by Dana Marie | Feb 25, 2021 | Blog, Body Care, For Healthcare Professionals, Heart, Mind, and Soul Care
Due to alternate priorities occupying my brain space recently, I’ve taken somewhat of a hiatus from being on social media and blogging consistently. For this reason, I wanted to basically “reintroduce” myself. I’ve been a dietitian for over a decade, but in the past...
by Dana Marie | May 18, 2020 | Blog, Body Care, For Healthcare Professionals, Heart, Mind, and Soul Care
Do you feel guilty when you take time to care for yourself? Consider someone who drives people around for a living, such as an Uber driver. His (or her) vehicle is what he uses to serve people. Is it selfish for him to take time to have it serviced? Have the...
by Dana Marie | May 13, 2020 | Blog, Body Care, For Healthcare Professionals
What is the best way to comment on someone’s body? Not saying anything at all. We live in a world that is scared of the word “fat.” It’s common to believe weight loss is synonymous with health, and weight gain means not caring about your health. Making...
by Dana Marie | Apr 1, 2020 | Blog, For Healthcare Professionals, Heart, Mind, and Soul Care
“Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.” Psalms 37:3 “Trust in the Lord and do good” has been my mantra lately. Being in a long season of waiting, and uncertainty, and more waiting, and more uncertainty, God has brought this...
by Dana Marie | Feb 2, 2020 | Blog, Body Care, For Healthcare Professionals
In my previous posts in this series on weight, I focused on the reasons why I choose not to directly focus on weight manipulation as a practitioner. In this final post of the series, I’ll share what I DO focus on. Feel free to refer to the previous posts as a...
by Dana Marie | Feb 1, 2020 | Blog, Body Care, For Healthcare Professionals
In this post, I want to share more of what I’ve learned through my experiences. I acknowledge that I don’t know what it is like to live in this world in a larger body, so my views come solely from working with and hearing from those who do. I spent the first half of...
