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my relationship with cookie dough

January 9, 2022by carolineshermerLeave a Comment on my relationship with cookie dough
my relationship with cookie dough

"It's complicated" is how I felt for a long time. I grew up in family that loves sweets. We often baked and my mom was really great about providing me a wide variety of foods. Sweets were never inherently bad, but I remember feeling like dessert was the ultimate, pinnacle of satisfaction with eating and [...]

body peace, food freedom, life

to my girls off to college

August 7, 2021August 7, 2021by carolineshermer4 Comments on to my girls off to college
to my girls off to college

Ahhhhh!! I am so excited for you. So excited that I made this 9 page guide to give your the basics on food, exercise, and body image as you start this new season of your life. Going into my freshman year, all things food felt really overwhelming. I am really proud of my younger self [...]

eats, food freedom

some days I don’t eat any vegetables

June 7, 2021by carolineshermerLeave a Comment on some days I don’t eat any vegetables
some days I don’t eat any vegetables

Just like somedays I don't eat any "sweets." What was your first reaction to that - a hint of celebration when a day passes by without dessert or a tinge of guilt when you look back on a vegetable-less day? There's a some good insight behind that reaction. Diet culture praises one and vilifies the [...]

body peace

finding relief from hard body image

May 24, 2021June 1, 2021by carolineshermer2 Comments on finding relief from hard body image
finding relief from hard body image

This past month, Jared and I moved, drove 1783 miles across the southeast to celebrate and spend time with friends and family, packed and unpacked a 3 bedroom home, started new jobs, and got some hard news of a loved one's diagnosis. On top of that, we all live in a world filled with devastation, [...]

body peace, life

Pandemic Body Changes

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021by carolineshermer4 Comments on Pandemic Body Changes
Pandemic Body Changes

Our whole world changed this past year. Why would it not be okay if our bodies changed too? I think on a day-to-day basis, we lose sight of how much this pandemic affects our lives. Take a moment, if you're able, and think about all the ways COVID has changed your world in the past [...]

body peace, life, Uncategorized

life changes, and so do bodies

February 23, 2021February 24, 2021by carolineshermer4 Comments on life changes, and so do bodies
life changes, and so do bodies

What's your food and body and exercise autobiography? Any client of mine has been asked this question - and for good reason. Growing up in this world we collect messages and experiences, like putting coins in a piggy bank, ultimately setting the stage and writing the script for how to perceive and respond to life. [...]

food freedom

lent + your relationship with food

February 14, 2021by carolineshermerLeave a Comment on lent + your relationship with food
lent + your relationship with food

This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, that prompts the usual question, "what am I giving up for lent?" Common items to give up for those 46 days include social media, TV, and food. And of course you don't give up food entirely, it's usually sodas, dessert, bread, added sugars, or foods deemed as unnecessary (aka "junk"). [...]

Welcome, I’m so glad you’re here! This blog exists to encourage and empower you to find a positive relationship with food and body, There is abundant joy and peace where there is food freedom and body acceptance. Come find that joy with me – after all, you’re meant to eat.

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