Bits of Balance

By Jaclyn Bendt

Find your balance with me—a seasoned dietitian, a dedicated personal trainer, and a certified intuitive eating counselor—as we discuss health through more than just a physical lens. My mission is clea... more

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April 02, 2024 REPOST: Jaclyn Bendt: Level Up Through Intuitive Eating, Breaking Free from Diet Culture, and Nutrition Myth-Busting
This week's guest is Jaclyn Bendt. Jaclyn is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Personal Trainer, and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor based in New York City. Her expertise lies in empowering women to find their sense of balance and freedom through personalized guidance in nutrition and fitness. With an extensive background in coaching and nutritional counseling, she has had the honor of supporting countless women in their quests to heal their gut health, harmonize hormones, and adopt intuitive eating practices.

In this episode, Jaclyn shares how she embarked on her career in dietetics and discovered intuitive eating, the philosophy that healed her and now guides her practice. She also busts popular diet myths, explains why you shouldn't compare yourself to what you see others eating online, and shares how she balances owning her own business while working full-time.

To connect with Jaclyn, you can find her on ⁠Instagram⁠ and through her ⁠coaching page⁠.
IG: @jaclynliveswell
Website: Fueling Freedom

Studies and research discussed in this episode:
How Intermittent Fasting Affects Women's Hormones
The Impact of Time-Restricted Eating on Cardiac Health
Intuitive Eating Book

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Follow along for more behind-the-scenes content:
Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@LevelUpLily⁠⁠⁠⁠
TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@LevelUp.Lily⁠⁠⁠⁠

Recording, editing, and production by Lily Vining. Cover artwork by Liz Wardwell and Michael Fink.
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46min
October 19, 2022 REPOST: Combating Modern Diet Culture with STT Assistant Coach Jaclyn Bendt, RDN, LD, CPT
If you've been looking to break out of food restriction and the modern dieting culture we're surrounded with once and for all, I've got just the episode for you girl. My first interview on this podcast is with none other than STT assistant coach and Registered Dietitian Jaclyn Bendt. We discuss her story with dieting, how she was able to break away from it, tips we use with our clients, and so much more!

Time Stamps:
(0:24) Our Guest Jaclyn
(3:05) Diving Into Diet Culture
(7:05) Diet Culture’s Impact on Jaclyn
(11:52)Breaking Out of Unhealthy Eating Patterns
(15:20) Full Day of Eating Example
(18:49) Helping Clients Achieve Food Freedom
(25:31) Jaclyn’s Day to Day with Food
(28:18) Tracking and Understanding Macros
(30:10) Words of Advice to Women Wanting to Achieve Food Freedom
(36:00) Setting Up Clients for Long Term Success
(38:00) Belief and Patience

The STTea Podcast with Caitlin Horvath: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1648055506?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=podcast_box_promote_link
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39min
May 09, 2022 Optimal Hormone Health – Amenorrhea, Metabolism, ED Recovery
Join me in today’s episode as I chat with Chloe Catherine, a Dynamic Eating Psychology Coach, Therapeutic Nutrition Counselor, and Eating Disorder Recovery Mentor.
Highlighted topics:
- Chloe’s eating disorder recovery story and how she regained her period after not having it for 11 years.
- Why do women experience hypothalamic amenorrhea?
- What occurs internally when our hormones are not balanced and how is our metabolism affected?
- What physical signs and symptoms can manifest without a regular, monthly menstrual cycle?
- What steps need to be taken in order to heal our relationship with food, our body, and hormone health?
- What if gaining weight means gaining life? Reframing your thoughts around weight.
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52min
January 10, 2022 All Intuitive Eating Questions - ANSWERED by THE Creator, Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S
Join me in today's episode as I interview the creator and co-author of Intuitive Eating, Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S, FAND.
Highlighted topics:
• What’s the true definition of Intuitive Eating?
• How are the weight loss and diet industry rebranding and what do we need to look out for as consumers? How is intuitive eating being misrepresented?
• What are the 10 principles?
• How does one approach re-learning Intuitive Eating (as we’re mostly all born with this internal wisdom about eating)?
• How Intuitive Eating is part of a social justice movement to eradicate weight stigma and educate the world that each person deserves dignity and respect, regardless of size?
Connect with Elyse:
https://www.instagram.com/elyseresch/
https://www.elyseresch.com/
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55min
December 06, 2021 Overcoming Orthorexia + Faith + All Things Alcohol with Sara Carlucci
Join me in today's episode as I chat with Sara Carlucci, NASM CPT, CNC
Highlighted topics:
- Recovering from Orthorexia
- Wanting to become the smallest version of yourself to the best and strongest version of yourself
- The role that faith, spirituality, and her relationship with God has shaped her into who she is today
- How alcohol actually CAN be a part of a healthy and balanced lifestyle
- The role of being your true, authentic self
Connect with Sara:
https://www.instagram.com/scarlucci_/
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38min
August 10, 2021 Your Metabolism and Healing Your Relationship With Food with Erica Drewry, RD
Join me in today's episode as I chat with Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and Certified Eating Disorder Dietitian Supervisor, Erica Drewry.

