Made on a Generous Plan Coaching

Meredith Noble is a food & body peace coach for plus-sized people. Part intuitive eating coach, part body image coach, and fully guided by the principles of Health At Every Size, she helps people who struggle with emotional eating, binge eating, and chronic dieting reestablish healthy relationships with their bodies and food.

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Work With Me: Intuitive Eating & Body Image Coaching

How do you know if coaching is right for you?

  • Do you obsess over food rules?
  • Do you feel guilty when you eat something “unhealthy”?
  • Have you tried diet after diet, only to end up back where you started (or maybe even heavier)?
  • After trying so hard to stay on an eating plan, do you end up falling off the wagon, and instead “overeating” or bingeing?
  • Do you feel out of control with emotional eating, ending up spoon-deep in a pint of Ben & Jerry’s whenever life is stressful?
  • Are you drowning in shame around your food and the size of your body?

If you answered yes to any or all of the above questions, it’s time to make peace with your food, your body, and yourself.

Let’s do this together.

I can help you finally come to equilibrium. You can stop obsessing over what you eat, find relief from uncontrollable cravings, and learn to love your body just as it is.

I offer free intro calls so we can get to know each other and you can make sure it feels like a good fit.

Email me to set up a free intro call!

 

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How it will work

me_with_queen_annes_laceI can work with with you wherever you live in the world, either through telephone or video conference. If you live in Portland, OR* we can meet in person.

While you work with me, you’ll get:

  • 60 minute coaching sessions (in-person in Portland, OR* or by videoconference anywhere in the world)
  • Custom-tailored exercises and handouts to support you in your journey
  • Support between sessions through a special app (share things you’ve been reading, share challenges, share successes—it’s all welcome!)

*Note that in-person sessions have been paused due to the pandemic and I’m currently seeing everyone online. I’ll update this when in-person sessions are available.

Each coaching call, we will work together to help you:

  • find the root causes of your “overeating”, binge eating and emotional eating
  • learn how to neutralize food so you feel less out of control around it
  • learn to accept and appreciate your body no matter what its size, shape or abilities
  • practice tuning into your body to eat, move, and live intuitively
  • learn to use pleasure as motivation instead of guilt
  • learn how to swim upstream in a fatphobic, diet-obsessed culture
  • advocate for yourself and set boundaries to keep yourself safe

Each session is customized to your unique needs, and I will be here for you every step of the way. Whenever your inner critic pipes up to say things like “I can’t do this!”, I will be here cheering you on, convincing you are strong enough, and offering helpful guidance to see you through.

I charge $140/session (see FAQ below if you want to discuss equity pricing). We can meet as often as you’d like. Most people find meeting every other week a great pace, while some have found meeting weekly supportive, particularly at the beginning of their journey. This price includes unlimited support between sessions.

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How you’ll benefit

You can expect to:

  • Feel a new freedom and ease around food
  • Be able to fully enjoy food without guilt
  • Experience less binge eating and unhelpful emotional eating (plus learn why not all emotional eating is bad)
  • Feel more comfortable and confident in your body, regardless of its size
  • Find ways to incorporate movement you love into your life in a way that feels good and not burdensome
  • Feel a lightness of being — like a burden has been lifted (the burden of unrealistic societal expectations and rules!)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What if I'm scared about this approach? How do I know if I'm ready?

I know that trying something different — particularly giving up dieting — can be scary. But sit and reflect for a moment: has dieting really been working for you? Really, really, truly working for you? My guess is that while there were honeymoon phases where certain diets have felt great, each one eventually felt untenable (and, I venture, somewhat miserable).

I ask only for interest and an open mind when we start together. You don’t have to feel confident and perfectly on board; as your coach I’m here to support you through all the complicated thoughts and feelings that come up throughout this process.

Will you help me lose weight?

I understand wanting to lose weight. I was there myself for years. I know that it’s not easy to turn off that desire. So I don’t need you to be over wanting to lose weight, but I do need you to be willing to put it aside as a goal while we work together.

Instead of aiming towards weight loss, we will aim towards well-being. We will work on you feeling better in your body and mind — ending binge eating and eating past comfort, getting to the root of emotional eating, enjoying moving your body, and feeling more confident and comfortable in your own skin. I will encourage you to put your scale away (or better yet, destroy it!) so we can help you learn to tune inward to judge your well-being.

I can help you work through the desire to lose weight and explain why I don’t pursue this as a goal with clients (in as much or as little scientific detail as you need!).

I invite you to consider this as an experiment. You can go back to dieting / pursuing weight loss afterwards if this doesn’t work for you. But I really think it will work for you.

Does this mean giving up on my health?

