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What are you celebrating?
Capitalism encourages us to constantly strive, to want more and better. A gratitude practice, or a practice of noticing and celebrating what’s already here, can provide an important balance to a culture that says to always do more.

Talia Cooper
Dec 23, 20251 min read


Guest blog: Simple phrases for body liberation
Guest blog from author Ambika Kamath: "There is nothing simple about shifting our thoughts, feelings, and actions around our bodies and our relationships to food...."

Talia Cooper
Nov 18, 20253 min read


Why caring about intuitive eating means supporting SNAP and food banks
The baseline of intuitive eating is HAVING ENOUGH TO EAT.

Talia Cooper
Nov 4, 20252 min read


The negative thoughts are not your fault
You didn’t want this. It was the only option available at the time.

Talia Cooper
Oct 29, 20252 min read


It’s not just about “eating and exercising right"
If you gained weight, it doesn’t mean you did something wrong

Talia Cooper
Oct 21, 20252 min read


Not everyone is supposed to be thin
Let's get some things clear...

Talia Cooper
Oct 10, 20251 min read


A love letter to anyone gaining weight, from someone who’s in it with you
Hi friend, If you’re gaining weight and feeling fine about it, ignore this. If you’re having some hard feels, then this is for you. Boy, these body transitions can be hard. You look down at your body and there are bumps and hills where once there were valleys (or smaller hills). Sometimes you walk around and feel like the hot shit you are. Then you pass your reflection in a window and suddenly you’re aware of every step, how you have more gravity, more width. You wonder if e

Talia Cooper
Sep 7, 20257 min read


I love every musical note
This is how I imagine a world without fatphobia

Talia Cooper
Jun 29, 20251 min read


Wait, why is I Have a Body! ending?
The truth about why this is the last cohort

Talia Cooper
Jan 27, 20252 min read


End of year body reflections
Winter can be a hard time for body image.

Talia Cooper
Dec 30, 20241 min read


Exactly what to expect in I Have a Body!
Applications for I Have a Body! are due this Sunday. Here's why it's TOTALLY safe to apply: Application is an expression of interest,...

Talia Cooper
Dec 13, 20243 min read


Nuance in eating, nuance in bodies, nuance in elections?
Taking a nuanced approach to bodies and elections.

Talia Cooper
Nov 1, 20241 min read


Life could be better....
The constant messaging gets to me too. I’m aware that I’m also a coach, also selling a promise of better things.

Talia Cooper
Sep 12, 20242 min read


What if I did kitchen makeovers?!
Sometimes I wish I ran a kitchen makeover business, with clear A to Z outcomes. But coaching is beautifully nonlinear.

Talia Cooper
Sep 6, 20242 min read


My pants were tighter this morning
Today when went to put on my pants, they were just a little bit harder to button. I’d been expecting this. The weight is returning.

Talia Cooper
Jul 30, 20242 min read


Guest blog: a mindful movement wish
I recently met Hannah Husband, a fellow body liberation coach who focuses more on the movement side of things. They send awesome weekly...

Talia Cooper
Jul 9, 20241 min read


Put your toys on the lower shelf
Every morning my daughter runs to her play area and wants the toys that are out of reach— the stuffed animals up in the hammock, the...

Talia Cooper
Jul 9, 20242 min read


More belly?!
My kid is to bellies as Christopher Walken is to cowbells

Talia Cooper
May 30, 20242 min read


My body is my temple so
I give her delicious treats— hot chips and warm brownies, sweet crunching cucumber, bubbling soda, fresh bread with butter and honey When...

Talia Cooper
May 10, 20242 min read


What it's like to eat without shame
If I could go back in time I would reassure myself: IT WON’T BE THIS WAY FOREVER. It will be different.

Talia Cooper
Apr 29, 20243 min read
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