Heal from Within: Recent Episodes
Olga's Wellness
Welcome to Heal from Within, a weekly podcast where we explore the holistic approach to overcoming binge eating.
I'm Olga, your host, and my mission is to help you expand your mind and heal: not through popping pills or exercising your binges away, but from the inside out.
Having struggled with binge eating for over a decade, I know first had how isolating and confusing it is to struggle with food and I'm excited to share with you the alternative health perspective.
You can connect with me on https://www.olgaswellness.com or find me on IG @olgas_wellness.
Enjoy the show!
We are told that exercise is good for you! So, more exercise should equal more health!
However this is not always the case and more exercise can in some cases can be detrimental to your health.
In this episode we’re going to explore where the boundary lies between healthy and unhealthy relationship with exercise.
We discuss:
- Is there such a thing as the “perfect” amount of exercise?
- Hallmarks of a healthy relationship with exercise
- Why flexibility helps recovery
- Signs that your relationship with exercise is unhealthy
- Personal stories of distorted relationship with exercise
- Why counting “calories out” is misleading
If you enjoyed this episode, find "Heal Binge Eating from Within" on https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within or on any major podcast app and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
Connect with Olga
- Website: www.olgaswellness.com
- Instagram: @olgas_wellness
- FREE eBook: www.olgaswellness.com/eBook
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within/message
In today’s day and age FAT is a four letter word.
In other words, the simple macronutrient has become a synonym for “evil”, and having fat upon your person or on your plate is perceived to be very bad indeed.
In this episode, my guest and I are going to focus on dietary fat and explore why it is not the devil it was set out to be.
Today, I am joined by Dr Cori Stern. Dr. Cori has been helping people restore and optimize their health naturally since 2001. Her passion for alternative medicine grew out of a sick childhood characterized by a very poor diet, incessant chronic infections, and never-ending cycles of antibiotics. At the young age of 15, she decided to take her health into her own hands and began self-studying topics like the gut-brain connection, toxins, and how diet impacts a person’s overall well being. Later in life, upon re-realizing her childhood dreams of helping those who suffer heal naturally, she decided to become a chiropractor at 32 and graduated at 37. She now assists people all over the world with overcoming health challenges and advocating for their healthcare. Dr. Cori Stern oversees a busy private practice where she also educates other chiropractors on how to achieve optimal results with their clients. She is the creator of the Dr. Cori Stern - Take Control Of Your Health channel known for its bite-sized information on a wide range of modern health topics.
We discussed:
- Where the anti-fat bias comes from
- The fiction of fat in the human body
- What happens if you don’t eat enough fat
- Why dietary fat won’t make you fat
- The nuances of fat, why not every fat was created equal
If you enjoyed our conversation, find "Heal Binge Eating from Within" on https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within or on any major podcast app and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
Connect with Dr Cori:
- Website: www.drcori.com
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/DrCoriSternTakeControlOfYourHealth
- Special Audience Giveaway: https://www.drcori.com/free-gift
Connect with Olga
- Instagram: @olgas_wellness
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within/message
I firmly believe that binge eating recovery is NOT a miracle.
Rather, it is a result of developing recovery habits.
If you’re willing to put in the effort then, over time, it is inevitable that you WILL get better!
So let us consider what habits are; why they matter and what steps you can take today to start working on your own recovery habits!
We discuss:
- What are “habits”?
- How long it takes to develop a habit
- Why habits matter (looking at you, neuroscience!)
- Examples of recovery habits
- Top tips for developing habits that last
If you enjoyed this episode, find "Heal Binge Eating from Within" on https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within or on any major podcast app and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
Study mentioned
Lally, P., van Jaarsveld, C. H. M., Potts, H. W. W., & Wardle, J. (2010). How Are Habits Formed Modelling Habit Formation in the Real World. European Journal of Social Psychology, 40, 998-1009. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ejsp.674
Connect with Olga
- Website: www.olgaswellness.com
- Instagram: @olgas_wellness
- FREE eBook: www.olgaswellness.com/eBook
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Stop crying. Don’t be sad. Girls don’t get angry. Stop being a nuisance.