Absolutely not. The approach I use has actually been proven time and time again to be more promoting of health and well-being than dieting. I can give you lots of citations for this if it’s helpful. But the bottom line is that this is not a “fuck it plan” where you throw up your hands and gorge on everything within sight. It’s a paradigm for reconnecting with your body and its true desires, and for learning to trust that your body knows what’s best for you if you only tune in and listen.

Do I really need a coach for this?

There are lots of books out there about intuitive eating and body acceptance, and I recommend them regularly! However, I also really believe in the power of a healing space and a healing relationship.

I’m here to provide customized expertise and guidance while you are on your food & body journey, but I’m also here to provide emotional support. I found this combination invaluable on my own journey and it’s why I decided to do this work. There is no substitute for someone who understands and knows how to create a place for you to heal.

I can't afford your rates. Are there options available?

I do have some equity pricing spots available at any given time, which are reserved for people who would not be able to receive this kind of support otherwise. You can contact me for more details.

I truly only want to work with you if this is a sound financial decision for you. Don’t go into debt to pay for this; if need be, save up and sign up for my newsletter to keep getting advice from me in the meantime.

Do you take insurance?

I wish I could take insurance, but as a coach I’m unable to. Consider reaching out for an equity pricing arrangement (see above) if cost would otherwise prohibit you from working with me.

I hope to have some group programs available in the future as well. Sign up for my newsletter to get notified when these become available.

Can you work with me if I currently have an eating disorder?

I don’t currently work with people who have active, clinically diagnosed eating disorders like anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and others.

I do my work with people who have sub-clinical eating difficulties (often called “disordered eating”). If you’re unsure if this is you, contact me and we can discuss.

I have a health issue (e.g., pre-diabetes, diabetes, celiac disease, PCOS). Can you help?

I am not a dietitian and therefore do not have extensive training for how to deal with very specific diseases or health conditions. However, I am certainly aware of how common conditions like those listed above interact with the process of learning intuitive eating.

If your condition is already fairly well-managed and you have a medical team in place to support you with it, we will be able to work together just fine.

If you have been diagnosed recently or are struggling to manage your condition I might suggest that you find a dietitian who does this work instead of me (or in addition to me).

I'm thin/fat/male/female/non-binary/trans/etc. — will you work with me?

I’ve chosen to specialize in working with plus-size / fat people because I identify as being on the fat end of the size spectrum myself and I know that being in a larger body brings unique challenges to doing this work (particularly ongoing discrimination and bias).

However, I really am open to working with anyone regardless of their size, gender, sexuality, color, ability, etc. Diet culture affects all of us who are swimming in this culture and the things I coach about are helpful to everyone who has a difficult relationship with food and/or their body.

You are smaller than me. Do you understand what it's like?

I identify as medium fat and thus I am on the smaller end of the plus-size / fat spectrum. It’s important for me to acknowledge the privileges that I’ve experienced as a result of being this size. But I have devoted my work to understanding and empathizing with the entire spectrum of fat experience, and consider myself a devoted ally for those in the entire fat community.

I know that living as a fat person can bring discrimination and hatred from many directions; my goal is to help you build resiliency and confidence so you can live more comfortably in your body no matter its size.

Have a question that’s not answered here? Just ask!

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Testimonials

I have struggled for as long as I can remember with food and body image. From decades of dieting and restricting to finally finding self-compassion and true peace, Meredith has helped me to process countless long-held habits and beliefs.

With her gentle, sympathetic coaching style, I have felt safe and confident in exploring concerns that have distressed me for a lifetime. Meredith has offered new perspectives, helped me to question my limiting thoughts, and given me the time and space to heal just with her supportive listening.

With Meredith’s support, through subtle changes in my daily routines, I have felt a seismic shift in my overall wellbeing. I had long thought that anxiety and confusion around food were just normal parts of life! It’s like breathing fresh air to learn to really live in peace and acceptance.

Jenna, Ontario, Canada

Meredith helped me to build confidence and to take confident action. Through meaningful dialogue and mindfulness practices, Meredith helped to calm my anxiety so I can truly listen to what my body and my heart want. She is a good listener and brings a calming presence to her coaching sessions. Meredith has a wealth of knowledge about HAES and joyful movement. Her coaching made me feel heard, validated, and supported.

– Skye, Pacific Northwest

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About Meredith

Fat liberation and intuitive eating coach Meredith NobleI'm Meredith Noble and I'm a fat liberation, Health At Every Size® and intuitive eating coach.

If you have struggled with chronic dieting and the challenges of being fat in a fatphobic world, I'm here to help you finally feel at home in your fat body.

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