What if I told you that your obsessions with food & body have nothing to do with food or with your body…
and that dieting is actually making the problem worse?
How often do you see other people feeling confident in their bodies and living their best lives and wish you could do the same?
...except even the thought of accepting your body the way it is feels terrifying?
Deep down you know you are meant for so much more than obsessing over your body and trying diet after diet, and yet you still can’t lay it to rest.
Do You Relate to Any of These?
You feel obsessed with food
You’re tired of counting, measuring, and numbers
All you want is freedom, or maybe you just want peace
And you’ve tried every diet and have tried changing your body but it never set you free, and maybe you’re starting to think that you could never be free
The longer you diet, the more you feel restricted in other areas of your life such as with parenting, career and relationships
You know something needs to change and soon because you can’t keep living like this, so now you’re looking for an approach to nutrition that’s not focused on food and body
I know EXACTLY what that feels like.
Hi there, my name is Melissa, I am a registered dietitian and it took me 14 years to find food freedom.
I spent a decade & a half
Counting Calories
Making sure I hit the gym at least 6 times per week regardless of how I was feeling
Unable to accept my body no matter how many times I tried to manipulate it
Battling my desire to be free against the authority of my food rules
Putting my dreams on hold while I tried to figure out how to get control of food and body
It wasn’t until I became pregnant and was sick for 9 months that I was FORCED to abandon my food rules.
There was no way I could eat 5 servings of vegetables a day when the only thing I wasn’t throwing up was McDonald’s french fries. I was FORCED to eat whatever I wanted whenever I wanted because those were the only times I could stomach anything. Something clicked here.
Life, all of a sudden, became so much less stressful without food rules.
I realized that I could eat whatever my body was truly craving without my life falling apart. I was freed and I decided never to go back.
Not only did my life not fall apart…
I learned how to reconnect with my intuition in ALL areas of my life. I escaped the self-destructive cycle of disordered eating.
This crazy thing happened…where all of the other areas of my life started to become stronger and more authentic as well.
Along with sloughing off food rules I also sloughed off...
toxic and unhealthy relationships
career paths I was never meant to be on
and caring what other people thought of me.
What I gained in return is…
Freedom around food to eat what I want AND nourish my body
A new love for exercise and taking care of myself
healthy relationships - both platonic and romantic - because I learned to advocate for my needs and hold boundaries confidently and lovingly
a career that I LOVE and no longer feel imposter syndrome in
Boundaries with family members who always had something to say
and the ability to show up authentically in every area of my life (whereas before, I didn’t know what that meant)
I realized I was using disordered eating to cope with other areas of my life being out of alignment and those other areas of life were being affected by disordered eating.
It was one big toxic cycle that was feeding itself.
Freedom isn’t going to come through another diet or another food rule.
What got you here isn’t going to get you out.
In order to get out, you need to do something that’s actually different.
You need to reconnect with your own intuition and learn how to trust it again.
Imagine
Eating whatever you want and feeling confident in how you nourish your body
Being so in tune with your hunger and fullness cues and having confidence in honoring them
Feeling confident in the body you’re in
Having a developed sense of self-worth so you easily attract the relationships that feel healthy and mutually-supportive
Having more mental space to find fulfillment in life and focus on what really matters -- like relationships, a purpose-driven career, or your artistic passions
Having more emotional stability and control over your reactions so you feel grounded and aren’t reliant on numbing all the time
Integrating spirituality with healing your relationship with food so you feel more aligned in life and connected to yourself
And so much more!
First We Have to Address What’s Getting in Your Way…
Limiting beliefs: Unconscious mindsets and erroneous internalized beliefs are making it hard to feel in control around food
Perfectionism: Feeling like you need to look or eat a certain way in order to gain the approval of others and to have permission to do what you want in life
Isolation: putting things on hold such as vacation, dating, career changes, and buying new clothes until you lose weight
Misinformation: False knowledge about general nutrition and what it means to properly nourish your body
Emotional dysregulation: Old coping mechanisms that are hurting more than they’re helping
Poor boundaries: Spending too much time focusing on everyone else when you need more time spent on yourself
INTRODUCING
Nourish to Flourish
A unique 1:1 confidence coaching experience
I created this personalized coaching experience for passionate people like you who are READY to let go of the patterns that are no longer serving you and expand your life in a way that feels energizing and aligned.
THIS IS A CALL TO TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR LIFE AND TO CREATE SPACE FOR THE THINGS THAT TRULY MATTER
Imagine in 6 Months…
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Healing the root causes of your issues with food and taking power back over your health.
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Knowing how to identify problems and come up with meaningful solutions and changes in all areas of your life without resistance.
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Developing your intuition when it comes to nourishing your body and feeling confident in listening to it
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Making radical changes in your life without all the resistance and frustration that you’re feeling right now
I understand that working with a coach is a big commitment - both to me and to yourself.
