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No woman under my watch will think they have to shrink to live the life they desire! I'm Ardelle Viau and I want to help you find that freedom.

I am an Intuitive Eating Coach and Certified Holistic Nutritional Consultant dedicated to guiding ambitious women through the process of breaking free from perfectionistic tendencies and diet culture so they can intuitively embrace healthy & abundant lives. I spent years obsessing over my body size and my health doing fad diet after fad diet, then health protocol after health protocol, never feeli

ng like what I was doing was enough. It wasn't until I studied intuitive eating and combined it with my holistic nutrition education that I was able to fully love and accept my body. Intuitive eating has allowed me to embrace wellness without obsession. It has allowed me to love, nourish, express and empower myself. And now I am here to help you do the same! With over a decade of experience coaching clients, I am on a mission to dismantle diet culture and redefine wellness.

08/18/2023

One week of lovin up on you. Meet Kyden Lee 💛

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07/17/2023

More elopement/maternity photos 💛💛💛 because when you have an incredible friend who happens to be one insanely talented photographer, you dedicate a few spots on the feed for this incredible day… and I can’t promise this will be the last of the photos you’ll see.

It was better than we could have ever hoped for. With just our parents by our side, we felt so present and calm the whole day.

Swipe to see a sweet little surprise 😉

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06/03/2023

The 26th of May
is now a special day
Tucked away in the trees
We became the Lees

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03/31/2023

Meet our team of 12 non-diet practitioners in the 75 Intuitive Challenge!

We are here to help you find food freedom, motivation for movement and body confidence.

Join us in the 75 Intuitive Challenge - It’s FREE and we start Monday!

75 Intuitive is a 75 day transformative program that will permanently change how you approach health and well-being - mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. It’s more sustainable, less pressure, and makes YOU the authority of what health means to you.

The three main pillars are COMPASSION, CONSISTENCY AND CONFIDENCE.

DETAILS:
When: April 1-June 18
Where: Private Facebook Group (link in bio or search 75 Intuitive Challenge)
Cost: FREE!

Come join the fun!

02/22/2023

Imagine what it would be like if you didn't suffer from mental gymnastics every time you went to choose what to eat.

You feel a hunger come on, you don't question it, and you just walk right into the kitchen and get yourself something you're excited to eat AND it makes you feel great!

Getting to that point is easier than you may think.

And I will prove to you just how easy it can be in my upcoming workshop with Park Integrative Health this Thursday, Feb 23 at 7 pm MST.

The Integrative Approach to Avoiding Food Stress Workshop Details:
I'll take you on a journey through intuitive eating — what it means, how to practice it, and ways you can incorporate intuitive eating in your life.

This workshop will focus on three core steps to help you stress less about food and feel confident with your food choices. I'll teach you how to break up with the diet mentality and ways to honour your feelings of hunger and fullness.

*Recording available if you can't attend live
Link in bio to register!

02/16/2023

Unfortunately, diet culture doesn’t offer refunds, but gaining back your confidence is priceless.

And I'll help you do just that.

You’ll no longer look outside of yourself for the answers.

You’ll become the expert in your health and body, which means:

>No more food anxiety.

>Feel confident in your body.

>Feel at ease around food.

>Stop stressing and obsessing about your health and weight.

>Your worth isn't defined by how you look, what you eat or your health status.

My 1:1 coaching program will save you thousands of dollars and hours.

Save yourself time and money and book a consultation—link in bio.

03/23/2022

If you have ever felt shame or judged by someone for using processed foods...Swipe 👆

03/22/2022

Did you ever or maybe still subscribe to the “never miss a Monday” mindset?

I sure did.

That was during a time of my life when I was trying every habit hack possible to keep me motivated.

That mindset was coming from a place of perfection. I thought the only way to be healthy was if I ate “clean” and exercised every day, no matter how my body was feeling. TBH my diet and exercise regimen gave me a sense of pride.

But where did this pride come from?

It was coming from a sense of belonging. Because when I behave and look the part that society expects women to, then I ‘belong’.

The reality though, is you’re going to 'miss a Monday,' or any other day of the week for that matter. And when you do, the last thing you need is to feel guilt for listening to your body.

Getting to a place where I can honor my body and embrace the nuances of health required questioning the habits that I once used thinking they were in my best interest, but were actually disordered behaviors.

