Why We Love Dr. Conason:

Alexis Conason, PSY.D., CEDS-S, is a clinical psychologist and certified eating disorder specialist-supervisor in private practice in New York City. Her group practice, Conason Psychological Services, specializes in the treatment of binge eating disorder, disordered eating, body image concerns, and psychological issues related to bariatric weight loss surgery.  

She is the founder of The Anti-Diet Plan, a weight-inclusive online mindful eating program designed to help people stop dieting, eat more attuned with their body, and live more peaceful and pleasurable lives. She is the author of the forthcoming book The Diet Free Revolution: 10 Steps to Free Yourself from the Diet Cycle with Mindful Eating and Radical Self-Acceptance (out June 29, 2021, North Atlantic Books), available for preorder now where books are sold. 

Dr. Conason is a fierce advocate for helping people recognize and question the societal norms that encourage feeling not good enough about themselves so they can stop fixating on shrinking their bodies and reclaim the space that they deserve in the world. You can find her on social media @theantidietplan.

On the Pod, We Discuss:

• Her own progress from dieter and weight loss specialist to anti-diet practitioner 
• The multifaceted determinants of health
• Why mindfulness is so critical to healing your relationship with food 
• How to quickly and easily integrate that practice into your daily life 
• How mindfulness translates into healing our relationship with food and body 
• Why processing grief is a big part of moving through to the other side of dieting 
• Why examining what we’re getting from dieting, or hoping to get out of weight loss is key to shifting your relationship with food 
• What your internal GPS is and how to start to access it 
• And much more

Helpful Links:

• Giveaway! To be entered to win a copy of Dr. Conason's new book, leave the podcast a review and send us a screenshot (email us [email protected] or DM us on Instagram @wellness_lately) by June 2, 2021
• Get the book, The Diet Free Revolution: 10 Steps to Free Yourself from the Diet Cycle with Mindful Eating and Radical Self-Acceptance (out June 29, 2021, North Atlantic Books), available for preorder now where books are sold 
• Learn about her 6-week mindful eating course
• Get her free 5-day mindful eating intro course 
• Visit Dr. Conason's website
• Follow Dr. Alexis Conason on Instagram
• Our interview with her husband, Dr.  Gregory Dodell
• Watch our free masterclass to learn 5 Simple Shifts to End Binge Eating 
• Join our private Facebook group
• Set up a free breakthrough session to see if our coaching program is a good fit for you
• Learn more about our personalized Intuitive Eating coaching program

In This Episode:

Bridget and Dana discuss one of the most important tools at your disposal for upgrading your body image and healing your relationship with food: self coaching. It's critical for overcoming your mean inner critic and becoming reliant on your own intuitive guidance, as opposed to other external guidelines.

On the Pod, We Discuss:

• Why most chronic dieters struggle with a mean inner critic, and why it's critical to shift this judgmental voice if you want to heal your relationship with food and your body
• How to identify your inner critic and begin to shift your inner dialogue to be more supportive and empowering
• How to work with your beliefs and proactively create a positive foundation so your inner critic pops up less 

Helpful Links:

• Get our free body image video series: How to Stop Hating Your Body
• Watch our free masterclass to learn 5 Simple Shifts to End Binge Eating 
• Get the free Intuitive Eating Assessment
• Join our private Facebook group
• Set up a free breakthrough session to see if our coaching program is a good fit for you
• Learn more about our personalized Intuitive Eating coaching program

Why We Love Dr. Wolrich:

Dr. Joshua Wolrich BSc (Hons) MBBS MRCS is an NHS surgical trainee and nutrition MSc student who is not only setting the record straight when it comes to people claiming food is medicine, but aggressively fighting weight stigma and encouraging his patients to have a healthy, happy relationship with their bodies and food. He follows a Health at Every Size® approach and you can find him using social media to campaign for healthcare to become weight-inclusive. His Sunday Times Bestselling debut book, Food Isn’t Medicine, is out now.

