Natalie Fader - RNT, NNCP

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Natalie Fader - RNT, NNCP

I run a private practice specializing in CBT, nutrition therapy, and lifestyle counselling

08/25/2025

The answer is: we parent by guiding and informing ourself while being supportive, and encouraging. It means we take time outs with ourself to show up with curiosity (not judgement)— we ask ourselves questions so we can adapt to the part of us that is being challenged and is looking to pleasure seek or cope.
These questions often sound like:

“Are you truly hungry right now? If so let’s eat something balanced.”

“What do you really need right now?”

“What can I do right now that will help me process what I’m actually feeling?”

“How much have I given to others and how much have I given to myself today? How do I adjust to make sure I’m taking care of my needs?”

These aren’t always easy questions to answer. Which one feels like you can answer it today?

08/21/2025

Which one oof’d you in the feels the most?

08/18/2025

I get asked how I stay in control with food all the time and the answer is — I don’t. No one’s perfect. I overeat from time to time. That’s normal. My question back is “is your goal about being perfect or is it about being human?”

You aren’t look for perfection.
That’s why restriction and harsh rules/plans don’t work.
You’re looking for an understanding.
You’re looking for peace in the imperfect moments.
(We get that by growing compassion)
There’s always a reason we over-consume.
Your reason will look different than mine.
But we’ll nurture them the same.

Sometimes it’s about escaping from the work.
Or the structures.
Or the difficult emotions or self talk.
Sometimes it’s about pleasure seeking because it’s the only fun we’ve had today.
Sometimes it’s deeper than that.

So what if the next time we judged our inability to stay in control we instead asked a different question? These are the questions I like to ask myself:
1. Are you looking for fun?
2. Are you hurting?
3. What do you need?

Which question would you ask yourself first?

08/11/2025

This one landed for a lot of you yesterday — and I get why — it exposed your relationship with your ability to achieve change. Mind blown right?

Discipline doesn’t have to be a scary word (it feels that way to me). So when we feel like we need more of it I have to ask — “are you making decisions that take you where you want to be or are you making decisions that appease you for just right now?” Because if we keep on pleasure seeking for just the moment, we might stay stuck. So what we do next is crucial — don’t criticize or punish yourself when you slip up instead watch your tone with yourself and adopt a “guide and inform” mindset to keep you focused.

How do you do that?
➡️ Keep your plan reasonable (what can you do consistently? Set a reasonable goal.)
➡️ ask yourself at every option in your day if the decision you’re about to make is leading you to your change or keeping you where you are.
➡️ keep fun in the picture. It’s a requirement for change — you have to feel some kind of joy or we won’t stick with it.

Might want to save this one for later ❤️

08/01/2025

What happens when you switch one of those out and say this instead:

“I want this because I’ve wanted this for years and I deserve to achieve this goal so I can show myself that I can do it and that I’m worthy of the transformation and that living in the space of health is actually better for me.“

… do you believe it?

07/07/2025

I hear it all the time. I even say it to myself. Just because you’re eating more of something or snacking on everything and it doesn’t feel like you’re in control it doesn’t mean something is wrong with you — so why do we keep saying it to ourselves?

The usually culprit to this behaviour is you’ve not eaten enough earlier in the day, and/or you’re not receiving the support/nurture/rest/love/ etc. that you need. Basically we get spiteful when our emotional needs aren’t met. Some of us have been programmed like this our entire lives!

So let’s try some quick practices to connect in and address this:
1. Check if you actually are hungry (you may need a snack! Balance it out. I love a fat/protein/carb combo)
2. Find a quiet space. And check in with yourself! Answer: what is happening right now? What do I need? Is something or someone upsetting me? Can I communicate what I need right now? What am I feeling and can I take care of that feeling?!

Let me know how it goes!

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Picton, ON
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http://nataliefader.com/

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