Gentle Guidance
Resources for your food freedom journey
Food feels complicated enough without wading through conflicting advice that leaves you more confused than when you started. I've curated these resources because they're rooted in compassion, backed by evidence, and free from the diet culture noise that keeps people stuck.
Whether you're ready to challenge a food rule, need support during a difficult meal, or just want to feel understood in your struggles, these tools are here to remind you that healing is possible — and you're not doing any of this wrong.
Use what resonates, bookmark what helps, and remember that your pace is the right pace.
Recommended Books
Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach
Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
The foundational guide to rebuilding trust with your body and breaking free from diet mentality.
Anti-Diet
Christy Harrison
A powerful exploration of how diet culture harms us and what true health really looks like.
Eating Disorder Recommended Books
Your Body Is Not an Apology
Sonya Renee Taylor
A compassionate guide to radical self-love and healing your relationship with your body.
Sick Enough
Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani
Essential reading that validates all eating disorder experiences and advocates for proper care.
Conquer Picky Eating for Teens and Adults
Jenny McGlothern
Gentle support for expanding your relationship with food, especially helpful for ARFID recovery.
Life without ED
Jenni Schaefer
A hopeful, practical guide to separating yourself from your eating disorder and reclaiming your life.
Deeper Exploration
Intuitive Eating Workbook
Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
Hands-on exercises and tools to put intuitive eating principles into practice.
Do It For Yourself: A Motivational Journal
Kara Cutruzzula and Tessa Forrest
Practical prompts and exercises to support your journey toward self-acceptance and growth.
Podcasts
What the Actual Fork Podcast
Sammy Previte and Jenna Werner
Real talk about food, bodies, and breaking free from diet culture.
Food Psych
Christy Harrison
Deep dives into the psychology of eating and dismantling diet culture beliefs.
Dietitians Unplugged
Aaron Flores and Glenys Oyston
Evidence-based conversations about nutrition without the diet culture spin.