Trust Your Body Project

Welcome to the eleventh episode of the Trust Your Body Project Podcast!  Trust Your Body Project is a podcast and social media movement started on Instagram designed to help you heal, eat, and create space for the things that truly matter. Meet your host, Whitney Catalano, an anti-diet, health at every size registered dietitian who offers online coaching to help you stop dieting, make peace with your body, and take the power back from your inner bully. For the appetizer, Whitney covers the different types of restriction and why you might feel like you can never stop eating.  Listen to learn about what you might be doing that can lead to overeating and binge eating. Today’s Main Dish is all about what to do if you’re feeling insecure and self-conscious because ‘shorts weather’ is coming up. Whitney gives a few tips for dealing with your emotions in a healthy way. In this episode Whitney speaks about: Shifting from emotional reactions to emotional responses The different adjustable clothing options that might

Welcome to the tenth episode of the Trust Your Body Project Podcast! Trust Your Body Project is a podcast and social media movement started on Instagram designed to help you heal, eat, and create space for the things that truly matter.  Meet your host, Whitney Catalano, an anti-diet, health at every size registered dietitian who offers online coaching to help you stop dieting, make peace with your body, and take the power back from your inner bully. In this week’s episode Whitney speaks with Julie Duffy Dillon, a registered dietitian, eating disorder specialist, and PCOS specialist who partners with people on their journey to food peace.  Julie shares her story of going from a weight management dietitian to finding health at every size and embracing body respect and body positivity. Whitney and Julie discuss: How did Julie become involved with PCOS? What exactly is PCOS? The fluidity of loving your body, and how body respect is a great first step towards it Why is there so little research done about PCOS? Th

Welcome to the ninth episode of the Trust Your Body Project Podcast! Trust Your Body Project is a podcast and social media movement started on Instagram designed to help you heal, eat, and create space for the things that truly matter.  Meet your host, Whitney Catalano, an anti-diet, health at every size registered dietitian who offers online coaching to help you stop dieting, make peace with your body, and take the power back from your inner bully. Although Whitney mentioned last episode that this would be about binge eating, she wants to talk about something that has been on her mind lately, the feeling of being overwhelmed and stuck.   She speaks about a wide range of topics including an emotional letter that a friend gave her, 6 reasons you might be feeling stuck, and the value she got out of an article on polyamorous relationships. Whitney speaks in more detail about: The value of talking about your chaotic relationships with food The parallels between food/diets and performing Being scared of being jud

Welcome to the eighth episode of the Trust Your Body Project Podcast!  Trust Your Body Project is a podcast and social media movement started on Instagram designed to help you heal, eat, and create space for the things that truly matter.  Meet your host, Whitney Catalano, an anti-diet, health at every size registered dietitian who offers online coaching to help you stop dieting, make peace with your body, and take the power back from your inner bully. In this episode Whitney speaks with the one and only Lena the Plug. Lena is a YouTuber, social media influencer, sex worker, cam girl, and 2018 Porn Hub Celebrity of the Year. With over 1.4M followers on YouTube and 1.8M on Instagram, Lena wants to be the kind of celebrity she needed when she grew up - one who doesn't promote diet culture. In this interview, she commits herself to ditching dieting for good and talks about why it took her so long to fully dive into Intuitive Eating. We talk about the pressure she feels as an online sex worker to keep shrinking he

Welcome to the seventh episode of the Trust Your Body Project Podcast!  Trust Your Body Project is a podcast and social media movement started on Instagram designed to help you heal, eat, and create space for the things that truly matter.  Meet your host, Whitney Catalano, an anti-diet, health at every size registered dietitian who offers online coaching to help you stop dieting, make peace with your body, and take the power back from your inner bully. In this episode Whitney goes on a rant about stepping into your power and getting rid of negative thoughts, speaks with a body positive YouTube creator called Mermaid Queen Jude, and touches on an important topic in dating- honesty. Check out this episode to hear Whitney’s take on: How little control over body size we have Learning to stop judging people based on their body size The important things you should focus on instead of dieting Doing the things that you enjoy during your one chance at life Jude’s history and relationship with food Cultivating a commu

In this episode Whitney speaks with Caroline Dooner about her book, the F*ck it Diet, where she writes and teaches chronic dieters how to heal their relationship with food and weight.    They discuss all about how Caroline healed her relationship with food, why she wrote the book, and how this book was exactly what she needed while on her journey with food. Whitney and Caroline speak about: How the topic of intuitive eating is very evidence based, that many people are learning about together Caroline’s past with dieting and diet culture How the Fuck it Diet became a reality The timing of Caroline’s dieting and her mom’s diagnosis of Cancer The parallels between control issues and dieting The pros & cons of intuitive eating The level of misery that it sometimes takes to realize what is important How to learn what your body is saying in real time, and make adjustments Learning to eat and trust that your hunger is going to be the best for your health Why Caroline never wants to talk about food again What do

