🚨The Danger of Healthism and What Matters More Than Good Health 🚨

What if your worth isn’t tied to your health?

Healthism pushes guilt, shame, and unrealistic standards—it's time to rethink the narrative.

🎙️ What you’ll learn listening to this episode: 

• What healthism is and why it’s harmful.

• How systemic factors impact health outcomes.

• Why health is a choice, not a moral duty.

• The power of self-compassion over perfectionism.

Mentioned in the show:

Free Resources and Training: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/shop/ 

Work with me: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/work-with-stephanie/ 

Journaling Questions & Article from Aubrey Gordon: https://www.self.com/story/healthism

Weight Neutral Health Pros and Cons

Are you tired of feeling trapped by weight-focused health advice?

The latest episode of the It’s Beyond The Food podcast BREAKS THE RULES of traditional healthcare and shows you a revolutionary approach to wellness.

What you’ll learn listening to this episode:

• How weight-neutral health challenges everything you know about wellness

• The hidden psychological impact of weight-focused healthcare

• Practical strategies to reclaim your health journey

• Why individual choice matters more than numbers

Mentioned on the show:

Free Resources and Training: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/shop/ 

Work with me: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/work-with-stephanie/ 

Anti-Fat Bias Test: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html

Research supporting conversation on podcast

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13679-024-00587-8/tables/1

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4132299/

Weight Neutral Health Guide to Diabetes: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/intuitive-eating-and-diabetes/

HAES BOOK: https://www.amazon.ca/Health-At-Every-Size-Surprising/dp/1935618253

What happens when you stop tying your worth to weight loss? Coach Candy shares her powerful transformation to a weight-neutral approach.

What you’ll learn listening to this episode:

• How internalized fatphobia impacts beliefs and choices.

• Why health doesn’t depend on weight loss.

• The power of adopting a weight-neutral mindset.

• Steps to challenge diet culture and embrace self-acceptance.

Mentioned in the show:

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Connect with our guest:

Instagram - Candy Wright: https://www.instagram.com/candy_wright_coaching/ 

The Hidden Harm in Spiritual Healing Practices 

Not all wellness practices lead to healing.

Sometimes, they perpetuate harm disguised as “self-care.”

In this episode, Meg Pearson exposes the darker side of spiritual healing and how to approach it with authenticity and intention.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• The surprising connection between spiritual healing and diet culture.

• How to identify toxic patterns in wellness spaces.

• Why balance between self-care and collective awareness is essential.

• Steps to align your practices with true healing.

Mentioned in the show:

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Connect with our guest:

Instagram - Meg Pearson: https://www.instagram.com/coachmegpearson/ 

Facebook - Meg Pearson: https://www.facebook.com/CoachMegPearson

Meg Pearson's breathwork resources: https://www.meghanpearson.ca/bestbreathworkresourceever

Why Health Coaching Businesses Struggle (and How to Fix It!)

Many health coaches pour their hearts into their work but still feel stuck—overworked, underpaid, and burnt out.

In this episode, Emma Wright, a Body Image and Women’s Wellbeing Coach, shares her transformation story and the mindset shifts that helped her build a sustainable, fulfilling business.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• The top reasons health coaching businesses struggle to make money.

• Why perfectionism and overwork hold you back.

• How to shift from external validation to self-trust.

• Steps to align your business with your strengths and values.

Mentioned in the show:

Free Resources and Training: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/shop/ 

Work With Me: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/work-with-stephanie/ 

Connect with our guest:

Instagram - Emma Wright: https://www.instagram.com/talkingwithemma/ 

Facebook - Emma Wright: https://www.facebook.com/TalkingWithEmma 

Emma's Body Image Wellbeing Quiz: https://www.subscribepage.com/body-image-wellbeing-quiz 

Is your body image holding you back from living your fullest life?

Your Body, Your Story: Breaking Free from Body Image Myths

In this game-changing podcast episode, I'm revealing the TRUTH about body image that NO ONE is talking about.

You’ll learn:

• The four components of body image
• Spotting unconscious protective behaviors
• Tools for emotional regulation
• Why a trauma-informed approach is essential

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Compassion isn’t weakness—it’s your superpower. 

In this episode, I chat with Fiona Sutherland, an Accredited Practising Dietitian, Educator & Clinical Supervisor, about the powerful connection between compassion, attunement, and safety in our lives.

