The Runaway Fork

02/03/2026

✨ Not everyone who feels overwhelmed needs to be “fixed.”

Many of my clients are highly sensitive, intuitive, or spiritually oriented people who have spent years trying to fit into systems that didn’t quite fit them.

Counseling can be a place to bring forth your sensitivity — not hide it.

A space to deeply listen to your whole self — emotional, spiritual, and physical — including your relationship with food.

I’m currently opening a few spots for online counseling in NY and NJ.

This work allows you to be fully seen and heard, without being pathologized.

If this resonates, comment “info” and I’ll reach out,
or check the first comment for details.

Send a message to learn more

02/03/2022

11/24/2021

❗Remember your eating rights!

11/04/2021

❗️ 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧 𝗟𝗘𝗙𝗧
❗𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗣 𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗢𝗪

Explore your personal relationship with 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚, 𝗪𝗘𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧, and negative 𝗕𝗢𝗗𝗬 𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗘 from a 𝗡𝗢𝗡-𝗗𝗜𝗘𝗧 perspective.

❋End emotional eating
❋Discover how your negative self-talk is holding you back
❋Regain control in a non-diet way

𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗢 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗬 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗪𝗘 𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗢 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥!

Lead by Board Certified Counselor, Michele R Smith, certified in Intuitive Eating and certified at The Institute for the Psychology of Eating.

⭐️Evidence-based protocols used exclusively.

⭐️𝗗𝗠 𝗧𝗢 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗢𝗪 or see link in comments

01/26/2021

❗️ 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗣 𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗢𝗪
💚LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD
⭐️NOT YOUR TYPICAL WEIGHT LOSS GROUP!

The 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗣 offers a compelling new way for you to explore your personal relationship with overeating, weight, and negative body image from a completely different perspective.

𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡:
❋how to end emotional eating
❋how your negative self-talk is holding you back
❋how to regain control in a non-diet way

𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗢 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗬 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗪𝗘 𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗢 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥!

Lead by Board Certified Counselor, Michele R Smith, certified in Intuitive Eating and certified at The Institute for the Psychology of Eating.

Evidence-based protocols used exclusively.

𝗗𝗠 𝗧𝗢 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗢𝗪 or see link in comments

12/31/2020

𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗗 & 𝗕𝗢𝗗𝗬 𝗜𝗡 𝗔 𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗬 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗡’𝗧 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘
Discover the Psychology of Eating

An approach that finally makes the critical distinction that 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗮𝘁, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿.

Stress, work, kids, our moods, thoughts, and relationships all affect how we eat and care for ourselves.

𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁.

Using evidence-based tools and strategies from the fields of Intuitive Eating, Eating Psychology, Neuroscience, Mind-Body Nutrition, and Weight, combined with more than two decades of Psychological Counseling skills and techniques, learn why diets fail, why we overeat, the impact of dieting on our body and emotions, and how to make sense of all this from your unique perspective.

Trained at the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, Certified in Intuitive Eating, Michele Smith, M.Ed, LPC, NCC, is a Board Certified Mental Health Counselor with over 20 years experience helping people heal their relationship with food, body, mind, and soul.

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿.

DM me to start the New Year from an entirely new perspective!

12/15/2020

𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 𝗚𝗨𝗜𝗗𝗘:

𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬. Dieter’s often try to “push off” breakfast or lunch creating a higher risk for emotional eating.

𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗙-𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗨𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗟 or else you’re more likely to turn to food for comfort.

𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗡. Ask yourself, “What am I feeling?” “What do I really need?”

𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗙-𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡. Talk to yourself how you would talk to your best friend and squash that inner critic.

𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗙 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗔𝗬, “𝗡𝗢." Avoid people pleasing and the resentment that follows.

𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗠. Where can you let go? Is it that serious?

𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧 especially if you find yourself saying, “I feel bad….” often.

𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 Stretch, walk, dance. Shake up and release stuck emotions.

𝗦𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡. Breathe and resist the urge to allow your mind go too far into the future.

𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗣𝗛𝗬𝗦𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦. Shorter time frames, hotels, closed doors, breaks, naps, etc.

It is possible to end your emotional eating and heal your relationship with food.

Learn evidence based tools and strategies to help you discover what you are really hungry for.

Do you see yourself in this list?

Leave a comment or DM me for support.

11/12/2020

We can avoid a lot of things for a really long time, but when our clothes start to get tight, we pay attention!

Stress, work, kids, our moods, thoughts, and relationships all affect how we eat and care for ourselves.

What in your life needs attention? What have you been avoiding?

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝.

Understanding these connections, instead of focusing on weight alone, is key to discovering the life you really want.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫?

Let’s find out!

Comment below or PM me.

11/02/2020

𝗕𝗢𝗗𝗬 𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗕𝗢𝗗𝗬 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗘...

I know, sounds just a bit, ‘woo’?

Keep reading, as this is the overlooked gem that my clients use to exponentially improve their mind, body, and spiritual health...and it’s what I’m passionate about helping others work on and work through.

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁, 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲?
𝗢𝗿, 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴?

Studies repeatedly show that most women (90%) will see their body in a negative way, and men, too, especially as they get older.

And the truth is, if you are imagining your body in the negative way, it’s likely very different from how others view it.

𝗬𝗲𝘁, 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻.

So if you’re repeating silent and toxic mantras about your body, it’s time to RE-IMAGINE your body and your world.

I’ve got an evidence-based process that helps you fall back in love with yourself - a re-imagining technique to help you feel confident in your body and out in the world.

Interested?

Comment below or PM

10/12/2020

⭐️Remember, your size and shape is just one TINY dimension of your whole FABULOUS self!

Resist the urge to buy into the misery of it all. 😕

Instead, FOCUS on what really matters. ❤️❤️❤️

10/09/2020

❤️Are you ready to DISSOLVE NEGATIVITY and INVITE LOVE into your heart?

⭐️Join one of my favorite colleagues, Teresa Lacorazza, from HEAL with Teresa for a

✨VIRTUAL MEDITATION EXPERIENCE✨
through the Violet Flame of St. Germaine

Oct 12th at 7:30pm, $15

Have you ever experienced the healing power of the Violet Flame of St. Germain? I have used the powerful prayer of St. Germain for years. It has tremendous healing power. Over the years, I have called upon St. Germain to help me dissolve negativity and invite love into my heart. When I need t...