In today's episode we explore the topic of fat discrimination and oppression by diet culture with author of You Have the Right to Remain Fat and expert on body justice and fat activist, Virgie Tovar.

We discuss:

• Virgie's story of how she became an expert in fat discrimination and sexuality studies
• What is fat phobia and how to recognize it
• How diet culture is a form of oppression
• Ways that diet culture is bigotry
• How we can be better allies for fat acceptance
• What is internalized inferiority and ways to recognize how you may feel inferior in your everyday life

Virgie Tovar is the author of You Have the Right to Remain Fat and one of the nation's leading experts and lecturers on fat discrimination and body justice. In 2018 she was named one of the top 50 most influential feminists by Bitch Magazine. She is the founder of Babecamp, a 4-week online course designed to help women who are ready to break up with diet culture. She started the hashtag campaign #LoseHateNotWeight and in 2018 gave a TedX talk on the origins of the campaign. She is a contributor for ForbesWomen and Bedsider. Her new book, FLAWLESS: Radical Body Positivity for Girls of Color, comes out in March 2020 from New Harbinger. She holds a Master's degree in Sexuality Studies with a focus on the intersections of body size, race and gender. In 2018 she was the recipient of the Poynter Fellowship in Journalism at Yale. Virgie has been featured by the New York Times, Tech Insider, BBC, MTV, Al Jazeera and Yahoo Health. She lives in San Francisco.

Links:

• Babecamp: www.virgietovar.com/babecamp.html
• IG: www.instagram.com/virgietovar
• ForbesWomen: https://www.forbes.com/sites/virgietovar/#c72bcd75ef92
• You have the right to remain fat book: https://www.amazon.com/You-Have-Right-Remain-Fat/dp/1936932318

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• Victoria's Website
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Today's podcast is a bittersweet one as its an end of an era, this episode is Meg's final episode as a podcast co-host. In the intro, Victoria shares why as well as what you can expect from the podcast going forward. For Meg's final episode, Victoria and Meg answer your questions on sustainability.

Listener Questions answered in this episode:

• Is there a company where we can send old clothes and they'd reuse and recycle the textiles?
• Your advice for hosting a clothing exchange.
• Which sustainably root companies you support.
• What are your thoughts on purchasing from Amazon?
• Is a vegetarian diet the most sustainable way to eat?

Resources for you:

• Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.
• Join our FREE tribe for like-minded women, the Nourishing Minds Tribe.

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• Meg's Website
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• Victoria's Website
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Megan Perez, dietitian at Nourishing Minds Nutrition, is back on the podcast today sharing her insight into why sleep matters for your overall health and wellness and how to improve it.

Topics discussed:

• Why sleep is important for our health and functioning
• How sleep affects hormones and digestion
• Why it has made such an impact on my health and in my life recently
• Common reasons we have trouble sleeping
• How sleep is impacted by our circadian rhythm and the four cycles of sleep.
• The negative effects of lack of sleep
• Megan's top tips for improving your sleep quantity and quality

Resources discussed in this episode:

Studies referenced:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5123208/

https://www.wageningenacademic.com/doi/pdf/10.3920/BM2016.0150

Sleep Smarter Book

NWP Episode 27: How to Improve the Quality of Your Sleep

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Shanna Tyler is an online life + biz coach for entrepreneurial women and podcast host of The Self Soul Sport Podcast. Based in New York City, she loves connecting with girlbosses from all over the world to build their brand + biz with clarity, accountability, and community. Shanna believes that you can do it and have it all -- from pursuing a life of passion, cultivating a supportive network, and making money doing what you love! You can find her Instagram keepin it really real or her website where she shares all of her offerings.

Topics discussed:

• Shanna's mental health journey and how this led her down a path to becoming a business owner and life and business couch
• How struggles we experience in life can lead us to our greater purpose
• Shanna's best tips and strategies for managing Major Depressive Disorder
• Navigating the wellness space in NYC
• Advice for those that don't fit the mold of what "wellness" looks like
• What being a life and business coach means to Shanna
• How Shanna works with entrepreneurial women to empower women to live their lives to the fullest
• Shanna shares about her e-book, Get It Done, which was created for entrepreneurial women providing productivity hacks, mindset tips, girlboss insights and more
• How Shanna personally practices wellness without an obsessive lens

Get to know Shanna:

• Shanna's Instagram
• Shanna's website
• Self Soul Sport Podcast
• Get it Done E-book

Discussed in today's episode: Pyschology Today

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Today on the podcast, we have one of our amazing dietitians at Nourishing Minds Nutrition, Kelsey Pukala, back on the show to explain how disordered eating can be a root cause to digestive issues. In today's episode we detail through:

• An explanation to what is disordered eating
• What kind of digestive issues you can experience with disordered eating
• Why and how disordered eating can lead to digestive issues
• Why we don't use elimination diets and food sensitivity testing in our practice
• General tips to get started with improving your digestion

Information discussed in today's episode:

Victoria Myers Blog

Meg's Etsy Shop

Episode 83: Digestion Basics, IBS/SIBO and merging Intuitive Eating with Digestive Healing

Episode 66: SIBO, IBS and Digestive Healing with dietitian Kelsey Kinney

Episode 64: Probiotics: the what, how and why

Marci Evans website

Is Clean Eating Causing Your Digestive Issues?

