Millennial Body Image Project

On today's episode we're chatting about - how to fix your body image in the summer: whole-hearted eating edition. We've been conditioned to believe our bodies are broken and they need to be fixed; and the only way to fix this is to change our bodies so we're more comfortable with the way that they look. But we know that these methods are always very restrictive, and never lead to a sustainable outcome that actually makes us feel better - because changing your body won't fix your body image. You can't diet your way out of bad body image. So what can we do instead? Enter the Whole-Hearted Eating approach!

• The functional medicine pipeline (part 1)
• The Body Liberation Project, by Chrissy King
• Reclaiming Body Trust
• Book: The Body is Not an Apology
• Grieving your 'Ideal' body weight and weight suppression with Kristina Bruce {Part 1}
• Book: More Than a Body
• Redefining beauty and building body image resilience with Dr Lindsay Kite
• Book: Beyond beautiful

Join our Patreon community to get access to TWO+ years of bonus episodes, exclusive resources, and access to the final episode of each month. You'll also get behind the scenes bonus content and a safe space community to discuss the nuance of body image and food! Check it out at – https://www.patreon.com/millennialbodyimageproject

• millennialbodyimageproject.com
• @millennialbodyimageproject
• @danamonsees_cns
• @cristinahoytnutrition

Looking for 1×1 Nutrition counseling? Book a free 15-minute interest call:

• Book Dana HERE – https://l.bttr.to/RggiP
• Book Cristina HERE – https://p.bttr.to/2OVE5L1

Paige Lavell joins Dana to discuss the connections between perfectionism and autoimmune disease in women, and the difficult all-or-nothing road this leads people down when they're searching for healing modalities. We talk about how this leads to jumping from practitioner to practitioner, protocol to protocol, and spending thousands of dollars without getting answers or solutions. We know this will be an extremely relatable episode for many listeners, and on today's episode we're unraveling the mind-body connection between disordered eating, chronic illness and autoimmune disease, perfectionism, and people pleasing.

• Podcast: Unwellness with Paige Lavell
• Website: Paige Lavell

• 74 | Embracing your imperfections and healing from autoimmune disease with Paige Kinsella
• 62 | Perfectionism in Eating Disorders and Autoimmune Disease with Paige Kinsella
• The effect of holiday stress and perfectionism on the nervous system, with Victoria Albina
• Limiting Beliefs, Perfectionism and Mindfulness with Ashley Wray

Join our Patreon community to get access to TWO+ years of bonus episodes, exclusive resources, and access to the final episode of each month. You'll also get behind the scenes bonus content and a safe space community to discuss the nuance of body image and food! Check it out at – https://www.patreon.com/millennialbodyimageproject

• millennialbodyimageproject.com
• @millennialbodyimageproject
• @danamonsees_cns
• @cristinahoytnutrition

Looking for 1×1 Nutrition counseling? Book a free 15-minute interest call:

• Book Dana HERE – https://l.bttr.to/RggiP
• Book Cristina HERE – https://p.bttr.to/2OVE5L1

Endometriosis Dietitian Christie Lee joins Dana today for a conversation all about the Endometriosis and IBS connection. We do a breakdown of endometriosis 101, how to know if it's endometriosis or 'normal' period pain, an overview of the most cost common "treatments" for endo and why they don't provide long-term success (or even pain reduction) for most people, and how to create a flare management plan.

• Instagram: @endometriosis.dietitian
• Website: https://www.christieleenutrition.com/

Christie is a women's and gut health Accredited Practicing Dietitian in Australia who is on a mission to empower you with the knowledge, skills and tools to nurture your body from the inside out. She specializes in working with women with endometriosis.

• How mineral imbalances contribute to hormone issues and chronic stress with Amanda Montalvo
• Trauma-Informed Nutrition Care with Fiona Sutherland
• Nicola Salmon on fertility and pregnancy in larger bodies

Join our Patreon community to get access to TWO+ years of bonus episodes, exclusive resources, and access to the final episode of each month. You'll also get behind the scenes bonus content and a safe space community to discuss the nuance of body image and food! Check it out at – https://www.patreon.com/millennialbodyimageproject

• millennialbodyimageproject.com
• @millennialbodyimageproject
• @danamonsees_cns
• @cristinahoytnutrition

Looking for 1×1 Nutrition counseling? Book a free 15-minute interest call:

• Book Dana HERE – https://l.bttr.to/RggiP
• Book Cristina HERE – https://p.bttr.to/2OVE5L1

On today's episode, Dana interviews Cristina about pregnancy nutrition troubleshooting and nutrition for pregnancy real talk! There's so much nutrition information out there about pregnancy, and sometimes it can have a little bit of a rose-colored glasses vibe. As someone who is a parent of 2 (Cristina), it can be really frustrating to not have a full picture of what symptoms in pregnancy can look like. It can feel really isolating - like something's wrong with me.There is nothing wrong with you; everyone's pregnancy experience is different. I'd like to shed light on some of my real life experiences, that not everyone feels like a pregnancy goddess. Welcome to the nutrition for pregnancy: expectations vs reality episode.

