Going Beyond the Food
Stephanie Dodier
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The Going Beyond The Food Show is the only podcast for women who have decided to say no more to trying to shrink themselves. and want to live a better, fuller and bolder life. Mindset expert and Life Coach Stephanie Dodier combines her lived experience and coaching to teach women how to reshape their mind to live better, fuller and bolder life.
Let's live The Undieted Life right now!
This podcast has been helping women to undiet their life and build unshakeable confidence since 2016.
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384-Healthy-ish with Dr. Jillian Murphy
If you are a woman who feels like you’ve done all the things in the name of health, but you still can’t get it right this episode is for you!
Healthy-ish with Dr. Jillian Murphy
Dr. Jillian Murphy is a naturopathic doctor with over 16 years of experience in the field, and 10+ years in the Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size space.
She helps women ditch divisive AF one-way approaches to health and tap into their dreamy, vibrant feel-good lifestyle and body.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* What the heck is healthy-ish and what does it mean?
* What Jillian has learned in 10 years in practice
* How she is looking at her medical practice now Mentioned in the show:
Health Habits Checklist
Undiet Your Life Program
Non-Diet Coaching Certification Connect with our guest:
Join the Healthyish Newsletter
Instagram - Jillian Murphy
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Nov 24, 2023
383-Imposter Complex with Tanya Geisler
Imposter Complex with Tanya Geisler is a gem of an episode.
What if you can rewrite the story about feelings of imposter syndrome?
What if you could turn the self-doubt moments into power?
What could you achieve then?
That is what me and Tanya are exploring in this magnificent interview. Imposter Complex with Tanya Geisler
Tanya Geisler is a certified Leadership Coach, speaker, and writer who teaches leaders how to combat their Imposter Complex and lead with ICONIC impact so they can achieve their ultimate goals.
Ready to tap into your iconic impact? Let’s do this! What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* How to redefine imposter feelings in a way that will make you feel more powerful
* How to own your authority and create powerful results
* How Tanya guides her client toward Iconic Impact Mentioned in the show:
Quiz: Is it you or your diet?
Undiet Your Life Program
Non-Diet Coaching Certification Connect with our guest:
Quiz: What's your ICONIC Identity?
Instagram - Tanya Geisler
Facebook - Tanya Geisler
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Nov 16, 2023
382-How to Become a Non-Diet Coach
Do you want to know how to Become a Non-Diet Coach?
Get listening. This episode will give you an inside view of the Non-Diet Coaching Certification and what happened in Stephanie’s most recent free training. How to Become a Non-Diet Coach
This is a live audio recording of the training class - How to Become a Non-Diet Coach held on November 8th, 2023. If you want to the visual of the class and see the slides and other visual cues, you can SIGN UP HERE for the video replay for free.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode on how to become a non-diet coach:
✔ Gain clarity on what the Non-Diet approach to health for women is … and what is not.
✔ Four mistakes people make when coaching women with health and how to avoid them
✔ What makes the Non-Diet Coaching Certification unique and why you will stand out after graduating
✔ Plus you’ll get to hear from a few of our incredible students on how their practice has been transformed by coaching through the lens of the Going Beyond The Food Methodology
Mentioned in the show:
Non-Diet Coaching Certification
How to Become a Non-Diet Coach video recording
Client Assessment Forms
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Nov 9, 2023
381-Men, Intuitive Eating & Body Image with Jeff Ash
Men, Intuitive Eating & Body Image with Jeff Ash is a resource I have been waiting to create for a long time.
How does diet culture impact men? How is it different? Men, Intuitive eating & Body image
A powerful conversation about the non-diet approach with a man for men. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* How does body image struggle present in men
* Disorder eating behaviors & men
* How to have a conversation with a men partner about your own journey undieting your life Mentioned in the show:
Undiet Your Life Program
Non-Diet Coaching Certification Connect with our guest:
Intuitive Eating: Help Without Harming Free Webinar
Instagram - Jeff Ash
Website - Jeff Ash
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Nov 8, 2023
380-Body Image Grief & Liberation with Brianna Campos
Body Image Grief & Liberation is a powerful interview with Brie Campos that will help you move thru grief for your body image and liberate yourself Body Image Grief
I have the honor today to introduce you to Brianna (Bri) Campos, a licensed mental health counselor. She specializes in body image education, including her unique framework on body grief.
As a body image educator and the founder of Body Image With Bri, she’s passionate about all things body image and practices through the lenses of Health at Every Size® and Intuitive Eating. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* What is body image grief and how to move thru it
* How long is the journey of grieving your body
* The relationship between money and body image
* Why your body liberation is in direct correlation to success Mentioned in the show:
How To Become a Non-Diet Coach Free Class
Undiet Your Life Program
Non-Diet Coaching Certification Connect with our guest:
Bri's Body Grievers Guide
Instagram - Bri Campos
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Oct 23, 2023
379-Diet-Culture-Free Budgeting with Chelsea Hester-Bradt
The parallels between diet culture and the “traditional ways” women are taught to engage with money are too plentiful.
Over the years of working with women on intuitive eating and body image, it has become evident to me that working on a money mindset was the next step for my clients.
I myself have had to do a lot of unlearning about finances and money from my years of training in the corporate world, and most recently, I have begun budgeting my personal finances. Diet-culture-free budgeting
Today on the podcast, I am interviewing an expert on this exact topic, Chelsea Hester-Bradt. She is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and Certified YNAB Budget Coach with a masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.
She supports clients in moving away from shame and "shoulds" towards a more compassionate and flexible relationship with food, their body, and finances. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* The surprising parallels between diet culture and traditional budgeting methods
* A new way to think and engage with money
* How to use YNAB to change your relationship to money Mentioned in the show:
FREE YNAB Workshop from Chelsea
Undiet Your Life Program
Non-Diet Coaching Certification Connect with our guest:
Website - Chelsea Hester-Bradt
Instagram - Chelsea Hester-Bradt
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Oct 13, 2023
378-The #1 Health Habit For Women
The #1 health habit for women that no one considers but that has the greatest impact on our well being is the habit of cultivating a kind, compassion and loving inner narrative.
How we talk in the secrecy of our mind generates the feelings we experience towards ourselves. The range of emotions we experience then generate our behaviors. The #1 health habit for women
Otherwise, our health habits are generated from the way we feel about ourselves. For many of us who have been under the influence of diet culture the way we think and feel about ourselves isn’t very productive and too often leads to self-sabotage instead of self-motivation. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* What is the #1 health habit for women no one considers but has the greatest impact on women’s well being.
* How to adopt this health habit easily Mentioned in the show:
Health Habits Checklist
Undiet Your Life Program
Non-Diet Coaching Certification
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Oct 5, 2023
377-Menopause, Perimenopause and Nutrition with Dr. Jenn Huber
Non-diet approach to menopause & perimenopause
Do we really need to eat high protein to avoid symptoms of perimenopause?
Is it normal to gain weight after menopause?
Today we discuss all things menopause & perimenopause with Dr. Jenn.
Dr. Jenn Salib Huber is a Canadian Registered Dietitian, Naturopathic Doctor, and Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor and she's on a mission to help women thrive in midlife.
She helps women navigate the changes that happen in midlife, including their search for food freedom and body confidence.
She's the host of 'The Midlife Feast' podcast and community that helps women "undiet" their lives so they can nourish a relationship with food that helps them discover the magic of midlife! What you’ll learn listening to this episode on Non-Diet Approach to menopause & perimenopause:
* Is there such a thing as a hormone-balancing diet
* The best question to ask yourself for your nutrition in that phase of your life
* What about weight gain, is it normal? Mentioned in the show:
Health Habits School as a bonus in the Undiet Your Life Program
Health Habits Checklist
Non-Diet Coaching Certification Connect with our guest:
Jenn Huber's Free Masterclass - Menopause Made Easy
Instagram - Jenn Huber
Facebook - Jenn Huber
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Sep 29, 2023
376-Health Promoting Habits that Feel Damn Good
Anything we teach inside Undiet Your Life is counterculture and revolutionary because that’s what we need as women socialized to diet & wellness culture to liberate ourselves and create our best life.
And how we think about health-promoting habits also needs to change. Shift #1 Health is not a moral obligation
Contrary to what diet & wellness culture and may have taught you, health is not a moral obligation, just like being in a particular body size or weight.
You are free to decide how and if you will pursue health.
This shift is most important in our ability to experience ease in creating new health behaviors. Moving from “I have to” to “I choose to” moves us into being in a position of autonomy and power over our reality. Shift #2- Health is more than physical health
As women socialize to the thin ideal, we have been socialized that we are our body and that our health is the outcome of our physical body. That leads to poor mental and emotional health resulting in challenging behavioral patterns.
Health comprises four bodies: Mental, Emotional, Spiritual and Physical. All equally important and worthy of the investment of our resources Shift #3 Health is not a destination
When we move away from health as a signal of our worthiness, we can appreciate our health as a resource.
Health is a state of adaptation that allows you to adequately cope with all demands of daily life AND create your best life, the one you choose to live. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* My story with health promoting habits
* 3 shifts we teach to undiet your life
* Health promoting behaviors that feels damn good Mentioned in the show:
Health Habits Checklist
Undiet Your Life Program
Non-Diet Coaching Certification
Social Determinant of Health
Show 341- How to create new health habits
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Sep 26, 2023
375-Intergenerational Dieting: Mother-Daughter Relationship with Dr. Morgan Francis
Intergenerational Dieting: Mother-Daughter Relationship
Studies have found that women who began dieting at early ages were more likely to have daughters who would engage in binging or have problems with eating. These mothers were also more likely than other women to agree, when asked, that their daughters should lose weight.
That’s my story. I learned dieting with my many ants and mom. So what happen when you stop dieting and are on the journey to accepting your body and she’s not?
That is what we explore today, Dr. Morgan Francis. She’s a former dieter and now a mom of 3 who specializes in the treatment of body image, sexual health, relationships, self-empowerment, and eating disorders. What you’ll learn listening to this episode on Intergenerational Dieting:
* What is intergenerational dieting and did it affect you
* How to best approach your mother when you decide to stop dieting and she doesn’t
* The Role of Mother-Daughter Relationships in Determining Body Image
* How to help your children form great self-esteem and body image Mentioned in the show:
Health Habits Checklist
Undiet Your Life Program
Non-Diet Coaching Certification Connect with our guest:
Website - Morgan Francis
Instagram - Morgan Francis
Facebook - Morgan Francis
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Sep 14, 2023
374-One-on-One Coaching: 25 Ways It Changed Me Part 2
1-1 Coaching: 25 Ways It Changed Me Part 2
Many women have commented upon hearing my personal journey going from being a 25 years dieter to living a food freedom life and being body neutral as a fat woman and say, “I could never do that!”... I could have never done this on my own either. I had a lot of support along the way.
Today in this episode, I will take you behind the scenes and share with you 25 ways one-one coaching contributed to me achieving my goals.
This is part 2 of 2 episodes. What you’ll learn listening to this episode on 1-1 Coaching: 25 ways it changed me Part 2:
* Why I decided to hire my first coach
* 15 ways one to one coaching changed me Mentioned in the show:
Health Habits Checklist
Undiet Your Life Program
Non-Diet Coaching Certification
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Sep 7, 2023
373-One-on-One Coaching: 25 Ways It Changed Me Part 1
One to One coaching is how I changed my life.
Many women have commented upon hearing my personal journey going from being a 25 years dieter to living a food freedom life and being body neutral as a fat woman and say, “I could never do that!”... I could have never done this on my own either. I had a lot of support along the way.
Today in this episode, I will take you behind the scenes and share with you 25 ways one-one coaching contributed to me achieving my goals.
This is part 1 of 2 episodes. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* Why I decided to hire my first coach
* 10 ways one to one coaching changed me Mentioned in the show:
Undiet Your Life Program
Non-Diet Coaching Certification
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Aug 31, 2023
372-Fat & Pregnant with Michelle Mayefske
Fat and Pregnant with Michelle Mayefske, author of the Fat Birth Book.
This episode is an interview talking about confident, strong and empowered pregnancy at any size
Michelle Mayefske is a certified birth and postpartum doula, childbirth educator, fat activist and author.She has made it her mission to change the way people approach pregnancy and birth with an anti-diet approach.
Through her teaching and social media networks, she seeks to empower and educate plus size expecting parents-and their birth partners-so they may seek the positive birth they want and deserve. What you’ll learn listening to this episode on fat and pregnant:
* How diet culture impacts pregnancy and birth.
* How people experience weight stigmatizing care during their pregnancy.
* How can people practice body respect/acceptance during pregnancy.
* Training & Certification for birth professional - size inclusive Mentioned in the show:
Undiet Your Life Program
Non-Diet Coaching Certification Conn…
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Aug 24, 2023
371-The Safety of Conformity
Being different in a world that thrives on conformity can be hard and cause a lot of suffering.
Have you ever thought: “but I felt much more confident when my body was smaller!”
When confidence is shaken by the size of your body, it’s not confidence you were experiencing: it was the safety of compliance.
You felt safe because you had the thought you were protected from your fear of judgment and rejection. The Safety of Conformity
When you seek conformity instead of accepting yourself and your difference from the “norm” you consistently:
* watch and monitor your conformity
* always wonder, “Am I enough?”
* work harder to meet the norm
* your happiness and life enjoyment is dependent on what others think of you.
* Feel constantly anxious… fear of losing acceptance because of missing out on conformity. What you’ll learn listening to this episode on the Safety of Conformity:
* What is the safety of conformity
* Why we do not seek to conform in all pa…
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Aug 17, 2023
370-Self-Love & Hypnotherapy with Kim Basler
This is a conversation that has been building for years between me and Kim Basler. We’ve been internet friends for years but had yet to spend time in 1-1 conversation.
Kim has a long history of dieting and decades as a fitness professional where her body was her “business card”. Today on the other side she shares her journey and how we be in love for our body! What you’ll learn listening to this episode on Hypnotherapy & Self-Love:
* How identities play into cycle of self-destructive behaviors
* What is hypnosis
* How to best use hypnosis and NLP for food and body image
* Loving our bodies versus loving on our body Mentioned in the show:
Undiet Your Life Program
Non-Diet Coaching Certification
Kim's Guided Self-Hypnosis
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Aug 10, 2023
369-Weight Gain: Experiencing, Processing and Accepting a New Body Weight
I’d love to get you started with a mini-lesson on dealing with weight gain.
This is how you set yourself up to be neutral with your body and create confidence, freedom, and ease in your life today, next month, and for the rest of your life. #1-Nothing has gone wrong
It’s expected and normal that you gain weight after dieting. Research is clear: the #1 predictor of weight gain is having been on a diet.
Your body didn’t wrong you. You didn’t get lazy. So stop the mental self-torture and make a choice:
Go back on a diet and commit to being on it for the rest of your life; otherwise, you’ll regain the weight AGAIN. (NB-I can’t help with this choice… preferable that you unsubscribe to my emailing you as this will only be more torture for you.)
Accept that controlling the amount of fat your body is NOT in your control and move to step 2. #2-Weight acceptance doesn’t mean giving up
Accepting your body weight simply means focusing on what you can actually control.
It mea…
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Aug 3, 2023
368-Greatest Hits: Thought Work
I want to teach you the basics of thought work and so I can teach you how specifically it applies to women’s life.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
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What is thought work
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How does thought work show up in our life
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The basics tenets of thought work
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Why thought work is essential to women Mentioned on the show:
Undiet Your Life Program
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Jul 27, 2023
367-Greatest Hits: Body Fantasies
Body fantasies are a reality for many women. It sounds like this: “When I finally lose weight, I will _____. Learning to overcome body fantasies will allow you to live your life unconditionally. Listening to this episode will teach you the following:
* What are body fantasies?
* Do you have body fantasy thoughts?
* Where do body fantasies come from?
* The intersection between body objectification and internalization
* Opting out of body fantasies Mentioned on the show:
Undiet Your Life Program
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Jul 20, 2023
366-Greatest Hits: Other People's Opinion
What to do when others talk about dieting when I’m trying to stop?
How to not be jealous of other people's weight loss?
How to handle my mom’s comment on my body?
What about my family at gatherings and holidays so triggering?
Can you relate?
Although this episode was created around the American Thanksgiving holiday, this is applicable all-year-round.
It’s good for family BBQs, friends dinners, office breakroom, or the Zoom room (2020 joke lol!), night out with girls… anytime, all the time!
It’s a gem of an episode! You’ll want to replay it many times. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* Why you react when other people comment on your body
* How to not feel shame when other people comment on your body
* How to stop reacting when other people talk about diets & dieting
* The way you can change your core beliefs so you never again feel shame Mentioned on the show on other people's diet:
Undiet Your Life
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Jul 13, 2023
365-Greatest Hits: Women Power and Control
Do you want to be in your power with food or do you want to control food?
Do you want to be in your power with your body or do you want to control your body?
Power or Control. This is what this podcast episode will cover. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* What does it mean to be in our power
* Why we seek to be “in control”
* What happens when we shift from control to power
* How to claim our power Mentioned on the show:
Undiet Your Life
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Jul 6, 2023
364-Greatest Hits: The Good Girl Syndrome
Do you remember being told to be a “good girl” when you were young? And praised for being a “good girl” and punished for not being a good girl?
Although socialized very early on as women, to be a good girl this socialization is done with good intentions but it leaves grown-up women struggling and in pain.
We are told to be:
* sexy, but not sexual;
* skinny, but not to be healthy;
* smart, but not too smart.
The contradictory messages are seemingly endless.
We have this duality within us... this need to be a “good girl” while needing to be autonomous, smart and independent as adult women. It’s a contradiction we carry within us that we think is abnormal.... a sign that something is wrong with us.
Yet nothing is wrong... we were just socialized to something we cannot be. Being a “good girl” is an impossible standard to achieve leaving us confused, doubting ourselves, and in cycles of shame. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* What is the good…
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Jun 29, 2023
363-Greatest Hits: When Intuitive Eating Isn’t Working
Intuitive eating isn’t a fail/success system... the truth is, you can’t fail at it. In this episode, I will share the top 5 reasons why intuitive eating isn’t working for you. In this episode, we are going to explore:
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* The top 5 reasons why you are struggling with intuitive eating
* 4 pillars that need to be present in your intuitive eating journey
* 10 case studies from real women as to why they think intuitive eating isn’t working for them
* What questions to ask to figure out why IE isn’t working for you Mentioned on the show:
Rebellious Eating Masterclass
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Jun 22, 2023
362-Self-Leadership with Unyime Oguta
Self-leadership is what determines how much we can live our life with purpose and intent.
As a woman, self-leadership is defined by our ability to step into our power therefore from diet culture.
In this powerful conversation between myself and Unyime Oguta we explore what self-leadership means to both of us and how it allows us to reach our goals and live our best life despite our marginalized identities. Self-leadership for women
Self-leadership is the practice of understanding who you are, identifying your desired experiences, and intentionally guiding yourself toward them.
I believe that self-leadership is our ability to guide ourselves towards what we want to experience. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* How going beyond the food leads both of us to self-leadership
* Unyime shares how self-leadership helps rise her 3 daughters
* Self-responsibility versus self-leadership
* How you can develop self-leadership in your life. Mentioned in the show:
Health…
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Jun 9, 2023
361-Wellness Culture with Christy Harrison, Author of the Wellness Trap
Wellness Culture with Christy Harrison author of The Wellness Trap.
You know diet culture…but do you know it has a cousin - Wellness Culture?
Thank you to my co-host Joni O’Donell for leading this interview in a way that will best serve you the listener. You can find out more about Joni on her website https://joniodonnell.com/. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* What is wellness culture and why it’s problematic
* The harm that wellness culture causes
* The SIFT method to not fall prey to wellness culture claims
* Why individual responsibility isn’t the long-term solution to our well being
* If not wellness then what? Well being perhaps Mentioned in the show:
Cohost: Joni O'Donnell website
The Wellness Trap Book
Health Habits Checklist
Rebellious Eating Solution Webinar
Quiz: Is it you or your diet?
Undiet Your Life Program
Non-Diet Coaching Certification Connect with our guest:
Website - Christy Harrison
Instagram - Christy Harrison
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Jun 1, 2023
360-Shopping & Styling Your Wardrobe After Stopping Dieting with Plus Size Styling Coach Liz Thogerson
It’s natural that as you learn to accept your body, the desire to express yourself becomes stronger. There are many ways you can do that; dance, singing, art and for some of us, it’s through our clothing.
Finding clothes that fit your body, wearing bold colors and patterns, and styles that you’re comfortable in can be a beautiful way to honor the fact that you deserve to take up space.
Listen to Liz from Rise Styling as she shares how she helps her clients use their style biology to help them take conscious style risks, build a wardrobe, and celebrate themselves daily. She also shares ways on how to do shopping after stopping dieting.
She will also share that her personal journey in dressing more authentically has helped her be a better mom, a better partner, more compassionate to other people, become more articulate and less afraid to speak her mind. What you’ll learn listening to this episode on Shopping & styling your wardrobe after stopping dieting:
* Why it can be di…
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May 18, 2023
359-Overcoming Chronic Pain with the Non-Diet Approach with Dr. Andrea Moore
“Just lose weight”
“The pain would go away if your body weight wasn’t so heavy”
“ This pain is a sign that your body isn’t healthy… you need to lose weight”.
It doesn’t have to be this way. Healing chronic pain doesn’t have to be about weight loss and in fact, many forms of chronic pain will NOT be healed with weight loss.
There are as many people with chronic pain in smaller bodies as in larger bodies… so if weight loss isn’t the solution, then what is?
In this episode, we have guest expert Dr. Andrea Moore, Chronic Pain Specialist. What you’ll learn listening to this episode on overcoming chronic pain with the non-diet approach:
* Why pain is a necessary experience for human
* The problem is not the pain but how we experience the pain
* Stephanie journey’s through Dr.Andrea’s process to overcome chronic pain.
* The 3-day free event from Dr. Andrea to learn how to break the cycle of chronic pain so you can reduce pain levels by 50% Ment…
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May 11, 2023
358-Ozempic: The Conversation We Need to Have First with Dr. Natalie Gentile
Ozempic: the conversation we need to have first with Dr. Natalie Gentile will be the most eye-opening to all women who have heard, considered, or taken Ozempic in an effort to lose weight.
Whether it is for your own decision process or perhaps how to have an educated conversation with your bestie about Ozempic and really, any medicalized weight loss treatment, this is the conversation that will help you form your own opinion.
Enjoy and share!
Stephanie Ozempic: the conversation we need to have first
Dr. Natalie Gentile (she/her) is a board-certified Family Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine physician who owns a direct primary care practice in Pittsburgh, PA. She strives to meet patients where they are and, with a personal history of disordered eating, is passionate about running a weight-neutral practice that is a safe space for any and all.
You can find more on Dr. Gentile at www.rebelsinwellness.com and contact her directly on Instagram at Natalie Gentile MD. What you’ll learn li…
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May 4, 2023
357-How to Go Beyond the Food in 3 Steps
Food was never the problem. The size of our pants was never the problem either.
So why do we focus our healing approach on the actual food and body?
The reason why humans experience struggles with food, health behaviors, and their body isn’t because of a lack of intellectual knowledge or effort.
It’s beyond the food, body, or health habits. How to Go Beyond The Food in 3 Steps
In this episode, I’m going to be teaching you how to go beyond the food in 3 steps.
I’ll also be introducing you to the Going Beyond The Food Challenge and invite you to join us. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* How I created the 3 steps to go beyond the food
* The 3 steps of going beyond the food and changing any behaviors with food and beyond food.
