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It was my Junior year of Undergrad. I was going to the University of Vermont that required we take two physical movement classes within your 4 years. I chose to take weight lifting. I was told that it was the easiest class to take even though I had never lifted weights before. 

I did actually learn a lot about how to properly lift weights in that class but the class did not include instructions on how to nourish one's body when doing this kind of physical movement. I ended up with all sorts of symptoms simply because I did not know how to accommodate the body's new needs. This led me to seeing my very first Nutritionist who worked on the school campus. I feel lucky that this Nutritionist was very open minded and not really about right and wrong thinking when it came to food. One day she told me, 

"Stephanie, sometimes you're going to overeat and sometimes you're going to discover you didn't eat enough. And on the grand scheme of a whole month you will be able to look back and see that you still got what you needed." 

This has stuck with me since then. There is so much kindness and compassion and spaciousness in this guidance. We get to accept that overeating or binging is sometimes just a part of life.

In this week’s episode, I discuss how you can respond after a binging or overeating experience that supports you in feeling connected and relaxed and process and digest that eating experience without judgment, shame, or guilt.

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

Responding to ourselves in new and different ways can take time. You get to take all the baby steps you need on this food and body adventure.

With Compassion and Empathy,
Stephanie Mara Fox

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Nighttime used to be a difficult time of the day to navigate for me. I was GREAT when I was going going going all day long. Then nighttime would hit and all the emotions I didn't want to feel by keeping myself that busy were like, "Hey! Ya you! Are you going to pay attention to me now?"

Nope! Instead here came my friend food to continue to run away from my emotions. 

Our Food Decisions are protecting us from something. It could be an emotion, another decision, processing a difficult moment, having to make a choice. Thank goodness food is there to support with navigating life with more ease. And, if it starts to become our only option, our relationship with our food and body can become confusing and painful. 

In this week’s episode, I discuss what your Food Decisions might be protecting you from and a process you can go through to slow down and check in.

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

I've said this before and I'll say it again, every eating experience is an opportunity to learn more about ourselves. Trust your process and where you're at currently on this food and body adventure.

With Compassion and Empathy,
Stephanie Mara Fox

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Those parts and pieces of yourself that you judge? Those parts of you can be deeply accepted and appreciated. 

I know, I know. You might be saying, "No Stephanie. These parts of me, they deserve to be judged." 

I want to offer a different approach to those parts of you that you feel like you need to hide. Interacting with your inner judger, criticizer, perfectionist, workaholic, and dramatizer in new ways can actually translate into a change in your relationship with food. Self judgment fuels the food and body habits and patterns that we want to go away. 

When we judge ourselves we put our body into a stress response where we're more likely to reach for food to self soothe, restrict our intake to try to gain a sense of control, or overexercise to drown out the loud harsh internal voices. These patterns cannot change until we start to change the way we're interacting with us. 

In this week’s episode, I will go through some of the traits I formerly thought I needed to judge about myself, how I transformed my relationship with them, and the steps for you to do the same. 

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

All of you can be accepted. All of you can be embraced. Please know you're not alone on this journey. Did you know I have a private Facebook group to support you on your food and body journey? It is called Satiated: A Hunger Healing Community. I would love to see you over there! You don't have to navigate this healing adventure on your own. 

With Compassion and Empathy,
Stephanie Mara Fox

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I used to put a lot of pressure on every meal to get it "right." I had to make sure I ate something that didn't upset my sensitive digestive tract, supported me in feeling energetic, helped me stabilize my mood if I was cranky, replenished my body if I had physically moved, and on and on and on. 

Wow!!! That is A LOT of expectations to have on one meal. 

Our mealtime experiences can impact our entire day, not just by what we're eating, but also how we approach our meals. 

In this week’s episode, we will discuss mealtime intentions and how they can support you in feeling successful throughout your entire day.

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

If you experiment with mealtime intentions, email me at [email protected] and let me know how it goes!

With Compassion and Empathy,
Stephanie Mara Fox

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I like to think of our internal world like Knights of the Round Table. We have many different parts and pieces of us that make up the whole of who we are. 

The more awareness we have around all of our parts, the more consciousness we can bring in around who is speaking up when and how to respond to these parts of ourselves in nourishing ways. 

Each part of us also plays out a different relationship with food. So being aware of who is making our food decisions can be a fascinating journey to choosing the parts of you to make food decisions for you that feels most supportive. 

In this week’s episode, I discuss the Drama Triangle, what roles are on the Drama Triangle and how these roles can play out in our relationship with food and body.

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

Stepping off the Drama Triangle in your relationship with your food and body can take time. Just listening to this episode you might already be cultivating new awareness which is the first step toward changing any habit or pattern no longer serving us in our life. Take all the bite sized steps you need on this adventure and I'm here for you, as always, every step of the way! 

With Compassion and Empathy,
Stephanie Mara Fox

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I truly believe that to heal anything in our lives the way OUT is THROUGH. 

