Second Trimester: Reflections on food & body image throughout pregnancy
Second trimester has come and gone. Read all about my experiences with relief and gratitude, excessive NYC heat, and lots of joint pain!
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Chelsea Hester-Bradt
- Jul 19, 2022
- 8 min
First Trimester: Reflections on food & body image throughout pregnancy
I'm sharing my real and raw thoughts about how pregnancy has affected my relationship with food and my body in the first trimester!
Chelsea Hester-Bradt
- Jun 1, 2021
- 12 min
5 (not-so-great) similarities between weight loss coaches & business coaches
Okay, so first things first, I don't really know if "weight loss coaches" and "business coaches" are the right terms to use. So let me...
Chelsea Hester-Bradt
- Mar 28, 2021
- 6 min
What is "health?"
"Weight loss" is frequently prescribed as a health goal. But weight loss doesn't ensure health. They are not the same thing.
Chelsea Hester-Bradt
- Jul 12, 2020
- 3 min
Acceptance vs. Approval - How to truly heal your relationship with your body
What is the difference between acceptance and approval? Read this post and learn which one is critical to healing your body image!
Chelsea Hester-Bradt
- Jun 28, 2020
- 7 min
Cognitive distortions and disordered eating: How to work with your thoughts
Learning to examine and challenge our thoughts is a powerful tool for healing! Here are some common cognitive distortions you may experience
Chelsea Hester-Bradt
- Feb 23, 2020
- 3 min
50 fun, joyful movement ideas
I’m nixing the concept of exercise and instead bringing in the idea of joyful movement: A celebration of the ways your body can move
Chelsea Hester-Bradt
- Feb 14, 2020
- 2 min
The 5 books & podcasts you need to jumpstart your Intuitive Eating & Anti-Diet journey
My all-time favorite books and podcasts about intuitive eating, body image, and health at every size!
Chelsea Hester-Bradt
- Nov 10, 2019
- 4 min
Body positivity vs body neutrality
Two popular terms that are currently circulating media and marketing. Although they sound similar, they’re actually quite different.
Chelsea Hester-Bradt
- Oct 20, 2019
- 4 min
How to raise body positive children and intuitive eaters
Whether you're a parent, teacher, coach, or friend, YOU can make a lasting impact on the way children relate to food and their bodies.
Chelsea Hester-Bradt
- Sep 22, 2019
- 3 min
You're not broken. Here's why.
If I could put any message on the Times Square billboard it would be: "You are enough." Because you are. But that's not the message you...
Chelsea Hester-Bradt
- Sep 2, 2019
- 3 min
"Am I enough?" How to challenge diet-culture's messages
Deep within each of us is the question "Am I enough?" Diet & wellness industries know this. The diet industry profits off of your fear.
Chelsea Hester-Bradt
- Aug 26, 2019
- 6 min
25 Diet culture lies you need to stop believing today
There's no easy way to say this. Diet culture isn't on your side. The media, the magazines, the subliminal messages we receive on the...
Chelsea Hester-Bradt
- Aug 11, 2019
- 5 min
15 disordered eating behaviors that are normalized, but should be red flags 🚩
Hating your body and being obsessed with food has become the norm. Food isn’t meant to be your enemy or an object to be controlled.
Chelsea Hester-Bradt
- Aug 4, 2019
- 5 min
My Body and I
Talking about our bodies is deeply personal.
And yet I ask my clients to do it regularly.
I encourage you to be vulnerable. To show up.
Chelsea Hester-Bradt
- Jul 22, 2019
- 3 min
10 Essential Tips to Clothes Shop Without Hating Your Body
Going clothes shopping can sometimes feel like the worst thing ever. Am I right? One minute you’re giddy with excitement, next you're crying
Chelsea Hester-Bradt
- Jul 1, 2019
- 4 min
How to Reclaim Yoga as a Spiritual Practice
What was once a sacred space has now become another breeding ground for diet culture.
Yoga is not about burning calories and losing weight.
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