Perfect is the Enemy of Good

Perfect is the Enemy of Good

“It’s exhausting trying to eat perfectly all the time!” On a recent coaching call, one of my client’s spoke in-depth about how striving for perfection in her eating left her worn out and forever struggling to “do the right thing”.  I hear this often.  Eating...
Stop Believing In Miracle Nutrition

Stop Believing In Miracle Nutrition

My mission is to serve as a trusted nutrition resource for the hormone-driven breast cancer community. I consider it my professional and ethical duty to call out potentially harmful nutrition information (miracle nutrition) targeting the vulnerable among us.  ...
Emotions and Eating Habits

Emotions and Eating Habits

Your breast cancer diagnosis left you reeling. The emotions and feelings accompanying the words “It is cancer” can’t be explained to anyone who’s not heard them. Breast cancer emotions and feelings are intense. Powerful. Icky. What the hell are you supposed to...
March Nutrition Madness

March Nutrition Madness

Every year I get all sorts of giddy when March arrives.  Volatile, unpredictable, raw March Chicago weather notwithstanding, this month ushers in celebrations and observances of a number of things I’m fierce about: Women’s History Month National Nutrition Month...
Diet Expectations

Diet Expectations

The work that I do has one purpose; helping food-panicked survivors of hormone-positive breast cancer eat with peace and enjoy their food again after treatment ends.  Sounds like that would be pretty simple, doesn’t it?  Give clients a few handouts, teach them what’s...
Diet Changes Are Hard

Diet Changes Are Hard

After treatment ends, it’s common to want to “do your diet differently”. You feel like your nutrition needs have changed, so why wouldn’t you want to shake things up? The problem is, you’re not sure where to start. That’s challenging enough on its own, but in my...