Tanya Stricek Acceptance Expert

Tanya Stricek

Mindful Eating & Health Coach

Perimenopause and beyond should be a time of liberation not frustration.

We owe ourselves PERMISSION. To be who we are right now, in the bodies we are in. Yes, we need to optimize our hormones & nourish ourselves physically.

What about the rest of it?

The part where we feel we are losing our youth, our bodies, our skin, and even our minds. Career, partners, aging parents and an empty nest. Makes me want to hide under the covers with ice cream just thinking about it. I am a self professed fridge hugger. I felt like life was just work, struggle, eat, repeat. Mindful Eating taught me that I can nourish my body with things other than FOOD. 

I have also been a single mom, a sandwich mom, a blended mom, a dog mom, (my zoo is on Instagram @mind_meet_food) and a frazzled woman, who struggled with food and self perception since early childhood.

My name is Tanya Stricek, and I help women begin their peace process with food, so they can change from a place of satisfaction, CHOICE, and NOT struggle. When you feel you have a choice, all the other things that hit you has perspective.

I am knee deep in midlife. I am also a Certified Mindful Eating & Health Coach and a Registered Dental Hygienist, working where the gut begins! 

I am a lifelong learner, currently studying Holistic Nutrition with Nutraphoria. There IS a place for you. You’re just coming of age. 

Again. 

I want to change the way we see our literal and figurative plates.

Let’s find a way to Build  Better Menopause, holistic, whole person like and begin the peace process, with food, and with ourselves!

It’s OUR turn! 

 