* How to take your learning about going beyond the food to the next level. Mentioned in the show:
Going Beyond the Food Challenge
Non-Diet Coaching Certification
Health Habits Checklist
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Apr 27, 2023
356-Listener Q&A Vol.6: Eating More Vegetables & Changing Health Habits
Eating more vegetables & really how to change any health habits is going to be the focus of this listener Q&A edition Vol.6 of the Going Beyond The Food Show
Here’s the question:
I'm 57 and I live in a large body. I’ve been doing IE for 1.5 years now. I'm struggling with adding more nutrient-dense foods into my meals. I am not trying to lose weight (I’m past that) but I do want more nutrients in my body. I never ate veggies growing up. However, I see IE posts where IE nutritionists will say you will eventually crave them. What if you never ate them?? Only forced yourself each time you went on a new diet. It doesn’t come naturally for me to reach for veggies. Can this be changed? What you’ll learn listening to this episode on eating more vegetables:
* How to change any habits including eating more vegetables
* Why awareness is what creates changes
* Cognitive Behavioral Coaching model to create new habits Mentioned in the show:
Health Habits Checklist
Rebellious Ea…
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Apr 20, 2023
355-Doing the Damn Thing… Launching a Women Coaching Certification
I’m doing the damn thing… launching a women coaching certification.
Launching a women coaching certification
In this episode of the podcast, I’m taking you behind the scenes… curious? You’ve got to listen. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* Why I refused to create a certification for years
* The “behind the scene” work that needed to be done first
* How I build the curriculum
* My dreams for this program… Mentioned in the show:
Non-Diet Coaching Certification
Health Habits Checklist
Quiz: Is It You or Your Diet?
Undiet Your Life Coaching Program
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Apr 13, 2023
354-Overcoming Resistance To Do What You Want To Do
Overcoming resistance to do what you want to do is where people get themselves stuck. The number 1 mistake people make is resisting the resistance.
In this episode, I’m going to walk you through another approach to overcoming the resistance.
Powerful questions to ask yourself to discover your relationship to resistance
* What if the resistance was to deliver an important message straight from your intuition?
* What if partnering with the resistance was the most easeful way for it to release the resistance and move forward with your transformation/goal?
* What if the process of partnering with your resistance created more trust within yourself? What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* 6 steps to overcoming resistance in your transformation
* Why fighting resistance is getting your stuck
* Self-leadership approach to transformation
* Why creating safety for resistance is the path to overcoming resistance Mentioned in the show:
Health Habits Checklist
Quiz:…
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Apr 6, 2023
353-Listener Q&A Vol.5: Good Fear versus Bad Fear & How to Distinguish What My Body Needs
This is another edition of Listener Q&A now at Volume 5.
Today I answer two questions:
* How do I discern when it’s good fear vs bad fear?
* How do I distinguish my body needs if all food fits? What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* Why there is no such thing as good or bad fear.
* We will talk about interoception awareness: our ability to feel what our body needs
* Gentle nutrition tenets that you should be aware of Mentioned in the show:
Health Habits Checklist
Quiz: Is It You or Your Diet?
Undiet Your Life Coaching Program
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Mar 30, 2023
352-My Personal Fitness Goals
In this episode, I’m sharing my journey in healing my relationship with fitness.
Over the last 2.5 years, I have been working with a non-diet fitness coach to help me change my recurring unintentional thoughts about moving my body.
Last month, I achieved the last goal I had set for myself 2.5 years ago so it was time to set new goals.
In this episode, I’m sharing my new fitness goals with you. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* The step by steps approach I took to heal my relationship to fitness
* Why I hired a coach to help me become someone who loves to go to the gym
* My new non-diet fitness goals going forward. Mentioned in the show:
The Rebellious Eating Solution Masterclass
Health Habits Checklist
Quiz: Is It You or Your Diet?
Undiet Your Life Coaching Program
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Mar 23, 2023
351-Listener Q&A Vol.4 Navigating Diet Culture with Family & Does Undieting Mean I'll Never Lose Weight
In this episode, I answer two questions:
* How to navigate diet culture with my family - my mom is a chronic dieter...
* Does undieting my life and quitting dieting mean I’ll never lose weight again? What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* How to overcome being triggered by other people dieting
* The long-term solution to be able to be with family that have different choices than you
* Why being in rebellion against diet culture isn’t the most effective way to heal
* Why compassion is key to move to changing how you experience life without diet culture Mentioned in the show:
Health Habits Checklist
Quiz: Is It You or Your Diet?
Undiet Your Life Coaching Program
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Mar 16, 2023
350-The 75 Intuitive Challenge
Today I’m introducing you to an amazing opportunity to get started undieting your life!
The 75 Intuitive Challenge
The 75 Intuitive is a 75-day transformative program that will permanently change how you approach health and well-being - mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. It’s more sustainable, less pressure, and makes YOU the authority of what health means to you.
The three main pillars of the program are consistency, confidence, and compassion. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* What is the 75 intuitive Challenge
* How to determine if this challenge is for you
* How to join for free Mentioned in the show:
Quiz: Is It You or Your Diet?
Health Habits Checklist
Undiet Your Life Coaching Program
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Mar 2, 2023
349-Listener Q&A Vol.3 Resisting Trusting Myself & Ingrained Feelings
In today’s episode, I am answering two more questions from our listeners. Can I really trust myself? & How to release old emotions that keep coming?
The answer to both of these questions will reinforce the importance of mindset work and body image. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* The answer to the question, “I know in my head what I’m doing is right but my feelings towards myself are so ingrained. I feel like I can’t change them. Help!”
* The answer to the question, “I don’t know if I can trust my body: What does it mean? Where is it in my body? Can I really trust my body? Mentioned in the show:
Rebellious Eating Masterclass
Quiz: Is It You or Your Diet?
Podcast Roadmap
Undiet Your Life Coaching Program
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Feb 23, 2023
348-Listener Q&A Vol.2 Eating Past Fullness & Confidence at Work
In today’s episode, I am answering two more questions from our listeners, Why do I keep eating past fullness? and Is there a link between confidence at work & body image?
The answer to both of these questions will reinforce the importance of mindset work. Mindset work is the foundation of eating normally and experiencing confidence in both your body and in the workforce. What you’ll learn listening to this episode on Listener Q&A Vol.2 Eating Past Fullness & Confidence at Work:
* The answer to the question, “Why do I keep eating past fullness?”
* The answer to the question, “Is there a link between confidence at work & body image?” Mentioned in the show:
Undiet Your Life Coaching Program
Quiz: Is It You or Your Diet?
Rebellious Eating Masterclass
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Feb 16, 2023
347-Listener Q&A Vol.1 Boundaries with Mom & Is Intuitive Eating for Everyone
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* Can you explain why emphasizing Intuitive Eating should be a priority?
* How do I set boundaries with my mom? Mentioned in the show:
Undiet Your Life Coaching Program
Quiz: Is It You or Your Diet?
Rebellious Eating Masterclass
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Feb 2, 2023
346-Here Is What I Want Every Fat Woman to Know
In today’s episode, I am sharing a message for anyone who identifies as fat and who is struggling with the size of their body, regardless of what pant size they are or how they relate to the BMI.
It’s unfair that society doesn’t welcome fat bodies. It’s unfair that regular everyday tasks are more challenging such as shopping for clothes or sitting at a restaurant booth, or that airplane seats don’t accommodate fat bodies.
Despite this unfairness, you have a choice. You have a choice to allow these hurdles to stop you from being who you are.
The reason I am sharing this message is so that you can see the possibility of what is on the other side of taking responsibility for how you experience fatphobia.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode on here is what I want every fat woman to know:
* The surprising truth about fatphobia
* Three simple steps to changing how you experience fatphobia
* What’s possible for you when you choose how you’ll experience fatp…
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Jan 26, 2023
345-What Happens When You Undiet Your Life?
What Happens When You Undiet Your Life?
You’re invited! The Undiet Your Life 2023 Live Experience is here!
Once a year, we create a unique container for women wanting to create change rapidly.
When you join Undiet Your Life Coaching Program now, you can join the live experience and fast-track your results.
The Undiet Your Life Live 2023 Experience is when we get a group of women together for 2 months and study our 3 steps of Undiet Your Life process with a very focused and intense approach to facilitate your transformation quickly.
We start with an intensive class on Sunday, February 5th, 2023, where you master the mindset coaching tool in 1 day AND over the next 8 weeks we apply it to food, health, and body image.
You get 2 months of my energy, passion, and accountability to move yours thru this life-changing transformation of undieting your life.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode on what happens when you Undiet Your Life?:
* What does it mean to undiet your li…
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Jan 19, 2023
344-Rebellious Eating, Self-Responsibility and Mindset
In today’s episode, we are diving into the truth about why rebellious eating happens and how you can resolve it once and for all.
Have you attempted intuitive eating, hoping you would easily eat according to your hunger and fullness cues, only to end up with rebellious eating habits?
This is totally normal.
Contrary to what diet culture teaches, the solution to ending rebellious eating behaviours is not via willpower, self-discipline, or shameful tactics. Ending rebellious eating behaviours is possible when you take radical self-responsibility and shift your mindset toward food.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* What rebellious eating habits are
* Why rebellious eating happens
* 3 steps to creating peaceful eating habits Mentioned in the show:
Rebellious Eating Training
Undieted Health Habits Checklist
Quiz: Is It You or Your Diet?
Podcast Roadmap
Undiet Your Life Coaching Program
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Jan 12, 2023
343-Does Intuitive Eating REALLY Work? How?
In today’s episode we are answering one of our community member’s questions; does intuitive eating REALLY work, and HOW??? We thought it was so good that we had to share it with everyone.
Perhaps this question has been on your mind too or maybe you tried Intuitive Eating on your own in the past and thought you failed at it.
First, know that you can’t fail at Intuitive Eating…
Most people who have the perception that you can fail at eating intuitively misunderstand what Intuitive Eating is designed for. They often approach it with the same mindset they had when starting any past diet.
The bottom line is that Intuitive Eating is beyond the food and requires a highly conscious commitment. The moment you decide to detangle your worth from your body and health behaviours, Intuitive Eating will work for you. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* The misunderstanding about Intuitive Eating that leads to it not working
* Questions to ask to discover why intuitive ea…
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Jan 5, 2023
342-4 Money Shifts I Made Since Opting Out of Diet Culture
Today we are talking about money and I am sharing with you the 4 money shifts I made since opting out of diet culture that created more money and most important less work and more ease.
Much of our corporate world has been conditioned by the patriarchy where it’s the men’s role to make money and women are to make men more money. Women are the caretakers, and the nurturers and thinking of themselves is selfish.
Scarcity money mindset is just another gift from diet culture. There are many parallels between diet culture and money mindset. To enjoy wealth would be indulgent. To enjoy food is indulgent. Many of us engage with money with fear just like we do with food and our bodies.
The good news is that money mindset work is almost the same as body image work so it’s going to a lot faster because you have already “been there, done that.”
What you’ll learn listening to this episode on the 4 Money shifts I made since opting out of diet culture:
* The thoughts about money…
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Dec 29, 2022
341-How to Create & Keep New Health Habits
A recent situation in my life inspired the topic of today’s podcast episode. I failed at reaching a goal. While doing my thought work in walking my brain through uncertainty, I am choosing how I will see this failure.
Yes, that’s right. I have a choice.
I can choose to look at this failure as if I’m not good enough, and I’m foolish to believe it will happen. OR I can choose to look at this as an opportunity to build my ability to be the new version of myself.
I used the same framework I teach all my students and shared in episode 323, which is the process of making a quality decision.
Since this is the time of year that many people are setting goals for the New Year, I will share how you can use this same framework when setting health habits.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode on How to Create & Keep New Health Habits:
* What habits are
* How diet culture has indoctrinated the way we engage with health habits
* The 4 steps to creating life-long habits…
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Dec 22, 2022
340-Impatience to Eat Better, Feel Better… To Get “There”
Have you ever felt impatient when trying to reach your goal? Repeating things like, “Why aren’t I there yet?” “What’s wrong with me?” and “I should be there already!”
This impatience is what creates unnecessary suffering when trying to achieve a goal. But sister, there is a better way.
Our happiness can’t be conditional on achieving the goal. When we engage in our goals that way, we miss the opportunity to build a belief in ourselves. The container of a goal helps you master the human experience every day. You have a choice to change the way you set and attain your goals which allows you to feel better today.
In today’s episode, Stephanie shares her personal experience of how impatience kept her in the rebellious phase of eating for too long and how she now uses the liberated goal method to make achieving goals fun, easy and pleasurable.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode on impatience to eat better:
* Why being impatient in reaching your goal is c…
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Dec 15, 2022
339-How to Make & Keep Resolutions
Sister, I know the urge to buy into the “new year, new you” ideal is strong - but now, it’s time for you to be stronger.
Stronger than the diet culture that fills you with self-hatred and still leaves you feeling empty.
Stronger than the temptation to buy into the “fix me” frenzy of gym memberships, diet books, and green juice cleanses.
And stronger than the pervasive idea that you are somehow not enough.
In today’s episode, I’m going to offer you a revolutionized way of setting your 2023 resolutions.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode on how to make & keep Resolution:
* The history of goal setting
* The liberated goal-setting method I used to unlearn the socialization of diet culture and hustle culture
* An invitation to revolutionize your resolutions Mentioned in the show:
Resolution Reset Masterclass
Undiet Your Life Coaching Program
Quiz: Is It You or Your Diet?
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Oct 27, 2022
338-Becoming a Non-Diet Coach
Your life has changed so much since you stopped dieting.
You know what is possible for your loved ones if they knew what you know.
You want to make a meaningful difference in your life.
You love helping others.
You know you have so much more you have to give but you just don’t know what or how to do it.
The good news is that during Become A Non-Diet Coach Week, Stephanie will help you do exactly that.
The thought of becoming a coach both excites you and scares you a little bit.
And there’s a secret part of you that knows you’re meant to be a coach.
It’s no accident that you’re here reading this right now.
It means that you are ready to learn about becoming a coach and sharing the non-diet approach with others.
It means you’re ready to take yourself to the next level.
And to step up and impact the lives of those you love most.
Become a Non-Diet Coach Week is five days of live training with Stephanie as she shares everything you need to know about becoming a power…
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Oct 20, 2022
337-The Dark Side of Wanting to Be Healthy
In today's episode, I discuss the dark side of being healthy and when wanting to be healthy becomes more harmful than good. I'll share the common thoughts I hear when coaching women that shows when the desire to be healthy has gone wrong. You'll begin creating a new perspective on health- one that comes from a place of love vs. fear. What you'll learn listening to this episode:
* Common thoughts that lead to the dark side of being healthy
* What is actually in your control when it comes to health
* How changing your thoughts towards health can lead to engaging in your health from a place of love vs. fear Mentioned in the show:
Undiet Your Life Program
Quiz: Is it you or your diet?
Podcast Roadmap
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Oct 13, 2022
336-Emotional Maturity, Eating and Health
Today’s episode explores how emotional maturity impacts your eating and health behaviours.
We also discuss how becoming emotionally mature is the pathway to creating your desired outcome in life.
What you'll learn listening to this episode on Emotional Maturity, Eating and Health
* What it means to be emotionally mature
* The difference between reacting and responding to your emotions
* How becoming emotionally mature impacts your relationship with food and your body Mentioned in the show:
Undiet Your Life Program
Quiz: Is it you or your diet?
Podcast Roadmap
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Oct 6, 2022
335-Being Responsible Vs Blaming Yourself
In today’s episode, you’ll learn how to take self-responsibility vs. self-blame to finally create the change you want to see in your life.
We all have external responsibilities such as picking up the kids, paying the bills, or groceries, but taking self-responsibility is accepting that your patterns create the outcome. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* How to stop the pattern of doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results
* The difference between self-responsibility and self-blame
* Three steps to take radical responsibility for creating a big, bold life Mentioned in the show:
Undiet Your Life Program
Quiz: Is it you or your diet?
Podcast Roadmap
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Sep 29, 2022
334-Goals, Diet Culture and Delaying Feeling Better
On today’s episode, we explore how diet culture is showing up in the way you set goals.
Then, we talk about how to set goals that allow you to feel how you want to feel TODAY. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* How diet culture is still showing up in your goals
* Why you need to feel enough when pursuing your goal
* How to pursue goals the undieted way Mentioned in the show:
Undiet Your Life Program
Quiz: Is it you or your diet?
Podcast Roadmap
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Sep 22, 2022
333-How to Believe In Your Possibilities
On today’s episode, you will learn exactly how to start believing in your possibilities NOW – especially when it feels hard.
You’ve had the skill set of believing your whole life. Now it’s time to learn how to use that skill set to create the life that YOU want.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* How to believe in your possibilities
* The skill set you need in order to believe NEW things
* How to be confident without changing your body
* The #1 thing that prevents you from having what you want Mentioned in the show:
Quiz: Is it you or your diet?
Podcast Roadmap
Undiet Your Life Coaching
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Sep 15, 2022
332-How to Change Your Opinion of Yourself
How do you actually stop self-critical thinking and change your opinion of yourself for good?
In this episode, we break down the exact steps you need to take to change your opinion of yourself to create your better, fuller & bolder life.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* How to stop self-critical thinking
* 3 steps to change your opinion of yourself
* Why your self-critical thoughts are true Mentioned in the show:
Register for the Enough Masterclass
Quiz: Is it you or your diet?
Podcast Roadmap
Undiet Your Life Coaching
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Sep 8, 2022
331-If you find yourself repeating patterns in your life, this one is for you (I’m taking you behind the scenes of my personal work with my coach)
How to stop repeating patterns in your life starts with understanding WHY they exist in the first place.
The simple answer? How you do one thing is how you do everything… at least, until you are presented with another way.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* The #1 reason you keep repeating patterns in your life
* How the all-or-nothing mindset is interfering with your goals
* A new approach to goals that you can use right now
* The self-coaching tool that will help you stop repeating patterns Mentioned in the show:
Register for the Enough Masterclass
Quiz: Is it you or your diet?
Podcast Roadmap
Undiet Your Life Coaching
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Sep 1, 2022
330-Digital Nomading at 47: My Dream Life
Digital nomading at 47 is me living my dream life. I am thriving living my fullest, boldest life – the life that I once thought wasn’t possible for me.
If you are ready to pursue *your* dream – that thing you didn’t think was possible for you – this is the perfect episode for you.
You ready?! Let’s do this!
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* How to become a digital nomad
* Why you don’t need to comply with any one way of digital nomading
* The way of thinking that got me to my dream life
* How to pursue your OWN dream life Mentioned in the show:
Outsite referral link ($50 off)
Register for the Enough Masterclass
Quiz: Is it you or your diet?
Podcast Roadmap
Undiet Your Life Coaching
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Aug 25, 2022
329-Six Years of Being Coached: Successes and Lessons Learned
Six years of being coached have afforded me many successes and lessons learned.
Today, I’m sharing those lessons with you because they are exactly what I am teaching you inside the Enough Masterclass - where you’ll learn the 3-step self-coaching process to create your better, fuller, and bolder life.
You ready? Let’s dive in!
What you’ll learn listening to this episode on 6 Years of Being Coached: Successes and Lessons Learned:
* 6 lessons I’ve learned from 6 years of coaching
* The 3 step process you’ll learn in the Enough Masterclass
* How to experience more out of life with coaching Mentioned in the show:
Register for the ENOUGH Masterclass
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Aug 18, 2022
328-The Power of Separating Facts From Thoughts
The power of separating facts from thoughts is key to creating your better, fuller, and bolder life.
If you were socialized as a woman and you don't intentionally clean up your thinking, you will constantly limit yourself to the social construct for people identified as women in our current society.
If you’re ready to start creating your better, fuller, and bolder life – this one’s for you, sister. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* What to do if you believe every thought in your brain
* The 3-step process to start separating facts from thoughts
* How to reclaim your power from your thoughts Mentioned in the show:
Register for the Enough Masterclass
Quiz: Is it you or your diet?
Podcast Roadmap
Undiet Your Life Coaching
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Aug 11, 2022
327-Money Mindset, Scarcity and Body Image
Money mindset, scarcity, and body image have more in common than you likely think…
After making peace with your body and learning to be neutral with your body, money mindset is the next level for most of my clients.
You ready? Let’s do this!
What you’ll learn listening to this episode on money mindset scarcity and body image:
* How your relationship with body image is related to your relationship with money & scarcity
* The 9 thoughts that money mindset, scarcity & body image have in common
* The #1 new belief you need to adopt to improve your money mindset Mentioned in the show:
Quiz: Is it you or your diet?
Podcast Roadmap
Undiet Your Life Coaching
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Aug 4, 2022
326-Q&A: Feeling Stuck In Your Journey - Let's Coach You to Get Unstuck
Whether it’s finding love after divorce, feeling unworthy of wealth, doubting your own possibility, or being afraid to step out of your comfort zone… you submitted your questions, and one thing is clear my sisters: many of you are feeling stuck in your journey.
Regardless of where you are feeling stuck in your journey right now, I guarantee you this is getting in your way: your thoughts. On today’s podcast, I’m coaching you through exactly how to get unstuck in any situation.
You ready? Let’s do this!
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE on Feeling stuck in your journey:
* How to get yourself unstuck in any situation
* What to do when you keep procrastinating
* What a thought download is & why you should do it
* How to make scary things feel SAFE Mentioned in the show:
Quiz: Is it you or your diet?
Podcast Roadmap
Undiet Your Life Coaching
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Jul 28, 2022
325-Pursuing Your True Desires... Beyond the Size of Your Body
Pursuing your true desires... beyond the size of your body. When you have spent most of your life pursuing a certain body size, the word ‘desire’ is foreign to you. But we as humans are designed for full expression of the human experience, which includes pursuing your true desires.
In this episode, we’re talking about identifying your true versus false desires and what you can do to start living the life you were meant to, right now. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE ON PURSUING YOUR TRUE DESIRES BEYOND THE SIZE OF YOUR BODY:
* The power of having a coach to actualize your true desires
* The difference between true versus false desires
* What to do if you have spent decades believing your false desire was your true desire
* The only sure way to get rid of false desires Mentioned in the show:
Quiz: Is it you or your diet?
Podcast Roadmap
Undiet Your Life Coaching
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Jul 21, 2022
324-How You Do One Thing Is How You Do Everything in Your Life
How you do one thing is how you do everything.
How you relate to food is how you relate to life. In the same way, how you think about your body is likely how you think about money.
Understanding this coaching concept will help you create the freedom and ease you want to have now in your life after years of dieting.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* How your beliefs about food impact all other areas of your life
* How the cognitive bias system is holding you back from changing how you relate to food and life
* The 3 steps you can take now to start trusting yourself again
* Why you should start with changing your relationship to food before anything else Mentioned in the show:
Quiz: Is it you or your diet?
Podcast Roadmap
Undiet Your Life Coaching
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Jul 14, 2022
323-Making quality decisions to create your Undieted Life
Do you struggle to make quality decisions for yourself? For example, you want to believe things like “my body is neutral”... but actually believing that feels SO damn hard?
I have been there sister and I’m here to tell you I can confidently say that I no longer have “bad body image days”. Whaaat!? You read that right – and I am certain that this can be your reality too… *if* you are willing to start making quality decisions for your future self. Are you ready? Let’s do this!
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* How to stop having bad body image days
* What happens when you choose not to make a decision
* Why your brain doesn’t want to change your current reality & what to do about it
* How to make quality decisions for your future self
Mentioned in the show:
Quiz: Is it you or your diet?
Podcast Roadmap
Undiet Your Life Coaching
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Jul 7, 2022
322-Living the Undieted Life
Do you feel like you’re REALLY living the life you were meant to live? Undieting your life allows you to do that. And living the undieted life is the outcome of the Undieting Your Life Coaching Process.
There is a sh*tload of opportunity waiting for you on the other side of undieting your life. I know this because I’m living it right now, and in today’s episode, I’m sharing how YOU can live the undieted life too.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* What happens when food and body image are no longer the “problem”
* What it means to truly live the undieted life
* The #1 question Stephanie asks herself to access new possibilities in her life Mentioned in the show:
Quiz: Is it you or your diet?
Podcast Roadmap
Undiet Your Life Coaching
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May 12, 2022
321-The Illusion of Eating Better (versus confident eating)
Why we fantasize about eating better is because somewhere inside of us we think that there is a better. We hope that by eating better we will feel better.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* Why we fantasize about eating better
* The solution to the illusion of eating better
* How we do one thing is how we do everything
* The role of self-trust in gentle nutrition Mentioned in the show:
Undiet Your Life Course
Quiz: Is it you or your diet?
Podcast Roadmap
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May 5, 2022
320-Unpacking Gentle Nutrition
At some point, I’ll just eat better right?