On the Pod, We Discuss:

• His own history with food and internalized weight stigma, how it was affecting him as a doctor and how he made the shift into weight inclusive care 
• The turning point for him in changing his perspective 
• Why “Food Is Medicine” is an incredibly harmful phrase and why we need to stop using it 
• Why we love soundbites when it comes to health and nutrition so much and how to start to work through all the reductionist bullshit out there 
• The problem with the authoring of nutrition books by medical doctors and the impact of this on the mainstream population 
• Why nutrients don’t act like drugs even though it would be nice maybe if they did 
• Why social determinants of health are the most impactful piece and why they’ve been ignored for so long
• Busting some food myths like carbs and sugar are bad for you
• My keto is just atkin’s inbred cousin
• And much more

Helpful Links:

• Follow Dr. Joshua Wolrich on Instagram
• Get a copy of Dr. Joshua Wolrich's book, Food Isn't Medicine
• Watch our free masterclass to learn 5 Simple Shifts to End Binge Eating 
• Get the free Intuitive Eating Assessment
• Join our private Facebook group
• Set up a free breakthrough session to see if our coaching program is a good fit for you
• Learn more about our personalized Intuitive Eating coaching program

In This Episode:

Bridget and Dana discuss the principles of the Health at Every Size movement and why it's such a useful framework for taking care of ourselves, some common misconceptions, and what to focus on in your own life to get started.

On the Pod, We Discuss:

• The principles of the Health at Every Size movement and why it's such a useful framework for taking care of ourselves
• Some common misconceptions about the anti-diet life when it comes to health
• Which areas to focus on in your own life to get started

Helpful Links:

• Health at Every Size by Dr. Lindo Bacon
• Health at Every Size Resources
• Watch our free masterclass to learn 5 Simple Shifts to End Binge Eating 
• Get the free Intuitive Eating Assessment
• Join our private Facebook group
• Set up a free breakthrough session to see if our coaching program is a good fit for you
• Learn more about our personalized Intuitive Eating coaching program

Why We Love Tally:

Tally is a Personal Trainer, Fitness Instructor, Content Creator and Author based in London.

She has been working in the fitness space for over 6 years now and has had a wide range of experience from working on the gym floor, teaching in boutique studios and being a part of the UK's biggest fitness festivals.

Her goal is to help you ditch diet culture and re-discover a positive relationship with fitness, food and your body so movement is no longer a chore you have to endure but a form of self care that you look forward to.

On the Pod, We Discuss:

• How Tally got into personal training and specifically the intuitive movement space
• Why it’s important to question your relationship with exercise and the benefits outside of weight loss
• Making the shift from movement for physical changes to other benefits like mental health
• The connection between focusing on our external appearance and poor body image
• How measuring/tracking devices like Fitbits, etc. play a role in intuitive movement
• The fitspo scene and its impact on our relationship with movement and body image
• Body diversity and representation in fitness and why it’s so important
• Why you are the expert on your own body and what type of movement is best for you
• And much more

Helpful Links:

• Visit Tally’s website
• Grab a copy of Tally’s book, Train Happy
• Follow Tally on Instagram
• Listen to Tally’s Podcast
• Watch our free masterclass to learn 5 Simple Shifts to End Binge Eating 
• Join our private Facebook group
• Set up a free breakthrough session to see if our coaching program is a good fit for you
• Learn more about our personalized Intuitive Eating coaching program

In This Episode:

Bridget and Dana discuss why shifting from punitive exercise to intuitive movement can be so beneficial for your health, and how to actually get started creating your own personal practice.

On the Pod, We Discuss:

• Why shifting from punitive exercise to intuitive movement can be so beneficial for your health
• What intuitive exercise actually is and how to get started
• Important things to keep in mind and pay attention to as you develop your personal practice

Helpful Links:

• Read Kimberly's intuitive exercise blog post
• Download the Intuitive Eating Principles
• Get our free video series: How to Stop Hating Your Body
• Watch our free masterclass to learn 5 Simple Shifts to End Binge Eating 
• Join our private Facebook group
• Set up a free breakthrough session to see if our coaching program is a good fit for you

Why We Love Molly:

Molly Forbes is a writer, presenter, campaigner and a mum to two daughters. As well as co-presenting the podcast Body Cons, Molly regularly appears at events and in the media talking about body image, children and mental health. She has spoken on ITV's This Morning, BBC Breakfast, Sky Sunrise, Sky News, Radio 1 Newsbeat and various regional stations. In 2019 Molly appeared as one of the hosts on Channel 4's Naked Beach and later founded the #FreeFromDiets movement, calling for tighter restrictions in the way weight loss products and slimming services are advertised around children. She also runs workshops for teachers and youth leaders on the subject of body image and is currently setting up the The Body Happy Organisation CIC, a social enterprise dedicated to the creation of resources to help parents, teachers and carers to promote positive body image for children. Molly lives in Devon with her children and husband. 

