* New Year, New Look, New…Diet? NOPE!! We know that diets do not work from years of weight science research. They didn’t work 30 years ago, and they certainly...
Ditching Diet Culture in the New Year
One of the most common resolutions for the New Year is losing weight or changing one’s body. This is (very likely) due to diet culture and our society's obsession with...
Meet the Dietitian: Katie Corcoran
We are starting a new thing on the blog called, “Meet the Dietitian” where we are interviewing each dietitian at Courage to Nourish to get to know them a little more...
10 Tips for Recovery During the Holidays
It may help you to navigate hard conversations and situations that may happen during this season. Read on to see what tips for recovery you can add to your toolbox. The...
Supporting a Loved One with an Eating Disorder
Supporting a loved one through an eating disorder may be one of the most challenging things you are faced with. It is extremely difficult to see a loved one suffer,...
5 Health at Every Size Myths ©
Being a Health at Every Size © or HAES dietitian, I am confronted with a ton of questions about this approach. It’s really difficult for us to wrap our minds around a...
Eating Disorder Relapse Prevention: Back to School
As the summer begins to wind down, it is important to think about eating disorder relapse prevention as school heads back into session. It is wild to think that in...
Eating Disorder Warning Signs
Big shout out to Komal Shah who helped to write this blog!! She was a dietetic intern for us for a few weeks Believe it or not. It’s summertime. This summer is going to...
Cultivating Mindfulness Using Meditation
Before I got into meditation, the benefits that were associated with it seemed too good to be true. Meditation touts better sleep, decreased stress, increased mindfulness and self awareness.
7 Tips to Improve Body Image
Conversations about body image are some of the toughest I have with clients. Breaking food rules makes your eating disorder feel extremely uncomfortable and triggers negative body image thoughts.