Have you ever watched a baby eat? Whether they’re breastfed or bottle-fed, babies are incredibly in tune with their hunger and fullness cues. They root and cry when hungry. They turn away or doze off when satisfied. They trust their bodies—and we’re encouraged to trust them too, especially during infancy.

But something shifts as they grow.

This is one of the most common questions I hear from people who are tired of dieting, ready to heal their relationship with food—but still feel that tug toward weight loss.

Maybe you’ve started exploring intuitive eating. Maybe you’ve thrown out the scale.

Have you ever finished a meal feeling physically full, only to be met with a wave of guilt?

• “Did I eat too much?”

• “Should I have stopped sooner?”

• “Now I need to make up for this…”

You’re not alone. For so many of us, fullness was framed as something to avoid or manage.

Meal planning might sound counterintuitive coming from someone who supports Intuitive Eating—but it can actually strengthen your connection with your body.

If you’ve been following plans like calorie or macro tracking, intermittent fasting, keto, or other diets, there’s a good chance your hunger and fullness cues have gotten a bit out of sync. That’s completely normal.

If you’ve ever felt like exercise was something you had to do to earn your food, shrink your body, or “be good,” you’re not alone. For so many of us, movement became tangled up with guilt, shame, and pressure—when it could’ve been something that actually felt good.

What if we gave ourselves permission to move differently? Or not move at all sometimes?

Let’s talk about something that often gets overlooked in conversations about health and self-care: rest.

Rest is more than just sleep. It’s permission to pause. It’s the quiet in your day, the exhale between tasks, the space where healing happens—physically, emotionally, and mentally.