Holly Toscanini: Recent Episodes
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In this heartfelt episode, Holly Toscanini explores the multi-dimensional aspects of our relationship with food. Starting with the universal experience of gathering around a table, the episode digs deep into how food serves as a living connection to our ancestry, heritage, and even spirituality. Holly challenges the dogmas of diet culture and introduces the liberating concept of intuitive eating as a holistic approach to nourishment.
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Key Takeaways* Food as a Heritage Preserver: Food is not just about satisfying hunger; it’s a thread that ties us to our cultural roots. Special recipes and cooking techniques often serve as cherished family traditions. * Food Bringing Families Together: Studies show that sharing meals can lead to lower levels of stress and higher emotional well-being. “Breaking bread” together is more than just a phrase—it’s a binding ritual. * Food in Social Rituals and Community: Beyond the family, food plays an essential role in community building. Events like potlucks, holidays, and religious rites offer more than just sustenance; they weave the fabric of our social lives. * Food and Spirituality: From sacred meals in religious traditions to the principles of mindful eating, Holly discusses how food nourishes not just the body, but also the soul. * Intuitive Eating and Culture: This episode shatters the myth that intuitive eating is a ‘new-age’ concept, showing its roots in various cultural and spiritual practices. * The Downside of Diet Culture: Holly tackles the way diet culture demonizes many cultural foods, forcing unnecessary choices between heritage and ‘health.’ * Gentle Nutrition and Inclusivity: With intuitive eating, all foods can have a place in your life. It’s about listening to your body, balancing nutrition with pleasure, and breaking free from diet-induced guilt.
Don’t miss the opportunity to reconnect with your food heritage and incorporate intuitive eating principles into your life. For more resources, tips, and a community that understands your journey, visit www.hollytoscanini.com.
Tune in and nourish not just your body, but also your soul, your traditions, and your sense of community. Remember, “Food is the ingredient that binds us together.”
Self-Empowerment Through EmbodimentThis episode covers non-diet approaches to health and discusses the concept of embodiment as a way to reclaim the body and boost confidence. It explains how to practice “body attunement” and how to use activities such as accepting one’s own body shape, intuitive eating, and being part of unprejudiced communities. The content also suggests resources to explore embodiment further, such as books and coaches who can help understand how experiences shape the mindset and body perspective.
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Key Takeaways
Non-diet approaches to health are becoming more important in today’s society.
Embodiment is an empowering way to reclaim the body, develop a stronger sense of self, and release any negative emotions.
Body attunement is an important part of becoming more accepting of oneself.
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A non-diet approach to health has become more important due to the unrealistic beauty standards many have set for themselves. Embodiment is a process that can help with reclaiming the body, developing self-identity, and releasing negative feelings. This can be done through body attunement or connection with the inner self to promote acceptance and result in a more positive outlook. Embodiment can lead to improved confidence, self-worth, self-esteem, and satisfaction. However, it can be difficult to become aware of the body and the emotions it brings out. Yoga, intuitive eating, and connecting with a mindset coach are some ways to become more in tune with the body.
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“More Than A Body: Your Body Is An Instrument, Not An Ornament” by Lindsay Kite Ph.D. and Lexi Kite Ph.D. Find the book on Amazon
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma – by Bessel van der Kolk
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Embodied Healing: Survivor and Facilitator Voices From the Practice of Trauma-Sensitive Yoga – Jenn Turner
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This episode outlines the practice of self-compassion for increased well-being and happiness. It encourages being mindful without judgment, developing a sense of self-kindness, practicing common humanity, and taking intentional steps toward improving emotional eating patterns. The key takeaways include practicing awareness, acceptance, and understanding as well as exploring any sensations, pain, or tension with a compassionate body scan. Lastly, relaxing with attention and compassion while focusing on different parts of the body is advised.
Key TakeawaysPractice awareness and acceptance when it comes to emotional eating.
Understand that mistakes and suffering are a normal part of life.
Incorporating intentional movement and adding nourishing and satisfying foods into our diets is also part of practicing self-compassion.
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This mindfulness practice highlights the importance of self-compassion and taking a gentle, understanding approach to any pain or tension we may experience. Through the Compassionate Body Scan, we should bring attention and awareness to different parts of our body, recognizing our imperfections and providing comfort to ourselves.
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Self-acceptance is comparable to body neutrality—accepting your body, perceived flaws and all, and appreciating all that it does for you.
When we use unconditional self-acceptance of our bodies, we manage to recognize and appreciate our uniqueness, take care of our bodies through nourishment, sleep, and movement, and practice forgiveness towards ourselves. We are also able to understand that there’s no such thing as perfection it does not exist and that our value and worth are not based on the way we look. Accepting ourselves and our bodies unconditionally is a part of claiming our personal power and creating unconditional self-confidence.
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Making Peace With Your Plate- Intuitive Eating Course
Today we’re going to break down some of the most popular myths about body weight that keeps us stuck in a diet mentality and buying into the lies diet culture has been gaslighting us with.
They are:
- Restrictive diets are best for long-term weight management
- Weight loss is a simple math equation- calories in vs calories out
- You’d lose weight if you had some willpower
- Sugar-free or Fat-Free foods are better for a “healthy” diet
- Eating “junk foods” makes you fat
- Fat people don’t exercise or You’re fat because you’re lazy
- People in larger bodies have slower metabolisms
- The only thing that really matters is how much weight you lose
- Weight loss has no bad side effects
Making Peace With Your Plate- Intuitive Eating Course
Quiz- Is Your Diet Causing More Harm Than Good?
Over the last few weeks, I’ve received some questions from you about Intuitive eating so I thought it would be a good idea to address some of the misconceptions out there about what intuitive eating is really all about.
Welcome to Say “When”!
A podcast for anyone who’s had enough of restrictive diets, feeling bad about their bodies, and believing they can never be worthy or valued until they reach their “ideal” weight.
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I’m Holly Toscanini, a certified health coach, and chronic dieter.
I coach women who are ready to walk away from diet culture and redefine their relationship with food while establishing a peaceful relationship with their bodies.
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If so, I’m glad you’re here. This non-diet approach to health is important because it allows you to stop wasting precious time and energy trying to change yourself to fit some unrealistic ideal of beauty and speaks to your underlying desire to feel valued and worthy just as you are.
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