What does it actually mean to have a healthy relationship with food and your body?

Is it eating nutritious foods most of the time? Never overeating? Loving your body? Not caring about your weight? And how do you know when your attempts to be "healthy" are actually starting to work against you?

In this episode, I'm joined by Donna Friedman, a licensed professional counselor and eating disorder specialist who brings a unique perspective through her clinical expertise, her own lived experience with an eating disorder, and her experience as a parent.

We talk about what a genuinely healthy relationship with food and body looks like, where the line falls between dieting, disordered eating, and an eating disorder, and some of the behaviors around food, weight, and exercise that our culture considers completely "normal" but may actually be cause for concern.

Donna also shares why letting go of intentional weight loss can feel so threatening, what people misunderstand about body image, why changing your body doesn't necessarily change how you feel about it, and the less obvious signs that your pursuit of health may be costing you more than you realize.

If you've ever wondered, "Okay, but what am I actually trying to get TO with intuitive eating and body image work?" this conversation will help you see what a healthier, more peaceful relationship with food and your body can actually look like in real life.

Episode Highlights:

-What a genuinely healthy relationship with food and your body actually looks like and how to know what you're working toward beyond simply "not dieting."

-Where the line falls between dieting, disordered eating, and an eating disorder, including behaviors our culture praises as "healthy" that may actually be concerning.

-Why changing your body doesn't necessarily improve body image, and why letting go of intentional weight loss can feel so threatening even when you know dieting isn't working.

Resources Mentioned

- Connect with Donna Friedman here.

Read the full episode show notes here.

Resources for Your Intuitive Eating Journey

-Join Katy's Intuitive Eating Made Easy Facebook Group!

-Work with Katy

-Join Katy's weekly email newsletter

-Free Guide: Stop the Constant Food Obsession

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We live in a world that is completely obsessed with weight loss, thinness, health and wellness…but we've completely lost the plot. From the glorification of extreme thinness that we are seeing everywhere right now, to the repeated message we've received that weight loss is good and weight gain is bad - it's so hard to embrace and accept our bodies as they are meant to be.

And on the back end of all of this we are seeing a crisis: eating disorders.

People are literally dying in their pursuit of thinness. Others are suffering from years or decades of a battle with an eating disorder that tells them they're never good enough.

My guest today, Morgan DiPrimo, is on a mission to change this. A filmmaker, speaker, and eating disorder advocate, Morgan has conducted more than 400 interviews across six continents with leading clinicians, researchers, policymakers, educators, nonprofit leaders, families, and individuals with lived experience. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, media, technology, healthcare, and culture, with a focus on identifying systemic gaps and creating solutions.

Morgan is currently producing Mind Over Mirror, a feature-length documentary examining the growing eating disorder crisis, the impact of social media and emerging technologies, treatment barriers, physician education gaps, and the future of prevention. Through the documentary and a planned national summit, she aims to bring together leaders from medicine, research, policy, education, media, and lived experience to drive meaningful change.

Whether you personally have an eating disorder or not, this is an incredibly important conversation that you NEED to tune into (and share with others).

Episode Highlights:

-What Morgan learned from interviewing over 400 experts and people with lived experience regarding eating disorders and our relationship with food and our bodies.

-How social media impacts our perception of our bodies and influences our behaviors.

-Wellness that seem helpful on the surface, but are actually dangerous.

Connect With Morgan DiPrimo:

Substack: https://substack.com/@morgandiprimo

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morgan_maxwell_diprimo/

Align33 Media: https://align33media.org

Read the full episode show notes here.

Resources for Your Intuitive Eating Journey

-Join Katy's Intuitive Eating Made Easy Facebook Group!

-Work with Katy

-Join Katy's weekly email newsletter

-Free Guide: Stop the Constant Food Obsession

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Your intuitive eating journey is going to be a LOT harder if you're constantly battling the urge and temptation to go back on another diet. And look, I get it…healing your relationship with food is HARD and diet culture can be so convincing.

