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The Power of Letting Go: How Energy and Frequency Fuel Transformation w/Marisa Hope
28 Aug 2024
00:49:14
What if the key to transforming your life and manifesting abundance was already within you?
In this episode, I talk with the amazing Marisa Hope and we reveal the powerful secrets of energy and frequency work that can help you break free from fear, overcome self-doubt, and finally step into the life you were meant to live.
Marisah opens up about her incredible journey from depression to empowerment, sharing how she learned to trust the universe and tap into her divine power as a creator.
I also share the shift I made from a logical mind to a trust in the power of my energy, which has created massive changes in my life.
Here’s what you’ll discover:
Self-Acceptance & Abundance: How accepting yourself and being present in the moment can create space for abundance.
Growth Through Discomfort: Why shedding old versions of yourself, facing ego death, and rebirthing new perspectives is essential for transformation.
Manifesting What You Want: How letting go of fear and surrendering to trust can magnetize your desires.
Mindfulness That Works: Simple yet powerful practices like meditation, tuning into nature, and embracing your emotions that will supercharge your personal growth.
If you’ve been feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or just ready for something new, this episode will give you the mindset and tools to make it happen. You already have the power to create the life you desire—it’s time to unlock it.
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
How To Change Your Relationship With The Scale
21 Aug 2024
00:33:57
If you feel like the weight scale has too much power of you, your mood or how you feel about yourself, this episode is for you.
Today, we're talking about a simple yet insanely powerful way to reconnect to your body, improve your eating habits, eat intuitively and rediscover self-love.
In this episode, you're going to
Get coached on how to change the way you relate to the weight scale
Explore the ways in which the scale might be doing more harm than good o your eating habits
Learn the link between overeating and weighing yourself regularly
Learn the hidden reason why it's so hard to let go of weighing yourself, even when you know that it's not doing you or your self-esteem any good
Why letting go of the scale will be the single most powerful thing you can do on your intuitive eating journey
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
5 Ways To Enjoy Social Events This Summer Without Overeating
19 Jun 2024
00:31:06
We all want to be able to enjoy summer BBQs, weddings and holidays without feeling anxious about the food. These types of situations can be difficult to navigate when you're just learning how to eat intuitively, listen to your body and give yourself permission to actually enjoy food.
In this episode, I'm sharing 5 powerful strategies that you can implement to set yourself up for a successful pleasant & peaceful eating experience in social situations where there's a lot of food involved.
If you want to learn how to be present, listen to your body and eat the foods you love without going overboard and overeating, get ready to take notes - this episode is for you!
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
3 Ways to Heal Your Relationship With Food in 2023
14 Dec 2022
00:35:52
Are you already thinking about which new diet you'll be starting to "get back on track" on January 1st?
If you can relate to 1 or more of the following:
Every New Year, you make a resolution that THIS year is going to be THE year you get healthier and lose weight ...for good
You're able to stick to your healthy eating & exercise habits for a few weeks , you lose weight and feel like "this time, it's finally working". But eventually, life gets in the way and you fall right back to your old habits & gain all the weight back
Every December is a "free-for-all" with food, overeating & overindulging knowing that you're going to go back to "being good" in January
You're sick of restarting every year, failing diets, and letting year after year go by without making any progress
...then this episode is going to be so powerful for you.
In this solo episode, I'm going to break down:
5 main reasons why weight loss/diet resolutions fail more than 50% of the time
Why vowing to "get back on track in January will actually have the opposite effect, resulting in more overeating & obsession with food
How to resist the temptation to diet again, even when you know that it's bound to fail (and what to do instead)
If you're not doing to focus on dieting in the New Year...what should you focus on instead?! I'm giving you 3 of my favourite ways to start healing your relationship with food in 2023 so that you can end your war with food for good and step into a balanced, consistent and peaceful way of eating & living that will stick for the long-term
If you're ready to get off the yo-yo dieting rollercoaster, stop feeling like food controls you and start freeing up your time & energy on creating a life you're in love with, then you'll want to listen to this before the New Year rolls around!
PS - If you're looking for support to help you break free from dieting & heal your relationship with food and your body, so that you can put a final stop to overeating, emotional eating, food obsession & uncontrollable cravings, my Food Freedom Academy Coaching Program has finally opened it's doors for enrolment for our January 2023 cohort!
Spots are filling up quickly - Scroll down for details on how to apply.
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
How Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Can Transform your Behaviours & Your Life w/ Kelly Watkins
07 Dec 2022
00:37:52
In today’s episode, we’re joined by Kelly Watkins, also known as kelly.the.cbt.psychologist on instagram. Kelly is a qualified Behavioral Therapist and a Forensic Psychologist. Kelly is skilled in helping people retrain their negative thought patterns and behaviors through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). She is also passionate about normalising the conversation surrounding our mental health.
Her aim is to equip individuals with a greater understanding of themselves and the necessary skills to overcome past difficulties and current challenges..
In this episode, you will learn :
What Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is
How to understand the 5-element CBT model to become your own life-long therapist and coach
How the CBT model can be used to treat eating disorders,disordered eating and yo-yo dieting
The power of self-esteem, and why you need to develop self-esteem BEFORE achieving your goals
What your core beliefs are, where they were formed and how they shape you
A practical exercise to help you begin changing your own core beliefs
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
What’s the RIGHT Nutrition Information? w/ Devyn Derksen
07 Dec 2022
00:43:49
If you feel like you spend all your time gathering more information on nutrition, researching diets, saving healthy recipes or buying new weight-loss books…but you just end up feeling more overwhelmed, confused and frustrated with eating, this episode is for you.
Today, we’re joined by former Biologist turned Holistic Nutritionist & host of the Weight Neutral Nutrition Podcast, Devyn Derksen. She teaches a blend of Intuitive Eating principles, healthy habit change, and believes in an individualized approach to health.
Devyn breaks down the science and the mindset of optimizing your nutrition- without the typical diet culture BS.
During our incredibly important conversation, you’ll hear :
What analysis paralysis is when it comes to food
Why more information about nutrition becomes counterproductive
The superiority complex of being “health conscious”
What is the breaking point that pushes people to decide to change & heal their relationship with food?
The difference between eating disorders & disordered eating
How to start improving your health & eating habits by tuning out nutrition knowledge
What a “Facts & Feelings” journal is, and how to use it
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
Overcoming Anorexia, Binge Eating Disorder, Bulimia & Exercise Addiction to Find Food Freedom & Self-Love w/ Victoria Kleinsman
07 Dec 2022
00:50:10
Victoria truly understands what it's like to feel out of control around food and disgusted with the reflection in the mirror.
