In this episode, I interview Alissa Young, a women's empowerment coach. She struggled with an eating disorder and found a state of full recovery through spiritual practices, including Intuition, energy healing, reiki, Tarot, astrology, Human Design and more. We also talk about listening to the whispers of our soul, body and intuition before they turn into screams or we hit a rock bottom. If you are curious about how a spiritual practice could support you in recovery, this is for you!

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In this episode, I interview Sabrina Strings, PhD and author of the incredibly important book Fearing The Black Body, The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia. Through her research, she seeks to answer the question of " Why do we all, but especially white women, so badly want to be thin?" If you have ever wondered why, this episode is for you. What she discovered and shares about in this episode will blow your mind. The pressure we put on women to look a certain way is centuries old with roots in racism and religion and has always been a form of social control and oppression.  

Sabrina Strings is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine, and a recipient of the Berkeley Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellowship, where she held appointments in the Department of Sociology and the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley.

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In this solocast, I share some loving inspiration for these times, I quote Brene Brown several times as well, because she is the QUEEN of powerful one-liners. If you are struggling with perfectionism, food, body image, shame, judgment, and your "inner mean girl" right now, this episode is for you! I share tips, strategies & loving advice. 

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In today's episode, I interview author and professor, Dr. Renee Engeln. She wrote one of my favorite books for healing body image called Beauty Sick. Topic's we cover: What is Beauty Sickness, how shame is not motivating, the problems with girls and women's fashion, how our obsession with appearance hurts us and what we can do about, aging and so much more. 

Dr. Renee Engeln is a psychology professor and director of the Body and Media Lab at Northwestern University. She is the author of Beauty Sick: How the Cultural Obsession with Appearance Hurts Girls and Women. Her work has appeared in numerous academic journals and she is regularly interviewed by media outlets, including the New York Times, The Atlantic, Chicago Tribune, and the Huffington Post. Her TedX talk at the University of Connecticut has garnered over half a million views. An award-winning professor, Dr. Engeln has been voted to the “faculty honor roll” for eight consecutive years at Northwestern University.

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In this episode, I interview Catherine Bailey, a lawyer, women’s policy expert, and founder of Think or Blue, a community of parents, teachers, and family who believe that children thrive best in a world free from gender stereotypes. We talk about the impact gender norms and stereotypes have on children's body image and relationship with food. We go into the 5 Pillars of Feminist Parenting and you will walk away with practical, actionable tips and strategies you can use if you are a parent or have a child in your life, like a niece or nephew and you want to raise them to embrace their individuality. It is a fabulous episode that I know you will love!

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Website: www.thinkorblue.com

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In this episode, I chat with Joanna Micheal. She struggled with Anorexia and turned to poetry as a form of therapy. In this episode we talk about how eating disorders can be a form of passive-aggressive behavior, the difference between self-care and self-medication as well as read some of her insightful, moving poetry.  We talk about doing the real work, the inner work which sets us free. 

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OK!! Today I am getting woo on you. Although, in the episode, I argue that the process of Manifestation and the Law of Attraction aren't actually all that woo-woo, but rather really practical and make a lot of sense in a variety of contexts. 

I share with you how I have been using the process of manifestation in my coaching without realizing it or intentionally going through it while I help people heal their relationship with food and their body. I share some examples of how you can apply it to recovery as well as how it can be used negatively and lead to a disordered relationship with food.  

I bust a common myth about these New Age philosophies and show you how you can apply them to your own life to create massive change. 

Lastly, I share some examples from my career to inspire those of you that are high-achieving! My goal is for you to leave feeling excited and with practical steps you can take to manifest whatever you want- recovery and a normal relationship with food included! 

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 In this episode, I interview Dr. Caroline Heldman. She is Executive Director of The Representation Project, a Professor at Occidental College in Los Angeles, and the Senior Research Advisor for the Geena Davis Institute for Gender in Media. Her research specializes in media, the presidency, and systems of power (race, gender, ability, and sexuality). Dr. Heldman has published five books.

We talk about sexual objectification and how it is not actually powerful to be seen as a sex object highly desired by men AKA the male gaze. We explore why most Body Positive advertisements don't actually work or make a difference, and what do women do about the pressure to be thin and beautiful. Then we cover sexuality, being sexy and how to reclaim our sexuality after trauma, including eating disorders or sexual violence.

Be prepared to have a lot to ponder and digest after this jammed packed episode. 

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In this solo cast, I talk about how anger is a transformative emotion. Much of the body positive movement would have you believe that self-love, acceptance, and confidence are the emotions you need to heal from food and body shame but I'd argue that you have to get angry first. In this episode, I share the things that made me angry and why that's a good thing for your healing journey. Anger is actionable. Shame is powerless. 

I also reference and quote THIS article from Brandilyn Tebo 

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In this episode, I share the 6 main differences in mindset between normal, intuitive eaters and dieters/disordered eaters. I've talked a lot about the Diet Mentality and how it is truly where the transformation lies when it comes to healing our relationship with food.  By distinguishing the differences in how you think, you will know the areas where you need the practice to find food freedom. 

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