

Health and Morality are Not the Same Thing
I recently stumbled across some of the notes I took back when I did my health coaching certification in 2011, and one thing particularly...


3 Benefits of Being Mindful
Usually, when I talk about mindfulness, it’s in relation to food and eating, but being mindful can extend to all areas of your life. You...


One Size Doesn't Fit All When It Comes to Food
I’ve known for a long time that a “one size fits all” approach doesn’t work when it comes to what we eat. And yet, while I know this...


Emotional Eating 101 – Including Tips on How to Stop
I recently watched the SyFy show Resident Alien, about an alien who crash-lands in a small town on Earth and pretends to be a local...


3 Surprising Impacts of Fast Food
(Note – this is written based on my understanding of a video I watched. If I got anything wrong, that’s on me, not the people who made...


3 Tips to Tell if You're Bored or Hungry
Work has been a little slow for me lately, and since I work from home, a couple of times I’ve found myself wandering into the kitchen and...


Strawberry Picking and Simple Delights
I was lucky to get out strawberry picking on July 5th, one of the rare sunny days we’ve had here in Maine so far this summer. I got to...


3 Problems with Equating Weight and Health
I’ve written before about how a low or “normal” weight doesn’t mean good health, just as a high weight doesn’t mean poor health. Thin...


Reflections on Eating at Baxter State Park
I’ve just gotten back from my annual camping trip to Baxter State Park (BSP), and I started thinking about how and what we ate, as well...


3 Ways Focusing on Weight Loss Can Backfire
I’ve been reading the book “You Just Need to Lose Weight”: And 19 Other Myths About Fat People (Myths Made in America) by Aubrey Gordon,...