You may have heard these and other words when you were growing up; and they all amount to one thing: feelings are bad. You shouldn’t feel them. In fact, won’t it be wonderful if you could turn yourself into a robot and not feel anything at all?
Yet despite your best efforts, these plans are doomed to fail. Humans aren’t wired NOT to feel and attempting to do so carries dire consequences be it binge eating or burnout.
So how do you get back in touch with your feelings? That’s what I’m going to discuss with my guest today.
Today, I am joined by Hieke Maagdenberg. Hieke is a breathwork & mindset coach who’s on a mission to help high-achieving, ambitious women create more impact, joy and freedom in their lives. After seeing the other side of the medal herself, she has now created a balanced, fulfilled and unapologetic life on ALL levels, and she shows her clients how to do the same. Her strategies are focused on breathwork, nervous system regulation and feeling your feelings, which result in a deep level of self-trust and confidence, and the ability to reach any goal through fun, ease and play.
We discussed:
- What we mean by “feeling your feelings”
- Misconceptions about emotions
- How feelings can get stuck in our bodies
- What happens if you keep repressing your emotions
- Steps you can take to get in touch with your feelings
- Hieke shares a breathwork practice with us :)
- Feeling your feelings as a sensitive person
If you enjoyed our conversation, find "Heal Binge Eating from Within" on https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within or on any major podcast app and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
Connect with Hieke:
- Website: www.thefreedomvortex.com
- Instagram/ TikTok: @iamhieke
Connect with Olga
- Website: www.olgaswellness.com
- Instagram: @olgas_wellness
- FREE eBook: www.olgaswellness.com/eBook
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within/message
Weight shaming is just a bit of tough love…. Or is it? There are people who view weight shaming as their moral duty, a way to show that they care deeply about the other’s health. Yet does weight shaming actually lead to positive behaviour change? That’s what we’re going to explore in this episode!
We discussed:
- What weight shaming is
- The three erroneous assumptions of weight shaming: being overweight/obese is bad for you, it is bad for society, not shaming others gives them silent approval.
- What people think weight shaming can do
- Does weight shaming motivate HEALTHY behaviour change?
- The self-destructive behaviour change which is motivated by shaming
- Can weight shaming HELP anyone?
- Alternatives to weight shaming that actually help people
If you enjoyed this episode, find "Heal Binge Eating from Within" on https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within or on any major podcast app and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
Articles discussed
Shame DOES motivate behaviour change (however it’s a change coming from a place of self-hate): https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-squeaky-wheel/201503/the-surprising-upside-guilt-and-shame
Shame makes people put on weight: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49714697
Connect with Olga
- Website: www.olgaswellness.com
- Instagram: @olgas_wellness
- FREE eBook: www.olgaswellness.com/eBook
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within/message
What makes you happy?
A new dress, a fancy car, a big house?
While all these things are nice, the happiness they bring is only temporary and it fades away as quickly as it came.
So perhaps a better question to ask might be: what gives you deep and lasting fulfilment? Or in other words: what helps you flourish in life? My guest today can provide some pointers for you!
Today, I am joined by Dr Maike Neuhaus, the founder of The Flourishing Doc. Dr Maike supports individuals and organisations to help them understand what humans need to flourish, so they can realise their potential and create impacts that excite them. She does so through public speaking, coaching and educating. Dr Maike is a psychologist specialised in self-leadership as well as positive and coaching psychology; and, a researcher and lecturer at a top 50 university.
We discussed:
- Why there is more to “mental health” than the absence of disease
- How flourishing is different from happiness
- Myths about happiness (no, it’s not about your bank account!)
- The secret sauce of flourishing
- Yes, you CAN flourish even if you’re struggling with ED!
- Steps you can take today to flourish more
If you enjoyed our conversation, find "Heal Binge Eating from Within" on https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within or on any major podcast app and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
Connect with Dr Maike:
- Website: theflourishingdoc.com
- Email: hello@theflourishingdoc.com
- LinkedIn: Dr Maike Neuhaus https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-maike-neuhaus/
- Instagram / Facebook / TikTok / Pinterest / Mastodon: @theflourishingdoc
- Newsletter: https://theflourishingdoc.substack.com
- Calendly: https://calendly.com/drmaikeneuhaus
Connect with Olga
- Website: www.olgaswellness.com
- Instagram: @olgas_wellness
- FREE eBook: www.olgaswellness.com/eBook
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within/message
Do you hate your kids and want to mess with their lives? You’ve come to the right podcast episode! In this anti-guide, I’m going to cover ways in which parents can induce eating disorder behaviours in their children.
