Nourishing Words Nutrition Therapy

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Nourishing Words Nutrition Therapy

Healing trauma-related food and body concerns. Encouraging whole-self wellness instead of selfies. Author of award-winning books Nourish and Nurture.

Eating food and caring for our bodies are meant to be pleasurable and life-giving activities, but often things go awry and we find ourselves eating and operating in ways that do not sustain us or make us feel our best. The world that we live in and events in our lives can leave us disconnected from our bodies and how to best take care of them. When we don’t care for ourselves first, it is nearly i

mpossible to care for others well and live out our purpose on the planet. I am Heidi Schauster, MS, LDN, CEDS-S, SEP a nutrition therapist with nearly 30 years of experience as a disordered eating specialist. I strive to inspire my clients, readers, and students to build a better relationship with food, their bodies, and selves. I practice as a Certified Eating Disorders Registered Dietitian and Clinical Supervisor/Consultant for health professionals, a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), and a Self-Care and Embodiment Coach. I am passionate about inspiring my clients, readers, students, and professional colleagues (particularly those who identify as women), to be truly embodied in a world that does not always encourage this. I work from an Intuitive Eating, Health-at-Every-Size (HAES), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) framework. I’ve trained extensively over my life in Dance, Authentic and Improvisational Movement, and Mindfulness Meditation. I trained in Somatic Experiencing (SE) to better assist my clients with trauma histories to find self-regulation and feel more at home in their bodies. I’m a lifelong student myself, always growing along with my clients and the professionals I supervise and train. I do NOT do traditional weight-loss counseling or prescribe dieting. The research (and hundreds of my clients' experiences) clearly shows that trying to manipulate weight through diet change is not sustainable and often harmful. Furthermore, I strive to empower my clients to look beyond the size of their bodies and nourish the person within, with a focus on whole-self wellness. That said, I know that it’s hard to live in a culture that does not celebrate body diversity and I own my privilege as a white, cisgender, thin woman. I believe that all races, genders, and body types are welcome and worthy of acceptance and love.

04/15/2025

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Lessons from a Social Media Project with my Gen Z Daughter

04/01/2025

Enjoy (and subscribe to) my latest newsletter!

Why Don't We Honor the Wisdom of Aging Over the "Promise"of Eternal Youth?

02/18/2025

What do the items in your bag say about you?

An inspiring writing prompt got me thinking about self-connection, trauma, and healing

02/11/2025

I hope to see you in one of my new groups or on Substack Chat. Details below...

February Offerings from Nourishing Words

02/04/2025

My latest newsletter, Nourishing Words, on Substack -- with some new group offerings for professionals and those doing healing work around food, body, and self.

Why I Often Turn Off Spell/Grammar Check, Even Though it's Painful

01/06/2025

I'm going gently into the new year, but I'm also aiming to write a third book. My latest Nourishing Words post on Substack is about the balance between setting goals and intentions while allowing ourselves to be flexible, spontaneous, and human.

See the Newsletter link in my Bio or at https://heidischauster.substack.com/

01/04/2025

If you are in the Boston area and want to dance more in the new year...

Encore Dance Ensemble (a modern dance company I perform with, all women age 40+) will hold an introductory movement workshop on Sunday, January 12 from 3:00 - 4:00 PM at The Arlington Center, 369 Mass Ave, Arlington, MA.
We will guide you through a series of activities that include: warming your core and limbs, increasing your movement vocabulary, learning dance phrases, exploring improvisational movement, and bringing joy and fluidity into your body and soul. As the class concludes, Encore members will perform excerpts from their repertory of original choreographic works, tying in some of the movement phrases from the class.

All bodies and abilities welcome!

Come move and dance with us! Cost is $20/class, or use a Multi-Class pass. Space is limited. (Please DM me for the sign up link or use the QR code in the graphic, designed by Jill Baker.)

If you can't attend in January, don't fret. We will have another workshop on Sunday, March 16, also at The Arlington Center.

12/31/2024

12/23/2024

From my little corner of Loving Chaos to yours… Happy Holidays! May you have moments of peace and joy this season. 🎄🕎✨

12/16/2024

Give yourself or a parent in your life a compassionate guide to raising kids who love food, care for their bodies, and value themselves.

And if you've read this book already...
"All I want for Christmas is..." honest Amazon/Goodreads reviews!

It takes only a few minutes to rate and write a sentence or two of honest feedback. Reviews will bring the book to more who will benefit. Thank you so much if you've done so already!

In fact, if you've read a few good books this year, please consider writing reviews for those other authors, too. It means more than you might think.

See the Link in my BIO for all the ways to purchase Nurture.

Thank you and Happy Holidays!

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http://anourishingword.com/

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