Easeful Eating:
The Foundation Of A Healthy Relationship With Food
A supportive women's group program where you will cultivate mindfulness, nurture a new mindset on food, and develop habits for a consistently healthy way of eating so that you can feel fabulous in your mind & body long term.
**Registration is closed. This program will be offered again in early 2025. Contact Shelly if you'd like to be the 1st to know when registration is open. ([email protected]) **
✨SIGN ME UP! ✨Develop A Solid Foundation:
Feeling stuck in the cycle of yo-yo diets and relying on willpower to eat healthily and feel vibrant is frustrating, to say the least. You are not alone in your frustration.
Why does maintaining a consistent healthy eating routine seem like such a struggle?
The reason is straightforward: without a solid foundation of a healthy relationship with food, no diet or burst of motivation can eliminate the ongoing mental and emotional battle with food.
While depending on willpower and restrictive diets might feel doable for brief periods, the rollercoaster journey feels exhausting. The harder you try to restrict yourself, the more challenging it feels, and you likely know in your heart & soul that it's time for a different approach.
To create a long-lasting way of eating healthy that feels physically, mentally, and emotionally easeful, the foundation of a healthy relationship with food is essential. Once this foundation is in place, consistently nourishing yourself well becomes your natural way of being.
This program will give you the ability to apply mindfulness, cultivate a supportive mindset with food, and adopt new habits to do just that.
No more yo-yo dieting.
No more fixating on willpower and restriction.
No more guilt.
You get to experience Easeful Eating, savoring your meals, and releasing the grip of restrictions and guilt.
You very much deserve that! And you deserve to feel great in your body as a result of how you nourish yourself.
What if you could free yourself from the constant struggle, guilt, and the yo-yo effect tied to your eating habits?
What if this process felt more like a mindful and enjoyable journey?
What if you didn't need to focus on discipline and restriction?
That's not just a possibility; it's the core focus of this program.
✨ If you know that it's time for a different approach, then this program is designed for you. ✨
Mary
"I have been longing for a safe, non-judgmental space to learn new ways to address my overeating habits. I learned how to recognize my habits. I learned that I don't have to be perfect or restrictive to be successful. Having a group setting was wonderful because it allowed me to see others recognize their struggles and find new strategies for success. Shelly has such an amazing, calm, and comforting way about her that helped me feel at ease during this class. I am forever grateful to have found her."
(*Testimonial from a shorter program, Overcome Overeating, where we worked with the same approaches offered in this program.)
Janet Keller
"This program opened my eyes to many eating habits that were not serving me well. Shelly helped me realize that being on auto-pilot when it comes to eating was definitely something that could be changed with just a bit of self-awareness. The biggest takeaway is that I now feel a sense of control around eating that was not there before I took this class. I also appreciated the sense of community that Shelly built. Caring, like-minded, nonjudgmental participants made me feel at ease immediately. Knowing that I was not on this journey alone made for an interesting and enjoyable class."
(*Testimonial from a shorter program, Overcome Overeating, where we worked with the same approaches offered in this program.).
Transform Your Relationship With Food:
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From consistent worry about how much you eat to confidently finding the balance your body loves.
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From feeling heavy and sluggish to feeling light & energetic.
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From dealing with uncomfortable bloating and inflammation to feeling lightness & ease in your body.
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From battling guilt after meals to taking pride in every nourishing choice you make.
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From absentmindedly munching to savoring every bite with mindful intention.
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From being tangled in mental food distractions to fully being present with how you nourish yourself.
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From ignoring your body's signals to listening and letting it be your guide.
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From self-sabotage to self-love through the food you consume.
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From a lack of trust around food to developing trust in yourself and your body.
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From the tedious calorie counting and feeling restricted to allowing your body to naturally guide you.
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From the exhausting cycle of yo-yo dieting to embracing a sustainable and consistently healthy way of eating that brings lasting satisfaction to your mind & body.