That is often the question we ask ourselves as we go through intuitive eating. We think that if we do the intuitive eating work diligently it will lead us to eating better.
What is eating better?
To a brain that has been affected by diet culture and had to adapt to survive years of food restriction, eating better most often means “eating healthier”.
How does an undieted brain think of gentle nutrition?
What you’ll learn listening to this episode on gentle nutrition:
* What is gentle nutrition
* Gentle Nutrition: What it’s not
* The role of gentle nutrition in health
* Healthism: Healthy behavior gone wrong
* How to integrate gentle nutrition into your life Mentioned in the show:
Gentle Nutrition Accelerator
Quiz: Is it you or your diet?
Podcast Roadmap
Undiet Your Life Course
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Apr 21, 2022
319-The Origin of Diet Culture
The origin of diet culture is shady and creepy… and likely not what you think it is. Tunes to this week’s podcast where I share with you how diet culture was born.
Surprisingly, the cultural belief system about women managing their size only goes back about a hundred years or so and came out of a social narrative that had nothing to do with health or medicine.
The conversation about your weight which may feel like a scientific dictum inside of a doctor’s visit actually has very little to do with health and a heck of a lot more to do with social oppression.
This podcast episode of our podcast is actually an extract from an interview I did on a colleague’s podcast The Eat Influencer Podcast by Maggie Landes MD. We are going to explore the origins of diet culture and the somewhat sinister beginnings of the modern weight loss industry.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* The origin of diet culture
* When and how the weight loss industry was born
* The histo…
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Apr 14, 2022
BONUS - ANNOUNCEMENT: We Have a New Podcast Show!
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UNDIET YOUR COACHING PRACTICE PODCAST
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FREE RESOURCES
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Apr 14, 2022
318- Failure Capacity: Your Capacity to Fail Determines the Speed to which You Achieve Your Goal
Can you succeed in the pursuit of your goals without enduring failure too?
Nope. Your failure capacity will determine your ability to achieve your desired level of success faster.
Yes, I’m calling you out as a person, who has been socialized as a woman, to do some mindset work. In fact, this is why you focus on your thoughts and beliefs, rather than tactics, to achieve your goals.
It’s actually the belief that failure is “bad” (not the “wrong” sales tactics) that holds you back from achieving the success you desire… ready to practice failing? WHAT YOU’LL LEARN LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE ON FAILURE CAPACITY AS A NON-DIET COACH :
* The reason why avoiding failure is interfering with your ability to get clients
* Why failure is essential to your business’ success
* A new way of thinking about failure that will help your success
* How to build your failure capacity MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:
TRAINING EVENT FOR NON-DIET COACHES
MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
FREE RESOURCES…
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Mar 10, 2022
317-5 Steps to Change Your Exercise Mindset with Jolyn Martin
Your exercise mindset is key when it comes to repairing your relationship with your body and movement.
If you have a history of dieting, you likely have a complicated exercise mindset.
Changing your exercise mindset will allow you to reconnect to your body and it will empower you to make exercise goals from a place of self-care, rather than punishment. What you’ll learn listening to this episode on the 5 steps to change your exercise mindset:
* Why putting weight loss on the back burner can help you explore exercise in a different way
* How to reconnect to your body through movement
* Why love is more effective than fear when it comes to motivation
* How reflecting on your childhood can help you re-discover movement you enjoy
* What it means to set goals from a place of self-care Mentioned in the show:
Undiet Your Life Course
Podcast Roadmap
Rebellious Eating Solution Masterclass Connect with our guest:
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Feb 24, 2022
316-Stop Stressing About Your Weight Masterclass Bonus Day
In Day 4 of the masterclass, learn how to reshape your mind to think confident thoughts and let go of default thinking.
In this BONUS Q&A session, we unpacked some of the most common questions we get asked in Undiet Your Life and there’s a good chance your diet brain has these questions too.
We dive into exactly how to harness your power to rewire your brain and think thoughts that will create the unshakeable confidence you desire.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* How to stop avoiding people out of fear that they’ll judge your weight
* What you can do to catch the subconscious thoughts that are getting in the way of confidence
* How long it takes to rewire your brain so that you don’t slip into default thinking
* What it looks like to reshape your identity after dieting
* How to stand your ground with the authority figures in your life Mentioned in the show:
Undiet Your Life Course
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Feb 18, 2022
315-Stop Stressing About Your Weight Masterclass Day 3
On Day 3 of the masterclass, learn how to stop stressing about your weight by managing other people's thoughts and opinions about you.
The number one reason why women stop creating confidence is that they care more about others’ opinions than their own. When your own opinion of yourself is shitty, it’s hard to stop stressing about your weight on your own.
When you learn how to manage your mind, you then have the power to stop stressing about your weight (including what others think about your weight) and create your own confidence. This is exactly what I’m showing you in this episode and what we’re diving even deeper into in Confidence Bootcamp. What you’ll learn listening to this episode on Stop Stressing About Your Weight Masterclass Day 3
* The #1 reason why women stop creating confidence
* The only way other people’s opinions can affect you
* 5 steps to stop letting other’s thoughts and opinions affect you
* How the Confidence Bootcamp will help you Mentio…
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Feb 17, 2022
314-Stop Stressing About Your Weight Masterclass Day 2
On Day 2 of the masterclass, learn how to stop stressing about your weight by learning how to create confidence.
The truth is, creating confidence is as easy as thinking confident thoughts.
You are going to feel a lot of resistance trying to think new thoughts about your body and weight. The key to moving through this resistance is reclaiming authority over your life. In today’s episode, I teach you how to do that.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* How to use your thoughts to create confidence in your body
* Why you need to sell your brain on this new confident perspective
* The difference between safety in body compliance versus unshakeable body confidence
* How to self-authorize new thoughts about your body and weight Mentioned in the show:
Register-Stop Stressing About Your Weight 3-Day Masterclass
Undiet Your Life Course
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Feb 16, 2022
313-Stop Stressing About Your Weight Masterclass Day 1
In Day 1 of the masterclass, you’ll learn how to stop stressing about your weight and instead feel confident. You have the power to create unshakeable confidence by reshaping your mind, not your body.
Creating unshakeable confidence is simpler than you think – really, there are only 3 things you need to do. We explored these in Day 1 of the Masterclass, as we focused on the power your thoughts have in creating both shame AND confidence in your body.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode on Stop Stressing About Your Weight Masterclass Day 1:
* The 3 things you need to do to stop stressing about your weight and instead feel confident
* How to create unshakeable confidence in yourself
* How to use the Weight Peace Protocol
* The way you’ve been socialized to think about your body is not your fault Mentioned in the show:
Stop Stressing About Your Weight 3-Day Masterclass
Undiet Your Life Course
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Feb 10, 2022
312-How to Be Healthier Without Losing Weight
Are you looking for a guide on how to be healthier without losing weight?
Have you been trying to lose weight for years on end with no “success”? Yet, you likely have been told that the only solution to your pain and ailments resides in losing weight – but it does not.
It is scientific fact that you can improve your health without losing weight. You deserve to know this.
If you're ready to improve your health without pursuing weight loss, you need to get in the _3 days masterclass series_ now. It’s time to let go of the shame about your weight. In this free, 3-part masterclass series you’ll learn how to take control of your feelings and end weight stress for good.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* What to do if you believe you need to lose weight for your health
* The true definition of health vs what you think it is
* Why changing your weight doesn’t change your body image
* The #1 thing you can do to reduce stress and be healthier
* How to ta…
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Feb 3, 2022
311-Stop Stressing About Your Weight Masterclass
Stop stressing about your weight and learn how to create confidence. Think about the way you feel when you step off the scale. If you don’t like that feeling, then I’m talking to you, sister.
LET GO OF THE SHAME AND STRESS OF WEIGHT FOR GOOD
STOP BEING AFFECTED BY OTHER PEOPLE’S WORDS...
THEN CREATE CONFIDENCE
If you want to completely change the narrative you have about your body right now, get your butt in the _FREE 3-Day Masterclass to Stop Stressing About Your Weight_.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
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Why most women are not feeling confident about their body and instead stress and shame about their weight
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How to stop feeling stressed and shameful about your body
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How to create confidence
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Where many women are getting tripped up when it comes to body acceptance
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The most common error in thinking I see
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How I can help you feel unshakeable confident and feel good in your skin right now
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Stop Stressing About Y…
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Jan 27, 2022
310-Body Confidence: 3 Unpopular Truths
Body confidence is a skill that you can build no matter what body size or age you are, sister.
The way we approach body confidence right now is faulty. But it's not your fault that the way you’re approaching, pursuing, and chasing after body confidence isn’t right. It’s because that’s the way you were socialized to think about body confidence.
These 3 unpopular truths about body confidence are most often what we skip, or what we think is not going to work for us.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* Why confidence is a skill that anyone can build
* How your ability to trust yourself determines your confidence
* The most effective way to regain self-trust and body confidence
* Why one of the most common misconceptions about confidence isn’t true
Mentioned in the show:
Quiz: Is it me or my diet?
Podcast Roadmap
Undiet Your Life Course
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Jan 13, 2022
309-How to Cope with Emotions Without Turning to Food with Sabrina Rogers
Coping with your emotions without turning to food is an important skill to have. Having the right tools to support your emotions can help you discern when coping with food isn’t helpful.
Here’s the thing: emotional eating is normal, but we don’t often see it that way. This is because the general perception is that emotional eating is bad... it’s not!
In this episode, our guest, Sabrina Rogers, explains why emotional eating is healthy and how we can expand our toolbox to cope with our emotions beyond the food.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* All eating is emotional eating
* Eating to cope works, it's our first coping tool
* We can also benefit from having other coping tools so we are not always using food
* Examples of these other tools and how to find other coping tools Mentioned in the show:
Undiet Your Life Course
Podcast Roadmap
Rebellious Eating Solution Masterclass Connect with our guest:
Website
Instagram
Facebook
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Jan 6, 2022
308-Healthy Eating in 7 Steps
Healthy eating is different for every human. There is no one plan that works for everyone, yet this is what most “healthy eating” plans miss.
In this episode, we explore healthy eating in 7 steps without having to restrict ANY food... This is the non-diet approach to healthy eating.
Follow these steps and you will feel powerful in your relationship to food. In fact, you will be able to enjoy life because you’re not obsessed with food.
This kind of healthy eating is available to you and it’s the outcome of undieting your life.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* The 7 steps to healthy eating without restriction
* Why there is no one way of eating for all humans
* What’s missing in most “healthy eating” plans
* How to eat for self-care instead of self-control Mentioned in the show:
Undiet Your Life Course
Podcast Roadmap
Quiz: Is it me or my diet?
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Dec 30, 2021
307-Greatest Hits: How to Upgrade Your Body Image
Upgrade your body image with body neutrality so that you can free yourself from all-consuming negative body image.
Your body image is not uni-dimensional. Rather, it’s the sum of how you see, think, and feel about your body. And as a result, how you treat your body.
The goal of body neutrality is to dial down the enormous significance that’s being given to physical attractiveness in our society.
Body Neutrality pushes back on all aspects of society that continue to promote beauty ideals as the ultimate accomplishment. As such, it also rejects the idea that a person’s appearance is indicative of their worth. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* The 4 components of body image
* The Body Image Scale
* Why you shouldn’t aim to be body positive
* The feminist approach to body image
* Body neutrality in real life Mentioned in the show:
Undiet Your Life Course
Podcast Roadmap
Quiz: Is it me or my diet?
Rebellious Eating Solution Masterclass
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Dec 23, 2021
306-Greatest Hits: 4 Steps to Overcome Binge Eating Behaviors
You know that you struggle with binge eating or overeating, so now what?
When I recall the last time I caught myself binge eating, I knew that’s what I was doing, but I had no idea why I was doing it.
I blamed, judged, and punished myself for it, and kept it all a secret.
I now know that I was eating in response to the food restriction I was imposing on myself, and to numb the emotions, I didn’t want to feel. If you are struggling with binge eating, you are not alone. In today’s episode, we’ll talk about 4 steps you can take to overcome it. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* The spectrum of eating behavior
* Disordered eating versus eating disorder
* Overeating versus binge eating
* How to end the binge-restrict cycle
* 4 steps that will help you overcome binge eating Mentioned in the show:
Undiet Your Life School
Podcast Roadmap
Quiz: Is it me or my diet?
Rebellious Eating Solution Masterclass
Canadian National Eating Disorder Information Cent…
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Dec 16, 2021
305-How to Set Non-Diet Goals-Clean Goals
Set non-diet goals for the new year so that the better life you desire is not conditional on achieving a goal.
Diet culture goals are dirty goals - the ones you’re used to setting. They are the type of goals that focus only on having a better life AFTER you’ve achieved the goal.
Dirty goals tell us that we need to achieve the thing in order to feel worthy, confident, and happy; clean goals teach us how to use our thoughts to create these feelings TODAY. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* The difference between dirty vs. clean goals
* How to feel confident, happy, and worthy right now
* Why the intention behind your goal is important
* How to set clean, non-diet goals for the new year Mentioned in the show:
Undiet Your Life
Podcast Roadmap
Quiz: Is it me or my diet?
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Dec 9, 2021
304-How to Say No to Diet Culture's "New Year, New You" B.S and Say Yes to Vowing Yourself Next Year
Say no to Diet Culture's New Year, New You BS, and choose to create yourself this year.
You are not something to be fixed, sister. Instead, you get to choose to create yourself without fixating on changing what you can see on the outside (your body).
It's time to throw out the “New Year, New You” list of weight and health resolutions and commit to unlearning diet culture, believing in yourself, and creating the life you desire in 2022.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode on how to say no to Diet Culture's "New Year, New You" BS:
* The origins of chasing resolutions
* Why your body struggles aren’t actually about your body
* How to create yourself instead of fixing yourself
* What to do if you’ve tried the non-diet way and it didn’t work
* How to bring in the new year without diet culture Mentioned in the show:
Undiet Your Life
The Unretreat - Undiet 2022 with us!
Podcast Roadmap
Quiz: Is it me or my diet?
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Dec 2, 2021
303-The Food Freedom Diet: Diet Culture’s Clickbait
Food Freedom these days is getting tossed around a lot...and unfortunately, most often it’s a clickbait term to diet culture.
The truth is, Food Freedom is simply normal eating. It is our innate state of being as humans until the moment restriction comes in. These restrictions and rules are layered on in the Food Freedom Diet, all under the disguise of "Food Freedom".
The Food Freedom Diet continues to center your body and food and fails to address the diet culture belief system that leads to fear of fatness. Until we dismantle these beliefs, we haven’t achieved true food freedom.
What you will learn listening to this episode on food freedom:
* Food Freedom is the new clickbait of diet culture
* Definition of Food Freedom
* Diet culture red flags
* 5 questions to ask yourself before buying into a new plan Mentioned in the show:
The Unretreat - Undiet 2022 with us!
Podcast Roadmap
Undiet Your Life School
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Nov 25, 2021
302-‘Tis the Season (to smash down diet culture) with Unyime Oguta
'Tis the season to smash down diet culture... and if we want that, we need to understand the roots of the holiday season so that we can smash down the roots of oppression.
"Indulgence” is rooted in diet culture – it makes you feel bad for enjoying holiday foods and it sets you up for eating out of control. It is a stepping stone on the path to binging because this mentality towards food is tied up in your self-worth and body image.
What you'll learn listening to this episode on 'tis the season (to smash down diet culture):
* The origin of the holiday season & how it became commercialized
* How holiday norms perpetuate patriarchal ideals
* Why holiday “indulgence” is harmful to your self-worth
* How to bring awareness to diet culture during the holidays Mentioned in the show:
Undiet Your Life School
Podcast Roadmap
Rebellious Eating Solution Masterclass Connect with our guest:
Podcast - Unyime
Instagram - Unyime
Facebook - Unyime
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Nov 18, 2021
301-Q&A: I'm just too busy to... but I know I should do this? The link between time, body and food scarcity
Do you often answer the question “How are you doing?” with “I’m just so busy....”
The thoughts that want to validate the fact that you’re too busy, that there’s not enough time, are coming from the exact same place in your brain that criticizes your body, that criticize your food choices.
That part of your brain is your fight or flight part of your brain – aka diet brain.
That part of your brain is designed and fully committed to keeping you exactly where you are.
I am committed to helping you get where you want to go.
Tune in to Episode 301 of the podcast where I will teach you how time scarcity is linked to body dissatisfaction and disordered eating. It’s all bundled up together...
What you’ll learn listening to this episode on the link between time, body, and food scarcity:
* The link between time scarcity, body dissatisfaction and disordered eating
* The little cousin to diet culture... hustle culture
* The sneaky ways hustle culture support diet c…
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Nov 16, 2021
BONUS- The UnRetreat
Ready to escape the new year new you bs?
Do you want to make 2022 the year where you say: enough is enough… I’m taking back my body from diet culture?
Then you’re ready for the un-retreat!
Our mission; to make 2002 the year you undiet your food, your body and you mind… heck your whole life!
Here’s the plan… Kickstart 2002 with a transformative unretreat and then we get to spend the whole year together.
Click here for more details and register: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/unretreat/
I’ll see you on the other side!
Stephanie
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Nov 11, 2021
300-The Audacity of Acceptance–She's Beyond The Food Chapter 7
We are celebrating the 300th episode of our podcast and entering our 6th year! Woot Woot!
So, this is a special episode: Chapter 6 of She’s Beyond The Food: My personal story.
For most of my life, I misunderstood acceptance. I have to admit today, I was wrong.
I used to believe that acceptance meant being resigned and giving up. I was socialized to believe that self-acceptance meant being passive in the face of my life and somehow lazy.
The pain and suffering that I attributed to my body not being the right size and my inability to control what I ate were in fact due to the resistance I had to accept my body.
The truth is that accepting myself for who I am today in my now body in today’s world is audacious.
Self-acceptance is counter-culture.
It’s an act of bravery and it took courage.
Today, I know I’m a complex human being, an imperfect human being capable of making mistakes as well as significant accomplishments.
When we embrace the audacity of acceptance, we move f…
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Nov 9, 2021
BONUS - Undiet Your Coaching Podcast Ep #28 - Decolonizing Diet Culture-Panel Discussion with Unyime Oguta, Jin Kim, Tara Rivera & Marissa Prieto
Decolonizing diet culture and our approach to non-diet coaching is essential for the healing of all of our clients and it’s goes beyond simply white people’s food.
Diet culture centers on the white narrative of what is “healthy”. Non-diet coaches need to know how to hold space for clients who have been taught that their food is “bad”, and play an active role in decolonizing diet culture in practice.
What you'll learn listening to this episode:
* How white culture sets the “standard” in diet culture
* Why our language around culture & food matters
* How to support clients whose culture is erased in diet culture
* Tips for coaches to decolonize diet culture in practice Links mentioned in the show:
Non-Diet Professional Mentorship Program
Free Professional Training & Resources Connect with our guests:
Podcast - Unyime
Instagram - Unyime
Facebook - Unyime
Instagram - Jin
Website - Tara
Instagram - Tara
Facebook - Tara
Website - Marissa
Instagram - Ma…
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Nov 4, 2021
299-Wishful Thinking Trap of Diet Culture
Wishing Thinking is when you want something to be true even when it’s not true, like the fantasy of the thin ideal.
Think of all the years we pursue dieting… The endless “on and off” diet cycle always landing right back in the same place.
Wishful Thinking is the formation of beliefs based on what might be pleasing to imagine rather than on reality, evidence, FACTS. It’s is usually grown from fear. We don’t resort to Wishful Thinking because it works. We resort to Wishful Thinking because it allows us to avoid confronting our fear.
Wishful Thinking is the trap that prevents you from seeing the reality that food restriction doesn’t work, and all bodies are good bodies.
The solution is objective Thinking. What you'll learn listening to this episode:
* How Wishful Thinking presents itself in our lives
* The companion to wishful Thinking; Magical Thinking
* The illusion of diet culture
* The power of objective Thinking Mentioned in the show:
Podcast Roadmap…
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Nov 2, 2021
BONUS - Undiet Your Coaching Podcast Ep #27 - Bro Marketing versus Ethical Marketing with Michelle Mazur
Bro marketing “works” because its tactics are rooted in scarcity, authority, and social proof which ultimately brings cash into our non-diet coaching businesses.
Building ethical marketing into your non-diet business with the right messaging and strategy for your brand will set you up so that you can reach more people, build brand awareness, and get your dream clients interested in your offer.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
> What bro marketing is and why ethical marketing is better
> Manipulative bro marketing tactics to avoid
> Why self-agency is key to the ethical buying process
> How to identify your core message with the 3-word rebellion
> The key difference between messaging vs marketing
> Where to start with building an ethical marketing plan Links mentioned in the show:
Non-Diet Professional Mentorship Program
Free Professional Training & Resources
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Oct 28, 2021
298-Having Your Own Back
Learning to have your own back is the process of developing an internal culture of unconditional self-compassion
It is being your own best friend and treating yourself in a respectful and supportive way.
Having your own back means that no matter what, you will fight for your own potential, not limitations as imposed by diet culture or patriarchy.
Learning to have your own back is training your brain to make the choice to have your own back.
* It’s about choosing to see the possibilities in your own damn self
* It’s about choosing to believe in yourself
* Understanding that failure is an opportunity to learn - failure capacity What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* What it means to have your own back
* Where did we learn NOT to have our own back
* What happens when you learn to have your own back
* How to have your own back Mentioned in the show:
Podcast Roadmap
Ask Stephanie Anything Live Webinar Registration
Undiet Your Life Course
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Oct 26, 2021
BONUS - Undiet Your Coaching Podcast Ep #26 - Thin Privilege
Thin privilege in coaching is a reality that will impact your client relationship and coaching efficiency.
Here's the thin privilege definition: being able to experience the world knowing you will always be accommodated for and considered “acceptable”, based on the (smaller) size of your body.
Thin privilege in health coaching – what it means for non-diet coaching businesses is that coaches in smaller bodies have to take responsibility for their thin privilege in practice.
What you'll learn listening to this episode on thin privilege in coaching:
* Thin privilege – definition & what it means in practice
* The power of language when discussing bodies
* Why feeling guilty about your thin privilege isn’t helping & what to do instead
* Your role as a non-diet coach when helping clients in larger bodies Links mentioned in the show:
Undiet Your Coaching Scholarship
Non-Diet Professional Mentorship Program
Free Professional Training & Resources
Alissa Rumsey
Ju…
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Oct 21, 2021
297-Marie Kondoing Your Thoughts
I want you to think of the process of undieting your brain of all the diet culture thoughts and beliefs, like Marie Kondioing your mind.
Undiet Your Life is the act of decluttering your mind from all the thoughts that are no longer serving you, that no longer spark joy, happiness, and ease for you.
You’ve picked thoughts all along your life, and up until now, you have kept them. Now, you have a mind filled with thoughts that create anxiety, perfectionism, black-and-white thinking, and fear.
Thoughts are like the clutter Marie Kondo is coaching people to purge… You can purge your old thoughts too. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE:
* Why Marie Kondo is such a brilliant analogy for undieting your brain
* Learning to respect your old thoughts
* How to declutter your mind
* Developing a critical lens for intentional thinking MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:
PODCAST ROADMAP
REBELLIOUS EATING SOLUTION MASTERCLASS
UNDIET YOUR LIFE COURSE
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Oct 14, 2021
296-Q&A: Can You Accept Your Body and Still Want to Change It?
We are back with a Q&A-style podcast this week.
I help you find your answer to the question: “Can I accept my body and still want to change it?” In this episode #296 of the Going Beyond The Food Show, we will discuss:
* How my relationship with my family has changed
* What does body acceptance truly mean
* Why is there not 1 answer for everyone to the questions
* 3 questions to ask yourself to find the answer to the question to find the best answer for you Mentioned in the show:
Podcast Roadmap
Undiet Your Life
Rebellious Eating Solution Masterclass
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Oct 7, 2021
295-Undieting Your Life (not just your food)
Undieting your life doesn’t mean stopping dieting. Although stopping dieting is the first step.
I hosted a workshop yesterday The Rebellious Eating Solution and the Q&A part of the class was on fire! I received one question that stomped me and I decided to create a podcast episode about it.
