The Dear Body Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

In today's episode were going to chat about how to handle diet culture comments and conversations confidently. Because these and comments like it are uncomfortable, right?!

• "I'm really trying to be good"
• "How do you stay so skinny working in a bakery?
• "I've noticed your eating habits"
• "Wow, you're really indulging today!"
• "You've gained weight, but you look healthy" 
• "No thanks, I need to detox from this weekend."
• "I'm trying to lose another 20"
• "We don't need lunch since were going out to dinner"
• Etc etc etc

Even well-intentioned comments like, "have you lost weight, what's your secret?" can be super triggering. And too much exposure to these types of conversations can impact your mental health, relationship with food, body image, and they also put a stain on relationships. 

So whether it’s coming from friends, family, co-workers or even yourself, I’ll share practical strategies to set boundaries, redirect conversations, and protect your mental and emotional health in a world that’s often obsessed with dieting and weight.

You'll hear me chat about:

• How to recognize when a conversation turns diet culture-y
• How to set clear boundaries without being confrontational
• Practical tips to pivot conversations away from diet culture talk
• How to maintain your mental and emotional well-being during these conversations
• My personal experiences with diet culture talk and how I’ve learned to handle it over the years
• How to encourage a positive dialogue about food and body image in your social circles

Subscribe to my free newsletter, Weekly Wisdom for a Well-Lived Life, for more practical tips to improve your relationship with food, fitness and your body and to be the first to know when new episodes drop. Visit jessijean.com/newsletter to join.

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Today's guest, Mary Jelkovsky, is back, and we're diving into something so many of us know all too well—feeling lost, lonely, and realizing that making friends as an adult is HARD. We chat about how significant life transitions and healing your relationship with food and body image can throw you into an existential crisis. Seriously, who hasn't asked, "WTF just happened?" or "Who am I?"

Mary gives us the tea on her journey from battling food and body image issues to becoming a self-love queen, hosting retreats, writing books, and blowing up on social media. We break down the nuances of adulthood, recovery, and the awkward "I'm lost" phase, and why building community as an adult is so damn hard.

Whether you're trying to level up your relationships, figure out who you are, or start a self-love journey, this episode is packed with practical tips, personal stories, and wisdom from two gals who are very much so *still* figuring it out.

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Connect with Mary:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryscupofteaa
• Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maryscupoftea
• Mary's Cup Of Tea Podcast: https://maryscupoftea.com/podcast/
• Mary's Self-Love Retreats: https://maryscupoftea.com/retreats

Grab a copy of her Self-Love Books:

• The Gift Of Self-Love Workbook: https://maryscupoftea.com/gift-of-self-love
• 100 Days Of Self-Love Guided Journal: https://maryscupoftea.com/100-days-of-self-love

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Subscribe to my free newsletter, Weekly Wisdom for a Well-Lived Life, for more tips and to be the first to know when new episodes drop. Visit jessijean.com/newsletter to join.

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Stay connected:

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Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jessijeannn

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/jessijeannn

Email: info@foodfreedomonlineprogram.com

If you've have children, are thinking about having children, or have an interest in helping today's kiddos navigate their mental and emotional health - this episode is for you. And man, is it eye-opening. This generation of children are showing more signs of anxiety, depression and mental health challenges and left unaddressed these challenges can impact them the rest of their lives.

But fortunately we have some incredible resources and strategies for helping our kids navigate mental health. And to unpack these scienctifacally-proven strategies and steps to help our children, I am joined today by bestselling author and renowned neuroscientist, Dr. Caroline Leaf!

Her newest book releasing August 8th: How To Help Your Child Clean Up Their Mental Mess is a guide to building resilience and managing mental health. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to help equip their children to build an unshakable foundation for mental health. You can pre-order the book to recieve super-fun exclusive bonus content HERE. 

Or purchase from your favorite book retailer:

• Amazon
• Christian Book
• Barnes and Noble
• Books A Million
• Baker Book House

Last time Dr. Caroline Leaf was on the podcast we chatted the neuroscience of healing disordered eating and you guys LOVED it. I have no doubt you will love this episode just as much. 

We discuss:

• How our own mental messes from our childhood follow up into adulthood and how those then impact our children AND what we can do about it
• If we should outright talk about our own mental health struggles with our children
• How children's mental health has gotten worse over the last 40 years
• What the neurocycle process is and how we can use to manage our mind and drive neuroplasticity in the right direction
• How a messy mind leads to a messy life
• A simple strategy for helping your kids grow in mental and emotional resilience
• How long it actually takes to reprogram your mind
• What the mental health warning signals are to be aware of
• How do we get out of the cycles of self-sabotage

Other links: 

• Dr. Caroline Leaf's podcast - Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess
• The Neurocycle App - a brain detox app to help you manage stress, anxiety, depression and toxic thinking
• Dr. Caroline Leaf's other book mentioned in the episode - Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess 

It’s the first episode of this 12 part Holiday How-to series! Today Jessi is sharing her best tips on how to enjoy holiday foods without spiraling out of control. We know the Holiday season is an incredible time but can also bring about stress and anxiety. It’s time to set yourself and your mind up for success this holiday season. Jessi dives into mindset, the mind body connection & how to combat last supper mentality. Jessi unpacks 2 powerful tangible tools; future pacing and the build a plate strategy. 

