As we're heading into the new year, weight loss talk is all around us. I want to give you a different perspective and help you understand that shrinking yourself is not a sustainable New Year's Resolution, because it is way too focused on 'fixing' things you perceive as 'broken'.

Aside from talking about all the things my weight gain gave me back (aka my life!), I am also teaching you how to set goals/intentions for the new year instead.

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16 – Why my Weight Gain gave me my Life back

Struggling with food and your body image? Feeling guilty about eating delicious foods? Constantly struggling to accept your body and on the hunt for the next lifestyle diet? If you are fed up with obsessing over food and your body, look no further. Welcome to Own it Babe, a Podcast that helps you make peace with food and your body, explore your real purpose and passion in life and liberate yourself from the constant pressure of our weight-obsessed society.

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It’s no news that we feel crappy when we compare our lives to other people’s lives on social media. I feel like a lot of people are talking about this and preaching to not compare ourselves. Personally, I know on a rational level that I should stop comparing myself. Yet, I’ve had a hard time putting it into practice until I actually understood comparison on social media on a much deeper level.







 In this episode, I am diving deeper into what it actually means to compare ourselves, because I don’t want this to be just another reminder to, ya know, “not compare yourself” and that’s about it.







I want this to clarify how comparison actually impacts our everyday life in a negative way and share 3 things I do to snap out of comparison mode as soon as I detect it.















If this episode was helpful for you, share it with someone you love or share a screen shot to your Instagram stories and tag me, @ownitbabe, so I can come say hello and personally thank you!!







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How to avoid the social media comparison trap






Emily Meador runs the Blog and Instagram Lettuce Thrive, which is a platform aimed at helping people build a healthy relationship with food. On her Blog and her Instagram, she shares all of the wonderful ways in which you can THRIVE once you let go of a restrictive mindset around food. Emily is a registered dietician and an eating disorder survivor and I wanted to bring her and her husband on here to share her recovery story, because it is truly a special one. 















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Website: http://www.lettuce-thrive.com/



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Navigating eating disorder recovery in a relationship with Emily and Cody Meador






Today’s episode is a special one, because I am interviewing my husband Shaun on:







* how to start building your confidence and stop listening to your inner critic* how to stop comparing your life to other people’s lives* how to stop beating yourself up if things go wrong or not your way* what to do if people/parents/friends don’t approve of your life decisions* how to know if what you’re doing is for you or for the validation of other people* navigating body image in your relationship, specifically when it comes to feeling insecure about weight gain (it get’s really juicy at minute 40:00!)







I did an episode with Shaun before which was all about him supporting me on my recovery journey and dealing with negative body image in a relationship. It’s episode #7, so you don’t have to go back too too far to have a listen. (It’s worth it and one of the most downloaded episodes to date!)







I have been with Shaun for almost 7 years and have known him for almost 9 years, so I have seen him evolve in so many ways when it comes to his confidence and the way he shows up in the world. 







But one thing hasn’t changed: His belief that the opinions of other people shouldn’t play a role in our lives to a point where we stop being ourselves. And today, I want him to share his wisdom with all of us, so you can hopefully walk away with some practical tools under your belt to start living your most authentic life.  















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Why people-pleasing causes anxiety and how to own who you are with Shaun Frey


Today’s guest is Dr. Jennifer L. Gaudiani, MD, CEDS, FAED. She is the Founder and Medical Director of the Gaudiani Clinic. Board Certified in Internal Medicine, she completed her undergraduate degree at Harvard, medical school at Boston University School of Medicine, and her internal medicine residency and chief residency at Yale. From 2008 to 2016, she was one of the leaders of the ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders at Denver Health. She left after serving as its Medical Director and as an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine to found the Gaudiani Clinic, which provides outpatient in-person and telemedicine medical care to patients of all genders with eating disorders and disordered eating and to those in recovery. 



The Gaudiani Clinic is a HAES®-informed provider that cares for people of all shapes and sizes. Dr. Gaudiani has lectured nationally and internationally, is widely published in the scientific literature as well as on blogs, is a current member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Eating Disorders and the Academy for Eating Disorders Medical Care Standards Committee and is a former board member of iaedp. 



Dr. Gaudiani’s book Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders was published in 2018 and is available on Amazon.















In this episode, we talk about the fact that all bodies react differently to restrictive eating and why eating disorders come in all shapes and sizes. In fact, most people that struggle with disordered eating are in straight-sizes bodies and larger bodies, which makes seeking treatment very complicated.



This episode will be SO helpful for you if you feel like you may be struggling with disordered eating but you are not in a body that you feel “looks” disordered. 



We also talk about how to raise children and protect them from diet culture as much as possible and instil a positive body image. 



Can’t wait to hear what you think!







Review of the week



This week’s review comes from Sophie and she says:



“I rarely listen to podcasts but I happened to listen to this one & from the first episode I was hooked. I love it! Rini is truly inspiring & provides amazing guidance. Thank you Rini for these awesome episodes! I always look forward to listening to you <333



-Sending lots of love from Ottawa,
Sophie”







Thank you SO much for supporting this show. If you want to leave a rating and review, head over to iTunes now and tell us what you think!







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Why most eating disorders and disordered eating go unnoticed with Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani






Hey everyone and welcome back to the Own it Babe podcast. How are you?? I took a little bit of a break this past week, wasn’t hanging out on Instagram much, didn’t do much work and feel like I haven’t talked to you in forever!



I hope you are doing well and maybe not going through what I’m going through right now. OMG, that sounded so dramatic, right? 







Today’s episode is about anxiety and some important thoughts I want to pass on to you when it comes to dealing with it.







Obvi, today’s episode is not a substitute for mental health treatment, because this is solely based on my experience with my mental health journey, therapy, medication, etc.















Before I let you listen, I have one announcement to make:







My new online program Fearless Food Freedom Blueprint is finally out in the world. If you need help with stopping the vicious cycle of dieting, restriction and then binge eating, eating past fullness or emotional eating, but you want to stop feeling stuck and helpless, this program is an amazing support system for you. 



I cannot recommend it enough, because it contains all the steps I took and all my clients and past students have taken to go from chronic dieting to food freedom.



Check it out at courses.ownitbabe.ca – also, you asked and I listened: I added a payment plan to the course to make it even more affordable, because I don’t want money standing in the way at all. 







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This week’s review comes from Helene Jane and she says:







“JUST ALL OF THE YES! Please listen to this for your own good – quite literally. Rini is changing my life one sentence and idea at a time. She makes you feel like you are not alone dealing with all the issues related to our bodies and the world of fitness AND she gives you the right tips. This is the first body image podcast I feel is truly real and unedited. Love her and learning to love myself now!!”



Thank you SO much Helene!















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16 – Why my Weight Gain gave me my Life back

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