Satisfaction Factor

This week, in honor of the unofficial beginning of summer, we're talking about all things summer bodies! In this episode, we cover: why the phrase "every body is a bikini body" misses the mark & keeps us centering our bodies anyway; the problematic fitness narratives that shape our thoughts & beliefs about summer bodies; and how we can prioritize comfort for every body, even in the summer. We're also sharing our personal experiences with navigating the summer body narratives & how we've started to prioritize "comfortable girl summer" over "hot girl summer"!

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Here's where to find us:
Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @thesadiesimpson
Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

For this episode's transcript, visit: www.satisfactionfactorpod.com

Referenced in this episode:
Virginia Sole-Smith's Burnt Toast Newsletter
MegaBabe Thigh Rescue
Body Glide Anti-Chafe Stick
Thigh Society
Snag Tights
Ashley Seruya - @badashtherapy
Food Psych Episode #225

Stay in touch with the pod on IG @satisfactionfactorpod!

And here's where you can continue to find us:
Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @sadiemsimpson
Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

This week we’re talking to Melanie Knights, a self-published author, fat positive artist, and host of the Entrepreneurial Outlaws Podcast. She supports creative entrepreneurs in building successful, fulfilling, soul-aligned and inclusive businesses.

Melanie describes her work as being the entrepreneurial intersection of strategy + spirituality + self-inquiry. She advocates for slow business, one that serves your lifestyle on your own terms, and encourages folks to re-write the usual marketing rules while challenging the status quo of modern entrepreneurship.

We had an amazing conversation with Melanie about business and entrepreneurship, and also about fat visibility & fitting into spaces where we might not typically belong – not just with the size & shapes of our bodies, but also with our personality types, preferences, and values.

Melanie also shares her inspiration and a sneak peak at her brand new sticker collection: Fat Gurl Stickers – stickers and stationery designed to represent diverse bodies eating, walking, sunbathing, playing, and living.

Here's where you can find Melanie:
Website
Instagram
Tik Tok
Pintrest

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Here's where to find us:
Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @thesadiesimpson
Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

For this episode's transcript, visit: www.satisfactionfactorpod.com

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Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

This week, we're breaking down some of the most common forms of hidden dieting behaviors that we see in our work. Because even when we've started to disengage from the concept of dieting for weight loss, some of these behaviors can stick around & have a pretty significant impact on our relationships to both food & our bodies. As always, noticing these things is the first step to making changes, so in this episode we're: identifying 10 common hidden dieting behaviors (plus a bonus behavior that ties them all together!); discussing the origins of these behaviors & how they might be keeping us stuck in diet culture; and offering a framework for how we can recognize sneaky diet behaviors that might not be on this list. 

You can stay up to date on all things Satisfaction Factor by following us on IG @satisfactionfactorpod!

Here's where to find us:
Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @thesadiesimpson
Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

For this episode's transcript, visit: www.satisfactionfactorpod.com

Stay in touch with the pod on IG @satisfactionfactorpod!

And here's where you can continue to find us:
Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @sadiemsimpson
Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

This week we’re talking to Bri Campos of Body Image with Bri about all things body image! We’ve mentioned Bri so many times on previous episodes, we thought it was time to actually have her on the show!

Bri is a licensed mental health counselor based in New Jersey. As a body image educator and the founder of Body Image with Bri, she’s passionate about all the things body image and practices through the lenses of Health at Every Size® and Intuitive Eating. Utilizing a weight-inclusive approach, she combines her skills and lived experience to teach others how to maneuver through their own unique body image journeys.

We had a fantastic conversation with Bri about what body image even is, why body image work is a lifelong journey, and the importance of processing our body grief.

You can learn all about and Bri  and the services she offers on Instagram @bodyimagewithbri, online at bodyimagewithbri.com, on her Body Grievers Club podcast, or by emailing [email protected].

You can stay up to date on all things Satisfaction Factor by following us on IG @satisfactionfactorpod!

Here's where to find us:
Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @thesadiesimpson
Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

For this episode's transcript, visit: www.satisfactionfactorpod.com

Stay in touch with the pod on IG @satisfactionfactorpod!

And here's where you can continue to find us:
Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @sadiemsimpson
Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

This week, we're building on a conversation Sadie started on her Facebook page around Mother's Day last year about how we can better communicate our needs & wants in order to make the day more satisfying. In this episode, we're exploring how this concept applies far beyond holidays & talking about: the importance of treating communication as a skill we can hone; why repetition is kind; why it's helpful to understand the different ways that people prefer to communicate; the benefits of boundaries; and how learning to communicate our needs can make our whole lives more satisfying. Plus, we each share about how we practice & hone these communication skills in our own work & personal relationships!

You can stay up to date on all things Satisfaction Factor by following us on IG @satisfactionfactorpod!

Here's where to find us:
Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @thesadiesimpson
Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

For this episode's transcript, visit: www.satisfactionfactorpod.com

Stay in touch with the pod on IG @satisfactionfactorpod!

And here's where you can continue to find us:
Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @sadiemsimpson
Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

This week, we’re talking to Renee Hamati of Sensibly You. We had an amazing conversation with Renee about her own experience with autism & eating disorders, how autism & neurodivergence can impact our relationships to food, and how the Intuitive Eating framework can work for autistic & neurodivergent folks, plus a whole lot more!