Without the foundation of a healthy relationship with food, achieving consistency in healthy eating can feel impossible.
- Worrying that food will always feel like a struggle and that you lack the ability to figure it out.
- Anxiety about being stuck in a cycle of losing and gaining the same pounds repeatedly.
- Concern about the impact of your eating habits on your health.
- Constantly feeling the need to restrict yourself around food.
- Experiencing guilt or shame associated with eating.
- Frustration with feeling like nothing works, despite your dedicated efforts.
- Overcoming emotional eating, stress eating, and overeating feels hopeless.
- Lacking trust that you can follow through, with a history of diets and healthy eating habits always being temporary.
- Struggling to discover a lasting and easygoing way of eating healthy.
- Feeling stuck, but optimistic that a better solution must exist.
When you develop the foundation of a healthy relationship with food, this is what is possible:
- Feeling mental, emotional, & physical ease every day with how you nourish your body.
- End the cycle of roller coaster dieting and develop a consistently healthy way of eating that feels enjoyable and sustainable.
- Stop overeating, rewarding yourself with food, emotional/stress eating, and gain a sense of control over your choices.
- Simplify consistent healthy eating so that you never feel the need to count calories, macros, & micros again.
- Experience more confidence, health, energy, and vitality in your body.
- Fuel your body well without feeling guilt or shame associated with food.
- Being able to enjoy eating healthy and to have doing so feel like second nature.
- Release the need to restrict yourself with food.
- Place all of the emotional & physical energy you have been putting into dieting into more enjoyable passions in your life!
Hey, I'm Shelly!
Well-being Coach & Mentor, Certified Transformational Life Coach, Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Foodie, Mindfulness Nerd, and Your Guide In This Program.
How Does This Sound?
- A compassionate coach and mentor right beside you, guiding you toward a healthy and vibrant relationship with food.
- Receive specific weekly practices and focuses in the program, with the ability to adapt them in a way that works for you, leading you to the relationship with food that you desire.
- Being part of a highly supportive community of women, all sharing in this transformative journey with you, offering insights, encouragement, and cheering you on every step of the way.
- Being gently and joyfully guided towards your new, nourishing relationship with food.
- Feel equipped with all of the tools, knowledge, practices, and resources at your fingertips, empowering you to achieve the results you genuinely desire, and never go on another crash diet again.
That's exactly what awaits you in this program. It's not just about reaching your goals; it's about embracing the journey, building connections, and equipping yourself with everything needed to foster a lasting, positive relationship with food for the rest of your life.
A little bit of Shelly's story with food....
I grew up eating the Standard American Diet (SAD) filled with processed food, fast food, lots of white bread, soda, and very little vegetables. The cookie jar was always open for business, and I didn’t have influences in my life that taught me how to relate to food in a healthy way, regulate what and how much I ate, listen to my body, or make choices that supported me in being healthy or feeling good in my body.
I’ve been on a journey of transformation with food for the last 25 years. There are a lot of chapters to my story that include self-education, formal education, teaching myself to cook healthy food, going to rigid extremes with diets, fasts, & cleanses, swinging in the other direction after so much restriction, and finally learning to listen to my body, develop a healthier, more mindful relationship with food, and find balance, ease, & flow with how I feed myself.
Through my own journey and in coaching many women over the years, it became crystal clear to me that when it comes to transforming how we eat, the biggest work we have to do is not with learning what or how to eat, but within our relationship with food. I dove into this work head first both with myself and my clients over the years.
You can learn all about healthy eating, but If your relationship with food is wonky, it will all continue to feel like a struggle.
Healing my own relationship with food has been a journey, and it’s been worth every step of the effort. It’s allowed me to eat a consistently healthy diet that is not rigid at all. It’s balanced and supports me in eating in a way that makes me feel great in my body. My weight, energy, and health are consistent. It doesn’t feel like work or a struggle for me - feeding myself well is an act of self-love and something that I enjoy.
