Dr. Anita Johnston has been a pioneer in the field of eating psychology for over 35 years. She is a Depth Psychologist, Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, and author of the iconic book Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationships with Food Through Myths, Metaphors, and Storytelling.

She is co-creator of the Light of the Moon Café, an online resource with interactive and self-study courses for women around the world, as well as Founder and Executive Clinical Director of Ai Pono (i-PONO) Hawaii, which has a residential eating disorder treatment program on Maui.  

She is best known for integrating metaphor and storytelling into her training as a clinical psychologist to explain the complex issues that underlie struggles with eating and body image. 

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Email: [email protected]

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In this episode, we discuss where the concept of a "summer body" comes from, and go through an alternate approach to what a 3-month health roadmap could look like instead. This is for anyone wanting to challenge the disordered/dysmorphic thinking in our society, as well as get a practical step-by-step breakdown of how to build a sustainable health plan that will last beyond a season.

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Free Health Coaching Consultation: https://calendly.com/optimizedhealth/consultation

Email: [email protected]

My guest today is Naomi Crawford, co-owner/chef at Lunchette, the acclaimed Bay Area restaurant known for hyper-local, seasonal food. For anyone familiar with Naomi already,  you might know her under the label “chef”, “business owner”, “activist” or “community builder”. But Naomi is the exact kind of human that I love: someone who cannot be labeled, or placed neatly into a box.

In our conversation, we discuss seasonal cooking, simple ingredients, and food sourcing, but also go deeper into her personal wellness practices, her internal self-talk, risk taking, consumerism, collaboration, and community health. Enjoy.

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Getting super vulnerable in today's episode... because I will always be real with you all. Today I'm sharing an example of how the disordered mindset towards food and exercise showed up in my own life. The purpose of this episode is to remind you that I am human, and someone who walks the walk with you, as well as to share the tools I used to noticed and respond to myself as these things were happening. Enjoy.

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Email: [email protected]

My guest today is Garrett Nash, who made his global breakthrough with blockbuster hit “i hate you, i love you”, spending 39 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and accumulating more than 2B streams globally. He’s toured all over, performed on several late night TV shows, and been featured in outlets like The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, and Vogue.

But more importantly - Garrett has been on the forefront of the movement to normalize conversations around mental and emotional health in the creative community, which can be especially difficult for someone in the public eye. His recent, fantastic album “The Art of Letting Go” was described by The Guardian as a “collection of intimate confessionals and humbling insights around doubt, anxiety and insecurity”.

As a former music manager for a decade myself, I can tell you first-hand that artists can often find themselves torn between their public persona, and their authentic self, and Garrett is an example of someone aligning them both.

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Email: [email protected]

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Website: https://www.gnash.us/

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IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/gnash/⁠

My guest today is Darcia Narvaez, Professor of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame, Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the American Educational Research Association and many others. Her work is powerful, ground-breaking and vast. It scales from something as seemingly small as a parent’s interaction with their crying baby, all the way to the full scope of human evolution, and the interplay between it all.

She employs an interdisciplinary approach to studying child development, evolved morality and human flourishing, integrating anthropology, neuroscience, evolutionary and educational sciences.

She hosts EvolvedNest.org, is president of KindredWorld.org and has written many publications and books on Indigenous Wisdom, Child Developmental Psychology and Human Evolution. Her forthcoming book “Evolved Nest: Nature’s Way of Raising Children and Creating Connected Communities” is one on my personal pre-order list, and her new film "Reimaging Humanity" is out June 20, 2023.

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Film: https://www.reimagininghumanity.org

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In this short episode, we're touching on an important reminder. We talk through the marketing messaging around "superfoods", and reclaiming simple foods. We walk through a few examples of how to identify real food, what to look for, and how to make healthy eating simple, affordable, and... super.

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This episode is a deep dive into snacking, cravings and mindless eating. We unlearn traditional diet culture messaging around snacking (what your snacks should look like, or why your snacking is a sign of a lack of willpower) and instead touch on everything from healthy snack ideas, to the deeper elements to explore to improve your snacking, like your home/work environment, relationships, food associations and beyond.

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Email: [email protected]

My guests today are Ashley Gonzales and Macy Swaim, two incredible dancers, choreographers and teachers in the dance world globally. Ashley was a semi-finalist on Season 2 of NBC's hit show World of Dance, where her performance won an Emmy for choreography, and collectively they have worked with artists like Prince, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Camilla Cabello, Justin Bieber, Gwen Stefani and more.

In this episode, we discuss the toxic culture around food, movement, body and mind in the dance community, and directly name the body dysmorphia and disordered eating that is systematically enmeshed in the industry. I’m honored to have Ashley and Macy share their experience and bring light to realities that many of us feel, but do not say. Buckle up.

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@macyswaim8219

Back pain is the most common source of disability in the world, and today you get a masterclass episode straight from someone I think is brilliant. Born and raised in South Florida, Alyssa Mecoli has dedicated her adult life to helping people heal and prevent injury, with a specialty in Pain Free Strength Training, Low Back Pain and Mobility. Our conversation today covers everything from the most common sources of back pain, to solutions to pain, mobility, flexibility, and what pain free strength training looks like. We also touch on the emotional and mental side effects of being in pain, in a beautiful, informative, and empathy-driven conversation that I guarantee will help you.

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