The number one concern people raise with me in consults right now is emotional eating. No surprise there: In countries like Canada, unless you’re old enough to remember World War 2, this has been perhaps the most difficult time we’ve collectively lived through. We’re feeling some pretty big emotions. You…
In 2012, having returned to work after my second maternity leave, my babies finally became good sleepers and I went the other way. Ironically, after years of four years of yearning for them to just let me sleep, they did, but I couldn’t. It wasn’t for lack of trying. As…
I think about half of America and much of Canada woke up today feeling tired and upset — a perfect storm for overeating. Volunteers in sleep studies typically eat hundreds of extra calories when sleep-deprived. Stress is often cited as the number one trigger for emotional eating. But you don’t…
I’m talking about emotional wellness. Surprised? I can tell you that no dietitian reading this will be. No psychologist, no social worker, even few physicians will wonder why I’m dedicating a blog post to this topic. Simply put, good mental health makes it easier to eat well – to consistently plan, prepare, and choose…