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A Holiday Meal That Turned Into Hives

I vividly remember one Thanksgiving when I was 8 years old. Two of my favorite foods were sitting on the appetizer table – pickles and shrimp. Because it was so long ago, I don’t remember how much of each I ate. I do know it was a lot because later that night when I was […]

How Perfectionism, People Pleasing, and Procrastination Influence Your Eating

Do you consider yourself to be a people pleaser, perfectionist and/or a procrastinator? These are common behaviors people use and associate with parts of their personalities. It may even feel like it’s who you are. However, these behaviors aren’t fixed, and you likely adapted them as a form of protection. When I say protection, I’m […]

Live Health Coaching Session On Lack of Consistency and Feeling Out of Control Around Food

In this health coaching session with Parvinder, we dive into the reasons we aren’t as consistent as we would like to be around our eating and exercise. We uncover how those habits are protective and why they make perfect sense.   Here’s an overview of what you’ll hear in the session: 0:28-4:02: Main challenge(s) with […]

When Lack of Willpower is a Symptom of Feeling Unsafe

When thinking about getting back “on track” with our eating or ending self-sabotage around food, traditionally we’ve had to resist the food and garner up enough willpower or discipline to make changes. What if the issue isn’t about the food and isn’t because of who you are around food? People often ask me how Truce […]

Laura’s Entrepreneurial Journey: Go Solo

In this interview with Go Solo, Laura shares about her weight and relationship with food journey, how she got into her business as a health coach, her biggest accomplishment as a business owner, among many other things that come with running a business.

How to sustainably transform your relationship with food

Listen in as Laura sits down with Lowry Olafson to talk about the Truce with Food process and how your “bad” habits are actually a form of protection.

Prolonged Periods of Stress: Why you “don’t care” what you eat & tips to cope

In the past there have always been stressful periods in life. However, over the last two years, collectively we have been experiencing prolonged periods of stress and uncertainty. When there is a lot of uncertainty (pssst, 2 years of a global pandemic, among many other stressors outside of our control), it can be a trigger […]

The Real Reason You Feel Out of Control Around Food

When we feel like we’re lacking willpower or discipline around food, it can lead to feeling out of control with our food choices. That can show up by binge eating, stress eating or emotional eating. Do you ever feel like you have a love/hate relationship with food? You love the taste of it and sometimes […]

Food as a Reflection of Our Lives: Our Daily Magic

If you consider yourself to be a perfectionist or overachiever, this episode is for you!

A Tool to Feel Empowered: Memories with a Beat

Learn about one of the tools I use with my clients as they’re exploring their relationship with food, why it works, how to use it, and how it helped me as I was going through my journey to heal my relationship with food.

How Fear Becomes Strength and Leads to Finding Your Why

This is a guest blog post from Boudoir & Family Photographer, Shannon Griffin. I wanted to share a piece from Shannon because the work she does with her clients is so much deeper than just a boudoir session. She really gets to know her clients and helps them feel seen. I hope you enjoy this […]

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