Ep. 58: Intuitive Movement Q/A with Caitie Corradino

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In this episode Caitie and I answer listener questions about Intuitive Movement.

We answer the following questions:

What is intuitive movement?
How much movement do you actually need?
How do I reconcile the need for movement if I don’t want to do it?
What if you intuitively never want to move more than a short walk or activities of daily living (ie cooking, cleaning etc).
I want to exercise but finding actually doing it impossible. Where is the line between forcing myself to exercise until I break through the “blah” and find my motivation, and listening to my body?
What if you struggle with feeling like you NEED to workout everyday?
What if you can’t get over liking the way your body looks because of a certain workout?
How to train for a race and listen to your body at the same time?
How can you move intuitively if you are using a prescriptive strength training program to reach certain goals?
How can trainers teach intuitive movement?

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Ep. 58: Intuitive Movement Q/A with Caitie Corradino

The BodyLove Project with Jessi Haggerty

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MP4•Episode hjem

In this episode Caitie and I answer listener questions about Intuitive Movement.

We answer the following questions:

What is intuitive movement?
How much movement do you actually need?
How do I reconcile the need for movement if I don’t want to do it?
What if you intuitively never want to move more than a short walk or activities of daily living (ie cooking, cleaning etc).
I want to exercise but finding actually doing it impossible. Where is the line between forcing myself to exercise until I break through the “blah” and find my motivation, and listening to my body?
What if you struggle with feeling like you NEED to workout everyday?
What if you can’t get over liking the way your body looks because of a certain workout?
How to train for a race and listen to your body at the same time?
How can you move intuitively if you are using a prescriptive strength training program to reach certain goals?
How can trainers teach intuitive movement?

resources

75 episoder

#Fitness #Bodyimage #Diet #Exercise #Intuitiveeating #Nutrition #Wellness #Jessi Haggerty #RDN #CPT #BodyLove #Health and Well-Being

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In this episode Caitie and I answer listener questions about Intuitive Movement. We answer the following questions: What is intuitive movement? How much movement do you actually need? How do I reconcile the need for movement if I don’t want to do it? What if you intuitively never want to move more than a short walk or activities of daily living (ie cooking, cleaning etc). I want to exercise but finding actually doing it impossible. Where is the line between forcing myself to exercise until I break through the “blah” and find my motivation, and listening to my body? What if you struggle with feeling like you NEED to workout everyday? What if you can’t get over liking the way your body looks because of a certain workout? How to train for a race and listen to your body at the same time? How can you move intuitively if you are using a prescriptive strength training program to reach certain goals? How can trainers teach intuitive movement? resources JESSI’S INTUITIVE EATING AUDIO GUIDE THE NUTRITION & BODY IMAGE COACHING COURSE F.I.T.4ALL WEBSITE…

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Chrissy King is a Milwaukee-based ISSA certified personal trainer and fitness blogger. Chrissy first stepped into a gym eight years ago with a weight loss goal. But she was soon introduced to strength training, and realized that this fitness modality brought her a sense of confidence and inner strength that was completely independent of her weight...and of any results. She fell in love with the process. Now, she guides clients through strength training and creating a sustainable fitness routine that they can genuinely enjoy. She also created a webinar titled “Diversity and Inclusion 101: Taking an Intersectional Approach to Wellness,” which covers special considerations for creating safe, diverse, and inclusive wellness spaces. Further, she regularly updates a blog, where she discusses diversity, inclusion, and intersectional feminism in the fitness industry. In this episode we talk about: How “body love” is complicated by the culture we live in. How to hold space for the desire to lose weight without letting it control your fitness journey. Why it’s OK for fitness professionals to talk about social justice. Resources Jessi’s Intuitive Eating Audio Guide The Nutrition & Body Image Coaching Course Chrissy’s Webinar - Diversity and Inclusion 101 Chrissy’s Most Popular Blogs: Trainers and Fitness Pros Can’t Help People of Color While Remaining Silent About Racism Words That Don’t Belong to Us: Why It’s Time to Say Goodbye to Using the Word Savage Everyday Racism in the Fitness World and Beyond…

