My story - Jenn Hicks

Embracing Mindful Movement: Moving in Ways that Feel Good to You

By Jenn Hicks | July 7, 2023 |

Last week I had a a rich conversation with Marie-Pier Pitre-D’Iorio, Registered Dietician and founder of The Balanced Practice (a team of health care providers who take an anti-diet and weight inclusive approach to support people in having a better relationship with food, their bodies & themselves). Marie-Pier and I discussed what it means to move mindfully and how…

Living life on purpose in my midlife!

By Jenn Hicks | April 5, 2022 |

I was fortunate to be featured by Sara Smeaton on her “Power Profiles” series. Sara is an amazing coach who helps people discover the joy and power in midlife while navigating transitions on your own terms. She’s my kind of person! The original post can be found on her website here.

Breaking Body Biases: Can Exercise be Harmful? Orthorexia with FitPro Jennifer Hicks

By Jenn Hicks | February 21, 2022 |

I recently had the honour of being interviewed by Christine DiFilippis of Breaking Body Biases. Breaking Body Biases is an anti-diet and joyful movement podcast which amplifies the voices of fitness professionals, dieticians and health practitioners promoting HAES (Health At Every Size). How wonderful to talk with Christine about diet culture, privilege, choice making and…

My body is bigger and I’m a better person now because of it

By Jenn Hicks | September 18, 2020 |

As my body has grown and changed, I have become a better person for it. That’s right – gaining weight has made me not only healthier physically, but it’s given me mental clarity, emotional ease and confidence. Lots of it. When I was a kid, I was so physically awkward, clumsy and shy.…

How I feel is more important to me than my appearance

By Jenn Hicks | September 7, 2020 |

When I focused on how my body looked, my appearance was all I could think about. I was deeply anxious and solely focused on what others saw. Nothing else mattered – my appearance took priority over my mental well being, my relationships and my ability to engage in anything other than maintaining how I looked.…

My “normal” body was clumsy and desperate and sick

By Jenn Hicks | August 23, 2020 |

In my 30s I developed anorexia. Back then I felt “normal” in my appearance. I say “normal” because that’s what euro-centric beauty standards tell us – that thin is the desired body type. But I’ll tell you, there was NOTHING “normal” about my life at that time. Knowing what I know now, I would NEVER…

Self-Healing: Visualization and Self Talk

By Jenn Hicks | February 3, 2017 |

My right arm, which I had cut in the playground earlier, began to throb. I knew what that meant. Instinctively, I knew that the pulsating, rhythmic beat was the sensation of healing. And I knew that if I concentrated I could amplify the healing. And so I did. The throbbing increased, and I could *feel* healing happening.

No one taught me this. It just seemed obvious.

Ankle, Knee & Hip Harmony

By Jenn Hicks | January 25, 2017 |

So, our bodies are happiest when our hips are balanced over our knees and our knees are balanced ovneutral alignment for blog poster our ankles. When hips, knees and toes are all facing in the same direction, our body feels safe and it knows where it’s going.

Exercise Addiction – My Story in the Toronto Star & On Talk 1010 Radio

By Jenn Hicks | October 8, 2015 |

I’m not shy about my past. After coming out the other side of a major mental health crisis I knew I needed to share my story. I speak openly quite often about my history of an exercise addiction and anorexia. I view the fact that I have bipolar disorder as one of my assets, not something that brings me down.