It’s an investment to your growth and success. If you’ve never worked with a coach before, I want you to think of it as a container for healing.
In this coaching container, I will teach you to listen to your own body and heal the underlying issues so that you can trust yourself as the expert of your mental, emotional, and physical health. Together, we’ll identify your values and take big steps towards the big changes you’re hoping to make in your life.
To find out if we’d be a good fit for each other, fill out the application below and I will reach out to book a free clarity call.
During the clarity call, we’ll get to know each other and you can ask me any questions you have before deciding.
But make sure to fill out an application soon -- Spaces are limited!
Check how one client gained confidence in so many areas by healing her relationship with food:
“I’ve gained the ability to pause and ask myself "why" in so many situations, especially when it comes to food and hunger, to recognize how much suffering my inner child experiences and be able to talk to her and be there for her, the knowledge that adding in more food and not restricting will actually help balance my body out, that I don't have to overwork myself to get the benefits of moving my body. And all the self-confidence to carry me through it! After years and years of yo-yo dieting, I feel healthier than I've ever been, in both my mind and my body. I don't obsess about food, I enjoy it. I don't shame myself for the choices I'm making, whether it's what I'm eating or how much/how little I'm moving my body. I have more self-confidence than I've ever had in my life. It's literally life-changing and life-saving. So thankful I made the leap!”
— STEPHANIE
How it Works
Phase 1: Establishing a Foundation
We’ll come up with an eating framework for you to start with. This will be the place from which we:
Challenge food rules
Understand the limiting beliefs that have contributed to a distorted relationship with food
Receive individualized nutrition education to help challenge limiting beliefs
Phase 2: Body Image
Understand where your beliefs about body come from
Learn how to start developing acceptance and appreciation for the body that you have grown such hatred for
Phase 3: Developing The Tools
Make peace with food (this is when bingeing stops)
Learn how to cope with emotions without using restriction/food
Begin to experience what intuitive eating looks like for you in your life
Phase 4: Shadow Work
Uncover all of the reasons why your relationship with food became distorted in the first place
Learn how cultural, familial, and systemic structures influenced the way you perceive your body
Phase 5: Connect Into a New, more Authentic Life
Piece back together all the parts of your life with your new food freedom
Develop boundaries
Get clear on what you want your relationships to look like
Discover the ways in which you want to show up in all areas of your life (career, family, romance etc…)
What does Nourish to Flourish include?
1:1 Coaching is a highly personal experience and I want to make sure you have access to me every step of the way during the next 6 months.
In addition to 45 minute 1:1 calls every week you will also get
Unlimited messaging support from me between sessions
As well as my video modules of my food freedom process which you can keep for life
Wondering if this program is a good fit? It’s specifically designed for you if you…
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Are ready to take back autonomy over your body and of your food choices
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Are ready to be vulnerable through a healing process because you just can’t spend another day feeling inferior over the outcomes in your life
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Are rebellious and willing to challenge systems and structures that have kept you imprisoned in the diet mentality, and thus in your life
TESTIMONIAL
“I was so scared to start the IE journey but I knew something had to change because my life was consumed with trying to control what I was eating and how my body looked. I was completely miserable and taking a leap of faith to start working with Melissa was the best decision I could have made. She took me slowly through the first phases of the process and took many of my fears away. This process is not easy but if you lean in and trust what she tells you to do, it will transform you and give you tremendous peace. I have learned that there’s tremendous freedom and peace that comes from dropping all the food rules and listening to my body. I can trust my body again and it will tell me what it needs! Not trying to control my eating or my body size has freed me and given me the time and capacity to focus on what I really want for my life. I can’t thank you enough Melissa, truly!”
— ANNIE
You might be thinking “oh this won’t work for me,” which usually means “I don’t think I’m worth it.” This is usually connected to the limiting beliefs, perfectionism, isolation, and shadows of our unconscious minds that have kept us in a state of fear and insecurity throughout our lives. The big difference here though is that this is not another meal plan that is promising to fix your life.
I’m asking you to consider the possibility that you already have all of the answers to these problems. I am just here to help guide you back to your intuition and to develop the confidence in trusting it.
So yes, if you decide to do 1:1 coaching with me…
you will learn intuitive eating, and you will quit dieting forever, and you will have a better body image. But you will also walk away with so much more. You will walk away with a new, incredible sense of self-worth and you will begin to apply this self-worth in EVERY area of your life. You will transform insecurity and scarcity into confidence and abundance.
with Food. with Body. with Relationships. with Career.
With anything and everything else you exist through.
That is the magic of reconnecting with your intuition.
Healing your relationship with food and body is just the gateway to experiencing that beautiful magic everywhere else.
Are you ready to be free? Click the button below for a free, no obligation clarity call. If you decide on the call that the program isn’t the right fit for you, I will support you in whatever path you decide to take. Afterall, I trust that your intuition is always correct. It’s time for you to trust it too!