Weight gain has been demonized by diet culture, that much is clear.  Which makes it hard to heal your body image, especially if you've regained weight as you have been healing your relationship with food.  Given body diversity is normal and we are not all meant to be thin, this can be normal and a part of the healing process.  But what happens when you keep gaining and gaining weight? How do you know when it is part of healing or part of an issue?  And more importantly, if it is a result of an unhealthy reason, what is the solution? [hint: its still not dieting!] I recently ..read more

Diet culture complicates nutrition when in reality - it’s really quite simple.  But what happens when you want to care for your health BUT: → You don’t know what ‘healthy eating’ looks like anymore.  → You’re worried you’ll revert back to your dieting ways. → You’re so burned out from your dieting days that even the thought of vegetables makes you feel restricted.  → You feel so confused on what nutrition advice you should be listening to with all the misinformation out there.    I answer every one of these questions [and more] in this episode!   We cover:  ..read more

If you’re struggling to climb out of the dark hole that is food rules, stress, guilt, and body shame - my past client’s Jovaughn’s journey is going to show you that there IS a light at the end of the tunnel!  In this episode Jovaugh shares with us how she went from fearing carbs, restricting food & feeling guilty all the time for what she ate,  not knowing how to manage her blood pressure, and never feeling good enough in her body to → enjoying all foods without guilt and without losing control, reclaiming her body autonomy and feeling empowered to care for her health in a way th ..read more

Living with an inner critic in your mind that relentlessly makes you feel bad about your body..  That tells you how ‘bad’ you are for eating a slice of cake…  That convinces you that you're weak, a failure, and not enough - is EXHAUSTING!  But what if the way to rid yourself of these mean thoughts wasn’t to focus on actually getting rid of them?  Because so far, that hasn’t worked. It’s only causing you to get more frustrated with yourself.  What if the answer was not to fight these mean thoughts, but to lean in to them?    In this podcast episode, licensed t ..read more

In this episode, Rachel covers:  The difference between eating with freedom and eating with intuition (and why the 2 get confused) When food freedom can turn into impulsive eating and red flags to look out for Reasons you are stuck in the ‘eat what you want’ phase but still don’t feel physically good or in control Essential steps to assess and take in order to eat with freedom AND intuition - so can enjoy food and feel like your healthiest self.    Rachel’s Resources: Follow Rachel on Instagram  Stop feeling out of control with food using the FREE eguide: 3 St ..read more

The sooner you focus on the RIGHT things to build your business and work with dream clients, the sooner you’ll achieve that goal and live out your vision of success.    Looking back, when I began my entrepreneur journey, I stalled my own success because I was focusing on the wrong things. Things I thought were important but actually weren’t.    As soon as I understood what actually matters in building a successful business and took action in that direction, I signed on dream clients, created and fully booked programs and scaled my business to have the time and location free ..read more

When I shared a video of me cruising in my car, jamming to music, and expressing how thankful I am that I faced my fear of driving and am now able to relax and enjoy the ride - I did not expect to have people asking me how I overcame my fear of driving!   Apparently driver’s anxiety is more common than I thought.    So I’m sharing with you the step by step approach I took to overcome this fear. But really, this approach works for overcoming ANY fear that’s holding you back.    If you have fears that hold you back from…   Making peace with food Healing your bod ..read more

Do you feel like you are ‘good’ all week, even month, and then your period comes along and RUINS it all with intense cravings that send you spiraling into a binge and shame fest?  One thing I WISH I knew years ago was that period cravings are NORMAL.  It's so sad that as women diet culture conditions us to believe that all we need is more "willpower" to beat period cravings.. or to eat some frozen grapes instead??? (um, how are we even comparing grapes to a big ol' bowl of trix? Do ya think my taste buds are dumb?!).  It is this exact mindset that causes the period binges, {firs ..read more

I had a Youtuber make a hate video about me and my account to his 60K+ subscribers.    People have said to me “I don’t get why so many people follow you.”   A family member told me I’m not a ‘real’ dietitian if I’m not helping people lose weight.    If you’re scared people will not value your work as an Intuitive Eating Dietitian, I’m gonna shoot straight with ya - you’re right.    That’s no reason to hold yourself back from showing up and doing this life changing work you were meant to do!    Don’t let people in the cheap seats have an expensive op ..read more

If you struggle with mindful eating - this podcast episode will be a GAME CHANGER for you!   Chances are, if you’ve been on the dieting train for years, then everything you learned about mindful eating is wrong!    In fact, your attempt to eat mindfully might actually be fueling MORE food chaos.   In this episode you’ll understand what true mindful eating should look and feel like and how to achieve mindfulness with your meals to eat ways that feel good to your body - without the food rules and stress!    I’ll also be sharing with you my #1 tip to eat mindfully if ..read more