This is today’s episode! What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* Why did I add “ not just your food” to the title
* What does it mean to undiet your life
* Where to start to undiet your life Mentioned in the show:
Undiet Your Life
Rebellious Eating Solution Masterclass
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Sep 30, 2021
294-Body Compliance
Thru their body women are asked to comply with society's prescribed norms. Body compliance defines, controls, and constrains women.
As women, we learn to perform via our bodies. We demonstrated our ability to be self-disciplined, self-controlled, and to comply with social norms via body constraint.
As a result, we learn not to disturb and take space through our bodies. That it is its size or its sign of aging. Body compliance and beyond
At first, it's compliance with our body, but it spreads quickly to many other aspects of our life:
* Need to perform at work
* People-pleasing our way through a relationship
* Being productive at all times...
Compliance becomes a way of life for many women.
We aim to comply not to stand out and feel the judgment of others. Compliance becomes a safety net that spreads through our life. What you'll learn listening to this episode:
* The history of body compliance for women
* The link between compliance and safety
* The Intersection bet…
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Sep 23, 2021
293-Rebellious Eating
Rebellious eating is when we use food and/or eating in order to resist authority. In fact, it's an action to affirm one's power of food, body, or existence.
Rebellious eating is not about the food... it's about resisting authority over us.
Rebellious eating is about fighting for our autonomy and agency. When we eat rebelliously,
We're actually restoring our autonomy and protecting our boundaries.
Rebellious eating allows us to reclaim our power. What you'll learn listening to this episode:
* What is rebellious eating
* How does it show up in different stages of undieting your life
* What are you rebelling against?
* The solution to rebellious eating is counterintuitive Mentioned in the show:
Rebellious Eating Solution Masterclass
Podcast Roadmap
Undiet Your Life
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Sep 16, 2021
292-Overeating, Binging & Diet Culture
Most often, when women start their journey beyond dieting, it’s because they want to overcome compulsive eating behaviors like binging or what they self-describe as “overeating.”
They have learned that restriction is causing these compulsive eating behaviors, so they quit dieting... but is it the solution? Is it the only action that needs to be taken in order to end compulsion around food?
That’s what we discussed on today’s podcast. If perhaps you are at this point where even though you have lifted the restriction and still struggling with "overeating," binging & diet culture this is a must-listen! What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* The link between restriction and compulsive eating behavior
* What most people miss when it comes to compulsive eating behavior
* Why making peace with food is not the ultimate solution for binging, overeating or any compulsive behaviors.
* The belief that is fundamentally holding your back from eating “normally.” Me…
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Sep 9, 2021
291-Her Story: Creating Unshakable Self-Acceptance with Monserratt
Are you a very logical woman who perhaps uses her brain capacity to succeed at work yet struggles with her relationship to food & body?
And just like me in secret, you wonder: Why is it that I can solve very complicated problems at work, yet something as simple as how I eat and feel about my body isn’t working for me?
You’re not alone—the secret thought and the same one that many of us have or had.
In this new segment of Her Story, you’ll meet Monserrat Lopez, a Physics Ph.D. and a sewing artist, mom of 2 and wife to an amazing man. In her journey to undiet her life, radical self-responsibility has created an unshakable sense of self-acceptance in her life. What you’ll learn listening to this episode on creating unshakable self-acceptance:
* Unlearning how to use her logical brain in order to create the life she wanted
* The learning from her relationship to social media and self-acceptance
* A life event that allowed her to expand self-acceptance beyond the food…
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Sep 2, 2021
290-Her Story: High Achieving & Type A Woman Unlearning Diet Culture with Kim
Are you successful in many aspects of your life, yet food and body remain a secret struggle?
Kim Beckman is a high-performing, achieving professional who, after a 50-year journey with food and body restriction, has committed herself to the journey of unlearning diet culture. She joined Undiet Your Life a year ago, and in this interview, she will share with us what she has learned. She has a special message for all “type A” women! What you’ll learn listening to this episode on a high achieving & type-A woman unlearning diet culture:
* The 50 years journey searching for THE formula
* How perfectionism and control was in every part of her life
* What triggered her to stop trying to fix her body
* How learning to befriend vulnerability was a game-changer for her
* The gift of unlearning diet culture beyond the food she has experience.
* The role of mentor she is now taking in her profession to help other women Mentioned on the show:
Podcast Roadmap
Undiet Your Life
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Aug 26, 2021
289-Her Story: Being at Peace with Food Was Not About the Food with Kim
Kim was a listener of the podcast for more than 6 months, and then one day, she listened to me talking about taking action instead of just listening to the podcast.
That's when she joined us. She'll share with you that when she joined Undiet Your Life, she thought, "Let me try this intuitive eating thing... it sounds a lot healthier than my last diet."
That's almost a year ago.
What you'll learn listening to this episode:
* Kim's journey making peace with food and her body
* The trigger that moved Kim into action
* How undieting her life shifted her relationship with her mother
* The correlation between her relationship to food and white supremacy
Podcast Roadmap https://www.stephaniedodier.com/roadmap/
Undiet Your Life Program https://wwwstephaniedodiercom.ontraport.com/tl/387
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Aug 19, 2021
288-Believing in Yourself More Than Diet Culture
Diet culture beliefs do not support your amazingness, your goodness and your brilliance.
Diet Culture has been manufactured in order to create self-doubt in women, feeling of victimhood, distrust of self and disempowerment.
In order to believe in yourself and the possibilities that can be present for you in your life, you need to have beliefs that support this amazingness, goodness that is in you now. And these beliefs aren’t shared by Diet Culture.
How do we get to believe in ourselves more than diet culture? That’s what we are going to explore in this episode of our podcast.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* The diet culture beliefs that stop you from believing in yourself
* The process of deepening your self-beliefs
* Believing it’s possible for you to change
* 10 non-diet culture beliefs that can transform your life
Mentioned on the show:
Podcast Roadmap
Undiet Your Life
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Aug 12, 2021
287-The Not Good Enough Voices with Vanessa Preston
Today, we are sharing stories and unpacking one of the most common beliefs women share: the belief that we are not good enough.
And very often, controlling our bodies and beauty are the tools offered to us in order to access our self-worth and confidence, always selling us with the promise that we will feel good enough when we get to the “right body” size and beauty.
Although I consider myself a confident woman today, it hasn’t
always been this way.
Diet culture conditioning and the pursuit of the thin ideal kept me from accessing what was a fact: my innate worth. I was chasing externally what was already present internally.
Our guest expert today Vanessa Preston will help navigate our way back to confidence and feeling good enough.
Vanessa will help us navigate the path back to feeling good enough.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* The power in naming the feeling of not good enough
* The intersection between diet culture and women feeling not good e…
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Aug 12, 2021
287-The Not Good Enough Voices with Vanessa Preston
Today, we are sharing stories and unpacking one of the most common beliefs women share: the belief that we are not good enough.
And very often, controlling our bodies and beauty are the tools offered to us in order to access our self-worth and confidence, always selling us with the promise that we will feel good enough when we get to the “right body” size and beauty.
Although I consider myself a confident woman today, it hasn’t
always been this way.
Diet culture conditioning and the pursuit of the thin ideal kept me from accessing what was a fact: my innate worth. I was chasing externally what was already present internally.
Our guest expert today Vanessa Preston will help navigate our way back to confidence and feeling good enough.
Vanessa will help us navigate the path back to feeling good enough.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* The power in naming the feeling of not good enough
* The intersection between diet culture and women feeling not good e…
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Aug 5, 2021
286-You didn’t fail. Diets failed you.
After every single diet failure over the span of a 25-year dieting career, these thoughts were on running on a loop in my mind
"What's wrong me with?"
"Why is it that it works for ALL these women but not for me."
"If only I had more discipline and willpower, I couldn't have kept the weight off."
What if I told you that nothing had gone wrong? That diet failure was the actual expected outcome of ANY diet. Diet Failed You. You didn't fail at dieting.
What you'll learn listening to this episode:
* The Biggest Loser 8-year review
* The conclusion of a meta-analysis of long term diet study
* The belief system that leads us to self-blame
* How to liberate yourself from diet culture Mentioned on the show:
Undiet Your Life
Podcast Roadmap
Article reviewing all studies stated on the podcast
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Jun 17, 2021
285-Sexual Violence & Intuitive Eating with Sarah Berneche
About 4 years ago, I came across an analysis of 57,000 women and found that those who had experienced physical or sexual abuse as children were twice as likely to behave compensatory behaviour with food. These women said that they felt more physically imposing when they were bigger. They felt their size helped ward off sexual advances from men.
That's how food and trauma are often linked. It's not only in the context of sexual violence but also in various forms of trauma where food is often used as safety, comfort, avoidance of pain, numbing of suffering, buffering, etc.
And then body-shaming gets layered in this already very difficult emotional situation. In fact, I believe and experience that fatphobia, from an external source or internalized, is trauma itself. Sexual violence And Intuitive Eating
This is when many people will begin the cycle of binge-restrict. Overeating food in an attempt to create safety, then feeling the shame of fatphobia, then use food once again but this ti…
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Jun 10, 2021
284-Diet Brain
What you’ll learn listening to this episode, Diet Brain:
* What is Diet Brain?
* The 4 mindf*cks of diet brain
* How to liberate yourself of diet brain What is Diet Brain?
It's a term that I created a few years back after my own 25 years career and having worked with hundreds of women that have a similar journey as me. We all try to solve our lack of confidence, perfectionist habits, people-pleasing behaviours, and all-or-nothing mindset with band-aids like weight loss.
Diet Brain is a term I coined to illustrate how diet culture has impacted women's brains over time. It's the most common adaptive mechanism present in women who have been dieting for a long time.
Diet Brain is a collection of a pattern of thinking that our human brain of women has created to survive diet culture, fatphobia and ultimately Patriarchy.
The 4 mindf*cks of Diet Brain
What I refer to as mindf*ck is actually scientifically known as thought errors in psychology. The error in thinking is the pa…
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May 25, 2021
PRO Series: Are You Ready to Help Clients in a Non-Diet Approach?-S3 EP6
One of the most profound questions I get on consultation is this one:
How do I know if I’m ready to help clients in a Non-Diet Approach?
First off, You’ll never feel totally ready. Waiting for this moment where you will feel ready to go out into the world and launch your program, I’m sorry to say, but you’ll likely wait forever.
Why is it that we never really feel ready?
One answer: The Human Brain.
This question is one of the main reasons why I created a mentorship program and NOT a certification. I wanted to help health professionals feel ready and actually help people.
I wanted to help practitioners get their human brains on board with their amazing talents and potential so they could create an amazing business that will serve hundreds and thousands of people! What you’ll learn listening to this episode, Are You Ready to Help Clients in a Non-Diet Approach?:
* How to determine if you are ready to help people in a non-diet approach
* Why getting another certific…
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May 18, 2021
PRO Series: The Non-Diet Approach is for All Health Professions-S3 EP5
I recorded this on Sunday, May 16th, 2021. Enrollment to the waitlist for the next cohort of the Non-Diet Mentorship Program is officially closed. I'm so excited because we have folks joining us from all professional background:
Nutritionist
Health Coach
Social Worker
Psychologist
Registered Nurse
Fitness Professional The Non-Diet Approach is for All Health Profession
The Non-Diet Approach is for all health professions for one simple reason: Diet Culture is present everywhere and in everyone.
We as humans socialize in diet culture with our personal life while we practice health professions entrenched in diet culture.
In some way, we are twice as much impacted by diet culture as our clients and patients. We got it as individuals and then went to school to learn a profession based on diet culture thriving. What you'll learn listening to this episode:
* Health professionals are indoctrinated in diet culture twice as much as a regular individual
* What is weight stigma?
*…
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May 11, 2021
PRO Series: Is It Time to Go Full Time with Kelsey Murphy-S3 EP4
When is it time to go full-time in your non-diet practice?
This could mean starting a new business.
Or
This could mean transitioning your practice to a non-diet approach.
This question is a frequent one and a good one. On the podcast today, I discuss this question with my guest Kelsey Murphy.
Kelsey Murphy is a Business & Life Coach working with Fortune 500 companies like Facebook & Twitter and industry thought leaders like Marie Forleo and her B-Schoolers.
As a primer to this discussion, I share my journey going full-time in 2 businesses over the last ten years. What you’ll learn listening to this episode, Is it time to go full time in non-diet practice:
* My journey going full-time in my business
* How to know it’s time to go full time for you
* Should you start your own biz or work for someone else instead
* You are one decision away from a completely different life
* The grind… The hustle… What does it mean? Connect with our Guest:
Website
Whiskey & Wor…
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May 4, 2021
PRO Series: Non-Diet Approach to Health and Nutrition-S3 EP3
Today we will answer two major questions I get when I teach health professionals about the non-diet approach.
Usually, these questions come right on the tail end of the first time being introduced to the Non-Diet Approach.
What are those questions that almost all health professionals have at their first encounter with the non-Diet approach?
But, what about health?
And
What about nutrition?
These two questions reveal how entrenched diet and wellness culture along with weight stigma in our education as a health professional.
It is very important to note that we, as health professionals, were blind to this. We were taught to teach our patient and client how to co-opt diet culture and fatphobia.
We have been trained and learned to believe that health can only result from dieting, thinness and restriction.
So when faced with an approach to health that doesn’t promote diet culture, dieting, weight loss or food restriction, we assume it's not “healthy”… Non-Diet Approach to…
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Apr 27, 2021
PRO Series: Non-Diet Marketing Framework-S3 EP2
How to attract clients that are ready to do the work?
Right now, clients coming to me want to lose weight?
What should I do?
These are the questions that the newest episode of the Beyond The Food Pro series podcast will be answering.
Inside of our Non-Diet Mentorship program, we spend two months crafting our marketing strategy, implement a non-diet marketing funnel and practicing. Although it would be impossible for me to share all that we do, I’ve extracted what I think will help you attract clients ready to stop chasing weight loss. The Non-Diet Marketing Framework
In today’s episode, I’ll share five takeaways from our non-diet Mentorship program marketing modules that you can implement in your business now to build an effective non-diet marketing framework for your coaching practice. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* Why you have to fall in love with marketing
* Why you need a marketing strategy first before going on social media
* The secret behin…
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Apr 20, 2021
PRO Series: Blueprint of a Non-diet Coaching Session-S3 EP1
Welcome back to Season 3 of The Beyond The Food Pro series
We polled our community earlier this year and asked you which question you would love to have discussed on the Pro Series podcast. This is how we created our line-up for Season 3.
We answer the following question:
* How do you run a non-diet coaching session? (Episode 1)
* How do I attract the client that is ready to stop dieting? (Episode 2)
* But what about Health? But what about Nutrition? (Episode 3)
* When is it time to go full-time in your practice? (Episode 4)
* What does the non-diet approach look like in other professions than nutritionist or health coach? (Episode 5)
* When am I ready to coach others in the non-diet approach? (Episode 6)
In this episode, I’m going to walk you through the Blueprint of a Non-diet coaching session. What you’ll learn listening to this episode, Blueprint of a non-diet coaching session:
* The 9 elements of a non-diet approach session
* How these 9 elements apply to…
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Apr 15, 2021
283-Digestive Health the Non-Diet Approach with Beth Rosen
Digestive health... or as wellness culture calls it gut health is a hot topic these days.
According to wellness culture, many diseases could be prevented and treated with a gut health protocol. In short: restrictive dieting in the name of health with a side of supplements and detox sprinkle with infra-red sauna.
Gut health is a major concern for many people wanting to leave the world of diet culture. One question I get a lot is :
but what about my food sensitivities and intuitive eating?
Or another version:
How can I maintain a health-reason food restriction and eat intuitively? Is there a non-diet approach to digestive health?
Short answer: YES.
There’s is a non-diet approach to gut health and our guest Beth Rosen will deep dive with us on a science-based approach to digestive health, IBS, and other digestive disorder.
Beth Rosen is a non-diet Registered Dietitian. She specializes in helping clients find relief from digestive disorders such as Irritable Bowel Disease (IBS)…
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Apr 8, 2021
282-PCOS the Non-Diet Way with Julie Duffy Dillon
Is there a Non-diet Approach to PCOS?
In case you do not know PCOS is the medical abbreviation for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome which affects roughly 10% of women of childbearing age in America. That’s 5 million women.
The top 2 treatment recommendations for PCOS are a very low carbohydrate diet with the hope to lower insulin levels and weight loss. Makes me think of diet culture... The Non-Diet Way to PCOS
To answer the starting question:
YES, there’s a way to address PCOS without co-opting diet culture.
NO, you do not have to go on a restrictive diet for the rest of your life to lower insulin or have to lose weight...
YES, you can manage your PCOS status using intuitive eating.
That’s what our guest, Julie Duffy Dillon, will help us understand. Julie is a non-diet registered dietician, eating disorder specialist, and food behavior expert partnering with people on PCOS on their food peace journey. She hosts the podcast Love Food. What you’ll learn listening to this episo…
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Apr 1, 2021
281-Thought Work to Undiet Your Life – Part 2
This is part 2 and the final episode in this 2-part series on thought work.
If you haven’t listened to Part 1, and especially if you are new to thought work, I’d suggest you go and listen to Part 1 first.
In part one, I told you if you are at war with yourself, knowing you can’t go back on a diet but refuse to accept your body... stuck in the duality.
Ready to untangle this duality? Thought work to undiet your life
Let me introduce you to Diet Brain.
Diet Brain is a coaching concept I created after years of helping women quit dieting, intuitive eating and body image. In fact, I kept seeing the same errors in thinking present in all of my clients.
Diet brain is the way in which our brains adapt to diet culture, the deprivation of dieting, self-loathing and self-critical thoughts
You see, the human brain is a magnificent organ… highly adaptative. Moreover, neuroplasticity allows our brain to adapt to our environment in order to survive.
There are 4 most common errors in t…
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Mar 25, 2021
280-Thought Work to Undiet Your Life – Part 1
This is going to be a 2-part podcast…
Why 2 parts? Well, this is such an important topic, and I want to be sure I can unpack it well for you. I want to give you time to reflect in between.
Most importantly, I want to teach you the basics of TW, and so I can teach you how specifically it applies to women and diet culture.
I believe that thought work is the most important skill a woman can learn. In fact, it is not taught in any schooling system… for a reason. Get into this in Part 2.
When a woman learns thought work, it is the best investment she can make towards because it solves every problem a woman can have.
Only when you learn to manage your mind can you truly be free, happy and fulfilled.
So let’s start with Part 1... What is thought work?
You go to the gym to train your muscle to be stronger.
In the same manner, you go run to train your cardiorespiratory capacity to have more endurance.
You go to yoga to train your tendon and ligament to be mobile and flexible.
We…
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Mar 18, 2021
279-Postpartum the Non-Diet Way with Jaren Soloff
In my opinion, being pregnant, giving birth, and raising a child is the most magical power of women.
In fact, our bodies as women are capable of creating life. That is to say, we have the power to bring another human to life.
Can we let that sink in for a minute? We create life.
Our bodies have the capacity to expand in such a way that we can create and develop another human life.
Yet as soon as women are done giving birth to this new human, patriarchy and diet culture expect women to shrink back their body and leave absolutely no trace of this magical act.
Diet culture has perfected a narrative that leaves women to feel shame for their postpartum bodies instead of being grateful for the goddess they are.
Edna's story... it's difficult. Non-Diet Postpartum
The non-diet approach to postpartum is the space were women's bodies are celebrated for the magic they created without patriarchy and diet culture oppressing message.
Our guest today is a non-diet postpartum expert. She's a d…
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Mar 11, 2021
278-Co-opting Intuitive Eating & Embodiment with Evelyn Tribole
Co-opting intuitive eating is frustrating, problematic and dangerous, but it’s not a surprise.
Intuitive eating is growing in popularity and growing fast. Take a look at the google trend search over the last 5 years.
It’s clear: people are starting to be done with dieting. That is to say, people want out from diet culture and are looking for options.
Certainly, the weight loss & wellness industry are paying attention. For instance, just think of Weight Watcher rebrand in 2019 to WW-Wellness that Works.
Yet another sign of the growth in popularity of Intuitive Eating is when “popular” diet gurus are bluntly co-opting intuitive eating in their weight loss books without even an ounce of shame.
In fact, I see the same growth in my professional training program. The waitlist is consistently 150% to program capacity for the last 12 months and no sign of stopping either. Spotting Fake Intuitive Eating
I’m honored to welcome Evelyn Tribole to our podcast Going Beyond The Food S…
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Mar 4, 2021
277-You Don’t Have to Love Your Body
Let’s look at a few questions:
Do you think that the ultimate goal of making peace with your body is to love your body?
I mean, being able to look at your body in the mirror and love every part of it?
Perhaps you think that you should be able to put on a bikini and be able to show off your body to everyone looking with pride?
Perhaps you think that when you finally “heal your body image,” it will mean that you’ll never have a negative thought about your body, and instead, you’ll have adoration thought for each part of your body.
Is that you?
Is this your current belief system when it comes to your body, body image, and body weight?
It sure was me…. You don’t have to love your body.
In today’s episode, we are going to share with you the reasons for this bold statement.
NO, you don’t have to love your body to normalize weight gain or to adopt a non-diet lifestyle.
In fact, you don’t have to love your body to become an intuitive eater or to make peace with y…
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Mar 1, 2021
BONUS- Normalizing Weight Gain Workshop
I’ll be teaching a in depth live class titled "Normalizing Weight Gain Masterclass"
I’ll share what I have learn in my own journey of gaining weight following years of dieting and restriction.
After going thru my own journey and coaching hundreds of women thru this process I have developed a comprehensive & let’s just say unique to neutralize weight gain.
In this Masterclass I’ll teach the step-by step process so that you can release the fear and anxiety typically associated with weight gain when leaving dieting behind.
* Understand why it’s normal to gain weight after dieting
* Learn how to neutralizing weight gain
* How to deal with the anxiety that comes with weight gain specifically for women
* Learn how to accept weight gain peacefully
* Gain a healthy understanding of natural body weight & set point theory
* Shed the fear away from not losing weight or gaining weight
This speciality class will be taught within Conquer and Thrive coaching program.T…
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Feb 25, 2021
276-Coping with Weight Gain
Weight gain is a very sensitive, vulnerable and emotional topic for most women. The ability and willingness to openly talk about weight gain is different for each one of us.
It’s estimated that by the time most women hit their 45th birthday, statistically speaking, we’ve tried 61 diets, plans, programs, detoxes, cleanses, meal plans, regime, an eating system. In an unending battle to shrink our body and, hopefully, change our life.
I want to recognize that simply tuning in to listen to this episode for someone is a huge step… if this is you, I see you and welcome you.
For others who have taken the journey beyond the food and unlearn diet culture, this is a much easier and light topic… I see you too, my sister, and cheer you on. Coping with weight gain
Weight gain is a difficult topic, a complicated topic and a very nuanced topic.
By no means this one episode is a complete resource for the normalization of weight in women. This episode is meant only to be an introduction to…
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Feb 18, 2021
275-Gentle Nutrition with Rachael Hartley
I have been wanting to talk about gentle nutrition for years but couldn’t or rather choose not to until now.
I hold a great level of responsibility for the topic I chose to discuss on this podcast. Moreover, what could happen after the episode is over. In the case of intuitive eating & nutrition, I couldn’t send you to any entry-level resources beyond my own programs. Up to now, the only nutrition books & cookbooks available on the market were filled with diet culture, weight stigma, and non-science-based facts about nutrition.
This is now past... the resource I have been awaiting is now here! Gentle Nutrition: A Non-Diet Approach to Healthy Eating Book
Yes, a book that combines intuitive eating & nutrition is now available. Gentle Nutrition: A Non-Diet Approach to Healthy Eating Cookbook is on the market since February 23rd, 2021.
Today on the podcast, I review the book and interview the author, my new friend, and colleague, Rachel Hartley. Rachael is a registered dietician, s…
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Feb 11, 2021
274-Unapologetic Eating with Alissa Rumsey
A few years back, I was browsing Instagram, and I noticed a hashtag trending #womeneatingfood. I scrolled through and what I saw was magical: thousands of women eating food absolutely without giving an ounce of worry. Women eating unapologetically.
