Reunion alert! Bernie and I are back with our first podcast in a minute. We actually recorded this October 20, 2022... but evidently the Switch B* (err... I mean...) The Switch Witch is still around... and we have thoughts.

My kids (then 8 and 9 years old) came to me and asked "Mom, do we believe in the switch witch?" I responded, "Never heard of her." They said, "Good, because she takes away your candy and that's just MEAN!." After some assurance from me, the girls decided to make a "Go Away" sign and put it over their Halloween buckets. Bernie has his own story to share about discovering the book and what to make of it for his young kids. If you know Bernie at all, you know he has a looooooooong history of being harmed by diet culture. He's trying to break the chain as a father and protect his kids.

Based on our values and viewpoints, you probably can guess what we think of this... here's what you need to know:

• Switch Witch is for PROFIT... selling this idea that the "switch witch" is your friend who plays with you the days leading up to Halloween and surprises you with a gift in exchange for some of your Halloween candy.
• They sell the idea "All the fun without all the candy!" (So, YOU get to be KIND to this supposed "friend," and this B takes your candy?! Make it make sense!)
• It's marketed as a "healthy" Halloween tradition.

Tune in and have a happy Halloween by trusting yourself, your preferences, and your relationship to food. If you want to do something "healthy," brush your teeth before bed.

Visit bodykindnessbook.com/180 for links and show notes

My guests Abbe Greenberg and Maggie a.k.a. “The Anxiety Sisters” have built a lasting friendship and a thriving online community over their lifelong struggles with anxiety. In this episode, you’ll learn about why there is no one-size-fits-all approach to managing anxiety and how their new book THE ANXIETY SISTERS’ SURVIVAL GUIDE can help you cope with anxiety and find ways to laugh along the way. That may sound strange, but seriously, this book has humor and actually makes anxiety seem fun, or at least less overwhelming and lonely.

Visit bodykindnessbook.com/179 for links and show notes.

Hey, listeners! Bernie and I continue our conversations on 'connection' and 'numbness' as we re-connect to each other after a year or so apart (thanks global pandemic).

This is episode 2 of 3 in our series where Bernie goes deeper in describing his feelings of numbness and explores more about where they are coming from, why they're there and what he can do now.

I chime in with my usual... 'it's OK to be here, wow look at your strengths, B... and let's make sense of this...' rah rah support.

With heart and humor, we tackle what it feels like when you're spiraling down and disconnected.

CW: Bernie re-discloses a childhood trauma, he doesn't go into any detail about it, the focus is not on his trauma. It's a naming and an acknowledgement.

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Other episodes mentioned

• Podcast 177 - Bouncing Back from Numbness with Bernie Salazar
• Podcast 161 – 2020 Burnout: Saving Our Mental Health for the Greater Good with Emily and Amelia Nagoski

Visit bodykindnessbook.com/178 for links and show notes

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This episode is sponsored by Self Care for Diabetes.

Looking for support for a diabetes or pre-diabetes diagnosis in 2022? I'd love to welcome you to Self-Care For Diabetes Membership.

Join me and fellow HAES-friendly dietitian Glenys Oyston in our friendly, supportive community where you can learn how to care for your overall well-being without a weight focus.

Our 14 modules cover all things intuitive eating, movement, carbohydrates, stress resilience, diagnosis shame and much more. Check out all the modules here.

Join us now and come along to our next live group call on Tuesday 8 March at 12 pm ET.

We're baaaaaack! Bernie and Rebecca managed to chat one more time before the end of 2021 and it was bittersweet. Tune in and find out what a sh*tstorm it has been for us. Bernie shares how his coping mechanisms of shutting down and feeling "numb" have returned and Rebecca helps support a gentle kindness toward re-approaching self-care practices. This is the first in a three episode series. Join us as we go deeper into exploring this feeling of "burnout" and "rock bottom" emotions. How do you "spiral up" when the sh*t is going down? If you want to send Bernie words of encouragement, his email is [email protected].

Visit bodykindnessbook.com/177 for links and show notes

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Looking for support for a diabetes or pre-diabetes diagnosis in 2022? I'd love to welcome you to Self-Care For Diabetes Membership.

Join me and fellow HAES-friendly dietitian Glenys Oyston in our friendly, supportive community where you can learn how to care for your overall well-being without a weight focus.

Our 14 modules cover all things intuitive eating, movement, carbohydrates, stress resilience, diagnosis shame and much more. Check out all the modules here.

Join us today and you can come along to our next live group call this Tuesday 11 January at 6pm ET.

