REVV Health

09/02/2026

This post is for parents who are trying to raise girls with a healthy relationship with their bodies and who are already thinking about the messages their kids absorb around appearance, size, strength, and worth.

It is NOT a criticism of girls being strong, lifting weights, flexing, feeling proud of their muscles, or enjoying what their bodies can do. I am very much here for all of that.

It is also NOT me saying that a child flexing in the mirror once is “body checking” or somehow harmful.

The nuance I’m interested in is what happens when we replace one body-based standard with another.

“Don’t be small. Be strong.”

That can absolutely be an improvement over teaching girls to shrink themselves. But I don’t want strength to become another thing my daughters feel like their bodies have to look like.

Because strength is something we experience. It’s carrying something heavy. Running hard. Climbing. Playing. Recovering. Having energy. Learning a new skill. Feeling capable in your own body.

And sometimes strength doesn’t look particularly impressive in a mirror. So yes, I would much rather see my daughters flex than pinch their stomachs.

But the bigger goal in our house is that they don’t grow up believing they need to repeatedly inspect their bodies to determine whether they’re doing their bodies “right.”

Strong bodies are good bodies. Soft bodies are good bodies.
Changing bodies are good bodies. Bodies that aren’t particularly strong right now are still good bodies.

The mirror doesn’t need to be where our daughters learn their worth, even when we’re trying to give them a more empowering reflection.

And if you’re thinking, “Okay, but what do I say and model instead?” I put some of the language we use in our own family in my free Family Values Around Food + Bodies guide. Link in bio.

ALL FOOD IS GOOD FOOD.
ALL BODIES ARE GOOD BODIES.

09/01/2026

“Nervous system dysregulation” has become the new explanation for just about everything lately.

Let me say first: a dysregulated nervous system is NOT responsible for every symptom, behavior, or health problem you have. Be wary of anyone using it as a sweeping diagnosis or promising to “regulate” you with one supplement, program, or daily vagus nerve exercise.

Still, dysregulation is real, and it can help explain some very human moments.

I spent years working in employee wellness, supporting people inside fast-paced companies where the work never really stopped. These are smart, driven people moving from meeting to meeting, answering messages through lunch, managing teams, raising families, and carrying a tremendous amount every day.

I understood the grind because I was in it too.

By the time many people got home, they had been running on adrenaline, caffeine, and very little food for hours. Then came the commute (pre-COVID!), dinner, homework, practices, and everyone needing something at once.

Eventually, the system does get overloaded. You snap at someone you love. You walk into the kitchen and start eating before you’ve even decided what you want. Sometimes both happen within the same ten minutes.

Food can bring comfort, pleasure, distraction, and a quick sense of relief. That response makes physiological and emotional sense. (Hunger from an underfed day may also be playing a very real role, but I digress).

This is why I spend so much time helping clients look at the whole pattern: their day-to-day nourishment, workload, stress, sleep, emotions, environment, and the expectations they carry.

We also work on what I call the “sacred pause,” creating a little space to notice what is happening and what might help.

Sometimes the answer is food. Sometimes it’s rest, comfort, connection, or five minutes when nobody needs anything from you. Often, it’s a combination.

I wrote more about the connection between feeling dysregulated, reaching for food, snapping at the people we love, and learning to respond with more awareness (and self-compassion), feel free to check it out here and let me know what you think: https://revvhealth.com/feeling-dysregulated/

When you are feeling dysregulated, reaching for food makes biological sense. A dietitian shares what is really happening, and the “sacred pause” that helps you respond instead of react.

08/26/2026

I have thoughts on Oreo-gate.

When a child is distressed by another kid having an Oreo, I’m less interested in the Oreo and more interested in the message they may already be getting about food.

Is an Oreo just a cookie?

Or has it become something “bad,” “unhealthy,” or off-limits enough that seeing someone else eat one feels like a really big deal?

Parents are allowed to care about nutrition. We all make choices about what we buy and serve.

But when “healthy eating” becomes so rigid that your child is preoccupied with what someone else is eating, and then other families are being asked to change too, that is where I am going to challenge that thought process.

We dont need children who eats perfectly. Ideally, kids can tolerate ALLLLLLLLLL kinds of food without fear, fixation, or moral judgment.

The healthiest thing we can do as parents is back off a little.

08/24/2026

One of the harder parts of parenting kids in this age range is realizing you can’t control what they’re going to hear about food, bodies, weight, and dieting.

And honestly, I don’t think the goal should be to try. My kids have heard plenty of things already where I’ve needed to play on the defensive.

But I also like playing offense. It’s the right winger in me 😜

My goal is to make sure they already have a framework for interpreting those messages when they come.

That means talking about bodies before they’re unhappy with theirs. Talking about weight before they ask how to lose it. Talking about food before they start sorting it into “good” and “bad.” Talking about dieting before they decide something they saw online or at school is something they should copy.

And like I said in the slides, this isn’t going to be effective with one giant, awkward lecture.

You have small conversations over time.