That’s how I discovered Alissa Rumsey. And since then, Alissa has been on the podcast twice and been teaching inside my Non-Diet Mentorship Program. Unapologetic Eating: The Book
Today, Alissa is launching a book: Unapologetic Eating: Make Peace With Food and Transform Your Life. In her words, it is about getting back to your roots and who you were before society told you who you should be.
In today’s episode, I interview Alissa Rumsey. Alissa is a registered dietitian, nutrition therapist, certified intuitive eating counselor, and the author of Unapologetic Eating: Make Peace With Food and Transform Your Life. Alissa is passionate about advocating for women to reclaim the space to eat and live unapologetically. What you’ll learn li…
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Feb 4, 2021
273-Dieting Backlash, Rebound Eating & Emotional Eating
Dieting backlash is the counter-reaction to food restriction, aka dieting.
Things like "food cravings," urges to eat the restricted foods, nighttime eating, "overeating," binging, weight regain, depression, anxiety… that's all dieting backlash, also known as rebound eating.
Here's where it gets interesting... women who deliberately restrict their food intake when under a diet are more likely to overeat, especially in response to an emotional state. What we think as emotional eating may actually be diet backlash or rebound eating.
In a subconscious way, we give ourselves license to eat foods that are normally forbidden, and we use emotion as a way to give ourselves permission in the hope to lower the guilt of "not following the diet," we lay the blame on emotional eating.
It's the self-fulfilling prophecy of dieting. Nothing has gone wrong. Nothing is wrong with you… it's biology.
Here's what I propose...
To reflect on these 4 questions:
* How much of what we self-describe…
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Jan 28, 2021
272-Comfort Eating: Curiosity or Judgment
Let's unpack comfort eating or eating for comfort.
Comfort is defined as a state of ease and freedom from pain or constraint.
When we eat for comfort, we feel uncomfortable; we don't want to feel discomfort, so we look for a solution to not feel comfortable and that solution is food. So we comfort eat.
Sounds like a pretty legitimate action… it is a coping tool. It's a variation of the larger family of emotional eating- whereby you eat in response to an emotion. Most often, uncomfortable emotions like stress. Stress eating, comfort eating, emotional eating - all the same thing - using food to cope with physical or emotional discomfort.
Why is it a problem to solve? Is comfort eating a problem?
Let's imagine that same person feels the same level of discomfort, but instead of opening the fridge or the cupboard and reaching for food, that same person would say go for a run.
Would it be a problem to solve? ….
Interesting question, right?… but necessary. Especially as women, we…
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Jan 21, 2021
271-People-Pleasing 2.0
People-pleasing isn't a character trait or, for that matter, a personality trait that we are born with.
In fact, people-pleasing is a belief, a set of thoughts that we as women are socialized to. More precisely, we aren't socialized or educated to be people-pleasers… we are socialized to be "good girls".
The Good Girl Syndrome is like a character we are asked to play as women and from a very young age. As people identifying as women, we are socialized to be polite, modest, quiet, not to argue, not to fight, play within the parameters, and most importantly, fit the norm…
Indeed, we are socialized to believe that we are responsible for other people's perceptions of us. Other people's perception of us is more valuable than our own opinion of ourselves.
So effectively, we are taught to be people-pleasers. But I'm not a people-pleaser... really?
If you are thinking right: well, this is not me, BUT you are struggling to accept your body. I'm afraid to tell you, my sister, it's you.…
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Jan 14, 2021
270-Tuning Out the Weight Loss Industry
This podcast is going to be for every woman - every woman who has been targeted by dieting ads.
I have chosen this title for a reason: "Tuning out the weight loss industry" instead of "tuning out diet culture" for a reason: to reach more women.
When you are at the beginning of your journey shifting out of dieting, the word diet culture doesn't mean a thing… actually, for many, it means being on a diet.
Diet culture is a new term that is not part of women's vocabulary, and for a good reason. As women, when we learn about the word "diet culture", it has a massive impact. In #5, I share the definition of diet culture for all the newbies. Tuning out the dieting noise is a choice
This podcast intends to help all women make a choice.
A choice in the face of all the marketing from the weight loss, fitness, and wellness industry aimed at women and our bodies.
To help women make an educated choice about their body, how they live their life, the way they eat, and the way they take care o…
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Jan 7, 2021
269: How to Move (or Exercise) More
“I want to move with joy”
“I want to get out of the funk of not movement”
“I know exercise is good for me… just can’t bring myself to do it”
“How do I motivate myself to move more without dreading it.”
That you are at the beginning stage of challenging the concept of dieting or an advanced intuitive eater that now wants to work on reclaiming their relationship to exercise. Or that you have made peace with food already and now want to tackle your relationship to movement.
This podcast going to help you.
How to move more
I know for me I’ve known that I SHOULD exercise more often for decades… and my solution for years has been to sign up for a gym membership and resorting to using discipline, punishment, and willpower to force me into the gym until, just like dieting it didn’t work.
Diet culture has taught us to jump into action… without ever asking why and how we got there in the first place is the reason why we keep repeating the same patterns time a…
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Dec 29, 2020
268-My Goals for 2021
What you’ll learn listening to this episode on my goals for 2021:
* The reflective process for 2020
* The 6 questions to use to reflect on 2020
* My 4 lessons learned in 2020
* The goals I have for 2021 Mentioned on the show:
Podcast Roadmap
Conquer & Thrive
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Dec 22, 2020
267-Willing To Be Willing To Change
"Nothing is easy for the unwilling."
When we set a goal or desire to change an aspect of our life or self, we often get “stuck” into inaction.
The fear of taking action in the unknown and the paralysis into stagnation is normal. It’s present for most of us women. This fear is a normal reaction from our brain to command us into staying put instead of moving ourselves into the unknown.
It’s our brain’s duty to prevent us from taking action.
To create any new result in your life: becoming an intuitive eater, accepting our body, career advancement,... ANY CHANGE. Being willing to be willing
You have to be willing to do two things:
* Feel your emotions
* Change your perspective on failure
And if you are unwilling to face your fears and emotions, then forward progress on improving your quality of life will not be easy.
You have to be willing to tell your brain: Hey brain, I get it, it’s your job to keep me safe and avoid the unknown & anxiety of newness, but moving…
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Dec 17, 2020
266-Goal Setting
Smart Goals are to goal setting what dieting is to Diet Culture.
For years, I set goals the diet Culture way… you know, the SMART GOALS. Every year the pattern repeated itself. Give up by the 5th week.
Just like diet culture, SMART goals are anchored on external results, accomplishment of actions, grounded into avoidance of failure and perfectionism. It’s archaic, sexist and builds on elitist principles.
Just like dieting doesn’t work, SMART goals do not work because it disregards how humans function. It requires constant willpower, which we know to be a limited resource, so when willpower runs out, action-driven goal setting techniques stop working.
In today’s episode, we are going to discover the right way of setting goals for women: the diet-culture-free way to set goals. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* Why SMART goals don’t work
* How I created my life against all odds
* My business success in 2020 in the middle of a pandemic
* What is the di…
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Dec 10, 2020
265-Mom's Guilt with Unyime Oguta
“It feels terrible as a mom to put yourself first... it’s easy to say self-care when you don’t have kids”.
This is such a sensitive topic for moms... Me, the single woman with no kids telling them to take time for themselves.
I have avoided doing a topic on this subject because let’s face it, it’s true: I don’t get it. That’s until today...
I have a guest expert who can speak about this from a lived experience. She’s a mom of 3 kids under 12, with a professional career and now starting a business.
Unyime gets it.
Unyime Oguta is our guest today. She’s a Non-Diet Nutritionist, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and a student of mine. She’s just about to graduate from our Non-Diet Mentorship program. What you’ll learn listening to this episode on mom's guilt:
* Why balance is B.S...
* The disease of “Shoulding yourself”
* The toxicity of “getting your body back”...
* How to no longer feel guilty around taking care of yourself
* The way to…
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Dec 8, 2020
PRO Series: Listeners Q & A - S2 EP8
This is going to be a fun episode...
I’m answering 25 questions our listeners have submitted. Short to the point answer on all subjects related to the non-diet approach...
You’ll get an answer for each of these 25 non-diet approach & business questions.
* You keep referring to PROs... I’m a health coach so I’m not a professional right?
* How do I make money as a non-diet coach? How do I create a stable income so I have no doubt in my income?
* I can’t launch my BIZ until I’m perfect in my IE and BI?
* How to convince my clients this is the right approach?
* How do I reassure my clients that it’s ok not to diet?
* How do I figure out my ideal client and how do I speak to them?
* Simple marketing process, please...
* How to answer body image questions?
* Because of COVID, people aren’t willing to buy anything, should I wait to launch my BIZ?
* Scope of practice?
* I’ve never been on a diet but I eat whole food and organic food. Or I make healthy…
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Dec 3, 2020
264-Health Goal versus Weight Loss Goal
The end of a year in our current culture serves as a point of reflection: what went well, what didn’t go so well, for me what I’ve learned….what we accomplished and then we also use this time to set ourselves goals, objective, intention for the new year. This process of reflection and intention setting is a very powerful process for us and should be done.
Dec 1 is typically the date when the real hardcore holiday marketing frenzy takes over mass media, and right now, we’re about to be hit by New year's resolutions, new year's diets… lose the COVID 19…
Our bodies and our health will not be spared in the process.
We will be hard press to set weight loss goals, just like every year. Some messages will be direct: weight loss directly while others will be about our health with an undertone of “ If you focus on your health, you will lose the unhealthy weight”…
I call this the politically correct way to focus on weight loss.
Maybe it’s the narrative in your own mind…
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Dec 1, 2020
PRO Series: Business Mindset the Non-diet Way - S2 EP7
The Non-Diet Business Mindset discourse is vastly different from the traditional business mindset discourse you might have heard.
Why?
Simply because the same system of oppression that is in place to keep women stuck in diet culture is present in the business world.
One of our guest expert teachers, Dr. Michelle Mazur is Ph.D. in sales psychology as an expert coined the term “Bro Marketing” to describe this phenomenon.
This episode gets very heated… there are 3 solid rants that may trigger you. I want you to remember that triggers are only a sign for us to look deeper and see where we can upgrade and grow.
Ready? Let’s do this! What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* 9 Business Mindset Tips the non-diet way
* Why mindset is the most important aspect of our business as non-diet practitioners
* What does it mean to put our feminist hat on in our business
* The #1 enemy of your business growth is not what you think Mentioned in the show
Conquer & Thrive Pr…
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Nov 26, 2020
263-Healing Our Relationship to Exercise with Kim Hagle
My journey with exercise has been chaotic for most of my life.
Dieting really screwed up my relationship to exercise as much as it f*cked up my relationship to food.
When I first entered the world of Health At Every Size and Intuitive eating the concept of Joyful Movement sent me straight into cognitive dissonance.
And then I quickly realize that as much work I needed to do to change how I perceived food and my food habits I needed to do the same work with exercise.
I had to make a conscious decision to heal my relationship to exercise.
I stopped waiting for prince charming to come and fix it all. If I was going to find ever find joy in moving my body I had to be intentional.
Diet culture might have f*cked how I see exercise but it was up to me to unf*ck it.
In this episode of the podcast Kim Hagle a mom of four and non-diet fitness expert is going to help us heal our relationship to exercise.
Kim hosts The Intuitive Movement Show podcast and through her signature program Right…
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Nov 24, 2020
PRO Series: Body Image Healing for Health Professional - S2 EP6
What you'll learn listening to this episode on body image health coaching for women:
* Why we struggle with body image
* The impact of not being liberated from body image to you personally and on your business
* Why helping and coaching women through body image healing isn't about the how...
* The stages of healing body image Mentioned in the show:
Conquer & Thrive Professional Limited Edition
PRO Mentorship Program
Free Intake Forms
PRO Series - Free Training & Resources
PRO Podcast Series - Full Listing
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Nov 19, 2020
262-Other People’s Diet
What to do when others talk about dieting when I’m trying to stop?
How to not be jealous of other people's weight loss?
How to handle my mom’s comment on my body?
What about my family at gatherings and holidays so triggering?
Can you relate?
Although this episode was created around the American Thanksgiving holiday, this is applicable all-year-round.
It’s good for family BBQs, friends dinners, office breakroom, or the Zoom room (2020 joke lol!), night out with girls… anytime, all the time!
It’s a gem of an episode! You’ll want to replay it many times. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* Why you react when other people comment on your body
* How to not feel shame when other people comment on your body
* How to stop reacting when other people talk about diets & dieting
* The way you can change your core beliefs so you never again feel shame Mentioned on the show on other people's diet:
Podcast Roadmap
Conquer & Thrive
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Nov 17, 2020
PRO Series: How to Get Started in Your Non-Diet Business S2 EP5
You have a degree or certification in hands and you are ready to get started.
Or perhaps you’ve spent the last few years recovering your own relationship to food and body and you have a burning desire to share your journey with others.
This podcast is for you!
Our guest today is Stephanie Long, a Business Coach for Nutritionists and has helped hundreds of nutritionists start their own successful businesses. Stephanie is also the host of Next Level Nutrition Biz podcast. Her program, Launch Your Nutrition Biz, helps Nutritionists to launch their business and start bringing on clients! What you’ll learn listening to this episode on how to get started with your non-diet business
* Top 3 mistakes new practitioners make when starting their business
* The 5 things to consider when starting a new business
* The roadmap to starting your new practice Mentioned in the show:
Stephanie's roadmap to get started
PRO Mentorship Program
Free Intake Forms
PRO Series - Free Training &…
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Nov 12, 2020
261-Intuitive Eating vs Mindful Eating
I often get asked what is the difference between mindful eating and intuitive eating.
While mindful eating teaches you to be present with your food experience, intuitive eating encompasses the whole relationship to food.
Both are different and similar at the same time. Both are excellent and should be incorporated into one’s life.
Based on your past experience with food one might be better than the other. That's what we will discuss in today’s episode.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* The similarities between mindful eating and intuitive eating
* The difference between intuitive eating and mindful eating
* Which approach would be best for you individually.
* And a story about mindful eating. Mentioned on the show:
Podcast Roadmap
Conquer & Thrive
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Nov 10, 2020
PRO Series: Success Stories from Non-Diet Practitioners-S2 EP4
In the Non-Diet Mentorship, we change lives. Your life as a coach and the life of your future clients. We do it with ease, less time, and greater impact.
We get success for our students and their clients.
Let’s go behind the scenes of that success.
Let’s hear from the current students of the Non-Diet Mentorship Program.
We recorded a live session for this podcast just for you based on your questions:
* Did you feel scared before investing in your business?
* How did you overcome your fears of joining the program?
* Can you share your wins doing this program?
* Will the mentorship program help me structure my method of working with clients?
* I feel like a fraud…I can’t launch my BIZ until I’m perfect in my intuitive eating and body image?
* How do I figure my ideal client and how do I speak to them
* How do I use my communication to get more clients?
* I have a tendency to make things complicated… how do I resist it?
* If the clients don’t reach the…
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Nov 6, 2020
260-Intuitive Eating and Type 1 Diabetes
Have you been told you shouldn’t be eating X or Y food for your health?
As a good responsible patient, you’ve been trying your best to do so.
But in secret, you obsess about the food that is “illegal” for you?
You resent the fact that you can’t have sugar as a diabetic. Sometimes end up even end up overeating that “illegal food”.
You struggle with “on plan” consistently. You may even feel guilty for not being “good enough” to control your urges.
Not your fault!
That one restricts foods for health reasons or for esthetic weight loss purpose, there is no difference to the human brain. Any form of restriction bears the same outcome: the desire to have what is forbidden.
Fear-based tactics to willpower yourself into “good complaint behaviors” do not lead to sustainable results. That’s what diets are even if they are considered health-based diets. What’s the solution then?
not restricting…
I can hear you say “that wouldn’t work my numbers would b…
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Nov 3, 2020
PRO Series: Being A Confident Non-Diet Coach - S2 EP3
“I’m doubting my ability as a coach...How can I increase my confidence as a coach?”
A very frequent error health coaches make is to get more certification in order to be more confident in their coaching skills.
A new certification will not give you confidence. Being A Confident Non-Diet Coach
Confidence is an emotion. Confidence is a feeling.
Coaching confidence is a feeling of trust in your ability to coach your client.
When you feel confident about your coaching abilities, you typically are more successful. Successful in your client results and successful in making money in your business.
How does a coach increase the feeling of confidence in her coaching skills?
That is what we will answer in this podcast episode. What you’ll learn listening to this episode on being a confident non-diet coach:
* The big mistake I made in feeling confident as a coach when I first started
* How to increase your confidence level in your practice
* The framework that will help…
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Oct 29, 2020
259-Satisfaction versus Fullness
"If you don't love it, don't eat it and if you love it, savor it". - Evelyn Tribole Satisfaction versus Fullness
The difference between satisfaction versus fullness is how you can see that diet culture has invaded your journey through intuitive eating because satisfaction with food is always left off the non-diet way of diet culture.
Food can be filling without being satisfying: Think of your last diet when you ate a bowl full of salad. You felt full. Your stomach was stretch out, full, but you weren't satisfied Why? You picked out the crouton and left the fresh amazingly-smelling baked bread on the table.
Food can be satisfying but not filling, aka not trigger satiety. Think chocolate, chips, candy…
Food satisfaction starts in our ability to give ourselves the unconditional permission to eat and evolve in our ability to know what makes us individually satisfied and enjoy our meal.
Intuitive eating is based on our ability to feel satisfied with food. That’s the cornerstone of…
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Oct 27, 2020
PRO Series: My Anti-diet Business Journey - S2 EP2
One of the frequent questions from health coaches who encounter my work in the non-diet approach for the first time is this:
How do I make money as a non-diet coach?
I get it. I had the same question 6 years ago when I first came to the world of anti-diet health coaching. If we don’t tell people what to eat when to eat and how to eat, what will they pay us for? Right?
To help answer this question, I’d like to give you an inside view into my anti-diet health coaching business more precisely what I wish I knew before starting my anti-diet health coaching business.
In today’s episode, I’m going to share with you what I wish I knew before starting my anti-diet health coaching business. What you’ll learn listening to this episode about my anti-diet business journey:
* How I started my non-diet business
* What I wished I knew before starting my non-diet business
* My top 10 lessons over the last 6 years
* My biggest learning in this non-diet health coaching business M…
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Oct 22, 2020
258-Body Shame
Body shame is what kick-started my descent into perfectionism. No matter what I did, I couldn't rid myself of the shame I felt for my body. Like millions of other women, I master up a plan to offset my inability to get a "proper body" by being perfect everywhere else.
Familiar?
Why is body shame so powerful? What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* What is shame
* How shame applies to our body image
* Why it’s so important to release body shame
* How to release body shame Mentioned on the show:
Podcast Roadmap
Conquer & Thrive
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Oct 20, 2020
PRO Series: The Anatomy of the Non-Diet Approach- S2 EP1
When I first started in my nutrition practice the term “non-diet approach” didn’t even cross my mind. “Anti-diet approach” didn’t even exist. Unbeknown to me, I was practicing the “diet approach to nutrition” simply because that’s what was taught in health & nutrition school.
Fast forward close to 10 years now and a lot have changed. The non-diet approach is growing rapidly, so has the anti-diet approach and intuitive eating is booming. So in this episode, we will deep dive into the non-diet approach anatomy. You’ll learn:
* What is the non-diet approach
* Core values of the non-diet approach
* The pillars of the non-diet approach
* Non-diet approach training for professional
* Non-Diet Mentorship Program
Mentioned in the show:
Beyond The Food PRO Mentorship Program
PRO Series – Free Training & resources
PRO Podcast Series - Full Listing
Health Beyond Dieting - Studies
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Oct 15, 2020
257-Eating Normally
Have you ever thought, "I wish I could just eat normally!"
Hell yes, right, lol!
I've had this thought for years not sure when I first started to think it, but it's been years for sure, probably decades.
I thought that by quitting dieting, I would be able to eat normally. Well, that didn't work, lol! After a few attempts, I had to acknowledge that I didn't even know what eating normally was. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* What is normal eating
* How to develop normal eating behavior
* The difference in the process of normal eating for women who have been dieting for long period. Mentioned on the show:
Podcast Roadmap
Conquer & Thrive
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Oct 1, 2020
256-Diet Mindset
People will often refer to mindset as a perspective.
I like to explain mindset to my clients as a collection of all of the things you believe, that you assume or that you have been taught. These can be conscious or unconscious, but these beliefs, assumptions or taught notions that influence your feelings, the approach you have in the situation, how you meet your needs, and ultimately the actions you take, therefore the results you create in your life.
The analogy I used with my clients is that your mindset is like a pair of glasses you wear 24/7. It's the lens through which you see and experience life.
Mindset is not just the beliefs, assumptions you think; it's how you feel due to what you think, the actions you take, and the result you experience are all under the umbrella mindset. It is really important for us to understand why we need to be addressing it all together.
To be addressing your mindset, you need to be looking at your thoughts, emotions, behaviours, and results with…
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Sep 24, 2020
255-Body Neutrality
Being Body Neutral
Body neutrality is a way to engage with our bodies.
The goal of body neutrality is to dial down the enormous significance that’s being given to physical attractiveness in our society. In fact, the significance of women’s beauty is what causes us to do all kinds of crazy things to look “better”. We wear make-up and spend a stupid amount of money on anti-ageing cream. And we cut up our body with esthetic surgeries and yes, dieting. Moreover, we effectively starve ourselves in order to be beautiful.
In fact, this is important to understand… if we didn’t buy/engage in the importance of our beauty to our place into this world, we wouldn’t diet or think we need to change the size/ shape/ look of our bodies.
Body neutrality goes beyond body-positivity. That is to say it’s not just about pushing back onto the beauty ideals of our times. Body Positivity challenges the beauty standards by putting forward diverse body types, size…
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Sep 21, 2020
The Way to Food & Body Freedom
I’ve been waiting for this day for months and it’s finally here. I’ve been working on this since March, and now it’s here.
I’m bursting with excitement… I could scream but since this is a podcast and many of you are listening to me in your earbuds, I do not want to hurt your pretty little ears, so I’m going to restraint myself.
I’m beyond myself to finally be able to share all the secret details of this thing I’ve been working on for months and months.
So here we go… get ready to conquer food and body & body image and thrive.
I’m pleased to announce and introduce… Conquer & Thrive. In this episode, we will learn:
* What’s is Conquer and Thrive
* What is included inside Conquer and Thrive
* Who should join Conquer and Thrive
* What will happen after a few months inside Conquer and Thrive
* How to join Conquer and thrive Mentioned on the show:
Conquer & Thrive
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Sep 17, 2020
253- Eating: Power or Control
Power or Control
Let us start with this question:
Do you want to be in your power with food, or do you want to control food?
Do you want to be in your power with your body, or do you want to control your body?
My own relationship to power and control has been different at different stages of my life.
I spent most of my teens developing my power and being punished for it. In fact, I was labeled as a rebel because I was in my power. Over the years of being told over and over again that what I was being a daughter, a girlfriend, a young woman in her power wasn't right, I started to doubt myself and my ways.
From my mid-twenties to early '40s, I spent seeking control. If being in my power was wrong, then the opposite should be right. Now, let's be clear. I didn't wake up thinking, "Oh well, power doesn't work, let me try control." That's not how it happened. On the contrary, it was subtle. Instead of being punished for being in my power, I was being rewarded by society for "being in…
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Sep 10, 2020
252-Righteous Eating
Are you a righteous eater?
One hint that you might be is the answer to this question: Do you secretly feel superior (better than others) because of the way you eat?
This one is also revealing: now again, answer silently: Do you feel a sense of shame or guilt when you don’t eat the way you think you should?
I emphasize the word secret or silent answer because admitting that you are a righteous eater publicly is just another layer of shame that we want to avoid.
We don’t seek righteous eating because something is wrong with us. On the contrary, we seek a righteous way of eating because we are trying to survive and protect ourselves from more “mean girl voice” critics.
We seek to eat righteously as a way to feel better about ourselves. To fill up the void left by the beliefs we aren’t worthy.
We desire to eat the right way in the hope of being worthy.
