Shame Free Eating

What do you say when friends are sharing their diets on social media? Courtney is joining me again to chat about what form those posts tend to take, what the dieter is hoping to gain (accountability, praise, support?), and the fall out for all of us.

Want to chat? Book a call for a free consult here.

Would you like more direction on making peace with food and your body? Why don't you check out my free mini course for some beginning modules taken straight from my paid online program. It includes a downloadable workbook with some actions steps to take today.

Shame Free Eating Live (private Facebook group)

Shame Free Eating on Instagram

Have you ever considered that your overall lack of food intake could be sabotaging your attempts at choosing the apple over the cupcake (not that there's anything wrong with the cupcake!)?

Listen in as I talk about common scenarios that can be traced back to not getting enough food to eat. You are not inherently wired to only want sugar, but it can feel that way when we are a walking around in a constant state of hunger.

Just like in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs discussed in a previous episode, we must be getting enough to eat before expecting our body to crave a more nutritionally diverse diet.

Enrollment is open: 12-month Online Shame Free Eating Program - a curated blend of personal counseling, group support, and online modules that align with the healing framework.

go.shamefreeeating.com/program

Previous episode: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs:

https://shamefreeeating.com/maslows-hierarchy-of-needs/

When life feels oppressively hard, let's find some ways to calm the inner turmoil. It can be tempting to try to wrangle control by dieting, and to blame our struggles on our body and mind. Things are hard. It's not your fault. Tune in for some self-care tips plus fun and beneficial ways to incorporate food and movement ideas.

Upcoming programs:

3-day Free series – Nourishment without Negativity go.shamefreeeating.com/live

12-month Online Shame Free Eating Program – a curated blend of personal counseling, group, support, and online modules that align with the healing framework. go.shamefreeeating.com/program

Listen in as my friend Courtney and I break down the slew of diet, body, and food fad talk at her recent family gatherings!

We toss around a few observations and questions. Is this talk okay? Is it worse than it used to be, or are we shining a light on how inappropriate it all is, and now it feels pervasive? When did society decide it's a weakness to enjoy eating? How do we handle the awkward comments in a genuine yet polite manner?

Let's dig in!

Upcoming programs:

3-day Free series – Nourishment without Negativity go.shamefreeeating.com/live

12-month Online Shame Free Eating Program – a curated blend of personal counseling, group, support, and online modules that align with the healing framework. go.shamefreeeating.com/program

Have you ever thought about where you would be today if you had been content with your body as a teenager? This is a question one of my clients brought up recently and a topic I think about often. Join me as we discuss some thoughts on this and how we can swerve away from the body ideals that lead to eating disorders, weight gain and trauma.

Upcoming programs:

3-day Free series - Nourishment without Negativity go.shamefreeeating.com/live

12-month Online Shame Free Eating Program - a curated blend of personal counseling, group, support, and online modules that align with the healing framework. go.shamefreeeating.com/program

Let's not start this year off deciding how we are not good enough. Instead let's reflect on and honor who we are. We can still set goals, but how about we come at it from a place of respect versus shame.

Grab a cup of coffee and join me as I prompt you to consider your assets! I'll also give you a big list of 2022 words that you can use to spur your own ideas or choose from to meditate on this year!

If you want some more direction, food freedom and to learn how to authentically nourish your body join me for my upcoming free class!

Registration for the FREE workshop:

Nourishment without Negativity

https://go.shamefreeeating.com/live

Shame Free Eating Live (private Facebook group)

Shame Free Eating on Instagram

Are you ready for a positive, empowering, and healing challenge for 2022? Listen in as I walk you through the Ditch the Diet Pledge. I share with you how each aspect will meet you where you are and prepare your mind for an impactful shift.

Our whole world is on the struggle bus as we continue to traverse a new normal. Our mental health is collectively suffering, but setting dieting and weight loss goals will not provide the control or healing that we are desperate for. We need positivity in our lives and some tools for tapping into what truly matters.

The Ditch the Diet Pledge!

I solemnly swear to eat food. This includes, but is not limited to, carbs, sugar, fat, and other foods that make me feel warm, fuzzy, well-fed, and loved. I will not count calories and adjust my intake based on nebulous food rules. I will not berate myself, my body, or my food choices. I will not engage in good food/bad food conversations with myself or others. I will remember that diet culture has fostered a false narrative that I have been living by and it is not serving me. Dieting has contributed to the problem that it purports to solve, and this is not my fault. Instead I will learn to listen to and trust my body and the internal cues that it provides. I will trust in the process of rejecting the diet culture, and embracing the new ways of thinking about food and myself that come along with it. I will recognize that we all deserve to eat. Our cravings are not gluttonous acts of mutiny by our body, but rather natural mechanisms designed to keep us fed and alive. And I will remind myself of my value regardless of what I choose to eat.

Episode links mentioned: 5 Signs You Might Be Stuck in Diet Culture

Intuitive Eating and Chronic Disease with Julie

Registration for the FREE workshop: Nourishment without Negativity https://go.shamefreeeating.com/live

Shame Free Eating Live (private Facebook group)

Listen in to the words of wisdom from five of my very favorite kiddos. At ages 7 through 13 we get a peak into favorite foods, most detested foods, and how awesome it feels to have a full belly!

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Are you needing a bit of a "pick me up", or maybe some reassurances when it comes to what you are eating and the thoughts surrounding those choices? Tune in to this episode! Marie-Pier talks about how diet-culture affects us on three levels (food, mind, and body). Then she walks us through what the healing process looks like within each of those pillars. You will walk away feeling uplifted and hopeful. Join us!

Marie-Pier is a registered dietitian with a private practice in Ottawa, Ontario specializing in food relationship counseling. She is the host of The Balanced Dietitian Podcast and is a wonderful follow on Instagram @the.balanced.dietitian

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We sure do give a lot of power to what we eat. I get it, I love all the cool things that food does for us, after all, I am a dietitian! Yet, in the grand scheme of our life how much impact do our diet patterns have on our health?

In this episode I talk about the space that dietary patterns technically occupy, and then I show you how dieting and food restriction bleeds into the other areas that determine health, impacting them negatively!

Here is the link to the chart I reference and the methodology for its creation. Click / tap here.

For some guidance as you head into the end of the year check out my free mini course...it is just the right amount of short and helpful. go.shamefreeeating.com/free

You will get a downloadable workbook and short "podcast-like" videos for direction on why and how to stop dieting, what to do instead, and how to gain peace with food and your body.

go.shamefreeeating.com/free

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