For guest contributor Maria Scrimenti, her body was her project. She counted every calorie, did all the HIIT workouts, and “made it” in the Nashville fitness scene. She left all the popularity and her obsession with fitness behind to find her true worth and is now on a mission to help women do the same. Read Maria’s inspiring story.

Meet Cameron, a a 20-year-old college student finishing his undergraduate degree in public health and pursuing graduate studies in human nutrition. At 16, he was diagnosed with Graves’ Disease with associated Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Here, Cameron shares how these health challenges impacted his relationship with food and have since sent him on a journey to learn how to deeply listen to his body and tune out the mixed messages of the wellness and diet cultures.