Improve Your Digestion Naturally (and Start Today!)

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Today's episode is a special one! We have a deep, heartfelt discussion with our dear friend, Lisa Hayim. As you will see, Lisa has so much insight and wisdom to bring to the wellness space as she reminds us that true wellness encompasses more than just food. Her own journey with mental health and therapy is a powerful and inspiring one that will resonate with many!

Topics include:

• Mental health and the unfortunate stigma behind it.
• Having "food issues" and being in the wellness field.
• Mental health and social media.
• AEDP therapy and it's transformational power.
• Mindful eating - what it means to Lisa and how she practices and teaches it.

Connect with Lisa:

• instagram
• website

Information discussed in today's episode:

Victoria Myers Blog

Meg's Etsy Shop

Resources for you:

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In today's episode we answer these listener questions:

• Am I orthorexic or just "healthy"? Struggling with orthorexic tendencies and combatting shame with "healthy" foods
• What are the hallmark symptoms of SIBO? But also why it is important to also recognize individuality with IBS.
• What are some helpful tips on understanding and discerning hunger and fullness cues?

Information discussed in today's episode:

• Victoria Myers Blog
• Meg's Etsy Shop
• CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THE BODY IMAGE RESET.

Resources for you:

• Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.
• Join our FREE tribe for like-minded women, the Nourishing Minds Tribe.

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• Meg's Website
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• Victoria's Website
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In today's episode we discussed:

• PSA: It's okay to not have perfect skin!!!
• Other factors at play- it's not just hormones.
• The hormones involved with hormonal acne: cortisol, androgens, estrogen, and progesterone.
• How the birth control pill can indeed be a treatment for hormonal acne.
• What to do about hormonal acne- hormone testing and topical treatments.
• Using food as medicine & specific nutrients for optimal skin health.

Links:

• Fermented Cod Liver Oil
• Vital Proteins Beef Liver Capsule

Information discussed in today's episode:

• Victoria Myers Blog
• Meg's Etsy Shop
• CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THE BODY IMAGE RESET.

Resources for you:

• Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.
• Join our FREE tribe for like-minded women, the Nourishing Minds Tribe.

Let's hang out! Connect with us:

• Meg's Instagram
• Meg's Website
• Victoria's Instagram
• Victoria's Website
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In today's episode we discussed:

• The definition of estrogen dominance & addressing some of the confusion around it
• Relative vs frank estrogen dominance
• Symptoms of estrogen dominance
• Why you can't go off symptoms alone to diagnose
• Things to know when testing for estrogen & progesterone
• The role of Estrogen & Progesterone in the body
• Treatment specific to the root cause of the dysregulation
• Ovulation & it's importance for hormonal regulation

Information discussed in today's episode:

• Discover Your Self Worth Outside of Your Weight
• 5 Easy Ways to Embrace Non-Toxic Living
• Meg's Etsy Shop

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Resources for you:

• Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.
• Join our FREE tribe for like-minded women, the Nourishing Minds Tribe.

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• Meg's Website
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• Victoria's Website

A former Wall Street professional and graduate of Columbia Business School, Lauren boldly transitioned from a decade-long career in Finance and Project Management to a lifetime journey as a certified international yoga instructor, reiki practitioner and doula.

Poised to transform the wellness movement, Lauren has earned 300 hours during her yoga teacher training program in NYC and India, she is a certified Reiki attuned practitioner at MINKA Brooklyn and proud Mama Glow certified prenatal, birth and postpartum doula. Learn more about her offerings at www.lotussol.com.

Lauren's devoted leadership and healing contributions to the world empower and serve communities by guiding people on a radical inward journey to achieve mental clarity, physical strength and holistic well-being.

In today's episode we discussed:

• Lauren's story to becoming a doula
• The difference between a Doula and a midwife.
• How Doulas can support women through all stages: fertility, pre-natal and birth and new motherhood as well.
• How to incorporate mindfulness practices and self-care into a prenatal routine.
• Tips to stay comfortable and healthy throughout all stages of pregnancy.
• Nutrition and lifestyle guidance to support a healthy pregnancy.
• How to prepare for birth and to bring baby home.

Learn more about Lauren Solomon:

• Website: https://www.lotussol.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iam.lotus.sol/
• Mama Glow website: https://mamaglow.com/

Keep up to date with Meg and Victoria:

• Improving Your Digestion Naturally
• How the Menstrual Cycle Works
• Meg's Etsy Shop
• CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THE BODY IMAGE RESET

Resources for you:

Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.

Join our FREE tribe for like-minded women, the Nourishing Minds Tribe.

Let's hang out! Connect with us:

• Meg's Instagram
• Meg's Website
• Victoria's Instagram
• Victoria's Website
• Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram