In times of high stress, overstimulation, trauma, and grief, our body's messages may be temporarily offline… leaving it really challenging to decide what to eat. We may also be faced with a lot of tough decisions, and adding what to eat on top of that can be exhausting and feel impossible.

During these times, it can be helpful to have a plan for how to keep us nourished with minimal effort and thought.

We often assume weight, diet, and exercise are the only determinants of our health. The truth is, every body is different and health is complex and nuanced. Diet and exercise are only two pieces of a very large puzzle. Having one picture of health that we compare ourselves to is inaccurate and incredibly harmful. Still, striving to understand and care for our bodies requires us to check-in and assess how we are doing daily. Luckily, there are many ways to measure our wellbeing we are without looking at our physical body.