Nourishing Women Podcast

I’m so excited to share with you that we are celebrating May (and my upcoming maternity leave!) with a month-long special to book a 60 minute breakthrough session with our lead dietitian, Megan Perez. Breakthrough sessions give you the opportunity to meet with an intuitive eating and body image expert to help you identify 1-2 key areas where you are currently stuck, so that you can breakthrough to discover peace with food and your body. By clicking here you can fill out the application form and will then move forward with setting up your May breakthrough session with Megan. Please note: In order to get your breakthrough session for only $150 (normally $377!) you need to purchase and book your breakthrough session in the month of May.  In this Q&A episode with Megan, we answer your questions from Instagram about anovulatory bleeds, pre-menopause, not getting a period and more! A few important announcements: Private coaching offers you personalized support to reach your goals of food and body peace. Megan

Self compassion may sound loving and helpful as you connect back into your body and learn how to respect it, but what exactly does it mean to be compassionate with yourself? We’ll explore the concept of self compassion in this specific episode, and also address a common misconception with self compassion, that being compassionate with ourselves doesn’t allow us to accomplish things or be successful in life. There’s a pervasive concept in our culture that in order to have what you desire- whether that’s health, or success, or happiness, that we need to be harsh and critical in order to be successful. And this is simply not true. Listen to today's podcast episode to learn more! A few important announcements: We are so excited to announce that we are offering a May special to celebrate my maternity leave! For the month of May, you can grab a month-long special to book a 60 minute breakthrough session with Megan, our lead dietitian, for only  $150! You can click here to book yours! The annual Summer Reset is of

Have you ever felt that intense urge to know, what is your weight? I remember when I was trying to stop the habit I had formed of weighing myself multiple times a day, that the urge at times felt unbearable.   So if you can relate, in today’s podcast episode we will discuss why you feel like you need to or should weigh yourself, what to do when you want to weigh yourself and how to navigate getting weighed in healthcare situations. Listen to learn more!   Grab our free guide, the Hunger Fullness Scale, for the final week before it’s archived by clicking here.    Other episodes on weight and body image: 5 Ways to Feel More Confident in Your Body on a Daily Basis, Your Weight is Not Your Worth and 5 Stages of Body Grief.   Right now, we are currently booking May and June spots for private coaching! Private coaching is the highest level of care we offer at Nourishing Minds Nutrition, and will help you leave behind food, body and wellness obsession.    What this means is that you can feel comfortable in your b

Did you know that the simple goal of eating 30 plants a week can improve your digestion dramatically? In today’s episode, Dr. Heather Finley who is a gut health expert and author of the new cookbook, the Healthy, Happy Gut Cookbook gives us tangible and easy to follow food solutions for better digestion starting today.   Dr. Heather Finley is a registered dietitian and gut health specialist. She helps people struggling with bloating, constipation, and IBS find relief from their symptoms and feel excited about food again.   Heather struggled with her own digestive issues for nearly 20 years and understands first hand the impact that nutrition, lifestyle, and mindset have on digestive health. Gut health shouldn’t be restrictive, stressful, and all-consuming. She developed the gutTogether® method to help individuals reduce digestive symptoms and add foods back into their diet.   Dr. Heather has a doctorate in clinical nutrition from Maryland University of Integrative Health. Her work has been featured in Mind Bo

Do you relate to the idea of grieving your body? Have you ever heard this term before, body grief? We know that for SO many of our clients, the term body grief finally offers a description of how they feel IN their bodies. It offers language to the challenging emotions you feel about your body.   Grief is a challenging and intricate emotion. Our emotions affect our ability to care for ourselves, and experiencing grief is no different.     Grief will absolutely affect how we care for our bodies.  This is why it’s important to allow ourselves to grieve and mourn what is lost, even if that means grieving the idea of a body that we never actually had.  We grieve the loss of our “ideal” body.  We grieve the loss of the fantasy of what a perfect body will give us in our lives.   This is where I often tell clients that the only way out is through.  Through the grief, through the pain, through the disappointment and frustration. Listen to today’s episode to learn more about body grief including the 5 stages of body g