After undergoing her own healing journey, Victoria now truly embodies food freedom - she eats intuitively from a place of self-care, not punishment. She eats what she wants, when she wants without guilt or shame. And, she now has unconditional self-love that she never thought was possible for her.
During our open & honest conversation, we discuss:
How Victoria’s eating disorders developed at a very early age due to the environment she grew up in
How Weight Watchers affected her relationship with fod
What the anorexia gene is, and how it can get turned on and off
What hitting rock bottom looked like for her
How she went from being completely food obsessed and self-loathing , to finding genuine peace with food, body love and a deep sense of self-worth
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
10 principles of Intuitive Eating
07 Dec 2022
00:43:10
If you’ve spent years dieting and following self-imposed food rules & restrictions, you might feel like you don’t know how to eat “normally” anymore. Eating is confusing, overwhelming and frustrating to no end.
You may have heard of the concept of Intuitive Eating, and it might sound like the KEY to your eating issues….but how do you start? Where do you start? In a world full of fad diets, this eating philosophy offers something completely different. Something kinder, gentler and more sustainable.
The founders of intuitive eating created 10 guiding principles to help heal your relationship with food that cover everything from rejecting the diet mentality, to reconnecting with hunger and fullness, moving your body in a feel good way, and so much more
In this solo episode, you’re going to learn;
An introduction to the 10 principles of Intuitive Eating
How to know which principle to start with
The problems associated with diet culture (and how it keeps us unhealthy)
Action steps you can take right away to start applying the 10 principles to your own life
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
Intuitive Eating 101
07 Dec 2022
00:41:49
You may have heard me use the phrase “intuitive eating” , or have seen it on social media in the form of pictures of thin women eating ice cream with #foodfreedom, but maybe you aren’t sure what it means or if it could ever work for you.
If you’ve been dieting for the majority of your life, feel out-of-control around food and can’t stop thinking about what you’re eating/your weight 24/7, then adopting this new approach to healthy living & eating could be life-changing for you.
In this solo episode, you’ll going to learn :
What Intuitive Eating is (and what it’s not)
Who Intuitive Eating is for
Why dieting doesn’t work, and how it affects your body in the long-term
The benefits of Intuitive Eating
How you can put IE into practice, and why it’s the solution to heal your relationship with food & your body
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
My Story : From Disordered Eating to Food Freedom
07 Dec 2022
00:30:04
Welcome to the pod! On this first episode, I’m giving you an introduction into my life, my story and my history with disordered eating to help you understand the path I had to take to get me to where I am today.
During this episode, you’ll hear:
How my time as a synchronized swimmer shaped my beliefs about body image & health
How my fear of weight gain lead me to start dieting at 16 years old, which eventually lead to many years of disordered eating (restricting, binge eating and food obsession) and developed into an eating disorder: orthorexia
When I hit my rock bottom, and what it took for me to start my healing journey
How booking a trip to Italy was one of the scariest things I’ve done, and why it became the catalyst to me healing my relationship with food and my body -Some of the most important lessons I learned through my own struggles with food & exercise
How starting my business lead me to a whole new set of challenges, forcing me to confront my own limiting beliefs and allowing me to become a better coach for my clients
I’m so grateful you’re here, and I’m honored to be able to share my story with you.
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
How To Actually Enjoy Exercise & Stay Consistent With It
12 Jun 2024
00:24:23
Is exercise something you struggle to stay consistent with?
Or something you feel like you have to force yourself to do because you *know* it's good for you, but it just feels like another chore on your to-do list that you just don't want to do?
Maybe you look at those people who exercise regularly and seem like they actually LOVE doing it, and think "I wish that could be me".
If that's you, this episode is going to be so powerful for you.
Fresh off my first run of the season, I ran to my microphone to record this episode to share the most valuable things I've changed and shifted in my relationship with exercise that has allowed me to:
Truly love moving my body daily
Take rest days when I need it without guilt or anxiety
Explore new ways of moving my body that has made me feel the most energized and confident in my body than ever before (independent of how it *looks*)
If you want to learn how to enjoy exercise again and make it an easy and natural part of your lifestyle, buckle up and get ready to take some notes!
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
The Truth (And Lies) About Wellness and Fitness Culture w/ Emily Contois
05 Jun 2024
00:47:20
What do we NOT know about the wellness & fitness culture?
Turns out... a LOT.
Today, we're joined by author and associate Professor of Media Studies at the University of Tulsa, Emily Contois, to talk the practices, mindsets and behaviours encouraged by wellness & fitness culture that can be contributing to an unhealthy relationship with health, food, exercise and our bodies.
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
Emotional Eating : How To Handle Negative Emotions Without Turning To Food
29 May 2024
00:25:28
Let's talk about emotional eating.
Do you feel like every time negative emotions come up (stress, sadness, loneliness, boredom, etc), you immediately turn to food? And then, you're left with feelings of guilt, shame and regret?
I get it. That used to be my pattern for YEARS, and in this episode, I'm sharing practical strategies for managing the strong emotions that you're bound to feel as part of life, without turning to food.
Here's what you'll learn in this episode:
The difference between emotional and physical hunger
The ONE things that will help you handle situations that upset you
Specific strategies to face those hard-to-handle emotions without food
If you've ever found yourself in the kitchen, not because you're hungry, but because you're trying to numb your feelings, this episode will offer you a new perspective and tools to break free from emotional eating patterns.
Plus, be sure to stay until the end for a special resource that will help you apply these strategies to your life, making your journey toward food freedom smoother and more empowering.
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
Unlearning Years of Dieting & Rewiring Her Mind w/ Nastaran
20 May 2024
00:41:35
Today, we're joined by someone who got the message that there was something "wrong" with her body from a very young age.
Nastaran spent her entire life trying to "fix" it through restrictive diets, which only lead her to overeat MORE and develop a very unhealthy mindset towards herself.
In this episode, you're going to learn:
Why Nastaran's diet never worked long-term and how it affected her relationship with food
What her breaking point was, and why she decided to stop dieting
How she knew intuitive eating was right for her
The biggest lessons she learned that allowed her to change her thoughts around her body, food, exercise and herself
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
How To Overcome The Fear of Failure
15 May 2024
00:31:55
Let's talk about the biggest thing that holds women back from healing their relationship with food & their bodies.
Nope, it's not a lack of willpower or discpline. Nope, it's not a lack of motivation. It's not even a lack of follow-through.
It's fear.
The fear of failing AGAIN.
In this episode, you're going to learn :
Where this fear actually comes from (it's going to surprise you)
What fear really is, and how to move through it
Why you haven't failed at diets, and what has actually happened
A massive mistake you're likely making that's creating more "failures" in your life
And so much more!
