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I've been reading more research than I have in years because of my PhD and it is connecting so many dots. 

Research confirming how much changes in your body due to trauma. Research showing the connection between brain alterations after a traumatic event that fuels your food behaviors. Research revealing not only is what and when you eat a reaction to what is happening inside your body, but also that what you eat can increase or decrease your food coping mechanisms.

I'll be sharing more in future podcast episodes and today I'm excited to have a returning guest to the podcast.

In this week's Satiated Podcast episode, I chat with Michelle Brown, Functional Nutrition and Lifestyle Practitioner and Clinical Herbalist, about: 

• the biology of trauma
• what happens to the nervous system after a traumatic experience
• nutrient deficiencies that occur when living in a trauma response
• herbal resources for nervous system regulation
• creating nervous system regulation routines
• and so much more!

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode ​here​: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/healing-trauma-through-nutrition

The next class of the Somatic Eating® Program starts in 16 days!!! I've added so much more into this next class to explore every layer of what's happening in your relationship with food somatically and nutritionally. You can learn more and sign up ​here: https://www.somaticeating.com/​. Email me anytime if you have any questions!

With Compassion and Empathy, 
Stephanie Mara Fox

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Happy Satiated Saturday! 

Satiated Podcast is back!!!! 

One thing you're going to receive in the upcoming interviews is more exploration of nutrition. When I went through my Master's Degree in Somatic Psychotherapy, I was consistently surprised that there was no class on nutrition. This feels like a missing piece in the therapeutic world. I feel therapists would benefit from being aware that a person's nutritional status can also be contributing to their symptoms. 

This includes one of the many reasons why you might be binging. Binge eating isn't just a reaction to emotional or nervous system dysregulation. It can also be triggered by nutrient depletion from living in a trauma response. When your body is stuck in a state of chronic stress, it tries to compensate for the lost nutrients and minerals. Binging is your body’s best strategy to get its nutritional needs met.

In this week's Satiated Podcast episode, I talk about: 

• the connection between trauma and nutrient depletion 
• what nutrients get depleted because of ongoing high cortisol levels
• a baby step you can take to start to be in a new relationship with nutrition 

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode ​here​: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/trauma-response-and-your-binge-eating

As a reminder, doors to the Somatic Eating® Program are officially open!!! We start on October 28th and spend 3 months together learning the language of your body through your food impulses. You can learn more and sign up ​here​: https://www.somaticeating.com/

If you have any questions, email me at [email protected] anytime.

With Compassion and Empathy, 
Stephanie Mara Fox

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Happy Satiated Saturday! 

ALL of your food behaviors are a reflection of your nervous system state. This is why eating is a somatic practice. 

Every time you’re in relationship with food, it will reveal if your body is feeling safe or threatened by your food cravings, hunger and satiation cues, pace of eating, and digestion. Your food impulses are body communication and what we will continue to explore together is what your body is trying to tell you.

In this week's Satiated Podcast episode, I talk about: 

• what your nervous system consists of 
• your food impulses in each nervous system state 
• what foods will turn on or off different states 
• why eating is a somatic practice

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode ​here​: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/how-exactly-is-your-nervous-system-connected-to-your-food-behaviors

I'm taking the next month off from putting out new podcast episodes. 

During that time I'll be doing interviews to share with you, revamping the ​Somatic Eating® Program​ (https://www.somaticeating.com) that will be occurring again at the end of October, working on the ​Somatic Eating® Coach Certification Training​ (https://www.somaticeating.com/certificationwaitlist), and starting my PhD in Somatic Psychology. So I will have A LOT to share with you when I return.

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Stephanie Mara Fox

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I've had people close to me this past year finally receive their ADHD diagnosis as an adult after struggling since they were kids with ADHD behaviors. I witnessed how much compassion came in and a profound deep understanding of their patterns. 

One of the main characteristics of ADHD is having lower dopamine levels. I've previously discussed how those also navigating a trauma response in their body experience lower dopamine levels. Dopamine is crucial in feeling pleasure, motivation, focus, mood regulation, decision making, and alertness.

