Intuitive Eating is a compassionate, non-diet, evidence-based approach to one’s relationship with food, movement, and body. It aims to help people reconnect with internal body cues, including hunger, fullness, satisfaction, as well as emotional needs. It does not prescribe rules or restrictions but rather encourages body-mind congruence, recognizing that you are the expert of your body. Intuitive Eating emphasizes autonomy, body trust, and attunement. It is designed to help people move away from cycles of deprivation and guilt, toward a flexible, sustainable, nourishing way of caring for the self.

Intuitive Eating offerings at Veillette Psychology Services are informed by the work of dietitians Evelyn Tribole, MS RDN and Elyse Resch, MS, RDN.

What is Intuitive Eating?

About the Intuitive Eating Workshop Series

This 12-week experiential workshop is designed for individuals seeking a more peaceful and empowered relationship with food and their bodies.

Through guided discussion, skills practice, and supportive community, participants will explore principles of Intuitive Eating and learn how to:

-Tune into hunger, fullness, and satisfaction cues

-Reduce guilt and anxiety around eating

-Challenge unhelpful diet rules and internalized weight stigma

-Build sustainable, compassionate self-care practices

The group will review the 10 Intuitive Eating principles, established by dietitians, Elyse Resch, RD and Evelyn Tribole, RD. The principles are as follows:

  1. Reject the diet mentality

  2. Honor your hunger

  3. Make peace with food

  4. Challenge the food police

  5. Respect your fullness

  6. Discover the satisfaction factor

  7. Honor your feelings without using food

  8. Respect your body

  9. Exercise - feel the difference

  10. Honor your health

The Intuitive Eating Workshop Series is scheduled for Fridays from 12:00-1:00pm EST for 12 consecutive weeks (excluding holidays). It is co-led by dietitian, Robin LaCroix, RD, and health psychologist, Dr. Laurie Veillette, Psy.D. The group meets via Zoom and is fully remote.

The next group is scheduled to start April 3, 2026 and wrap up on June 19, 2026.

Meet Your Instructors

Laurie is a licensed clinical psychologist with specialized training in health psychology. The daughter of author and nutritionist, Carol Simontacchi, CCN, she grew up around conversations about weight loss and fat phobia, shaping an early awareness of the cultural forces that influence how people relate to their bodies. During graduate school, Laurie trained in Dr. Paula Brochu’s research lab, where she studied weight bias and stigma. She went on to publish research in this area, deepening her commitment to weight‑inclusive care.

Six years ago, Laurie discovered Intuitive Eating, an approach that resonated deeply with her understanding of how weight stigma, diet culture, and the thin ideal contribute to both physical and emotional distress. Since then, she has provided individual and group Intuitive Eating services, helping people rebuild a peaceful, compassionate, and sustainable relationship with food, movement, and their bodies in ways that honor their values and lived experiences.

Laurie Veillette, Psy.D.

Robin is a registered dietitian, intuitive eating counselor, and teaching kitchen instructor with over 20 years of experience in clinical and culinary nutrition. After years of supporting people through repeated cycles of “healthy eating” and relapse, she sought a more sustainable and compassionate approach. Discovering intuitive eating was a turning point and initial skepticism gave way to deep personal and professional transformation. Through this work, Robin has witnessed people heal their relationship with food, releasing stress, self-criticism, and increasing enjoyment in eating. Blending intuitive eating principles with practical cooking skills to create nourishing, delicious food is not at the heart of her work.

Robin LaCroix, RDN

Contact Us

If you would like to register for the Intuitive Eating Workshop Series or you have questions, please reach out.