The holidays can be a beautiful time of year. Gatherings with loved ones, feasting on the foods you love, reveling in the excitement and awe of it all… But for most of us, the holidays can also feel stressful, triggering, overwhelming, and like it’s our sole responsibility to ensure everyone around is having a holiday… read more

Negative self-talk is an epidemic amongst women. It’s so natural and automatic most of us don’t even realize we’re doing it. We’re constantly berating ourselves with messages that tell our bodies… You’re not okay. You’re not enough. There’s something wrong with you. You need to be different. You need to be better. You need to… read more

I grew up in a household where someone was either on a diet, or about to go on a diet, or had gone off their diet and they were on the emotional rollercoaster of self-blame and shame. I’ve seen how people go on a temporary diet and lose weight in the short run, only to… read more

I’ve been working with a client for almost a year now – I’ll call her Sarah. Sarah was ignoring and overriding her recurring digestive issues for months. Like so many of us do, she’d been telling herself she was fine. She’d get over it. But clearly, she was not. It wasn’t until one episode landed… read more

I was talking with a client recently who is dealing with a health issue that comes with some debilitating symptoms when things flare up. As she was sharing with me the long list of things that are going on for her, she said, “Alicia, my body just needs to get in line because I have… read more

Whenever I work with a client whose primary goal is to lose weight, I always ask about their “why”. Why do they want to lose weight? Why now? These are important questions because very often the things that are motivating women to want to lose weight are things they aren’t fully aware of. And all… read more

Our culture has been profoundly shaped and influenced by the dieting and weight loss world. It can be difficult to tease out truth from falsehood. There are many lies the weight loss world has spread over the decades, and many women are carrying those lies around with them wherever they go. Here are 6 lies… read more