Angela DiPietro

We overcomplicate everything. But really, it's simple. If it feels right, do it. If it feels wrong, walk away.... But if it's so simple, why do many of us struggle with this? My opinion: Because we've been taught to *not* trust ourselves. We've been taught to doubt ourselves, second guess ourselves, not believe in ourselves. We hear our intuition talking to us, but we feel like we can't trust it. Like it's wrong. Like it will lead us astray. . . . This happens with food, too. We want a cookie, but we don't trust ourselves. We want to order the pizza, but what will everyone else think? We want to overcome bingeing and emotional eating once and for all, but we don't believe we can. START TRUSTING YOURSELF. Make a list of all the decisions you've been putting off. Big and small, list them all. Then - DECIDE. Make choices. And commit to them. The universe will not punish you for ANY choice you make. The universe simply adapts to whatever you choose, and will support you no matter what. Make decisions. Learn to trust yourself. Say yes to the things that feel good & walk away from the things that don't. Stop overcomplicating it. Stop overanalyzing. Then notice how free you begin to feel. See more

We overcomplicate everything. But really, it's simple. If it feels right, do it. If it feels wrong, walk away.... But if it's so simple, why do many of us struggle with this? My opinion: Because we've been taught to *not* trust ourselves. We've been taught to doubt ourselves, second guess ourselves, not believe in ourselves. We hear our intuition talking to us, but we feel like we can't trust it. Like it's wrong. Like it will lead us astray. . . . This happens with food, too. We want a cookie, but we don't trust ourselves. We want to order the pizza, but what will everyone else think? We want to overcome bingeing and emotional eating once and for all, but we don't believe we can. START TRUSTING YOURSELF. Make a list of all the decisions you've been putting off. Big and small, list them all. Then - DECIDE. Make choices. And commit to them. The universe will not punish you for ANY choice you make. The universe simply adapts to whatever you choose, and will support you no matter what. Make decisions. Learn to trust yourself. Say yes to the things that feel good & walk away from the things that don't. Stop overcomplicating it. Stop overanalyzing. Then notice how free you begin to feel. See more

I used to be a Betty Bailer. I would bail on plans at the last minute. Drinks with the colleagues, parties with friends, lunchdates with a classmate, bar nights with my roomies.... Half an hour before I needed to start getting ready, I'd send this text (or something similar): "Hey. I'm not feeling too good, so I think I'm just gonna stay home. Have fun!" Was it a lie? Not entirely. I really didn't feel too good. I didn't feel too good in my body. I didn't feel too good being around food that I didn't prepare. I didn't feel too good being exposed to other people and their potential judgements. I didn't feel too good period. But the whole truth was: I didn't trust myself. I didn't trust myself around the snack table. I didn't trust myself to drink and not get drunk food later. I didn't trust myself to only eat half a portion of an untrackable meal. I didn't trust myself to say "no" when someone offered me a cookie. I didn't trust myself period. And this is what lead to the years of isolation and withdrawal that accompanied my disordered eating journey. I missed out on so much during those years because I didn't trust myself. . . . This is why building self-trust is a core mission in my work. This is why I challenge my clients to put themselves in situations where they have to trust themselves. Not just around food, but in life in general. This is why I do what I do. On a scale from 1-10, where's your self-trust at? See more

I used to be a Betty Bailer. I would bail on plans at the last minute. Drinks with the colleagues, parties with friends, lunchdates with a classmate, bar nights with my roomies.... Half an hour before I needed to start getting ready, I'd send this text (or something similar): "Hey. I'm not feeling too good, so I think I'm just gonna stay home. Have fun!" Was it a lie? Not entirely. I really didn't feel too good. I didn't feel too good in my body. I didn't feel too good being around food that I didn't prepare. I didn't feel too good being exposed to other people and their potential judgements. I didn't feel too good period. But the whole truth was: I didn't trust myself. I didn't trust myself around the snack table. I didn't trust myself to drink and not get drunk food later. I didn't trust myself to only eat half a portion of an untrackable meal. I didn't trust myself to say "no" when someone offered me a cookie. I didn't trust myself period. And this is what lead to the years of isolation and withdrawal that accompanied my disordered eating journey. I missed out on so much during those years because I didn't trust myself. . . . This is why building self-trust is a core mission in my work. This is why I challenge my clients to put themselves in situations where they have to trust themselves. Not just around food, but in life in general. This is why I do what I do. On a scale from 1-10, where's your self-trust at? See more