This is Episode 6 in a special Self-Care for Diabetes series on the Body Kindness podcast, with my guest co-host Dietitian Glenys Oyston.

This episode is about intuitive eating and why it works for diabetes concerns.

If you feel like you need more support, we would love to welcome you to our 3-month membership. 

Our next live group call is this Monday August 9th at 6pm ET.

Our 14 modules cover all things intuitive eating, movement, carbohydrates, stress resilience, diagnosis shame and more. Check out all the modules here.

This is Episode 5 in a special Self-Care for Diabetes series on the Body Kindness podcast, with my guest co-host Dietitian Glenys Oyston.

This episode is for you if you’ve ever felt what you can do with movement right now is "not good enough" - whether. you’re a beginner, or coming off an injury, or maybe you don’t have the time, or you feel left out of the fitness industry because it’s all about intensity and pushing yourself over the limit

We talk about how modification is a good thing when it comes to exercise and diabetes. We want to encourage movement if you’re interested in it, and share why it can help with diabetes concerns.

But what we really want is for you to feel like any positive and meaningful step you can take toward a peaceful relationship to movement and your body is “worth it.”

If you feel like you need more support, we would love to welcome you to our 3-month membership. 

Our next live group call is this Thursday July 8th at 12.30pm ET.

Our 14 modules cover all things movement, carbohydrates, stress resilience, diagnosis shame and much more. Check out all the modules here.

This is a special series on the Body Kindness podcast with Dietitian Glenys Oyston. 

The #1 thing that people stress about when it comes to diabetes and food? "Carbs".

In this episode we talk about some of the myths around carbohydrates and diabetes. We share a truth that your overall eating patterns, not individual nutrients, matter when considering how food is involved in your health, your well-being, and your diabetes concerns.

If you feel like you need more support, we would love to welcome you to our 3-month membership. 

Our 14 modules cover all things carbohydrates, stress resilience, diagnosis shame and much more. Check out all the modules here.

This is a special series on the Body Kindness podcast with Dietitian Glenys Oyston. 

There is so much misinformation about diabetes… it’s no wonder if you find yourself confused, frustrated, and overwhelmed. 

One source of stress we would like to help you take off the table is stressing over checking your blood sugars.

From figuring out how often to check to decoding what the readings even mean to deciding on medications and more, we have you covered in this podcast episode. 

And if you feel like you need more support, we would love to welcome you to our 3-month membership. 

Our 14 modules cover blood sugar checking, stress resilience, diagnosis shame and much more. Check out all the modules here.

This is a special series on the Body Kindness podcast with Dietitian Glenys Oyston. We want to talk about weight and diabetes because it’s a myth that dominates diabetes care…  and there is so much to unpack.

We discuss…

• What is weight cycling and how is it harmful to mind/body health?
• Why do doctors stress weight loss for diabetes care and why don’t they ask for consent?
• The marketing flaws and treatment advice that encourage restriction and weight loss.
• HAES Health Sheets for Diabetes and other health concerns
• Self reflections to help you focus on your values to be kind and compassionate with weight neutral approaches to caring for yourself with diabetes.
  • First take three big deep breaths and just let yourself settle…
  • Then ask yourself “please allow me to approach this with a curious and open heart.”
  • “How will life be better for me if I don’t emphasize losing weight as a goal for diabetes care?”
  • “How could my life be more difficult if I choose to diet?”
• Body Kindness Episode 71: Athletes at Every Size and The Plight of the “Fit Fatty” with Ragen Chastain, Guinness World Record Holder, Speaker, and Fat Activist
• All episodes in this theme

Do you have a diabetes or a pre-diabetes diagnosis? Get clarity on what actually helps to manage blood sugars in a way that feels good, not punishing in our free download, 7 Surprising Myths About Diabetes and Weight: www.selfcare4diabetes.com/myths

Join me and Glenys in the Self Care for Diabetes group now! Our next live call is happening on May 13. You’ll also get access to 14 education modules, videos, audio, transcripts, resources, links and more. Visit www.selfcare4diabetes.com for more details and to sign up.

This is Episode 1 in a new mini-series for Body Kindness: Self care for diabetes. We need to talk about diagnosis shame because it’s real. Doctors, family and strangers on the internet make it seem like "it’s your fault" if you get a diagnosis of diabetes or a "warning" of "prediabetes' and it’s especially mean when your weight is to blame.

Tune in for our tips on shame resilience and taking meaningful action toward positive change.

Visit bodykindnessbook.com/171 for links and show notes.

Sponsor: SelfCare4Diabetes.com

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