I have all the tools to do so, and in this program, I’m sharing them with you.
I empower the women I work with to focus on cultivating a healthy relationship with food through mindfulness, self-exploration, mindset shifts, new habits, listening to their body, and applying self-love.
THIS is what creates consistency & sustainability in feeding yourself in a way that makes you feel good both physically and emotionally.
When you join this program, I'll support you & empower you to develop this for yourself, too.
Bring Mindfulness To Eating
Most of us were never taught to be mindful with eating, our culture certainly does not influence us in this way, and this is at the core of SO much struggle around food.
When you develop the habit of mindful eating, absolutely everything changes. What, why, when, and how much you eat naturally shifts—your entire relationship with food changes for the better. The emotional and mental struggles with food are eased and you naturally feed yourself in a way that makes you feel healthy, light, vibrant, and energetic.
Empowering Mindset Shifts
You’ll take on transformative mindset shifts that cultivate enjoyment, balance, and empowerment with food. Together, we'll navigate key principles reshaping how you think about food, relate to it, and feed yourself. Release the pressure of restrictive thinking, and focus on nourishing yourself in a way that brings enjoyment, pride, and feeling great in your body as a result. Tune out the loud, pressure some voices of restrictive diet culture, and develop a fresh and enjoyable perspective on food, your relationship with it, and your daily nourishment.
Develop New Habits
Throughout this program, you'll receive weekly guidance on cultivating mindfulness, fostering mindset shifts, and learning to trust your body's cues for eating. By consistently practicing these principles, they will integrate into your daily life, becoming second nature and influencing your natural approach to eating. You'll develop the habit of regularly checking in with your body and mindset regarding the food you consume until it effortlessly becomes the norm. I'm here to support you in reaching a new healthy relationship with food through exploring new habits as we work together in this program.
B.A. Hanson
“When I reached out to work with Shelly, I was hundreds of pounds overweight with bad skin, insomnia, terrible acid reflux, excruciating constant stomach pain, terrible credit, and an absolutely beautiful marriage to my soulmate and two wonderful creative and intelligent children that loved me and wanted what was best for me. I was at a crossroads.
For me… Every. Single. Thing. Has. Changed.
My mindset has evolved, and I’m continually learning new ways to take care of myself and others in a healthy way. My body has changed. I’ve lost over 60lbs and 35 inches. Even though I have a long way to go, my body is changing. I am in my body now, and it’s absolutely everything I thought it would be. There isn’t a goal or desire I had when I began working with Shelly that I haven’t either accomplished or refined into a better or more ambitious goal or desire."
~Private Client Testimonial
Sarah Hodgen, Olympia, WA
"I initially reached out to Shelly because I was looking to lose weight and eat healthier. I had tried every workout and eating program that existed. I would always have short-term success but nothing would ever stick. I felt like I was trying the same thing over and over again just in a different program. I was stuck! Shelly’s approach to building healthy habits over time made more sense than counting calories, macros, and doing extreme workouts. Shelly has been my coach for 2 years now and she has given me a new perspective in every aspect of my life. The things I have learned from Shelly go way beyond eating healthy and losing weight. Every time we meet we uncover a new area for growth. Shelly’s humility leaves me feeling understood, never judged, and fully supported. I am a better version of myself because of Shelly’s coaching. Working with Shelly is one of the best investments I have made for myself!"
~Private Client Testimonial
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
LIVE GROUP CALLS
LEARN, PROCESS, AND APPLY
A 60 to 90-minute live call every week for 13 weeks. Replays will be available if you can't make it live.
- Wednesday Evenings beginning 1/31/24 @ 5:30 pm PT / 7:30 pm CT (Last Class 4/24)
- Each week we will explore different mindfulness approaches, mindset shifts, and practices to put into action.
- Q&A - ask questions and get coached on how to apply them to best work for you.
- Leave class with a specific focus to work with over the coming week, one at a time.