If you're ready to stop letting fear control your life, and start living up to your fullest potential, this episode is for you!
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
The 5 Stages of Becoming An Intuitive Eater
08 May 2024
00:46:10
If you know you want to reconnect to your body, learn how to eat intuitively and experience food freedom, but.... you have no idea what to expect or prepare for! This episode is for you.
I'm breaking down the 5 stages that every dieter goes through as they learn to reconnect to their intuitive eating abilities, so that you can have the peace & clarity to move forward on your healing journey knowing where you're going, and how you'll get there.
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
You may have heard me use the phrase “intuitive eating” , or have seen it on social media in the form of pictures of thin women eating ice cream with #foodfreedom, but maybe you aren’t sure what it means or if it could ever work for you.
If you’ve been dieting for the majority of your life, feel out-of-control around food and can’t stop thinking about what you’re eating/your weight 24/7, then adopting this new approach to healthy living & eating could be life-changing for you.
In this solo episode, you’ll going to learn :
What Intuitive Eating is (and what it’s not)
Who Intuitive Eating is for
Why dieting doesn’t work, and how it affects your body in the long-term
The benefits of Intuitive Eating
How you can put IE into practice, and why it’s the solution to heal your relationship with food & your body
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
How Is Diet Culture Unconsciously Controlling Your Life? w/ Chrissy King
24 Apr 2024
00:53:05
If you've ever blamed yourself for failing to achieve a certain "ideal body", and you've felt an incredible amount of pressure to lose weight in order to fit into society (which has only lead you down a path of yo-yo dieting, body dissatisfaction and pain), you're not alone.
In this episode, you're getting a masterclass on the diet culture : how it was created, why it exists, and the profound impact on our body image, physical health and emotional well-being.
We're joined today by Chrissy King ; writer, speaker, strength coach, educator and author of the Body Liberation Project: How Understanding Racism and Diet Culture Helps Cultivate Joy and Build Collective Freedom.
Chrissy merges her passion for Social Justice and her passion for fitness to empower individuals within the fitness and wellness industry to create spaces that allow individuals from all backgrounds to feel seen, welcome, respected, and celebrated.
In this episode, you're going to learn:
What "body liberation" means, and why it's different from "body love"
How we can learn to love and appreciate our bodies in all its iterations through life
The systems of oppression, including diet culture, that have been put in place in our society to keep people down, marginalized and quiet
What really is diet culture, and where does it come from?
The ways you're holding yourself back from achieving your highest potential
Actionable strategies to achieve body liberation & freedom
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
Handling Social Events Without Binge Eating, Getting Rid of Food Guilt, and More w/Victoria Kleinsman (Part 2)
17 Apr 2024
00:32:12
Do social events that revolve around food stress you out?
Do you want to know how to get rid of the guilt that consumes you after overeating, so you can stop the self-sabotaging behaviours around food for good?
We're back for part 2 of our Q & A with Victoria Kleinsman, food freedom & body love coach.
In this episode, you're going to learn:
How to handle social events where there's a focus on food without anxiety or loss of control
The biggest mistakes you're making around binge eating, and how to solve it
How to reduce and get rid of guilt and shame after overindulging food
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
Regulating Your Nervous System To Create a New Life w/ Rebekah Kiger
14 Aug 2024
00:51:59
"Nervous system regulation" is getting a lot of attention right now, and for good reason. It's the missing piece most people don't even know is missing.
If you ever want to create something new and better in your life - whether it's to break a pattern of toxic relationships, make more money and... heal your relationship with food, your body and yourself - learning how your nervous system works AND how to regulate it is the key to healing.
In this episode, we're joined by nervous system regulation expert and Trauma Informed Master Mindset & Money Coach, Rebekah Kyger.
You're going to learn how Rebekah went from growing up below to poverty line, struggling with years of eating disorders, pregnant at 17 years old and without much hope for the future - to create an incredible life of abundance, love, and fulfilment through nervous system regulation.
Plus, you'll learn practical strategies to regulate your own nervous system so that you can finally stop self-sabotaging and start following through on the changes you want to make in your life!
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
How To Find Your Set Point Weight, Listen To Your Intuition, and More - Q & A w/ Victoria Kleinsman (Part 1)
10 Apr 2024
00:20:41
Do you want to become an intuitive eater and experience food freedom, but you're afraid of what it would do to your body/weight?
Or maybe, you're on your recovery journey and you're flooding your social media with recovery content, but you're not sure if it might be actually....unhelpful?
In this episode, we are joined by none other than one of my favourite returning guest and friend, Victoria Kleinsman! Victoria is a food freedom & body love coach, and she's been our most returning guest.
We love answering your listener question in a Q & A style, drawing from our own experiences going through eating disorder recovery, as well as our professional expertise working with hundreds of clients to help them find food and body freedom.
You're going to learn:
What is your set point weight?
How will you know when you've achieved your set point weight?
Will intuitive eating help you get to your set point weight? Will it lead to weight loss? Weight gain?
When to know if you're consuming TOO much recovery content on social media
How to listen to your intuition on your food freedom journey
My experience with "personal development burn out"
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
How To Create The Life You're Meant For w/ Dr. Sara Kuburic (The Millennial Therapist)
03 Apr 2024
00:44:37
Have you ever felt like you've lost yourself?
Perhaps you've spent so many years living life on autopilot...chasing goals you hoped would one day finally make you happy, only to realize you've completely missed your life unfolding right before your eyes.
Today, we have the expert on self-loss and existential issues (like meaning, freedom, death, isolation) to help you bring a whole new perspective to your life, so that you can start living in accordance to your values, what matters most to you, and become your true, authentic self.
Dr. Sara Kuburic is an existential psychotherapist, speaker, columnist, consultant, and author of her new book, “It’s On Me”.
She is often known as the millennial therapist from her instagram account which has built a community of over 1.7 million individuals.
After hitting her own rock bottom, and realizing that she wasn't happy in her life - even after checking off all the boxes of what "should" have made her feel fulfilled - Sara changed everything in her life in order to get in alignment with what was truly meant for her.
From learning how to bring awareness to the holes in your life, to reconnecting to your body, you're going to walk away with an entirely new perspective on how to approach the choices you make in your life so that you can feel more fulfilled, connected and aligned.
In this episode, you'll learn:
What existential therapy is
What it means to take responsibility for your life
How to reconnect to your body and emotions
The 3 points of connection with yourself
The one question that changed Sara's life
Signs that you're not living YOUR authentic, aligned life
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
The 7-Step Process To Change ANY Negative Belief
27 Mar 2024
00:58:39
Are you your biggest critic? Do you feel like you're constantly self-sabotaging, beating yourself up for everything you're doing wrong, and struggling to stay consistent with healthy habits?