What happens in the body from trauma and genetic factors is that there is less circulating dopamine increasing the chances of binge eating or emotional eating to get the dopamine the body needs to feel good.

In this week's Satiated Podcast episode, I talk with Rebecca King, Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and the founder of The ADHD Nutritionist, about the connection between ADHD and binge eating, understanding the role of dopamine in binge eating, creating a dopamine menu, diverse hunger cues that don't show up as stomach gurgles, how masking can increase binge eating behaviors, the importance of self-care and aftercare around binges 

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode ​here​: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/binge-eating-and-the-adhd-dopamine-connection

(Heads up that there was some static on this recording so it can be supportive to have the transcript pulled up for this one to follow along with all the amazing gems shared!)

With Compassion and Empathy, 
Stephanie Mara Fox

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I wish financial literacy was taught in schools earlier on in life. I've had so many conversations with others about the deep shame and personal judgment that can arise when you feel unclear about how to navigate your money life. And how does this connect with food?

Well, often how we interact with one area of our life is how we respond to all other areas. Have you ever noticed that when you want to eat everything you also want to spend your money on things you potentially don't need? Have you ever noticed that when you're restricting your food intake you're worrying about not having enough money?

Both food and money are a reflection of what's going on inside your body. Just as I talk about eating is a somatic practice, you can approach your relationship with money in a similar somatic way.

In this week's Satiated Podcast episode, I talk with Bari Tessler, M.A. in Somatic Psychology, Financial Therapist and Author, about body check-ins when making financial decisions, money dates, emotional awareness in managing money, the connection between Enneagram types and money habits, and practical steps to start your journey toward a healthier relationship with money. 

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode ​here​: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/revolutionize-your-money-habits

With Compassion and Empathy, 
Stephanie Mara Fox

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I love astrology. When I was a kid, I was always drawn to reading my horoscope in the newspaper. I felt so seen every time I read anything about an Aries sun sign.

Then, in undergrad, I made new friends who were happy to chat about astrology over a cup of tea for hours. 

The year before I went to graduate school, I dabbled in reading charts for others and when I moved to Colorado, I found community in a weekly astrology class led by Debra Silverman.

I was thrilled Debra had time to come on and chat about the connection between different astrological signs and their relationship with food.

In this week's Satiated Podcast episode, I talk with Debra Silverman, astrologer, psychotherapist, and author of the book ​The Missing Element​, about what signs and chart placements can indicate struggles with food, the high road expression and the low road expression of any sign, the importance of self-compassion, the potential for healing and growth, and you're going to learn a lot more about me as Debra references my chart to explain some of what she's talking about.

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode ​here​: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/astrology-and-discovering-star-solutions-to-your-food-struggles

If you love today's conversation, Debra has an Astrological Immersion coming up. Check that out ​the link below.

With Compassion and Empathy, 
Stephanie Mara Fox

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Happy Satiated Saturday! 

We are at the last episode of this month-long body image healing focus.

And, I would be remiss if I didn't address our younger generations. Parents face a huge challenge now in navigating body image concerns with their kids as they face societal pressures from every angle to look a certain way. I work with so many parents who feel overwhelmed as to where to start or what to say when it comes to talking about body image with their kids. So this week's episode is for you.

In this week's Satiated Podcast episode, I talk with Diana Rice, Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and Certified Positive Discipline Parenting Coach, about navigating body image with kids, building resilience and confidence with your children, the importance of parents creating a healthy relationship with their own food and body, fostering a sense of belonging in kids, and challenging societal messages. 

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode ​here​: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/navigating-body-image-issues-with-kids

If you're not a parent, Diana provides some powerful examples of what we could all be doing to provide a safer body image world for everyone. You might also reflect on how you would meet your inner child in some of the approaches we discuss today to reparent yourself on the ways you perhaps wished you were met, seen, and held around your body image concerns growing up. 

The Befriending Your Body Image Challenges with Somatic Eating® Practices Workshop is next week! To learn more and sign up, click ​HERE​: https://satiated.mykajabi.com/offers/EkFBjX2Q

With Compassion and Empathy, 
Stephanie Mara Fox

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I have been asked many times over the years, "Is it alright to want to change my body?"

