I’ve spent a decade now as a Nutritionist helping women lose weight by changing their relationship with food and rewiring their habits.   Because weight loss is such a massive industry these days it means we’re constantly bombarded with conflicting and confusing information about it from individuals and companies driven…

“I have no willpower around carbs.” “It’s sweets! I absolutely cannot have them in the house!” “I was good all week and then I ruined it all this weekend at a friend’s birthday party.” I hear these things all the time when I’m talking to new clients.  People (naturally) assume…

I used to feel like, all at once, I was too broken and not broken enough.    Not broken in the right ways; the cool ways. The ways that become the fertilizer for a bestselling memoir or movie.   Alcoholics and drug addicts, these people are broken in the right…

It’s a story I’ve heard so many times. Someone loses a ton of weight and is so delighted and proud of themselves and all the hard work they put in. But then, life happens, and the weight comes back and they find themselves standing in front of their bedroom mirror…

It’s the middle of the afternoon and you feel like you just need a little something. A cookie would be delicious, but those raspberries in the fridge also look pretty good. Are you truly hungry, or are you just craving something sweet? How can you tell? It’s important to learn…

I stood in front of the painting, utterly spellbound. The complexity of the brush strokes. The creative combination of colour elements. The subtle use of light and dark. It made me feel all the feels. I was in the National Gallery of Canada and it was one of Lawren Harris’…

There’s an experiment that’s been conducted hundreds of times in hundreds of labs around the globe. Sometimes it’s done with rats, sometimes with dogs, sometimes with broke college students. When this particular experiment is done with rats, scientists take one rat and put it in what they call a “shuttle…

Tell me if you can relate to this… Part of you wants to make healthier eating choices, but you continually find yourself falling back into old habits and eating things that you know aren’t going to serve you. And every time you tell yourself that you just need more willpower…

We’re all out there searching. Searching for the perfect diet, supplement, or ratio of carbs to protein that will flip the switch and make it finally feel easy to stay on track to lose the weight and improve our health. You know how it goes… You heard about your sister-in-law…

Is it better to count calories or listen to your body? Plan out all your meals, snacks, and treats, or enjoy everything in moderation? Restrict yourself more or give yourself more permission to enjoy? The truth is that we need both. Both structure and freedom are required and when we…

I know you’re afraid to fail, but is it possible that you’re even more afraid to succeed?   You want to lose the weight, have the energy, wear the clothes, do the activities, cook the food, live the life, enjoy the peace, and experience the self-confidence.   But is it…

“How long does it take to create a new habit?” This is a question I get asked all the time. 21 days? 33 days? How long does it take? And I can always hear the underlying desperation in their voice that’s really asking me, “How long do I have to…

You might be reading this at a different time, but I’m writing this at the beginning of December and already there’s a lot of talk about New Year’s resolutions. Now, I don’t know you, but my guess is that when you hear the words “New Year’s resolutions,” your heart sinks,…

I have four questions for you and I believe that, the clearer you get on the answers, the easier it will be for you to stay on track with the healthy choices you want to make, and the more consistent and long-term success you’ll enjoy. Read through these. Spend some…

You know how it works. You do so well with making healthy choices all day, only to end up sabotaging all your great progress once evening rolls around. Despite having all the best intentions that morning, by the time the sun sets you feel like your willpower tank is dry…

Tell me, what do think is the number one thing preventing you from staying on track with healthy eating? Did you immediately think of something like: Not enough time Not organized enough to plan ahead Hard-core night-time snacking habit Picky eater No willpower around carbs Too lazy Any of those…

Very regularly I ask people in my Facebook group, “what do you think is the number one thing getting in the way of you staying on track with healthy eating?” The responses almost always all fall into one of five different buckets:  Lack of time/planning/organization,  Self-sabotage/emotional eating/stress Sugar/carb addiction,  Picky…

What’s really going on when you find yourself exhausted at the end of a long day and you decide to dig out those sweet or salty snacks and pour yourself a glass of wine instead of doing some journaling and heading to bed early? You know which option is healthier.…

A couple of weeks ago, my husband and I hosted a little party at our house. I got him a record player for Christmas and he was excited to break out all his old vinyl (he’s practically a hoarder so he still has every record he ever bought since he…

Relationships are funny things. They can be confusing, frustrating, hurtful and toxic. There can be big highs, followed by crushing lows. Sometimes, just when you think you’ve figured it all out, everything goes sideways and you’re right back where you started. The whole thing can feel exhausting and seriously drive…

Are you really good at meeting work deadlines, but really bad at keeping New Year’s resolutions? Always there for your family and friends, but rarely make time for your own health and self-care? This is something I hear from clients, and members of my programs all the time, and when…