Psssst, just to be clear - I’m being sarcastic here! Please don’t give your kids ED! So take this episode with a pinch of salt ;)
We discussed:
- Three ways in which parents damage their children’s relationship with food
- 1) Equating your worth with your appearance
- 2) Teaching your kids they shouldn’t trust themselves
- 3) Vilifying fat as the worst thing that can happen to you
- Bonus way to damage your kids: Don’t work on your own stuff!
If you enjoyed this episode, find "Heal Binge Eating from Within" on https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within or on any major podcast app and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
Connect with Olga
- Website: www.olgaswellness.com
- Instagram: @olgas_wellness
- FREE eBook: www.olgaswellness.com/eBook
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within/message
Imagine eating what your body needs which also happens to be what you genuinely enjoy… sounds far fetched? It’s not! In a nutshell, this is what intuitive eating is all about! That said, there are plenty of myths and misconceptions surrounding this practice and my guest is going to shed some light on it.
Today, I am joined by Christina Becker, Master in Public Health, Registered Dietician, MPH, RDN, National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach and Reiki Master. Christina is a health, nutrition, and self-care expert. Her mission and passion is to empower women to “Heal, don’t fix” themselves so they can reclaim authentic health & wellness and connect with their life’s purpose.
Christina’s BODY-MIND-SOUL approach is influenced by science based integrative and
functional nutrition/medicine, Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yoga, mindfulness, the body positive movement, as well as spiritual and metaphysical teachings and healing practices.
Over the past 20 years she has been providing 1:1 & group coaching, inspiring talks, corporate programming and seminars for Silicon Valley Fortune 50 companies, at Stanford, and her private practice, Nourish.
We discussed:
- What intuitive eating is and where it originated from
- The principles of intuitive eating
- Why there’s more to intuitive eating than “just eat it”
- Where intuitive eating can be misunderstood
- Reasons why eating intuitively is healthier than dieting
- Christina shares tips for how you can begin your intuitive eating journey
If you enjoyed our conversation, find "Heal Binge Eating from Within" on https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within or on any major podcast app and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
Connect with Christina:
- Website: https://christinabecker.com
- Instagram / Facebook / LinkedIn: @christinabeckernourish
Connect with Olga
- Website: www.olgaswellness.com
- Instagram: @olgas_wellness
- FREE eBook: www.olgaswellness.com/eBook
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There are many traps that lead straight back into binge eating. In fact, the most dangerous ones don’t even look like traps at all! That’s why it’s so important to be aware of what they are, so that you can spot them before it is too late. In this episode, let’s explore the main areas of self-sabotage in recovery!
If you enjoyed this episode, find "Heal Binge Eating from Within" on https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within or on any major podcast app and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
Connect with Olga
- Website: www.olgaswellness.com
- Instagram: @olgas_wellness
- FREE eBook: www.olgaswellness.com/eBook
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within/message
“Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels” - said Kate Moss, infamously, in the 1990s. Since, there has been tremendous focus on challenging the beauty standards and unrealistic body image in the ED recovery community. But has the movement gone too far in recent years?
Today I am joined by Stacie Garland, a food freedom and body image coach who helps women heal from disordered eating and rediscover their spark. Stacie brings a holistic focus to healing by incorporating nutrition, exercise, psychology, and nervous system healing to help individuals feel the best they've ever felt in their bodies and their lives.
We discussed:
- What body positivity movement is about
- Are you flipping from orthorexia to the polar opposite?
