written by Bridgett Burrick Brown We are so much more than our beauty. Still, unrealistic beauty ideals, primarily for women, are deeply ingrained in our society, teaching us that our worth is closely tied to our appearance. This leaves women spending enormous amounts of time, energy, and money chasing something that is often impossible. From a very young age, girls are taught how to look, act and exist in the world. The constant media messaging enforces an idealized image of

Written by Brittany Wehrle I’m a dietitian, and when I was going through school I used to believe that you could tell if someone was healthy or not by looking at them. Spoiler alert: I was very, very wrong (and I’m so glad that I have evolved well beyond that old version of myself!) In a world where we get a lot of our health and wellness information from thin, conventionally attractive, energetic, and carefully curated influencers, it makes sense why we believe that healthy

Written by Nikki Heyder Shame is a universal human emotion that we've all experienced at some point in our lives. It's that feeling of discomfort or embarrassment that arises when we feel like we've done something wrong or failed to meet expectations. Oftentimes when I work with clients who have experienced shame they say things like - “I just wanted to sink under the table and disappear” or “I had my hands over my eyes the whole time - I didn’t want them to see me”. While it