Flourish Food & Body

04/13/2019

You’re invited to our upcoming workshop! Wednesday May 15th, or Wednesday June 12th from 5-8pm. Bring a friend.. bring two! It’s going to be an amazing night. Event details on the page.

09/06/2016

Wonderful resources just inside the link :)

Binge eating disorder is the most common eating disorder, however it is often deeply stigmatized and misunderstood. For those who are struggling with bin...

06/23/2016

This is such an important conversation. Healthy bodies do not come in any particular size, shape, clothing size, or BMI category.

About a year ago, I went into outpatient treatment for an eating disorder. I had been trapped in the cycle of restricting, bingeing, and compulsively exercising for years, and I wanted so badly to break out of the cycle, but I was terrified of gaining weight. At the time, I had no idea how much ...

04/04/2016

What will you promote with your clients?

03/23/2016

A war on one type of body, is a war on all bodies. It fosters fear either way: fear because are fat, or we feel fat, or fear of becoming fat. No body wins.

"Fatphobia demands that getting thin is our sole focus; that our bodies will never be small enough; that we sacrifice everything at the altar of weight loss. If you are thin, this is disordered thinking. If you are fat, this is demanded of you."

I’ve been asking you to be more considerate of what you do & don’t say to me. But this conversation doesn’t end there. T…

03/20/2016

Because I don't have to love my "mommy pooch" to love being a mommy.

03/20/2016

"This week, a Senate committee made history by voting unanimously for the Mental Health Reform Act which includes a specific provision that supports people with eating disorders.

The law would:

encourage training for medical professionals and awareness measures for the public to better identify eating disorders
improve insurance coverage for life-saving residential treatment
send a message that these patients deserve the same access to quality health care that's available to those suffering from other medical and mental disorders."

WASHINGTON (ABC7) -- The words eating disorder have never been part of Congressional legislation -- until now.This week, a Senate committee made history by voting unanimously for the Mental Health Reform Act which includes a specific provision that support

03/18/2016

"The Whole30 is an elimination diet that eliminates virtually everything except status."

Before I go any further, let me make one thing perfectly clear: this article is about a diet. Yes, I went on that diet and followed it to the letter. No, you’re not going to find out whether I lost…

03/18/2016

03/14/2016

Read between the lines...

03/14/2016

Muscle dysmorphia is a sub-type of body dysmorphic disorder, as a person becomes so preoccupied with the appearance of their body.

03/14/2016

There has been a lot of media attention on food addiction research. Scientists are curious about this possibility because the brain region (and neurochemicals) involved with substance abuse, are also implicated in overeating. But there are a lot of reasons, other than addiction, that can explain…

03/12/2016

Yes!
"Unfortunately it is all too easy to assume that this single standard of beauty is also the single standard of health. That is simply not true."

I got the following e-mail today: This whole Health at Every Size thing is nothing more than fat people justifying being fat and being too lazy to diet. It simply makes no sense in any other contex…

03/12/2016

a very striking post about our obsession with quantifying health.

Three reasons why your Fitbit may not be so good for your health

03/12/2016

Give your body a voice.

With food, with rest, with touch...

03/09/2016

It’s National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, and I wanted to talk a little bit about the ways that our culture screws up when it comes to the discussion of body size and eating disorders, be…

03/09/2016

Have you found yourself following health, wellness or fitness pages to improve your health behaviours, only to find that they actually make you feel guilty, self-critical, anxious or obsessive?

How can we use social media in a positive, balanced way when it comes to our own health?

My one main tip... Follow pages/profiles that boost your self-compassion.

The kind of pages that:

- Encourage you to listen to your own needs
- Recognise that there is not one path to health
- Refrain from dividing foods into ‘good’ vs ‘bad’
- Understand that there are MANY contributors to health and eating/exercise is only a small part of it
- Tell you that you cannot see health (a six pack is not a measure of health and fitness!)
- Share and celebrate a diverse range of bodies
- Recognise a wide range of ways to move our bodies
- Support you in taking time off exercise when you’re fatigued, ill or injured
- Know that your worth has nothing to do with your eating habits, exercise regime or your appearance
- Make you feel good after reading their posts

We get people asking all the time where they can go to find more of the kind of messages that we share. Here are just some of the pages we follow and love (in no particular order). They will help to make your social media feed a heart-warming and encouraging place to be…

Body Positive Australia
Love Your Body Project: Peace, Love and Food
Dr Rick Kausman
A Healthy Paradigm
HAES Health
Isabel Foxen Duke
The Nutrition Guru and The Chef
Jennifer Rollin, MSW, LGSW
Body Peace & Liberation
Aaron Flores, RD
Soolman Nutrition and Wellness LLC
seale NUTRITION
Body Positive Health & Fitness - Personal Training
Josée Sovinsky Nutrition
Anastasia Amour
Julie Viney Dietitian and Associates
Mind Body Well
Meg McClintock - Healthy, Confident Lives
Linda Bacon HAES
Dare To Not Diet
Mindfoodly
Dr Jessica Gray
Zest Nutrition Consulting
The Dietitian's Pantry
Present Perfect Wellness
Beauty Redefined
Karen Meier
Treat Yourself Well
Health, Not Diets
BodyMatters Australasia
Eat in Peace
Zoe Nicholson - figureate Dietitian (of course!)

I know I'm going to forget a stack, so as I remember them I'll add them to this post. Please don't feel upset if I forgot you!

Remember to use the awesome power of the unfollow.

What pages make you feel more self-compassionate?

- Jodie, Healthy Balance Fitness

03/03/2016

If it were not about weight, what would it be about?

Years ago I believed that in order to finally feel comfortable in my own skin, I had to lose weight. Because most days, I felt so uncomfortable, so overwhelmed, so weighed down, so stuffed and so sad. I thought being thin would magically make me feel...