PRIVATE COMMUNITY
SHARE, CONNECT, & SUPPORT IN OUR PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP.
- Connect with the community of women cultivating a healthy relationship along with you.
- Share experiences, resources, & ideas to support each other.
- Post what you are doing for accountability to follow through.
- Celebrate and cheer each other on.
- Ask questions, & get support and coaching from Shelly anytime between classes.
- Take in the extra weekly resources, journaling prompts, and practices.
TONS OF SUPPORT:
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED?
It's all here, you only need to engage with the course & the group and ask for what you need.
- Can't make the live classes? No problem, You can watch the replay later.
- Ask questions and ask for any support you want in the group, anytime.
- Need some extra 1:1 support? You'll have access to schedule discounted private sessions with Shelly for the duration of the program.
2 Valuable Bonus Sessions Have Been Added!
Dates will be announced after the program begins and will be recorded if you are unable to attend live.
Ann Hempelmann
Ease Your Way through Inner Blocks using the Internal Family Systems Approach
Changing our ways can be hard. Part of us is ready to move forward, but somehow, another part holds on to the old ways. Meeting the old patterns with compassion and curiosity can ease the way to making lasting change. In this training, you’ll learn about:
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Common inner voices that come up around our relationship with food
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Ways to identify parts of you that hesitate to let go of old beliefs and habits
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Tools to listen to and release the inner stories that hold you back
Ann Hempelmann, M.Ed., is an Internal Family Systems Practitioner who has helped many women release old patterns and create lasting, positive change in their lives.
Shelly Haas
Guided Visualization Meditation Session Focused On Cultivating Love And Deeper Listening To Your Body.
You will get super cozy and be guided into deep relaxation. From that relaxed place, you will be guided through a visualization to connect with your body to focus on cultivating love and deeper listening with your body. Zero mediation experience is needed - only a willingness to relax, listen, and follow along.
At the end of the meditation, you will have a little time to write anything that came up for you while it’s fresh in your mind, and then as a group, we will briefly share a little about our experience before ending the call.
Shelly has done a lot of powerful work with hundreds of women in group guided meditations over the years, and this will be an extremely helpful bonus session that will support all of the work you are doing in the program.
Not sure? Let's Chat!
Ensuring that this decision feels right for you is equally important to me as it is to you. I'm happy to take some time to connect with you and address any questions you may have before you register. Simply click below to schedule a convenient time for us to chat.
PS - There are 2 spots available for sliding scale prices. If finances are a barrier for you, and you feel called to join us, let's chat!
PPS - Join my free Easeful Eating Facebook group for a discount code and a free 14-day challenge that's currently happening there all about your relationship with food!
Schedule a CallAmanda Finley
"My work with Shelly has been truly transformative. Over the time I’ve worked with her, I’ve learned to listen to myself, trust myself, and love myself. I now have better ways of dealing with anxiety, depression, and chronic pain, as well as a better relationship with food. I wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone willing to dive in and do the work. She’s an amazing guide."
~Private Client Testimonial
B.H. Olympia, WA
"My intention was to become aware of deep-rooted emotions involving food. I walked away with a sense of empowerment and a lot of realizations on why I do what I do. New self-awareness around my relationship with food, new awareness regarding how I use food as comfort mostly around fear. A new awareness around how I perceive myself and knowledge for redirecting my thinking. It was one of the best personal growth experiences I've ever had."
~Private Client Testimonial
Who This Program Is Perfect For:
- Women seeking a profound shift in their relationship with food.
- Women who feel done with the struggle of yo-yo dieting and ready for a lasting transformation.
- Women who feel excited about prioritizing pleasure over pressure in their journey to a healthier diet.
- Women eager to lean into a new approach that focuses on mindfulness, mindset, enjoyment, balance, and sustainability.
- Women seeking a program where nourishing herself is a delightful journey, not a daunting task.
- Women ready to release the restrictive mindset and feelings of guilt with food.
