by Nina Mills | 7 Aug, 2020 | Dismantling Diet Culture
Content warning: article quotes specific numbers relating to weight and talks about weight gain. The first time I really registered that I had internalised weight bias, I was sitting in a massive room full of my peers and colleagues at an eating disorders... 
by Nina Mills | 14 Jan, 2020 | Dismantling Diet Culture
I wouldn’t be surprised if you hadn’t done a goal setting exercise at least once in your life. Join a gym and you will be asked what your fitness (or ugh – weight loss) goals are. In the workplace, you will often be asked what your professional or performance goals... 
by Nina Mills | 27 Nov, 2019 | Dismantling Diet Culture
Unconditional permission to eat is one of the hallmarks of an intuitive eater. But what is it exactly? It is often referred to as allowing yourself to eat whatever you want, whenever you want. Unfortunately, the idea of “eat whatever you want, whenever you want” is... 
by Nina Mills | 13 Oct, 2019 | Body Respect, Dismantling Diet Culture
Convenience food and processed food have a lot of stigma attached to them. Using them is considered to be taking the easy way out. Cheating. Being lazy. Convenience food and processed foods are seen as being inferior. They are unhealthy. Eating them is a ticket to... 
by Nina Mills | 23 Sep, 2019 | Dismantling Diet Culture
Weight stigma is a term that is commonplace in the anti-diet, HAES and eating disorder spaces. But if you are unsure exactly what weight stigma is, this article offers a quick(ish!) explainer. Weight loss is often pursued because of the immense pressure placed upon... 
by Nina Mills | 9 Jul, 2019 | Dismantling Diet Culture
If you were to consider not dieting or ‘watching your weight’ anymore, what would that look like to you? What would you be doing? What would you be eating? What would your eating patterns look like? When I explore the idea of moving away from diets and weight loss... 
Hi! My name is Nina. I’m a Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor taking the ‘diet’ out of Dietitian. I am here to help you reject diet culture, tune into your body’s own inner wisdom about how to truly nourish yourself and ultimately feel good eating™