Intuitive Eating Counseling:North Adams, MA

Also serving online throughout Massachusetts

"I can’t stop thinking about food all the time. It’s exhausting."

"I feel like I’m constantly battling with food. No matter what I eat, I feel guilty."

"Sometimes I eat to numb feelings, but afterward, it just makes everything worse."

"I wish I could eat like everyone else, without feeling anxious or thinking about my weight."

Intuitive eating Cousneling is a path out of suffering.

"I finally feel like I can trust my body again. I don’t need to obsess over food anymore."

"I don’t feel anxious about eating out or social gatherings anymore. I can just enjoy the experience."

"I’m more present in my life now that food doesn’t consume my thoughts. I’m healing, inside and out."

"I feel more connected to my body. It’s like I’m finally in tune with myself in a way I’ve never been before."

"I feel so trapped in a cycle of restricting and binging, and I don’t know how to break it."

"Every time I look in the mirror, I feel disgusted with myself, no matter what I eat."

"The shame I feel after eating is overwhelming. It feels like no one understands."

"I’m no longer punishing myself for enjoying food. It’s just food. it doesn’t define me."

"I’m no longer consumed by thoughts of food. It’s such a relief to have peace around eating."

"Instead of dieting, I’m learning to nourish myself. It feels empowering to care for my body in this way."

Nourish Your Mind, Body, and Soul: Discover the Power of Intuitive Eating.

Intuitive eating is a flexible, self-care eating framework that encourages individuals to listen to their bodies and make food choices based on physical hunger and satiety rather than external cues or strict diet rules. It promotes a healthy relationship with food and body, moving away from restrictive dieting and fostering a more positive approach to eating.

Key Principles of Intuitive Eating

  1. Reject the Diet Mentality: Let go of the idea that dieting is the solution to health and weight issues. This principle encourages individuals to question diet culture and the pursuit of unrealistic body ideals.

  2. Honor Your Hunger: Listen to your body's hunger signals and eat when you're hungry. This principle emphasizes the importance of responding to physical hunger cues.

  3. Make Peace with Food: Allow yourself to enjoy all foods without guilt. This principle promotes the idea that all foods can fit into a balanced diet, helping to reduce feelings of deprivation.

  4. Challenge the Food Police: Recognize and reject the negative thoughts and beliefs about food that may lead to feelings of guilt or shame. This principle encourages self-compassion and a non-judgmental approach to eating.

  5. Feel Your Fullness: Pay attention to signals of fullness and satisfaction during meals. This involves tuning in to how your body feels when you’re comfortably full.

  6. Discover the Satisfaction Factor: Choose foods that are enjoyable and satisfying, which can lead to more positive eating experiences and reduce the desire to overeat.

  7. Cope with Your Emotions With Kindness: Learn to recognize emotional triggers for eating and find alternative ways to cope with feelings. This principle encourages emotional awareness and healthy coping strategies.

  8. Respect Your Body: Appreciate and accept your body for what it is, rather than striving for an unrealistic ideal. This principle promotes body positivity and self-acceptance.

  9. Movement: Feel the Difference: Focus on how physical activity feels rather than how many calories it burns. Engage in movement that you enjoy and that makes you feel good.

  10. Honor Your Health with Gentle Nutrition: Make food choices that nourish your body while still allowing for enjoyment. This principle emphasizes balance and moderation rather than strict dietary rules.

Intuitive Eating Counseling

Healing Starts with Your Relationship to Food

Let's work together to rebuild a healthy, compassionate connection to food and body, where you can feel both nourished and at ease.

  • Break free from the cycle of food guilt, shame, and dieting. Making peace with food. Eat without judgment.

  • Become more in tune with your body's physical needs, enhancing overall awareness of how different foods make you feel. Learn to eat in a way that supports your natural hunger and fullness rhythms.

  • Move away from disordered eating behaviors and create a more relaxed, peaceful approach to eating. Learn to cope with emotions without relying on food, develop healthier strategies for managing stress, sadness, or boredom.

  • Prioritize overall well-being—mental, physical, and emotional—rather than focusing solely on weight loss. Eat in alignment with your true physical needs rather than rigid dieting or restriction.

  • Alleviate the mental load that comes with constantly thinking about food, allowing them to focus on other areas of their lives. Learn to treat yourself with the same compassion you would offer a friend, leading to better mental health and self-esteem.

  • Feel empowered by trusting your body’s signals to foster a sense a control. Experience a sense of freedom and liberation when you stop restricting foods and stop labeling foods as "good" or "bad”.

  • Intuitive eating is not just about food; it's a philosophy that encompasses emotional, mental, and physical well-being. Prioritize your health in a balanced way.

  • Distinguish between true hunger and emotional hunger, leading toward healthier coping mechanisms for stress or emotional triggers. Reduce binge eating or restrictive eating patterns.

Let go of restrictive diet rules.

Learn how to do all this in a supportive non-judgmental environment.

Experience peace when it comes to your relationship.

Get more attuned with your body’s needs.

Sustain healthy habits that can last a lifetime.

Intuitive Eating

Still not sure if intuitive eating is for you? Check out this podcast featuring co-creator Evelyn Tribole.

Upcoming Events

Free! Zoom Informational Session

Join April on February 18th, 2025 at 5p to learn more about intuitive eating and the 10 principles.

$40 per session (Insurance may cover. Reach out to aprilz.lmhc@gmail.com for more information)

April will be conducting a psycho-educational group on intuitive eating and will share practical ways to implement the principles in your life. Reserve your spot today and start your journey towards a positive relationship with food!

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