• the Biggest Pregnancy & Postpartum Nutrition Misconceptions with Brooke Miller
• Nicola Salmon on fertility and pregnancy in larger bodies
• Parenting in the age of diet culture with Virginia Sole-Smith

Join our Patreon community to get access to TWO+ years of bonus episodes, exclusive resources, and access to the final episode of each month. You'll also get behind the scenes bonus content and a safe space community to discuss the nuance of body image and food! Check it out at – https://www.patreon.com/millennialbodyimageproject

• millennialbodyimageproject.com
• @millennialbodyimageproject
• @danamonsees_cns
• @cristinahoytnutrition

Looking for 1×1 Nutrition counseling? Book a free 15-minute interest call:

• Book Dana HERE – https://l.bttr.to/RggiP
• Book Cristina HERE – https://p.bttr.to/2OVE5L1

On today's episode Dana interviews Liz Miracle from Origin, an inclusive pelvic floor-focused physical therapy practice, to talk about pelvic floor dysfunction and gut health troubleshooting. We cover the main signs and symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction, why women don't seek care for PFD, the pelvic floor and endometriosis connection, and the types of clients they see the most at Origin who feel the most benefit from pelvic floor PT. We also talk about how to check in with your pelvic floor, and exercises you can do beyond kegels!

• Instagram: @theoriginway
• https://linkin.bio/theoriginway/
• Bristol stool chart
• What is heart rate variability?

• How gut issues are influenced by your relationship with food, with Marci Evans
• Chronic symptom management and cultivating resilience with Whole-Hearted Eating
• Stressful season toolkit and the gut-brain + stress + hormones connection with Kaely McDevitt

Join our Patreon community to get access to TWO+ years of bonus episodes, exclusive resources, and access to the final episode of each month. You'll also get behind the scenes bonus content and a safe space community to discuss the nuance of body image and food! Check it out at – https://www.patreon.com/millennialbodyimageproject

• millennialbodyimageproject.com
• @millennialbodyimageproject
• @danamonsees_cns
• @cristinahoytnutrition

Looking for 1×1 Nutrition counseling? Book a free 15-minute interest call:

• Book Dana HERE – https://l.bttr.to/RggiP
• Book Cristina HERE – https://p.bttr.to/2OVE5L1

Time for a listener questions episode! On today's episode we're focusing on a main topic of: how do you know if you're eating enough? We also cover...

• A discussion on using TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) to find maintenance calories after (unintentionally restricting)
• Tips to get adequate fuel with low appetite/prolonged fullness?
• Nutrition tips when preparing to get pregnant?
• Our favorite car snacks!

• 1:35 - Favorite car snacks
• 11:02 - Total daily energy expenditure + under-eating discussion
• 18:30 - How do you know if you're eating enough? (without any tracking, TDEE, etc.)
• 27:00 - Low appetite/prolonged fullness
• 37:50 - Nutrition for preconception

• PDF: Using the Hunger-Fullness scale to check in with your hunger cues
• Pitfalls of the hunger-fullness scale
• List of our favorite car snacks from this episode!
• Coming up next week on Patreon: Evidence-based, non-diet interventions for IBS and IBD

Join our Patreon community to get access to TWO+ years of bonus episodes, exclusive resources, and access to the final episode of each month. You'll also get behind the scenes bonus content and a safe space community to discuss the nuance of body image and food! Check it out at – https://www.patreon.com/millennialbodyimageproject

• millennialbodyimageproject.com
• @millennialbodyimageproject
• @danamonsees_cns
• @cristinahoytnutrition

Looking for 1×1 Nutrition counseling? Book a free 15-minute interest call:

• Book Dana HERE – https://l.bttr.to/RggiP
• Book Cristina HERE – https://p.bttr.to/2OVE5L1

On today's episode, Cristina and Dana interview Jessi Jean all about the people pleasing and emotional eating connection. In today's interview we're digging into how our nervous system plans a role in binge eating and emotional eating, and how nervous system regulation tools can be used to help clients understand and work through their own binge eating and emotional eating connection. We also discuss other behaviors and situations that help create the perfect storm that may lead to binge and emotional eating, and how no amount of mindset work is going to override a dysregulated nervous system.

