*Trigger Warning - if you are actively struggling with an eating disorder, this may be something to discuss with your treatment team before listening to this episode. This episode is not to be used for diagnostic purposes or in place of any form of therapy. 

Hi Guys and thank you for tuning into another episode of Get IN-TU-IT with Gila. Today, I interview Batya. Batya decided to keep her last name anonymous. She generously shared her eating disorder journey with us to be a resource for anyone struggling. 

Eating disorders never exist in a vacuum. For most people, their are many other variables that contribute to an eating disorder and create "the perfect storm" for the eating disorder to ensue. Many comorbidity's exist with eating disorders such as a diagnoses of depression, anxiety, bipolar or OCD. And this is very important to know- for so many people - the precursor for their eating disorder was actually going on a diet! I know dieting is alluring and it seems harmless but I want you to know that information before you decide to embark on a diet. 

Batya created a peer support group to help others who are struggling with an active eating disorder as well as those in recovery from an eating disorder. She used her pain from struggling with an eating disorder to create a way to help others. 

Anyone interested in joining the support group can email [email protected] with the subject line "Join."

I asked Batya to share some resources that helped her through her eating disorder. 

She mentioned the following:

1. Relief - https://www.reliefhelp.org/blog/the-road-to-recovery-relief-resources-on-eating-disorders/

2. Chazkeinu - https://chazkeinu.org/

3. Books

The book Batya referenced is Decoding Anorexia by Carrie Arnold.

https://www.amazon.com/Decoding-Anorexia-Breakthroughs-Science-Disorders/dp/0415898676/ref=sr_1_1?gclid=Cj0KCQiAk4aOBhCTARIsAFWFP9Fj9evAsp8BBGyDBjeK7WQKFAr4G0M53n73qY-CTSxxmL8UsCJvWZEaAhiOEALw_wcB&hvadid=241610704058&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1022987&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=18184178650223117046&hvtargid=kwd-54799436010&hydadcr=15496_10339892&keywords=decoding+anorexia&qid=1640113116&sr=8-1

I love the book Sick Enough - https://www.amazon.com/Sick-Enough-Jennifer-L-Gaudiani/dp/0815382456/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1640113926&sr=8-1

Check out the website EDRDPRO -https://edrdpro.com/resources/ - Their are so many resource's on this website I highly recommend it for nutrition professionals as well as anyone who is looking for Eating Disorder information. 

If you have gained from this episode or any of my content, please leave a rating and review and share it with those who can benefit. This is how the podcast moves up on Apple Podcast and more people can hear this information.

Feel free to reach out with comments, questions and any feedback at [email protected].

Have a great day and thank you for being here!

-Gila Glassberg, MS, RDN, CDN, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor

If you are ready to make peace with food and never say diet again, check out my website www.gilaglassberg.com and apply for a free 20 minute clarity call. I look forward to hearing from you!

https://gilaglassberg.com/scheduling/

If you'd like to learn more about what I do, follow me on Instagram @gila.glassberg.intuitiveRD.

You have come to a very special episode with Alyssa Goldwater! 

We covered so many things from so many different angles. Alyssa's story of becoming religious was fascinating to hear! On top of that, she used to work for NCSY and ended up becoming a lifestyle/real Mom influencer on social media. 

One of the things that has always stood out to me about Alyssa is her sense of confidence. She specifically promotes plus size modest fashion. As we discussed on the podcast, Alyssa wanted to feel better about herself so she started shopping for nice clothing that fit her body well and put on make up everyday. She speaks about "non-scale" victories. I loved how this was almost intuitive for her - you can work on feeling good about yourself without internalizing that something is wrong with YOU and YOUR body. 

Alyssa Goldwater is a CEO, wife, mom and the Digital Influencer behind the lifestyle brand, A Glass of Goldwater (@alyssagoldwater). Merging motherhood with humor, A Glass of Goldwater has become a community and support network of over 55,000 women across the world. By having hard conversations about difficult topics such as mental health, body confidence, and the unspoken struggles of motherhood, Alyssa not only keeps people laughing with her sarcastic take on life, but also helps women feel part of something bigger - that they aren’t alone in this crazy world.