In this episode, I'm breaking down the 4 steps that I use every single week with my clients to help them move past wanting to go back to dieting - so that they can keep their momentum moving forward towards becoming an intuitive eater.

I'll be breaking down a case study of a client who went from bingeing multiple times every week for decades of her life…to not being able to remember the last time she binged because it had been so long - and how she got there.

Episode Highlights

-The 4 steps that my clients take that allows them to walk past the bathroom scale without feeling the desire to get on it "just to check" after they eat out at a restaurant the night before.

-Specific examples and ideas for what YOU can do immediately to apply each of these 4 core steps we're discussing.

-How to get out of the "messy middle" and "no man's land" in between dieting vs intuitive eating where you feel like you're not successfully doing anything well with food or your health.

Today's Wellness Woo is "sugar feeds cancer."

Resources Mentioned:

- Jump inside Stepping Off The Dieting Rollercoaster!

Read the full episode show notes here.

Resources for Your Intuitive Eating Journey

-Join Katy's Intuitive Eating Made Easy Facebook Group!

-Work with Katy

-Join Katy's weekly email newsletter

-Free Guide: Stop the Constant Food Obsession

Connect with Katy Harvey:

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Instagram

Facebook

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Have you ever wondered why certain foods have SO much power over you?

You tell yourself you shouldn't eat the cookies...and suddenly you can't stop thinking about them. You eat something you consider "unhealthy" and spend the rest of the day feeling guilty. You make the "healthy" choice and feel proud of yourself for being good.

Here's the problem: the more moral meaning you assign to food, the more power it has over you.

In this episode, we're talking about FOOD NEUTRALITY and why letting go of "good" and "bad" food labels is about so much more than changing your vocabulary - it's about rewiring your brain to think, feel and behave differently with food.

This is one of the most essential and non-negotiable concepts that I teach. Buckle up, and let's go!!!

Episode Highlights

-Why trying to control certain foods can actually make you feel MORE out of control around them

-The judgments you're still attaching to your food choices that are sabotaging your intuitive eating journey

-Why food neutrality does NOT mean pretending all foods are nutritionally identical

-How to care about nutrition without using guilt, fear or morality to guide your choices

-What it actually looks like when food starts to lose its power over you

Today's Wellness Woo is the women's fitness industry.

Resources Mentioned:

- Join Stepping Off The Dieting Rollercoaster - Starts Aug 31!

Read the full episode show notes here.

Resources for Your Intuitive Eating Journey:

-Join Katy's Intuitive Eating Made Easy Facebook Group!

-Work with Katy

-Join Katy's weekly email newsletter

-Free Guide: Stop the Constant Food Obsession

Connect with Katy Harvey:

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Instagram

Facebook

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Brace yourself for some brutal honesty in this episode. After working with over 1,000 women to help them ditch dieting, recover from disordered eating and make peace with food through intuitive eating - I've noticed that those who succeed think differently than those who either continue to struggle or who give up.

Today, I'm breaking down the 7 ways that people who are the most successful with becoming intuitive eaters think differently and approach the process differently.

Trust me, it's different from "just listen to your body" or gaslighting yourself into body positivity. This is about the actual ways that you are wiring your brain to relate to food and your body differently - SO THAT intuitive eating can fully work for you and allow you to become happier, healthier and comfortable in your body.

Episode Highlights

-The key thought patterns that need to change if you want intuitive eating to fully work for you.

-Why most people either skip or don't know how to do the body image work…and how this holds them back from making peace with food.

-The characteristics of someone who has become an intuitive eater (and how to tell if you're there yet or not!)

Today's Wellness Woo is Slimming World.

Resources Mentioned:

- Join me for Stepping Off The Dieting Rollercoaster

- Free Body Image Journal Prompts

- Join Non-Dieter's Club - my signature coaching program

Read the full episode show notes here.

Resources for Your Intuitive Eating Journey:

-Join Katy's Intuitive Eating Made Easy Facebook Group!

