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....

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...

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...

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...

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...