It’s National Eating Disorders Awareness Week in 2020, and as someone who has personally struggled through many years of disordered eating (& full-blown eating disorders) in my past, this week holds a lot of meaning to me. As a Registered Dietitian, I have dedicated much of my career to supporting others on a path to what I refer to as “Food Freedom”, in effort to help them achieve and experience the same breakthrough that I was fortunate to have many years ago. But what is “food freedom”?? And how is it different from Intuitive Eating?

Food FreedomJoanna FoleyFebruary 24, 2020Joanna Foley NutritionNEDAwareness, comeasyouare, food freedom, intuitive eating, mindful eating, mindfulness, eating disorders, eating disorder awareness, disordered eating, no food guilt, anti-diet, joyful eatingComment

Your Guide to Intuitive Eating

Do you obsess about what you eat? When you eat something that you think you shouldn’t, do you often find that it’s hard to stop, but then feel overwhelmed with guilt afterwards? Do you often feel deprived? Do you find yourself still searching for the right diet out there that will finally work for you? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you may be suffering from the confines of diet culture. This makes you believe that you lack willpower and are doing something wrong if you’re not losing weight or achieving your health goals despite trying everything you know. It can be an exhausting effort…but there is a better way.

Food FreedomJoanna FoleyNovember 12, 2019intuitive eating, mindful eating, food freedom, wellness, anti-diet, diet culture, mindfulness, disordered eating, eating disorders, orthorexia, food policeComment