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 Have you ever found yourself eating when you weren’t actually hungry? Not in a “mindless snacking” way, but in a deeper, almost involuntary way — lik...
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I used to feel the heavy, deep density in my stomach from too much food. The weight of the bowls of cereal pressing down internally. I knew I was f...
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Most people think restriction is just about wanting to be thin. Sometimes that’s true on the surface—but underneath, restriction is almost alway...
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One of the most common threads I see among people working on their relationship with food and body image is a deep, exhausting concern with how the...
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Most people in recovery from chronic weight cycling or binge eating assume intuition is something they don’t have. They say things like, “I can’t t...
When I was in college, I used to steal my roommate’s food.
I’ve told the story so many times that it almost feels like it belongs to someone else, bu...
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About Stefanie Michele
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I'm a Certified Coach, Occupational Therapist, Intuitive Eating Counselor, and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner IT with a background in Human Development and Mental Health Psychology. Perhaps more importantly, I have boots-on-the-ground experience with recovery from 20+ years of body and food disorder.
A little history: My disordered eating began when I was 15 years old dealing with adolescent strife and hormonal shifts. For the rest of my teens, 20’s, and well into my 30’s, I struggled with bulimia, binge-eating disorder, and orthorexia. The binge-restrict cycle was THE focus of my life for over 20 years and something from which I never, ever thought I would recover.
I thought I was broken.
Somehow during that time, I got married, had 3 girls, and led a pretty normal looking life. There were times I even felt normal — when I was with my friends, snuggling with my babies, or engrossed in a book. But most of the time, I felt ashamed, angry, and completely out of control. I hated my body and lived in fear of gaining weight.
Just before my 40th birthday, I made the decision to challenge diet culture and enlisted the support of a coach to work through my body image, which went hand in hand with food recovery. I did the work, and the work worked.
When I tell you that I’m excited to help you, I mean it. I have laid in bed for days, canceled plans, avoided mirrors, and detached from my authentic self just like you have, and I know there is a different way. You can change your life, and start changing the way women in this world are valued and seen.
xo Stef.
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