In this episode:

• Jessi shares how powerful your mindset truly is
• Jessi explains what the last supper mentality and how it perpetuates this crazy cycles with food
• How “should-ing” yourself can lead to shame and internal pressure
• What are the holidays really about for you? What matters to you most this holiday season?
• Jessi walks you through what future pacing is and how to use this instead of worrying about all the “what if’s and what “could happen”

Questions for you:

1. What are the thoughts you want to have during this event, conversation, etc.
2. What emotions do you want to be feeling at these events?
3. What behaviors do you want to behave in? How do you want to act?

Links:

Remember to sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she shares exclusive content, PDF's + other tools. *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

In this episode, Food Freedom Online Program Client, Tayla bravely shares all about her 10 year struggle with a disordered relationship around food. From her being bullied in school, to believing that a smaller body was a better body to now experiencing complete freedom with food and moving on to become an Eating Psychology coach and help other women, Tayla’s story is one that will inspire you deeply. If you’ve ever felt like you’re stuck with this struggle or that the impulse to binge/overeat will forever be there, Tayla will put that to rest!

In this episode:

• Tayla shares how she was bullied in school and even had family members comment on her food choices or body size which led her to believe that a smaller body is a better body 
• Around 17 Tayla started going to the gym and dieting. When she began losing weight she noticed the bullying subsided ingraining even further that a smaller body is a better body
• Years go by and Tayla left for college and joined a crossfit gym and truly thought it was her way out from dieting but it only made things worse
• Tayla shares her first experience with binge eating and how terrified she was for others to find out 
• Tayla shares how she kept putting off healing.. She would say, “I’ll heal my binge eating when I get the house, when I get the career or xyz
• Tayla shares how she found Jessi and at first struggled with the idea of letting go of the diet/binge cycle until she finally got to the point where she was binging for a whole week and decided to book a call
• Tayla shares that from the free strategy call she learned that an easy, effortless relationship with food is entirely possible
• Tayla then talks about her experience inside the Food Freedom Online Program and how she was able to make lifelong friends and truly open up to them
• Tayla gained the confidence to tell her trusted inner circle about her struggle with binge eating and surprisingly felt totally accepted and not rejected
• Tayla shares how she is now able to leave food on her plate, forget about food, have chocolate in her cabinet and doesn’t over eat often.. If she does she moves on and it doesn’t consume her
• Tayla gives her advice to the women who is scared to give up dieting or fears gaining weight
• Jessi talks about how the allure of all these highly palatable food wears off and your body gets to this natural point of balance
• Tayla shares how she is now going onto become a Certified Eating Psychology Coach and is going to help others who struggled in the same way that she did

Links:

Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

In this episode Jessi lays out how she plans on guiding and supporting you through the holiday season. Jessi takes you through a simple guided imagery technique that shows you just how powerful the mind can be. If you’re ready to have a stress free holiday season, listen to this episode, join Jessi's free VIP list and let us know you’re committed by either sending Jessi a DM or leaving us a review!

Links:

Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

In this episode, Jessi had the honor of interviewing Arielle Estoria. She is a traveling Spoken Word Poet, self-published author, Dance Party Enthusiast Emcee and Event Host, Speaker, Body Positive Model, Actor and professional feeler. Shamelessly claiming that she is in the business of pulling on heartstrings, her motto, "Words not for the ears but for the soul" stems from her dedication to remind anyone who encounters her and her work that words are meant to be felt and experienced and not just heard. If you’ve ever felt like you are playing small or have been conditioned to be a “good girl”, you’re going to want to tune into this bold yet gentle conversation. 

