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10 Benefits of Simply Journaling that allow MASSIVE Transformation in any area of your Life
Journaling or documenting thoughts, feelings, and experiences is nothing new, it is an ancient practice... something that has carried...

Your Essential Dietitian
Apr 2, 20213 min read


Protect your child(ren) from the deadly world of dieting
As a parent (or a grandparent or aunt/uncle or caregiver) do you hope to do EVERYTHING you can to help your child grow up to be a happy &...

Your Essential Dietitian
Mar 24, 20214 min read


3 Keys to Move Up the Vibrational Emotional Scale, Utilizing Food to Practice what we need in Life
Have you ever felt powerlessness, fear, grief, or depression? Or do you know someone in your life that is currently experiencing these...

Your Essential Dietitian
Mar 17, 20214 min read


3 year old on the beach loves herself... can it last?
If you have ever been around a child, you have likely noticed the twinkle in their eye and they seem to carry this… “I have no care in...

Your Essential Dietitian
Mar 10, 20213 min read


What does "Love Your Food and Love Yourself" really mean?
I've been asked in the past, why is my tag line with Your Essential Dietitian, “Love Your Food and Love Yourself”. And I have to tell you...

Your Essential Dietitian
Feb 23, 20214 min read


Lose the "weight" society and diet culture has put on you
We spend our lives thinking we are not good enough and often our “not good enough-ness” comes from a society that is rich in diet culture....

Your Essential Dietitian
Feb 17, 20214 min read


How can dieting HARM your body
The reason I align my practice with terms like ‘health at every size’ and ‘anti-diet’ is because of how harmful dieting can be for your...

Your Essential Dietitian
Feb 3, 20213 min read


What is your identity when it comes to food and body?
According to one of my mentors, Jim Fortin, "Your identity is who you are subconsciously and you begin learning your identity as a small...

Your Essential Dietitian
Jan 28, 20212 min read


Is Grief Causing You to Completely Disconnect, Even with Food?
Oh how my heart aches. Of lately, my heart is aching and grieving so much that I now recognize that my personal attunement (aka fancy...

Your Essential Dietitian
Jun 6, 20204 min read


My (personal, super vulnerable) Nutrition Story... We all have one, so why not share
I have had a lot of reflection time recently and was encouraged by a mentor to look back at my personal (very personal to me) nutrition...

Your Essential Dietitian
May 16, 20209 min read


Do Dietitians Encourage Curiosity or Inflict Judgement?
Have you ever wondered what it is like to work with a Dietitian? Do you think we are the food police or that when we arrive to a party,...

Your Essential Dietitian
May 12, 20203 min read


Are You Looking for a Post-Quarantine Diet? Look no further!
I have been hearing a lot of people talk about "after this quarantine stuff, I am going to have to diet". I am here to propose something...

Your Essential Dietitian
May 4, 20203 min read


The Importance of Creating a Routine
If you are currently isolated because of the pandemic, it is essential that you create a routine. This isn’t a new normal, but a...

Your Essential Dietitian
Apr 25, 20202 min read


Journaling...what better time than now?
As people spend more time in isolation or while quarantined, it is the ideal time to self-reflect with things like a journal. Journaling...

Your Essential Dietitian
Apr 16, 20203 min read


Is Stress Eating You...and You are Trying to Eat it?
When you are spending more time at home, it is easier to turn to food when you feel stressed or anxious. This is a normal stress...

Your Essential Dietitian
Apr 11, 20202 min read


So much toxicity lately led me to something I have never done
Are you feeling like I have been lately? Overloaded on the news, don't know what way to turn or how to feel. I know many people have...

Your Essential Dietitian
Apr 9, 20205 min read


While-At-Home Self-Care Options
When you are self-isolated or quarantined at home or if you are someone who is essential and working, it is easy to just sit in front of...

Your Essential Dietitian
Apr 2, 20202 min read


We may not be able to control what’s going on around us, but we CAN control our intuitive eating.
We may not be able to control what is going on around us, but we CAN control our food choices through intuitive eating... even when it feels

Your Essential Dietitian
Mar 19, 20205 min read


Why is holding a Nutrition License different than other professions?
I would like to start a conversation after seeing a post asking for others to sign on to the recent bill proposal to deregulate the...

Your Essential Dietitian
Feb 7, 20205 min read


What is "Healthy" anyhow & why does this word make me cringe?
Healthy to me is this....a word that carries heavy judgement, subconsciously expressing that if we aren't "healthy" we are bad. Therefore...

Your Essential Dietitian
Jan 20, 20204 min read
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