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Fiona is an Accredited Practising Dietitian & Nutritionist and Director of Body Positive Australia and The Mindful Dietitian. She is a specialist in Eating Disorders, eating behaviour, Body image and Mindfulness-based practice. Fiona has been active in the Eating Disorder treatment space for over 15 years in the private sector, primarily offering group-based and individual Nutrition Therapy for clients with Binge Eating Disorder and chronic dieting presentations. Fiona is also a Sports Dietitian, currently Nutrition Consultant at The Australian Ballet School. Fiona is active in the education and training space, with fellow Dietitians and students specifically in the integration of the Non Diet Approach to Dietetic treatment. She is a guest lecturer in the Masters Dietetics programs at Deakin University and Monash University in the areas of eating behaviour, body image, Non Diet Approach and Counselling Skills. Fiona sits on the Executive of the Australia New Zealand Academy of Eating Disorders (ANZAED) and the Board of the Association for Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH). Resources Jessi’s Free Intuitive Eating Audio Download BodyLove Project Patreon Page Intuitive Eating Support Group www.themindfuldietitian.com.au www.bodypositiveaustralia.com.au Fiona's Instagram @themindfuldietitian Fiona's Twitter @FionaBodyPosAus…

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Today's episode covers a lot of ground with a guest that is extremely fluent in the BodyLove Language. Isabel Foxen Duke is the Creator of Stop Fighting Food —a free video training program for women who want to "stop feeling crazy around food." After years of trying to overcome emotional eating, binge-eating and chronic weight-cycling through "traditional" and alternative approaches, Isabel discovered some radical new ways to get women over their "food issues" once and for all—not just by shifting the mindsets of individuals, but by challenging the dominant diet culture as a whole. A fixture and thought-leader in the greater body-positive movement, Isabel has been featured in the Huffington Post, Elle Magazine, XOJane, and has been praised by Ricki Lake. Her writing and free guide, How To Not Eat Cake, can be found at www.isabelfoxenduke.com and you can watch her free video training series at www.stopfightingfood.com . Resources Jessi’s Free Intuitive Eating Audio Download BodyLove Project Patreon Page Isabel Foxen Duke’s Website Stop Fighting Food (Video Training) Minnesota Starvation Study…

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Ep. 029: Meredith Noble on Building Resiliency Grieving the Thin Ideal 55:03

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Meredith Noble is a certified coach who helps plus-size people find food and body peace. Her practice combines Health at Every Size and intuitive eating philosophies with feminism and fat acceptance. With her compassion and expertise, her clients learn how to feel more comfortable in their skin, be at ease around food, and leave toxic diet culture behind. In this episode Meredith talks about how one doctor’s weight loss recommendation lead her down the road to disordered eating, body shame, and over exercise. It wasn’t until she discovered Health at Every Size that she was able to just live her life as a self-identified “small fat person”. After going through her own healing process, Meredith decided to dedicate her career to to helping people in plus-size bodies build resiliency in a world that favors small bodies and diet culture. Now, she does the work to help people heal on an individual level, and also works as an activist to help us heal on a cultural level. Resources Jessi’s Free Intuitive Eating Audio Download Jessi’s Nutrition & Movement Therapy Services Meredith Noble’s Website The Men Who Made Us Thin Grieving the Thin Ideal Dances with Fat Kelsey Miller Shrill by Lindy West…

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Ep. 028: Valery Kallen on Fatphobia, Thin Privilege, and ED Recovery 1:01:44

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Ep.027: Shira Brenner on Her Transition from Disordered Eating to Body Love 1:16:58

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In this episode we talk about: How Shira experienced weight stigma as a child, and how that set her on a path to disordered eating. How she found dance and yoga in a dark and sad time in her life. And how it both made her feel both connected and disconnected to her body at the same time. How she was suffering from anorexia for months, and simultaneously being praised by colleagues and friends on her “dedication”. How she worked with an eating disorder therapist and dietitian to help her recover. Join the conversation: http://www.JessiHaggerty.com/blog/blp27 Resources Jessi's Website + Free Intuitive Eating Audio Guide Shira's Website…

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Ep. 026: Emily Fonnesbeck on Orthorexia and the Big Problem with Elimination Diets 1:01:14