Welcome to the fifth episode of the Trust Your Body Project Podcast! Trust Your Body Project is a podcast and social media movement started on Instagram designed to help you heal, eat, and create space for the things that truly matter. Meet your host, Whitney Catalano, an anti-diet, health at every size registered dietitian who offers online coaching to help you stop dieting, make peace with your body, and take the power back from your inner bully. In today’s episode, Whitney talks about one of her tweets that went viral and provides some information about the thread inspired by the tweet.  Whitney also acknowledges and responds to the criticism and discussion that the tweet brought on.  This episode covers: The fact that anti-diet isn’t the same as being against medical nutrition therapy The importance of practicing diets from an evidence-based place Anecdotes are not research The risks and side effects of dieting How information provided by the media is different than the scientific research Dieting in the

This episode is all about creating fitness goals without surrounding yourself with diet culture.  Whitney interviews the amazing Chrissy King about the intersection of feminism, race, fitness, and how power lifting saved her life.  Stay until the end to hear Whitney’s take on navigating nutrition info on the internet, and how to know what’s right for you. Chrissy King is a writer, speaker, strength coach, and self-proclaimed truth teller with a passion for intersectional feminism and creating a diverse and inclusive wellness industry.  She has been featured in SELF, BuzzFeed, Muscle and Fitness, and Livestrong, among others. She empowers women to stop shrinking, start taking up space, and use their energy to create their specific magic in the world. When she’s not serving her clients by empowering them to create stress-free and sustainable lifestyles and feel confident and empowered in their skin, she spends her time lifting all the weights, reading, traveling, and hanging with friends and family. Listen as W

Welcome to the third episode of the Trust Your Body Project Podcast! Trust Your Body Project is a podcast and social media movement started on Instagram designed to help you heal, eat, and create space for the things that truly matter.  Meet your host, Whitney Catalano, a registered dietitian who offers online coaching for intuitive eating, binge eating recovery, body image healing, and radical self-care. In this episode Whitney talks about how to deal with people who judge you for your eating habits, what it really means to trust your body more than your diet, 5 ways you can start trusting your body today, and why loving yourself and celebrating your body is essential for sexual health.  Listen as Whitney covers topics about: Importance of setting boundaries with friends and families What it means to trust your body We are all born as intuitive eaters How the diet industry is structured to keep you hooked for life Tips to help you trust your body   What steps do you take to trust your body more every day?

Welcome to the second episode of the Trust Your Body Project Podcast!  Trust Your Body Project is a podcast and social media movement started on Instagram designed to help you heal, eat, and create space for the things that truly matter.  Meet your host, Whitney Catalano, a registered dietitian who offers online coaching for intuitive eating, binge eating recovery, body image healing, and radical self-care. In this episode, Whitney is joined by Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S, the co-creator of intuitive eating.  Listen as they discuss what intuitive eating is, how it has been changed by different online communities, and how to trust your body. Whitney and Evelyn speak about: Evelyn’s past and how she discovered intuitive eating How weight stigma is causing  unnecessary suffering Connections between eating and self-care Building trust between you and your body Celebrating little wins What it means to prioritize yourself Violations of intuitive eating being used with weight loss Learning to live your life in

Welcome to the first episode of the Trust Your Body Project Podcast! Trust Your Body Project is a podcast and social media movement started on Instagram designed to help you heal, eat, and create space for the things that truly matter.  Meet your host, Whitney Catalano, a Health at Every Size registered dietitian who offers online coaching to help you break free from the diet-binge cycle, make peace with your body, and take the power back from your inner bully.  In this episode, Whitney lays down the groundwork for the podcast’s content, format, and goals.  She is feeling particularly introspective while recording, and dives deep into some personal topics about her past, and why she feels the need to create this podcast. She speaks about: What privilege is and how it applies to different people in different ways Her history with food and disordered eating The beginning of her nutrition journey How her recovery and father’s death were intertwined How unhealthy it can be to distract yourself from your emotions

Welcome to Trust Your Body Project, the podcast!  Trust Your Body Project is a podcast and social media movement that began on Instagram. It is designed to help you heal, eat, and create space for the things that truly matter.  Meet your host, Whitney Catalano, a registered dietitian who offers online coaching for intuitive eating, binge eating recovery, body image healing, and radical self-care. Whitney began dieting at the age of 14, becoming obsessed and learned everything she could about healthy eating and exercise. Dieting quickly got in the way of her life, causing emotional breakdowns about food & fitness.  She began studying to become a dietitian, and in some ways that made it even harder. She came to learn that she was more interested in healing her life from the inside out with food freedom, and by taking back the power from her food. In this podcast you will here as Whitney speaks with experts about: Health and Wellness Fitness, diet culture Emotional eating Mental health Feminism Body positiv