Diet culture has led us to believe that our self-worth was to be earned mainly through our body size and beauty, but also…
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Sep 3, 2020
251-Her Story: Unlearning Diet Culture as a Mom with Mandy
Unlearning Diet Culture as a mom
It’s in our human DNA to seek autonomy as we become adults. To be independent and self- sufficient; without having to fit someone’s expectations but our own. To be ourselves.
I mean as parents our role is to raise little humans to be autonomous, right?
But Diet Culture gets in the way of our autonomy as women. It tells us what to eat, how to move, and what size and shape our bodies should be.
You and I do not have to live our lives according to diet culture's rules and expectations. Decide to opt-out, totally up to you.
You can stay, or you can say: HELL NO!
This is what Mandy decided to do. Mandy is a 40's years old mother of 2 who decided to change her reality.
You'll hear her share her journey unlearning diet culture as a mom from the beginning to the end. On today's episode, you'll learn:
* The 5 steps to unlearning diet culture
* How she was raised in a family that dieted
* After the birth of her kids eating & dieting took a turn…
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Aug 27, 2020
250-The Black Outfit
The Black Outfit
Do you have a black outfit in your closet?
Do you perhaps have more than 1 black outfit… one piece for every type of clothes?
Do you wear black clothes as often if not more often the bright colorful clothes?
Or do you wear bright colorful clothes that make you stand out in a crowd?
Do you strategically plan the color of your clothes based on where you’re going?
Is wearing black clothes a problem? Heck no... black, red or blue colors are neutral.
Instead, it’s about the intention. The intention that resides behind the choice of color
Why you are deciding to wear black clothes is where the juice is at sisters! What is your intention when you decide to wear black clothes?
I’ll share my answer when I asked myself this question. Not that my answer is almost the same as the one of nearly all the women I have worked with.
Why did I choose to wear black outfits more often than any other color? My intentions were many:
* hide the body that I believed to be…
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Aug 20, 2020
249-The Good Girl Syndrome
Good Girl Syndrome
Do you remember being told to be a “good girl” when you were young? And praised for being a “good girl” and punished for not being a good girl?
Although socialized very early on as women, to be a good girl this socialization is done with good intentions but it leaves grown-up women struggling and in pain.
We are told to be:
* sexy, but not sexual;
* skinny, but not to be healthy;
* smart, but not too smart.
The contradictory messages are seemingly endless.
We have this duality within us... this need to be a “good girl” while needing to be autonomous, smart and independent as adult women. It’s a contradiction we carry within us that we think is abnormal.... a sign that something is wrong with us.
Yet nothing is wrong... we were just socialized to something we cannot be. Being a “good girl” is an impossible standard to achieve leaving us confused, doubting ourselves, and in cycles of shame. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:…
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Aug 13, 2020
248-We Shall Enjoy Our Bodies & Lives
We Shall Enjoy Our Bodies & Lives
I have to share something with you: I’m nervous.
I’ve been thinking about this episode for weeks and it’s here now.
Why am I nervous about this new episode?
A little background here: a few months back, I announced that I would take a summer break from podcasting so I can create the space to be creative. I shared that I was working on something special, revolutionary.
As I was going through this summer break something else happened.
I made a decision. It was long coming.
I’m sharing this decision with you. What you’ll learn listening to this episode on we shall enjoy our bodies & lives
* What happened this summer that made me say “I’m done”
* Why Stopping Dieting is a Revolutionary Act
* Why women exist at CHOICE
* The purpose of The podcast moving forward
* The roadmap to the top 5 questions keeping women away from freedom. Mentioned on the show:
Podcast Roadmap
Conquer & Thrive
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Aug 6, 2020
247- The Inner Child with Victoria Albina
The “inner child” is a concept used by psychologists and therapists of all backgrounds to express the deep-seated beliefs that one’s hold within and often expresses itself in “self-sabotaging” behaviors.
The “inner child” is part of the teaching and learning you have acquired before your teens that still is present within your subconscious mind. The thoughts that are still playing in your mind driving some of the “inexplicable” desires, behaviors, or thought you are experiencing as an adult today.
In the world of intuitive eating, the “inner child” is ever so present in all your food urges beyond physical hunger.
In today’s episode, we welcome an expert on inner child Victoria Albina a Certified Life Coach and Certified Breathwork Meditation Facilitator with a passion for helping women realize that they are their own best healers. Victoria has been working in health & wellness for over 20 years and lives in New York City.
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Jul 30, 2020
[Repost] Women, Food, & Mindfulness
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-- On today's episode, we talk about mindfulness
One of the most impactful tools for reactive eating behavior is mindful eating.
One of the most powerful tools for a reactive living (depression/anxiety) is mindful living.
Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us and within us including food.
Women Food & Mindfulness is an episode that has the power to change your relationship to food in a very easy way... I’ll share the Going Beyond The Food Method way to become more mindful. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* What is mindfulness and what it’s not!
* The link between mindfulness and food
* Why women could benefit more from mindfulness than me…
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Jul 23, 2020
[Repost] Emotional Eating
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-- In today's episode, we'll talk about the wisdom of emotional eating
Can we find wisdom in emotional eating behaviors? Or is emotional eating something to be demonized and eliminated?
The vast majority of society says ‘no’ to the first questions and say ‘yes’ to the second one. Then, they ask next: What’s the trick to stop emotional eating?
What if I said to you there’s a gift in emotional eating... what would be your gut reaction? Likely doubts like most women. The truth is that yes, there’s wisdom, magic, and power in emotional eating. That is if we accept to do one simple thing:
Trade judgment for curiosity. Empowerment & emotional eating
The view we have on emotional eating is a direct reflection of our current relationship to food, weight, and body. In fact, most women are typi…
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Jul 16, 2020
[Repost] Her Story: Finding the Courage to Do What’s Best for You with Jessica Tomasko
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--- Finding the Courage to Do What’s Best for You
In this special bonus edition of The Beyond the Food Show podcast, I’m sharing a powerful case study that will show you how transforming your relationship to food is not only possible without willpower but also transforming your entire life: kids, partner, work and all!
To kick off this new segment of the podcast, I’m showcasing the story of one of the members of our Academy community, Jessica Tomasko. Jessica is in her 40’s, a mother of 2, wife, and a professional who, in her words, says she has spent her whole life binging and dieting. She was desperate, miserable, and scared that if nothing changes, she would spend the rest of her life suffering.
Jessica is a source of inspiration for all women. Jessica agreed to do this to impact other wom…
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Jul 9, 2020
[Repost] Binging and Restricting
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In today's episode, we'll talk about binge eating and restricting.
Whenever somebody brings up the topic of how to stop binge eating, I vividly remember the day I caught myself binge eating. This story happens at the peak of my most restrictive dieting period.
It was a Friday, at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. My plans with my partner just fell through; he decided to accept an invitation from his buddies to watch a game. I was left alone with no plans on a Friday night.
I thought I’d just stop by the grocery on my way home, put on my PJ’s, and watch some movies. At the grocery store, I automatically gravitated towards the food I was restricting myself at the time: Carbohydrate, Dairy, and sugar (hint, hint Keto!)
I grabbed a frozen family-size pizza, some fresh mozzarella, a bag of mini brow…
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Jul 2, 2020
[Repost] Healthy Weight Loss Possible?
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In today's episode, we discuss if healthy weight loss is possible and provide an answer, too!
Is it possible to lose weight in a healthy way?
When is gaining weight enough when I try to eat intuitively?
Is it wrong to still want to lose weight? I just want it because I don’t feel comfortable in my actual one?
These are all super good questions and so valid considering the society we live in. We are surrounded by messages that we should want to lose weight and that we should aim to be in a smaller body. We have been taught from a very young age that:
* Health = Thinness
* Happiness = Thinner body
* If we aren’t in society's standards in our body size, we should be actively working really hard on getting “there” (aka smaller body)
* If the diet doesn’t work, it’s not the…
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Jun 25, 2020
246- Intuitive Eating Listeners Q&A
Starting your intuitive eating journey on your own meaning to help, no professional, no course... just you and the book. This episode is for you!
The intuitive eating learning journey
Just like you had to learn to diet years ago... you need to learn to undiet. Just like dieting took time and effort, unlearning diet culture and all of its side effects takes time and effort. Any new behaviors, actions require the same learning curve. Learning to eat intuitively is no different.
In today’s episode, we answer listeners' questions about intuitive eating and this Q&A and dedicated to the women who are learning intuitive eating on their own... no support, no professional help.
Listener questions we answer on this podcast:
Intuitive Eating doesn’t stick for me?
I’m eating emotionally
How can I control myself emotionally?
I still want to weight myself in? I can’t seem to throw the scale away.
How do I stop binging? I stop dieting but now I can’t seem to stop eating
How do I…
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Jun 11, 2020
244-So You Quit Dieting... Now What?
“So I quit dieting … what do I do next?”
This is where all women begin their journey into intuitive eating. Maybe you know the answer to this question because you’ve been there. Or perhaps that’s the question you are asking yourself right now.
Most women have been indoctrinated into diet culture at a very young age and have been living according to diet culture’s rules since then. Most women don't even realize that they can say no to diets. That there is another way of living beyond restricting food and hating their body.
That’s until they learn that diets don’t work and they aren’t the problem, diets are. Quit dieting
Women then decide to not diet anymore. A sense of being lost then takes over because if they don’t diet what are they to do. Most of us have never consciously not dieted or not want to be on a diet.
That’s when the question: “So I quit dieting... now, what?” comes along.
In today’s episode, we will answer this question. We will give you…
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Jun 9, 2020
PRO Series: Non-Diet Business Model- S1 EP8
Non-Diet Business Training is essential for any women health entrepreneurs starting their business adventure in the non-diet health approach.
Your business success means women’s learning how to ditch diet culture. Your willingness to accept that your business success means more lives transformed is key to your being successful in your professional journey.
In the same way, you ask your client/patient to invest in themselves by working with you: are you investing in yourself to be successful in your business?
Non-Diet Business Training
In episode 2 of season 1 of the Pro series, we discovered why crafting a business strategy is so important to your overall business. Without the foundation of a strategy, there’s very little chance your business will grow and transform hundreds of women’s lives.
In today’s episode, we will discover the various business model available to you to create your business strategy. A business model is a framework for how you will create value. It…
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Jun 4, 2020
243-Her Story: 30 years of yo-yo dieting to finally accept her body with Sarah
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Sarah Cogliati, a student of the Intuitive Eating Project. Sarah agreed to share her story on the podcast to show women what is possible when we finally make the choice to accept our bodies.
After 30 years of yo-yo dieting, liberation is possible!
Sarah has been on her journey of body acceptance and making peace with food for a few years and now has become a certified coach, meditation teacher, and kick-ass spin instructor. She coaches other women on the same journey as her. I’m so excited to share this empowering discussion with you! In this episode we discuss:
* Sarah’s visit to a pediatrician at 8 years that impacted the next 30 years of her life.
* How she was praised for losing weight in her teens
* The serendipitous moment at the gym to make her dream come true
* The mindset coach that showed her what’s possible
* Sarah’s tips for joyful movement
* Sarah’s process to deal with limiting beliefs Mentioned in th…
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Jun 3, 2020
PRO Series: Business Transition- S1 EP7
The business transition from the traditional model of nutrition and health to the non-diet model can be scary but also can be life-changing.
As with everything in life, how you approach the need for you to transition your business will make the journey scary, filled with anxiety and uncertainties OR you will make the journey pleasurable, filled with learnings and growth both personally and professionally.
I want you to take a moment and reflect upon your client and patient for a moment. When they come to you and you stand in front of them presenting Intuitive eating and the non-diet approach to health.
Does your client feel scared at the thought of not dieting? Hell yess…
Do they feel anxious about potentially gaining weight? Hell yess…
Are they uncomfortable with the uncertainty of not knowing what will happen? Hell yess…
Most of your clients will trust you and move forward following your guidance. Leaning into you for leadership. They will face their fears because the pai…
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May 28, 2020
242-Love versus Fear
Love versus fear.
Believe it or not, the opposite of love isn’t hate. It’s fear.
All emotions basically fall under one of two categories — love-based emotions of fear-based.
Our emotions direct the choices we make daily. Our emotional state informs the decision we take in our lives. They create the action we take towards our dreams, goals… life!
Productive emotions will produce productive actions, choices, and decisions.
On the other hand, unproductive emotions will produce unproductive actions, choices, and decisions.
Love-based emotions include love, hope, joy, gratitude, peace, faith, trust, confidence, happiness, connection, forgiveness, openness, passion, freedom, harmony, honesty, beauty, compassion, self-love, self-appreciation, respect, acceptance, understanding, etc.
Fear-based emotions include fear, anger, grief, shame, guilt, bitterness, judgment, jealously, frustration, doubt, insecurity, etc.
Hating your body is an action informed by fear-based emotions.
D…
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May 26, 2020
PRO Series: Feminism & Diet Culture - S1 EP6
Women don’t diet because they enjoy dieting.
Women who diet do it because they think they have to.
From a very young age, women have been socialized that they are their physical bodies. Women have internalized that their worth is associated with their body and its ability to achieve the expectation from diet culture.
Not sure... let’s look at research released by Dove, for their ‘Self-Esteem Project’, It found that 96% of women in the UK reported feeling anxious about the way they look, compared with 86% in China, 72% in Brazil and 61% in the US. Only 4% of the women in all the countries surveyed would consider themselves ‘beautiful’, and by the time girls reach 17, 78% will be ‘unhappy with their bodies’.
Helping women leave and recover from diet culture is a feminist issue.
In today’s episode, we will discover why as health professionals, we need to adopt a specific non-diet approach for women.
What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
Why a non-diet app…
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May 21, 2020
241- Body Fantasies
Body fantasies sound like this:
“When I finally lose weight I will ______”
or
“If my body could be different I would ______”
or
“If I could look younger I would _____”
And you can fill the blank of what will happen once you get to live your body fantasies with one or many of these:
I will be happy
I will feel lighter
I will be sexy
I will be confident and do _____
I’ll get the promotion I deserve
I will be successful and I’ll achieve ____
I’ll feel good about myself
I’ll start dating
I’ll be more outgoing
I will finally fit in the clothes that I used to love to wear
I will be more confident
I will go out and enjoy life
I will be a better sexual partner
I will be desired by my partner
I will feel more confident
My life will be easier
Moving my body will be easier
I’ll be able to stop eating when full
I’ll be relax
I’ll be healthier
My mom will finally stop commenting on my body
My kids won’t feel a shame to be with me
Etc…...…
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May 19, 2020
PRO Series: Addressing the Real Root Cause - S1 EP5
In the first three years of clinical practice, I thought I was addressing the root cause of my patient health concerns.
In my training in holistic health & functional medicine, we are trained on addressing the underlying or root cause of chronic disease, taking into account the whole person including their environment, genetics, and lifestyle factors. Addressing the root cause is fundamental philosophy and honestly, the pride of alternative health approaches: resolving the root cause vs. just dealing with side effects.
I was asking a lot of questions and doing an in-depth assessment with the goal of uncovering the “real issue” that no other health professional had identified yet. This unidentified root cause was, as per my training in functional medicine the reason why my clients were “still struggling”.
Was I really addressing the real root cause”?
In today’s episode, I open the discussion to find out if we really addressing the real root cause with our traditional h…
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May 14, 2020
240-What Are You Hungry For?
What are you hungry for?
What are we truly hungry for? Is it food? If it was, then eating will appease our hungers. But it doesn’t. That we crave, overeat, binge we never feel full. It’s not enough and feels like it’s never going to be enough. So, if food was the answer to our hunger then we would feel full. But it’s not.
Could it be that what we are hungry for is not food? Is it possible that we “think” is food hunger is actually a hunger for something else?
What I’m proposing to you today in this episode is to consider that what you think is a food issue is not. I would like you to consider that hunger can be for something else beyond food. In this episode of What are you hungry for, we will:
* explore two basic human needs that could present itself as hunger but aren’t need for food
* explore how you can satisfy these basic human needs
Know that this information we share today in this episode is extremely powerful and can cause you to be upset at first... a…
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May 12, 2020
PRO Series: Non-Diet Marketing- S1 EP4
Any non-diet business coaching must include a segment on non-diet marketing.
For many, the words marketing is “yucky” or even “salesy”. Many of my new intuitive eating business students at first will tell me “I hate that part of my job”. Is that you, too?
If you are a health professional and have a private practice, then marketing is a vital part of your business. This is even more relevant for non-diet approach health practice.
To help you fall in love with marketing so that you can thrive in your business, this article will discuss…
Understand the non-diet business coaching framework
The best non-diet marketing strategy
The 3 pillars of non-diet marketing
Pillar 1: Ideal Client Readiness
Pillar 2: Emotional Connection
Pillar 3: Nurturing
Non-diet Professional Training Center
Non-diet mentorship program
Links mentioned in the episode...
Webinar Non-Diet Marketing
Mentorship Program
Free Intake Forms
PRO Series – Free Training & Resources
PRO podcast s…
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May 7, 2020
239 - Her Story: She Overcame a 40-Year Battle with Food and Body Image with Ann
In today's episode, we'll listen to an Academy student's 40-year battle with food and body image...
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Ann Killin, a student of the Going Beyond the Food Academy. Ann agreed to share her story on the podcast to help other women take the step forward in healing in their relationship with food and body.
Ann is being very vulnerable and open about her life journey. She shares how her struggle was brought on by a single comment from her father. The struggle then continued for 40 years... In this episode, we discussed:
* How one single comment from a caregiver triggered a 40-year battle with body image and food.
* The side effects of chronic dieting throughout her life.
* How she attracted partners, relationships that match her level of love towards herself.
* The health crisis that triggered her to do her work to heal her relationship to food.
* The reason why reading the intuitive eating book wasn’t enough for her
* Advice Ann would gi…
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May 5, 2020
PRO Series: Diet Brain - S1 EP3
Diet mindset professional training was not available when I started my transition to a non-diet approach to nutrition and health as a clinical nutritionist; I had to figure it out on my own. Piece it all together…
I shared my professional transition that my client Carolyn triggered in First Do No Harm: The Intuitive Eating Mentorship Journey. I argued that the current model of practice for a nutrition professional top-down approach is causing more harm to a particular segment of our clients. The female yo-yo dieter...which is, unfortunately, the vast majority of our client population.
The solution: The bottom-up approach. Start first with addressing the diet mindset so you can talk about nutrition and health later in the journey.
In this article, we will cover:
Diet Mindset Professional Training
How human make food choices
How the diet mindset develops
Common thought errors
Diet Brain: The adaptation
Self-Coaching for Intuitive eating Links mentioned in the episode...
Mento…
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Apr 30, 2020
238- Sugar Cravings and Intuitive Eating
In today's episode, we'll explore sugar cravings and intuitive eating
“Is it bad to have sugar cravings?”
“Why does our body crave sweets?”
“Is sugar addictive?”
“Why eating sugar leads to binging?”
“What is my body trying to tell me when I crave sugar?”
“Why do I crave sugar at night?”
These are all normal and almost expected questions given the current perspective of our society (read here diet culture) on sugar these days. As a result, many of my community members have been asking these questions. You likely do as well.
Fat is bad ... no, no, now it’s sugar!
30 years ago, it was fat. Everyone was absolutely convinced that fat is a food of great danger. We avoided it at all costs. Created food and diets that were “low fat”.
Fast forward to today... we giggle at this moment of history. Now, we have shifted to sugar being the villain. What will we say 30 years from now?
Human loves dichotomy. It makes us feel safe. It makes our food choice simp…
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Apr 28, 2020
PRO Series: The Business of Intuitive Eating - S1 EP2
In today’s episode, we are going to explain what an intuitive eating business is really about. Starting an intuitive eating business can be overwhelming and scary. Even those that have a regular health practice to transition to a non-diet model can be frightening.
We will reveal what steps you should take to create a heart-centered intuitive eating business that will be successful.
In this episode, we will cover:
* What is the business of intuitive eating?
* What is an Intuitive Eating Coach?
* Serving versus Selling non-diet model of business.
* Who do we serve in an intuitive eating business
* The first step to start an intuitive eating business
* Why Non-Diet Business coaching is different
* What is a Non-Diet Mentorship program? Links mentioned on the episode
Mentorship Program
Intuitive Eating Intake forms
PRO Series – Free Training & resources
PRO podcast series – Full listing
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Apr 23, 2020
237- #1 Enemy to Intuitive Eating – Internalized Fatphobia
In today's episode, we'll explore the #1 enemy to intuitive eating, internalized fatphobia
“You are so beautiful Stephanie! …. It’s ok for you to be bigger but not for me.”
Not that I hear this statement a lot when I meet women but most often when we have known each other for a bit.
This statement or something similar will be shared typically when my students are struggling with their journey in becoming an intuitive eater. These women try really hard but something is just not clicking. It’s like something is holding them back to fully engage with their internal nutritionist.
Internalized Fatphobia
What is holding them back is their own fear of fat. Their internalized weight stigma after years of being exposed to diet culture. Their own phobia of being fat; internalized fatphobia.
That’s the #1 enemy to their journey of becoming an intuitive eater.
And it’s normal. To some degree, completely expected considering the society in which we live in. Western societies ar…
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Apr 21, 2020
PRO Series: First Do No Harm – S1 EP1
Welcome to Season 1 of the Beyond The Food PRO podcast series.
This 8-part podcast series is created to educate female health professionals on a non-diet approach to food, weight, and health.
In today’s episode, we discuss how we may be causing harm to our clients and patients by delivering nutrition services. By following a traditional model of nutrition and health care for women we may be aggravating an underlying condition and symptoms.
In this episode, I share my patient Caroline (fictitious name) story along with how she changed my practice forever.
Caroline had a disordered relationship with food due to years of chronic dieting. All of my assessment tools and training never accounted for this condition simply because of the traditional medical system chronic dieting is “normal” ... yet it has devastating health consequences.
Here’s what we cover in this intuitive eating mentorship episode:
* My client Caroline’s story
* As a nutrition expert, are we causing…
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Apr 16, 2020
236 - 5 Stages of Intuitive Eating
In today's episode, we'll talk about the five stages of intuitive eating
The journey of becoming an intuitive eater is very different than the one of dieting...here we will look into the five stages of intuitive eating.
We have to understand that becoming an intuitive eater is a process. It’s a process of restoring a safe of trust with our bodies that were rob from us when we became a dieter. Furthermore, it’s a process of healing.
Healing is not linear. It’s filled with ups and downs.
Self-compassion is at the root of intuitive eating. It’s the foundation of all practices of intuitive eating and the attitude that will allow you to successfully make peace with food and your body.
Therefore, intuitive eating is about rebuilding a relationship of trust and respect with our innate body wisdom. The stages of intuitive eating
Your willingness to see your journey with curiosity instead of judgment is the key process of navigating these five stages of becoming an intuitive eater…
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Apr 9, 2020
235- Intuitive Eating for the Family: Successful Integration with Dr. Jillian and Sally
In today's episode, we'll explore intuitive eating for the family, successful integration with Dr. Jillian and Sally
“The last thing I want to do is to pass my food issue to my kids”- This is a quote of many of my new clients and students.
The majority of women in my community share my story of being introduced to the world of dieting at an early age. And for years we believed that it’s the way to go to control our eating and improve our body image.
Until such time, we finally realized that diet doesn’t work. It’s just a band-aid solution to something that needs a permanent solution.
We don’t want to pass this kind of relationship to food to our children.
We don’t want them to live their whole lives restricting, which actually brings about more craving.
Instead, we want them to practice intuitive eating and learn to be competent eaters as they grow up.
But how do you raise your kids to become competent eaters and body confident?
How do you undo years of restrictiv…
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Apr 2, 2020
234 – Non-Diet Health Strategies Supporting Your Well-Being and Immune System
In today's episode, we'll explore non-diet health strategies, supporting your well-being and immune system.
The last thing we need is more stress or fear-mongering health scare.
We need love, hope, and ease. And, that’s what I intend to give you in this episode of the podcast.
In this episode, I’ll teach you non-diet, non-restrictive health & wellness strategies for today’s situation that require no supplements or special products...and specific for women who struggle with food and body image.
These well-being strategies are compatible with intuitive eating & health at every size. These tools are part of and are grounded in a weight-neutral approach to health. These are what you'll learn listening to this episode:
* The one thing we must all do as women to support our health in this special time.