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After a long day waiting for my man to have surgery, I came home to kindness in my mailbox from @kindnesswarrior❤️ . A few weeks back, I took a chance, packed my anxiety and headed to Uxbridge to a meet-up. I had all the “not good/smart/young enough” thoughts in my head. I packed those too 😂 I ended up meeting some wonderful trailblazers, moms, and down to earth beings ❤️ . This lady EMBODIES her brand. Perhaps I should say her brand embodies HER. She is retiring her brand, and I can’t wait to see what’s next for her! You will want to as well! So if your not following her, go on over there on IG and meet her❤️ and spread some kindness. . And take a chance. You can always turn around. You may not want to though. You may find the drive enchanting. ❤️ Thank you @kindnesswarrior for your generous, kind, shining self 🤗
After a long day waiting for my man to have surgery, I came home to kindness in my mailbox from @kindnesswarrior❤️ . A few weeks back, I took a chance, packed my anxiety and headed to Uxbridge to a meet-up. I had all the “not good/smart/young enough” thoughts in my head. I packed those too 😂 I ended up meeting some wonderful trailblazers, moms, and down to earth beings ❤️ . This lady EMBODIES her brand. Perhaps I should say her brand embodies HER. She is retiring her brand, and I can’t wait to see what’s next for her! You will want to as well! So if your not following her, go on over there on IG and meet her❤️ and spread some kindness. . And take a chance. You can always turn around. You may not want to though. You may find the drive enchanting. ❤️ Thank you @kindnesswarrior for your generous, kind, shining self 🤗
Last night the Sig. O. @alwe62 said: “no more courses, right? 😂 I’m almost a Holistic Nutritionist from @nutraphoria 📚 1 paper left! I looked at him directly and lied. “Oh yeah, no more” .. .. I love how my path of learning has led me here. Dental Hygienist (the gut starts here!) Certified Tobacco Educator & CAMH TEACH Faculty Certified Health and Coach, ALL Behaviour and Motivational Interviewing based! (In fact, I can teach you this!) .. Adult Educator Mindful Eating Coach in the MB-EAT program. .. .. How do you explain that being in healthcare and wellness is a life of its own? That you can’t stop learning as an #rdh, nor should you, and you can’t stop learning as an #rhn! How can I tell him that I am OBSESSED with helping others in their struggle with food and body?!? .. .. It’s a blessed road. Are you hopping on? I’m happy to share my experience with @nutraphoria! It’s in my stories today! Ok back to werk! 🍅🥑🥬 🍰 🍵
Last night the Sig. O. @alwe62 said: “no more courses, right? 😂 I’m almost a Holistic Nutritionist from @nutraphoria 📚 1 paper left! I looked at him directly and lied. “Oh yeah, no more” .. .. I love how my path of learning has led me here. Dental Hygienist (the gut starts here!) Certified Tobacco Educator & CAMH TEACH Faculty Certified Health and Coach, ALL Behaviour and Motivational Interviewing based! (In fact, I can teach you this!) .. Adult Educator Mindful Eating Coach in the MB-EAT program. .. .. How do you explain that being in healthcare and wellness is a life of its own? That you can’t stop learning as an #rdh, nor should you, and you can’t stop learning as an #rhn! How can I tell him that I am OBSESSED with helping others in their struggle with food and body?!? .. .. It’s a blessed road. Are you hopping on? I’m happy to share my experience with @nutraphoria! It’s in my stories today! Ok back to werk! 🍅🥑🥬 🍰 🍵
Had my cards read at tonight’s event by @holisticbeautyexperience! So many sustainable and natural products! 🎁 for some lucky souls! The lovely lady who read my tarot didn’t want a tag. Humble. I was told that all my life experiences (the pentagrams) have led me to the crossroads I’m at right now. (I’ve left dental hygiene for now, maybe forever.) NBD. + a very big deal. That by staying grounded and true to myself, the opportunities I am cultivating will come to fruition if I just TRUST MY CAPABILITIES. Life is really about trust isn’t it? There is promise in the new year of a certain project, one among many, that I have been working on that will flourish, but I need to stay on the ground 🙂 And lastly, the magician signifies the magic inside of me that can come out, if I allow it. She then read my daughter’s cards. Wise and very intuitive. Reached into her life and detailed her heart. ❤️ Now...this is a 2020 perspective that is exciting! Have you had your cards read for fun?
Had my cards read at tonight’s event by @holisticbeautyexperience! So many sustainable and natural products! 🎁 for some lucky souls! The lovely lady who read my tarot didn’t want a tag. Humble. I was told that all my life experiences (the pentagrams) have led me to the crossroads I’m at right now. (I’ve left dental hygiene for now, maybe forever.) NBD. + a very big deal. That by staying grounded and true to myself, the opportunities I am cultivating will come to fruition if I just TRUST MY CAPABILITIES. Life is really about trust isn’t it? There is promise in the new year of a certain project, one among many, that I have been working on that will flourish, but I need to stay on the ground 🙂 And lastly, the magician signifies the magic inside of me that can come out, if I allow it. She then read my daughter’s cards. Wise and very intuitive. Reached into her life and detailed her heart. ❤️ Now...this is a 2020 perspective that is exciting! Have you had your cards read for fun?