If you have gained from this episode or any of my content, please leave a rating and review and share it with those who can benefit. This is how the podcast moves up on Apple Podcast and more people can hear this information.

Feel free to reach out with comments, questions and any feedback at [email protected].

Have a great day and thank you for being here!

-Gila Glassberg, MS, RDN, CDN, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor

If you are ready to make peace with food and never say diet again, check out my website www.gilaglassberg.com and apply for a free 20 minute clarity call. I look forward to hearing from you!

https://gilaglassberg.com/scheduling/

If you'd like to learn more about what I do, follow me on Instagram @gila.glassberg.intuitiveRD.

Hi Guys! It's been a few weeks since I put out an episode and just wanted to come on here and share some thoughts!

One of my favorite books is called Feel the Fear and Do it Anyways - written by Susan Jeffers - http://www.susanjeffers.com/home/detailtemplate.cfm?catID=2234

I needed to be re inspired. I needed to remember why I do what I do here. One of my very first blog posts on my website is right here: https://gilaglassberg.com/self-help-roadmap-favorite-books/ and included in this list is this book. It definitely changed the way I thought about fear and challenging myself. 

As Charlene Aminoff says - Hashem (G-d), wants you to stretch, not stress. And as one of my favorite people, Perl Abramowitz, explains - bechirah -choice - is- 49.5% of things are too easy for you, 49.5% of things may be too hard for you, but that 1% in the middle is where you stretch and push.

Chanukah is a time where we see the light in the darkness. Where we celebrate our personal and communal victories. 

I wanted to share with you what was going on in my head and hopefully it will be helpful for you.

If you have gained from this episode or any of my content, please leave a rating and review and share it with those who can benefit. This is how the podcast moves up on Apple Podcast and more people can hear this information. 

Feel free to reach out with comments, questions and any feedback at [email protected].

Have a great day and thank you for being here!

-Gila Glassberg, MS, RDN, CDN, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor

If you are ready to make peace with food and never say diet again, check out my website www.gilaglassberg.com and apply for a free 20 minute clarity call. I look forward to hearing from you!

https://gilaglassberg.com/scheduling/

If you'd like to learn more about what I do, follow me on Instagram @gila.glassberg.intuitiveRD.

Richelle Tarko is the creator of Cooking not Cleaning, a food blog and brand dedicated to showcasing real life, and making food accessible to everyone. Richelle loves cooking and food photography, and is passionate about size inclusivity. She lives with her Husband and 1 year old in Teaneck, New Jersey.

I really wanted to have Richelle come on the page because her page is so fun and light. She is a pleasure to watch, and I feel like now a days, their is a lot of competitiveness on Instagram and I don't get that vibe from Richelle's page at all! Besides for being a great food blogger, I love that Richelle openly talks about being plus size and how to find modest clothes that look great.

We definitely need more of this in the frum world! Thank you for being a voice for this for all of us! I find that she does a great job just normalizing that fact that bodies come in all shapes and sizes and that BH - Bodies change! As we age. As we have children. As so many things in our lives change, so do our bodies. 

Thank you for being here!

If you are ready to make peace with food and ditch dieting, head over to my website and sign up for a free clarity call! www.gilaglassberg.com

Don't forget to give this podcast a 5 star review if you liked what you heard and share it with those who can learn and benefit from it!

Follow me on Instagram @gila.glassberg.intuitiveRD!

This video episode will also be available on YouTube and IGTV.

Have a great day!

Paige and I cover so much ground in this episode.  

We started off by speaking about where she lives - In Salt Lake City, Utah. I actually never met anyone that lived so that was an interesting place to start. Paige shares her story of leaving the Mormon faith and how, in many ways, that trauma can inform some of the way she practices. That, to me, is so interesting. I find that so many things overlap with Intuitive Eating. 

