Intuitive Eating
Intuitive eating is a self-care framework promoting a healthy attitude towards food and body image. The concept revolves around trusting your body's hunger and fullness rather than adhering to external dieting rules or restrictions. It encourages people to reject the diet mentality, find satisfaction in their eating cope with emotions without using food. Intuitive eating is about rebuilding trust with your body and its hunger signals, and it's a journey away from the structured diet mentality towards a more personal and internalized relationship with food.
Intuitive eating is based on the ten principles outlined by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch in their book "Intuitive Eating," first published in 1995. Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch are registered dietitians who developed the intuitive eating framework to help individuals rebuild a healthy body image and relationship with food, moving away from the cycle of chronic dieting and disordered eating patterns. The principles of intuitive eating have been widely discussed in the nutrition and mental health community and are supported by a growing body of research indicating the benefits of this approach for psychological well-being and physical health.
Health at Every Size
Health at Every Size (HAES) comes from the foundational principles of the HAES movement, as articulated by its advocates and outlined in critical texts such as "Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight" by Linda Bacon, Ph.D. This movement and its principles have been developed through research and practice within nutrition, psychology, and health science. The HAES approach is also supported by the Association for Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH), which provides resources and information on the HAES principles.
HAES is an approach to health that emphasizes well-being rather than weight loss and challenges the conventional wisdom that weight is a direct indicator of health. This approach is grounded in the understanding that health outcomes are influenced by various factors, including genetic, social, environmental, and behavioral factors, and that weight is not the sole determinant of an individual's health. It focuses on promoting healthy behaviors for individuals of all sizes without using weight as a benchmark for health. It aims to shift the conversation from weight management to health promotion, advocating for a holistic understanding of health that includes mental, emotional, and physical well-being. This perspective also critiques how societal norms and biases related to body size can impact an individual's health, through stigma and discrimination, and seeks to address these broader social determinants of health.
Ashley’s goal is to support and guide her clients through the Intuitive Eating & HAES principles to achieve self-liberation with food.