To which I always respond, "Yes!" with a caveat that we explore your intention behind the body goal. 

Do your physique goals align with how you want to feel, what you want for your life, increasing presence, and fostering safety in your body? Or are they to prove your worth and enoughness that will send a cue of danger to your body?

Exercising or moving your body in new ways can be experienced differently in your body based on the state of your nervous system.

In this week's Satiated Podcast episode, I talk with Kylie Larson, founder of Elemental Coaching, about the intention behind body goals, the importance of physical movement beyond changing how your body looks, the connection between weight lifting and good stress, the complexities of self care, and so much more. 

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode ​here​: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/creating-physique-goals-with-intention

You have two Saturdays left to sign up for the Befriending Your Body Image Challenges with Somatic Eating® Practices Workshop!

I was a kid who hated moving their body to a teenager who over exercised so I know what it is like to have a conflicting relationship with physical movement. 

We will explore how to bring in physical movement practices that honor where your nervous system is at and what your body may need. 

To learn more and sign up, click ​HERE​: https://satiated.mykajabi.com/offers/EkFBjX2Q

With Compassion and Empathy, 
Stephanie Mara Fox

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I used to say, "I feel fat" all the time. 

These words would fly out of my mouth like it was a totally normal thing to say. I would say this in moments where I felt uncomfortable, overwhelmed, out of control, and a sense like I wanted to crawl out of my skin.

But, not only is fat not a feeling, saying this in moments of emotional dysregulation perpetuates the connection between fat being "bad." 

If you can recall the last time you said these words, what were you feeling? 

This bodily experience may feel overwhelming and out of your control. It may feel safer to say, "I feel fat" because diet culture has provided the idea that fatness can be under a person's control, and if you're feeling unstable, the perception that if you're just "feeling" fat then you can control that and change it for yourself. 

And, it is going to take awareness and practice to shift how we culturally relate to the word fat and this doesn't fall all on you. It is going to take a societal and cultural shift for all bodies to feel safe to be here.

In this week's Satiated Podcast episode, I talk with Kristin Jenkins, Registered Dietitian with Rebecca Bitzer and Associates, about the connection between food, eating disorders, and body image, the harmful cycle of dieting and how it can contribute to poor body image, the importance of body trust, body grief, the need for systemic change in our culture's ideals of beauty, and a deep dive into the word fat. 

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode ​here​: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/reclaiming-the-word-fat-and-being-with-body-grief

The Befriending Your Body Image Challenges with Somatic Eating® Practices Workshop is coming up in three weeks! To learn more and sign up, click ​HERE​: https://satiated.mykajabi.com/offers/EkFBjX2Q

With Compassion and Empathy, 
Stephanie Mara Fox

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Website: ⁠https://rbitzer.com/

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How many years have you been working toward trying to love your body? How has that pursuit felt? Frustrating? Hopeless? Agonizing?

Maybe all the suggestions on body image healing have been missing the mark. Maybe healing your relationship with your body and its appearance isn't about learning to love your body, but rather, how you care for your body regardless of how you feel about your body. 

If loving your body wasn't something you needed to strive for or work toward anymore, what kind of relationship would you like to have with your body? What makes you, you that is consistent and unchanging no matter how your body ever changes?

In this week's Satiated Podcast episode, I talk with Shira Rosenbluth, Licensed Clinical Therapist, Speaker, and Activist about weight stigma in healthcare and the clothing industry, finding peace with your body, misconceptions about body positivity, and internal resources needed for this body image healing journey. 

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode ​here​: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/weight-stigma-in-the-clothing-and-medical-industries

If you're looking to learn a somatic perspective to body image challenges, my brand new workshop Befriending Your Body Image Challenges with Somatic Eating® Practices is coming up in a month on Saturday, July 13th at 12:30 pm ET. 

This will be a live two hour workshop where we're going to discuss the hardest body image moments to navigate such as difficult body image days, the scale, body comparisons, seeing pictures of yourself, and more all from a nervous system and trauma lens.

To learn more and sign up, click ​HERE​:  https://satiated.mykajabi.com/offers/EkFBjX2Q

With Compassion and Empathy, 
Stephanie Mara Fox

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