by Barbara Spanjers
I’m excited to share the latest episode of The Love, Food Podcast! If you aren’t familiar with this gem from registered dietitian Julie Duffy Dillon, you’re in for a treat (and you can subscribe here). And I got to be Julie’s latest guest,...
by Barbara Spanjers
When you feel bullied by your weight loss plan. How many times have you gone on a diet?* And how many different diet plans have you tried? You may find that you try the same plan over and over, returning to it once you regain the initial weight you lost. Or you might...
by Barbara Spanjers
It’s almost Independence Day – a day to remember the principles of freedom that are the bedrock of the US’s identity. We have been so free, in fact, that our hard-won freedom is often taken as a given. Independence Day becomes yet another long weekend where you can...
by Barbara Spanjers
A letter for when it’s time to walk away. Dear Diet, I know this is not the most personal way to do this, but it’s hard for me to face you without getting sucked back in to your insanity. You have been such an important part of my life that I am not entirely...
by Barbara Spanjers
It is my God-given right to bear baguettes. When someone asks what I do for a living, I tell them, “I help people feel peaceful around food and in their bodies. Really, it’s all about having a healthy relationship with food and our bodies.” And often, as I’ve noted...