During the last two Januarys, my dear friend and colleague Amanda Marks and I led New Year’s retreats in the mountains of north Georgia. It was a beautiful weekend filled with self-care and alternative ways to enter into a new year (like not dieting and learning about intuitive eating instead). Our hope was to help each guest return back to “real life” feeling nourished on every level with a renewed sense of self, and to feel more grounded as they enter into the new year. Unf

Hello, Happy June, and thanks for reading. Today’s blog topic is one that has been on my mind for quite some time – even well before this global pandemic, which has undoubtedly amplified pre-existing anxiety in many people, and created the perfect storm for brand-new cases in others. As a believer in a collaborative approach, and the merging of Western & Eastern medicine, I am certainly not suggesting that nutrition is to be used in place of therapy, and/or medicine to manage

Ah, January. There’s this classic, fast and furious renewal of fitness memberships and resolving to move more. The diet & fitness industries are pulling out all the stops to make sure they rack in the cash before everyone falls off their new (and often very extreme and/or rigid) work-out regimen. Despite the frustration I hear from my clients (and that I also feel) about our society’s disordered messages around food and exercise, especially in the New Year, I really do believ