A scientist by training and a creative at heart, I approach nutrition counseling with the question of: how can nutrition help us feel closer to our true selves? Where can we find more ease with food? How can we find more peace with our body?
FOOD
Our body is in constant communication with us. Integrating and understanding these cues with the biology and neuroscience that drives our eating can empower you to see nutrition in a new way. I believe the focus on food should be encompass preferences, taste, accessibility, pleasure, joy, and the nutrients in food. Letting go of the stories about food other people have planted in our minds is the first step to having a positive relationship with food.
JOYFUL MOVEMENT
Moving your body in a way that feels good and offers a space to connect with your body is one of the most rewarding joys in life. Regardless of how you do it, exercise promotes health of your entire body and benefits your mind, body, and soul.
PERSPECTIVES
It is difficult to truly love a healthy body if the mind is filled with stress, worry, and conflict. One of the most essential tasks we have in life is to find the perspectives that give us peace, feel hopeful, and, most importantly, those that help us feel safe. Creating a life-practice that prioritizes carving space to work through our thoughts is crucial to identify our emotions, cope with our feelings, and create an environment that meets our needs.
We don’t make decisions in a vacuum. With each decision, our brain quickly runs our options through our current knowledge, the current feelings in our body, and our external environment. Along with our sense of self, these circumstances influence our decisions. Finding the sweet spot in this the constant flux of life allows is the space are all looking for—it makes decisions easy and health goals achievable.