If that's you, you're not alone my friend. And in this episode, I'm going to teach you a 7-step process that you can use over and over again to change absolutely ANY negative or disempowering belief that is holding you back from the life you know you deserve.
You're going to learn:
The reason why you feel like even when you know what you "should" be doing, you can't seem to get yourself to actually do it or stick to it
Your biggest blindspot that is holding you back from permanent change
How to bring awareness to the thoughts keeping you stuck
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
Are You In A Toxic Relationship? w/ Dr. Heidi Brocke
20 Mar 2024
00:59:51
Today, we’re getting a masterclass on toxic relationships from a sought-after Toxic Relationship Healing & Awareness Specialist.
She's here to help you become aware of the characteristics of a toxic person and relationship, and to equip you with the knowledge to improve your situation so that you can find healing, freedom and peace.
As an emotional abuse graduate, Dr. Heidi Brocke knows what it feels like to be alone, to be the only one who sees what is really going on, and to be the one who feels like something is wrong with you.
After spending 14 years in an extremely emotionally and narcissistically abusive relationship she broke the chains and turned her past into her passion.
In this episode, you'll learn:
How to recognize the signs of a toxic relationship with food, people, and even our own self-esteem
The distinction between setting boundaries for your mental health and isolating yourself from joy and growth.
Real stories of overcoming toxic relationships and the steps to healing and empowerment.
Practical advice for anyone standing at the crossroads, unsure if they should stay in their current situation or bravely step into the unknown for a chance at true freedom and happiness.
Unhealthy relationships are confusing, because they’re not bad all the time. So, what do you do?
That’s exactly what you’re going to learn in this episode. If you're seeking a sign to reevaluate the relationships in your life—be it with food, a partner, family members, or yourself—this episode is for you.
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
Keep Falling Off The Wagon With Your Goals? Stop Making THIS Mistake
13 Mar 2024
00:20:21
Are you tired of setting goals only to find yourself falling off the wagon within weeks, or even days?
Do you feel like you know what you "should" be doing, but for some reason, you're just not doing it?
Today, I'm sharing one of the biggest mistakes you might be making that could be the reason why, even with the best intentions, you're not achieving the goals you've set for yourself.
What you might not know yet is that the WAY you set goals matters. It matters a lot. And, in this episode, I'm sharing a powerful hack to set better goals so that you can actually stick to it by guiding your brain in the right direction.
Whether you're struggling with emotional eating, mindless snacking, or simply looking to implement healthy habits to your lifestyle , this episode offers the tools you need to set yourself up for success.
Here's what you'll learn:
The difference between an intention and a goal
How to mindfulness to achieve your goals
The biggest mistake you're making when setting a goal
How to get to the root cause of your challenges with food so that you can permanently overcome them
Why willpower doesn't work when setting goals
So, if you've ever found yourself trapped in a cycle of setting goals, only to "fall off the wagon" shortly after, this episode is FOR YOU.
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
My 4 Powerful Strategies To Make Eating Easier & Less Time Consuming
06 Mar 2024
00:25:19
Can we talk about how much of our time, energy and mental space get consumed with thoughts about food?!
If you're anything like me, you're already making 10,000+ decisions a day. The last thing you need is to constantly worry about what, when or how much you're going to eat.
Decision fatigue is REAL. I mean, have you ever found yourself at 5pm having to make a decision about what to eat, and you're so mentally drained that the only thing you can do is order takeout?
Yup, I feel you. Same.
That's exactly why I had to create a system that reduces the amount of food decisions I make every day. These 4 powerful strategies have given me SO much time, energy and metal space back...it's a little unfair.
Food is no longer a source of frustration or overwhelm - it's easy, intuitive and simple.
And when you adopt these strategies, this is 100% possible for you too.
Ready to make eating and your life sooo much easier? Let's jump in!
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
How To Thrive Through Menopause Without Dieting w/Tasmin Broster
28 Feb 2024
00:49:33
Let's talk about menopause for a sec.
I don't have to tell you that we live in a society where there's constant pressure on women to stay looking young, pretty, and thin... creating these unattainable standards that leave you feeling exhausted, frustrated and hating your body.
Then...perimenopause comes in and you're now experiencing MORE challenges like weight gain, unfamiliar symptoms, and a rage that comes from nowhere leaving you tired, resentful and lost.
You might hate the fact that your clothes don't fit but you've had decades of dieting experience and you know it doesn't work.
So... what now?
How can you focus on creating a healthy lifestyle, support your relationship with food, get rid of body shame, and feel confident throughout your menopause journey?
That's what we're talking about on the podcast with midlife intuitive eating & body image coach, Tamsin Broster.
If you're going through menopause, experiencing symptoms you've never had to deal with before, and you're feeling alone, lost and not knowing how to navigate this stage of your life in a way that supports your health, body image and relationship with food, you're not alone and this episode is going to have such an impact on you.
In this episode, you’ll here:
The difficulties of menopause that no one talks about
How menopause can negatively impact your body image and relationship with food
How to eat intuitively during your menopause journey
How to navigate the fear of weight gain and the feelings of failure
How to change your perspective of your "happy weight"
How to raise your children has intuitive eaters with a healthy relationship with food
What to expect during menopause and how diet culture plays into it
Practical tips to feel more confidence in your body
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
How To Have A Healthy Relationship With Exercise w/ Megan Dahlman
21 Feb 2024
00:55:46
I used to be so anxious to take a day off from exercise that I’d force myself to work out even when I was absolutely exhausted, sore AF, overwhelmed and even in pain.
I ran half marathons because that’s the form of exercise that burned the most calories (even though I didn’t enjoy it and it caused me a whole lot of physical pain).
I tracked every single step walked, calorie burned, and active minutes on my Fitbit with obsessive precision.
Did I run in place in my basement on the days that I hadn’t hit 10,000 steps yet? You bet I did.
To say that I used to struggle with an unhealthy relationship with exercise is the understatement of the century.
If you’ve ever viewed exercise as a way to lose weight, chances are you can relate…
When you’re a woman exposed to diet culture on the daily (i.e. ALL women), it’s really easy to fall into the trap of BAD advice related to exercise, like…
“Go hard or go home!”
“You need to hit the gym after eating that dessert”
“If you're not sweating buckets and pushing yourself to the limit every day, you won't see any results.”
“No pain, no gain”
As a result , you might constantly be feeling like you’re not doing enough, or you’re doing the wrong thing.
Or, you’re either going ALL in working out 7 days a week, or you’re completely off the wagon and struggling to even get yourself motivated to work out AT ALL.
