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Imagine the JOY you would feel if you did not think about FOOD or your BODY all of the time.

I'm Anna!

HELLO!

I know what it is like to live the majority of your life spending SO MUCH mental energy obsessing about how much you’re eating, what you’re eating, and how you “should” change your body. I have always existed in a larger body and with that have experienced an immense amount of fatphobia and weight stigma. I heard over and over again from clinicians, society- heck even family and friends- that I needed to lose weight in order to be happy and healthy.

That’s why I pride myself in being a non-diet, weight-inclusive, and Health at Every Size® aligned registered dietitian nutritionist. After spending almost two decades of my life dealing with and healing from an eating disorder, it has become my passion helping individuals (like you) heal their relationship with food and their body. No matter the shape and size of your body, you deserve to be treated with love, dignity, and respect.

Let's Work Together!

Whether you are looking to begin your eating disorder recovery journey, end your relationship with dieting FOREVER, or heal your body image, I am here to help you...

Feel Empowered to Nourish Your Body (With All Foods)

Are you sick of tracking or weighing everything you eat, only to binge on “bad” foods late at night? Are you tired of feeling out of control and like you have no willpower around food? Together, you and I will work to reframe how you think about food, so that you no longer feel guilt and shame after every meal and snack. Instead, our goal will be to develop the tools needed to help you feel more confident and empowered in your ability to nourish your body.

Discover and Embrace Body Neutrality

Do you feel mentally exhausted by the constant stream of negative body image thoughts that trick you into believing you do not deserve happiness until you are in a smaller body? Do you feel overwhelmed by the idea of loving your body when you have hated your body for most of your life? Together, you and I will challenge and transform those negative body image thoughts into ones that are kinder and more compassionate. We will work to get you to a place of body neutrality- where you still treat your body with respect no matter if you’re having a good or bad body image day.

Honor Your Authentic Definition of Health

Have you reached the point where you no longer want to follow fad diets, but do not know what it means to eat in a “healthy” manner without strict rules? Are you confused about how to take care of your health without focusing on weight loss as the ultimate goal? Together, we will redefine your personal definition of “health” and create sustainable habits that foster a compassionate relationship with food and your body.

Don't just take my word for it!

Here's what past and current clients have to say about their experience...

"Before meeting Anna, I was trying to work through almost two decades of disordered eating, horrible self-esteem, and body dysmorphia all on my own and it was terrifying. I went through different cycles of starvation and binging, both exacerbated by the pandemic and the stress of my work in the service industry. Anna taught me how to treat myself with grace and kindness and approach my relationship with my body from a neutral stance. She taught me to put not just myself, but my healing and my advocacy for my body's needs before anything else in my life. As we've worked on unlearning nearly two decades of diet mentality and disordered eating, I've been given tangible tools, guidance, and tips in the form of worksheets, book and recipe recommendations, Instagram accounts to follow, and intuitive eating principles that have completely transformed my relationship with food and my body. Anna has helped me to s revolutionize my approach to building satiating meals and snacks without diet talk. I cannot recommend working with Anna enough. Having her on my recovery team has been one of the best decisions I've ever made."

“Truthfully, when I started looking for an intuitive eating coach, I didn't actually think it was possible to experience improvements to my body image, but I knew that if it was ever going to happen, I wasn't going to be able to get there on my own. So I have been blown away by the transformation to what I see in the mirror and how I feel about my body in the past 12 weeks working with Anna. I don't understand how what I see in my eyes could possibly have changed so quickly, but it did and I now approach my body with more gentleness and curiosity than before.”

"My relationship with food before I met Anna was unpleasant. The biggest struggles I had with food was binge eating and emotional eating that would always lead to guilt and shame. This would then lead to poor body image. It was an endless cycle of overeating, guilt, self-hate, and it was something I couldn’t get out of on my own. Just after the first appointment, I saw a difference and change in my eating behaviors. After spending seven months with Anna working on goals, talking through my hardest struggles, and having big wins, I am proud to say my relationship with food is the best it’s been in a very long time. I have learned that the foods I was once afraid of do not have to be off limits, but can be enjoyed without guilt! I also learned how to listen to myself and to honor what feels right for me. I would 100% recommend working with Anna to help anyone with their disordered eating, healing their relationship with food and their body. It has to be one of the hardest decisions I had to make, but I cannot be happier with the progress I’ve made. I am very excited to see what else I can do!"