In the car.
At dinner.
After school.
When a friend says something.
When a relative comments on someone’s body.
When something comes up online.

I want my kids to know that bodies change, weight and health are not the same thing, weight loss is not automatically a sign of better health, and what someone else is doing to change their body is not automatically something they should be doing too.

And maybe most importantly: You can bring this stuff to us:

Ask the weird question.
Tell us what your friend said.
Tell us what you saw online.
Tell us what made you wonder about your own body.

We’ll help you make sense of it 💜

That’s what I mean by playing offense on diet culture.

Not trying to shield kids from every message. Rather, giving them something sturdier to stand on when those messages inevitably show up.

📌 Save this if you have an 8–12-year-old, and send it to another parent who is trying to figure out how to have these conversations without making food or bodies a bigger deal than they need to be.

08/19/2026

People are gonna come at me in the comments “oh but nervous system regulation / this works”

That’s literally not why I posted this video.

I even said there is research to support nervous system regulation as part of a larger treatment plan.

I’m posting this because this is a CONTENT CREATOR. Not a healthcare provider. And she’s making what looks like massive sales off her “course” and bish has zero credentials or expertise other than her own lived experience to remotely be doing any of this. Zero.

And mind you, she’s speaking about EAT!NG D!S0RDERS and HOW TO TREAT THEM in order to BECOME NATURALLY THIN - I can’t - I’m done. I’m done!

08/18/2026

Bypass the rigid plans, compensating, cutting things out and starting over.

Let’s address your health goals without reinforcing the patterns that keep you stuck.

REVV Health | 1:1 nutrition counseling | Aetna/Premera/BCBS in-network + out-of-network benefits may apply.

Set up a free call to learn more through the link in my bio.

08/15/2026

Most spaces around food and nutrition right now seem to offer you two options:

A. Track the ice cream to a T so it fits neatly into your macros.

B. Or go f*ckin nuts because “food freedom” means eating whatever you want the second you want it. (PS I don’t believe this is what food freedom actually means, if you’ve ever seen any of my content, or know what we do here)

But what if there were another option?

What if you could just… have ice cream?

Actually TRULY notice how much you want.

Eat the whole thing if that feels right in your body that day.

Stop halfway if you’re satisfied.

Get another scoop if you’re still hungry. Or not.

And know, importantly, that this is not your last chance to have ice cream. No “last suppers” here 😜

You don’t need to finish it because “the diet starts Monday.” Or save it for a cheat meal. Or wait until you’ve hit a body goal. Or earn it with a workout.

And you also don’t have to force yourself to eat more than you want just to prove that you have food freedom.

Here at REVV Health:
• You can care about your health.
• You can want to look good AND challenge beauty norms.
• You can want better labs, more energy, better endurance, or to feel more physically capable.
• And you can still eat ice cream “like a normal person.” (I have a post on what eating like a normal person actually looks like, if you visit my feed, or DM me and I’ll send you that post).

The whole thing we do here: help you build trust INSIDE your body so food doesn’t have to be either tightly controlled OR completely chaotic. We swing you right outta all-or-nothing.

That’s a very different kind of “getting your $hit together.”

08/14/2026

If you’re tired of second-guessing your hunger, food choices, or whether you’re “doing it right,” this is exactly the kind of work I help clients with at REVV Health.

I specialize in working with people who often feel stuck somewhere between traditional ED treatment and traditional weight-management care. You may have real concerns about your weight, cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure, or other aspects of your health, while also recognizing that restriction, bingeing, chronic dieting, food rules, or obsessive thinking about food are part of the picture.

You shouldn’t have to choose between having your health concerns dismissed and being handed another restrictive plan that makes your relationship with food worse.

At REVV Health, we can address the whole picture: your medical nutrition needs, eating behaviors, relationship with food, history of dieting or ED/d!s0rdered eating, and the health goals that actually matter to you.

REVV Health is based in Mercer Island, WA, with virtual nutrition counseling available where licensure allows. I’m in-network with Aetna, Premera/Blue Cross Blue Shield, Regence, Lifewise, and I can provide superbills for clients using out-of-network benefits. I also offer a free insurance benefits check if you’re unsure what your plan covers.

If this sounds like the kind of care you’ve been looking for, head to link in my bio to learn more at RevvHealth.com

08/13/2026

Kinda chic to remember that nutrition is about more than making yourself as full as possible on as few calories as possible. 💅

You can build a meal that looks very impressive on the internet, hits 40 grams of protein, contains half your daily fiber needs, keeps you “full for hours” …

…and still not be adequately nourished.

This is one of the things I see all the time in smart, health-conscious people who are genuinely trying to take care of themselves.

Somewhere along the way, nutrition became an exercise in maxxing protein, maxxing fullness, minimizing calories, controlling appetite and optimizing every meal.

Friend, that’s not the same thing as being well nourished.

If your relationship with food has gotten increasingly complicated in the pursuit of being “healthy,” this is exactly the kind of work I do at REVV Health.

Kinda chic, if you ask this dietitian :)