“To recognize the power of my body, to both protect and reset in the face of stress is pretty incredible, and that I can have some control and influence over that.” - Sarah Owens

Welcome to another episode of Rebuilding Trust With Your Body podcast! In today’s podcast, I get to interview a very special woman named Sarah Owens. Sarah’s interview was one of the most wise and soulful interviews that I've ever done. She is someone who is just doing incredible work in terms of making peace with her own body and with food, and she has so many nuggets of wisdom to share. 

I think you're really going to love this conversation as much as I did because she also shares with us how comments from other people influenced the way that she viewed her body throughout her upbringing, and the point at which she realized her relationship with food was disordered. Sarah also talks about how pregnancy and motherhood can be such powerful motivators for healing our own relationship with food, plus she also gives some awesome tips for how she deals with a bad body image. Listen in! 

 

Introducing Sarah Owens to the Show 

• Sarah recalls her childhood and being a picky eater
• Engaged in binge eating at an early age
• Going through puberty and experiencing bullying 
• Being conscious about the male gaze 
• Restricting, bingeing, and working out  

 

Acknowledging Her Relationship with Food 

• Recognizing hunger cues during pregnancy 
• How motherhood affected her relationship with food 
• Learning about intuitive eating 
• Dealing with bad image day 
  • Seeing her body through her daughter’s perspective 
  • Reciting some body positive mantras 
• Being grateful for the things that her body can do for her 

 

Rapid Fire Questions

• Favorite snack - cheese and peanut butter
• Best book
  • Non-Fiction: More Than a Body 
  • Fiction: Harry Potter and One Last Stop 
• Dog or Cat? - Dog 
• Favorite way to recharge? - Reading, taking long walks 
• Favorite board game? - Clue 
• Advice for people starting out with Intuitive Eating
  • Give it the same chance you’ve given every diet and strategy 
  • Give it time 

Resources Mentioned: 

• More Than a Body

Key Quotes

“To recognize the power of my body, to both protect and reset in the face of stress is pretty incredible, and that I can have some control and influence over that.” - Sarah Owens

 

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