Intuitive Eating Program
1:1 COUNSELING IN SAN DIEGO, GROUPS AND ONLINE PROGRAMS
Intuitive Eating Group in San Diego & Online
Imagine a life where you…
- Feel confident around food – You know what and how much food your body needs and you make these decisions without guilt, shame or regret
- Are free from food-related obsessions, calculations and worry.
- Can incorporate all types of foods into your life and enjoy using taste, pleasure and satisfaction as main factors in your food selection – while meeting your body’s nutritional needs!
- Feel grounded and calm around food.
- Move regularly, according to your body’s needs and what feels supportive.
- Feel at home in your body and treat it with respect
Stop dieting and start living the life you deserve.
Working with one of our dietitians on intuitive eating includes:
- A 60 minute in-depth initial appointment to learn more about your history with food, body image and dietitian, what you’re currently experiencing and what your hopes are for your future relationship with food
- Bi-weekly 50 minute follow ups (possibly weekly to start)
- 3-9 months is the average length of time (often decreasing in appointment frequency with time)
What to expect from intuitive eating sessions:
- A non-judgmental, therapeutic approach to food and wellness
- Validation and a listening ear
- Exploring thoughts and judgments about foods and food choices
- Understanding your experiences with stress eating and/or emotional eating and how to care for yourself through these experiences
- Deep dive into appetite and satisfaction
- Examining and healing your relationship with exercise
- Learning more about your experiences with body image, how to bring awareness to these challenges, validate your feelings and support yourself through times of high body image distress
- Moving towards feeling more at home in your body
- Feeling more confident with your food choices and moving towards a calm, consistent intake with gentle nutrition
- Read more about intuitive eating here.
Stop dieting and start living the life you deserve.
JOIN THE WAITLIST FOR OUR 8 WEEK ONLINE INTUITIVE EATING GROUP.
WHEN
We don’t have any groups scheduled at this time but please join our waitlist to be the first to hear about our next group (and get the early bird discount)!
WHERE
Online
WHAT
- 8- 1.5 hours group sessions, led by Maddie White, RD, CDCES or Andrea Kent, MS, RD, CNSC
- Includes Intuitive Eating Workbook and additional Nutrition Instincts resources included
- Each group session will be a combination of education and exploration of material with time to share and process personal experiences as it pertains to the group topic
- chance to connect with others who understand what it’s like to move away from diets choose to a gentler, kinder way of eating and living
- Experiential activites will be offered weekly
- Access to a virtual group chat through our secure online portal so you can connect with group members between sessions (optional)
- Freedom to eat without guilt, live without body shame and be truly present in your life and body!!
WEEKLY STRUCTURE
- Week 1: Exploring the Diet Mentality & Letting Go of Pursuit of Weight Loss
- Week 2: Honor Your Hunger
- Week 3: Make Peace with Food & Challenge the Food Police
- Week 4: Feel Your Fullness
- Week 5: Satisfaction Factor
- Week 6: Understanding & Exploring Emotional Eating
- Week 7: Respect Your Body
- Week 8: Joyful Movement & Gentle Nutrition
Who is this for?
This is for you if you are ready to…
- Dive into your intuitive eating journey and explore an alternative to dieting
- Join a group setting that offers a combination of information, professional support and, most importantly, group member insights and contributions
- Commit to the sessions for the duration of the group, be open to sharing personal experiences and make space for experiences of others
- Be in a group setting and care for yourself should you feel triggered (all efforts will be taken to mitigate overtly triggering comments from group members however, we can’t guarantee that you won’t experience a triggering comment given the content)
Please note: This group is not for anyone suffering from an active eating disorder. This group is stricly for educational purposes only and should not taken as, or replace, medical advice or any work you might be doing with a therapist, dietitian or other healthcare professional.
Have questions or want to learn more about individual intuitive eating sessions?
