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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Move over kale, there’s a new super food in town. Cabbage. As we isolate, & shopping becomes harder, think of what you can do with cabbage. #cabbagesoup 👉 NOT in the diet sense, puh-lease, is a satisfying, delicious, nourishing meal. And cost effective. Cabbage has a long shelf life. It can be used raw, cooked or juiced. It has health benefits whether cooked or raw. And a zillion combinations! #soupforthesoul 🥬 shred 4.5 cups cabbage 🥬 shred 1 cup 🥕 🥬 dice 1 medium onion 🥬 mince 2 garlic cloves 🥬 grab 1 cup 🍅 sauce And have ready: 🥬 2 tbsp fat (see below) 🥬 8 cups stock 🥬 1 cup green lentils, dry 🥬 seasonings of your choice: smoked paprika, cumin, turmeric, thyme ... hey you have time right now to experiment! 🥘 sauté the onion and garlic in a fat of your choice, coconut oil, avocado oil, butter, ghee, for 5 min on medium heat. 🥘 add cabbage. Sauté 2 min. Add 🥕 and sauté another 3 min. Add seasonings. Stir to coat. Add stock and lentils. Bring to a simmer. When all veg and legume are soft, add in 🍅 sauce, and salt and pepper to taste. Serve on your nicest plates, put on your best dress and #wineanddine. The time is now. What are you cooking tonight???
Move over kale, there’s a new super food in town. Cabbage. As we isolate, & shopping becomes harder, think of what you can do with cabbage. #cabbagesoup 👉 NOT in the diet sense, puh-lease, is a satisfying, delicious, nourishing meal. And cost effective. Cabbage has a long shelf life. It can be used raw, cooked or juiced. It has health benefits whether cooked or raw. And a zillion combinations! #soupforthesoul 🥬 shred 4.5 cups cabbage 🥬 shred 1 cup 🥕 🥬 dice 1 medium onion 🥬 mince 2 garlic cloves 🥬 grab 1 cup 🍅 sauce And have ready: 🥬 2 tbsp fat (see below) 🥬 8 cups stock 🥬 1 cup green lentils, dry 🥬 seasonings of your choice: smoked paprika, cumin, turmeric, thyme ... hey you have time right now to experiment! 🥘 sauté the onion and garlic in a fat of your choice, coconut oil, avocado oil, butter, ghee, for 5 min on medium heat. 🥘 add cabbage. Sauté 2 min. Add 🥕 and sauté another 3 min. Add seasonings. Stir to coat. Add stock and lentils. Bring to a simmer. When all veg and legume are soft, add in 🍅 sauce, and salt and pepper to taste. Serve on your nicest plates, put on your best dress and #wineanddine. The time is now. What are you cooking tonight???
If keep up the stress, we will put our body systems in a state of emergency. 😫what to eat? 😫is there food at the store? 😫what will the world look like tomorrow? 😫will I be able to feed my family? I’m on the fence when it comes to posting “helpful” info right now. There’s tons of advice on what to eat, how to stay healthy, funny memes, scary stats, & conspiracy theories. It’s great. And it creates stress. #letitgo It’s not the same as “letting yourself go”, as my mom, used to say. That term is toxic. Yet I’m having conversations with women who are worried about gaining weight right now. Now is the time to LEAN IN to food. Nourish. Enjoy. Be PRESENT. The Cravings Guide in my bio talks about 3 things. Noticing. Pausing. Feeling. Let’s add another. ALLOWING. Allow the emotions, the feelings and the food, to all have their place.
If keep up the stress, we will put our body systems in a state of emergency. 😫what to eat? 😫is there food at the store? 😫what will the world look like tomorrow? 😫will I be able to feed my family? I’m on the fence when it comes to posting “helpful” info right now. There’s tons of advice on what to eat, how to stay healthy, funny memes, scary stats, & conspiracy theories. It’s great. And it creates stress. #letitgo It’s not the same as “letting yourself go”, as my mom, used to say. That term is toxic. Yet I’m having conversations with women who are worried about gaining weight right now. Now is the time to LEAN IN to food. Nourish. Enjoy. Be PRESENT. The Cravings Guide in my bio talks about 3 things. Noticing. Pausing. Feeling. Let’s add another. ALLOWING. Allow the emotions, the feelings and the food, to all have their place.