-Work with Katy

-Join Katy's weekly email newsletter

-Free Guide: Stop the Constant Food Obsession

Connect with Katy Harvey:

Website

Instagram

Facebook

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If you've ever worried that intuitive eating and blood sugar health can't coexist... this episode is going to be a huge relief.

So many women feel like the moment they're told they have prediabetes, diabetes, insulin resistance, or blood sugar concerns, they have to choose between trusting their bodies and going back on a restrictive diet. It doesn't have to be that way!!

In this episode, I'm joined by registered dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) Kristie Messerli to unpack what actually matters for blood sugar, what diet culture gets wrong, and how you can support your health without cutting out carbs or living in fear that everything you eat is spiking your blood sugar.

In this episode, you'll learn: - The biggest myths about blood sugar - Whether you really need to fear carbs (spoiler: NO!) - What to focus on instead of dieting if you want healthier blood sugar - How intuitive eating can support diabetes and prediabetes management - Practical, realistic habits that improve your health without making food consume your life

Whether you've been diagnosed with prediabetes or diabetes, have a family history of blood sugar concerns, or simply want to feel more confident that intuitive eating and health can go hand in hand, this episode will leave you feeling informed, empowered, and hopeful.

Because taking care of your health should never require hating yourself or living in fear of food in the process.

Resources Mentioned:

- Follow Kristie Messerlie on Instagram!

- Check out Kristie's podcast Simplifying Diabetes here.

Read the full episode show notes here.

Resources for Your Intuitive Eating Journey

-Join My Intuitive Eating Made Easy Facebook Group!

-Work with Katy

-Join Katy's weekly email newsletter

-FREE GUIDE: Stop the Constant Food Obsession.

Connect with Katy Harvey:

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Instagram

Facebook

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You've read the books. You've listened to the podcasts. You know intuitive eating "should" work...so why do you still feel stuck?

If you've ever found yourself wondering, "What am I doing wrong?" - this episode is for you!!

The truth is, most people get stuck because they're unknowingly bringing the same mindset that kept them trapped in dieting into their intuitive eating journey. (oops…)

In this episode, I'm breaking down the 3 KEY reasons you keep spinning your wheels with intuitive eating and how to recognize whether you've reached the point where getting support could be the breakthrough you've been looking for.

If you're tired of second-guessing yourself and wondering if intuitive eating just isn't working for you, this episode will help you see that the problem probably isn't you...it's the way you've been trying to do it.

Episode Highlights

-Why more information isn't always the answer.

-The biggest mindset shifts that keep people stuck for months (or even years).

-How to tell if you're truly trusting your body...or still letting diet culture call the shots.

-The signs that you've outgrown trying to figure this out on your own.

-How coaching can help you finally move from knowing what to do to actually DOING IT consistently.

Today's Wellness Woo is the chia seed "internal shower."

Resources Mentioned:

Ready to stop piecing everything together on your own? Learn more about Non-Dieter's Club here!

Fill out my coaching application and we'll talk about coaching options that are the best fit for YOU!

Read the full episode show notes here.

Resources for Your Intuitive Eating Journey

-Join My Intuitive Eating Made Easy Facebook Group!

-Work with Katy

-Join Katy's weekly email newsletter

-Stop the Constant Food Obsession

Connect with Katy Harvey

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Facebook

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Tune into the full masterclass that I recently ran that was so insanely powerful that I just HAD TO bring it over here to the podcast.

If you're feeling stuck or like something's just "not clicking," with intuitive eating, it's not just you. Intuitive eating is a beautiful framework…AND I'm not going to sugar coat it –

If you're not implementing it correctly, the way it's intended, it's not going to work for you.

99% of people who attempt intuitive eating give up on it because they never figured out how to do it successfully - because they weren't even aware of the mistakes they were making and their blind spots.

I also want you to know that when you finally feel clear + confident about how to correctly do intuitive eating, it will bring you SO MUCH PEACE, FREEDOM AND JOY.

I've been helping my clients become intuitive eaters for 15+ years now, and I have seen the mistakes and the areas where people get stuck - and I know how to get you unstuck!