Renee is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and Licensed Zumba Fitness Instructor based in NYC. She is passionate about helping people nurture a healthier relationship with food, body, and movement. Her work encompasses the Health At Every Size principles, as she believes everybody and every body deserves respect and access to health with their uniqueness in mind. Aside from weight inclusive care, Renee focuses on Intuitive Eating and Fitness for Neurodivergent folks, mainly those on the Autism Spectrum. Her lived experience allows her to connect with others and understand where they are coming from without judgement.

You can find learn more about Renee and her services on Instagram @sensiblyyou.

You can stay up to date on all things Satisfaction Factor by following us on IG @satisfactionfactorpod!

Here's where to find us:
Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @thesadiesimpson
Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

For this episode's transcript, visit: www.satisfactionfactorpod.com

Stay in touch with the pod on IG @satisfactionfactorpod!

And here's where you can continue to find us:
Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @sadiemsimpson
Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

This week, we're wrapping up our 4 episode mini-series on the eating personas with a look at The Intuitive Eater.  Spoiler alert! "Becoming an Intuitive Eater" is not actually about reaching a single endpoint, and it's definitely not just about eating when you're hungry and stopping when you're full. Instead, a practice of Intuitive Eating is about cultivating certain skills that can help us to be more resilient to diet culture. This skillset includes: critical thinking, meeting our needs (for food & a whole lot more), autonomy & self-trust, letting go of perfection, and breaking out of binary thinking. In this episode we break down all of these skills, and discuss how a practice of Intuitive Eating is way more about how we move through the world than it is about what or how we choose to eat.

You can stay up to date on all things Satisfaction Factor by following us on IG @satisfactionfactorpod!

Here's where you can sign up for Naomi's 1:1 Intuitive Eating coaching waitlist!

For all the information about Sadie's upcoming in-person 12-week group Intuitive Eating program at the Black Mountain YMCA, click here or email Sadie for more info - [email protected]!

Here's where to find more info about us:
Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @sadiemsimpson
Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

For this episode's transcript, visit: www.satisfactionfactorpod.com

Stay in touch with the pod on IG @satisfactionfactorpod!

And here's where you can continue to find us:
Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @sadiemsimpson
Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

This week, we're continuing our 4 episode mini-series on the eating personas with a look at The Professional Dieter.  The Professional Dieter is someone who has tried many weight loss programs (Noom, WW, Keto, Whole 30), thinks a lot about what they “should” be doing to lose weight, has lost, gained, and lost the same X pounds multiple times, may be someone who regularly has cheat meals/cheat days, and knows the calories, points, or portion sizes for many foods. In this episode we discuss: the difference between being anti-diet culture vs. anti-people-who-diet; the health impacts of weight cycling or yo-yo dieting; the overlap between chronic dieting & disordered eating; and some tools for breaking out of the Professional Dieter mentality.

You can stay up to date on all things Satisfaction Factor by following us on IG @satisfactionfactorpod!

Here's where you can get all the info about Sadie's free Intro to Intuitive Eating workshop at the Black Mountain YMCA!

Here's where you can sign up for Naomi's 1:1 Intuitive Eating coaching waitlist!

Here's where to find more info about us:
Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @thesadiesimpson
Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

For this episode's transcript, visit: www.satisfactionfactorpod.com

Stay in touch with the pod on IG @satisfactionfactorpod!

And here's where you can continue to find us:
Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @sadiemsimpson
Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

This week, we're continuing our 4 episode mini-series on the eating personas with a look at The Unconscious Eater. This eating style consists of 4 subtypes: The Chaotic Eater, The Waste-Not Eater, The Refuse-Not Eater, and The Emotional Eater. In this episode we discuss: what characteristics distinguish The Unconscious Eater persona, how these eating personas can show up as stress responses & how that can actually be a useful tool, the overlaps between many of these eating personas, and how this persona benefits from things like self-care, stress management, boundaries, and planning.

You can stay up to date on all things Satisfaction Factor by following us on IG @satisfactionfactorpod!

Here's where you can get all the info about Sadie's free Intro to Intuitive Eating workshop at the Black Mountain YMCA!

Here's where you can sign up for Naomi's 1:1 Intuitive Eating coaching waitlist!

Here's where to find more info about us:
Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @thesadiesimpson
Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

For this episode's transcript, visit: www.satisfactionfactorpod.com

Stay in touch with the pod on IG @satisfactionfactorpod!

And here's where you can continue to find us:
Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @sadiemsimpson
Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

This week, we're kicking off a new 4 episode mini-series! In the Intuitive Eating framework, we're introduced to 4 eating personas: The Careful Eater, The Unconscious Eater, The Professional Dieter, and The Intuitive Eater. Over the next 4 weeks, we're going to be diving deeper into each of these eating personas, and this week we're chatting all about The Careful Eater. In this episode we discuss: what characteristics distinguish The Careful Eater persona, how careful eating can be a way of coping with feeling out of control, the fine line between careful eating and disordered eating, and how this persona interacts with food sensitivities & intolerances.

You can stay up to date on all things Satisfaction Factor by following us on IG @satisfactionfactorpod!

Here's where to find us & information about our 1:1 Intuitive Eating coaching offerings:
Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @thesadiesimpson
Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

For this episode's transcript, visit: www.satisfactionfactorpod.com

Referenced in this episode:
Intuitive Eating Counselor Directory
National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA)
Carolina Resource Center for Eating Disorders
Alliance for Eating Disorder Awareness
Project HEAL

Stay in touch with the pod on IG @satisfactionfactorpod!

And here's where you can continue to find us:
Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @sadiemsimpson
Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi