“We cannot discover new oceans unless we have the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
-André Gide
The Intuitive Eating Book & Workbook
By Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch
If you’re anything like me & love to know the WHY behind the things you do then this book is definitely for you. Tribole & Resch do an amazing job untangling the mess that is eating behavior in America. I did the workbook after I finished reading the book. The activities really helped me reconnect with my body, tune into my natural hunger and fullness cues, and cultivate genuine self-acceptance and respect for my body.
The Gifts of Imperfection
By Brené Brown
This book helped me release the pressure of who I thought I had to be and step into a more honest, authentic version of myself. Her insights on shame & self-compassion helped me understand the emotional patterns that shaped my relationship with food & body. I learned to meet myself with kindness, rather than judgment and that opened the door to real healing.
Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating
By Christy Harrison
I haven’t read this book yet but I have heard wonderful things from trusted colleagues.
Here’s a glimpse of what’s inside:
“Registered 68 percent of Americans have dieted at some point in their lives. But upwards of 90% of people who intentionally lose weight gain it back within five years. And as many as 66% of people who embark on weight-loss efforts end up gaining more weight than they lost. If dieting is so clearly ineffective, why are we so obsessed with it?
The culprit is diet culture, a system of beliefs that equates thinness to health and moral virtue, promotes weight loss as a means of attaining higher status, and demonizes certain ways of eating while elevating others. It's sexist, racist, and classist, yet this way of thinking about food and bodies is so embedded in the fabric of our society that it can be hard to recognize. It masquerades as health, wellness, and fitness, and for some, it is all-consuming.”