The Conscious Eating Coach
Your weekly guide to mindful living, delivered with heart and expertise. Have it // Made it // Want it Wednesday brings you a curated blend of stress-relief strategies, culinary wisdom, and wellness discoveries in three engaging segments. From science-backed nutrition insights to practical self-care tools, each edition helps you navigate life's daily stressors while building a more balanced relationship with food and well-being. It's like having a supportive friend and health expert in your inbox, sharing exactly what you need to know to feel more grounded and nourished each week.
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Before fall hits... give yourself a boost of momentum.
Dear Reader, August is packed. Travel, family time, sunscreen, back-to-school lists. And underneath all of it, fall is already pulling at your schedule. For anyone with ADHD, that shift doesn't ease in. It literally can bowl you over. One week you're loosely following summer's rhythm, the next you're back to deadlines, school pickups, and a brain that's running fifteen tabs before 9am. Food is usually the first thing to fall apart in that shift and that's not because you don't know what to...
READ POST{HMW} How to advocate for your specific needs at a restaurant (Thursday, 1pm ET)
Dear Reader, This Thursday at 1pm ET, I'm sitting down with Dr Elayne Daniels on Substack to talk about why restaurants can be so overwhelming for sensitive people and some best practices to support your sensitive nervous system while eating out! From pre-deciding your order to knowing when to call ahead to how to advocate for your specific sensory and food needs, we’ll cover it all. Come with your own restaurant struggles and questions. We'll be live and taking questions! I hope you'll join...
READ POSTWhy I said yes to this dinner summit (and why I think you’ll love it)
Dear Reader, I get asked to be part of many collaborations. I say no to a lot of them. But, when Brett DuPree of Freaking Delish invited me months ago about being a speaker for the "What's for Dinner?": The Summit, I said yes right away. Here's why. If you scroll through the speaker list you'll see a lot of talented cooks, chefs, and food bloggers, all people who are great at the what of dinner and will be undoubtedly amazing! However, I was invited because of the different approach I take,...
READ POST{HMW} Unlock 500+ recipes by answering one simple question!
Dear Reader, I'd love to know what you actually need right now, not just what I assume you might need. So this week, I have one question: what would help you most in this season of your life? Tell me what you need most right now, food and body-wise, and as a thank you I'm gifting you with my 500+ Recipe Database and Weekly Meal Planning Template, normally $7, completely free, just for taking two seconds to answer. If none of the options fit, hit reply and tell me. I will read and respond to...
READ POSTI'm speaking at a free online dinner summit (and you can ask me anything!)
Dear Reader, Meal plans die the second real life shows up. That's not you failing the plan. That's the plan failing you. I'm one of 25+ food experts speaking at "What's for Dinner?": The Summit — a free 3-day online event happening August 17–19, 2026, built around one idea: rhythm beats rigidity. These are real systems that bend when your week does, instead of breaking the second something changes. My session is called From Dinner Stress to Dinner Rhythm, and I’ll be walking through the body...
READ POST{HMW} Knowing the salad is the better choice and eating the ice cream anyway
Dear Reader, When's the last time you knew exactly what you should eat, but did something else entirely anyway? I'm willing to be that you already know "what to eat". You're not confused about the "right" choice. When faced with an option between a salad or ice cream, we know the salad is the better option nutritionally, and will likely make your body feel better too and still, we don't always make that choice. It can be maddening that knowledge alone doesn't always make a difference in what...
READ POST{HMW} Why you're rummaging through the fridge when you're not even hungry
Dear Reader, You just had a really great meal. You savored every bite and are leaving the table pretty satisfied and full. But what's this? You feel a bit unsettled. You can't seem to carry on with your evening. You're distracted and a bit antsy. Why? You're craving dessert. You expect dessert. And not having dessert makes you feel like something is missing, even if you're not even physically hungry for it. So the nagging dessert fairy keeps poking you on the shoulder, urging you to rummage...
READ POST{HMW} Three stress-reduction tools to use today that can give you quick relief
Dear Reader, While I don't hold the golden key to eliminating all stressors in life, I have done personal work around mitigating chronic stress and its affect on my body and on the health of my clients. I want to share some of those strategies with you today because making stress reduction a priority along with finding ways to get in a parasympathetic response (a.k.a rest and digest) directly impacts your relationship with food and eating behaviors. Before I go further, I'd love to hear from...
READ POST{HMW} Are you an external or internal eater?
Dear Reader, The choices we make about what to eat are often influenced by factors beyond our conscious awareness. One such factor is mimetic desire, a concept introduced by French philosopher René Girard. Mimetic desire suggests that our desires are not entirely our own; instead, they are shaped by observing and imitating others. This social phenomenon can deeply impact our eating preferences, leading us to crave foods that we see others enjoying rather than what our bodies truly need or...
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