It required me to develop unconditional acceptance for myself so that I could live doing the things that make me healthy and happy, believing wholeheartedly that the sense of belonging doesn’t come from my body shape, the food on my plate or the state of my health.

Are you ready to find your path to authentic health? Let’s take a big step together and hop on a consultation so that you don’t have to do this work alone. Click the link in my bio.

02/11/2022

📢🙌🎉BRAND NEW FREEBIE ALERT

If you're like I was and are at a point where you're relying heavily on the opinions of “experts” and your journey to health is getting increasingly difficult to maintain. Or perhaps you’re questioning if the things you’re doing are actually helping you- you are DEFINITELY going to want to grab your copy.

Because what's the point of doing “health” habits if trying to do them is just adding extra stress to our lives???

I want to help you make your health habits go from stressful to easeful and ensure that your journey to health is healthy in and of itself.

Inside, you will:
1. Redefine health so that it feels more accessible
2. Discover the rules/beliefs that could be creating more stress in your life
3. Understand the real reason you struggle with taking simple and consistent action
4. Re-align your health-promoting habits to be cohesive with your definition of health
5. Clear the external noise and begin to trust your body to know how to take care of it

Grab your copy in the link in my bio!

02/11/2022

📢🙌🎉BRAND NEW FREEBIE ALERT
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If you're like I was and are at a point where you're relying heavily on the opinions of “experts” and your journey to health is getting increasingly difficult to maintain. Or perhaps you’re questioning if the things you’re doing are actually helping you- you are DEFINITELY going to want to grab your copy.

Because what's the point of doing “health” habits if trying to do them is just adding extra stress to your life???

I want to help you make your health habits go from stressful to easeful and ensure that your journey to health is healthy in and of itself.

Inside, you will:
1. Redefine health so that it feels more accessible
2. Discover the rules/beliefs that could be creating more stress in your life
3. Understand the real reason you struggle with taking simple and consistent action
4. Re-align your health-promoting habits to be cohesive with your definition of health
5. Clear the external noise and begin to trust your body to know how to take care of it
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Grab your copy in the link in my bio!

01/20/2022

If you're in the process of healing your relationship with food and still feel shame or guilt when you eat certain things, know you aren't alone.

Or perhaps you question if it’s really possible to allow yourself to eat foods that you currently don’t have any control over.

It's a long process of undoing diet culture messages but it is possible to get to a point where food is no longer the enemy.

The live I did today had some really great tips on how to give yourself unconditional permission to eat all foods… but somehow the sound was removed once I uploaded it to my feed. So I’m going to go live again tomorrow to help you heal your relationship with your fear foods.

This just means it’s going to be extra good since I got to practice once already 😜😁

Join me tomorrow at 7:30 pm MST over here on IG!

01/18/2022

Giving yourself unconditional permission to eat all foods is one of the most liberating actions you can do when you are exiting the world of diet culture... but it can also feel scary af.
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This principle of Intuitive Eating also happens to be one that gets taken out of context all of the time.

Why?

Well there's a few reasons:
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1. Our current diet and wellness industry teach you that you can't trust your body to know what and how much to eat and it's best if you follow their advice = an opportunity for them to make a buttload of money (the diet and wellness industry is currently worth 733.1 billion U.S).

2. There is a fear that if we allow ourselves to eat all foods we will gain weight and because of society's current weight stigmas, this is a terrifying thought for many.

3. We have been taught to label food as healthy and unhealthy, while attaching moral value to what we choose to feed our bodies with.

4. Lastly, there are too many people who sell “healthy lifestyle and nutrition” programs that claim there are no “off-limit foods” but are still operating off of diet rules.
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Let's continue the conversation around what giving yourself permission to eat all foods means so you can heal your relationship to food. I'm going Live on IG this Wednesday at 12 pm MST.

12/30/2021

When we choose to ditch dieting for good and redefine health on our own terms, we are taking a stance not only for ourselves but the generations to come. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The constant need to change our external appearance to find acceptance can end with us. We can show the future generations the freedom that comes when we choose to do the inner work to find self-acceptance and unshakeable confidence. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Join me January 11-13th for a free challenge where I'll show you how to undiet your health goals so you can improve your relationship with food and your body and begin your self-acceptance journey. Link in bio⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

12/24/2021

Before I sign off for the holidays I wanted to share the notifications that I'll be turning on and off today. Hope you do the same 💛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Anyone else's family have the tradition where everyone gets to open one gift Christmas Eve but your mom picks which one and it just happens to be a new pair of pj's? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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It was one of my favourite traditions. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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HaPpY HoLiDaYs!!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

12/23/2021

Happy Holidays from our family to yours! Swipe to get your dose of cheezy family Christmas photos.
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12/17/2021

My heart breaks for those who have been affected by the manipulation of Noom.

