Intuitive Eating · Health at Every Size · San Diego

Food freedom
starts with you,
not a diet.

Evidence-based nutrition counseling rooted in intuitive eating and Health at Every Size. No food rules. No weigh-ins. Just a healthier, more peaceful relationship with food.

Please note: I do not offer weight loss services. My practice is grounded in Health at Every Size (HAES) — because your health and your worth are not determined by your size.
95%
of diets fail long-term
200+
studies support intuitive eating
$72B
diet industry profits from your return
01 / The Approach

Three frameworks. One body — yours.

Every conversation we have, every tool I share, sits on three evidence-based pillars. They aren't trends. They're decades of research about how humans actually heal their relationship with food.

01

Intuitive Eating

Created by dietitians Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch in 1995. Ten principles that reconnect you with your body's natural hunger, fullness, and satisfaction signals. No forbidden foods. No counting. The practice of trusting your body again.

02

Health at Every Size®

A weight-neutral approach to wellbeing. Health is measured by labs, energy, sleep, and mobility — not the number on a scale. Every body deserves dignity, basic care, and respect, regardless of size. We focus on health behaviors, not weight.

03

Motivational Interviewing

A collaborative, evidence-based counseling style. I won't lecture you, prescribe rules, or tell you what to do. Instead, we explore what you actually want — and resolve the ambivalence that's quietly kept you stuck. Your wisdom drives the work.

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02 / About

Hi, I'm Kayla.

For most of my adult life I believed the next plan would be the one. The cleanse. The macros. The "lifestyle, not a diet." Each one promised peace and delivered exhaustion — followed by another cycle of restriction, rebound, and self-blame.

What finally changed wasn't more discipline. It was learning that the system was rigged from the start. Diets fail because of biology, not character. Once I understood that, I could finally do the real work: rebuilding trust with my own body.

Now I help others walk that same path — gently, at their own pace, without weight loss as the goal. This work changed my life. It can change yours, too.

Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor HAES® Aligned Motivational Interviewing Based in San Diego
03 / Work With Me

Three ways to begin — or go deeper.

Whether you're curious or committed, there's a starting point here. Sessions are offered virtually so we can work together no matter where you are.

For Where You Are

Single Session

60 minutes · 1:1 virtual
$185
  • One focused conversation, one specific outcome
  • Bring a stuck point — leave with a strategy
  • Personalized to your hunger cues, your triggers, your life
  • Follow-up notes and next-step practice
Book a session
For Lasting Change

12-Week Mentorship

12 weeks · 1:1 program
$997
  • Weekly check-ins and accountability
  • Step-by-step through all 10 IE principles
  • Unlimited messaging support between calls
  • Tools you'll use for the rest of your life
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A Complete Guided Journal

Fed Up
With Dieting?

Stop counting. Start listening.
Find food freedom — for good.

By Kayla
Diet Drop Out · San Diego
04 / The Book

The journal that started everything.

A 35-page guided workbook that walks you through the seven chapters of healing your relationship with food: your diet history, your hunger language, emotional eating, nutrition without rules, mindful meals, joyful movement, and your own intuitive eating manifesto.

  • Freedom from food rules and guilt
  • Your personal hunger & fullness language
  • Nutrition 101 — in plain language
  • Emotional eating, decoded with kindness
  • Joyful movement — not punishment
  • Your own Intuitive Eating Manifesto

Buy the book and you'll receive a free 30-minute 1:1 session with me. No catch — just a thank you for trusting the work.

Healing your relationship with food is not about eating perfectly. It is about no longer needing to.
— From the journal
05 / Common Questions

Things people often ask.

Don't see yours? Email hello@dietdropout.com — I read every message.

Is this just another diet in disguise?

No. Intuitive Eating is explicitly weight-neutral. There's no meal plan, no calorie target, no food rules, and no scale. The framework was developed by registered dietitians and is supported by over 200 peer-reviewed studies. It is the opposite of a diet.

What if I want to lose weight?

I don't prescribe weight loss as a goal — that's part of why this work succeeds where dieting fails. Your body has a genetically influenced set point it actively defends. As you eat in ways that nourish you, sleep well, and move joyfully, your body may settle at its natural weight. But weight is a possible by-product, not the target. The goal is your relationship with food and yourself.

Are sessions virtual or in person?

All sessions are virtual via secure video, so we can work together from anywhere in the U.S. I'm based in San Diego and most of my clients are scattered across the country.

How is this different from therapy?

I'm a counselor, not a therapist. The work I do focuses specifically on your relationship with food, your body, and movement — using motivational interviewing, intuitive eating principles, and HAES-aligned nutrition education. If you're navigating a clinical eating disorder or significant mental health concerns, I work alongside (not in place of) a licensed therapist or treatment team.

What does a session actually feel like?

Less lecture, more conversation. We'll talk about what's coming up for you, get curious about patterns, and look at the science behind what your body is doing — never with shame. You leave with one or two specific things to practice, never a rulebook.

Do you accept insurance?

I don't bill insurance directly, but I can provide a superbill for you to submit for potential out-of-network reimbursement depending on your plan. Reach out and I'll walk you through it.

Ready when you are

You don't need a new diet.
You need a new relationship with yourself.

Book a free 30-minute session and let's see what's possible. No pressure, no pitch — just a real conversation about what you actually want.

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