* 5 tactics to support your health specific to women struggling with food and body image should adopt now. No restrictions, special products or supplements required.
* Why "bo…
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Mar 26, 2020
233- Coaching Diet Brain in Time of Crisis
In today's episode, we'll learn how to manage your mind and emotions in time of the coronavirus
This is a very special episode of the podcast... for the first time ever I’m sharing the recording of a coaching call from the Going Beyond the Food Academy.
I’ve never done this before... these are special times with the coronavirus. In this episode, you will learn how to manage your mind and emotions with COVID-19;
* The Coronavirus is a neutral event….
* The #1 thing you can do to remain calm
* How to process your emotions with COVID-19
* How to use the self-coaching model in the context of uncertainty
* Why our old behaviors & thoughts resurface with uncertainty
* If you only do one thing do this ONE Mentioned on the show:
FREE Emergency resource
Canadian National Eating Disorder Information Center Hotline: 1-866-633-4220
USA National Eating Disorders Toll-Free Number: 1-800-931-2237
Free Non-Diet Health Class
Free Download Podcast Roadmap Here
The Intuitive…
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Mar 18, 2020
232- Stress Eating in Time of Uncertainty
In today's episode, we'll talk about stress eating in the time of uncertainty.
I keep thinking about a time in the future when we will be older, sitting on the porch rocking our chairs, recalling this time.
We will remember the time the Coronavirus came into our lives and made us go within.
We were isolated, became quiet.
That’s what happened to me.
I first made sure I was safe and that my loved ones were taken care of.
Then I asked myself…
How does Beyond The Food fit into this?
What is my role? How can I lead?
I turned to you and asked what you needed.
The answer came quickly: stress eating, diet thoughts, health.
So I went to work for you...
What you’ll learn listening to this episode on stress eating in this time of uncertainty:
* Why we stress eat in time of uncertainty
* Normalize what is going on right now with your eating
* Explain why the desire to control and diet are coming back
* Give 5 tools to help with stress eating
* Answer questions submi…
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Mar 12, 2020
231- Your Child’s Body Image with Katie Crenshaw
In today's episode, we'll learn about your child's body image.
“How can I positively influence my child's body image?” That’s a reoccurring thought in many mom’s minds.
Many moms will say openly: “The last thing I want to teach my daughter is to pass on my issues with food and body”.
If this is you, you’ve got to listen to this episode of the Going Beyond The Food Show. I recently discovered an amazing book that will help you as a mom to open the communication about body image with your child “Her Body Can”, @herbodybooks.
As many know, I strongly believe in lived experience and I’m not a mother so... I asked a mom to come on the show and chat about this. She’s also the author of this powerful children's body image book.
Our guest for this very important topic is Katie Crenshaw. Katie is a mom of 3 children between the age of 3-11 years old.
Katie is a lifestyle blogger and the author of Her Body Can. "Her Body Can" is a #1 Best-selling Children's Book of po…
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Mar 5, 2020
230 - Is the Fear of Gaining Weight Holding You Back?
In today's episode, we'll talk about how the fear of gaining weight is holding you back.
“I’m terrified to gain weight!”
So, we did a survey a few weeks back following the opening of the Going Beyond The Food Academy and we ask women who have shown interest in joining the program and ended up not to – why? Why did they decide not to join us?
The answers were fascinating and very revealing...
* “I can’t seem to overcome the fear of weight gain and trust the process”
* “I haven’t FULLY been able to embrace ALL of the sides of not dieting yet.”
* “Want to believe that weight doesn’t play a role in how I feel physically but I can’t... so I need to lose weight”
* “In certain ways, when I get to a certain weight and physically can’t do things comfortably so I need to lose weight”
* “So, I’m not fatphobic. It’s ok for others to be overweight. I support them but for me it’s different. I don’t feel comfortable at a higher weight so I hav…
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Feb 27, 2020
229 – Eating Intuitively with Diabetes with Rebecca Scritchfield & Glenys Oyston
In today's episode, we'll explore eating intuitively with diabetes.
Can you blend intuitive eating and diabetes together?
I know this may feel counter-intuitive. As a matter of fact, I hear and get this question very frequently because let’s be honest, food restriction and weight loss are what Dr.Google tells us we must do in order to live with diabetes. Unfortunately, as with most health education available on the internet, it’s not the whole truth...or the truth at all.
I wanted to create the ultimate guide to help you with your diabetes journey and intuitive eating... and I did!
This is a collaboration with two colleagues that are expert in the treatment of diabetes under the lens of Health at Every Size and Intuitive Eating.
Rebecca Scritchfield is a Washington DC-based Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Exercise Physiologist. And, she has been practicing weight inclusive, HAES care since 2008. Rebecca is also the author of the book Body Kindness and the host…
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Feb 20, 2020
228- Anti-Diet Approach to Health: 5 Steps to Genuine Self-Care
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In today's episode, we'll explore the anti-diet approach to health, the 5 steps to genuine self-care
Does adopting an anti-diet lifestyle mean not focusing on health?
For people who have adopted intuitive eating answering this question will be obvious: NO!
For anyone looking from the outside that doesn’t understand (or for may know of) what the framework of intuitive eating, the answer is not so clear: You mean not following a diet is healthy? Umm...
I get it... we live in a society that is not only laden with fatphobia but has a twisted perspective of what healthy eating should be. Health experts and diet gurus have led us to a false belief that in order to be healthy one must be on a diet.
The anti-diet approach to health starts with these 5 steps to genuine self-care. The healthiest diet is no diet at all
In fact, the healthiest diet that one person can be on is no diet at all.
Adopting an anti-diet lifestyle actually means choosing health first. It means learning to c…
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Feb 13, 2020
227- Healthism: The Desire to Be Healthy Gone Wrong with Dana Sturtevant -Be Nourished
In today's episode, we'll explore about Healthism: The Desire to Be Healthy Gone Wrong with Dana Sturtevant -Be Nourished (Warning: Explicit Content)
Healthism is a term new to most of us.
Healthism can be defined as the preoccupation with personal health as a primary focus for the definition and achievement of well-being; a goal which is to be attained primarily through the modification of lifestyles.
When I first read on healthism 6 or 7 years ago, I refute the concept. I thought it was my duty and the duty of all humans to do everything they could to be healthy.... that was my profession at the time. To motivate, push, and teach my clients to pursue health at all costs. The Dark Side of Healthy Living
The truth is when I first encounter healthism and health at every size, I was knee-deep in wellness culture. I had recently realized that diet didn’t work and traded my pursue of thinness for a more politically correct journey, “the pursuit of optimal health”.
For the last 2…
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Feb 6, 2020
226 - Fat Fertility & Pregnancy with Nicola Salmon & Ashley Dorough
In today's episode, we'll explore fat fertility & pregnancy with Nicola Salmon & Ashley Dorough
It was a Tuesday night in early December and I was scrolling through my Instagram feed and started watching stories from my friend and client Ashley Dorough.
What I saw was highly disturbing... it sent a chill down my spine. Testimonial after testimonial of women’s fertility journey:
“I had to get a lap band surgery to be accepted in a fertility treatment”
“The fertility clinic is refusing to treat me because of my weight”
“I don’t want to go on a diet nor don’t I believe in intentional weight loss but I have no choice... no weight loss no baby according to the specialist”
“At every appointment, both the nurse and doctor shamed me because of my weight... they say I put my baby at risk because I’m not trying hard enough to lose weight... and this, while being pregnant.”
“I have PCOS and my specialist is refusing to do any treatment before I lose weight. No cho…
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Jan 30, 2020
225-Post Traumatic Dieting Disorder with Irene Lyon
In today's episode, we'll explore about post-traumatic dieting disorder, the intersection between trauma and dieting with Irene Lyon
For 25 years, I was stuck in fear mode when it came to food. I was obsessed with controlling my eating has this was the only way that I could control my body weight. I was on high alert about food and the way my body appeared to others.
Over time, I unconsciously disconnected myself from my body. In an attempt to self-protect, I numbed myself from feeling my emotions of shame, guilt, fear, and anxiety consistently triggered by diet culture.
If you look up PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), you’ll find many similarities between this diagnosis and my 25 years of chronic dieting career side effects. Some health experts are describing this similarity as PTDD (Post Traumatic Dieting Disorder). Post Traumatic Dieting Disorder (PTDD)
Dr. Yoni Freedhoff was the first to coin the term PTDD in a 2014 article published in the Globe and Mail:
“Dieting is…
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Jan 23, 2020
224-When Intuitive Eating Isn't Working
In today's episode, we'll explore why intuitive eating isn't working for you
I often get messages of this nature “… but intuitive eating isn’t working for me”
Or “Intuitive eating sounds good but it’s not going to work for me because....”
Is this you? I know it was me when I first encounter intuitive eating years ago. After years of chronic dieting, I was convinced that something was wrong with me that couldn’t be fixed by intuitive eating. In some way, I thought I was special...
The truth is you can’t fail at intuitive eating. You can feel “stuck” but in itself, intuitive eating is still working...
Beyond the fact that we were all born intuitive eaters and remain intuitive eaters until we encounter our first diet, intuitive eating in itself is a framework, not a pass or fail program.
And typically that the first reason why intuitive eating doesn’t work for women... we approach it as a diet, not as an eating framework.
Intuitive eating is a complete frame…
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Jan 16, 2020
223-Anti-Diet with Christy Harrison
In today's episode, we'll explore about anti-diet movement with Christy Harrison
Diet is quickly becoming the dirtiest word in wellness.
The anti-diet movement is growing very, very rapidly.
But what does it mean “anti-diet”?
Anti-diet means anti-diet culture. Diet Culture is the system of oppression that promotes thinness and equates it to health and moral virtue. It promotes weight loss as a mean of attaining a higher status and demonize certain ways of eating while elevating others.
However, anti-diet doesn’t mean anti-dieter. It doesn’t mean shaming people who diet. Dieter is, in fact, acting “as expected” in a society laden by weight stigma which marginalizes larger bodies.
The Anti Diet is a movement raising against diet culture, not dieters.
I think in many ways it’s a female fight because women are so often targeted by the diet industry. Women, especially, end up tying their self-worth to how they look, and the diet industry teaches us that that’s what ma…
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Jan 9, 2020
222-Diet Culture Antidote
In today's episode, we'll talk about diet culture antidote
What is the most potent diet culture antidote?
Have you recently discovered that you have been under the spell of Diet Culture and want out? You are not alone, sister... In fact, there are millions of us looking for the solution.
The most effective countermeasure to the influence of diet culture is self-compassion. An antidote is defined as a drug, substance, or a chemical that counteracts (neutralizes) the effects of another drug or a poison. The poison here being diet culture.
Self-compassion is the most potent countermeasure we can choose against the suffering caused by diet culture.
Self-compassion is at the root of intuitive eating.
Moreover, it’s the attitude that will allow you to successfully make peace with food and body.
Self-compassion means relating to yourself with kindness, warmth, and understanding as you would with others even if you want to change something about your current situation.
That is to say…
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Jan 2, 2020
221-The #1 Nutrition Trend of 2020: What to look and watch for
In today's episode, we'll talk about the #1 nutrition trend of 2020
Back in 2014, I decided to explore and test Keto on myself. No one knew keto back then…there were no books and certainly no keto influencers. I made that decision at the peak of the paleo craze.
As a nutrition expert, I was at the forefront of new research and trend in the industry. I knew that paleo wasn’t going to last and that the next things were coming.
So, I wrote a book on keto, created a protocol for keto, supervised clients on keto protocol and interviewed the top keto leaders. Always seeking the “thing” that would make it all come together for me and my clients. As many of you know, I never found that “keto thing”… However, I found emotional eating, binge eating & body-shaming instead (another story for another day😂).
What’s next? So now that Keto is starting to decline… because it is...many of my friends who have written books on Keto have been declined further contracts because the…
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Dec 26, 2019
220-Cycles of Binge Eating and Restricting: How to End It?
In today's episode, we'll talk about binge eating and restricting.
Whenever somebody brings up the topic of how to stop binge eating, I vividly remember the day I caught myself binge eating. This story happens at the peak of my most restrictive dieting period.
It was a Friday, at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. My plans with my partner just fell through; he decided to accept an invitation from his buddies to watch a game. I was left alone with no plans on a Friday night.
I thought I’d just stop by the grocery on my way home, put on my PJ’s, and watch some movies. At the grocery store, I automatically gravitated towards the food I was restricting myself at the time: Carbohydrate, Dairy and sugar (hint, hint Keto!)
I grabbed a frozen family-size pizza, some fresh mozzarella, a bag of mini brownies, and a pint of Dulce Haagen Dazs ice cream. Food was going to be my companion as I hit the couch for a romantic movie night.
By the time the first movie was over, I was sitting there on…
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Dec 19, 2019
219-Coming to Terms with Our Body Now - The Weight Loss Series Part 5 Final
In today's episode, we'll talk about coming to terms with our body... now
Coming to terms with my body now was one of the hardest emotional events of my short life.
I had to grieve my fantasy body... the body that was going to bring me everything I didn’t have now.
Moreover, I had to grieve the thin ideal that diet culture had pushed into my core beliefs and that I was dreaming about since the age of 12.
I had to learn to be in my body now... not the one I thought I should have but that one I have now. Body Fantasy
We are indoctrinated very young to the thin ideal. I can remember, as young as 6 years, me playing with barbies and thinking about how I would look like her when I would be older. How I would dress my thin waist and be the admiration of everyone.
As we grew in my teens, I became obsessed with chasing this thin body. You see at 12 years old, I dieted for the first time. People told me to lose weight if I wanted to be beautiful.
As has my brain developed even more, I…
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Dec 12, 2019
218-Weight Stigma: The Discrimination Not Talked About with Kimmie Singh RD - The Weight Loss Series Part 4
In today's episode, we'll talk about how to get unstuck
It’s illegal to discriminate based on sex and absolutely unacceptable in society.
It’s also illegal to discriminate based on race and absolutely unacceptable in society.
Now, it’s illegal even to discriminate based on sexual orientation and becoming rapidly unacceptable in society.
But...it’s legal to discriminate based on body weight and completely acceptable in society.
Whatttt? Yup. Weight Discrimination
Not only is weight discrimination legal, but the diet culture absolutely encourages it as well. Marketing campaigns use the think “before and after” weight loss picture to sell the latest diet.
“This picture will inspire you to achieve your goals and see what’s possible for you!”? What do you think would happen if a “before and after” skin whitening procedure picture was posted with this caption? First, get beyond the fact that it’s illegal and it would be the end of the company using that marketi…
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Dec 5, 2019
217-5 Steps to Get Unstuck with Shawn Mynar
In today's episode, we'll talk about how to get unstuck
Do you feel stuck? You desperately want to change an aspect of your life but you just can’t get yourself to take the leap.
Is the solution to get unstuck and move towards your goal simply to be harder on yourself? I know I think about that before. If only I could be tougher and have more discipline, I could reach my goals.
For that reason, I fantasized on that day when it would finally click... and I would get unstuck. Am I alone?
Our guest on today’s episode of the podcast says the solution is within our mind. That is to say, if we change our minds, our life will follow.
Her solution: Ditch your negative mindset, squash those limiting beliefs, and quiet the constant chatter in your head so you can finally live the life you desire, spark the change you want to see and feel better than you ever dreamed possible.
That sounds familiar, right? In fact, it’s so in line with the Going Beyond The Food method and there’s a g…
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Nov 28, 2019
216-Everything the BMI Gets Wrong with Alissa Rumsey RD - The Weight Loss Series Part 3
In today's episode, we'll talk about everything the BMI gets wrong
Are you "overweight"? Am I "overweight"?
That single question creates more anxiety & stress to women than any other question. Being overweight implies that there’s a weight we should be at. In today's society, THAT weight is determined by BMI.
The Body Mass Index, the metric that uses to classify people in groups. Moreover, it’s the measure of "obesity" as per medical view and a simple calculation of 2 factors: weight and height. To convert the measurement to the unit of BMI in kg/m2, you must divide the weight in pounds by the height in inches squared, then multiply by 703. My BMI Story
For the purpose of this article, I did my BMI calculation using the official CDC BMI calculator. If you are between 18-24.9 you are deemed normal, 25-29.9 "overweight" and 30 or above "overweight". I bet you’re curious to know my result? 39. I’m considered a class 2 "obese".
As a matter of fact, for the longest, I can remem…
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Nov 21, 2019
215-#Undiet2020: Believing it’s Possible to Change
In today's episode, we'll talk about Undiet 2020
Undiet 2020 is what I did last weekend. It’s a process of goal setting specialized for women wanting to make peace with food and their body.
If you think about how you feel right about your body: Do you feel stuck?
Do you deeply want to change the way you engage with food and your body but right away feel so overwhelmed? The first steps in the process of change
The first step in the process of change is to believe that change is even possible for us.
Believing in oneself is the outcome of having the intention of love, not fear. When we live in a state of fear, we repeat choices that make us feel safe and most likely keep us stuck.
As weird as this may sound, being stuck is the place we feel the safest... not the best but the safest. Crazy! Then, the only way for us to see this for ourselves is to take the time to reflect.
Setting time aside to sit quietly and ask ourselves … is my approach to life (replace with food or body) o…
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Nov 14, 2019
214-Set Point: Can You Control Your Weight? With Chris Sandel - The Weight Loss Series Part 2
In today's episode, we'll talk set point
Think of your set point like a natural mechanism your body uses to maintain a natural weight. Just like your lungs manage the appropriate amount of oxygen for your body without you having to do anything or the way in which your heart manage your blood pressure.
Another fascinating analogy is how your brain automatically gets you back steady on a bike even if it’s been 10 years since your last ride…it just happens without you having to think about it. Set point manages your weight in the same way. What is set point?
In her book Health Every Size, Dr. Linda Bacon describes it as the Fat thermostat in our bodies. It acts just like a heat thermostat in a room. When set to a certain temperature, the thermostat will send a message to the heating system to activate when below a determined temperature. Your hypothalamus, the region of the brain that controls the system in your body that regulates your set point. It will send a message of hunger a…
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Nov 7, 2019
213-Women Food and Power
In today's episode, we'll talk about Women Food and Power
Women Food and Power is the emotional story of a woman on a journey away from diet culture back into her power... in the hope that it serves as an inspiration to others.
My life was pretty good: I had food on the table, a home, a car, a great career that brought in enough money, cool friends, a supportive family.
I thought of myself as an independent fierce woman.
But I also wondered, “… is that what life is really about?”
I kept wondering if every other woman was as anxious as I was about how I looked. This was while by society standards I was doing all the right things. Were they as overwhelmed as me at the thought of not losing or worse gaining weight? Is it normal to feel this frustrated with food and not being able to eat like everyone else.
Everyone around me reflected that it was all ok, but secretly, I knew something wasn’t right. So, I kept going making sure I was checking all the boxes:
My partner: Maki…
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Oct 31, 2019
212-“… but I need to lose weight!” A Conversation with Aaron Flores RD - The Weight Loss Series Part 1
Me: “... but I need to lose weight”.
Her: “Ok... I can see how you can think that.”
Me: “Everything you are sharing with me makes so much sense and I can feel it inside of me, that it’s what I need [pause & sigh] … but I need to lose weight”.
The tears started to roll off my cheeks. Uncontrollably crying. The tears were coming from the depth of my gut. It was one of those moments when you want to stop crying because you really don’t want to cry in front of strangers but you can’t... it’s not in your control.
Her: “Stephanie, your desires to lose weight are valid. It’s normal that you want to lose weight. These desires are encouraged every day by the society in which we live in, an environment that is laden with weight stigma, body size discrimination, and fatphobia. It makes perfect sense that you want to lose weight.”
I was deeply confused.
Life is on hold until I lose weight
I was 38 years old and the last 25 years of my personal life had been a ser…
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Oct 24, 2019
211-The Wisdom of Emotional Eating – Listeners' Q&A
In today's episode, we'll talk about the wisdom of emotional eating
Can we find wisdom in emotional eating behaviors? Or is emotional eating something to be demonized and eliminated?
The vast majority of society say ‘no’ to the first questions and say ‘yesss’ to the second one. Then, they ask next: What’s the trick to stop emotional eating?
What if I said to you there’s a gift in emotional eating... what would be your gut reaction? Likely doubts like most women. The truth is that yes, there’s wisdom, magic, and power in emotional eating. That is if we accept to do one simple thing:
Trade judgment for curiosity. Empowerment & emotional eating
The view we have on emotional eating is a direct reflection of our current relationship to food, weight, and body. In fact, most women are typically afraid of emotional eating. They are terrified to gain weight or not lose weight so they seek to end it.
Moreover, self-described emotional eaters are typically “stuck” in the d…
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Oct 17, 2019
210-Diet and Intuitive Eating with Jessica Flanigan from the Loving Diet
In today's episode, we'll talk about healing diet and intuitive eating
I’m a health care professional trained in using food as a way of healing the physical body. Healing diet, restrictive and elimination food protocol is what I studied for years yet today I very seldom recommend it. Why?
I have seen and experienced too many situations that healing diets, restrictive and elimination food protocols actually caused more collateral damages than benefits. Furthermore, in most clinical cases what really was causing the health issue had nothing to do with food. So, why obsess about food?
If I can, I'd like to take you back in 2015... Carole breaks down
I was sitting in my clinic office talking to a patient seeking help with rheumatoid arthritis. She was in the middle of a major flare-up. All joints in her lower body were painfully swollen and she was in a 9/10 pain level. She wanted me to examine her AIP (auto-immune protocol) dietary protocol & supplement protocol and advise her on wh…
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Oct 10, 2019
209-Intuitive Eating for Hormonal Health
Intuitive Eating and Hormonal Health
Women love intuitive eating as a concept but often will refute it based on other advice they receive, found or read on the internet. One of the most frequent situations I encounter is with hormonal health. Women wanting to balance their hormones, perhaps heal their hormones, are being told that to achieve such goal they must restrict certain food, go on a reset hormonal diet or do an elimination diet; therefore they can’t be an intuitive eater.
“I love intuitive eating but I’m working on balancing my hormones and I read Dr. XXXX book and she says that I must restrict all grains and dairy. Maybe later I can become an intuitive eater.”
Is this true? Is food restriction the solution to hormonal health?
I’m not a hormone specialist, but I’m a health expert and knowledgeable enough to know that this statement isn’t totally true.
Is food a contributing factor to health: YES.
Is food the only way to “balance hormone”? NO.
Is hormon…
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Oct 3, 2019
208-Health Beyond Diet & Weight Loss
Health Beyond Diet and Weight Loss
For many of us in this community, our first encounter with dieting wasn’t a concern with health. Similarly, for me and all the women I work with inside of my programs, their first diet was strictly focused on being in a smaller body. That is to say, we dieted for aesthetic reasons, not health.
As women, we do not want to diet. Instead, we want to be in a thinner body.
Our modern society believes that being thinner is better, smarter, and healthier. In other words, all of us have been taught at a very young age that health = thinness but is it true or is it just an assumption?
What if health wasn’t the outcome of the weight on the scale? Would you still want to diet? Does “Obesity” Cause One to Be Unhealthy?
As of today in October 2019, there isn’t one study or research evidence that directly points to being overweight (BMI-based status) as a causative factor in diseases. That said, many studies will link/correlate obesity to health risk…
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Sep 26, 2019
207-Self-Coaching for Intuitive Eating and Beyond
What is self-coaching?
The word "coaching" is an identified process used to transport people from where they are to where they want to be. It's a form of development, a process of supporting someone towards a goal.
Self-coaching is when we become our own coach. We know what’s best for us. That’s the innate wisdom we all have. The same wisdom that directs our hunger and fullness cues within the framework of intuitive eating. This innate wisdom is how we are the expert in our own life. Self-Coaching and Intuitive Eating
Intuitive eating is the process to learn how to tap in the innate wisdom of our body to know what, when, and how much to eat. Tap into this innate wisdom that all of us have to feed ourselves.
