Nourish: How to Heal Your Relationship with Food, Body, and Self

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This book is such a great book for anybody who wants to learn how to ditch the diet and heal their relationship with food. I am studying to be a nutritionist, and I highly recommend this book. Thank you, Heidi!

I read this book in a day because I couldn't put it down. Although I have never had an eating disorder I think most people have had some issue with food and their bodies. I'm often surrounded by my co-workers that have given up this food, or on that diet or now taking some type of supplement to speed up the process of losing weight. This book a great job of reframing my thinking around how judgmental we can be about ourselves and the negative thoughts that go through our head. I appreciated the mindfulness tips and used a few today as I started to wolf down my lunch while checking emails and not even realizing what I was eating. And then after a long exhausting day as I wanted to binge on chips I stopped and asked myself why I really wanted to do this and what was the cause of it. This helped me get in touch with the reasons I wanted to do this and made me pause and reflect on the day. And I didn't eat the chips!Like the author said, read it and take what will work for you and then leave the rest. She didn't force a program or a way of eating on you but made you stop to question things that goes beyond eating. I will be reading this again to take even more in and sharing with friends. The title is Nourish but it goes way beyond how to nourish yourself with food but really how to feed your soul and move beyond that negative talk to be okay with who you are.I think this would be a great book for a book club - and now I need to start or find one to join!So settle in with a hot cup of tea and take what works for you and leave the rest. Nourish yourself.

Like others have stated, this book has literally changed my life. This review cannot encapsulate how much I adore “Nourish”. After over 20 years of dieting and hating my body, I found this book and it has been absolutely amazing. For the first time in my life, I have finally let go of dieting, weighing myself daily, and forcing my body to move in ways that do not nourish me. I’ve begun to accept me for me, and nourish my body in nonjudgmental ways. These changes have been simultaneously frightening and liberating. It scary learning how to let go of diet culture and listen to my body. Heidi makes this mindset shift easier through providing methods to discover why you diet or dislike your body and strategies to implement into daily life to help move you to a place of self love and appreciation. “Nourish” has completely changed my perspective on food and my body, how I talk to myself, and how I treat myself. I honestly cannot recommend this book enough. The time to stop not enjoying/appreciating/loving you for you is now. GET THIS! GAME CHANGER! 🙌

I love most how gentle this book is. For those of us struggling with disordered eating, shame, guilt, and anxiety around food and other areas of our lives, a book like this is intimidating and scary; which is why it took my a while to open it up and begin. My fears evaporated as I read on. Heidi created such a safe space in these pages, fostering self-compassion, learning, and room for growth along the way. I couldn’t put this one down! Thank you Heidi!

I adored every word of this book. It was the perfect mix of nutritional information (nutrition common sense, as she calls it) mixed with advice on how to become your own health guru and heal from a disordered relationship with food. I have read endless books on health and nutrition that force one way of eating down your throat. The authors of these books make themselves out to be the expert of your body and your dietary needs, which really makes zero sense when you sit back and think about it. Of course we know our own bodies better than anyone else out there! Heidi does the exact opposite in Nourish; she shows you the way out of food drama and endless confusion about what to eat and guides you to confidently take control of your own health. She teaches the practices of intuitive eating and mindfulness around food in an extremely understandable, relatable way. I would suggest this book (really over any others) to anyone on the journey to healing their relationship with food. And the truth is, this book does far more than just address your relationship with food; it also goes deep into your relationship with self and your level of fulfillment and joy in life. I can't say enough good things about this deep and purposeful work of art. Job well done, Heidi. I hope word about this book continues to grow and it gets into the hands of as many people as possible. I certainly will do whatever I can to make that happen!

If you have read "Inuitive Eating" by Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch and/or "Self Compassion" by Dr. Kristin Neff, this is a nice companion book for both. Like a nice mix. It is about learning to trust your body and self when it comes to food, movement, our emotions, self-care, & community.This is a great book for unwrapping a lot of the diet mentality and learning how to listen to our bodies and have more compassion for them. Nourishment isn't just about food, but about feeling fulfilled in who we are and the lives we live and the love we give and dare to ask for.This is such a needed book especially for those who are still scrolling through Amazon looking for that one diet book with that one diet that is finally going to fix them. No diet will fix you because you are not broken. There is nothing wrong with you. Read this book. Heidi's words are so important and so needed. Learn to sit with yourself - body, cravings, emotions, needs - and feel them all. This book will help you do this and I am thankful Heidi wrote this book, a book of truth in a sea of lies and deception and shaming.

This book has had a big impact on my life. I've been working with it for almost a year. I had read parts of other books on intuitive eating, but some of them were overwhelming in terms of information overload and a lot of exercises. This book is compact and powerful--you can go back to it again and again. The author is knowledgeable and compassionate, and the atmosphere of the book is calm. I appreciate that she gives some basic nutrition advice to help guide eating decisions as well. I've used this book to go to a deeper level with my healing. The references to other books and modalities has been useful as well as it led me to learn more about Nonviolent Communication, which has been a powerful influence too. Thank you to the author! I'm so grateful you made this book.

I want to thank you for writing your book. I am from a small town in Manitoba and finding resources is hard! I grew up with a lot of trauma and I keep it mostly to myself because of the way some small town people can be so judgemental and rude. I feel very secluded and fatphobia is extreme where I live. I have come a long way with my recovery from childhood, extreme yo-yo dieting for 26 years(started at 7) and my spiritual practice. Your book ties it all together perfectly. I did most of my healing through online resources. It is so important for small town people like myself to have these options. It makes me feel so not alone in this movement when swimming against the tide in my community. Thank you so, so much.

the best book I have ever read about nutrition, but it is so much more than just a book about nutrition! Life changing book and best helper to release and free oneself from all the should‘s and shouldn’ts about foodrules in our minds and finally be able to learn again how to listen to our body. Thank you for your work Heidi!

This is a true gem of a book, one of my very favourites on the topic of food and body. It manages to be both practical and philosophical. I am happy to report that my relationship with food is so much better now. My life is bigger and brighter. I will return to this book over time and recommend it if you struggle in any way.

I have just finished the book and it is JUST wanted I needed. Heidi speaks in such a kind, encouraging tone. I’ve been trying to ‘lose the baby weight’ and have been feeling so chaotic and stressed. I no longer want weight to be my motivator, but want to go slow, learning to listen to my body. Thank you so much Heidi!