Can we just stop for a bit and have this #quarantineconversation? Guilt about food (and body shame) is so rampant at the best of times, it feels like a media hand me down. I’m here for a different perspective. #leanintoyourdiscomfort Right now we’re told so many things: 😷boost your immune system 😷wear a scarf as a mask 😷swap “those” foods for “these” foods 😷sugar is bad 😷enjoy your meals,but in moderation. 😷here’s how NOT to gain weight during the crisis. YES, we need to take care of our immune system, get some sleep, and feed ourselves well. YES, there are supplements we can take, social distancing is key, we want to stay vital, strong AND protect those we love. We NEED to feel in control of SOMETHING, Because right now, there is not much we can control is there? So we turn to food when our primitive brains are just looking to keep their gray matter above water. We do our best. When your food foundation comes from restriction & control, you’re stressing your system and the risk of binging is higher. And THAT, loves, does nothing to raise your health markers. Give yourself permission, and compassion to be where you are at. Instead of running from food, LEAN IN. Lean in to your cravings. Use the new Conscious Cravings Guide in my BIO to help along the way. Reach out to me. I’m just inside, having inside conversations here in lock down 😉
Can we just stop for a bit and have this #quarantineconversation? Guilt about food (and body shame) is so rampant at the best of times, it feels like a media hand me down. I’m here for a different perspective. #leanintoyourdiscomfort Right now we’re told so many things: 😷boost your immune system 😷wear a scarf as a mask 😷swap “those” foods for “these” foods 😷sugar is bad 😷enjoy your meals,but in moderation. 😷here’s how NOT to gain weight during the crisis. YES, we need to take care of our immune system, get some sleep, and feed ourselves well. YES, there are supplements we can take, social distancing is key, we want to stay vital, strong AND protect those we love. We NEED to feel in control of SOMETHING, Because right now, there is not much we can control is there? So we turn to food when our primitive brains are just looking to keep their gray matter above water. We do our best. When your food foundation comes from restriction & control, you’re stressing your system and the risk of binging is higher. And THAT, loves, does nothing to raise your health markers. Give yourself permission, and compassion to be where you are at. Instead of running from food, LEAN IN. Lean in to your cravings. Use the new Conscious Cravings Guide in my BIO to help along the way. Reach out to me. I’m just inside, having inside conversations here in lock down 😉
When you see this plate of food, what do you see? Besides the fact that visually the brownie looks “portioned” -#oops🙊 Villain vs Virtue? 🥊 If you think your eating is “off the rails”, stop for a second. Check in. Look for the truth. Are you placing personality traits on your plate? Are you maybe just hungry? What we eat is a snapshot. Right now it may be a snapshot of survival. Or emotion. One meal, one day, one category of health doesn’t make us whole. Ouf. Especially now. What I see is my own privilege. What I feel is grateful. I am blessed to be able to feed myself and my family something fresh. I see savoury. I feel abundant. I have enough. I see so many triggering thoughts on this plate. Besides my bunnykins bowl, cause #toomanydishes, and my disproportionate brownie, what do you see?
When you see this plate of food, what do you see? Besides the fact that visually the brownie looks “portioned” -#oops🙊 Villain vs Virtue? 🥊 If you think your eating is “off the rails”, stop for a second. Check in. Look for the truth. Are you placing personality traits on your plate? Are you maybe just hungry? What we eat is a snapshot. Right now it may be a snapshot of survival. Or emotion. One meal, one day, one category of health doesn’t make us whole. Ouf. Especially now. What I see is my own privilege. What I feel is grateful. I am blessed to be able to feed myself and my family something fresh. I see savoury. I feel abundant. I have enough. I see so many triggering thoughts on this plate. Besides my bunnykins bowl, cause #toomanydishes, and my disproportionate brownie, what do you see?
Yes. You can have your brownie, vegan, gf, full butter or whatEVAH. I’m talking about this in my FB group, (hit the link!) AND since I was supposed to teach a course starting TODAY, in person, I thought I’d bring the goods here! When we remove emotion and labeling from food, we really CAN choose food according to our own needs. Right now those NEEDS change daily. Maybe you’re walking more. Yay! Maybe you’re having dinner together every night, and it feels strange to have a sit down meal ON THE REGULAR. Maybe you’re finally hauling out the plant based cookbook you got for Christmas. Whatever you’re eating right now, look at the emotion (or guilt) behind it and cultivate neutrality. Brownie + Broccoli = FOUNDATIONAL FOOD PEACE not virtue and villain.
Yes. You can have your brownie, vegan, gf, full butter or whatEVAH. I’m talking about this in my FB group, (hit the link!) AND since I was supposed to teach a course starting TODAY, in person, I thought I’d bring the goods here! When we remove emotion and labeling from food, we really CAN choose food according to our own needs. Right now those NEEDS change daily. Maybe you’re walking more. Yay! Maybe you’re having dinner together every night, and it feels strange to have a sit down meal ON THE REGULAR. Maybe you’re finally hauling out the plant based cookbook you got for Christmas. Whatever you’re eating right now, look at the emotion (or guilt) behind it and cultivate neutrality. Brownie + Broccoli = FOUNDATIONAL FOOD PEACE not virtue and villain.