- The issues with linking your identity to your plate
- Impulsivity, hedonism and lack of self-reflection: where the body positivity movement may have gone overboard
- Holistic self-acceptance as the key to true healing
- Working with what you’ve got vs making excuses as to why you can’t go on
- Developing your “internal compass” and resisting peer pressure
- The role of self-discipline and self-respect
If you enjoyed our conversation, find "Heal Binge Eating from Within" on https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within or on any major podcast app and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
Connect with Stacie:
- Website: https://heart-space.co
- Instagram / Facebook: @heartspacewithstacie
Connect with Olga
- Website: www.olgaswellness.com
- Instagram: @olgas_wellness
- FREE eBook: www.olgaswellness.com/eBook
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within/message
Eating disorders don’t have a “look”. You can’t tell whether anyone in your life might be currently struggling simply by what their bodies look like. You can however examine their behaviour and enquire about their motivations and offer help or just a shoulder to cry on. In this episode we’ll dig into the main signs that something may be amiss.
If you enjoyed this episode, find "Heal Binge Eating from Within" on https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within or on any major podcast app and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
Connect with Olga
- Website: www.olgaswellness.com
- Instagram: @olgas_wellness
- FREE eBook: www.olgaswellness.com/eBook
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within/message
Has your body had enough?
You’ve been working hard. Too hard even. In fact, you’ve been pushing your body to the breaking point… and one day, the body said “enough”. It stopped working.
For me, this manifested in alopecia. For my today’s guest this manifested in periodic paralysis.
Let us explore how we can connect back to ourselves and win back the trust of our bodies once again!
My guest today is Natalie Leon, known to her clients as The Wellness Whisperer. Natalie helps people heal their relationship with body image & food through mindful movement, intuitive nutrition and a healthy mindset. As a Wellness & Fitness Coach, Eating Disorder Survivor, Body Image Advocate, Keynote Speaker, and Coach to Fitness Professionals, Natalie is the owner of Loving Me LLC, Author of Loving Me and creator of Loving Me Fitness and Loving Me Retreats.
As a lululemon Ambassador and a partner of the national non-profit, Breaking The Chains Foundation, she continues to share her message of body-positivity and self-worth.
We discussed:
- Natalie’s story: how one day, her body gave up
- The connection between Natalie’s periodic paralysis and her eating disorder
- What helped Natalie overcome her conditions
- Disordered eating and the role of the environment
- The five dimensions of connecting back with ourselves: Mind, Heart, Relationships, Body and Soul
- Steps you can take to get started
If you enjoyed our conversation, find "Heal Binge Eating from Within" on https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within or on any major podcast app and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
Connect with Natalie:
- Website: https://natalieleon.com
- Instagram / Facebook / YouTube: @natalieleon.lovingme
- Book: Loving Me (available on Amazon)
Connect with Olga
- Website: www.olgaswellness.com
- Instagram: @olgas_wellness
- FREE eBook: www.olgaswellness.com/eBook
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Recovering from an Eating Disorder may feel like trying to climb Mount Everest. There are thousands of steps ahead of you, the road is hard and steep and taking the first one step feels both insignificant and impossible. So how and where do you start? This is what we’re going to discuss in this week’s episode.
If you enjoyed this episode, find "Heal Binge Eating from Within" on https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within or on any major podcast app and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
Connect with Olga
- Website: www.olgaswellness.com
- Instagram: @olgas_wellness
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If you could wake up and see everything just the way it is, without any illusion... would you? And if you did, how would you handle the overwhelm which comes with this increased awareness?
Today I had the pleasure to discuss this and other questions related to individual sovereignty with John Gusty, co-author of “The Red Pill Revolution”.
After over 30 years in the entertainment industry working “behind the curtain” for some of music’s biggest names, John turned his attention to health and wellness in an effort to help his wife heal from what was originally diagnosed as Multiple Sclerosis. He soon realised that the same deceit and profit motive that plagued the entertainment media was even worse inside the Medical Industrial Complex. As a champion of individuality, he now devotes his time to producing content that celebrates the spirit of sovereignty in all aspects of life.
We discussed:
- What inspired John to write “The Red Pill Revolution”
- The meaning behind “The Red Pill”
- Why creativity and individuality make you human (and why templates make you a robot)
- How to avoid becoming “black pilled”
- Alternatives to the centralised control of power
- Steps you can take today to reclaim your sovereignty
If you enjoyed our conversation, find "Heal Binge Eating from Within" on https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within or on any major podcast app and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
Connect with John:
- Website: https://theredpillrevolution.com/
- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/theredpillrevolution
- Book: The Red Pill Revolution (available at all major online book retailers)
- Special Audience Giveaway: https://theredpillrevolution.com/guide
Connect with Olga
- Website: www.olgaswellness.com
- Instagram: @olgas_wellness
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We’re told to “read the labels”… but does attempting to do so even make sense?
