If you've been looking to break out of food restriction and the modern dieting culture we're surrounded with once and for all, I've got just the episode for you girl. My first interview on this podcast is with none other than STT assistant coach and Registered Dietitian Jaclyn Bendt. We discuss her story with dieting, how she was able to break away from it, tips we use with our clients, and so much more! Time Stamps: (0:24) Our Guest Jaclyn (3:05) Diving Into Diet Culture (7:05) Diet...

Join me in today’s episode as I chat with Chloe Catherine, a Dynamic Eating Psychology Coach, Therapeutic Nutrition Counselor, and Eating Disorder Recovery Mentor. Highlighted topics: - Chloe’s eating disorder recovery story and how she regained her period after not having it for 11 years. - Why do women experience hypothalamic amenorrhea? - What occurs internally when our hormones are not balanced and how is our metabolism affected? - What physical signs and symptoms can manifest without a...

Join me in today's episode as I interview the creator and co-author of Intuitive Eating, Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S, FAND. Highlighted topics: • What’s the true definition of Intuitive Eating? • How are the weight loss and diet industry rebranding and what do we need to look out for as consumers? How is intuitive eating being misrepresented? • What are the 10 principles? • How does one approach re-learning Intuitive Eating (as we’re mostly all born with this internal wisdom about...

Join me in today's episode as I chat with Sara Carlucci, NASM CPT, CNC Highlighted topics: - Recovering from Orthorexia  - Wanting to become the smallest version of yourself to the best and strongest version of yourself - The role that faith, spirituality, and her relationship with God has shaped her into who she is today - How alcohol actually CAN be a part of a healthy and balanced lifestyle - The role of being your true, authentic self  Connect with...

Join me in today's episode as I chat with Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and Certified Eating Disorder Dietitian Supervisor,  Erica Drewry. Highlighted Topics: - Where to START when healing your relationship with food - The timeline to healing your relationship to food... how long can you expect it to take? - The importance of taking ACTION and consistent eating intervals - The effects of restriction on your metabolism and how to heal your metabolism (it IS...

In today's episode, I interview Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and founder of Find Food Freedom Sam Previte.  Sammy enjoys working with all different populations. Her favorite part about being a dietitian is helping others create peace with food. Many people believe that dietitians are the food police–this is simply untrue. Sammy believes that food was made to provide our bodies with nourishment and pleasure. Sammy treats each client with individualized care...

In today's episode, I interview Gabbi from @gabbacado on Instagram. Gabbi is a Holistic Health Coach that is super passionate about helping others discover their most intuitive, free and truly healthy selves. Growing up as a ballet dancer and then entering the modeling industry at 18, thinness was always a priority in her life. After struggling with an eating disorder for almost five years and thankfully coming out on the other side, she now is super passionate about sharing her story to help...

In today's episode, I interview Sarah J. Herman on all things eating disorder recovery, intuitive movement, digestive health, and so much more! Here are some topics covered:  - Eating Disorders as a sense of control - Separating your ED from your healthy self and knowing that YOU are NOT your ED - Intuitive movement – learning to enjoy exercise and movement again/detaching movement from being a numbers game - Discovering new passions in life at any age - Recipe creation and baking as a...

Are you looking to achieve REAL wholistic wellness? Wellness encompasses the mind, body, and spirit. Health is SO much more than just physical; it is emotional, mental, and spiritual too. Today's special guest, Emily Feikls dives into why she believes that this is true and how she has navigated this in her own life while sharing authentic, vulnerable, and down-to-earth personal stories. Emily is a content creator and podcast host working to create impact through the power of shared...

There are SO many things that I wish I knew prior to starting my fitness journey. I now resonate more with the word "wellness" rather than "fitness" as it brings a more holistic approach. Physical fitness is still a part of my life; however, it is a much smaller part of my life now that I focus on ALL aspects of health (mental, emotional, spiritual, physical, etc.) As a certified personal trainer, I still am passionate about movement and fitness though and that is why I want to share the top...

Sarah King is a Health At Every Size (HAES) Exercise Physiologist and health coach who uses scientific facts and her personal journey to empower other women to develop a permanent positive relationship with food, exercise, and their bodies. Through her 1:1 and group coaching programs, as well as her online community Recovery Club, she helps women regain their periods, balance their hormones, find food freedom and have a healthier relationship with exercise all while gaining body confidence....