On the Pod, We Discuss:

• The specific moment that served as a wake-up call for Molly to explore her relationship with food and her body
• Why it’s crucial to examine our unconscious beliefs about what the “right” body is
• Molly’s body image journey and how she arrived at her advocacy work
• The impact of diet culture’s messages on children’s body image, health and wellbeing
• Practical ways to support your child’s body image and tools to incorporate into daily life
• The importance of having conversations with kids about health and separating it from weight
• How gender roles intersect with body image and how they show up in the media, marketing, toys, etc.
• The nuance of social media use and how to approach it as parents
• Navigating difficult conversations with people in your child’s life who might disagree with your views on food and body image
• And much more

Helpful Links:

• Visit The Body Happy Org website
• Grab a copy of Molly’s book, Body Happy Kids
• Follow Molly Forbes on Instagram
• Watch our free masterclass to learn 5 Simple Shifts to End Binge Eating 
• Join our private Facebook group
• Set up a free breakthrough session to see if our coaching program is a good fit for you
• Learn more about our personalized Intuitive Eating coaching program

In This Episode:

Bridget interviews Dana and Kimberly for a Mother's Day special: all about how motherhood has impacted their relationship with food and their body image, and what has shifted since practicing Intuitive Eating.

Note: we know this is a challenging holiday for many! Please skip this one if Mother's Day is at all triggering, and doing so will best serve your mental health.

On the Pod, We Discuss:

• How motherhood has impacted Dana and Kimberly's relationship with food, body image, and what has shifted practicing Intuitive Eating
• How they approach food and body image with their kids
• What they want other mothers to know about this process and the outcomes

Helpful Links:

• Watch our free masterclass to learn 5 Simple Shifts to End Binge Eating 
• Join our private Facebook group
• Set up a free breakthrough session to chat with one of us
• Check out our personalized Intuitive Eating Coaching program

Why We Love Dr. Dodell:

Dr. Gregory Dodell is a board-certified endocrinologist. He received his medical degree from Albany Medical College. He completed his internal medicine and endocrinology Fellowship at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, affiliated with Columbia University. He is in private practice at Central Park Endocrinology, PC.

On the Pod, We Discuss:

• Why he was drawn to step up and use his privilege and position of authority as a white male doctor to speak out against diet culture and weight stigma and why his speciality as an endocrinologist uniquely positions him to fight these systems of oppression 
• His uniquely HAES-aligned household and his forthcoming wife’s book 
• Why counseling patients to lose weight isn’t useful on more than one front 
• How he sees weight stigma show up in the medical community and the harm he sees it causing his patients and those who reach out to him online
• How people can try to take care of themselves without dieting when they have certain health concerns
• How he tries to treat the whole person and not just the numbers 
• The number one commonly overlooked factor in lifestyle when it comes to our health 
• How some health challenges simply have components outside of a patient's control and why it’s challenging when the world tries to convince them otherwise
• What he sees as the ideal future for compassionate health care 
• And so much more

Helpful Links:

• Connect with Dr. Gregory Dodell on Instagram @everything_endocrine
• Dr. Dodell's private practice, Central Park Endocrinology
• Alexis Conason, PsyD (his wife), @theantidietplan
• The Diet Free Revolution by Alexis Conason, PsyD
• Watch our free masterclass to learn 5 Simple Shifts to End Binge Eating 
• Join our private Facebook group
• Set up a free breakthrough session to chat with one of us
• Check out our personalized Intuitive Eating Coaching program

In This Episode:

Bridget and Dana discuss one of the most common questions our clients have as they get started with Intuitive Eating: "Am I doing it right?" Today we're sharing some key indicators that the process is working for you!

On the Pod, We Discuss:

• Why getting support with Intuitive Eating can be helpful
• Why many people end up falling back into the dieting cycle
• The real goal of Intuitive Eating, in terms of how you feed yourself
• Some common indicators that Intuitive Eating is working for you

Helpful Links:

• Take the Intuitive Eating Assessment
• Watch our free masterclass to learn 5 Simple Shifts to End Binge Eating 
• Join our private Facebook group
• Set up a free breakthrough session to chat with one of us
• Check out our personalized Intuitive Eating Coaching program