I'm so glad you're here. I'm Crystal Karges, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and mama of five specializing in intuitive eating for mothers & families. I’m passionately committed to helping you and your children enjoy freedom with food as a family.

What does this mean?

I help overwhelmed mamas ditch diet culture for good and heal their relationships with food and their bodies so they can confidently raise intuitive eaters and enjoy eating together as a family again. Because when mothers thrive, families flourish.

Together, we’ll end the battles of diet culture and transform your family kitchen from a war zone to place of peace and joy.

Here you’ll find proven guidance, free resources, and helpful information to support you along your motherhood journey.

Why This Matters To Me

I already had deep, painful issues with food before I had babies. Becoming a mother amplified my incessant thoughts about my body and what I put in my mouth. When I realized food was taking up and unhealthy majority of my precious mental space, I desperately wanted to focus on what really matters...not obsess about my body.

I ignored these problems for years. But becoming a mother made it harder to ignore...because I had to feed my littles too. They counted on me to nourish them, and I learned that by transforming my own relationship with food and my body, I could STOP the generational cycle of negative eating habits and poor body image from passing on to my own kids.

As mothers, we are the gatekeepers of our children’s health, and healing our past experiences with food can unlock the freedom we desire for ourselves and our children.

Friend, can you relate?

Stop the overwhelm, guilt and insecurity that something that should be so "normal" is such a fight.

You do not simply have to survive from one day to the next. You can thrive through motherhood, and I’m here to help you along the way.

FREEDOM with food is possible, and you don't deserve anything less.

As a thriving survivor of an eating disorder and postpartum depression, I am passionate about empowering mothers to nourish themselves first so that they may better nourish their families.

I understand the shame and vulnerability in those struggles. I also understand what it’s like to be overwhelmed as a working mother; putting self-care on the back-burner while taking care of your family. I dedicated years of my life to studying nutrition, getting a Master’s degree, and specializing in child feeding and intuitive eating counseling in order to help hundreds of mothers and families nurture a peaceful relationship with food and their bodies through my private practice.

A balanced, nourished life is possible, no matter your past struggles. Your previous pains with food and body image can end with you and not carry over to your children.

Mothers who work with me have:

1. Freedom from negative thoughts, food and body obsession, diet culture and past mistakes
2. An easy-to-follow plan to confidently feed yourself and your family (for the entire family – not just you!)
3. Peace with food and your body…for good.

In the words of one of my own clients:

"I thought I would never have a positive relationship with food and yet I now find myself no longer at war with food.” - Courtney D.

Join a community of strong, thriving mothers learning to nourish their families minds, bodies, and spirits.

Together, we can create a FREEDOM GENERATION for our children.

Let’s live nourished together,
Crystal Karges

CERTIFICATIONS & CREDENTIALS

Professional Bio

Crystal Karges, MS. RDN, IBCLC is a Master’s-level Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and Nutritional Therapist. With a San Diego based private practice, Crystal offers specialized nutrition counseling for maternal and perinatal eating disorders, body image healing, prenatal and postpartum wellness, pediatric health and child feeding strategies, and breastfeeding consultations. Combining her experience and expertise as an eating disorder dietitian and in maternal and child health, Crystal provides comprehensive online nutrition counseling and support that empowers women to confidently nourish themselves and their families throughout the motherhood journey, cultivate a positive body image, and live freely in a peaceful relationship with food. Through a weight inclusive framework, Crystal is committed to providing effective, compassionate, and evidenced based nutrition care to mothers and families across San Diego county and worldwide through her online blog and virtual nutrition coaching practice.

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