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One of my favorite things about hosting this podcast is my guests’ willingness to share their stories. Today’s guest, Emily Fonnesbeck, was so generous in sharing her personal history with orthorexia, and how her eating disorder recovery now informs her practice as a dietitian. Emily is a Registered Dietitian and her practice is in southern Utah. Here are some of the highlights from this episode: Orthorexia Orthorexia, directly translated means “perfect eating”. It is typically accompanied by a lot of food rules, elimination diets or “cleanses”, and an obsession with “clean” or “pure” eating. Emily talks about how her “functionally dysfunctional” relationship with food and exercise snowballed, overtime, into “full-blown” orthorexia. Orthorexia, combined with an exercise addiction lead to a pelvic stress fracture, a weak and fatigued body, and a slew of digestive issues (all of which are very common side effects of undereating and overexercising). Orthorexia, exercise addiction, and perfectionism are really praised in our culture. Emily talks about how the biggest lie her eating disorder told her was that, in order to be strong, she needed to ‘stick to the diet’. Discerning Between Food Rules vs. Food Values Emily talks about how food rules are really anxious, and often driven by perfectionism and a need to control; they often elicit dichotomous thinking and deal in absolutes (separating foods as good or bad, healthy or unhealthy). Food values on the other hand, are really empowering. Now, Emily’s number one food rule is that food has to be flexible. When your behaviors are no longer in conflict with your values, you can start listening to the “healthy self” versus the “eating disorder self”. Digestive Health Emily and I were both trained in an extreme approach to digestive health, where the number one solution was an elimination diet. Listen to my episode with Lauren Dear to see that there is more than one way to treat digestive dysfunction! Emily states “I will maintain that elimination diets are what caused orthorexia for me”. Elimination diets have no place in eating disorder treatment and can easily trigger an eating disorder in an individual who is predisposed. Before we put someone on an elimination diet, we need to do a VERY thorough screening to see if someone has eating disorder tendencies or qualities. It’s important to note that often, greater flexibility with food supports digestive function. And to add fuel to that fire, under-eating can exacerbate (and cause) inflammation. If you have digestive issues, there are things we can do that will support your digestive health, without an elimination diet. And, if you’re in recovery from an eating disorder with a digestive issue, you can take steps to improve your symptoms without fear of relapse, under the care of a trained professional of course! Bottom line: DO NOT DIY GUT HEALTH. Resources This episode + Printable quotes: http://www.JessiHaggerty.com/blog/blp26 BodyLove Project Bonus Episode Jessi’s Nutrition & Movement Therapy Services Emily’s Website…

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Ep. 054: No Period, Now What? With Nicola Rinaldi 56:39

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Dr. Nicola Rinaldi has a PhD in biology from MIT. Since experiencing hypothalamic amenorrhea (missing periods) herself, Dr. Rinaldi has been on a mission to spread awareness of the condition and how to recover. In 2016 she published the book "No Period. Now What?" This book is a comprehensive resource that includes much of the medical and scientific research that underlies our current understanding of the triggers for amenorrhea, what steps to take for recovery, and treatments to use for recovery and pregnancy as needed. In addition, Dr. Rinaldi performed the largest survey to date of women who likewise experienced amenorrhea, and includes results from the survey answering many of the common questions women have, such as "How long will it take to recover?" "Will I be able to get pregnant?" and "Will I resume cycling after pregnancy?". Finally, the book includes Dr. Rinaldi's own story along with those of hundreds of other women, providing hope and reassurance to women following in their footsteps. Since publishing "No Period. Now What?" Dr. Rinaldi has been a guest on multiple podcasts, attended the ACSM and SCAN conferences, and presented the winning poster at the 2017 Female Athlete Conference. In this episode we talk about how you can advocate for yourself when you’re suffering from amenorrhea (absence of a period) or Oligomenorrhea (irregular periods), how to know the difference between amenorrhea and PCOS, and what it takes, and how long it takes to get your period back, and how to check out your cervical mucus for a more intuitive way to track your ovulation. You can check out her website and popular blogs below and make sure to check out her book, No Period, Now What ? For more details on all of the information we talked about in this episode! Bleeped Content: 24:18: “I did a survey for my book of over 300 women who experiences HA… Over 82% of them lost 10 pounds or more in the last few years. That’s a significant weight loss for anybody.” 30:06: “[getting your period back] will happen more quickly if you’re able to go “all in” and eat more than 2500 or more calories per day…” Navigating BodyLove IRL: In this episode we talk about how to advocate for yourself at the doctor if you are experiences amenorrhea; especially if you are living in a larger body, or struggling with a ‘false’ PCOS diagnosis. Listener Q/A In this episode we answer: How long does it take to get your period back? Is soy really bad for hormonal health? How do you actually “check” your cervical mucus? Resources: Jessi’s Intuitive Eating Audio Guide Nutrition & Body Image Coaching Skills for Personal Trainers Mentorship/Internship Posting Nicola’s Website No Period Now What Book Nicola’s Facebook Group Julie Duffy Dillon and PCOS Nicola’s Most Popular Blogs: Why Weight Gain Might Be Necessary Energy Balance and Missing Periods Hair Building as a Positive of Recovery Flax Seed and HA/recovery Acetyl-l-carnitine and HA/Recovery HA Recovery as a Competitive Athlete Overall HA Understanding HA versus PCOS…