Vitamin C is brain food... yep, although 🐠 is super important for our 🧠 vitamin C balances neurotransmitters in our brains! Something REALLY important in a time of year over here where we get less light, less D vitamin, are stressed out with holiday hard stuff, and feeling lower in mood than normal. Try persimmons in your smoothie or bowl! When really ripe they feel like a 🍅 and are super sweet and delicious! I’ve paired mine in the blender with cherry, cucumber and celery. Topped with coconut, hemp and my own roasted pumpkin seeds! A different way to get your C and feed your brain!
Vitamin C is brain food... yep, although 🐠 is super important for our 🧠 vitamin C balances neurotransmitters in our brains! Something REALLY important in a time of year over here where we get less light, less D vitamin, are stressed out with holiday hard stuff, and feeling lower in mood than normal. Try persimmons in your smoothie or bowl! When really ripe they feel like a 🍅 and are super sweet and delicious! I’ve paired mine in the blender with cherry, cucumber and celery. Topped with coconut, hemp and my own roasted pumpkin seeds! A different way to get your C and feed your brain!
The kitchen can teach us to let go of perfection. This cabbage salad, messy and delicious looked way better IRL. Sometimes we make food too complicated. We complicate how we feel about our bodies too. The shredded beets, purple carrot and 🍎 combined with a vegan mayo made quite the mess. The raw garlic did not please everyone. No matter. My age and body does not please everyone. It never did. No matter. The colour of the salad satisfies the hunger of my eyes. And the experience of creation, even in a kitchen, get us out of our heads and into our lives. And isn’t that where we should be?
The kitchen can teach us to let go of perfection. This cabbage salad, messy and delicious looked way better IRL. Sometimes we make food too complicated. We complicate how we feel about our bodies too. The shredded beets, purple carrot and 🍎 combined with a vegan mayo made quite the mess. The raw garlic did not please everyone. No matter. My age and body does not please everyone. It never did. No matter. The colour of the salad satisfies the hunger of my eyes. And the experience of creation, even in a kitchen, get us out of our heads and into our lives. And isn’t that where we should be?
Rose hip tea + @organictraditions beet root latte + a magic bullet = unprofessional picture & revival after 3 hours of shopping in the #toronto storm. The rose hip sits under the petals. If you can get these fresh, they contain loads of Vitamin C. Rose hops are used as a tonic for the tummy! Me, I like how the tangy tisane blends with the sweeter side of beet! Add 🍯 if you prefer, or sip your tisanes naked. Either the drink, or yourself. You do you, boo. 😆
Rose hip tea + @organictraditions beet root latte + a magic bullet = unprofessional picture & revival after 3 hours of shopping in the #toronto storm. The rose hip sits under the petals. If you can get these fresh, they contain loads of Vitamin C. Rose hops are used as a tonic for the tummy! Me, I like how the tangy tisane blends with the sweeter side of beet! Add 🍯 if you prefer, or sip your tisanes naked. Either the drink, or yourself. You do you, boo. 😆
Just for today, let's stop: -resigning ourselves to celery at the party because we feel
Just for today, let's stop: -resigning ourselves to celery at the party because we feel "fat". -declining the dessert you REALLY want because of what others think. -thinking that cutting gluten is the magic pill to shrinking. INSTEAD: EXAMINE the stories behind the B.S. in your head about your body. Who do those stories belong to? WHEN we TRULY become AWARE of the crap we tell ourselves, we can make decisions from our TRUE desires and needs. UN-demonize your food, and put the dessert on the plate WITH the salad that’s the MOST appealing. Will gluten bugger up your gut? It's possible, but do you understand the intricacies of gut heath? Or are you reading an article off of a magazine at the grocery check out? Is it really your gut health you're thinking of, or are you ditching gluten 'cause you think you'll shrink? JUST FOR TODAY.
Nature meets science in plant remedies for gut health, occasional 😴 troubles and cough/cold support. Thank you @pascoecanada for the support for an entire family! I’ve been using #pascoflair for years and was really interested to have the Tussiflorin Thyme cough support on my shelf at home! Instead I was gifted! Keeping environmental toxins low, from beauty care products and yes healthcare products, support endocrine health. 🍃 Tussiflorin Thyme 🍃 is fine for 1 year old and ia made with thyme extract containing the flavonoids from the leaf. 🍃 Basentabs for pH balance, an alkaline antacid, and pH test strips! 😎 🍃 Amara Pascoe for liver support (oh boy, I need this one) 🍃 Markofruct prebiotic that is lactose free. We ALL need our prebiotic fiber, aka veggies, but this can give those happy microbes and extra boost! 🍃 Pascoflair, which we used in our home many times for sleepless nights AND stressful test days! And ... 🍃 I’m so excited to try the Lymphdiaral for inflammation in my left hygienist hand! Thanks again for the special natural attention @pascoecanada #notapaidad #giftsfromtheearth