  For some people - leaving diet culture - is like leaving so much of their identity.   

Paige has a unique philosophy when it comes to Intuitive Eating and someone who uses social media to promote their business. I specifically wanted to interview her after she announced that she will no longer be doing her very success podcast, Nutrition Matters. I couldn't believe that someone would voluntarily decide to do that.  She explains in the podcast that when it didn't feel good anymore, she stopped. She wasn't just in it for the downloads, for the money and to fuel her ego. I respect this perspective so much and I feel Paige has so much to share about aligned based living.   

Check out the episode here on Youtube or on IGTV. If you want to hear the audio - download the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts!  Paige Smathers is a registered dietitian nutritionist in private practice whose work revolves around helping people heal their relationships with food and their body. She specializes in eating disorders, chronic dieting, digestive health and the intersection of mindfulness and nutrition. She is the owner of Positive Nutrition®, which provides individual nutrition therapy and online courses for individuals, and mentorship and coaching for professionals.  You can contact Paige at [email protected].  

 Thank you for being here!  If you liked this episode, please like, subscribe

 -Gila Glassberg, MS, RDN, CDN, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor  If you are ready to make peace with food and never say diet again, check out my website www.gilaglassberg.com and apply for a free 20 minute clarity call. I look forward to hearing from you! https://gilaglassberg.com/scheduling/If you'd like to learn more about what I do, follow me on Instagram @gila.glassberg.intuitiveRD and my podcast, Get INTUIT with Gila.

As you will hear on this episode, Shifra has experience with so many different types of people with many different types of challenges. Some of the things we spoke about were specifically how the media affects' women and from Shifra doing her own research - she found Intuitive Eating. 

"There are so many other things I want to do with my body and when your dieting - you can't." Shifra expressed this while speaking about her experience jumping out of a plane!

Shifra Rabinowitz is committed to providing quality mental health care and support for individuals and families navigating the challenges of fertility and family. She is passionate about empowering women throughout the lifespan, and is experienced in working with women of many backgrounds. Shifra has a Masters Degree in Mental Health Counseling, and is trained in maternal mental health.

Shifra can be reached at [email protected]. 

Thank you for being here!

If you are ready to make peace with food and ditch dieting, head over to my website and sign up for a free clarity call! www.gilaglassberg.com

Don't forget to give this podcast a 5 star review if you liked what you heard and share it with those who can learn and benefit from it!

Follow me on Instagram @gila.glassberg.intuitiveRD!

This video episode will also be available on YouTube and IGTV.

Have a great day!

Today's episode was really fun! Naomi Nachman is amazing and has such a fascinating life. I loved speaking with her and hearing her enthusiasm and positive energy. This episode was so much fun but it was also very inspiring for me. So many times we are held back by our lack of experience or the stories we make up in our heads. Naomi had a vision and she just went for it and she is so successful today. 

Here's a bit more about Naomi:

Naomi first started her own kosher personal chef business, The Aussie Gourmet, in 2004 to cater weekly and Shabbat/Yom Tov meals for families and individuals within The Five Towns and neighboring communities.

Naomi Nachman has her own cooking show, Sunny Side Up, on the Kosher.com network and also hosts her own weekly show, “Table for Two with Naomi Nachman” on The Nachum Segal Network – in which discusses all food-related topics.  In addition, Naomi writes a monthly column for the Mishpacha Magazine covering food and travel, and is also a contributing editor to The Jewish Home newspaper for the last 10 years, distributed in many states across the country writing weekly recipes.

Naomi has also been a guest host on the QVC TV network and has made a variety of guest appearances on CBS TV (in both NY and Washington), NBC Morning News, Fox 5 New York, and the Hallmark Channel and has been quoted by the Forbes Magazine, Wall Street Journal on Jewish food trends. Naomi has become known as a Kosher food media influencer and has represented many brands on social media, including Kosher.com, Gefen, Tropicana, Breakstone’s, Ore-ida, Gourmet Glatt and Maxwell House.