Client Story: Last week, I was on a call with a client who is just now getting back into the dating game. She shared with me that she is nervous to start meeting up with people because she's insecure in her body.... She also said "I don't have any clothes to wear. I only have work attire, and track pants that I wear at home". I asked her why she doesn't have any date-appropriate clothes, and she told me "I don't want to buy anything because I don't like the way my body looks or feels in them". Of course, this sent us down a very long conversation about clothing. Reminder: YOUR CLOTHES ARE MEANT TO FIT YOU. YOU ARE NOT MEANT TO FIT YOUR CLOTHES. Meaning it's not your job to squeeze into a pair of jeans. It's the jeans job to fit on your body comfortably. Dressing in clothes that make us feel self-conscious, that we have to constantly adjust, or that make our body feel uncomfortable don't do us any good. Dressing in clothes that we don't really like because "that's all that fits" is really disempowering and is absolutely going to affect how you perceive yourself. Instead of being on a date (or with friends/family/etc) and being present and in the moment, you'll instead constantly worry about "sucking it in", the bulge hanging over your jeans, your bra strap digging into your back. Which OF COURSE is going to affect your ability to enjoy yourself and build connections. And what does that do to your confidence? There ain't gonna be no second date. (and it won't be because of the way you looked) Your body deserves clothes that fit it NOW. YOU deserve to feel cute and comfortable NOW. YOU deserve to enjoy the date, the night out with the girls, the family function WITHOUT suffocating in your clothes. You deserve this all NOW. . . . What are your thoughts? PS: My client's homework was to go shopping See more

Client Story: Last week, I was on a call with a client who is just now getting back into the dating game. She shared with me that she is nervous to start meeting up with people because she's insecure in her body.... She also said "I don't have any clothes to wear. I only have work attire, and track pants that I wear at home". I asked her why she doesn't have any date-appropriate clothes, and she told me "I don't want to buy anything because I don't like the way my body looks or feels in them". Of course, this sent us down a very long conversation about clothing. Reminder: YOUR CLOTHES ARE MEANT TO FIT YOU. YOU ARE NOT MEANT TO FIT YOUR CLOTHES. Meaning it's not your job to squeeze into a pair of jeans. It's the jeans job to fit on your body comfortably. Dressing in clothes that make us feel self-conscious, that we have to constantly adjust, or that make our body feel uncomfortable don't do us any good. Dressing in clothes that we don't really like because "that's all that fits" is really disempowering and is absolutely going to affect how you perceive yourself. Instead of being on a date (or with friends/family/etc) and being present and in the moment, you'll instead constantly worry about "sucking it in", the bulge hanging over your jeans, your bra strap digging into your back. Which OF COURSE is going to affect your ability to enjoy yourself and build connections. And what does that do to your confidence? There ain't gonna be no second date. (and it won't be because of the way you looked) Your body deserves clothes that fit it NOW. YOU deserve to feel cute and comfortable NOW. YOU deserve to enjoy the date, the night out with the girls, the family function WITHOUT suffocating in your clothes. You deserve this all NOW. . . . What are your thoughts? PS: My client's homework was to go shopping See more

For years, I denied myself. I denied myself carbs. Chocolate. Holiday feasts.... But beyond food, I denied myself love. Compassion. Kindness & gentleness. Fun, pleasure, spontaneity. I denied myself the opportunity to enjoy life. I tried so hard to follow the self-imposed rules I designed for myself. The restrictive, self-deprecating rules that became my handbook on living. But I wasn’t living. I was moving through life, but I wasn’t living. I was surviving. . . . I’m thrilled this isn’t my life anymore. When I began to stop denying and begin allowing, my world changed. I allowed myself to enjoy carbs, I allowed myself to feel loved, I allowed myself chocolate & pleasure, Feasts & adventure. I allowed myself to LIVE. And I was T H R I V I N G. I began meeting myself with love, kindness, Compassion & gentleness. I offered myself grace when I fucked up. I offered myself the opportunity to be human. . . . I can’t go back to a place of denial. I can’t go back to living in a shell of my body, Going through the motions, Disconnected & detached. This life is for living. For enjoying. For being so unapologetically you. So check in with yourself: What are you denying yourself? And what are the consequences of that? What would open up for you if you began allowing, instead? Sending you so much love x See more

For years, I denied myself. I denied myself carbs. Chocolate. Holiday feasts.... But beyond food, I denied myself love. Compassion. Kindness & gentleness. Fun, pleasure, spontaneity. I denied myself the opportunity to enjoy life. I tried so hard to follow the self-imposed rules I designed for myself. The restrictive, self-deprecating rules that became my handbook on living. But I wasn’t living. I was moving through life, but I wasn’t living. I was surviving. . . . I’m thrilled this isn’t my life anymore. When I began to stop denying and begin allowing, my world changed. I allowed myself to enjoy carbs, I allowed myself to feel loved, I allowed myself chocolate & pleasure, Feasts & adventure. I allowed myself to LIVE. And I was T H R I V I N G. I began meeting myself with love, kindness, Compassion & gentleness. I offered myself grace when I fucked up. I offered myself the opportunity to be human. . . . I can’t go back to a place of denial. I can’t go back to living in a shell of my body, Going through the motions, Disconnected & detached. This life is for living. For enjoying. For being so unapologetically you. So check in with yourself: What are you denying yourself? And what are the consequences of that? What would open up for you if you began allowing, instead? Sending you so much love x See more

Number 1 thing that surprises my clients when we work together: WE HARDLY EVER TALK ABOUT FOOD. Shocking, right?! Considering I work with womxn who struggle with binge-eating and emotional eating.... Why, then, do we rarely talk about food? BECAUSE FOOD ISN'T THE ISSUE. And only paying attention to food won't get you far when overcoming bingeing and emotional eating. THE BRAIN PLAYS A *MAJOR* ROLE. (more so than the body, IMO) Period. End of story. . . . . . The brain is trying to survive. It's trying to have you unleash those feel-good hormones so you can be happy and content and calm. The brain has learned that food is the key to this. It's not the brain's fault (or yours). The brain is looking in its toolbox, and "food" is the only tool in there. So that's the tool it's gonna use. It has no choice. If we start to fill the toolbox with more tools, the brain will reach for food less and less. Meaning we will binge or emotionally eat less and less. So how do we will this toolbox? Self-care. Building emotional resiliency. Setting boundaries (& actually enforcing them). Being honest with ourselves about who we are & what we desire. Living according to our truth, and not relying on external validation. Not sure where to start? No problem, that's my specialty. Send me a DM with "toolbox", and let's start growing yours today! See more

Number 1 thing that surprises my clients when we work together: WE HARDLY EVER TALK ABOUT FOOD. Shocking, right?! Considering I work with womxn who struggle with binge-eating and emotional eating.... Why, then, do we rarely talk about food? BECAUSE FOOD ISN'T THE ISSUE. And only paying attention to food won't get you far when overcoming bingeing and emotional eating. THE BRAIN PLAYS A *MAJOR* ROLE. (more so than the body, IMO) Period. End of story. . . . . . The brain is trying to survive. It's trying to have you unleash those feel-good hormones so you can be happy and content and calm. The brain has learned that food is the key to this. It's not the brain's fault (or yours). The brain is looking in its toolbox, and "food" is the only tool in there. So that's the tool it's gonna use. It has no choice. If we start to fill the toolbox with more tools, the brain will reach for food less and less. Meaning we will binge or emotionally eat less and less. So how do we will this toolbox? Self-care. Building emotional resiliency. Setting boundaries (& actually enforcing them). Being honest with ourselves about who we are & what we desire. Living according to our truth, and not relying on external validation. Not sure where to start? No problem, that's my specialty. Send me a DM with "toolbox", and let's start growing yours today! See more