That’s why this week on the podcast… we’re talking about How To Have A Healthy Relationship With Exercise.
I’m joined by the incredible personal trainer Megan Dahlman - host of the top-rated Self Care Simplified Podcast - to help you make joyful movement PART of your life in a way that DOES NOT feel complicated, overwhelming, time-consuming or like a chore.
So if you’re tired of struggling with guilt, inconsistency, and confusion around exercise, you’re not alone and this episode is for you!
In this episode, you’ll here:
The #1 thing that women struggle with THE MOST around exercise
Why you might have an unhealthy relationship with COMMITMENT
The biggest mistakes you’re making around exercise and goal setting
Why it’s so hard for you to start slow
What is the WISE method to movement
The difference between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation
How to rewire your negative association with exercise
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
Do You Have a Sugar Addiction? w/ Leah Kern, RDN
14 Feb 2024
00:40:03
Have you ever felt like you're addicted to sugar? Like the moment you start eating, you quite literally CANNOT stop yourself?
Maybe you've heard the studies that compare sugar to addictive drugs, and you've concluded that since the problem is the food itself, the only solution is to abstain from sugar consumption altogether.
You've tried not bringing sweets into your home, replacing sugar in recipes with "healthier" alternatives, and creating rules around when it's "allowed" to eat sweets (for example: "I can only eat sweets on the weekends").
If you can relate, then there's a good chance you still feel like sugar has power over you. Like you can't trust yourself around it, because once you have one bite, it turns into a binge-fest.
Well, this episode is going to have you rethinking everything you thought you knew about sugar addiction.
During this conversation, my special guest, Leah Kern, an anti-diet dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor, and I are debunk the myths and misconceptions that have been feeding this sugar-phobic culture.
This episode is not only going to help you understand WHY sugar seems to have such power over you (hint: it's not what you think), but it's only going to give you actionable steps you can take to build a healthier relationship with sugar, and food in general, so that you can:
Trust yourself around food and have the sweets, chocolate, baked goods or candy without the fear that you'll lose control, eat the entire thing and feel like crap
Eat the foods you love without feeling guilty and anxious about it
Feel "normal" around your fear foods and be able to walk away effortlessly without even needing to use willpower or discipline
By the end of our chat, you'll be equipped with a fresh perspective on sugar, and the tools to navigate your food journey in a more balanced way.
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
How to Overcome your Fear of Healing Your Relationship with Food
07 Feb 2024
00:52:20
Do you feel like you KNOW you have to heal your relationship in order to feel healthier and happier, but on some level... you're terrified.
Maybe you're scared because you have no idea where to start, and know that there's going to be a LOT to unpack
Maybe you're scared that you'll lose control, and even end up worse off than you are now
Maybe you're scared of what life looks like when you're not constantly dieting or trying to lose weight
Or maybe... you're even scared to be happy. You've known self-criticism and judgement for so long, that the thought of actually liking yourself and not struggling with food & your body feels... terrifying.
If that's you, you're not alone. And, there's nothing wrong with you.
Your brain will always choose a familiar hell, over an unfamiliar heaven. So, it's normal to feel scared AF about leaving your comfort zone and pursuing genuine health and happiness.
So, in this episode, I'm going to coach you through it in this Coaching Over Coffee segment with one of my listeners who's feeling ALL of these fears.
You'll be taken through a few life-changing and mind-shifting exercises to help you move through the fear and turn it into excitement, hope and peace.
If you want to stop letting fear control your life and keep you unhappy, this episode will not only help you in your relationship with food, but in ALL areas of your life that would want to improve.
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
Intuitive Eating Explained: Why What You Know Isn't Enough and How to Truly Change w/Jenn Baswick
07 Aug 2024
00:52:41
Today, you're going to learn why you might be feeling stuck in your food and body healing journey.
Maybe you feel like you know what you "should" do, but you can't get past the blocks of negative thinking, food anxiety, and old programming that has been running your life for years or even decades.
Get ready to understand why having knowledge about intuitive eating isn't enough, and what you need to do instead.
Jenn Baswick is a non-diet Registered Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor. She helps women overcome binge eating, overeating, and emotional eating so that they can embody their version of food freedom.
She's here to explain the interconnection of your mind, body and nervous system, especially in the context of intuitive eating, and how to get all systems on board to experience true transformations.
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
Why Focusing On Your Weight Is Bad For Your Health w/ Susan
05 Feb 2024
00:51:25
Did you know that focusing on weight loss and stepping on the scale every morning actually harms your health?
Today, we're joined by Susan, Food Freedom Academy alumni...and she had a LOT to share about her journey to intuitive eating. If you're having a really hard time accepting your body and letting go of control around food, this episode is for you... because Susan GETS IT.
Susan doesn't remember a time when she wasn't dieting or trying to lose weight. Her entire life has been clouded by this feeling of failure due to diets never working long-term.
Over time, instead of feeling the confidence, happiness and health that diet culture offered, she struggled for than ever. With her weight, with overeating, with cravings, with food guilt.
Making the decisions to put dieting behind once and for all was NOT an easy one, and she actually didn't fully believe that it was possible for her to have a healthy relationship with food. But, she had belief in the process and decided to take a leap of faith, because she was already at her worst case scenario.
In this episode, you'll learn:
How Susan went from being a lifelong restrictive eater, to an intuitive one
The mental shifts necessary to break the heavy chains of diet culture
How to work through body image issues when you don't like the way you look
Why the fixation on your weight doesn't help and can even cloud your biggest life achievements, making you feel like you're failing at your life
The powerful influence of family dynamics and societal pressures on our self-worth
How to untangle self-acceptance and self-esteem from physical appearance
The ripple effect of healing your relationship with food
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
The Ripple Effect of Healing Your Relationship with Food w/ Hilary
31 Jan 2024
00:50:33
Your relationship with food is arguably THE most important relationship in your life.
It affects:
The way you feel about yourself
Your mood and energy
Your physical health
Your relationship with your partner
Your kids and family
Your social life
Your job
Your mental & emotional health
Your future
In this episode, we're joined by Food Freedom Academy member Hilary, as she shares how healing her relationship with food had a life-changing ripple effect on every aspect of her life.
She also shares the powerful mindsets she had to adopt to push past her fear of intuitive eating, and the biggest lessons she learned as she reconnected to her body, left dieting behind and trusted the process of healing her relationship with food.
If you feel like your relationship with food is interfering with multiple areas of your life, and perhaps you feel overwhelmed about where to even start in your healing process, this episode is going to be incredibly valuable for you.