Intuitive eating is a dynamic integration of instinct, emotion and rational thought. We eat (and stop eating) in large part due to hunger and fullness cues. But body cues are not the ONLY reason we eat!   One of the biggest misconceptions I see about intuitive eating is that you only eat what you are craving 100% of the time and that it's just simply “listening to your body”. While that would be fun and ideal, it is simply not realistic for most of us in our daily lives! And that doesn’t mean you are not an intuitive eater if you have to factor rational thoughts or make real life decisions to help you decide how, what and when to eat.   Grab our free guide, the Hunger Fullness Scale, for a limited time only by clicking here.    Other episodes on body cues: Experiencing Intense  Hunger Now That You are No Longer Dieting, How to Not Turn Intuitive Eating Into the Hunger Fullness Diet, and Why I Love Practical Eating.   Right now, we are currently booking April and May spots for private coaching! Private coachi

Founded four years ago by Susan and Tara in a bathroom, Here We Flo is on a mission to challenge shame and disrupt the period, bladder, and sexual wellness markets with its organic and vegan products, including tampons, pads, reusable period underwear, and condoms.   Here We Flo ensures every product is good for the planet, free of dyes or chemicals, and is 100% cotton. Their Flo pads have saved the equivalent of 61 million plastic carrier bags. At the heart of Here We Flo’s leadership is a social good. From the beginning, Here We Flo has given back 5% of profits to people and the planet. The business has supported incredible charity partners like Bloody Good Period, a period poverty organization, and The Brigid Alliance, which promotes safe abortion access for Americans. Last month alone saw the business donate 10,000-period pads to charity.   Susan Allen grew up in the city of champions — Boston, Massachusetts, and received her B.A. in communications and legal studies from the University of Massachusetts Am

There’s a 9 out of 10 chance you’ve heard of the book, Atomic Habits. It’s a NYT bestseller. And there's a good reason for that! I really love this idea of breaking down habits into small, incremental steps so they actually become habitual.   Yet as is true for most things, the weight centric approach is all over the book. Why is it that all self help books use weight loss as their example for how to change with EVERYTHING?   It’s so frustrating! I wish the world could see that we can work on forming habits and improving our health without fixating on weight or appearance. Unfortunately we’re just not there yet as a society. But that’s what we’re working towards in the anti-diet world!   Since I think there’s actually good insight from the book to glean, but I know it could be so triggering for many of you, I’m recording this episode to help you get all the juicy details out of the book, and applying it to your anti-diet health journey.   Listen to today’s episode to learn how to make the book Atomic Habits a

Today’s podcast guest and body confidence creator, Tiffany Ima, shares with us her story to healing her relationship with food, and the 3 principles of body confidence.   In this episode we discuss: Tiffany’s story to healing her relationship to food. Why specifically body confidence important to Tiffany. The 3 principles of body confidence and how to embrace body confidence in your own life. How to build an exercise routine you can actually stick to. How Tiffany lives wellness without obsession.   Learn more about Tiffany: Tiffany’s Instagram Tiffany’s TikTok Tiffany’s website   Grab our free guide, the Hunger Fullness Scale, for a limited time only by clicking here.   Right now, we are currently booking March and April spots for private coaching! Private coaching is the highest level of care we offer at Nourishing Minds Nutrition, and is certainly the fastest way to reach your goals of food and body peace, leaving food (and wellness) obsession behind in 2023.   Resources for you: Join our FREE

And how it can transform yours, too! I have hosted this very podcast since 2017 and always have SO much gratitude for the way podcasting has impacted my life and my business.   Listen to learn the 5 ways I intentionally use my podcast to support my business, and also learn about the 3 ways I’m offering business mentorship, including podcast audits!   You can learn more about business mentorship here, I currently have two spots for business mentorship open for March!   In need of a podcast editor? I love my podcast editor so much and you can schedule a discovery call here with Cait to learn more. P.S. Tell her I sent you!   Right now, we are currently booking March and April spots for private coaching! Private coaching is the highest level of care we offer at Nourishing Minds Nutrition, and is certainly the fastest way to reach your goals of food and body peace, leaving food (and wellness) obsession behind in 2023.   Grab our newest free guide, the Hunger Fullness Scale!   Resources for you: Join our FREE su

