Free Workshop -- Recording Available
The Invisible Labor of Feeding Your Family
How to feed your family nutritiously without sacrificing your sanity
Psychologist Dr. Emily Guarnotta and registered dietitian nutritionist Kristen Criscitelli share an empowering one-hour workshop designed to take the stress, guilt, and overthinking out of feeding you and your family. You’ll walk away with low-effort meal planning strategies, evidence-based nutrition facts, and practical tools to reduce stress and your mental load.
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Free Handout
Food Neutrality: What It Means for Feeding Kids
A two-page guide from Kristen on taking the moral judgment out of food, what to say instead of “you can’t have that,” and how to structure the environment without policing it.
What You’ll Discover
Reframe the Psychology of Family Meals
Social media, information overload, and perfectionism can all contribute to parental guilt and decision fatigue when it comes to mealtimes and nutrition. You will learn how to shift your mindset and build a lifelong, positive relationship with food for you and your family.
Simplify Meal Planning with Systems That Work
Discover low-effort, flexible meal planning solutions that reduce stress and lighten the mental load, while supporting a balanced, healthy family diet.
Cultivate Food Neutrality at the Table
Learn how to shift your language and thinking away from "good" vs. "bad" foods and gain actionable strategies to lower mealtime power struggles.
Fact-Check Common Nutrition Myths and Warnings
Cut through the noise of social media trends, label claims, and fear mongering with evidence-based nutrition facts. You will leave equipped to make realistic choices that work for your family.
This Is Perfect For You If...
- You are exhausted by the endless "What’s for dinner?" cycle
- You want your kids to grow up with a healthy relationship with food, but you are not sure how to model one
- You are exhausted because dinner has become a daily battleground in your household
- You worry about passing down your own food anxieties to your children
- You want a realistic, low-stress system for feeding your family
- You want evidence-based facts when it comes to nutrition, not social media fear-mongering
Meet Your Teachers
Dr. Emily Guarnotta
PsyD, PMH-C
Psychologist | Co-Founder of Phoenix Health
Dr. Emily is a clinical psychologist and certified perinatal mental health provider (PMH-C) with over 10 years of experience supporting families through the perinatal journey. As co-founder of Phoenix Health, she specializes in treating postpartum depression, anxiety, birth trauma, and perinatal mental health conditions, combining evidence-based approaches with a warm, compassionate style.
Kristen Criscitelli
MS, RD, CDN, CLC
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist | Certified Lactation Counselor
Kristen provides evidence-based care backed by over 15 years of clinical and private practice experience. Her approach is practical, non-judgmental, and tailored to each family’s unique needs and goals.
Before launching her private practice, Kristen Criscitelli Nutrition, she worked as a clinical dietitian specializing in infant and pediatric nutrition and in an OB clinic helping women optimize their health during pregnancy and postpartum. Her professional experience, combined with her perspective as a mom, allows her to support families with both clinical expertise and empathy.
Kristen earned her Master’s degree in Nutrition from Columbia University in 2016. She became a Certified Lactation Counselor in 2021 and completed certification in Pediatric Food Allergies in 2024.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the recording really free?
Yes! We believe every family deserves access to this information.
Can I share it with my partner or support people?
Absolutely! We encourage partners, family members, birth workers, and other healthcare providers to watch.
I'm not pregnant yet -- is this still relevant?
Yes! Planning ahead is incredibly helpful. You'll learn strategies that will serve you throughout the fourth trimester and beyond.
How long is the workshop?
The workshop is 60 minutes, including a Q&A.
Where can I get the Food Neutrality handout?
It is free on this page. Enter your email in the handout section above and the download will appear.
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