by Jessica Durando | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog, Mindset, Nutrition, Personal Growth, Perspective Pieces, Prenatal
The world has been turned upside with the outbreak of Covid-19. Families are quarantined, moms are even more stressed and spread thin, and practicing self-care becomes increasingly difficult. I’m having ongoing conversations with clients about how we can focus...
by Jessica Durando | Mar 16, 2020 | Blog, Mindset, Nutrition, Personal Growth, Prenatal
On todays blog we are talking about 15 ways to help your children have a healthier body image, and raising confident kids! Body image is one of my favorite topics because it’s generational, and multi-faceted. While many things contribute to the way our children see...
by Jessica Durando | Jan 24, 2020 | Blog, Mindset, Nutrition, Personal Growth
Are you hungry for happiness? I was. There’s so many things they never taught me when they sold me that South Beach book or got me set up with those slim fast shakes. How much our mood is impacted by our nutrient intake, for example. I’ve seen it too many times-...
by Jessica Durando | Jan 17, 2020 | Blog, Mindset, Nutrition, Personal Growth
I read a post today on social media from a clinical clinician commenting on emotional eating. She discussed how much she was bothered by another post that discussed how to end emotional eating, and she went on to share her beliefs that emotional eating isn’t...
by Jessica Durando | Dec 5, 2019 | Blog, Mindset, Nutrition, Personal Growth
You’re following a macro-based nutritional protocol. You get to the end of the day and realize you’ve gone over on your macros for the day. Perhaps you didn’t prep well. Maybe you didn’t take the time to play macro tetris in advance. You may...
by Jessica Durando | Nov 5, 2019 | Blog, Mindset, Personal Growth, Perspective Pieces
When I was younger, I used to love sweater weather and the opportunity to wear oversized clothes. It was the best way to hide a body I hated. While many of my friends longed for summer and loved shopping for cute shorts and tank tops, I felt horrified at the thought...