Entries by Bonnie R. Giller

3 Tips to Help Navigate Diet Talk as the Holidays Approach

Can you believe that it is already November, and the holiday season is upon us? This week is Thanksgiving, which means you’ll likely be surrounded by family, friends, food, and wine! The holiday season brings with it all types of emotions, some happy and some sad.   Add to these emotions the fact that you […]

3 Powerful Approaches to Defying Diet Culture

In my last blog post, I called out the 3 biggest crimes of Diet Culture.   As a quick review, the 3 biggest crimes of Diet Culture are: Dishonesty, Disregard, and Destruction!   Any eating pattern that emphasizes how you look over your mental and physical well-being is detrimental. Diet Culture thrives on dichotomous thinking, also […]

The 3 Biggest Crimes of Diet Culture

Have you ever found yourself caught up in a passionate discussion about food or the latest diet trends?   It’s a scenario that unfolds frequently when I’m out to dinner with friends or family. It’s not surprising, really, because we all share the common need to eat, and it seems like no one can escape […]

3 Ways to Stop Feeling Broken from Chronic Dieting

“I feel broken.”   This is something that I hear so often from my clients when they first come to see me.   They feel broken. Not whole.   They realize that something needs to change in their life, but it’s hard. They often know what it is, they just don’t know how to do […]

3 Strategies You Can Use to Handle Life’s Twists and Turns

Life happens. Twists and turns appear out of nowhere and even as an intuitive eater, you may lose focus for a bit.   The truth is that no matter where you are on your intuitive eating journey, stressful life events are bound to occur. It’s okay to feel stressed or anxious, but you don’t want […]

3 Reasons Why Intuitive Eating Will Help Improve Your Health

Many diets are crafted for the sole purpose of weight loss, very rarely are diets created to help people with health problems. When many people start diets, they find that some of their health problems actually get worse. This is typically due to a side effect of restrictive eating.   That is why intuitive eating […]

3 Mindful Eating Strategies to Use When Rushing

Mindful eating. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? It’s not! If it was, many more people would be doing it too.   Why is it so difficult to eat mindfully?   I think a big reason is the chaotic lifestyle that a lot of people live. We live in a society where we are constantly running, running, […]

3 Steps to Stop Mindless Eating

Picture this, it’s 9 pm, and you finally put the kids to bed, dinner is done and you’re finishing up cleaning the kitchen. While you’re in there, you decide to have some of the cookies left on the counter. You start with one cookie and before you finished cleaning the kitchen, there are no more […]

5 Tips to Get Your Spouse on Board With Your Intuitive Eating Journey

There are many people that I coach in my intuitive eating program who complain to me that their spouse is not supportive of their journey. This is either because they just “don’t get it”, or they think that you should be able to “do it on your own”.   They may say to you, “just stop […]