In 2017, Naomi published her debut cookbook, Perfect For Pesach with Artscroll Publications; and in November, 2018 Naomi published her second cookbook, Perfect Flavors (also with Artscroll Publications). Naomi has sold more than 28,000 copies of her books.

Naomi is often sought after to do cooking demonstrations, book signings and to produce Kosher Chopped-style cooking competitions across the world, where she shares her immense enthusiasm and passion for food.

In 2018, Naomi was invited to attend the New Jewish Media summit where she met with President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu.

In the last several years, Naomi has traveled extensively with her family as well as working on tours such as Birthright, Pesach programs and summer travel.

When Naomi is not traveling she can be found with her husband and family in Long Island, New York.

Thank you for being here!

If you are ready to make peace with food and ditch dieting, head over to my website and sign up for a free clarity call! www.gilaglassberg.com

Don't forget to give this podcast a 5 star review if you liked what you heard and share it with those who can learn and benefit from it!

Follow me on Instagram @gila.glassberg.intuitiveRD!

Have a great day!

Today's episode with Miriam Marciano - is pretty much packed with information and insight.

If you know me by now- you see that I am much more interested in speaking out a topic and fleshing it out then saying my one and only opinion. I don't really work like that and nor does this podcast.

Miriam and I had so many fun, interesting things we wanted to cover! Miriam is a personal stylist - so right off the bat you may think of her as someone super materialistic. You might have your ideas about her and her business. That she, like many other business in the beauty industry, are just praying on our insecurity's. This is the opposite of what Miriam is, what she stands for and what her brand represents. 

Miriam is here to help you find clothes that fit you well and that you can feel beautiful and confident in.

We all struggle with questions of self worth. Maybe we have tied our self worth to our weight or our business, or ANYTHING, these are fundamental things that we must explore in our lives. 

Miriam and I sort of unpacked that here on this episode.

A word from Miriam: As the founder of Miriam Marciano Styling and SAMI NY Clothes, I help women look amazing and feel confident in their clothes.

Thank you for being here!

If you are ready to make peace with food and ditch dieting, head over to my website and sign up for a free clarity call! www.gilaglassberg.com

Don't forget to give this podcast a 5 star review if you liked what you heard and share it with those who can learn and benefit from it!

This was a very special episode to record with Rachel Cohen. I know Rachel now for a while and she is an awesome human being with a very moving story. I find her honesty and authenticity truly refreshing. She shares her story to help other people not to feel alone and to know that they can get the right help for them. 

We cover so much ground in this episode, including Rachels personal experience with sexual abuse, eating disorders, negative body image and endometriosis. 

Thank you Rachel for sharing your story with us!

A little bit about Rachel:

Rachel Cohen is a firm believer that sharing her life experiences and struggles will help others change their lives. Special ed teacher by day and writer by night, Rachel is dedicated to making other women feel less alone through her poetry, blogs, and magazine articles. Rachel is also a proud advocate for women with endometriosis by arming them with the accurate information necessary to take control of their own disease and get the proper medical care they deserve.  She lives with her husband, two children and dog in New York. Rachel can be reached at the following locations:

email: [email protected]

IG: @rachel_daar_cohen

blog: https://midnight-musings.wixsite.com/midnight-musings

Thank you for being here! 

Don't forget to give this podcast a 5 star review if you liked what you heard and share it with those who can learn and benefit from it!

Today's episode is just me! Going Solo! 

Sharing my true self.

Owning up to my humanness.

The overwhelm that comes with this period in our lives can be so....well... extremely overwhelming.

I wanted to come on and make space for that. I wanted to speak to all of our imposter syndrome when it comes to just living our lives.

I wanted to share practical tips and tools for this upcoming season.

I hope this was helpful and I look forward to hearing your feedback, your struggles, your victory's, your insights.

If you are ready to make peace with food and never say diet again, check out my website www.gilaglassberg.com and apply for a free 20 minute clarity call. I look forward to hearing from you!

https://gilaglassberg.com/scheduling/

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