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ep 70. today I wanted to dive into this idea that every one of us already are the people we want to become, we just might need a little help believing it for ourselves. I was recently told this and it resonated with me so deeply that I had to share my thoughts with you all. in this episode I talk through my thoughts and feelings on this concept and how I’ve been going about believing it and implementing it into my own life and my own growth journey. this episode is imperfect and I definitely don’t have all the answers, but I hope together we can learn and accept that showing up imperfectly is a completely normal and necessary part of life! sending love, as always.

steps I’m taking:

1. accept the way you are now & meet yourself with compassion
2. consume less to give yourself space to be you
3. attend to your needs with curiosity, not judgment
4. let the parts of you led by fear fall back, and the parts of you led by authenticity come forward
5. speak to yourself like you are already the person you want to be, in a nurturing & kind way

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ep 69. today I am joined by a long time friend and future therapist, Emily Hersh. in our conversation we talk about both of our journeys with an eating disorder, starting and navigating recovery, challenging the idea of “wasted” time, and emily shared some wonderful advice and insights into how she best helps herself through hard moments in recovery and in life. I love how authentic and real emily is, you will hear it how it is, and I so so appreciate that and our friendship. hope you all enjoy as much as I did.

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ep 68. today I am joined by my dear friend, Sophia Salem, to chat about mental health, social media, defining your own success, and navigating life in our 20s. I always appreciate how open and honest sophia is and she left me with some wonderful takeaways and things to think about, so I hope you leave feeling the same way!

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topics covered:

• sophia’s mental health & ocd journey
• self compassion with mental health
• mental health & social media
• building structure & routine working from home
• balancing creative projects & defining personal success
• what “success” looks like to us

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ep 67. to end love month and start eating disorders awareness week, we are talking all about some things i wish i knew earlier about self love in recovery and in life in general. self love has proven to me to be such an integral part of my own recovery and is something i’m working on building and cultivating more and more each day, but i wanted to dive into a few things i’ve learned over the last few years that have helped me so so much, so maybe they can help you! as always, i’m sending so much love, xoxo

More info on NEDAW: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/edaw/

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ep 66. today I am so excited to bring on the wonderful Gabbi Sorensen, Holistic Health & ED Recovery Coach, to the podcast. personally, I left this conversation feeling so inspired, uplifted, and heard, and I know she will make you all feel the same. in today’s episode Gabbi shared her journey with her own ed recovery and healing, the process of becoming a certified holistic health coach, how to let go of shame, and advice for those on their own healing journeys.

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ep 65. we are back with another Q&A style episode, another ask jenny! today I offered my advice and personal experiences to some of your questions and struggles. as a quick reminder, I am NO professional, so please don’t take this advice if it doesn’t serve you or feel right to you! I am merely offering my opinion and hopefully leaving you with some new perspectives, but again please do you and what’s best for you, xo

time stamps

01:34 qu 1: dealing with comparison in school & life

07:52 qu 2: talking & opening up to people about your eating disorder

12:03 qu 3: navigating your relationship with alcohol in college

18:18 qu 4: finding a balance between school & social life

23:41 qu 5: learning to enjoy your own company & time alone

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ep 62. my honest advice for ed recovery

ep 54. friendships & navigating friends in recovery

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ep 64. today’s episode is all about self trust, self confidence, self love, and all the things you may feel you lack as you navigate post-grad or your 20’s, but you are certainly not alone. i wanted to chat through some ways i’ve been working to build my own self trust and things i’ve learned along the way.

my tips for building self trust and confidence

1. acknowledge and give space to discomfort
2. take note of the wins
3. take note of strengths and what you feel confident in
4. allow yourself to show up imperfectly
5. ask yourself “what do I think?” and “how do I feel?”

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ep 63. TW* meet my wonderful personal trainer, isis! she has been such an important part of my own fitness and health journey the last year and I’m so excited to have her on the podcast to part some of her knowledge and advice to you all. like myself and many others, isis has struggled with her relationship with food, fitness, and her body, but has now been able to slow down and heal, shift her mindsets, find balance, and help her clients do the same.

in this episode we talk through:

1. our journeys to finding balance with food, movement, and body image
2. tips to incorporate movement without it being obsessive
3. what the stigma is around strength training and the benefits of it for women’s health
4. ways to break the “all or nothing” cycle
5. healthy habits for maintaining balance

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TW*: mention of past disordered behaviors such as over exercising, tracking calories, and under eating. if you are not in a place to listen to this episode right now, please take care of yourself, click away, and feel free to listen to a past episode on this podcast.

ep 62. here’s what they don’t tell you about eating disorder recovery. in honor of reaching 4 years in my own recovery from my eating disorder, i wanted to talk through some topics in recovery an offer my advice and lessons i’ve learned in the last 4 years. as always, please remember this is my personal experience and i am not a professional doctor, therapist, or eating disorder specialist, so if you are in need of help please reach out to the resources listed below. i’m sending so much love and strength to you all, xoxo

topics covered:

1. taking the first step in recovery
2. ways to stop tracking calories
3. letting go of identifying with your ED
4. dealing with extreme hunger & mental hunger
5. accepting body changes & weight gain
6. dealing with food thoughts & noise
7. exercise & movement in recovery
8. validating your own recovery
9. remind yourself of your “why”

ep 29: healing your relationship with movement + my tips

ep 25: extreme hunger + my experience with it

resources that helped me:

• Body Kindness: Transform Your Health from the Inside Out--and Never Say Diet Again - https://www.amazon.com/Body-Kindness-Transform-Health-Out/dp/0761187294
• Colleen Christensen | Intuitive Eating Dietitian - https://www.youtube.com/@ColleenChristensen/videos
• Victoria Garrick Browne - https://www.instagram.com/victoriagarrickbrowne/
• Ro Mitchell - https://www.youtube.com/@RoMitchell
• Jenny’s Youtube Recovery Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlK6fHP8OrND1aB65lnYBST-xopuy5O-0&si=t8JcESRcMT1PIrNL

help lines & other resources:

• https://www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com/
• National Alliance for Eating Disorders Helpline: 1 (866) 662-1235 - Monday-Friday, 9am-7pm ET
• https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-help/
• https://anad.org/get-help/eating-disorders-helpline/
• ANAD Helpline: 1 (888) 375-7767 - Monday-Friday, 9am-9pm CT
• Diabulimia Helpline: 1 (425) 985-3635

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ep 61. happy 2025! my theme this year is “take up space” and i wanted to chat about that and a few reflections, lessons, and intentions that i have for this new year. i hope your first week of 2025 has gone well, i hope you’ve been kind to yourself, and i’m so so happy you are here!

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