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Ep. 053: Anna Chapman on Navigating Body Love and Checking Thin Privilege 1:22:47

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In this episode Anna and I talk about what the term “Body Love” means to us, how she developed Body Love Yoga, how ableism in the yoga and fitness industry is rooted in the patriarchy, and how to get comfortable taking up space in this world. In this episode we cover how to navigate difficult conversations around asking for seat belt extenders, chairs without arms (AKA fat positive chairs), and writing open letters to public figures to elicit uncomfortable but necessary conversations. Anna also answers a listener question about her favorite fat positive yoga clothing brands. Navigating BodyLove IRL At the Airport It’s no secret that airplanes are uncomfortable. But if you’re living in a thin body, you might not realize that this discomfort is heightened if you’re living in a larger body. Anna gives some practical tips on how to make traveling more physically and emotionally comfortable. Get a seat belt extender (bring one or ask for one) Keep bags in the overhead to save leg room Always bring your own snack Noise cancelling headphones to block out sighs or negative comments Hoodie or scarf to “cocoon up” Make sure to go to the bathroom before getting on plane Travel with a friend + put the armrest up! Breathing - 3 counts in and out Grounding practice - Feel your feet on the ground With Public Figures Anna talks about how author Brene Brown has played a vital role in her ability to navigate fatphobia, but also doesn’t recognize how some of her writing perpetuates the shame that people in larger bodies feel on a regular basis ( see episode 47 to learn more about this! ). Anna went to one of Brene’s events a few months back and felt empowered to ask for a more comfortable chair (without armrests), and when she returned home, wrote an open letter to Brene Brown which is one of my favorite things ever written. Listener Q/A What are your favorite plus size activewear brands? Bombsheller Lineage Wear Universal Standard Resources: Jessi’s Intuitive Eating Audio Guide Nutrition & Body Image Coaching Skills for Personal Trainers Mentorship/Internship Posting Anna’s Website Anna’s Letter to Brene Brown Joyn app…

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Ep. 052: How Diet Culture Impacts our Body Image Katherine Zavodni 58:59

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Katherine Zavodni is a non-diet, Health at Every Size registered dietitian/nutritionist specializing in eating disorder treatment, intuitive eating, chronic dieting and weight concerns, and family and childhood feeding dynamics. In this episode Katherine and I talk about how diet culture impacts how we feel about our body, how our body is not the problem (diet culture is), and how it’s OK to be part of the body positive movement and still have days where you hate you body. Resources: Jessi’s Intuitive Eating Audio Guide Katherine’s Website Marci and Fiona’s Body Image Workshop…

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Ep. 051: Dana Sturtevant & Hilary Kinavey on Building Body Trust 1:03:25

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Dana Sturtevant and Hilary Kinavey are the co-founders of Be Nourished, a weight neutral practice based in Portland, OR. In this episode Dana and Hilary talk about how to build Body Trust(TM), why it's so important for clinicians doing this work to use weight neutral messaging in our marketing materials, and why this work has to support people in ALL bodies. You can learn more about Be Nourished and their upcoming workshops at: https://benourished.org/…

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Ep. 050: Is Your Body Acceptance Conditional? With Guest Liz Fayram, CEDRD 54:23

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In this episode Liz hits the nail on the head, naming a place where I hung out for a long time: Conditional Body Acceptance (see also: healthism). This idea that you can accept your body at any size, if and only if you are meeting orthorexic ideals. If this resonates for you, you might also know that these ideals differ from person to person, and my (past) ideals not only kept me deeply dissatisfied with my body, they also wreaked havoc on my health and kept me in a disconnected and disordered relationship with food, movement, and my body. Liz also sheds light on how Conditional Body Acceptance also plays a role in the yoga community, and how she is working to spread the Health at Every Size and Unconditional Body Acceptance movement as a newly registered yoga teacher. Resources: Jessi’s Intuitive Eating Audio Guide Jessi’s Intuitive Eating Support Group Liz Fayram’s Website…