There are a few things the labels can tell us yet there is also a whole lot they can’t.
In this episode we’re going to explore:
- What nutrition labels are
- What you CAN learn from labels
- What gets missed by the labels (and that’s a LONG list!)
If you enjoyed this episode, leave a 5-star review of the podcast and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
Resources:
Food labels UK - https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/food-guidelines-and-food-labels/how-to-read-food-labels/
Food labels US - https://www.fda.gov/food/new-nutrition-facts-label/how-understand-and-use-nutrition-facts-label
Trans fat labelling - https://directorsblog.health.azdhs.gov/what-zero-grams-0g-of-trans-fat-really-means/
Connect with Olga:
If you want to say hi, find me on Instagram (@olgas_wellness) or visit my website (https://www.olgaswellness.com).
Binge-Free & Brave
Binge-Free & Brave is a 10-week, 1:1 coaching program that is specifically designed to help you break free from binge eating, emotional eating or food addiction.
You will learn science-based strategies to pacify your triggers, change your internal talk from critical to kind, start loving the body you’re in, master your emotions and express them in healthy ways, develop intuitive eating skills, free from diet culture and more!
Visit www.olgaswellness.com or DM me on Instagram @olgas_wellness to find out more.
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Do you feel like you’re running on a never-ending hamster wheel? That you’re chasing one thing after the other, yet the goalposts only keep moving?
If you do, you might be stuck in the cycle of overachieving that stems from your subconscious beliefs.
Today I was joined by Dr Shilpa Wadhwa, the founder of Soul Worthy Transformations. She is on a mission to ensure that every woman in the world knows at a deep soul-level that she is worthy and deserving of having all that she desires. Dr Shilpa is certified in rapid-transformation therapy and she is India’s first HeartHealing™ practitioner.
Having struggled for many years with not feeling enough, chasing external validation through overachieving and perfectionism which led to chronic stress, burnout and health complications, Dr Shilpa was inspired to start her journey of self discovery and invest in her own inner healing which transformed the way she started showing up in her life and business.
We discussed:
- Differences between healthy ambition vs overachieving
- Main reasons why overachieving is a problem
- Where the drive to overachieve comes from
- The connection between overachieving, perfectionism and eating disorders
- Healing modalities which may help with overachieving
If you enjoyed our conversation, find "Heal Binge Eating from Within" on https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within or on any major podcast app and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
Connect with Dr Shilpa:
- Website: drshilpawadhwa.com
- Instagram: @drshilpawadhwa
- LinkedIn: Dr. Shilpa Wadhwa
Connect with Olga
- Website: www.olgaswellness.com
- Instagram: @olgas_wellness
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How much “should” you eat?
Mainstream dietary advice suggests that there is a simple answer to this question: you should eat food in quantities determined by serving sizes; and if you don’t, well… this means you’re greedy!
However as we’ll discover today, portion sizes (and serving sizes) are nothing but BS 💩
In this episode we’re going to explore:
- What are portion sizes
- How portion sizes became politicised
- What got missed in the process
- Why worrying about portion sizes is a waste of time and what to focus on instead.
If you enjoyed this episode, leave a 5-star review of the podcast and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
Resources:
Benton D. Portion size: what we know and what we need to know. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2015;55(7):988-1004. doi:10.1080/10408398.2012.679980 Full text article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4337741/
American Heart Association: https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-eating/eat-smart/nutrition-basics/portion-size-versus-serving-size
Insider article: https://www.insider.com/i-tried-following-the-recommended-serving-sizes-for-a-week-2019-7
Book reference: The Big Fat Surprise by Nina Teicholz
Which? Study: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4311087.stm
UK Food Standards Agency guidelines: https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/nutrition-labelling
Connect with Olga:
If you want to say hi, find me on Instagram (@olgas_wellness) or visit my website (https://www.olgaswellness.com).