Intuitive Eating is a proven and well-researched self-care eating framework that makes YOU the boss of YOU. Intuitive eating teaches us to have a healthy relationship with food empowering you to trust your ability to meet your needs, distinguish between physical and emotiona…
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Sep 19, 2019
206-She’s Beyond The Food Chapter 6 – My Story 2.0-2019 Update
On today's episode, we'll talk about 'She's Beyond the Food Chapter 6-My Journey 2.0'
From Shame to Fame.
That was the title of episode 101 of The Beyond The Food Show Podcast in which I shared my in-depth personal story for the first time. I asked one of my friends Sean Croxton to interview me. I gave him carte blanche... the result was amazing. My Story 1.0
As a public figure, I had shared my origin story in occasion before mainly inside my programs or during my public workshop but never to this level of vulnerability of this interview. Certainly, I remember being very anxious before, during, and after the recording.
But the greatest gift came a few days after the interview when it hit me: I no longer need to hide my imperfections, my mistakes, my errors. That is to say, although I was scared of what people would say, the relief of being completely transparent was by far greater.
From Shame to Fame episode 101 of our Intuitive Eating podcast was just another chapter in my story.…
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Sep 12, 2019
205-Cyclical Living & Surrendering Control to Connect with Your Inner Cues with Kate Northrup
On today's episode, we'll talk about cyclical living
If our body is wise enough to know what to eat, when to eat and how to eat... what else can it do for us?
What else can we learn from our womanly body?
According to a study from the Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, fluctuations of hormones over the monthly menstrual cycle play a crucial role in our emotional status, appetite, thought processes, and so much more. Women reported high levels of well-being and self-esteem during the middle of the cycle in the study. Increased feelings of anxiety, hostility, and depression were reported before their period. Cyclical Living
Our egg wisdom is perhaps for us women another expression of our innate body wisdom. When I say egg wisdom, I’m referring to the wisdom of our female cycle. This wisdom that is our female cycle is wise enough to create life from… an egg and a sperm. What else can it do for us?
Over the last year, I became really acquainted with my female cycle and discove…
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Sep 5, 2019
204-BE DO HAVE - Formula for Health Success
On today's episode, we'll talk about the BE DO HAVE formula for success
That you want to change your health habits, stop overeating or make peace with your body, HOW you go about the process of transformation will determine your success.
The process that most of us have been thought to apply when wanting to create something new in our life has been the DO HAVE BE model.
In order to BE successful, for example, we need to first DO the things that HAVE the Success. When we DO enough of the “things, we hope to be rewarded by finally BEING successful. DO BE HAVE in health transformation
Take the example of the goal of being happy & healthy for women in today’s society. We are taught that in order for us, women to be happy and healthy, must HAVE thinness. We must fit in the proper BMI and have the “normal thin” body. In order for us to have the thin & a proper BMI body, we must DO diets (control food and / or exercise). When we have thinness and proper BMI, we will be rewarded by…
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Aug 29, 2019
203-Perfectionist Paradigm Shift (...the secret to sustainable habits)
On today's episode, we'll talk about the perfectionist paradigm shift
Do you struggle in creating new long-lasting habits in your life? Particularly around food and health?
Maybe it’s exercise: you pay your new subscription to the gym with excitement and enthusiasm and plan to go 5 days a week before work.
Yet 6 weeks later, you’re not going to the gym anymore and your brain is going crazy with very self-critical thoughts as to why you once again failed yourself and all the things that are wrong with you.
Is that you? That was me until I learned to shift my paradigm about perfection. Perfectionist, is that you?
The perfectionist is a personality trait characterized by a person's striving for flawlessness and setting high-performance standards, accompanied by critical self-evaluations and concerns regarding others' evaluations.
Is that an accurate description of you?
Perfectionism is a trait of character present in many women that have been dieting for a long time. Our diet b…
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Aug 22, 2019
202-Stepping Beyond The Struggle
On today's episode, we'll talk about stepping beyond the struggle
In a way, this podcast is not just a message to those of you who are struggling, but it’s also a message to my former self.
It’s the advice I wish someone shared with me when I was struggling.
It’s the advice I wish I had when I went through so many dark times.
My struggle was my weight. Like most of you... for 25 years, that struggle occupied my life. It caused me lots of emotional pain, physical pain with crazy exercise protocols, tears, break up, missed relationship, the struggle of my body and weight caused a lot of drama in my life.
And for 25 years, I believed that the only way to stop the struggle to get over that pain was to lose weight.
Some say... but you did lose weight.
Yes, I did multiple times but here’s where it gets really crazy... when I did lose weight, you’d think struggle would be over right?
No, it didn’t. Instead, I just moved on to the next expression of the problem: saggy skin,…
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Aug 15, 2019
201-What's Missing From Your Program?
On today's episode, we'll talk about what's missing from your program
As I shared on the last episode #200, we are in the midst of an epidemic and no, it’s not an obesity epidemic.
It’s the Diet Culture epidemic.
It has become completely normal to not like our body. It’s expected that we shame ourselves and our body if it doesn’t fit the “thin ideal”.
It has also become the norm to be on some kind of health programs that restrict the way we live our life. These same programs require that we disconnect from our body in order to be successful.
This has led us to no longer respect and trust our bodies. This is huge!
We live in an approximately 3 cubic foot space (our physical body) that we disrespect & doubt nearly every day. Without a healthy, respectful and trustworthy relationship, how can we expect our body to support us towards our goals?
There is one universal law that is common to all religions and spiritual beliefs that I’m aware of (and please correct me if I…
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Aug 8, 2019
200-How to Get Started with Intuitive Eating
On today's episode, we dissect this concept of food labeling
We are in the middle of an epidemic. One that is destroying the quality and longevity of our life.
It affects not only us but our children and their children.
While it’s been around for a while, it’s growing at an alarming rate. Not only here… but all around the world. You’d be hard-pressed to find a culture that isn’t struggling with it.
and no, it’s not Obesity. It’s our obsession with weight and diet.
97% of women surveyed by Glamour magazine in 2011 said they felt hatred towards their body at least 1x day and often much more.
8/10 women are unhappy with their reflection.
So we diet... and diet some more. Never really getting “there” and then at some point after decades of trying you think to yourself…
“That’s crazy I can’t do this for the rest of my life?” but then what?
There is a solution to help you stop dieting, a solution that will provide some structure around how you engage with…
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Aug 1, 2019
199-Good or Bad Food: Healthy versus Unhealthy Food?
On today's episode, we dissect this concept of food labeling
Although we’ve learned to drop magical thinking when it comes to weather, crops or other natural phenomena, we still think of food as magical.
We label food in hopes that doing so will bring us closer to our desires and goals. The concept is that if we consume the “good” food will control our health and body unfortunately what comes along is shame & guilt when we do eat the “bad” food.
In today’s society not being able to control our food choices makes us weak people. That’s what we think as a result of being told so by diet culture and also according to all the health experts who want us to finally “release the unhealthy weight”.
But it’s true that there is such a thing as good food or bad food? If so, what are the healthy foods? Here’s a sample of the myths we will cover:
* What are the good and bad foods
* Why are we so obsessed with food labeling
* What motivates our need for food labeling…
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Jul 24, 2019
198-13 Popular Intuitive Eating Myths (and why they're bogus)
On today's episode, we talk about what intuitive eating is and is not
Want to give Intuitive Eating a try?
These 13 misconceptions may make intuitive eating more challenging and increase the odds of you giving up.
Intuitive Eating is picking popularity over the last 12 months... In fact, this Anti-diet approach to eating has been called the next health trend to look forward to in 2020. Not surprising when we consider the 95% failure rate of traditional diets.
There no stopping Intuitive Eating and I couldn’t be more excited for what’s in store for 2020. And with every “trend” or popular movement comes questions, doubts, and naysayers.
On today’s episode, we are going to debunk 13 popular Intuitive Eating myths. 13 myths about intuitive eating, this proven and well-researched eating framework, that you should stop believing.
These 13 myths, we first are going to give them context and then bring facts forward as to why each one is false… or frankly said, bogus! Here’s…
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Jul 18, 2019
197-Intuitive Eating & Cravings
On today's episode, we talk about intuitive eating and cravings
Is intuitive Eating not just a way of giving in to your cravings?
When women first get introduced to intuitive eating, their diet brain then ignites the thought that Intuitive Eating is a just a way to eat whatever we want and, in some cases, to validate laziness...
Intuitive way of eating is such a departure from dieting way of eating that it often ignites cognitive dissonance in women. You know that feeling of discomfort from the new information that is presented to you when it is opposite to the way YOU have been living your life?
You fight the new information! And come up with all good facts, science and reason why the new information is wrong...
On today’s episode, we answer that specific question. Is intuitive Eating not just a way of giving in to your cravings? If not, how do you manage cravings in the framework of intuitive eating? What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* We answer the question,…
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Jul 11, 2019
196-Finding Your Intuitive Voice & Release Perfectionism with Kelly Covert
On today's episode, we talk about intuitive voice
In the same way that Intuitive Eating teaches you to tap into your innate body wisdom to know what to eat, you can tap into this same body wisdom to be guided in all the other segments of your life.
The body wisdom we’ve been gifted by embodying our human body is awaiting us to notice her and engage with her with trust and respect.
Some will call this body wisdom intuition others will say inner voice... all the same.
When we do not engage and respect this wisdom, we tend to be engaged in perfectionism as a way to control life... control our life, control our future, control our body. Control so it can be the way it should be.
But it doesn’t work... and we try harder. Control more. And we fail harder.
On today’s episode, Kelly Covert, an inner voice coach will help us interrupt this pattern. Kelly has a passion for helping women believe and achieve their big vision by connecting deeply with the wisdom that is inside of them a…
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Jul 2, 2019
195-Bathing Suit Confidence: My 7 Lessons-SHE’s Beyond The Food–Chapter 5
On today's episode, we talk about bathing suit confidence
Usually around April, we start hearing about “getting that bikini body” like it’s a thing we need to earn. After months of hibernation we are supposed to dust ourselves off and work really really hard to get a body that deserves to wear a bathing suit.
The truth I discovered through my own journey is that being confident in a bathing suit doesn’t require months of planning and buckets of sweat aren’t required.
We don’t have to earn the right to wear our bathing suit in public... we already have it. I just needed to find it!
So if you are struggling with enjoying the summer water because of how you feel in your bathing suit and perhaps wearing the bathing suit at all... you’ll want to listen to this!
On the episode today, I’ll share the 7 lessons I learned while getting back my confidence in a bathing suit and the exact steps I took.
Here’s a very powerful quote from Lindsay Kites from Beauty Redefined…
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Jun 27, 2019
194-Women Food and Mindfulness
On today's episode, we talk about mindfulness
One of the most impactful tools for reactive eating behavior is mindful eating.
One of the most powerful tools for reactive living (depression/anxiety) is mindful living.
Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us and within us including food.
Women Food & Mindfulness is an episode that has the power to change your relationship to food in a very easy way... I’ll share the Going Beyond The Food Method way to become more mindful. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* What is mindfulness and what it’s not!
* Link between mindfulness and food
* Why women could benefit more from mindfulness than men
* How to be more mindful in your life
* Easy way to incorporate mindfulness practice in your life Mentioned on the show:
FREE Intuitive Eating Guide
Mind-Body Connection article
Religio…
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Jun 20, 2019
193-Recover from People Pleasing with Dr. Sasha Heinz
On today's episode, we talk about people pleasing
“...but my priority is my family right now. I don’t have the time to do this work right now or to participate.”
We did a survey few months ago and asked our community members what is holding them back from doing the “work” meaning healing their relationship to food & body. People pleasing came in the top 3... specifically #2 . These are the women who knew they had people pleasing behaviors.
The funny thing is that the #1 reason holding back women from healing their relationship to food and body was: “I need to lose weight. I can’t bear being in this body right now. Got to fix that first before doing mindset work”. I say funny because that #1 reason is: people pleasing “in hiding”.
So people pleasing is a huge theme in our community! That’s what we are going to deep dive on this episode.
Our guest today is Sasha Heinz, PhD and a developmental psychologist. She is an expert in positive psychology, lasting behavi…
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Jun 13, 2019
192-Q&A: Is Healthy Weight Loss Possible? & Feeling Uncomfortable in Our Body
On today's episode, we discuss if healthy weight loss is possible and provide and answer, too!
Is it possible to lose weight in a healthy way?
When is gaining weight enough when I try to eat intuitively?
Is it wrong to still want to lose weight? I just want because I don’t feel comfortable in my actual one?
These are all super good questions and so valid considering the society we live in. We are surrounded by messages that we should want to lose weight and that we should aim to be in a smaller body. We have been taught from a very young age that:
* Health = Thinness
* Happiness = Thinner body
* That if we aren’t in society standards in our body size, we should be actively working really hard on getting “there” (aka smaller body)
* If the diet doesn’t work, it’s not the diet’s fault rather it’s our fault. We haven’t tried hard enough, exercised enough, or have enough will power, etc...
The desire to lose weight is completely and 100% normal.
Many of you…
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Jun 6, 2019
191-Unfuck Your Brain to Be Confident NOW with Kara Loewentheil
On today's episode, we talk about how to Unfuck Your Brain
I wanted to lose weight so that I could be more self-confident.
95% of the women I work with want to or did want to lose weight so that they can be more confident.
We are taught by society that if we are thin, we will automatically be confident and ultimately happy.
Yet we lose the weight and we aren’t happier. We still don’t feel confident as we should. Then we regain the weight because, spoiler alert, diet doesn’t work long term. That’s until we repeat the cycle again looking for that “confidence”.
How many times do we have to repeat the cycle to see that confidence isn’t an external thing?? I did it for 25 years. You?
Our guest today, Kara Loewentheil, a Master Confidence Certified Coach with a B.A. from Yale and J.D. from Harvard Law is going to teach us how to become more self-confident today independent of our weight. The work is all in our mind! What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* How…
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May 30, 2019
190-I’ve Gained Weight... SHE’s Beyond The Food–Chapter 4
On today's episode, we talk about weight gain
Yes, I’ve gained weight. I’m a nutritionist and I’ve gained weight. I’m a woman and I’ve gained weight.
I’ve gained weight and I’m ok with it.
Just 3 short years ago, I would have never considered writing this, recording this. I doing everything I could NOT to gain weight yet I was gaining weight. The more I try the less it worked.
On today’s episode, I’ll share my personal journey with weight gain and how I’m living through it. Some will say “coping with weight gain” and I would have said the same things just 2 short years ago. Today, I’m fully at peace with it. How can this be? What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* 9 lessons I’ve learned from gaining weight
* My journey through dieting
* Why and How my perspective on weight gain shifted
* How I changed my perspective on weight & body Mentioned on the show:
Free Body Acceptance Challenge
Body Acceptance Project
Intuitive Eating Guide…
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May 23, 2019
189-Liberate Your Body: A Call to Arms for Women of All Sizes with Jes Baker
On today's episode, we talk about how to liberate your body
Only 4% of women will call themselves beautiful.
That statistics just broke my heart... The truth is I was part of that 96% not finding themselves beautiful for most of my life. To be real it’s almost an act of courage to accept your body in today’s world.
One of the most powerful agents in liberating myself from body shaming has been the studying of the concept of patriarchal beauty standard. The historical and economic reasons behind where we are with women’s body expectations in the year 2000. Fascinating and liberating experience and that’s what I want to share with you today.
Our guest today is Jess Baker, an author, international speaker and blogger with a background in mental health where she’s worked as a Psychosocial Rehabilitation Specialist. She described herself as an unabashed fat chick and a proponent of harnessing the magnificent power of shame resilience! What you’ll learn listening to this epis…
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May 16, 2019
188-Healing Body Image with Photography with Ashley Sherwood
On today's episode, we talk about Healing Body Image with Photography
Do you struggle with seeing pictures of you?
Avoid them altogether maybe?
For all of us women who have struggled with body image, taming our self-image via observing our reflection on picture is a very important step in the process of healing body image. Taking pictures of ourselves and choosing compassion over self-critique is key.
On today’s episode, we are joined with a professional photographer who is using photography to heal her own body image struggle and the one of her clients in amazing body love photoshoots.
Our guest today is Ashley, a professional photographer from Toronto, Canada. Her work has been published in nationwide campaigns with international brands such as Air Miles, Mattel, and Bluenotes.
Ashley has also co-founded GRLCHILL which is a passion project about friendship, self-love, and womanhood. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* How to harness the power of photography t…
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May 9, 2019
187-SHE’s Beyond The Food-Chapter 3: I'm Done with Keto
On today's episode, we discover why I quit Keto
I’ve been avoiding recording this episode for nearly 2 years. I’ve been scared of the consequences, hesitated by fear of backlash, started recording it and stopped so many times. Something happened this week that triggered me to finally record this episode... It wasn’t just about me anymore. This episode needed to be recorded for you-the listeners, my clients, my patients and my students.
On today’s episode SHE’s Beyond The Food Chapter 3, I'll share with you my personal journey with food and diets... particularly the Ketogenic diet.
And today, I’m officially making it public: I’m calling it quits with keto and sharing the reasons that led me to make this choice.
This is not the type of quitting after just a few months of being keto or because I didn’t lose weight. This shift is way beyond this... I wrote a book about the ketogenic diet, lectured at professional conferences about keto, studied and researched ketosis an…
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May 2, 2019
186-Be the Boss Of You-Intuitive Eating with Evelyn Tribole
On today's episode, we discover intuitive eating
You are the boss of you, sister.... no one else. So hire, fire and promote accordingly.
I’m sure you wouldn’t tolerate anyone telling you what to do in your own house. You wouldn’t let anyone dictate who your date is, right?
Yet we let diets control our food choices and the way we feel about ourselves. That’s what we call diet culture.
Sisters, it’s time we stop letting diets control our lives. We must take our power back from the latest diet... including the latest keto expert!
It’s proven diets not only don’t work they lead to more weight gain. Diet is harmful to the female body.
Today, we discover intuitive eating, a proven self-care eating framework that puts YOU back in the driver seat of food choices, body, and health. This way of engaging with food (read here: not a diet) teaches you to be a team with your body.
Our guest today Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S is the author of 9 books, with a nutrition counsel…
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Apr 25, 2019
185-Five Steps to Strengthen Your Intuition & Higher Intelligence with Dr. Joy Martina
On today's episode, we talk about how to strengthen your intuition
Do you wish to have more guidance in your life, to be more certain that you are making the right choices for you?
That knowing is accessible to you right now. This intelligence is inside you, me and all women: It’s called our intuition.
On today’s episode, we explore together the highest form of intelligence: intuition. We will learn how to connect to this superior source of intelligence and also how to strengthen it so you can be more confident.
Our guest today, Dr. Joy Martina is a Psychic Psychologist and a Channeler of Christallin Consciousness specializes in High-Level Intuitive Intelligence Training for entrepreneurs, business owners and celebrities. Dr. Joy will take us through her most recent best-selling book: How to use your intuition to transform your life. What you’ll learn listening to this episode:
* What is intuition and what is it not.
* The 5 steps we must take to strengthen our intuition…
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Apr 18, 2019
184-Turning Crisis into Awakening with Sheree Clark
On today's episode, we speak with Sheree Clark
Are you at a “fork” in the road?
You know something needs to change... must change... has to change. You get the feeling that if you don’t make a choice now, life will make one for you.
For some, it’s an acute life event that forces them into making a choice... for me, it was collapsing on stage.
For other women, their body wisdom takes care of creating this fork in the road with aging and hormones. It’s called menopause. It’s the natural process that moves us from motherhood to coming of wisdom. Coming back to being “just” a woman... no longer the nurturer or caregiver. For many, that’s a hard transition.
In today’s episode, Sheree Clark talks about turning midlife crisis into mid-life awakening. Sheree will help you create a vision for your fork in the road creating opportunities for growth, fun, and achievement.
Sheree Clark is a midlife courage coach, TV show host, inspiring speaker and accomplished author. Wh…
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Apr 11, 2019
183-SHE’s Beyond The Food-Chapter 2
On today's episode - SHE’s Beyond The Food - Chapter 2:
I'll share with you my personal journey with exercise, fitness and sports... and it’s been a wild ride.
Just like most of you, ladies that have a journey of dieting, exercise has been part of my life in a “not so fun way”... never willingly and because I desired to exercise rather because I HAD TO kind of way: to burn calories, to burn fat, or to punish myself for cheating on my diet and mostly because I needed to alter my body composition, ....
The result of this wild ride is trauma. As my mentor in trauma, Irene Lyon taught me “Trauma is in your nervous system not in the event”. I now can see it in most of my students too. We know we have to but for some “unexplainable” reason we can’t bring ourselves to do it. That “unexplainable” reason is trauma... it’s your nervous system protecting you from what has been in the past a very bad experience.
In fact, trauma can be healed. So does your relationship t…
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Apr 4, 2019
182-Redesigning Your Life with Amanda Gates and Feng Shui
On today's episode, we talk about Feng Shui
Get the energy right in your home, closet, and fridge and everything else will follow. Yup, the energy that carries your home is impacting you right now... moving you closer to confidence or further away from peace with your food and body.
Imagine you and your home looking like Charlie Brown’s character, Pigpen. With debris and junk whirling around that “pretty” won’t fix. It is essentially putting lipstick on a pig.
Instead, let’s get your energy and your home’s energy in pristine shape so that when the “pretty” goes in, it uplevels every damn thing in your life.
Who doesn’t want that?
Today’s guest, Amanda Gates is a professionally trained Interior Designer, Feng Shui Practitioner, podcaster and award-winning blogger. She has seamlessly married interior design and Feng Shui for almost 20 years to help clients achieve spaces that feel as beautiful as they look. What you'll learn listening to this episode:
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Mar 28, 2019
181-SHE'S Beyond The Food-Chapter 1
On today's episode, we talk about Healing Body Shaming
Healing body shaming permeates through every aspect of your life... you finally stop chasing your worth and you get to find your innate female power.
You stop working crazy hours trying to prove yourself to your boss that you are worthy of the next promotion.
Reconciling yourself with your body finally gives you the power to stop pleasing everyone... become someone you don’t need anyone to tell you you’re worthy. You know!
Being confident leads you to attract the right lover... and have the courage to say no to the one that makes you feel like Sh*&%!
This is the first installment of “SHE’S beyond the food,” a new monthly episode. This coaching session will be me, me alone, sharing a very vulnerable moment of my life in which I coach myself to go beyond the food.
This is raw, uncut version of me, your host, Stephanie Dodier, the woman, not the expert.
In this episode, I share how healing another layer of body shamin…
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Feb 21, 2019
180-The Emotional Body: Part 4-Holistic Approach to Make Peace with Food and Body with Dr. Joan Rosenberg
Why do I need to go beyond the food to make peace with food and my body
That’s the one question I get and yes...
that’s a very valid question, and to be honest, a very good starting point for us to have a very powerful conversation.
We’ve been trained for years via diet culture to seek a solution to our food, weight and body issues with food and exercise. If we whip in shape our physical body, we will get result. Get thinner... and then, we’ll be happy and healthy.
yet it doesn’t work. We know that and hence why you and I are here...
Why doesn’t it work... because our relationship with food and body doesn’t stem from our physical body, rather it shows up in our physical body. It originates from our mind, emotions, and spirit.
That’s what I’ve found through my own struggle and later on what my training and education has taught me. The 4 layers of the human being is what we address in the Going Beyond the Food Method. It stems from a very old body of work - Holist…
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Feb 14, 2019
179-Holistic Health Part 3: The Physical Body
Holistic Approach to Making Peace with Food and Body
Why do I need to go beyond the food to make peace with food and my body
That’s the one question I get and yes...
that’s a very valid question, and to be honest, a very good starting point for us to have a very powerful conversation.
We’ve been trained for years via diet culture to seek a solution to our food, weight and body issues with food and exercise. If we whip in shape our physical body, we will get result. Get thinner... and then, we’ll be happy and healthy.
yet it doesn’t work. We know that and hence why you and I are here...
Why doesn’t it work... because our relationship with food and body doesn’t stem from our physical body, rather it shows up in our physical body. It originates from our mind, emotions, and spirit.
That’s what I’ve found through my own struggle and later on what my training and education has taught me. The 4 layers of the human being is what we address in the Going Beyond the Food…
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Feb 7, 2019
178-The Spiritual Body: Part 2-Holistic Approach to Making Peace with Food and Bo