by Nina Mills | 24 Mar, 2023 | Dismantling Diet Culture, Reconnect With Your Body
When we’re pursuing weight loss, the goal is pretty simple. Lose weight. Which kinda makes ‘measuring progress’ simple as well. Because weight loss is tangible, we know when it’s ‘working’. We know it’s working when the number on the scale is decreasing. We know we’re...
by Nina Mills | 3 Feb, 2023 | Dismantling Diet Culture, Reconnect With Your Body
It probably seems a little weird that a DIETitian would be talking about something called a non-diet approach. So, before we get into it, let’s clarify which definition of the word DIET I am talking about here. I’m talking about the ‘diet’ that refers to the ways...
by Nina Mills | 2 Dec, 2022 | Dismantling Diet Culture
Feeling guilty, bad, disappointed, or frustrated with yourself about what you’ve eaten is an experience that can happen at any point during the year. But it tends to kick up a notch over the holidays. There’s more food around, more opportunities and events that...
by Nina Mills | 19 Nov, 2021 | Body Respect, Dismantling Diet Culture
“I have a question about navigating seeing people (mostly relatives) who I haven’t seen in a year (or even two due to COVID), and the fact my body is bigger than when they last saw me. I think my question is twofold – one part is how to respond if they...
by Nina Mills | 21 Oct, 2021 | Dismantling Diet Culture, Reconnect With Your Body
Mindful eating is often suggested as a way to practice portion control. But does portion control actually fit with mindful eating? This article will look at what portion control and mindful eating are and whether the two are compatible with one another. What...
by Nina Mills | 8 Aug, 2021 | Body Respect, Dismantling Diet Culture
Flimsy waiting room chairs. Waiting rooms plastered with fatphobic magazines, posters and pamphlets. “One size fits all” blood pressure cuffs, examination gowns and speculums. And then there is what happens once you are in the healthcare providers office…...
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™ 