Articles by Monica Willson
Discovering the Satisfaction Factor
Part of the Eating with Intention Series Principle VI: Discovering the Satisfaction Factor How many times have you found yourself choosing to eat something because it was the “lesser of two evils” vs. making a choice about what you really wanted—choosing what would...
Feeling Your Fullness
No matter what you ate, how you ate, or why you ate, there was a moment when you stopped eating. The art of feeling your fullness starts with discovering an awareness of hunger and satiety.
Challenging the Food Police
She is re-capturing a moment with someone experiencing that distinct tinge of guilt, failure, and embarrassment over a food choice. If you’ve ever struggled with food, you know this feeling. I love what she playfully captures here—the absurdity of what she calls the food police.
Making Peace with Food
What if instead of building up our armor to “be good” around “bad foods” we put down our armor and begin working toward something more like a peace treaty with food?
Honoring Your Hunger
We identify and rate hunger and fullness, and we develop holistic plans for nourishment. These elements usher us on the path to freedom that comes with the work of honoring our hunger, and our bodies.
Rejecting the Diet Mentality
This series is dedicated to helping you get familiar with the 10 core principles of restoring your relationship with food through Intuitive Eating which provides a thoughtful, compassionate, and research-based path for returning to nurturing our bodies with food.
Mental Illness Awareness Week
The Complications of Mental Health Stigma and How to Work Against Them In 1990, Congress officially established the first week of October as Mental Illness Awareness Week. This gives those of us in the mental health community a reminder to re-ignite the public’s...