by Dana Marie | Jan 28, 2020 | Blog, Body Care, For Healthcare Professionals
I wanted to start this series by sharing my personal experiences related to weight. This part is hard to share, and I was honestly tempted to leave it out, but it’s an important part of this journey. I’ve always been a disciplined person—as in, working hard at...
by Dana Marie | Jan 27, 2020 | Blog, Body Care, For Healthcare Professionals
I’m doing something I’ve never done on before—sharing a series of themed posts! Be on the lookout for a new post daily during the next week. I’m talking about a touchy and widely debated subject—weight. If you aren’t aware, there is a movement in healthcare referred...
by Dana Marie | Jan 20, 2020 | Blog, Body Care, Heart, Mind, and Soul Care
I wanted to address fasting, in the Christian sense, because I’ve been hearing so much about it lately. For those with a history of eating disorders or disordered eating, it can be triggering when encouraged to fast, because is often associated with food. The purpose...
by Dana Marie | Oct 21, 2019 | Blog, Body Care
Do you feel addicted to food? As in, you feel controlled by your appetite and out of control around food? I used to think I had a similar problem, but in relation to sleep. During my teens and early 20s, I had a hard time waking up to an alarm clock and would often...
by Dana Marie | Sep 30, 2019 | Blog, Body Care, For Healthcare Professionals
Being a weight neutral provider means I don’t “prescribe” weight loss, or focus on losing a certain number of pounds. The reason for this is backed by both research and what I’ve observed working with humans for over 10 years—focusing on weight manipulation simply...
by Dana Marie | Sep 20, 2019 | Blog, Body Care, For Healthcare Professionals
Have you ever considered that your behaviors to pursue “health” may actually be causing more harm? Are strict food rules and forced exercise truly making you feel better? When you don’t feel your best, do you feel guilty for not “doing MORE”? (As in, more controlled...