- Women who recognize the need for change and are eager to explore a fresh approach.
- Women who want to focus on developing a consistently healthy diet so that they can have great energy to enjoy their life, feel mentally clear, improve their digestive health, immune system, cardiovascular health, reduce inflammation, and have longevity, along with more easily being able to manage their weight.
Who This Might Not Be A Good Fit For:
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Women with a diagnosed eating disorder. (Unless you have the blessing of your physician.)
- Women who are looking for a 'quick' & temporary fix for the struggle they feel with food & their body. (Developing lifelong habits requires some patience with yourself and with the process.)
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Women who don’t have an interest in bringing mindfulness practices into their eating routines.
- Women who are not interested in doing some self-exploration via mindfulness practices & journaling.
- Women whose sole focus is weight loss. (See more about this below)
- Women who are not interested in engaging in the program and with other participants. Being willing to share parts of your journey and support others in the group is beneficial for everyone participating, including you!
Shelly's Note on Weight Loss and Why It's Not the Focus Here
If you are new to my philosophies as a well-being coach who works with women & food, I have a lot to say about this topic, but here are a few brief points of understanding on why I rarely refer to weight loss.
- For so many women, the weight loss industry and diet culture have done a lot of damage to women's relationship with food and their relationship with their bodies.
- The restriction of weight loss focused dieting is a big part of why women feel such a deep struggle. Overeating, emotional eating, binging, and generally struggling with making balanced, healthy food choices can be a natural effect of so much restriction. (any psychology you read on the topic will agree)
- Only about 5% of restrictive, weight loss focused diets last long term, keeping women in a frustrating repetitive cycle of loss, gain, and struggle which can further damage their relationship with food and their body and make things feel even more challenging as time goes on. I focus on developing lifelong healthy eating habits in my work with women.
- A focus on weight loss tends to encourage a belief within us that our worthiness or beauty is attached to a number on the scale, and I will never encourage that. You are a fully worthy & beautiful goddess at any size.
So what do I encourage you to focus on instead?
- Learning to eat mostly healthy whole foods that you truly enjoy so that the ‘diet’ you develop is sustainable, tasty, and never feels like restriction.
- Healing your relationship with food, so that the emotional struggles & guilt associated with food dissipate and you choose to feed yourself nourishing foods in the right amounts with balance & ease consistently.
- Cultivating love for your body and feeding your body from a place of love rather than from a place of feeling like you need to change it to love it.
- Learning to listen to your body and allowing that to guide you in how, when, what, and how much you eat. Your body knows best.
- I focus on helping women develop long-term lifestyle habits and changes that are sustainable and support them in long-lasting health, energy, and feeling good in their bodies with as much ease as possible.
A common side effect of this work is weight loss. It's just so much more healing and self-loving to achieve that by focusing on the above things. It's also way more sustainable.
- I'm NOT saying you should not desire to lose weight - that's a common desire! It's ok! My approach though, is to let go of that being the focus.
- Instead, focus on the above things that will support you for the rest of your life in feeling fantastic both in your body and mind. It allows you to step off the rollercoaster of yo-yo dieting, and into lifestyle habits that last for your lifetime.
Have questions or want to chat with me about this? I'm here for it! Schedule a time to chat with me HERE.
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Hey! I'm Shelly.
Most would describe me as an outdoor enthusiast, a lover of music & dance, an adventurer, and a foodie.
There's nothing I'm more passionate about than personal growth, self-care, and wellness. It’s been an evolving journey that I’ve dedicated myself to for more than 2 decades.
I'm a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and certified Transformational Life Coach.
I help women develop a sustainable healthy lifestyle so that they can feel as freaking fantastic as they deserve to feel in their lives.
I'm not a fan of cookie-cutter programs. We are diverse humans, not cookies. My approach is to share my wealth of knowledge & insight and support women to find their way to create a fulfilling, healthy, & vibrant life that's sustainable long term.
