Our guiding values
Health at Every Size® aligned
We practiced for a fat positive, weight inclusive, HAES aligned lens that denounces fat phobia, Weight stigma, and all discriminatory healthcare practices. We were respect and celebrate body diversity across the body spectrum, and never use intentional weight loss or restrictive eating patterns as a treatment recommendation
Identity Affirming
We welcome clients of all races, ethnicities, gender identities/expressions, sexual orientations, abilities, body sizes, and live experiences. We honor that you are the expert of your experience, and that the identities you hold impact your experience in your body and in this world.
Relational & Collaborative
We aim to reduce the inherent power dynamic between clinicians and clients, and are here to be a member of your support team that stands a lying side you on your journey. We prioritize building compassionate, trusting, therapeutic relationships, as we know that connection and community are vital pieces in the healing process.
Neurodivergence Affirming
We recognize & respect to each person's unique sensory and processing experiences in their bodies, and reject the idea that neurodivergent feeding differences and other abilities need to be "fixed,” “challenged,” to mirror a neurotypical experience.
Respectful of Bodily Autonomy & Agency
We strive to take a trauma informed approach to care that prioritizes informed consent and client agency and all decisions in the care process. We acknowledge that trauma-informed care implies acknowledgment of the fact that harm reduction is a part of relational care.
Commitment to Anti-Oppression & Social Justice
We acknowledge that health and wellness are much more complex than individual choice and personal responsibility. We condemn all systems of oppression that harm the mental and physical safety of our fellow humans. We acknowledge that racism, anti-fatness, transphobia, ableism, healthism, and all structures of oppression impact a human’s ability to heal and thrive.
As nutrition professionals, we are passionate about working towards shaping a more inclusive world that celebrates, values, and cares for bodies of all shapes, sizes, races, abilities, and identities. We acknowledge that we do this work holding unearned privilege and strive to support our clients who hold identities that have been historically oppressed or marginalized.
We acknowledge that our guiding values are not our original ideas, but are based on the centuries old liberatory work of Black and Brown social justice activists.