An 11-page guide to exploring movement with curiosity, compassion, and care.
Movement is a core part of the Intuitive Eating ecosystem—but for many of us, it’s one of the trickiest to navigate. Why?
Because movement often got tangled up in systems of control. It became synonymous with punishment, with earning food, with changing our bodies to fit an external standard. Before we even knew what diet culture was, many of us learned to see movement not as joyful or expressive, but as mandatory, metric-driven, and shame-laden.
In recovery, we have the opportunity to redefine, reconnect with, and reclaim movement as something personal, pleasurable, and nourishing.
To do that, we must:
Distinguish between exercise and movement
Revisit what came before diet mentality
Understand our readiness
Explore the many forms and variables of movement
Practice intention, experimentation, and reflection
An 11-page guide to exploring movement with curiosity, compassion, and care.
Movement is a core part of the Intuitive Eating ecosystem—but for many of us, it’s one of the trickiest to navigate. Why?
Because movement often got tangled up in systems of control. It became synonymous with punishment, with earning food, with changing our bodies to fit an external standard. Before we even knew what diet culture was, many of us learned to see movement not as joyful or expressive, but as mandatory, metric-driven, and shame-laden.
In recovery, we have the opportunity to redefine, reconnect with, and reclaim movement as something personal, pleasurable, and nourishing.
To do that, we must:
Distinguish between exercise and movement
Revisit what came before diet mentality
Understand our readiness
Explore the many forms and variables of movement
Practice intention, experimentation, and reflection
