, and lasting food freedom.
Symptoms of chronic dieting and disordered eating include:
shame, guilt, or anxiety after eating certain foods
obsessively weighing or measuring your body
stress about eating in front of others
yo-yo dieting
emotional eating
overeating or binge eating
self-induced vomiting, laxatives, or exercise
obsessive thoughts about food or your body
loss of control around food
rigid rules about food or exercise
missing social events to avoid food temptation
feeling controlled by food
My Food Philosophy
Health at Every Size (HAES)
Weight does not define health, and we are at our healthiest-mentally and physically-when we are not desperately dieting.
All Food is Good Food
There is no such thing as good food or bad food; therefore, our bodies can use all food for energy.