Are you ready to liberate yourself from dieting and learn how to truly nourish yourself — mind, body and soul? I can help!
How would it will feel to:
- Know that you are making the right choices for YOU, even in the face of confusing, and sometimes even conflicting, health and nutrition information (and “opinions” from, well, everyone)?
- Make decisions about nutrition, physical activity and self-care that are driven by what satisfies you, brings you joy, feels good to your body and fits into your life, instead of by the question, “Will this help me lose weight?”
- Have many ways to care for yourself when you have The Worst Day Ever, so food isn’t your main (or only) go-to?
- Understand what truly lies beneath out-of-control feelings around food?
- Trust your body’s wisdom about what it needs, rather than bouncing from one diet (or “wellness”) plan to the next?
- Learn to show yourself more compassion and meaningful self-care?
- Start to make peace with your body and feel more at home in your own skin?
6-Month Food & Body Program
My work with clients incorporates Intuitive Eating, mindfulness, self-compassion and body acceptance. It’s based on a holistic view of health that considers both mind and body when addressing your food, eating and body image concerns.
What I can help you do:
- Cultivate a healthier, more compassionate relationship with food, movement and body, including mindful and intuitive eating and meaningful self-care in your here-and-now body.
- Detangle yourself from disordered eating patterns, including compulsive overeating, emotional eating, chronic or yo-yo dieting, orthorexia and food addiction.
- Understand how societal/systemic fatphobia has created the false belief that weight = health, and actually gets in the way of true physical, mental and emotional health.
- Gain a greater sense of ease about how to eat and care for your health and well-being — as you define it — and increase your resilience against emotional storms and the seductive pull of diet culture.
What clients say:
“Working with Carrie has allowed me to reach my goal of having peace with food.” — A.C.
“Carrie’s warm support has given me a safe place to explore my issues around food and weight.” — Miriam R.
“Carrie Dennett is an amazing coach and mentor.” — Naomi W.
“She is compassionate, empathetic, and understanding and I highly recommend her program.” — Nikki F.
“Carrie helped me understand so much more about myself, and my health — way beyond food and exercise.” — Nicole F.
“For about eight years, I had been severely struggling in my relationships with food, my body and exercise. While I had started educating myself on the principles of intuitive eating and embraced the teachings, I didn’t realize how entrenched my restrictions and rules were. I also didn’t fully realize the scope of my problem: I had an eating disorder. … Carrie helped lay the foundation of recovery.”
“Over 75% of my life has been spent in food and body obsession. It’s been a preoccupation that has kept me away from the “right now” and connecting fully with others, including my family. What I found with Carrie’s six-month program was a partner in a journey to more freedom from dieting obsession.”
What’s included (the nuts & bolts)?
Initial Session (75 minutes)
In this video or phone session, we’ll take a deep dive into…
- Your dieting history…
- Your current eating patterns and self-care habits…
- Your current and past social and family environments…
…and how they have influenced your relationship with food and body image today. You will leave with a better understanding of yourself, as well as initial steps to help you start creating a healthier, more balanced relationship with nutrition and self-care.
11 Follow-Up Sessions (45 minutes, every other week)
We’ll meet every other week for six months to continue exploring your food and body history as I help you unpack limiting beliefs, replace self-judgment with curiosity and self-compassion, and take practical steps towards better self-care. We can …
- Talk about building new skills and mindsets, or we can …
- Talk about something else you want to learn or are struggling with.
Ultimately, you are in charge.
Before each follow up you will fill out a quick check-in form online. This allows you to reflect on your successes and challenges — and allows me to tailor our upcoming session to support you!
After each session, I’ll send you personalized recommendations based on our discussion, along with supporting materials that may be helpful to you at that phase of your journey.
Support Between Sessions
Most of your life happens between sessions, and consistent support is so important in helping you to achieve a healthier relationship with food and your body.
That’s why you’ll have access to me outside of our sessions via chat messaging to support you through any questions or challenges that come up, no matter where you are or what you’re doing, thanks to the free smartphone app that comes with this program!
Examples of reasons you might need support between sessions:
- You need to vent about comments from a loved one about your body and/or your eating habits.
- You’re not sure how to handle a poor body image day.
- You’re feeling anxious about food, and maybe at risk of a binge episode
- You want to share an “aha!” moment or a win.
- You have a question.
- Or…you just need a little encouragement (I’m totally willing to be the cheerleader in your back pocket…literally, if that’s where you keep your phone!).
You’ll also have access to an (optional) online intuitive eating journal, and if it’s helpful to you, I can offer feedback and suggestions.
