Food freedom is permission to say yes to cake, but it's also permission to say no to dessert because you're full, satisfied, and know you can have it anytime you want. That's the level of trust and attunement I'm talking about in this conversation with Sam Previte, registered dietitian and founder of Find Food Freedom.

Sam is one of those dietitians whose passion for intuitive eating comes through in everything she does. From her popular social media accounts to her private practice, Sam has built her career on helping people make peace with food and their bodies. But she wasn't always an intuitive eating dietitian. Like so many of us, she came out of school steeped in weight-centric nutrition and personally struggling with disordered eating. 

In this episode, Sam shares her journey from diet culture dietitian to becoming one of the loudest advocates for food freedom. We talk about what it really takes to unlearn decades of diet rules, how to build interoceptive awareness when your signals feel unreliable (hello, perimenopause), and the question on everyone's mind right now: where do GLP-1 medications fit into intuitive eating work?

In this episode, you'll learn:

• What food freedom actually means (and why it's not just eating whatever you want)
• How Sam went from teaching intentional weight loss to becoming a passionate intuitive eating advocate
• Where GLP-1 medications and intuitive eating can coexist (and where they can't)
• How to build attunement when your body's signals feel disrupted by perimenopause or menopause
• Why hobbies might be the missing ingredient in your midlife journey

About Sam: Sam Previte is a registered dietitian, certified intuitive eating counselor, certified personal trainer, and the founder of Find Food Freedom, a virtual private practice with 11 registered dietitians serving clients across 29 states. Find Food Freedom accepts over 100 insurance plans, making intuitive eating and Health at Every Size care more accessible.  Sam is also the host of the Find Food Freedom Podcast.

Connect with Sam:

• Instagram: @find.food.freedom
• Podcast: Find Food Freedom Podcast
• Website: findfoodfreedom.com

Related Episodes You'll Love:

• #180: Breaking Free from Diet Culture Lies: How to Trust Your Body Again with Colleen Christensen
• #138: 5 Things I Wish I Had Known About Intuitive Eating 10 Years Ago
• #136: Health vs. Weight: Debunking the Biggest Wellness Myth with Val Schonberg, RD

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