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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...
When people first discover intuitive eating, it feels like an antidote to years of dieting. No more food rules, no more obsessing, no more good vs. ba...
When I was younger, people loved to tell me I had a pretty face. They meant it as a compliment, I think. But it never landed that way.
It felt like t...
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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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