• Instagram: @thedearbody podcast
• The Dear Body Podcast

Jessi Jean is a certified mind body eating coach, who turned her own decade long struggle with food & body into her business and mission. Now she helps thousands of women all around the world end the fight with food using unique brain-based techniques so they can have a peaceful relationship with food & unshakeable confidence in their skin.

• The Body Liberation Project with Chrissy King
• Disrupting body shame by rewriting body stories with Nicola Haggett
• Redefining beauty and building body image resilience with Dr Lindsay Kite

Join our Patreon community to get access to TWO+ years of bonus episodes, exclusive resources, and access to the final episode of each month. You'll also get behind the scenes bonus content and a safe space community to discuss the nuance of body image and food! Check it out at – https://www.patreon.com/millennialbodyimageproject

• millennialbodyimageproject.com
• @millennialbodyimageproject
• @danamonsees_cns
• @cristinahoytnutrition

Looking for 1×1 Nutrition counseling? Book a free 15-minute interest call:

• Book Dana HERE – https://l.bttr.to/RggiP
• Book Cristina HERE – https://p.bttr.to/2OVE5L1

Maria Sylvester Terry of Vitamin Ri joins Dana today for a fun mix of a clinical discussion of Anti-diet vs weight neutral nutrition care, and some lighthearted banter about the current (sometimes problematic) state of the intuitive eating and anti-diet space on social media. Ri and Dana are chatting about how they work with gyms from a weight-neutral perspective, the difference between anti-diet and weight-neutral nutrition care, and how to make nutrition shifts without becoming obsessed or feeling like you need to eliminate your cultural foods. They also discuss how intuitive eating can sometimes feel like a dietitian sorority - and how the "first rule of no food rules is that you don't talk about food rules" - just like fight club.

• Instagram: @vitamin_ri
• The problem with healthism + what i eat in a day posts
• Sunday brunch newsletter
• Rest Days podcast

Maria Sylvester Terry, MS, RDN, LDN is a registered dietitian nutritionist located in New Orleans, serving communities of active folks who are ready for an energetic life beyond restrictive eating. Using a non-diet approach, Maria guides her clients to foster a positive relationship with food and to expand their knowledge of nutrition to go beyond diets. Maria incorporates performance nutrition strategies, body image work, and an endless supply of humor in her practice to guide you to your most energetic self. There's a world where you don't have to stress about food and how many calories you burned in the gym... and it's about time you joined it!

Join our Patreon community to get access to TWO+ years of bonus episodes, exclusive resources, and access to the final episode of each month. You'll also get behind the scenes bonus content and a safe space community to discuss the nuance of body image and food! Check it out at – https://www.patreon.com/millennialbodyimageproject

• millennialbodyimageproject.com
• @millennialbodyimageproject
• @danamonsees_cns
• @cristinahoytnutrition

Looking for 1×1 Nutrition counseling? Book a free 15-minute interest call:

• Book Dana HERE – https://l.bttr.to/RggiP
• Book Cristina HERE – https://p.bttr.to/2OVE5L1

This week Cristina interviews the ARFID RD's, Stefanie Ginsburg and Rebecca Thomas, all about Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. We clarify what exactly ARFID is, why you may not have ever heard of it, and the biggest misconceptions around the newest eating disorder on the block. We talk about why ARFID goes mislabeled and misdiagnosed for so long, the role that body image and weight play, and how it's SO much more than extreme picky eating and not just for kids!

• Instagram: @thearfidrds
• Stefanie Ginsburg: Unrestricted Nutrition
• Rebecca Thomas: Food Freedom Nutrition Group
• The ARFID Collaborative

• Treating ARFID: the Newest ED on the Block
• Ending eating power struggles with children and responsive feeding with Katja Rowell, MD

Join our Patreon community to get access to TWO+ years of bonus episodes, exclusive resources, and access to the final episode of each month. You'll also get behind the scenes bonus content and a safe space community to discuss the nuance of body image and food! Check it out at – https://www.patreon.com/millennialbodyimageproject

• millennialbodyimageproject.com
• @millennialbodyimageproject
• @danamonsees_cns
• @cristinahoytnutrition

Looking for 1×1 Nutrition counseling? Book a free 15-minute interest call:

• Book Dana HERE – https://l.bttr.to/RggiP
• Book Cristina HERE – https://p.bttr.to/2OVE5L1