framing body size as a disease is stigmatizing in and harmful, but it won’t stop diet culture from doing it. If your ears (and social media feeds) are buzzing with news of ‘miracle’ weight loss drugs and #thinisinagain messaging – I want to offer you compassion. It’s incredibly difficult to work on healing your relationship... Read On → The post body size is not a disease appeared first on cait's plate ..read more

sharing my week in pictures & words weeks of 2.13 – 2.27.2023 Hi friends! Whew! February was a rough month. We had a lot of sickness float around the house which meant a lot of sleepless nights, a lot of clinginess and whining and a lot of me just hanging on to whatever shreds of... Read On → The post the week[s] in photos appeared first on cait's plate ..read more

sharing my week in pictures & words week of 2.6.2023 Hey friend, happy Sunday. Somehow I always marvel as I sit down to write these posts that another week has gone by. I’m really not sure where the time goes. We had a relatively easy week – no one got sick, the weather was unseasonably... Read On → The post the week in photos appeared first on cait's plate ..read more

Diet culture teaches us that there’s a ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ way to eat, move and have a body, so we’re used to relating to food and body in this way. But intuitive eating is not about getting something ‘right’ or achieving some ‘perfect’ relationship with eating, movement or our body. Rather, it’s about learning and... Read On → The post daily reminder #9 appeared first on cait's plate ..read more

exploring why feeling full (or even overly full) is not the sign of failure diet culture makes it out to be We discussed last week just how much diet culture has interfered with our ability to connect with, honor and make peace with our hunger and sadly, the same is true for fullness. If hunger... Read On → The post fullness is not failure appeared first on cait's plate ..read more

sharing the outfits I’m loving most this month cardigan // top (sold out, similar here and here) // jeans // mules // sunglasses coatigan // satin shirt // scarf // jeans // sneakers // sunglasses top (sold out, similar here) // jeans // coatigan // mules cardigan // tank top // leggings // sneakers // hat shirt // coat (old, similar... Read On → The post outfits I’m loving – feb ’23 appeared first on cait's plate ..read more

sharing my week in photos (& words!) the week of 1.31.2023 Hi friends! I can’t believe we’re already in February! I think I was a little snap happy this week because we were all finally starting to feel better from our colds, so sorry for the deluge of photos ? We had a pretty good week... Read On → The post the week in photos appeared first on cait's plate ..read more

diving into the most important aspects of making peace with hunger Before I begin this post, I first want to take moment to acknowledge that there is extreme privilege in being able to make peace with and honor your hunger. Experiencing food insecurity makes much of the process of intuitive eating really difficult. If you... Read On → The post the critical tenets of making peace with your hunger appeared first on cait's plate ..read more

Last week on the site we talked about two important concepts when working to make peace with food: the fact that there are no ‘good’ or ‘bad’ foods and the importance of pleasure & satisfaction. But there’s actually a step in between those two: learning to honor your hunger without judgement. So, once you’ve made... Read On → The post daily reminder #8 appeared first on cait's plate ..read more

a monthly column detailing all the things that have grabbed my attention month to month Here are the things that have piqued my interest so much this month that I had to share them with you: Anti-Diet Resources: Christy Harrison’s Food Psych Podcast Episode #306: Christy offers 5 tips for dealing with diet evangelists and... Read On → The post loving this month – jan ’23 appeared first on cait's plate ..read more