Today we’d like to introduce you to Kristen Murray.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
I’m a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and owner of The Intuitive Eating Center of Northeast Ohio. I completed my undergraduate degree in Exercise Science at Cleveland State University and master’s degree in Nutrition at University of Akron. I talked my career working in the hospital setting specializing in oncology and surgery nutrition and was an adjunct nutrition instructor at Cleveland State University. I opened The Intuitive Eating Center in 2018 to bring weight-inclusive and non-diet eating disorder/disordered eating care to Northeast Ohio. Our priority is to create a safe, welcoming space for individuals of all sizes, ages, races, gender identities, and abilities to support healing. I currently sit on The State Medical Board of Ohio Dietetics Advisory Council.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
There are always challenges! Some big and some small. The transition to a virtual practice during the pandemic and meeting the demand of increased need for eating disorder care during the pandemic was certainly a challenge. I grateful to have a fantastic team of clinicians and wonderful clients who are flexible and patient during these transitions.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about The Intuitive Eating Center of Northeast Ohio?
The Intuitive Eating Center of Northeast Ohio is a group of Health at Every Size®, Intuitive Eating, and eating disorder clinicians who are passionate about helping people become competent and happy eaters! We support our clients in finding a more peaceful and flexible approach to health and nutrition that feels unique and authentic to them. We specialize in Health at Every Size® and weight-inclusive care, Intuitive Eating, eating disorders, disordered eating, body image, and PCOS.
Do you have recommendations for books, apps, blogs, etc.?
Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, and Just Plain Fail to Understand about Weight by Lindo Bacon and Lucy Aphramor
The Intuitive Eating Journal: Your Guided Journey for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food by Elyse Resch
Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness through Intuitive Eating by Christy Harrison
Body Kindness: Transform Your Health from the Inside Out – and Never Say Diet Again by Rebecca Scritchfield
The F*ck It Diet: Eating Should Be Easy by Caroline Dooner
Intuitive Eating, 4th Edition by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
The Intuitive Eating Workbook by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
Big Girl: How I Gave Up Dieting and Got a Life by Kelsey Miller
The Diet Survivors Handbook by Judith Matz and Ellen Frankel
Beyond a Shadow of a Diet by Judith Matz
Podcasts: Food Psych by Christy Harrison
Complete resource list: https://edrdpro.com/resources/recommended-books/#non-diet-approach
Contact Info:
- Website: intuitiveneo.com
- Instagram: @intuitiveohio
Image Credits
Olivia Wegner
