Practice body gratitude

November 23, 2020 / Lisa Fehl / Intuitive Eating, Meditation, Mindful Movement, Mindfulness, Mindfulness practices

As we move into the holiday season – one that will inevitably be different from any one that has preceded it and likely different than any in the future – the need for gratitude is at an all time high. And because the holidays can be a painful time to have a body – with […]

Be aware of your constellations.

October 27, 2020 / Lisa Fehl / Intuitive Eating, Mindful Eating, Mindful Movement, Mindfulness

Whatever happens in your life, it does not occur in a vacuum. Whatever arises, it may be a good practice to consider your constellations. . What do I mean by constellations? All of the factors – microscopic to macroscopic – that could affect how you perceive what is happening. . As I said, these factors […]

The path is long, patience is a must

June 2, 2020 / Lisa Fehl / Mindful Movement

We are deep in it. 80+ days deep into our experience of a global pandemic. Deep into the most recent uptick in our collective awareness of systemic racism – not only police brutality, but also thought and action-policing of black outrage and disproportionate COVID sickness and fatalities. All the while working with ourselves, our relationships […]

In Intuitive Eating, obstacles are teachers

Image / May 11, 2020 / Lisa Fehl / Eating disorders, Extreme Eating, Intuitive Eating, Meditation, Mindful Eating, Mindful Movement, Mindfulness

When you’re dieting, any challenge that pops up is meant to be whacked like a carnival mole. Obstacles in this sense are all about overcoming, overriding, vanquishing, and emerging victorious. This seems ok, until it isn’t. Once we hit an obstacle that truly challenges us – and admittedly, many of us are in a diminished […]

Sometimes generosity is about receiving, not giving

Image / April 28, 2020 / Lisa Fehl / Eating disorders, Extreme Eating, Intuitive Eating, Meditation, Mindful Eating, Mindful Movement, Mindfulness, Mindfulness practices

Traditionally we think about generosity as giving to others – material goods, services, help, kindness. But I would argue that as other-oriented as we may be, sometimes true generosity looks like accepting from others. Think of the joy you receive when you give to others. When that person realizes that you have considered their feelings […]

Everything we experience is a combination of our physiology and our psychology

Image / April 20, 2020 / Lisa Fehl / Intuitive Eating, Eating disorders, Extreme Eating, Meditation, Mindful Eating, Mindful Movement, Mindfulness

When I work with clients, I usually find myself drawing two circles in the air with my index finders – one representing our physiology or biology, the other representing our psychology. Then I move my hands together to indicate that these two circles are more overlapping than not. This is how it is for us, […]

Ultimately, this is about being yourself

April 6, 2020 / Lisa Fehl / Intuitive Eating, Eating disorders, Extreme Eating, Mindful Eating, Mindful Movement

Intuitive Eating and mindfulness have a lot in common: trusting in your own body, self, and judgment; living your life according to internal (rather than external) drivers; being in the moment and constantly referencing yourself and your environment to take the next right step. Ultimately, both Intuitive Eating and mindfulness are about being yourself – […]

How resisting discomfort robs us of joy

Image / March 30, 2020 / Lisa Fehl / Eating disorders, Extreme Eating, Intuitive Eating, Mindful Eating, Mindful Movement

This simple truth never fails to provide perspective: It is completely normal and human to prefer pleasure over suffering; it is also completely normal for grasping onto pleasure to increase our suffering. What does this mean? For evolutionary reasons, our human minds and bodies prefer things that feel good to things that feel bad. Doesn’t […]

The one thing motivating everything we do

March 27, 2020 / Lisa Fehl / Eating disorders, Intuitive Eating, Mindful Eating, Mindful Movement

Hi there and welcome to the new normal (for now). . As many of us shelter in place and withdraw from regular social interactions, we might discover new ways in which our food and body “stuff” manifests. . Perhaps you find yourself self-soothing with food more often as a way to manage fear, anxiety, and […]

It’s my birthday – here’s a gift for you!

Video / December 9, 2019 / Lisa Fehl / Eating disorders, Extreme Eating, Holiday eating, Intuitive Eating, Mindful Eating, Mindful Movement

Hi there, Today is my 45th birthday and I want to give you something to celebrate!! Before, during, and after the Thanksgiving holiday, I heard and read so many things about eating, weight, and body image. The good news is that there was an amazing array of body-positive, intuitive eating-inspired posts about how to hold […]