The Feeling Lighter Podcast

Join us as the team hosts Meghan Farrell Gordon, creator of Balance by Meghan, they delve into the benefits of connecting with your body through movement and how even short meditations can lead to profound emotional and psychological changes. Meghan shares her personal journey from being disinterested in wellness practices to finding a sense of peace and self-care through yoga, meditation, and intentional movement. Discover how these practices can help you build resiliency, navigate anxiety, and shape a healthier mindset. Join the conversation and empower your wellness journey today!

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Discover a transformative journey towards food freedom and intuitive eating in our latest episode! Join us as we dive into an enlightening conversation that challenges conventional diet culture and empowers you to embrace a healthier relationship with food and self. Jenn Baswick is a non-diet registered dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor, who shares her personal triumph over disordered eating habits and guides you through a path of self-discovery. Explore the profound insights that debunk misconceptions about intuitive eating, unravel the nurturing aspect of emotional eating, and inspire you to tune into your body's wisdom. Tune in now to embark on your own adventure towards balanced well-being and self-compassionate eating. Your journey to a more harmonious connection with food begins here! 

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The team chats about how bodies change and transform as you go through life, aging, having children, experiencing injuries, and everything else that happens along the way. What standards are held for our bodies by society and do those change as we age? The team discusses this and more! 

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The team hosts Colleen Christiansen, a Registered Dietitian and non-judgy educator who discusses her work on social media and educating people on overcoming food rules and disordered eating. Colleen shares her personal struggles with eating disorders and how it led her to help others. She emphasizes the importance of food freedom and intuitive eating. The conversation covers various topics, including the role of social media, the influence of food culture, and the importance of individualized approaches to nutrition. Colleen is an advocate for being present and mindful when eating and challenging harmful food rules through self-compassion and awareness. 

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The team hosts WeShape coach Marilyn for a second time on the show as she shares her personal journey and the challenges she faced with her health and happiness. Marilyn recounts her harrowing story of almost losing her life due to a serious heart condition. Her story highlights the importance of self-advocacy and the need for women to learn to connect with themselves on a deeper level and know when to say know and put themselves first.

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We talk about how toxic diet culture is on the podcast all the time! What about the things we have been fed around exercise? In this episode, we dig into slogans like, No pain, no gain, and other subconscious messages about exercise that might hurt us more than they help us! Listen now!

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The team talks with Nicole Cruz who helps navigate food freedom through the lens of family life! Need tips on how to help your kids find balance and neutrality around eating? She can help! 

Nicole Cruz, MS, RDN is a registered dietitian nutritionist, mom of three, and wife who takes an intuitive eating and non-diet approach to food. Her online practice is devoted to helping individuals and families reclaim their joy and find food freedom through one-on-one nutrition counseling and group programs. Whether you're parenting your child or re-parenting yourself, Nicole is devoted to helping you foster a healthy relationship with food.

Visit Nicole Cruz at nicolecruzrd.com

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Sara Puhto aka @saggysara chats with the team about true body acceptance and what it looks like to be completely authentic online. Are you ready to ditch the airbrushed media you consume and realize that “social media isn’t reality”? Because Sara is living proof that being yourself is SO worthwhile! 

Sara Puhto is a queer body acceptance content creator. She posts photos to assist others in unlearning societal standards regarding different body aspects and overcoming their body insecurities by showing how bodies look different from being relaxed vs posed, and posting about different body aspects such as body hair, cellulite, scars, stretch marks etc. with the goal of normalising these.

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When we think about how we measure health it’s always in numbers and bar graphs, and labs…But what about joy? What about sunshine? What about time with family and friends? Are these metrics important when it comes to overall wellness? We talk with renowned integrative medicine practitioner Chris Kresser about why they are SO important and how to make sure to prioritize these things to increase your wellbeing!

 Chris Kresser, M.S., L.Ac., is a globally-renowned expert, clinician, and educator in the fields of Functional Medicine and ancestral health and the New York Times bestselling author of The Paleo Cure and Unconventional Medicine. He was named one of the 100 most influential people in health and fitness by http://Greatist.com and has appeared as a featured guest on Dr. Oz, Time, The Atlantic, NPR, Fox & Friends, and other national media outlets. Chris recently launched Adapt Naturals, a supplement line designed to add back in what the modern world has crowded out and help people feel and perform their best.

 Chris co-founded and co-directed the California Center for Functional Medicine, one of the largest Functional Medicine clinics on the west coast. Throughout his 15-year career he has helped hundreds of patients reverse chronic disease and recover their health and vitality.

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The crew shares the strategies that have worked for them to listen to what their body needs and being aware of how they are feeling. Everyone is unique and different tricks work for different people, listen and learn some tips to try out yourself.

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