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food freedom in motherhood

Hi, I’m Mariah

Welcome! I’m Mariah. I’m a South Dakota wife and mom of two. I’m also a Registered Dietitian and I’m passionate about all things intuitive eating and non-dieting. I love talking about weight neutral practices and building body respect. I’m also doing my best to raise kids who know how to eat intuitively and love their bodies. It’s no small task!

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“I no longer feel like my weight is the indictor of how healthy I am or of how I feel about myself. As a postpartum mama, it feels like our success is measured by how quickly we lose the baby weight.  My weight doesn’t make me a good mother and it definitely does not decide how I feel about myself.”

— past client & mom of 2

“This whole process [positive body image and food freedom] has been easier in general. I am noticing a mind shift and overall, feel “lighter” as if I’m walking on clouds feeling versus trudging through the day.”

— past client & mom of 4

Latest from the Blog

  • My Decision to Stay at Home

    My Decision to Stay at Home

    It’s been about a month since I transitioned to stay-at-home mom, so I finally feel ready to share more about why we made that leap of faith. First, a little background! Motherhood I became a mom in 2019. At the time we were newlyweds and I was still in grad school. I did a combined… Read more

  • Is Emotional Eating Bad?

    Is Emotional Eating Bad?

    Otis This last Friday, our family unexpectedly lost our family dog, Otis. Otis was a black lab and we sometimes called him ‘Otisaurous’ because he was so big! He had these giant big flappy ears and massive paws. Trevor and I had talked about getting a dog, but to me it was very hypothetical. To… Read more

  • A Day of Eating (working at the clinic)

    A Day of Eating (working at the clinic)

    I worked a shift at the cancer clinic this week, and I thought it would be fun to take you along and walk through the ‘why’ behind my food and movement choices during the day. Back when I was first learning about intuitive eating, I found it so helpful to read about how others were… Read more

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