Emilia Thompson is a Registered Nutritionist with the Association for Nutrition, is an online nutrition consultant and educator and lecturer in Sports Nutrition. With a PhD in Exercise Physiology and Life Coaching Diploma, Emilia supports individuals with an evidence-based holistic approach to improve health, food relationships and body composition. In addition, Emilia previously competed as a bikini athlete as part of PCA Team GB and won second place at British Finals 2017. Emilia's Instagram Emilia's Website In this episode we cover: Emilia's experiencing competing in Bikini competitions and how it helped her develop her practices around food The importance of disassociating body image with self worth while allowing people to change their bodies if they want to The importance of self work in improving one's body image over time The difficulty in navigating social media because of the risks of people comparing themselves to images they see online How being authentic and honest on social media is essential to promote better messages The importance of the Health At Every Size movement along with the danger of taking extremist views How intuitive eating and eating intuitively are two different practices and their relevance for diet culture The importance of being comfortable with one's self and letting go of a reliance on scale weight The role of a period of food tracking in helping to establish good food habits in some people When and how Emilia might help someone move away for calorie tracking Mindful eating and how it's something very few people practice these days The evidence-based benefits of meditation for promoting mindfulness How Emilia's practices have evolved over the last 10 years and how she's come to put a priority on self-compassion