Similar to my own journey, Eden has had her own journey in disordered eating recovery and transitioning from selling weight loss to intuitive eating coaching. If you want to hear more about the important revelations that led to Eden’s decision, plus how sports nutrition fits into intuitive eating, you cannot miss this week’s episode!   Eden is a registered dietitian, former collegiate athlete turned mountain athlete, recovered disordered eater, and Intuitive Eating counselor (in training - she's in the process of becoming a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor). Eden majored in Psychology at Texas A&M, and after she was diagnosed with Female Athlete Triad in 2012, she decided to combine her undergraduate degree with a Master's Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Georgia State University.    For Eden, the overlap between our psychological health and our nutrition choices is way more important than "eating healthy." Now, Eden helps active individuals realize that a fueled body performs better than a star

If you want the most real, honest, behind the scenes look at my business, today’s episode for you! In today’s episode I share 7 reasons I’ve owned a successful online business since 2017 and I hope these 7 reasons inspire you to take messy action, to never give up and keep chasing your dreams, always.   And with that shared, I’m so excited to share that I have officially started business mentorship! Mentorship will have many different aspects to it, including a food and body peace training for providers in the fall of this year, but at this time of 3 different ways I can support you: intuitive eating & body image mentorship, online business coaching and podcast auditing.   You can learn more about business mentorship here, I currently have three spots for business mentorship open for March!   Right now, we are currently booking March spots for private coaching! Private coaching is the highest level of care we offer at Nourishing Minds Nutrition, and is certainly the fastest way to reach your goals of food

Social media has caused us to become obsessed with eating the right way. I wholeheartedly believe that social media is one of the main causes of our obsession with food, nutrition and wellness. And you may feel that you have to be obsessed with food in order to be healthy.   But there is a better way. In today’s episode I’m going to share 5 steps to overcome food (and wellness) obsession. Listen to today’s episode to learn those 5 steps!   If you missed this winter enrollment for Food & Body Peace Playbook, I want to let you know that it’s not too late to receive support, in fact we are currently open and taking March clients for private coaching at our practice.   Private coaching is the highest level of care we offer at Nourishing Minds Nutrition, and is certainly the fastest way to reach your goals of food and body peace, leaving food (and wellness) obsession behind in 2023.   You may know that we offer 3 and 6 month packages for private coaching, but you may not know that we also offer breakthrough se

As I shared in last week’s podcast episode, which detailed through what is binge eating and the difference between binge eating disorder and being someone who experiences binge eating as part of their body’s response to dieting, I wanted to give you some more concrete examples of how to stop binge eating for good.    In today’s episode, I share 5 steps to stop binge eating, and give you next steps to take so that you can experience peace with food and your body. Listen to learn more!   ***Important: We have already closed enrollment for Food & Body Peace Playbook for this round! If you missed this enrollment but you’re ready for next steps in your intuitive eating journey here are some options for you:   Join our self-paced starter course, the Beginner’s Guide to Food & Body Peace.   Consider purchasing a 75 minute breakthrough session or signing up for a 3 or 6 month private coaching package, linked here.   We are also no longer offering the group discovery call, however if you would like to schedu

Here are some statistics you may have not known about binge eating:   Binge eating disorder is more than three times more common than anorexia and bulimia combined. Research estimates that only  28.4% of people with current BED are receiving treatment for their disorder And also… Three out of ten individuals looking for weight loss treatments show signs of BED.   I wanted to record this episode because I feel like binge eating has become a term thrown out a lot, often used by people to emphasize how much they ate. Some of these people have BED, some of them experience episodes of binge eating and some do not binge eating in any way, it’s more so used to emphasize that they ate more than their norm or more than they are comfortable with.   Listen to today’s episode to learn more about what exactly is binge eaitng. And next week we will dig in even more with 5 steps to stop binge eating!   And if you are someone who is currently struggling with the diet-binge cycle or food obsession, I want you to know you