Nature meets science in plant remedies for gut health, occasional 😴 troubles and cough/cold support. Thank you @pascoecanada for the support for an entire family! I’ve been using #pascoflair for years and was really interested to have the Tussiflorin Thyme cough support on my shelf at home! Instead I was gifted! Keeping environmental toxins low, from beauty care products and yes healthcare products, support endocrine health. 🍃 Tussiflorin Thyme 🍃 is fine for 1 year old and ia made with thyme extract containing the flavonoids from the leaf. 🍃 Basentabs for pH balance, an alkaline antacid, and pH test strips! 😎 🍃 Amara Pascoe for liver support (oh boy, I need this one) 🍃 Markofruct prebiotic that is lactose free. We ALL need our prebiotic fiber, aka veggies, but this can give those happy microbes and extra boost! 🍃 Pascoflair, which we used in our home many times for sleepless nights AND stressful test days! And ... 🍃 I’m so excited to try the Lymphdiaral for inflammation in my left hygienist hand! Thanks again for the special natural attention @pascoecanada #notapaidad #giftsfromtheearth
Do you have an opinion on vaping? Do you have clients or kids that vape? With a little gadget like this, running about $30 CAD, people are now inhaling their vitamins. And teens can buy these online... easy peasy lemon squeezy. Kids think they’re harmless. As a TEACH faculty member at #camh & a dental pro (yes I wear many hats) these may not be harmless or innocent. Our kids should be left innocent though, as well as their lungs. Have you heard of vitamin vaping or do you have clients that vape? Maybe you vape? No judgment. Addiction is so tough, and it’s not a choice. Trust me, I know. So ... clients that vape, coaches and nutritionists?
Do you have an opinion on vaping? Do you have clients or kids that vape? With a little gadget like this, running about $30 CAD, people are now inhaling their vitamins. And teens can buy these online... easy peasy lemon squeezy. Kids think they’re harmless. As a TEACH faculty member at #camh & a dental pro (yes I wear many hats) these may not be harmless or innocent. Our kids should be left innocent though, as well as their lungs. Have you heard of vitamin vaping or do you have clients that vape? Maybe you vape? No judgment. Addiction is so tough, and it’s not a choice. Trust me, I know. So ... clients that vape, coaches and nutritionists?
First holiday party this weekend? A little wine, ate a little too much? (according to the voice in your head, the one that is body shaming you) Now it’s MONDAY. Time to repent and get back on the diet 🚌 bus! Psst... mindful eating doesn’t mean we give up on nutritious foods! Instead try this BS: BYO food! When you bring celery and cucumber, you will NOT eat a sun dried tomato pasta salad, or a piece of pizza! Right? I love my veg and hummus don’t get me wrong. I just know that I can munch on those and STILL want a slice of pizza, especially if my best bud’s hubs made it. If there are foods you love, you CAN eat them. You CAN mindfully taste them, and not repent. Repenting is our shrink culture helping you grab a helping of self hate. Why do you feel bad if you ate too much? Physical: feeling stuffed never feels great. Mental: we feel like we have lost control, and “good” dieters control their calories. So we do this negative back and forth talk. Emotional: we feel we may never reach our goal, or we just need to try harder, or we feel like diet failures. You’re no failure. You’re a human who gets hungry and denies that. It’s the denial that creates the crave. Instead of BYO food, BSE your food! Bring Something for EVERYONE, that you will all enjoy. Mindfully. Grab my free guide, to give yourself PERMISSION to Eat with Awareness and Thrive. And enjoy the party this weekend!🤗💃 Need help? Send me a DM and we will do a free Mindful Mini session, to give you PERMISSION to EAT!
First holiday party this weekend? A little wine, ate a little too much? (according to the voice in your head, the one that is body shaming you) Now it’s MONDAY. Time to repent and get back on the diet 🚌 bus! Psst... mindful eating doesn’t mean we give up on nutritious foods! Instead try this BS: BYO food! When you bring celery and cucumber, you will NOT eat a sun dried tomato pasta salad, or a piece of pizza! Right? I love my veg and hummus don’t get me wrong. I just know that I can munch on those and STILL want a slice of pizza, especially if my best bud’s hubs made it. If there are foods you love, you CAN eat them. You CAN mindfully taste them, and not repent. Repenting is our shrink culture helping you grab a helping of self hate. Why do you feel bad if you ate too much? Physical: feeling stuffed never feels great. Mental: we feel like we have lost control, and “good” dieters control their calories. So we do this negative back and forth talk. Emotional: we feel we may never reach our goal, or we just need to try harder, or we feel like diet failures. You’re no failure. You’re a human who gets hungry and denies that. It’s the denial that creates the crave. Instead of BYO food, BSE your food! Bring Something for EVERYONE, that you will all enjoy. Mindfully. Grab my free guide, to give yourself PERMISSION to Eat with Awareness and Thrive. And enjoy the party this weekend!🤗💃 Need help? Send me a DM and we will do a free Mindful Mini session, to give you PERMISSION to EAT!