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
How Growing Up in Diet Culture Can Impact Your Lifelong Relationship With Food w/ Krista
29 Jan 2024
00:22:43
Did you know that it is 110% possible to heal your relationship with food and become an intuitive eater EVEN IF you've been struggling with food & your body for 10, 20...or even 30+ years?
I know that when dieting and disordered eating has been part of your life for so long, it can feel impossible to even imagine a different way to live.
And that's exactly how Krista, Food Freedom Academy member, felt at 55 years old after struggling with multiple eating disorders, overeating, emotional eating and food restrictions for over 36 years.
Krista grew up in diet culture, constantly seeing people in her family dieting. And she's here to show you that there IS hope.
In this episode, you'll learn:
How to go from food and body image issues to self-love and peace
The importance of tuning into our bodies and asserting ourselves in a world obsessed with dieting
How to overcome emotional eating and deal with hard emotions without turning to food
How to overcome the fear of intuitive eating, find self-belief and pave the way for a more hopeful future.
How healing your relationship with food opens the doors to a new life
This episode is a testament to resilience. Whether you're seeking healing in your relationship with food or needing motivation to believe in transformation, this episode will leave you with a new perspective and invaluable insights.
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
Why Making Dieting Part Of Your Identity Is Bad For Your Health
24 Jan 2024
00:30:51
This is something that doesn't get talked about enough.
You may truly want to be FREE from yo-yo dieting.
You're done with restricting, constantly feeling hungry, feeling bad about your body and spending ALL your time and energy thinking about food and your weight.
BUT, there's something that's holding you back from really taking that leap towards intuitive eating and breaking free from diet culture. You feel STUCK in your old ways and you don't know why.
That, my friend, is likely because you don't know who you are without dieting.
If your life goal is no longer to lose weight, and all your mental space is no longer consumed with thoughts about pounds, calories, carbs, etc...then what else will you focus on?!
That's exactly what we're going to talk about in this episode. There's two ways to look at this *loss of dieter identity*, and one of those ways is actually incredibly empowering. By the end of this conversation, that fear and feeling of "stuckness" will have melted away, replaced with a new sense of excitement, hope and eagerness to shred your old identity that's not serving you.
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
How to Stop Feeling Obsessed with Food
17 Jan 2024
00:23:43
If you feel like food controls your life and 99% of your brain space is consumed with obsessive thoughts about food, this episode is a must listen.
In this episode, I'm going to share powerful strategies to help you stop feeling so crazy around food, and free up your mind to focus on things that matter most to you.
So, if you want to :
End the food guilt, shame and anxiety
Stop overeating and feeling so out of control around food
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
Healing Your Relationship with Food in 2024
10 Jan 2024
00:57:53
Are you ready to finally end your war with food, learn how to listen to your body, put a stop to overeating and rediscover peaceful, intuitive eating in 2024?
A few weeks ago, I was invited to be an expert guest on The Binge Cure, a radio show on Voice America with Dr. Nina Savelle Rocklin, Psy.D. - psychoanalyst, author, and radio show host specializing in food, weight and body image .
What was originally supposed to be a conversation about improving your body image & self-esteem by reprogramming your mind quickly turned into an extremely powerful conversation about:
My personal history with disordered eating and body dysmorphia
How to create a healthier mindset and lifestyle that celebrates food without guilt or shame
The truth behind body image and weight loss challenges
Body neutrality : what it is and how it can transform your body image
My thoughts on the body positivity movement
Why self-perception can either make or break you
Emotional eating and how to rediscover a healthier relationship with food
What intuitive eating is, and what it's not
Powerful strategies for overcoming binge eating and becoming a mindful eater
So, if you're struggling with binge eating, food obsession, emotional eating, guilt & shame, feelings of failure or body image, you will gain SO much from this episode.
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
How To Make 2024 Your BEST Year Yet (Steal My 5-Step Goal Achievement Process)
03 Jan 2024
00:45:25
Many people set goals and have a vision of the life they want to create, but most people never achieve their goals.
Why?
Because 99% of people don't know how to properly set goals, and you might be able to relate to this if you feel like:
You're stuck. You know you need/want to change, but never actually make forward progress.
You're frustrated. You know what you "should" do, but you're not doing it.
You're lost. You no longer know what the next steps should be, so you keep jumping from one thing to another, without actually sticking to anything.
If that's you, this episode is for you.
I'm doing something I've never done. I'm taking you behind the scenes into my goal setting & ACHIEVING process (because what's the point of setting goals if you don't have a plan for achieving them?).
This is a powerful process that I have used for years now that have allowed me to create all the massive things in my life I never thought I'd achieve, like starting a successful podcast, meeting the love of my life, manifesting my dream apartment, scaling my business and healing my relationship with food, exercise in my body!
Warning, this episode might help you create a life beyond your wildest dreams... if that's not in the cards for you in 2024, you can skip this episode ;)
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
3 Things To Consider If You Want To Diet This New Year
27 Dec 2023
00:37:19
In a world where the promise of a 'new you' seems just one diet away, especially as the New Year rolls in, it's crucial to take a step back and consider a few things that could not only change the course of 2024, but of the rest of your life.
If you're already thinking about "getting back on track", "getting in shape" or "taking your health seriously" in the new year, this episode is for you.
We're going to cover:
The seductive yet destructive nature of diet culture
Why so many women get pulled back into dieting, even when we know it doesn't work or isn't sustainable
What the "one last diet trap" is
Why diets fail and why willpower has nothing to do with it
The "Front Porch Test"
3 exercises for you to do to gain clarity on what you want, and DON'T want for your future, and how to create the life of your dreams free from food and body obsession
If you want your life to be different a year from now and you want to be free from the constant cycle of yo-yo dieting, this episode is a MUST listen.
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
Your 3-Tip Guide to a Guilt-Free Holiday: Overcome Food Anxiety & Be Present With Loved Ones
20 Dec 2023
00:34:52
Ever feel like you're at war with food during the holiday season? You're not alone.
This is the time of the year where diet culture gets loud and you might feel the pressure to have your last "hoorah" with food before getting back on track with a new diet in the New Year.
You might want to be able to enjoy food and be present with loved ones, without feeling like food is the main attraction and you can't focus on anything else.
You might be surrounded by family members who are constantly talking about food, dieting or weight, and that can be really triggering.
If you can relate to any of those, I used to feel the same way and I want to give you 3 pieces of advice that made a tremendous difference for me as I was first working on having a better relationship with food.
From being mindful and present with your loved ones, to trusting your body to guide your food choices, I'm here to help you break free from the cycle of restriction and guilt.
I believe in your ability to enjoy food with joy, peace and freedom this holiday season, while honouring your body and doing what feels best.
