The Nourish Collective

The Nourish Collective We are weight-inclusive, HAES® aligned dietitians who specialize in eating disorders & disordered eating.

We are weight-inclusive dietitians with a shared passion for helping individuals heal from eating disorders and disordered eating. While working in private practice, we recognized the need for specialized care in the community. With shared values of compassion, connection and respect, we created The Nourish Collective as a safe place to support individuals heal their relationship with food and their bodies. We empower our clients to connect with their inner wisdom and strength to create a full and joyful life.

It is okay to eat in the absence of hunger.In fact, when we are in recovery, and beyond, there may be many times that we...
11/19/2025

It is okay to eat in the absence of hunger.

In fact, when we are in recovery, and beyond, there may be many times that we are eating in the absence of hunger.

Hunger is often thought of as this grumbling stomach kind of queue that everyone experiences in the same way. That simply isn’t true.

Hunger can show up in many different ways, and it exists on a spectrum, not a simple on or off type of sensation.

Your hunger cues could be showing up as:
* Feeling irritable (hello hangry)
* Headache
* Nausea
* Thinking about food
* Having difficulty concentrating on the task at hand
* Stomach pain
* Shakiness
* Perhaps what feels like sudden cravings
* Low energy or fatigue
* Daydreaming about food

Do any of these surprise you?

It is okay to eat in the absence of hunger, it actually could be the most supportive thing you do for your body today.

What is the “why” behind the decisions that you make around food?Can we dig deeper and connect with what’s underneath th...
11/17/2025

What is the “why” behind the decisions that you make around food?

Can we dig deeper and connect with what’s underneath that “why”?

Is it possible to remove food rules and work on nourishing yourself in a way that is coming from a place of care?

If you feel like you’re starting and stopping a new routine with food every other week, we’d like you to know🌱 It is pos...
11/07/2025

If you feel like you’re starting and stopping a new routine with food every other week, we’d like you to know

🌱 It is possible to feel pleasure and joy with meals
🌱 You will regain so much mental space once you find moments of ease in your relationship with food
🌱 Your relationship with food is dynamic, not something that can be perfected or achieved
🌱 You can build a bridge from where you have been in your food relationship to where you would like to be.

It doesn’t have to be a starting over, or a new thing you’re trying, but rather steps toward rebuilding trust between you and your body.

Intuitive eating can help you build this trust, so you can tap into that inner wisdom.

Get started with our Intro to Intuitive Eating Course today, this course was designed to support you, help you cultivate a peaceful relationship with food and learn to trust your body again.

My body is worthy of care and nourishment.Offering nourishment is an act of care.This body is inherently worthy, and I a...
11/03/2025

My body is worthy of care and nourishment.

Offering nourishment is an act of care.

This body is inherently worthy, and I am learning to nourish it with kindness and intention.

🍂 As the temperatures begin to drop in our cities, and daylight becomes shorter, we’re reminded of the gentle nudge moth...
10/28/2025

🍂 As the temperatures begin to drop in our cities, and daylight becomes shorter, we’re reminded of the gentle nudge mother nature provides this time of year to slow down, and welcome in rest.

🤗 Rest is one of the foundations of self-care for your body.

🌱 Rest may apply to multiple states – physical rest, mental rest, emotional rest, social rest, sensory rest, creative rest, or spiritual rest.

⚡️ Each one of us is unique in where our lives may need the most energy and focus and what restores us in these areas. Understanding the kind of rest we personally need is part of reconnecting with ourselves.

💌 Our October blog is all about rest: why it may feel hard to cultivate, what is considered rest and how to reclaim rest. Consider this an invitation to reclaim the act of rest this season.

Food is meant to bring us comfort.Experiencing pleasure and comfort from food is not a failure or flaw, it is actually v...
10/14/2025

Food is meant to bring us comfort.

Experiencing pleasure and comfort from food is not a failure or flaw, it is actually very much part of being a human.

Let it be a reminder that you are alive. You are worthy of nourishment from all foods - the nostalgic ones, the comfort ones, the hearty ones, all nourishment, without guilt.

