What a missing broom taught me about intuitive eating and the power of the stories we tell ourselves.

Answering a newsletter reader question about how to deal with negative postpartum body image after gaining weight during her second pregnancy

Q: My husband is big on “diet talk.” He’s always referring to food as “good” or “bad.” If he has a “bad” eating day he talks about “getting back on the horse” to have a good eating day tomorrow. How do you recommend responding to this?A: I love this question. Jen!First things first. I don’t know how long you’ve been with your guy but as anyone who has been in a relationship for more than about a minute knows, you can’t make someone change. Even if you’re obviously right, even if they’re leading themselves down a path of self-destruction, even you’re going to lose your mind if you see one more crumpled up receipt on the counter… you get the idea. People change only when they want to (and even then, it can be hard.)

I don’t remember exactly when I started hating my body. I when, as a senior in high school, I spontaneously lost five pounds as a result of being nervous and excited about a boy while simultaneously starting my job at Ben and Jerry’s. (In lieu of any free ice cream ever, the job offered frequent … Continue reading So you want to stop hating your body but you have no idea where to begin?