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Ep. 049: Is the Whole 30 Productive or Just Seductive? 1:04:45

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Jessi is flying solo in today's episode to talk about the pro's and con's (ok they're all con's) of doing the Whole 30 diet (lifestyle, protocol, program etc). She talks openly about how she used to sell a similar "program" and why she will *never* do it again. She also lays out why the Whole 30 is so harmful to your health (both physical and mental) and hopes you can use this framework to think critically when you find similar programs as seductive as this one! Resources Jessi's Intuitive Eating Audio Guide Jessi's 1:1 Coaching Services Christy Harrison's Intuitive Eating Course Paige Smather's Intuitive Eating Course Intuitive Eating Book BLP Episode 23 BLP Episode 26 BLP Episode 46 BLP Episode 48…

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From the Archives: Intuitive Eating Co-Authors Elyse Resch and Evelyn Tribole 57:10

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To celebrate ONE YEAR of the BodyLove Project Podcast I'm re-releasing an episode with the women who inspired me to start this podcast in the first place: Elyse Resch and Evelyn Tribole, the dietitians who literally wrote the book on Intuitive Eating. Give it a listen and make sure to download my free Intuitive Eating Audio Guide if you're ready to dig in for more!…

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Ep. 048: Caroline Dooner, Founder of the Only "Diet" I'll Stand Behind 53:13

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Caroline Dooner is a former food & dieting addict turned writer and storyteller. She is also the founder of the only diet I will ever recommend: The F It Diet. This diet (although literally not a diet at all) was created after Caroline decided to get off the diet-binge rollercoaster and stop measuring her self worth by the number on the scale. In this episode Caroline shares her personal story with dieting and disordered eating, talks about the difference between a good teacher and a cult leader, and shares some information about her upcoming course: How to Be Your Own Damn Guru. She is hilarious and insightful and I can’t wait for you to give this episode a listen! Resources: Jessi’s Intuitive Eating Audio Guide Jessi’s Intuitive Eating Support Group The F It Diet Website How to Go On the F It Diet Intuition for Lazy People How to Be Your Own Damn Guru: Intuition Intensive (Email Caroline.Dooner@gmail.com)…

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Ep. 047 Haley Goodrich on Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown 57:59

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Haley Goodrich is a registered dietitian fiercely passionate passionate about helping others create flexible, joyful eating habits and cultivate a peaceful relationship with their body. Haley is the founder of her Pittsburgh-based private practice, INSPIRD Nutrition . She specializes in intuitive eating, eating disorder recovery and digestive health from a Health At Every Size perspective. She is currently pursuing her Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian (CEDRD) Certification. In addition to her full-time private practice she is also the co-founder of INSPIRD to SEEK , a community- based learning experience designed to mentor and guide nutrition entrepreneurs to build amazing businesses. In today's episode we're digging into Brene Brown's new book, Braving the Wilderness and how it relates to our wok as advocates for body justice and fat acceptance. Resources Jessi’s Intuitive Eating Audio Guide Jessi’s Intuitive Eating Support Group INSPIRD Nutrition INSPIRD to SEEK…

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Ep. 046: Dr. Laura Douglass on How We Learn Through the Body 55:22

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Dr. Laura Douglass is the Academic Dean of Professional Studies at Endicott College, where she also serves as the faculty advisor for the Trauma Studies Club. She is an interdisciplinary scholar with research interests in trauma, eating disorders, and the integration of yoga as pedagogy in higher education settings. She also owned her own yoga studio in Watertown for five years. In this episode, Dr. Douglass talks about learning through our bodies, how we use verbal narratives to describe how we’re feeling in our bodies, and how we shift from hyper- and hypo-aroused states through physical activity in order to feel safe in our bodies. She talks about the importance of slowing down to listen to our bodies in their present moment and to break down the communication between the body and the narrative to create a new, more intuitive narrative. It is typical human nature not to trust our bodies, not to connect with them in the present, and to constantly chase what they "used to be" or what we want them to be. Dr. Douglass feels that the loss of communication in the relationship between self and body translates to how we treat other relationships we have, with ourselves and with others. To learn more about how to learn from your body, to stop chasing your “past self,” and to connect with your body through movement, listen to the full episode. Resources: Jessi’s Intuitive Eating Audio Guide Jessi’s Intuitive Eating Support Group Dr. Douglass' Website…