If there’s one thing we wish every client could see, it’s this:How much has actually shifted, and the growth they have h...
09/24/2025

If there’s one thing we wish every client could see, it’s this:

How much has actually shifted, and the growth they have had.

It’s easy to focus on what still feels hard — the thing that hasn’t shifted yet, the pattern that still shows up. And when that takes center stage, it can feel like there has been no growth taking place.

When really, there have been shifts.

Maybe the other day you noticed hunger and actually let yourself respond, without negotiating first.

Or that time you didn’t track, measure or record — and still felt okay, or even just a little less anxious.

That’s movement. That’s growth.

It may not always feel like enough.

But we see it.

You can do hard things, but you don’t “always” have to. Hear us out on this - it’s important to acknowledge you can do h...
09/01/2025

You can do hard things, but you don’t “always” have to.

Hear us out on this - it’s important to acknowledge you can do hard things, and often times a supportive reminder to stay rooted in “the work” that is healing.

However, there are times where inviting in grace, understanding and self-compassion may be more beneficial than pushing ourself down the hardest path.

Let us share an example of what we mean by this.
You’re finding it challenging to prioritize nourishing your body in the morning. We land on a baked good being an accessible option. Your brain goes right into the place of now having to navigate where you’re going to find time in your weekend to bake muffins, scones or granola bars. The overwhelm of nourishing in the morning sets in again. Your dietitian suggests purchasing already prepared muffins during times of low capacity.

Just because you can prepare certain foods from scratch does not mean that you need to. This is about honouring your capacity. Sometimes we need some additional help & support to get our body nourished, and other times perhaps we have more capacity to make things from “scratch”.

From our most recent blog you’ll learn more about what it means to honour your capacity when planning meals.

In a recent training we did there was a sentiment shared of the body being monitored, not actually living in the body.Ha...
08/19/2025

In a recent training we did there was a sentiment shared of the body being monitored, not actually living in the body.

Have you only ever monitored your body or have you experienced what it feels like to live IN your body? When was the last time you felt that?

For many, there can be a rupture of our food & body relationship, whether it be disconnection from hunger cues, or beliefs about “preferable” body size.

This rupture can be tended to, and repaired, over time.

You are worthy of letting go of the monitoring, and step into living in your here-and-now body.

📣 Sign up is open for Diabetes Without Diet Culture 📣 🔹 What if a diagnosis of diabetes could be an opportunity to heal ...
08/15/2025

📣 Sign up is open for Diabetes Without Diet Culture 📣

🔹 What if a diagnosis of diabetes could be an opportunity to heal your relationship with food and your body?

🔹 What if a diagnosis of diabetes doesn’t need to feel so scary?

🔹 What if you don’t have to figure this out on your own?

In this group you can expect to dispel common myths around diagnosis and management, plus learn strategies to best support your blood sugar with care rather than control.

Details:

🤝 Meet Your Dietitian: Larissa Ens, RD, Certified Diabetes Educator

💻 4 week group, virtual

🗓️ Meet on Wednesdays at 7pm MST

⛓️‍💥 Investment: $247

Sharing a little Monday thought worthy of some curiosity and exploration.🤔 Why is it that less is “better”?This shows up...
08/11/2025

Sharing a little Monday thought worthy of some curiosity and exploration.

🤔 Why is it that less is “better”?

This shows up in a lot of different ways. In our culture “being less”, “needing less”, “weighing less”, is celebrated.

While you are focused on eating as little as possible to get by, you are missing out on the possibility of abundance.

Abundance of:
💞nurturing friendships
💐joyful moments
🎨rediscovering interets
✨learning something new
🍴ease with food

Creating a more easeful relationship with food can free up time in your week, brain space in your day and capacity for connection with others.

And so, if leaning into abundance gets us closer to a full & joyful life, why is it that less is deemed better?

In case you haven’t heard it before, diet culture can be a life thief (credit to Christy Harrison). It takes your time, money and energy, it expects you to achieve all of the abundance (relationships, success, joy, etc) without allowing you to truly nurture and tend to yourself.

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