The journey to becoming an intuitive eater involves challenging the food police or those outdated beliefs around food that you've adopted over time. Getting real with your inner critic and flipping the negative self talk on its head is all part of the process. In this episode I'm showing you how to reframe those beliefs and get honest with your inner critic (aka the real food police). Principle #4 is a long one so I'm breaking it down into 2 parts. Stay tuned for part 2. 

To get the most out of this serious - grab your own workbook here: https://cathyrichardsrd.com/product/the-intuitive-eating-workbook-by-evelyn-tribole-elyse-resch/

Interested in seeing intuitive eating used in real life? Then you'll want to tune into today's episode. I am sharing how I've been incorporating intuitive eating into my regular clinical practice. In this practice I am referred clients from 0-99 with a variety of medical concerns yet I'm finding that many of the principles of intuitive eating still fit. Tune in and find out why! 

Missed my last blog post on the hunger and fullness scale? Here it is: https://cathyrichardsrd.com/how-to-use-the-hunger-scale-for-mindful-and-intuitive-eating/

What exactly does making peace with food mean? Basically it's giving yourself unconditional permission to eat. I get it if that sounds scary to you. A lot of fears come up for my clients as they start the process of making peace with food. What if I start eating and I can't stop? I've tried eating forbidden foods before, but it didn't work. I am addicted to food or I don't trust myself around food. In this episode I'm walking you through the process of habituation and how it helps you make peace with food once and for all. 

Identifying your forbidden foods is part of the making peace with food process. To learn how these are the foods to use in habituation head on over to my IG TV series: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CTiLL1DpwoJ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Building on the 10 priniciples for nourishing a healthy relationship with food based on the intuitive eating workbook this episode dives into how to honour your hunger. In order to honour your hunger - you must first be able to feel it. So in this episode I am walking you through what hunger may feel like to you and how to practice listening to your body. Which given our hectic lifestyles can seem easier said than done. Join me and let's learn how to honour your hunger! 

For bonus mini trainings - join me for my intuitive eating series on IG TV at: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CTNiUNMptrj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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Intuitive eatings is a compassionate, self- care eating framework that treats all bodies with dignity and respect. How amazing is that! 

In today's episode I'm walking you through principle number 1 from the Intuitive Eating workbook: Reject the Diet Mentality. 

Why? Because dieting leads to weight gain and there's lots of research to support this. 

The idea of not dieting or following some food rules can feel scary - especially if it's been a tool that you've known to lose weight. You may fear that you'll lose control or never be able to stop eating but your body is smarter than that. Tune in to learn how you're body is designed to support you and the role that intuitive eating can play. 

Ready to focus on self awareness around your eating and gain control of your cravings? Grab my free resource: Ditch the Binge and Gain Control of your Cravings here: https://cathyrichardsrd.com/ditch-the-binge/

Feeling frustrated with your body and hating it? Or maybe you feel like you're always fighting against it?  

You are not alone. Many of my clients feel like this and sometimes I do too. 

Imagine an alternative way of relating to food, eating and your body that is characterized by kindness and not criticism. 

That's the role of intuitive eating. The goal of intuitive eating is to help you cultivate a healthy relationship with food and your body. It's an approach developed by Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN & Elyse Resch, MS, RDN in 1995. Since than over 60 studies have shown the numerous benefits of intuitive eating. 

Join me in this episode where I'm sharing the key focus and benefits of this type of eating. And not it's not another diet. It's a life long approach that rebuilds trust in your body. 

To revisit my stress reduction techniques: https://anchor.fm/cathy-richards--rd/episodes/Episode--11--The-Easy-Tools-that-I-am-using-to-Uplevel-my-Stress-Reduction-euc8p1

If 2020 taught us anything it's that even the best laid plans don't always turn out. In this episode I'm sharing the truth about how I've learnt to give myself grace when it comes to achieving my health and wellness goals and how that translates into my work with clients. I'm also touching on the most important piece of the puzzle which is often self reflection and the power of using your voice, even if it's just for yourself. 

Need help figuring out how to continue on your wellness journey whilst also allowing yourself some grace? Grab a free 30 minute call and I'll walk you through a simple self awareness exercise to help you find more grace. Click here to join: https://cathyrichardsrdworkwithme.as.me/decisionmakingcall

Grab my free Healthy Habits Tracker here: https://cathyrichardsrd.com/healthy-habits-tracker/

My self love journey back to health started with refocusing on my diet and body movement but over the past few months I've shifted into a focus on the other modalities that keep my body and health in alignment.

Infrared saunas use electromagnetic radiation from infrared lamps to warm your body directly rather than heating the air. They heat your core body temperature and only heat to about 150°F (66°C).

This type of heat penetrates deeper into the body and is thought to impact and heal deep tissue and also detox via sweating through your pores.

In this episode I'm sharing my recent experience using infrared sauna technology. 

My self love journey back to health started with refocusing on my diet and body movement but over the past few months I've shifted into a focus on the other modalities that keep my body and health in alignment.

In this episode I'm sharing the role of thermography, ultrasound and mammogram on my recent journey. 

To say that the thermography results look like a fire engine isn't an understatement. But adding additional supplements and using my tune-up balls have definitely helped my lymph system. It'll be interesting to see the change when I redo the thermography in 6 months. 

My self love journey back to health started with refocusing on my diet and body movement but over the past few months I've shifted into a focus on the other modalities that keep my body and health in alignment.

In this episode I'm sharing the role that pelvic floor physiotherapy has played in my life over the past 9 years. Remember that the entire body functions together as a whole and the pelvic floor is an excellent example of this. Breath and your pelvic floor health go hand in hand. Join me in today's episode where I'm talking about some fantastic tools that you can use at home to support your pelvic floor health and reduce pain in your entire body.