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EP. 045: Robyn Nohling on Hormone Health Through a Health at Every Size Lens 1:02:20

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Ep. 044: Rachel Estapa on Wellness in the Body Positive Space 1:01:02

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For years, Rachel Estapa felt that, in order to get people to like her, she needed to change her body. Comments like, “you have a big belly,” or “you’re not graceful” defined who she was in the world. In college, she successfully pursued a weight loss journey that she thought would open up more opportunities that were previously off limits due to her body size. When this didn’t happen, Rachel felt angry and betrayed by both herself and society. In a moment of grief, Rachel cried to her husband, “there has to be more to love about me than this!” Thus was born, More to Love Yoga. As soon as Rachel embraced herself as a person, that’s when the opportunities began to open up for her. Rachel’s first experience with yoga was challenging as she unknowingly took a hot yoga class and wound up outside in the middle of a Boston February, grateful for the cold air. But, she kept going until she found a yoga class that, in yoga’s true and authentic form, allowed her to just be. No judging, no comparing, no overthinking. After that, she chose to study at Kripalu, learning yoga skills specifically for teaching to larger bodies. Rachel currently teaches weekly yoga classes in Somerville, MA and offers an online WELL by MTL wellness program. She aims to educate and support plus size people on body acceptance and self-worth. Tune into the whole episode to learn more about Rachel journey to ditching diet culture, embracing her body and learning to live an authentic and abundant life. Resources: Jessi’s Intuitive Eating Audio Guide Jessi’s Intuitive Eating Support Group Rachel's Website WELL by MTL…

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Ep. 043: Michelle Vina-Baltsas on Navigating Emotional Eating 1:10:05

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Michelle Vina-Baltsas spent decades struggling with her relationship to food and body. Feeling like an outsider in her community and experiencing trauma at an early age drove Michelle to turn to food as her companion, her friend, her comfort when times were tough. In college, Michelle knew her eating patterns weren’t “normal,” and looking back, she believes she had Binge Eating Disorder. At that time, that wasn’t a term people were using. After college, Michelle turned to Overeaters Anonymous, which helped her feel connected, like she wasn’t alone. During her ten years with OA, she was able to unravel and begin to understand her deep connection with food, eventually realizing that she wanted more freedom in her relationship with food. This led her to stumble upon Intuitive Eating. Michelle’s skepticism and curiosity kept her committed to this new journey and inspired her to become an Intuitive Eating Counselor. In this episode, Michelle talks about her constant battle with self worth, how she turned to food to protect her against outside triggers, and the fear she faced as she learned to give herself unconditional compassion and permission. She talks about the stigma of emotional eating and how it’s actually a positive thing. You eat because it makes you happy, because it tastes good. Through her own experiences and her journey with Intuitive Eating, Michelle has been able to repair her relationship with food, her body and exercise. Exercise is now about feeling good and having fun, not changing her body. She is able to nurture and respect her body and where she’s at right now. She’s happy. Today, Michelle works with women heal their relationship with food and body through Intuitive Eating. She helps women relearn self-compassion, self-awareness and how to trust in themselves again. Through self care and coaching, you can learn how to love yourself and food again. Tune into the whole episode to learn more about Michelle’s path to self-love and how she believes that you can reach that, too. Resources: Jessi’s Intuitive Eating Audio Guide Jessi’s Intuitive Eating Support Group Michelle’s Website Michelle's Intuitive Eating Online Course No Diet Sisterhood Facebook Group…

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Ep. 042: Dr. Stephanie Waitt on Disordered Eating Glorification in the Fitness Industry 59:43

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Dr Stephanie Waitt specializes in treating eating disorders at her practice, Texoma Specialty Counseling. In her work with people she aims to help men and women find balance, peace, confidence, and happiness with their bodies, relationships, and life. She emphasizes the importance of self-care and encourages people that being a little selfish is a really good thing. Stephanie is also an online recovery coach. In her recovery coaching Stephanie helps people learn to find peace with their bodies and ditch dieting. She helps people find confidence and the power to live the life they want right now! You can learn more about her practice and online recovery coaching at www.texomaspecialtycounseling.com . Resources Stephanie's Webiste Stephanie's 7-Day Challenge Jessi’s Intuitive Eating Audio Guide Jessi’s Intuitive Eating Support Group…

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Ep. 041: Melissa Carmona on Body Image Across Cultures 54:03

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