NO STRINGS ATTACHED #quitkit still in bio 💚 Did you know that 50% of women will NOT quit due to fear of #weightgain? We need to stop shaming and start supporting. The time is now. #haes #undiet
NO STRINGS ATTACHED #quitkit still in bio 💚 Did you know that 50% of women will NOT quit due to fear of #weightgain? We need to stop shaming and start supporting. The time is now. #haes #undiet
Can I just say that @mealgarden is coming in SUPER handy right now? Meal planning is awesome for organizing and streamlining, HOWEVAH, when I can plug in the ingredients I have and find a recipe for dinner right now! 🙌🙌🙌 It’s just choosing the stir fry I want...’cause there are MANY.
Can I just say that @mealgarden is coming in SUPER handy right now? Meal planning is awesome for organizing and streamlining, HOWEVAH, when I can plug in the ingredients I have and find a recipe for dinner right now! 🙌🙌🙌 It’s just choosing the stir fry I want...’cause there are MANY.
That’s right. Your oral health puts your immune system on HIGH alert. It always did though. This isn’t news. And it’s not meant to scare you. We’re all isolated or quarantined, so hey, let’s use this op to help each other with things that help you function TO THE MOSTEST as a human anyways. I’ll be sharing more about that shortly. No, it’s not about drinking water to wash the 🦠 down. AND, if you caught my IGTV 🎥 on nutrition for those trying to quit the 🚬 or vaping, THOSE foods help oral health too. Funny how 🍅 work like that;) It’s wonderful that so many pros are sharing their evidence based info helping us all stay safe.
That’s right. Your oral health puts your immune system on HIGH alert. It always did though. This isn’t news. And it’s not meant to scare you. We’re all isolated or quarantined, so hey, let’s use this op to help each other with things that help you function TO THE MOSTEST as a human anyways. I’ll be sharing more about that shortly. No, it’s not about drinking water to wash the 🦠 down. AND, if you caught my IGTV 🎥 on nutrition for those trying to quit the 🚬 or vaping, THOSE foods help oral health too. Funny how 🍅 work like that;) It’s wonderful that so many pros are sharing their evidence based info helping us all stay safe.
NO STRINGS ATTACHED QUIT KIT in bio! Nourishment for those trying to quit smoking in these tough times from an #rdh and holistic nutritionist💚!
NO STRINGS ATTACHED QUIT KIT in bio! Nourishment for those trying to quit smoking in these tough times from an #rdh and holistic nutritionist💚!
Pumpkin Soup: foods we need right now: Original Recipe adapted from @tasteofhome ❤️ 🌞 1 large onion 1 med sweet red pepper 2 tbsp fat of your choice 2 cups corn (or less, or switch out for okra, yum and gut diversity!) 1 jalapeno pepper 2 garlic cloves minced (leave them to sit for 10 minutes to develop the chemicals that are immune protective and antibacterial) 2 tsp chili powder or turmeric or curry powder, or ALL 😆 28- 32 oz broth 15 oz (about 2.5 cups) pumpkin 1/2 tsp salt dash pepper Finish with a squirt of fresh lime In a large saucepan, saute onion and garlic and ginger (I added fresh grated ginger, minced about 1 inch) Add corn, peppers, and jalapeño if using along, with child powder and other spices. Saute a bit more. Stir in broth, pumpkin, and salt. You can add a dash of black pepper, or even cayenne if you want more kick. Cover and simmer for about 10 minutes.
Pumpkin Soup: foods we need right now: Original Recipe adapted from @tasteofhome ❤️ 🌞 1 large onion 1 med sweet red pepper 2 tbsp fat of your choice 2 cups corn (or less, or switch out for okra, yum and gut diversity!) 1 jalapeno pepper 2 garlic cloves minced (leave them to sit for 10 minutes to develop the chemicals that are immune protective and antibacterial) 2 tsp chili powder or turmeric or curry powder, or ALL 😆 28- 32 oz broth 15 oz (about 2.5 cups) pumpkin 1/2 tsp salt dash pepper Finish with a squirt of fresh lime In a large saucepan, saute onion and garlic and ginger (I added fresh grated ginger, minced about 1 inch) Add corn, peppers, and jalapeño if using along, with child powder and other spices. Saute a bit more. Stir in broth, pumpkin, and salt. You can add a dash of black pepper, or even cayenne if you want more kick. Cover and simmer for about 10 minutes.