For those who felt so depleted by all the previous attempts at weight loss and saw an ad for a non-diet approach that promises to be "the one" that works... so they clicked.

Only to find themselves on yet another diet.

And the 99.6 percent of users who quit the app before six months, left feeling like they were the problem.

I promise it's not your fault.

If you still hold onto a hope that weight loss is the ticket to your happiness, I hear you. I see you.

I apologize on behalf of all the coaches, programs, and practitioners who are profiting off of this hope.

I'm here to remind you that your body does not need to look a certain way to be healthy or worthy.

I'm here when you're ready to find health, happiness, and confidence without chasing weight loss, without exercising as punishment and restrictive behaviours around food.

Send me a DM when you're ready to find happiness, health and self-accpetance in the skin you are in.

12/16/2021

Tired of starting fresh on Monday?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Want to feel in control and confident with your food choices?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Done with listening to other people's opinions about what you should be eating?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Ready to find sustainable health without having to eat an "approved" list of food?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Want to feel confident in your skin and say "yes" to "doing the things" without feeling like you need to lose weight first?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Want to forget you have a pint of ice cream in the freezer...but also enjoy it when you want without guilt? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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If you checked off any of these then you're ready to ditch diets for good and become an intuitive eater.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

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1. DM me so we can set up a time to chat.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
2. In that chat, you're going to share with me your biggest frustrations and challenges with trying to get healthy. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
3. I'm going to listen without judgment so you feel fully seen and heard.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
4. Then I'm going to ask you what it will feel like to picture yourself with a whole new outlook on food, your body, and your health.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
>An outlook that doesn't require you to sacrifice things you love or force yourself to be someone you're not.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
>>An outlook that allows you to live a big, joyful, and fulfilling life that you have ALWAYS deserved. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Then you have the choice if you and I are going to make that picture a reality 💛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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12/10/2021

Unpopular opinion...I just get so fired up when I read fellow nutritionists' posts about their programs being anti-diet, yet they are sharing testimonials that celebrate weight loss.

Or they talk about intuitive eating and ditching diet culture but then offer you a program that focuses on weight loss by justifying that it's not a quick fix program and every person has a choice to lose weight if they want.

Yes, that’s 100% true. It's a person's prerogative to attempt weight loss (and should never be shamed for doing so) but as anti-diet and intuitive eating coaches, the basis of our work is educating you why intentional weight loss doesn't work and showing you a way to find true confidence in your body and how to make peace with food. If you support your client in focusing on weight loss, no matter how well-intended you are, that's a diet.

By continuing to refer to your program as non-diet or intuitive eating, it's confusing and not helping the fight against diet culture.

The other reason I get fired up is that I know how difficult it can be to let go of the hope of weight loss. So many of my clients, myself included, at one point secretly hoped intuitive eating would help them lose weight. This hope of weight loss was coming from our internalized fat-phobia. If someone is really trying to let go of that hope and reads your post of you celebrating your client's weight loss while supposedly ditching diet culture, that perpetuates fat-phobia.

One more thing. Intuitive eating is not anti-weight loss. It's anti-INTENTIONAL weight loss. Some people lose weight. Some gain. Some stay the same. The goal is body neutrality so you can remove ALL worth associated with weight.

K my rant is over. Thanks for listening.

Oh and I’m here for you if you are ready to make peace with food actually WITHOUT dieting. Apply for my signature 1:1 coaching program>link in my bio.

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Ardelle Viau is a Certified Holistic Nutritional Consultant and Essential Oil Educator with over 10 years of consulting experience. Her passion lies in educating people on how they can become a crucial part of their own health care system. She believes that in this increasingly toxic world, learning how to reduce toxicity is one of the most important aspects of attaining vibrant health. She works with her clients in implementing small yet transformational and sustainable changes within 3 critical areas of life including toxic free eating, living and thinking.

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