In this episode:

• Arielle shares how she almost fell into this world of content creation, acting, speaking, modeling and beyond
• Arielle shares how she dips into multiple spaces and allows herself to be multifaceted instead of choosing just one lane!
• The ladies dive into self love and confidence, Arielle shares her experience growing up in a bigger body
• Arielle shares how quiet she was growing up and wanted to hide her physical body until she found the stage and she gave herself permission to love and accept herself
• Arielle shares how she began to focus on what her body could do for her and find confidence in her ability 
• Arielle shares how she was able to step into her magic and what that means for her
• Arielle’s shares a bit of her poem & the meaning behind it, she shares that there's magic in your bones, there's all these beautiful, glorious things that get put on top of that, there's magic in you and there's magic in me. Meaning, we are more than external, tangible beings..we are souls, we are hearts, we are part of something so much more
• Arielle reminds us of our worthiness and the intentionality in how exactly we were designed
• There's magic and enoughness and you and there's also magic and enoughness in others
• Jessi talks about conscious maturity, how valid all of our experiences are & that there is space for all of us to exist
• Arielle shares where her ability to trust God and her intuition came from
• Jessi & Arielle talk about “the good girl” and how we may feel limited by this narrative
• When we step into our fullness & allow ourselves to take up space we are able to break free of our conditioning
• Arielle has been called a ‘professional feeler’ and she shares how beautiful it is to feel, sympathize & empathize
• Arielle shares her poem, Magic In Your Bones

Learn more about Arielle:

Arielle’s website

Instagram: @arielleestoria

Itunes and Spotify: Arielle Estoria

Twitter: @arielleestoria

Facebook page

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

Have you ever felt like you don’t fully fit into one category of disordered eating? OR like you’re the only one who is struggling with the specific thing you’re struggling with? In this episode, Food Freedom Online Program Client, Bryn joins Jessi to share her experience with binge eating and recovery. Bryn shines so much light on what the healing journey may look like and how empowering it is to finally reach out for help. Bryn shares how the scale no longer defines her but she is still a work in progress, uncovering new layers of freedom.

In this episode:

• Bryn shares her first memories of sneaking food and overeating when she was younger
• Bryn talks about when she knew she needed help, during one of the most stressful times when she was binging daily
• Bryn shares how shameful and isolating binging can feel
• Bryn shares how she learned about binge eating disorder for the first time and finally felt understood
• Jessi shares what the typical binge eating definition is and how she didn’t fully fit within one specific category
• What do I do if I don’t fit into one category of the diagnostic category for common disordered eating disorders?
• Jessi normalizes not fitting into just one specific disordered tendency with food
• Majority of people get lumped into what the medical community calls undiagnosable eating disorders
• Bryn shares how challenging it is to hear compliments on your body when you’re mentally struggling with food
• Bryn shares how she found Jessi and how she ultimately found the courage to book a call to see if the Food Freedom Online Program was right for her
• Bryn shares what the first months inside the Food Freedom Online Program were like for her
• Bryn shares how she does struggle with certain aspects of food and body but how she now has so much hope that she can and will conquer this
• Bryn shares how she is no longer defined by the number on the scale
• Bryn shares what one of her favorite aspects of The Food Freedom Online Program is

Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

In today's episode Jessi is sharing a recent interview she had on Cleaning Up The Mental Mess with Dr. Caroline Leaf. She loved this interview so much that she wanted to bring it to you, if you haven't listened already :)

Food can bring people together and just try think about one major event or holiday that is not marked by a shared meal. However, for many people, food can also be crutch, something that holds them back and prevents them from living the life they want. In this podcast, I talk with certified eating psychology coach Jessi Jean about compulsive eating habits and self-sabotaging behaviors, emotional binging, the different kinds of eating disorders, why diets often don't work, and how to find freedom with food.

For more info: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessijeannn Website: https://risewithmeco.com Free Morning Routine Challenge: http://www.risewithmemorningroutine.com/optin36649556 Podcast Highlights 1:45 Why you need to give yourself permission to reinvent yourself 5:11 Why what we are trying to hide from others will eventually explode 9:50 Healing your relationship with food is a multidimensional process 15:26 True behavior change is identity-shifting 17:55 Food and addiction 25:00 What is binge eating? 31:00 How to find freedom with food 39:34 What is the difference between binge eating and behaviors like bulimia and anorexia?

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

In this episode, Jessi is joined by a past Food Freedom Online Program client, Rachel. Rachel is filled with light and love, her journey from starting her first diet at the young age of 13 to now having complete food and body freedom is incredible. You will be incredibly inspired and empowered to heal your relationship with food and set a remarkable example for other women all over the world.

In this episode:

• Rachel shares about how her struggles with food and body began at the young age of 13
• Rachel shares how others praise, comments and approval based on her appearance kept her going back to the dieting, restricting, binge cycle
• Rachel shares who a huge motivator to healing her relationship with food was her daughter, Clementine
• Rachel and Jessi share what they wish they knew when they were younger struggling with food + body
• Rachel shares how she once used to have anxiety over food and food choices and now how it doesn’t even phase her!
• Jessi shares that it is actually normal to like binge eating and not want to give it up
• Jessi explains what neuro pathways are in the brain
• Rachel shares what the most beneficial aspects of the Food Freedom Online Program were for her
• Rachel shares how she know has so much more mental space for her family, business and life
• Rachel shares how she wants to be a part of this body positive movement and help other women feel confident in their own skin 

Links:

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!