All-or-nothing thinking is a cognitive distortion that can have a profound impact on the way we approach life, particularly when it comes to eating and living a healthy lifestyle. This type of mindset pushes us to live in extremes, believing we must either do things...
In today’s diet-obsessed culture, it’s common for people to go through cycles of dieting, losing weight, regaining it, and then starting all over again. This pattern, known as yo-yo dieting, can be more harmful to your body and mind than remaining at a stable, higher...
One of the core principles of intuitive eating is eliminating the judgment that certain foods are “good” or “bad.” In diet culture, we’re conditioned to categorize foods into binary groups, where some are virtuous and others are harmful....
The intuitive eating honeymoon phase is a period where you reintroduce the foods you’ve been restricting, either physically or mentally. This could include foods that you’ve avoided due to diet rules or foods you felt guilty about eating in the past. During this...
Intuitive eating often gets misunderstood and mislabeled as a license to overindulge in unhealthy foods, perpetuating obesity and unhealthy lifestyles. Some critics argue that intuitive eating leads people to consume nothing but junk food, like Oreo cookies and fast...
In our fast-paced, modern lives, filled with constant distractions and stimuli, the pursuit of mental clarity has become increasingly elusive. Many of us have heard the popular saying, “a clear space leads to a clear mind,” but how much truth is there to...