In today’s episode, I dive into some scientific research from The Minnesota Starvation Experiment to gain an understanding of how dieting and restrictive eating habits can lead to the development of eating disorders. Specifically, I relate this back to my story as my past ED developed from one “innocent” diet at the time. I dive into... - How restriction affects the brain and neurological pathways - How dieting affects our psychological and physiological well-being - Thoughts and...

Bridging the gap between psychology and nutrition is something that today's special guest, Registered Dietitian Marie-Pier is passionate about and an expert on. In addition, Marie-Pier is an anti-diet dietitian who practices from a weight-inclusive lens.  In this episode, Marie-Pier shares what Health At Every Size means and how we can view weight and health as separate entities rather than something that is always linked together. She discusses how little weight truly means in the grand...

There is more to movement than changing your body and burning calories. Your mindset is at the core of the actions that you take and the thoughts that you think. Those are just two of the main topics that special guest, Leah Baker and I discuss in today's episode. Leah also shares the story of her history with an eating disorder. Growing up her identity was the "healthy" girl. However, we discuss how Leah navigated and shifted this identity when recovering from her eating disorder even...

Do you need a little extra boost of motivation in your recovery journey? Or maybe you want to learn how to stay resilient and show yourself self-compassion? This episode with CCI Certified Eating Disorder Recovery Coach and Founder of Recovery Collective, Meg McCabe, is for you! In this episode, Meg explains what an eating disorder recovery coach is and how it is different from someone like a therapist or dietitian that may be on the treatment team, and how having a coach has really...

Grow through what you go through... a common theme of today's episode with Emily Meador, RDN. Emily shares her story with a history of an eating disorder and how it actually lead her into studying nutrition. However, she now uses what she has gone through and learned as an intuitive eating dietitian who focuses on helping people heal their relationship with food and get comfortable in the kitchen. Emily also discusses how she initially opened up about her eating disorder through a 6-page...

Join two non-diet Registered Dietitians to be as we discuss the prevalence of diet culture in college along with how to navigate it/shed light on this topic. Holly also shares her experiences with disordered eating in the past and how a lot of it was really rooted in internalized messaging that she received at a very young age from diet culture. However, she also discusses how she came across Intuitive Eating and how it not only changed her view of nutrition but her life.  Holly and I also...

Join Andy and me as we answer all of your questions about coffee and caffeine. What are the health benefits? How much is too much? What are the best sources of caffeine? What is the best time to drink it? In addition, Andy shares what his journey was like in becoming a Registered Dietitian and what it is like to be a male dietitian in a field that is supersaturated with women and females. Andy and I also get into nutrition myths and he debunks a few for us and shares ways that he helps...

Do you ever wonder WHY you are struggling with disordered eating or an eating disorder? Join Mallory Page, RDN, and me in today's episode as we discuss the importance of understanding the root causes that may lead to these things. We dive into specific personality traits that may make you more susceptible to developing an eating disorder or disordered eating habits. However, Mallory shares how you can actually use these traits to your advantage when healing your relationship with food, your...

Is it really about loving your body? Or is it more about learning how to accept, respect, and care for your body? Having a positive body image can be hard in our world today. In addition, coping with a changing body can be extremely difficult when society conditions us to think that our bodies should be the same size or that it should be our goal to keep our bodies as small as possible. The reality is that our bodies are meant to change, they should naturally ebb and flow. In addition, it...

Join Kate and me in today’s episode as we dive into all things eating disorder recovery in the modeling industry, the value of support, and so much more. In today’s episode, Kate shares her story with a history of an eating disorder. She discusses the role that playing sports growing up alongside being a model impacted her relationship with food and her body. She also dives into how her modeling career has transformed over time and how now it is something so special and positive! Kate...

Learn more about my story with an eating disorder. How did it develop? When did it come up? How did it effect my life and where am I today?

What influences our gut health? What are the side effects of undereating that no one really talks about? Join Caroline and me in today's episode as we dive into all things gut health as we have both struggled with IBS and have a great deal of experience with this. In addition, Caroline discusses the side effects of undereating that often aren't spoken about in the media. For example, what actually happens when you are below a weight that your body is most comfortable at? Caroline and I also...