Book mailed to your doorstep
To help support the work we’re doing in our sessions, if you’re a self-pay client I’ll send you a book of your choice. Some books I commonly send to clients include:
- “Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach” by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
- “The Intuitive Eating Workbook: 10 Principles for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship With Food” by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
- “The Intuitive Eating Journal: Your Guided Journey for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship With Food” by Elyse Resch
- “Intuitive Eating for Every Day” by Evelyn Tribole
- “The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love” by Sonya Renee Taylor
- “More Than A Body: Your Body is An Instrument, Not An Ornament” by Lindsay and Lexie Kite
- “Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory” by Deb Dana
- “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle” by Emily and Amelia Nagoski
- “The Wakeful Body: Somatic Mindfulness as a Path to Freedom” by Willa Blythe Baker
What clients say:
“Carrie has helped me lay the groundwork to have a healthy mind-body relationship and lifestyle.” ~ Naomi W.
“Carrie is non-judgmental and her ability to listen is exceptional.” ~ Carol T.
“Since working with Carrie, my relationship with food has gotten so much freer. I no longer fear having cookies in the house (or ice cream or chocolate, etc.).” ~ Nikki F.
“My anxiety and negative self-talk around food and my body are greatly improved. I feel happier. I feel free of chronic dieting.” ~ Pam S.
“Carrie’s program is great for anyone looking to heal their relationship with food, their body and exercise. She’s a coach, a mentor and a confidant. She’ll be your cheerleader in your journey.” ~ Beth R.
“Before working with Carrie, I knew that dieting wasn’t working for me, but I did not know what to do instead. I was floundering with conflicting health information and experiencing an increase in various health concerns. During my work with Carrie, I learned to trust myself, challenge my self-critical thinking and stop trying to control and structure my eating and exercise in a way that did not make me feel good physically or psychologically. Carrie herself is amazing. She is very knowledgeable, accepting and supportive.”
“What a wonderful experience to begin to recognize and reject the thoughts solidified in my mind from years of dieting. From recognizing the problem to thinking through and implementing the different principles of Intuitive Eating, Carrie is there to help support and guide you. Her non-judgmental approach is kind, refreshing and supportive. I would highly recommend the time spent with Carrie to guide you toward the goal of a healthy relationship with food, mind, and body.”
“Thanks to Carrie’s educational resources and gentle input, my understanding of whole body, whole person health has evolved to a place where I feel more at peace with myself. Now I know how to eat well for me. Harsh judgements are infrequent, and embracing my physical self is the new norm. I like this evolved version of myself because I spend far less time focusing on rigid food and exercise requirements. Instead, I invest my energy in being present, enjoying time with my family, and connecting with my friends.”
“Before working with Carrie, I felt like a failure because I was unable to do the one task I needed to do for my health, lose weight. For years I bounced between losing weight and gaining it all back. From my work with Carrie, I now understand the wide breadth of what it means to have a healthy lifestyle. I stopped pursing weight loss and I joyfully eat a large variety of foods, from delicious veggies to satisfying desserts. I enjoy being athletic and I eat to support an active body. I have never had such an easy and balanced relationship with food.”
Program Summary
- 1:1 coaching sessions every other week for 6 months (12 sessions)
- Unlimited chat messaging support between sessions
- Book mailed right to your door (self-pay clients)
- Online resource library
- Optional journal feedback
Program Investment
6 monthly payments of $399/month
(Total $2394)
As a small business owner, I always appreciate being paid in full up front. If you have the resources to pay in full, as a “thank you” I will send you an additional book of your choosing.
Program Investment
6 monthly payments of $399/month
(Total $2394)
As a small business owner, I always appreciate being paid in full up front. If you have the resources to pay in full, as a “thank you” I will send you an additional book.
My Approach & Philosophy
I am a weight-inclusive, anti-diet dietitian who is trauma-, social justice- and Health At Every Size-informed. I believe that all bodies are worthy of care and respect, just as they are. As a certified Intuitive Eating counselor and a licensed Be Body Positive facilitator, I aim to help you feel more confident and empowered, and to help you break free of food and body obsession — and opression. I see my role as a guide, facilitator and sounding board, because YOU are the ultimate expert on yourself. I’ll collaborate with you to develop an individualized plan for nourishing yourself with food and self-care while providing a safe, supportive, non-judgmental environment for you to talk about your food and body concerns.
Ready? (Or think you might be?)
I’d love to chat with you. Click on the button below to request a 20-minute Food & Body Consult so we can talk about where you are today in your relationship with food and body, where you hope to go, and how I can help you get there. We’ll talk about what’s worked (or not worked) for you in the past, and I can answer any questions about my program that aren’t covered in the FAQ below!
Frequently Asked Questions
You can ask me questions about the program and how I work during our 20-minute Food & Body Consult (or email me via the “Contact Me” link below the FAQ), but you might find the answer to your question below!
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