The doors to our winter cohort of Food & Body Peace Playbook have officially opened! Food & Body Peace Playbook (FBPP) is our signature 8 week online group coaching program that will  teach you how to make peace with food and your body so that you enjoy food and your life again.   This means you can reclaim your health from the diet-binge cycle and food obsession, so that you can improve both your mental AND physical well-being. Imagine eating pizza and salad with the same level of enjoyment and satisfaction. Imagine enjoying getting dressed daily. Imagine feeling present and engaged in your life.   FBPP is an intuitive eating and body image focused program that will give you the tools, expertise and accountability to make peace with food and your body. You have from now until the weekend of February 10th to join, with the option to choose between standard and VIP in this round.   FBPP: Standard includes the 8 week online course and the private support group.   FBPP:  VIP includes all that is in st

Today I’m bringing back this VERY popular episode with special guest and lead dietitian at Nourishing Minds Nutrition, Megan Perez. Megan shares her personal and professional thoughts on both the pros and cons of the popular whole 30 diet.    Listen to learn how this diet may lead to more negative consequences than you would think, and how you can accomplish the positive aspects of the diet without eliminating a ton of food groups.   Click here to purchase my absolute favorite body butter to use during the holiday and winter season. Use the code NOURISH for 10% off your first order.   The new year is a busy time for our practice and private coaching spots book fast! Click here to learn more and grab your spot.   Enrollment for our winter cohort of Food & Body Peace Playbook is opening SO soon! Make sure you’re listening to episodes weekly to learn more about the program, see if it’s a good fit for you and join when enrollment opens!   Resources for you: Join our FREE support group for like-minded wome

Our next free training is here! Join me this Thursday at 7pm ET/6pm CT/5pm MT/4pm PT for our New Year, Non-Diet Me Training where I’ll teach you 3 tools to enhance your health through a non-diet lens, how to move on from binge eating and food obsession, and why intuitive eating is the solution you’re looking for.   Plus, I’ll teach you 5 steps to confidently become an intuitive eater in 2023 and all about our group coaching program, Food & Body Peace Playbook, that will open for our winter cohort so soon! Click here to grab your ticket!   My fellow recovering perfectionists, you are going to love today’s conversation, with guest Kara Loewentheil, about how to truly create self confidence by rewiring your brain and thoughts, and letting go of perfectionist fantasies around New Year's resolutions.   Kara Loewentheil, J.D., is a Master Certified Coach, Host of the top-rated podcast UnF*ck Your Brain, and creator of The Clutch: A feminist mindset revolution. A graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School,

Today on the show we are re-airing a best of episode with guest and word coach, Dimple Mukherjee, on the show to discuss the power of words and how to create your word for the year.   Dimple is an occupational Therapist with more than 25 years of experience, and a graduate of Queen’s University with additional certifications in Health Coaching through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and Applied Positive Psychology (CAPP) through The Flourishing Center. Dimple also has three insanely active sons and call Toronto, Canada home.   Dimple’s mission is to help intentional, values-oriented individuals use their words of the year as anchors to guide them purposefully towards their desires and create consistent forward momentum. I love using the simple medium of chosen, personal words to enrich our lives and relationships. Listen to today’s episode to learn more about the power of words!   In this episode we discuss: Dimple’s work as an occupational therapist, and her other certifications that have led her to

This week I’m hosting a FREE 5 day challenge. This New Year, No Diet Challenge will support you in starting off your intuitive eating journey in 2023. Click here to sign up for the challenge!   In today’s episode we go through each prompt in our New Year, Non-Diet Intention Setting Worksheet! This episode helps you to set intentions for food, body image and health in 2023, as well as your mindset, intention and the way you want to FEEL in 2023.    Click here to purchase my absolute favorite body butter to use during the holiday and winter season. Use the code NOURISH for 10% off your first order.   The new year is a busy time for our practice and private coaching spots book fast! Click here to learn more and grab your spot.   Resources for you: Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community for more community & support. Take a look at our online shop, the Wellness Without Obsession Shop to have all the resources you need to make peace with food and your body, and liv