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Diet culture doesn’t just effect how we look at our bodies, it’s effects how we interact with the world. .
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Diet culture instils shame, guilt, loathing and competition. It breeds negativity not just with ourselves, but towards those around us. .
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Diet culture turns off our intuition and forces us into boxes, to be what we are told instead of living our truth.
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Diet culture keeps us busy and to consume mindlessly... to fill voids and to make us feel better with things. Retail therapy is real.
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Diet culture is about striving for perfection, which doesn’t exist. In turn, we are always failing.
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Diet culture is a belief system we blindly agree to... until we don’t. .
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I agreed to this system, blindly, and hurt not just myself, but those around me with my thoughts and actions... blindly. Until I didn’t.
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I’m shedding diet culture with radical self acceptance and love for all that is ME. .
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Diet culture existed long before I was here and I’m working to unravel it in my life to expose the deep essence of who I am, at my core. It’s messy and seriously liberating.
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📸 @moss.andmoon

The gifts of reconnecting to your body are unexpected and transformational.
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Because of food allergies, a sensitive gut and a reactive system, I’ve always been in tune with my body... watching for signs and navigating what works and what doesn’t as well as intuitively knowing what my body doesn’t need....
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But what lacked was knowing what my body DID need. I was good at saying no, eliminating and banishing as a survival mechanism, but lacking awareness as to what I needed to nourish my body, especially away from the plate.
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This is the practice of mind set, changing your language and opening your heart to your body without judgement and welcoming deep intuition.
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This practice of truly reconnecting to my body has opened me to honour my internal seasons, appreciate and lovingly anticipate my Moon time, and build rituals and ceremony that nourish me where I’m at at any given moment. .
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@moon.well has just released our latest offering, The Moon + The Womb, in honour of all this vital information as well as so much more. This is original medicine, true women’s medicine that is facilitated by us for you to create the medicine for yourself. .
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We will dive into hormonal health, get creative with botanicals and crystals, eat womb nourishing snacks as well as get a FREE eco tote bag. .
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The link to all the details are linked in my bio. .
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For the next 48 hours tickets are on sale. We invite you to join us on this journey of reconnection, ritual and self discovery.

This photo gave me a visceral reaction, deep in my gut and I felt compelled to share it.
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Have you been to the place where you’ve pulled the fat away from your body, almost wishing you could remove it? I have.
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Have you ever thought that life would be better if you weighed less, were slightly taller, had bigger lips, etc... I have.
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This picture perfectly illustrates how girls and women see their bodies. We compare, judge, feel disgust, shame with our appearance...
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And the craziest thing of all, is that these are the messages we are fed, told to believe, but NONE of which are actually real or true. .
Can you imagine a world where women respected and loved themselves, therefore loving and respecting the women in their lives?
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How these two actions would change how we raise our children? For one second, just imagine...
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And so I ask you...
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How do speak to yourself in front of a mirror? .
What is your relationship with food... do you use it to uplift or to control yourself? .
What do you say to yourself out loud, in front of your kids, about how you look, your weight, etc...
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And if you feel stumped, lost and even down, look at this picture. Because she is the image of ALL of us. .
But we need this to be in the past, not part of who we are, but as a reminder of what once was. .
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Image from @harpyimages

FYI: this is not how my Monday started. In fact, it was turbulent, overwhelming and it’s left me feeling scattered (understatement). Oh what I wouldn’t give to chill in this space with @aromasandavocados over an elixir right now ☕️ #entrepreneurlifeisreal .
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Styled by @rubythursdayhome for @thehealthcollectiveyeg

Infinitely grateful for this woman @laurenmaryholistics , the work we do together through @moon.well and how the work continuously shows me I’m exactly where I need to be.
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This work has shown me how to integrate ceremony and ritual in my daily chaotic, messy and full life. And that self love is about showing up for yourself everyday, even in small ways. But this commitment, over time, transforms the way you live and breathe. It has for me.
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This Friday the 13th on the full moon, we are hosting a sold out workshop on smoke clearing/cleansing, which is one simple but powerful way to let shit go 🌕... cuz ya, I am always needing to let shit go. You?
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📸 @moss.andmoon

I want to raise children who consider how to make the world a better place every single day. Children who learn to become self sufficient (wash the dishes, do laundry, clean their rooms and actively do chores) and grown up to become positive contributing members of society. Children who become adults that are fulfilled, joyful, inspired and hard working. And children who become adults who see problems in the world and work to find solutions, regardless of how small. .
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I have high expectations for my children and that will never change. Because if I expect little, that’s what they’ll give me. .
Don’t confuse this with pressure or demanding high grades either. This is about doing good in the world. To be thoughtful, kind and considerate to all living beings. To understand their own unique gifts and how to use them.
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I ask my children how they can make the world a better place, though not often enough. Because I think the more times we ask, they will start to deeply consider this question as they live their lives. .
And so I’ll be asking this question often... and allowing the seeds to grow.

#tbt to that time when @chadcookca looked at me with steer panic on his face and said, “omg babe! Where’s Lake?!” And I looked at him confused and said, “he’s on your shoulders.” You know your child has become a fixture on your shoulders when... also, we laughed so hard... #realityoftravelingwithkids #truestory

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