That's why I created this masterclass called The Top 4 Mistakes You're Making With Intuitive Eating - Which Are Why It's Not Working For You and You Still Feel Unhealthy and Out of Control Around Food.

Episode Highlights

-The 4 most common mistakes people make with intuitive eating (and I can guarantee you're making at least 1-2 of them). In this class we'll fix this!!

-The essential thing you're ignoring with nutrition - and it's setting you up for stronger cravings, endless snacking at night and not being able to accurately listen to your hunger and fullness cues.

-How your mindset about your weight is working against you. We don't ignore weight in my world, but we also don't use it to measure your worth or "success/failure" with intuitive eating. Instead, we're going to flip the script with a new way of looking at weight so it's not sabotaging your IE process.

Resources Mentioned

- JOIN NON-DIETER'S CLUB HERE!!

Read the full episode show notes here.

Resources for Your Intuitive Eating Journey

• Join My Intuitive Eating Made Easy Facebook Group!

• Work with Katy

• Join Katy's weekly email newsletter

• FREE GUIDE: Stop the Constant Food Obsession

Connect with Katy Harvey

Website: https://katyharvey.net

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katyharvey.rd/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KatyHarveyRD

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You're worried about your health? Good! It's great to want to take care of yourself. HOWEVER, that doesn't mean you can't or shouldn't do intuitive eating. Intuitive eating is all about honoring your health in ways that are effective and sustainable.

And if you've been doing intuitive eating and your health is getting worse, then we need to take a look at what's going on. Sometimes it's about playing the long game and working through all the deprivation that dieting caused, and letting yourself have those formerly forbidden foods a lot before you find balance with your eating again.

Sometimes it's about your body letting you know that it needs some "gentle nutrition" support which is literally one of the principles of intuitive eating!

Rather than panicking and going back to dieting (which is only a temporary "fix" that usually makes things worse) - you need to get curious, lean into how to respect your body's needs while reprogramming your mind to let go of the old diet culture rules and judgments.

All of this is easier said than done, I totally get it. In this episode I'll give you some really practical examples of things you can do to support your health, and how to navigate this in conjunction with using intuitive eating to make peace with food and your body.

Episode Highlights

-The illusion of control that dieting is giving you…and why it backfires for your health.

-What to do if your health is getting worse with intuitive eating.

-Examples of specific health conditions and how to approach it as an intuitive eater, while getting healthier.

-A 3-step journaling exercise that will help you pinpoint what exactly YOU need to do for your health starting TODAY that doesn't require you to go back to dieting or restricting.

Today's Wellness Woo is Viome.

Resources Mentioned

- JOIN NON-DIETER'S CLUB HERE!

Read the full episode show notes here.

Resources for Your Intuitive Eating Journey

- Join My Intuitive Eating Made Easy Facebook Group!

- Work with Katy

- Join Katy's weekly email newsletter

- Free Guide: Stop the Constant Food Obsession

Connect with Katy Harvey

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Instagram

Facebook

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You've read the intuitive eating books, and done the workbook, and you've been listening to all of the podcasts and following the coaches on social media. YET YOU STILL FEEL STUCK.

You mostly "get it"...but you also are struggling to be consistent with intuitive eating.

In this episode we are going to look at what's getting in your way of it clicking, and what you need to focus on right now to make this work for you.

Episode Highlights

-The Million Dollar Question that you need to be asking yourself - and getting clear answers on.

-3 Signs you're making solid progress and you're closer than you think.

-Specific actions that will make it click faster for you starting NOW.

Today's Wellness Woo is Bryan Johnson.

Resources Mentioned

- Grab your last minute spot inside the masterclass!!

- Join Non-Dieter's Club

Read the full episode show notes here.

Resources for Your Intuitive Eating Journey

- Join My Intuitive Eating Made Easy Facebook Group!

- Work with Katy

- Join Katy's weekly email newsletter

- Free Guide: Stop the Constant Food Obsession

Connect with Katy Harvey

Website

Instagram

Facebook

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