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
Breaking Free from Diet Culture (For Good) with Dr. Diana Gordon
13 Dec 2023
00:46:34
Struggling with societal pressures to maintain the 'perfect' body?
You're not alone.
Join me as I sit down with Dr. Diana Gordon, a licensed psychologist and intuitive eating specialist, who shares her own experiences living in a larger body.
Dr. Gordon will make you question the true meaning of acceptance and the hazardous effects of diet culture that are more pervasive than you might think.
During our conversation...
We delve into the world of those who have battled weight issues since childhood.
We talk about growing up in a fat-phobic society and how it shapes our perception of self-worth.
We discuss how dieting can become a part of one's identity and why people often return to it, even after recognizing the harm.
We also discuss how journaling can be a powerful tool for self-reflection and improvement.
we take a deep dive into the importance of body acceptance, share strategies to overcome judgment, and offer hope for those on this journey.
However, Dr. Gordon assures that embracing body acceptance can significantly shift our perspective and guide us toward self-esteem and confidence.
This episode will inspire you to rethink societal norms and standards.
It serves as a reminder that it's okay to be different and that happiness and confidence are not size-dependent.
Remember, self-love comes in all shapes and sizes. Tune in to find your own freedom from diet culture.
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
The One Mindset To Have In Your Food Freedom Journey To Stop Yourself From Giving Up
31 Jul 2024
00:18:19
If you're a perfectionist, or a type A girlie with extremely high standards for yourself like me, this episode is going to be really important for you ....because this is probably harming your relationship with food and your body more than you know.
As someone who grew up with a very high bar for myself, I know what it's like to always feel like you're falling short. To feel like I'm never doing "enough" or going fast enough.
If you can relate, this type of thinking is probably getting in the way of you making real, sustainable progress in your healing journey.
Or, it's making you feel like you're doing worse than you actually are (which could be affecting your self-esteem and mental well-being).
In this episode, you're going to learn how to change the way you think about & approach your food freedom journey....so that you can actually :
Make progress FASTER
Feel good about yourself and your wins
Increase feelings of achievement
Reduce the likelihood that you'll give up and fall back into old habits
Get rid of the all-or-nothing mentality so that you can comfortably live in the balanced middle ground (where consistency lives!)
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
THIS Will Help You Find Body Acceptance w/ Food Freedom Therapist Cherie Miller
06 Dec 2023
00:45:42
Do you ever feel like diet culture is stealing your joy?
Like society's expectations of physical perfection are preventing you from truly aligning with your values and fully experiencing life?
How many pictures have you NOT taken, beaches you haven't gone to, social events you missed or trips you didn't take because you let your body hold you back?
So many women have been conditioned to stop living life in alignment with what they deeply value in order to pursue weight loss, dieting and acceptance from society. As a result, you run the risk of waking up at the age of 80 years old with a lot of regret about the life half lived, the missed experiences, and the lack of fulfilment.
In this episode, we are joined by the incredible Cherie Miller, an eating disorder therapist who works with adult clients struggling with a range of eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, orthorexia, OSFED and disordered eating all along the spectrum.
Together, we cover:
The persuasive culture that profits off of women's insecurities
An important perspective shift to make that will reduce your self-blame and towards an understanding of societal body image issues
How self-compassion work will help you move towards a healthier relationship with food and your body
The Front Porch Test : a thought-provoking exercise designed for creating a better future
Breaking away from black-and-white thinking : how self-acceptance and growth can coexist.
How common values like connection, adventure and growth can be disrupted by disordered eating
The ripple effect of diet culture liberation.
If you want to stop feeling like you're missing out on truly living your life because your body is holding you back, you don't want to miss this episode!
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
The Intersection of Nutrition, Addiction, Mental Health and Eating Disorders w/ Dr. David Wiss
29 Nov 2023
00:56:49
What if we told you that our relationship with food is far more complex than it seems, that it is intricately tied to our mental wellbeing and can require a drastically different approach from one person to the next?
On board with us is the experienced Dietician, Dr. David Wiss, who shares his unconventional journey to discovering the impact of nutrition on mental health, the need for nuanced discussion in the anti-diet & eating disorder recovery world, and how you can tackle the complex conversation of healing your relationship with food while also caring for both your physical and mental health.
In this episode , we cover:
The damaging effects of diet culture on those with eating disorders
The need to challenge the black-and-white approach to eating disorder recovery
Why mental health considerations, such as addiction, are crucial to creating a thorough recovery approach
The balance between discussing the importance of nutrition and avoiding triggers for unhealthy thoughts and behaviors
Gentle nutrition - how to incorporate healthy food habits without falling back into deprivation and restrictions
The challenging intersection of eating disorders, substance use disorder, and ultra-processed food addiction.
The importance of a balanced, compassionate approach towards food.
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
Listening to Your Body: Navigating Unusual Hunger Days
22 Nov 2023
00:22:49
A few days ago, I had a day where my hunger was just ravenous, and I didn't understand why.
I normally have a pretty consistent eating pattern and am very much in tune with how much food my body needs to feel good, satisfied and energized.
If my hunger gets throw off, I typically know why. Perhaps my meal was smaller than usual, or lacking carbs, and needed more protein.
However, on this particular day, I couldn't understand why, no matter how much I ate, I still felt hungry. Real, physical hunger. Not emotional hunger.
In the past when I was struggling with my relationship with food, this would have been met with judgement, criticism and shame. I would have said things to myself like "you can't possibly be hungry AGAIN, you did ate!"
However, I now handle these weird eating days completely differently now, and I know how to honour my hunger is a way that feels good, free from guilt or anxiety.
And that's exactly what we're talking about in today's episode.
Honouring your hunger is key to healing your relationship with food, but it can be challenging if you're used to avoiding it (like distracting yourself by going for a walk), pushing it off (like drinking a black coffee instead of eating), or tricking it (like eating popcorn instead of more substancial food).
In this episode, you'll hear;
How I used to view hunger and why it disrupted my ability to listen to my body
How I've changed my relationship with hunger to honour my body's needs
The questions I ask myself when I notice my appetite is different
How I let my body guide my food choices
How to navigate weird eating days where your hunger or cravings are more intense than usual
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
The Biggest Obstacles To Healing Your Relationship With Food
15 Nov 2023
00:39:18
Do you know that changing your relationship with food should be a priority, but something is holding you back?
Maybe you've been listening to this podcast for a while now, and you're noticing that the way you think & feel about food isn't how you want it to be...
But even with listening to podcasts, consuming content on social media, and diving deeper into this world of food freedom, you haven't taken ACTION towards making a real, impactful change.
WHY is that?