🎧 Tune in to learn:

• How self-compassion transforms behavior change.
• The importance of attunement in meeting your needs.
• Practical ways to foster safety in your life and relationships.

Links mentioned in the show:

Free Resources and Training: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/shop/

Work With Me: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/work-with-stephanie/

Fiona Sutherland's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.mindfuldietitian/

Fiona Sutherland's website: https://www.themindfuldietitian.com.au/

"I knew I didn't want to do diets, but I didn't know HOW to not do diets..."

Meet 5 incredible women who went from feeling stuck in their coaching practice to transforming lives with confidence inside the Non-Diet Coaching Certification. ⁣

In this raw and honest conversation, current Non-Diet Coaching Certification students share how they found the missing pieces between intellectual understanding and creating real transformation with their clients.⁣

In this episode, you'll learn:

• The crucial difference between intuitive eating certification and coaching skills
• How to move beyond intellectualization to create lasting client transformation
• Why emotional regulation is the key to confident coaching
• The exact tools needed to create safety in coaching relationships

Free Resources and Training: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/shop/

Work With Me: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/work-with-stephanie/

Mia Smith's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miadeneen Mia Smith's Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/mia.overtonsmith/

Krisann Friday's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wellspiritwellbody Krisann Friday's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wellspiritwellbody

Leemor Ellman's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leemor_ellman Leemor Ellman's website: https://www.family-food-freedom.com/

Farrah Fernandez' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/farrah_fernandez Farrah Fernandez' Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092576176492

Angela Humburg's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011422147558 Angela Humburg's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/becomingadietrenegade/

"How to Actually Make America Healthy Again" isn't what you think!

Health is more than diet and exercise—it’s shaped by privilege, policy, and systemic barriers.

In this episode, Amanda Howell, a public health professional with a background in political science, psychology, and reproductive health breaks down the real root causes of America’s health crisis and what we can do to fix it.

What you’ll learn listening to this episode:

• Why banning red dye won’t solve chronic illness.

• The role of privilege in shaping health outcomes.

• What social determinants of health really mean.

• Steps you can take to advocate for change.

Mentioned in the show:

Social Determinants of Health  https://www.goinvo.com/features/determinants-of-health/#:~:text=89%25%20of%20health%20occurs%20outside,single%20visualization%20have%20been%20limited.

Resources shared by Amanda

This is an extremely comprehensive resource that is updated often. A person can click on any state to see the current abortion policies, barriers, and/or protections in place.

https://states.guttmacher.org/policies/

Plan B (Levonorgestrel) - Note: these are NOT affiliate links. I just pulled all the Levonorgestrel options on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=plan+b&crid=AZ4AGKPGFZGY&sprefix=plan+b%2Caps%2C130&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

People can also find Levonorgestrel pills at Target, Walmart, Walgreens, and CVS

What is Plan B & how to use it?

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/morning-after-pill-emergency-contraception/whats-plan-b-morning-after-pill 

For those who need abortion pills ("period pills") now or want them on hand for potential future use

https://www.womenonweb.org/en/survey/22051/abortion-pills-for-future-use

https://www.plancpills.org/

https://aidaccess.org/

What is the abortion pill & how does it work?

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/abortion/the-abortion-pill

Abortion access, finding care, and funding

https://powertodecide.org/get-involved/abortion-access-for-all

https://www.abortionfinder.org/

https://abortionfunds.org/

Master list of gynecologists who will perform tubal ligation

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1Djia_WkrVO3S4jKn6odNwQk7pOcpcL4x00FMNekrb7Q/htmlview?pli=1&fbclid=IwY2xjawGYmtlleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHWc0NqKneIoEmwA1j7LSMEdGEYAHk4qbKBkKBAOEcvR7G-mMB3nu1NEF5A_aem_ikHR77RUMJ1Zzb0ntyKKrg

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Are you tired of constantly fighting against your own desires when it comes to food and your body?

Discover the liberating power of "rebellious eating" - and how to harness it for true self-empowerment. 

What you’ll learn listening to this episode:

• The true meaning of "rebellious eating" and how it's a natural response to societal control

• How you're both the restrictor and the restricted when it comes to your eating behaviors 

• The importance of reclaiming your self-authorization and becoming the authority over your own life

• Why allowing yourself to be imperfect is the key to ending the cycle of rebellious eating

• How to develop the flexibility and resilience of a "palm tree" when faced with changes

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