Highlighted Topics:
- Where to START when healing your relationship with food
- The timeline to healing your relationship to food... how long can you expect it to take?
- The importance of taking ACTION and consistent eating intervals
- The effects of restriction on your metabolism and how to heal your metabolism (it IS possible!)
- How to begin actively trusting your body again
- Realizing that ALL foods have good qualities

Connect with Erica:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alignednutrition/
The Aligned Nutrition Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aligned-nutrition-podcast/id1527463206

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42min
July 14, 2021 The Road to Finding Food Freedom and Embracing YOU with Sam Previte, RD, LDN, CPT
In today's episode, I interview Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and founder of Find Food Freedom Sam Previte.
Sammy enjoys working with all different populations. Her favorite part about being a dietitian is helping others create peace with food. Many people believe that dietitians are the food police–this is simply untrue. Sammy believes that food was made to provide our bodies with nourishment and pleasure. Sammy treats each client with individualized care based on their specific needs. Sammy and the entire team at her virtual private practice - Find Food Freedom is proud to say that they do not support the $72 billion diet industry. Find Food Freedom is rooted in Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size (HAES). Find Food Freedom believes that all humans deserve fair, unbiased health care regardless of the size of their body.
Highlighted topics discussed:
- Navigating the transition into the intuitive eating space of nutrition and dietetics
- Why weight loss often isn’t the answer to a better body image and relationship with food
- Re-writing your belief systems when being surrounded by diet culture for years
- Actionable steps to getting back in tune with your body and your hunger/full cues
- Realizing that YOU didn’t fail the diet, the diet failed you
- Gaining the awareness that other people’s comments about your body or what you’re eating have everything to do with them and nothing to do with you.
Connect with Sammy:
https://www.instagram.com/find.food.freedom/
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38min
July 07, 2021 Fashion Model to Holistic Health Coach with Gabbi Sorensen
In today's episode, I interview Gabbi from @gabbacado on Instagram. Gabbi is a Holistic Health Coach that is super passionate about helping others discover their most intuitive, free and truly healthy selves. Growing up as a ballet dancer and then entering the modeling industry at 18, thinness was always a priority in her life. After struggling with an eating disorder for almost five years and thankfully coming out on the other side, she now is super passionate about sharing her story to help bring light to others and spread the word about true, holistic health.
Some topics discussed:- The inside scoop on the toxic environment of the modeling industry
- How ED recovery directed her from being a dancer and model to a holistic health coach
- Finding your purpose in life through your own lived experiences
- The importance of career fulfillment
- The power of vulnerability
- Navigating the comparison trap on social media
Connect with Gabbi:
https://www.instagram.com/gabbacado/
https://www.gabbacado.com/
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37min
June 29, 2021 Navigating Eating Disorder Recovery + Intuitive Movement with Sarah Herman, CPT
In today's episode, I interview Sarah J. Herman on all things eating disorder recovery, intuitive movement, digestive health, and so much more!
Here are some topics covered:
- Eating Disorders as a sense of control
- Separating your ED from your healthy self and knowing that YOU are NOT your ED
- Intuitive movement – learning to enjoy exercise and movement again/detaching movement from being a numbers game
- Discovering new passions in life at any age
- Recipe creation and baking as a therapeutic strategy when healing your relationship with food
- Navigating a digestive disorder diagnosis
Connect with Sarah:
https://sarahjherman.com/
https://www.instagram.com/sarah.jherman/
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46min
June 16, 2021 Steps to Evolving and Achieving 360 Wellness - Mind, Body, and Spirit with Emily Feikls
Are you looking to achieve REAL wholistic wellness? Wellness encompasses the mind, body, and spirit. Health is SO much more than just physical; it is emotional, mental, and spiritual too. Today's special guest, Emily Feikls dives into why she believes that this is true and how she has navigated this in her own life while sharing authentic, vulnerable, and down-to-earth personal stories.
Emily is a content creator and podcast host working to create impact through the power of shared experiences and personal insight. After struggling through her own experiences with mental health, an eating disorder, and chronic illness, Emily now works to support others in their own journeys. Her philosophy centers on 360 wellness to build self-awareness and tune into the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs. She also shares her experience of taking the non-traditional route without college and how she's built the life she now lives.
A few topics highlighted in today's episode:
- Steps to overcoming Orthorexia and the obsession with health
- Healing from disordered eating alongside a chronic illness diagnosis
- Building self-awareness, self-acceptance, and trusting our intuition
- How we can achieve what we put our minds to when we have a dream and a vision
- Rebuilding our identities and letting go of things that no longer serve us
Connect with Emily:
https://www.instagram.com/emilyfeikls/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-thrive/id1450703792
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58min

FAQs about Bits of Balance:

How many episodes does Bits of Balance have?

The podcast currently has 38 episodes available.