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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{HMW} Why eating alone might actually make food taste better
Dear Reader, I have a ritual that I look forward to doing in the Spring. I take myself out on solo dining dates at a new restaurants with lots of plant-based options. In previous years, I've driven as far as Maine to find cute little cafes and eateries to dine at. My dirty little secret is that I love going out to eat by myself. I used to see solo diners in restaurants and project loneliness onto them for no good reason. Now I see that many people choose to eat alone and love it. Here are...
READ POST{Bundle} For everyone who opens the fridge, stares, and closes it again
Dear Reader, If you've ever stood in front of your open refrigerator at 5:45pm with no plan, no energy, and a very loud family waiting somewhere behind you... this bundle is for you. May has a way of dismantling whatever structure you managed to build. School schedules shift, routines go sideways, and somehow "what's for dinner" turns into a daily low-grade crisis stacked on top of everything else. And then summer arrives, and the structure disappears entirely. I'm one of 26 contributors to...
READ POST{HMW} The reason motivation isn't showing up — and what to do instead
Dear Reader, A lot of my clients tell me they lack motivation. That may be true — because motivation is fleeting and rarely shows up when we need it most. But there's a way to reverse engineer it so it's almost always available. It's called focusing on MOMENTUM instead. 🌿 Momentum is that feeling of soaring when someone pushes your boat off a dock on a windy day. 🌿 Momentum is the effortless ascension once the spark to take action is lit. 🌿 Momentum requires no force, strain, or willpower....
READ POST{HMW} "Let me know if you need anything" vs. actually showing up
Dear Reader, In the days after my mother-in-law passed away last month, our local friends just showed up for us in so many ways and we were so grateful. Some dropped off home-cooked meals on our doorstep, and one friend even sent us a GrubHub gift card with a note that said so you don't have to think about food this week. When someone removes the decision entirely, it lands somewhere deep. Of course food is one of the oldest ways humans say I'm here without having to find the right words and...
READ POST{HMW} A satiety signal that has nothing to do with fullness
Dear Reader, Your nervous system starts shifting from "still hungry" to "we're good" before you physically feel full. And your breathing is usually the first place it shows up. I call it the satisfaction sigh. Once you start noticing it, it becomes one of the most reliable "am I done?" signals you have — more useful than the empty plate or the mental I probably should stop. Try this at your next meal: around the halfway point, just check in with your breathing. Has it shifted? Have you taken...
READ POSTA free toolkit for your nervous system (plus 51 other resources)
Dear Reader, I want to tell you about something I'm part of that I think you'll actually use. It's called the Everyday Balance Bundle — a free collection of 52 resources put together by a group of women who work in wellness, coaching, and personal development. It's available right now, at no cost, through March 22nd. I contributed my Nervous System Regulation Toolkit, which gives you practical, body-based tools to help you move out of fight-or-flight and back into a state where you can...
READ POST{HMW} Physical hunger vs. nervous system cravings (how to easily spot the difference)
Dear Reader, My mom had a signature move whenever I asked for cake as a kid. "Would you like a nice apple?" she'd say. I wanted to scream. Because no, I did not want a nice apple. I wanted the cake. But here's the thing; she was accidentally onto something. When you're genuinely physically hungry, almost any food sounds acceptable, appealing even. Leftovers from last night. A piece of bread. Even, yes, a nice apple. But when only the cake (or the chips, or the ice cream) sounds good? That's a...
READ POSTThe Emotional Empowerment Audio Summit is coming — and my talk might change how you see stress eating
Dear Reader, I'm excited to share something with you — I've been invited to contribute to the Emotional Empowerment Audio Summit, a curated collection of talks from experts in boundaries, emotional wellness, mindfulness, and self-care. And it's completely free to access. My specific talk is called "It's Not About Willpower: How to Break the Stress-Eating Cycle by Understanding Your Nervous System" — and if you've ever found yourself standing in front of the fridge at 9pm, not really hungry...
READ POST{HMW} What If "I Can't Control Myself" Is Actually a Restriction Problem?
Dear Reader, What if the reason you can't stop thinking about certain foods has nothing to do with willpower or self-control — and everything to do with the fact that you've told yourself you can't have them? This is the permission paradox: restriction doesn't protect you from overeating. It's often what causes it. When a food is off-limits, your brain treats every opportunity to eat it like it might be the last. The urgency, the "I can't stop," the guilt spiral — that's not a you problem....
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