We need to go into the symptom, the habit, the pattern, the belief and we need to get into our body to hear the lessons we were meant to learn. For many that can be the scariest place to be. I know it was for me for a long period of time. I would have done anything to not be in my body. 

I have binged to the point of feeling uncomfortably full. 

I have overexercised as a way to get out of my body not more into it. 

I have over worried about things I didn't even need to be concerned about just to distract myself from being in this body. 

I have even used my symptoms as a distraction as something I needed to fix before I could really be with me. 

In this week’s episode, we will talk about what embodiment is and why it is so important when you start practicing Somatic Eating™.

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/what-is-embodiment-the-key-to-somatic-eating

This is a practice and a process. If you have been engaging in patterns of stress eating, binging, undereating, overexercising, judging your body, often the body has become a battle zone that you don't want to be in. You're not alone on this healing journey and if you're ever looking for support on that path, reach out anytime! 

With Compassion and Empathy,
Stephanie Mara Fox

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What drives your food decisions? 

Do you eat because you're hungry? 

Do you eat because it is time? 

Do you eat because you think you're supposed to? 

Do you eat because you're committed to a certain routine? 

Do you eat because you're bored, stressed, anxious, or worried? There are many many reasons why we eat. 

 What happens when we eat, for any reason, in a disembodied way is that we can miss the eating experience entirely. 

In this week’s episode, you will learn the 3 T's to start practicing Somatic Eating. 

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

If you practice with the 3 T's, email me back and let me know! 

With Compassion and Empathy, 

Stephanie Mara Fox

PS: My program Satiated: Satisfying Your Physical and Emotional Hungers is starting on January 18th! If you want to dive deeper into somatic nutrition and healing your relationship with your food and body image, join me in my program Satiated. Doors are open right now! For more information click HERE.

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Wooohooo! It is 2021. Happy New Year to you. I'm excited to see what this new year brings forth for all of us. 

Yesterday, it felt like a blast of social media posts from those in the anti-diet, health at every size, and body positivity movements screaming, "please do not go on a diet!" 

We're now at that time of year where we're bombarded with commercials and social media posts about changing your body, losing weight, getting in shape and "fixing" yourself. Some of the marketing you may see will be very savvy. You might even start to think, "maybe I do need to change myself." 

So what does it take to shift our relationship with our body? To drown out the messages you will see at this time of year? To finally feel the body peace and acceptance you have perhaps been desiring to feel? 

In this week’s episode, we will discuss what body image grieving is and why it is so important to start to appreciate the body you have now. 

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

I've gone through this process and understand how intense body image grieving can be. Please know you're not alone on this path and reach out anytime if you're ever looking for more support. 

With Compassion and Empathy, 

Stephanie Mara Fox

PS: This past year was the year the Satiated Podcast was birthed. Thank you so much for being here, for listening in, and for all your support. If the Satiated Podcast has supported you this past year, I would love to hear from you by leaving a review for Satiated on iTunes! Click here to leave your review.

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Do you know there are many Nutritional Phases we will go through in our lifetime?

A year ago, I wrote about The Nutritional F#!K It Phase.  As we approach the new year, I wanted to dive a little deeper into a different kind of phase that many individuals can feel a pull toward as they enter into a new year.

This phase is called The Nutritional Health Nut Phase. As with all phases, they often teach us a lot about ourselves and our body. And this particular phase can be utilized in times of deep inner healing.

From personal experience, I stayed in this phase longer than I needed to when healing my digestive tract. 

So, in this week’s episode, I clarify what The Nutritional Health Nut Phase is, how to discover what this phase is here to teach you, and how to know when you have been in this phase too long. 

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

If you ever need support in shifting into a new Nutritional Phase, email me at [email protected] anytime. I'm here for you on this adventure!

With Compassion and Empathy,
Stephanie Mara Fox

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You know the saying, "what we resist persists." I've been reflecting on this saying recently. 

The thing about this statement is that if you're playing out a habit with your food or body that on some level you know isn't supporting you long term, you might feel shame or judgment for resisting changing the pattern. What this saying can instill is that it is on you that your patterns are persisting and it is "your fault."

What if you need your resistance? What if it is there for a reason? What if it is guiding you in some way?

I want to offer a new perspective of resistance when you're embarking on a journey of transforming your relationship with your food and body. It can actually be your friend and ally and it is not "bad" or "wrong" that it is showing up. 

In this week’s episode, I discuss a new relationship you can have with your resistance and new ways you can respond to resistance when it arises. 

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

I know how intense resistance can feel. I'm the Queen of resistance when I'm not yet ready to make a change in my life. Instead of continuing to potentially judge yourself, embrace your resistance when it shows up. Its presence is there for a reason and I'm here for you in discovering what that reason might be.

With Compassion and Empathy,
Stephanie Mara Fox

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