Have you seen all the new tea and smoothie *nutrition* shops popping up where you live?  These brightly colored "clean energy" drinks, candy enhanced smoothies, and stylish shops are not all what they appear to be at first glance or first visit.

Join Michelle and Marissa for this super informative discussion about MLM (multi Level Marketing) nutrition shops, mlm scams and the insidiousness of diet culture with anti-mlm advocate Carrie Chowske, (she/her).

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Warning: In this episode there is mention of calories and calorie counting, cults, and suicide. If you need support in these areas we strongly recommended seeking help for specialists to support you.

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-273-8255

National Eating Disorders Helpline 

Support and resources to leave a cult

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Referenced in this episode is the documentary Betting on Zero

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Carrie is editor in content marketing and college professor by day and also an antimlm advocate and small business owner.

Connect with Carrie:

TT: @carrie.contrary

insta: @thegildedbubble

In this minisode, Marissa explains what it means to be an anti-diet or non-diet nutrition professional. She dispels common misconceptions, such as being anti-diet meaning you can eat whatever you want, as well as more insidious disinformation, such as being anti-diet being akin to being anti-health. She also discusses the issues with diets and intentional weight loss, and the types of approaches you might see with an anti-diet or non-diet practitioner. 

'Tis the season for summer fun, cookouts and other social events! While we might be looking forward to spending time with family and friends, especially after not seeing many for 2 years, summer cookouts can also bring up nervous feelings about food and how to enjoy ourselves when we are living in a diet-centric world.

Michelle and Marissa breakdown 9 ways to navigate food at a cookout (from a non diet approach) and have the most fun in the sun and not feel guilt, shame, or discomfort about our food choices.

Which of these tips is the most helpful for you?  What other tips do you have to share with the Strong and Simple Community?

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In the polarizing world of social media, we hear two prevailing ideas : 1. Get your body summer ready and 2. Your body is already summer ready.

While we agree with number 2, this is an over simplification of a complex topic and it does take time and practice to overcome the years of brain washing and conditioning we’ve been subjected to - that you need to look a certain way in order to be deserving of wearing a bathing suit, shorts, tank tops ... but, with practice and by implementing these 5 tips in today's mini-side, you will be on your way to improving your body image, loving the body you have now, and feeling confident in your summer attire!

Episode 21: Body Confident with Wendy Eaton

Episode 22: Navigating Diet Talk at Social Events

A few of our favorite folks to follow on the gram!

TheNutritionTea

Samantha.not.sam

Damali.fraiser

Anioyoga

laurenleavellfitness

fitness4allbodies

Questions? Comments?

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Marissa & Michelle sit down with Surabhi Veitch to talk about better standards for pregnancy and postpartum care, the changes that happen to your body during and after birth, recovering and healing from pregnancy, and the importance of going at the pace that's right for you and caring for your wellbeing postpartum. 

Surabhi Veitch is the owner of The Passionate Physio, a virtual Physiotherapy & Fitness Coaching business helping people gain strength, confidence and trust in their bodies through pregnancy, postpartum and beyond. She encourages people to ditch the all-or-nothing mindset, and practice movement that is sustainable and fits the life you have now. She offers both 1-on-1 services and her BASE Fitness membership, which delivers quick & effective home workouts for moms who want to feel strong, athletic, and confident in their bodies.

Check out Surabhi's BASE membership: https://www.thepassionatephysio.ca/base-membership

Learn about Surabhi's physio practice: https://www.thepassionatephysio.ca/physiotherapy

Find Surabhi on Instagram: @thepassionatephysio

In this week's minisode Marissa answers the questions: Is 1200 calories enough? How much should an adult be consuming? What happens when we eat too little? What makes an appropriate calorie deficit? And more. 

Marissa and Michelle sit down with Jen Borruso, CPT, HMS, GGS-1, a former Beachbody "coach" turned non-diet, weight neutral, size inclusive certified personal trainer, corrective exercise, and women's coaching specialist. Coach Jen is the founder of Anchor Fit Club, an online community that values compassion, empathy, & autonomy.

In this episode, we discuss what led Jen to join and leave Beachbody, the issues with Beachbody programs and the promotion tactics they use, how Jen's current approach to exercise and nutrition differs, making exercise accessible for everyone, and more!

Follow Jen on IG: @jenb.coaching

Check out Anchor Fit Club

You're excited to socialize! You can't wait for engaging conversations with friends and family - and then it happens.  Someone brings up their newest diet or "lifestyle" and that's all everyone starts to talk about.

In this mini-side, Michelle discusses some simple strategies you can begin to practice implementing at your next social gathering.

CW: discussion about diets

Have suggestions for how you navigate diet talk?  Join the conversation on our instagram @strongandsimplepodcast or send us an email [email protected]

Previous episodes referenced in today's mini-side: 

Body Confidence with Wendy Eaton

Diverse Bodies in the Work Place with Stephanie Anderson

Michelle and Marissa talk body confidence with Wendy Eaton, a Body Confidence Coach, a certified group fitness instructor, and founder of WE Empower, a community focused on body acceptance and respect.

Wendy discusses her journey from an eating disorder and chronic dieting to where she is now - helping other women reclaim their body confidence. We talk about how common this struggle is, the problem with relying on weight loss to find your confidence, and how body confidence is ongoing work as well as some of the tools to help you in your journey to body confidence. 

Find Wendy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/w.e.empower/ 

Check out her Body Love Bootcamp: https://www.empowerbywe.com/store-1/p/body-love-bootcamp

For this week's minisode, Marissa explores the question of whether sugar addiction is real, why you might feel out of control around certain foods, and some ways to feel in control around your sugary favorites.