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03/11/2026

FaceTime’d my sis and her 10 month old baby girl this morning I can’t stop thinking about how having a “dad bod” is more socially acceptable than a postpartum body when we are LITERALLY the ones who have the baby.

“Dad bods” are often portrayed as adorable, sexy and attractive. When I looked up WHY it’s because “dad bods are associated with attractive personality traits — like a strong sense of humor, a down-to-earth mentality, and a healthy respect for work/life balance”.

While women with “mom bods” are judged harshly for their post partum bodies and thought “lazy” if they don’t lose weight quickly enough. The term “mom bod” is also often associated with being unfit or unattractive. No one is relating our stretch marks, love handles, dimples or soft bellies with positive personality traits.

Does anyone else see the irony in this? It’s pretty freakin’ backwards don’t you think? 😵‍💫

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Thank you to for drawing exactly my thoughts on this 💕

03/06/2026

Can you imagine if we heard this from our moms growing up? 🥹

And yet, I know that they were doing the best they could.

We can hold deep space for the wounds our moms had about their own bodies without holding them for ourselves.

Healing means reparenting ourselves to meet our own emotional or physical needs that went unmet in childhood.

What do you wish your mom had told you about your body as a child? Comment below 👇

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Thank you to for this inspiring post
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03/04/2026

Feeding kids can be beyond frustrating. But layering on guilt, shame or pressure (all the things WE experienced as kids) can just make things worse!

So try some of these key phrases instead and see if it helps to support your child to come to the table more open and relaxed around eating. This is the first step towards eating more diversity!

Which phrase your fav? 1, 2 or 3? Which do you wish you heard as a child? Comment below 👇

02/13/2026

Teaching kids to break foods into two groups whether it is:⁠
🥑Healthy vs Unhealthy⁠
🍎Good vs Bad⁠
🍦Every day foods vs sometimes foods⁠
Is teaching them how to diet 💔⁠
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Regardless of whether this is in preschool, elementary school, high school or at home with parents. ⁠
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Food is neutral until it is labelled otherwise and lessons like these can be harmful. They don’t change eating patterns; they foster guilt, shame, and judgement of others even if that is never their intention!⁠
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So what can we do instead? Call food by it’s name: chocolate (instead of junk food), broccoli (instead of healthy food). It seems so simple but it can make ALL the difference. Yes some foods have more nutrients than others. But there are SO many other reasons why we eat: joy, pleasure, connection to our culture, celebration, etc. Let’s help our kids feel good about eating all foods 💕
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Do you want more educators to see this message?

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02/12/2026

OK, you go next…. I absolutely love this trend!

Tell me you stopped dieting without telling me you stopped dieting 👇 drop ‘em below
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02/01/2026

⚠️”They don’t look like they have an eating disorder”
—Is one of the most harmful phrases I’ve ever heard. ⁠
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Eating disorders don’t have a “look”. They affect all genders, socioeconomic ranges, ages, ethnicities, etc. ⁠
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Stereotypical images using extremely thin, affluent white women as the “image” of an eating disorder is just incorrect. It also has lead to underdiagnoses of men, trans people, marginalized groups, people of colour and those in larger bodies. ⁠
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It is also frightening that eating disorder behaviours are often CELEBRATED in people living in larger bodies. This. Is. Just. Wrong. ⁠

Many parents come to me saying their “child is just trying to get healthy” so I have also included some possible signs your child is at risk.
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This week is “International Eating Disorder Awareness Week” and the goal share information & resources about eating disorders and to provide hope, support, and visibility to those affected 💜⁠
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01/26/2026

“All they want to eat is Goldfish!”

I know it feel frustrating. All they want is “processed” and packaged foods. But it actually makes a lot of sense. They are ALWAYS the same. Predictable. Same taste, texture, smell, etc. and kids LOVE predictability along with routine.

Have you noticed the variability in fresh foods? These blueberries for example; some are juicy and some are sour. They look different. Different sizes and shapes.
Which makes fresh foods more challenging to selective eaters.

So here are a few ideas to try!

📌Don’t forget to SAVE THIS POST to help remind you of what to do when your kiddo loves the packaged snacks. Comment below 👇

01/17/2026

2016 Rewind ⚡️

My first baby was 6 months old, I was struggling with a new diagnosis of post partum anxiety (PPA) that kept me up at night and killed my appetite.

I had zero social media presence (unless you count posting pictures of pickles ?!) and instead went back to work with some of the most vulnerable people in the city of Vancouver.

The year wrapped up with my pregnant with my son and struggling to figure out what I wanted to do with my career knowing a “normal” job wasn’t going to be in the cards for long.

All my pictures are me smiling. I wish I didn’t feel like I had to pretend I had it all together. Now ten years later I am finally able to share the messiness of real life ❤️

What was 2016 like for you?

#2016

01/06/2026

Cellulite is everywhere in real life and no where in popular media or online.

It’s estimated that upwards of 80% of women have it and there is actually good reason! Cellulite occurs because of the way a women’s fat cells attach to skin’s connective tissue.

So it is no wonder that NO large scale study has ever proved the effectiveness of any “cellulite fixing” cream, potion or procedure. Even weight loss hasn’t been found to change the structure or shape of the fat cell structures 🤯

In fact, “cellulite” was never actually considered a “problem to fix” until 1968 when it was introduced into our vocabulary by

So can we all stop wasting our precious money and time trying to fix skin dimples. And also stop worrying about anyone seeing them in shorts/bathing suits wearing pants and silently sweating.

We may not **love** our cellulite but it’s time to take our power back and live our life ❤️

Did you learn something new? Comment below 👇

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Thank you to for this incredible graphic and discussion and for your excellent discussion on this topic in your book “More Than a Body: Your Body is an Instrument not an Ornament”.

01/01/2026

It was a tough year…..

Which is your favourite? #1, 2, 3, 4?

Happy New Years beauties ❤️

12/24/2025

My lovely community, I am taking some time between Christmas and New Years to unplug.

Wishing you:
More quiet moments to yourself
More hot coffees
More joy with the foods you love
More uninterrupted sleeps
More forest walks
And more peaceful days in your body

I’ll be back just in time for the New Year to help combat all the wild & crazy diet culture B.S flying around.

I am so grateful for our incredible community, you make this a beautiful and supportive place to show up everyday.
Photo by .and.sweet.photography_

12/23/2025

⚠️Holidays come with a lot of UNSOLICITED comments from family members.

When it comes to meal times we can help protect our kids from diet culture messaging by letting them know we TRUST them around food. And that they in turn can trust themselves.

Children are born intuitive eaters and know exactly how much they need to grow and thrive. Holiday times can be difficult for kids as there is many unfamiliar foods and routine is out the window. So they may lean on “safe foods” only. This is ok! It is one meal! We can support them to feel confident in their choices and remind them that they never need to “earn” certain foods like dessert.

So here are some common scenarios and what to say to support your kids to have a healthy relationship with food and their body while (gently) telling family members what works and what doesn’t for your family.

📌Don’t forget to SAVE THIS POST so you have some key phrases handy!

Are there other common comments your family says to your kiddos? Comment below and I will try to come up with some responses for you!
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