Last week, a team member of mine and I hopped on a call because she had questions for me about this exact topic.
We hopped on a regular Zoom meeting so that she could understand the mindset of the women in my community better, AKA the mindset of women struggling with food and their body image.
She had amazing questions for me that you'll hear answered in this episode, including:
What are the biggest obstacles standing in the way of women taking action on healing their relationship with food?
How do these obstacles manifest in their lives?
How can people overcome these obstacles?
What is the reason why people are so much more scared to go a short amount of time suffering, than to suffer for the rest of their lives?
What is the best way to approach the fear of weight gain?
What are the fears hiding behind the fear of weight gain?
We ended up having such a good conversation, that I decided to release it to you as a podcast episode, because I know how valuable it will be to dive deeper into your subconscious and uncover what's truly keeping you stuck and holding you back from creating the life of your dream, where food and body image issues are no longer front and center.
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
Why Can't You Stop Eating, Even When You Feel Full?
08 Nov 2023
00:37:33
Have you ever found yourself reaching for that extra helping of food, even when you're not really hungry?
Why is it so difficult to break away from unhealthy eating habits and how can we truly understand our body's needs?
This episode is for you if:
You have a hard time stopping yourself from eating more, even when you know you're full and that eating more will make you feel uncomfortably stuffed
You often do your overeating at night, but you don't know how to stop
You want to understand the root cause of WHY you struggle with your eating patterns
This Coaching Over Coffee session with one of the podcast listeners takes a deep dive into the mystery of overeating, uncovering subconscious factors that may be influencing our choices.
We discuss practical strategies to navigate through cravings, the struggle to honor our body's hunger using the hunger scale, and the difference between self-imposed food rules and actual food preferences.
When it comes to overeating, dinner seems to be a particularly challenging time. Why is that?
We unravel the intriguing dynamics of mindless eating habits that tend to kick in after dinner.
The episode also explores the struggle of breaking self-imposed food rules and how they lead to overeating.
By becoming mindful of our hunger levels and paying attention to our body's needs, we can develop healthier eating habits.
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
How To Keep "Trigger" Foods In The House Without Losing Control
01 Nov 2023
00:36:20
Are you tired of feeling out of control around certain foods?
I've been there - the secret snack stashes, the guilt and shame, the endless cycle of binging and restricting.
Today, I'm sharing my personal journey from disordered eating to a healthier, freer relationship with food, and the strategies that helped me get there.
In an honest conversation, I explore the misconceptions of diet culture's false beliefs and their effects on our eating habits.
It was a realization at university that shifted my perspective - I wasn’t failing because of a lack of willpower, I had an unhealthy relationship with food.
We'll dive into the challenge of fostering trust, not just in ourselves, but also in the foods we’ve branded as enemies.
I'll introduce you to systematic habituation, a process which saved me and has proven incredibly effective for my clients at the Food Freedom Academy. This strategy involves gradual, controlled exposure to our trigger foods, reducing emotional sensitivity and retraining our brains to respond differently.
Towards the close of our conversation, I guide you through the practical steps of systematic habituation.
From identifying trigger foods, planning controlled exposure, tracking progress and reactions, to making necessary adjustments.
Plus, I'll offer some advice on how to create a healthier relationship with food and invite you to reach out for help.
So, if you're ready to regain your sense of trust with yourself around previously "trigger" foods in the house, let's dive in!
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
Sugar Addiction, Goal Setting and More - Q & A w/ Victoria Kleinsman Part 2
25 Oct 2023
00:31:27
In this episode, we're answering another round of YOUR questions, including:
What it took for Victoria to overcome her eating disorders?
What "mirror work" is, and how can it help you heal your body image?
How to properly set goals, without being attached to the outcome?
How to let go of exercise compulsion, when it makes you feel better?
What to do about sugar addiction?
Have you ever faced the mirror and felt a pang of discomfort, or even disgust, welling up within you?
Has the very idea of sugar sent you spiraling into a whirlpool of guilt, despite your longing for its sweet comfort?
Welcome to a conversation about overcoming such deeply rooted issues, as Victoria and I bare our souls and share our personal battles with eating disorders.
Together, we tackle fears of weight gain and discuss the transformative power of acceptance and mirror work in nurturing self-love, even when battling with body image.
We also embark on a mission to debunk myths around sugar addiction. We dissect the famous 'rat studies' and challenge the commonly held belief that sugar is more addictive than cocaine.
This enlightening conversation promises to equip you with a fresh perspective on these sensitive issues and provide you with the tools to better manage your relationship with food and exercise.
So, join us, and let's rewrite our narratives about body image, exercise, sugar, and self-love together.
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.
Fear of Weight Gain, Eating Disorder Recovery, and More - Q & A w/ Victoria Kleinsman (Part 1)
18 Oct 2023
00:31:58
What if the body you're in right now, or maybe even a slightly bigger version of it, was capable of eliciting the same feelings of happiness, freedom, and acceptance that you believe can only be achieved through weight loss?
Join me and my fellow Food Freedom and Body Love coach (and returning guest!), Victoria Kleinsman, as we dive into listener questions in this deep dive Q & A.
This episode is for you if:
You're working on recovering from disordered eating or an eating disorder
The fear of gaining weight is stopping you from healing your relationship with food
You want to improve your body image
4:54 - What's the difference between semi recovered and full recovered? 8:09 - What makes the difference between someone who does fully recover vs someone who still falls back into old restrictive patterns? 11:04 - How to be okay gaining weight in a society where being thin is more accepted and feels safer? 15:39 - What helped us when we were working on our body image? 17:11 - How do you overcome the fear of weight gain?
During this powerful conversations, Victoria and I share our respective journeys from semi-recovery to full recovery from disordered eating.
We go beyond just breaking down the differences between being semi-recovered - like falling back into old behaviors or restricting thoughts - and being fully recovered.
Together, we traverse the treacherous path of healing your relationship with food and your body, without the stress, overwhelm, or guilt.
Gaining weight can seem like a scary prospect, especially in a society that equates thinness with worthiness.
Victoria and I tackle this fear head-on, discussing how to stand tall in your self-love and conviction amidst societal judgment.
We explore our internalized biases and learn to extend compassion towards others, and most importantly, towards ourselves.
We challenge the narratives that weight gain equals less love and acceptance, and we share how our relationships with ourselves and others flourished as we moved towards full recovery.
Let's engage in a profound conversation about body image, acceptance, and self-love in the face of societal pressures.
Tune in, and let's take a step towards food and body freedom together.
🤝 Ready to get support in healing your relationship with food and your body? Join my signature program, Food Freedom Academy 2.0, to have step-by-step guidance, accountability and support.