Binge-Free & Brave
Binge-Free & Brave is a 10-week, 1:1 coaching program that is specifically designed to help you break free from binge eating, emotional eating or food addiction.
You will learn science-based strategies to pacify your triggers, change your internal talk from critical to kind, start loving the body you’re in, master your emotions and express them in healthy ways, develop intuitive eating skills, free from diet culture and more!
Visit www.olgaswellness.com or DM me on Instagram @olgas_wellness to find out more.
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What is beauty? Is it skin deep, or perhaps there’s more to beauty that meets the eye? And, importantly, how can we get in touch with our bodies and start seeing the beauty within ourselves?
Today I was joined by Bridgett Burrick Brown.
Using her two decades of experience as a model, Bridgett strives to change the narrative of beauty by redefining its meaning from the inside out, providing education and awareness around feeling our best mentally, physically, and spiritually. Bridgett is also the founder of Beyond Beauty Project Beyond Beauty Project, a movement and multimedia platform that focuses on inspiring confidence and acceptance surrounding beauty, body image, and mental health.
We discussed:
- Bridgett’s insights from her modelling career
- The darker side of the modelling industry
- Misconceptions about beauty
- Steps you can take to improve your body image
- Tips for parents to help raise their kids with a positive body image
- What inspired Beyond Beauty Project and how you can get involved
If you enjoyed our conversation, find "Heal Binge Eating from Within" on https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heal-from-within or on any major podcast app and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
Connect with Bridgett:
- Website: beyondbeautyproject.com
- Instagram: @beyond.beauty.project
- TikTok: @beyondbeautyproject
- LinkedIn: Bridgett Burrick Brown
Connect with Olga
- Website: www.olgaswellness.com
- Instagram: @olgas_wellness
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Can you take “healthy eating” too far?
Short answer: yes!
Orthorexia is a classic example of a situation when too much of a good thing makes for a very, very bad thing.
And while orthorexia is not an eating disorder that is officially recognized by DSM-5, it can still wreck havoc in the life of a sufferer.
In this episode we’re going to explore:
- The main signs of orthorexia
- The differences between non-pathological interest in nutrition vs orthorexia
- Factors which make one more likely to develop orthorexic behaviours
- What you can do to avoid falling down the orthorexic trap
If you enjoyed this episode, leave a 5-star review of the podcast and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
Resources:
Diagnostic consensus: Donini LM, Barrada JR, Barthels F, et al. A consensus document on definition and diagnostic criteria for orthorexia nervosa. Eat Weight Disord. 2022;27(8):3695-3711. doi:10.1007/s40519-022-01512-5 Full text article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9803763/
Connect with Olga:
If you want to say hi, find me on Instagram (@olgas_wellness) or visit my website (https://www.olgaswellness.com).
Binge-Free & Brave
Binge-Free & Brave is a 10-week, 1:1 coaching program that is specifically designed to help you break free from binge eating, emotional eating or food addiction.
You will learn science-based strategies to pacify your triggers, change your internal talk from critical to kind, start loving the body you’re in, master your emotions and express them in healthy ways, develop intuitive eating skills, free from diet culture and more!
Visit www.olgaswellness.com or DM me on Instagram @olgas_wellness to find out more.
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When you’re on your healing journey, it is easy to get lost in the weeds. Focusing on the next thing to try, the next technique, the next course can be helpful… yet it can also distract you from what you have achieved so far.
In this episode we’re going to stop and look back - both in the context of ED recovery; as well as looking back at the past year of podcasting!
Happy “birthday” to Heal from Within 🥳
We’ll discuss:
- The role of reflections in healing
- When are good times to reflect
- Questions you may want to ask yourself
- Plus: reflections on the “Heal from Within” podcast and changes you can expect in season 2!
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Binge-Free & Brave
Binge-Free & Brave is a 10-week, 1:1 coaching program that is specifically designed to help you break free from binge eating, emotional eating or food addiction.
You will learn science-based strategies to pacify your triggers, change your internal talk from critical to kind, start loving the body you’re in, master your emotions and express them in healthy ways, develop intuitive eating skills, free from diet culture and more!
Visit www.olgaswellness.com or DM me on Instagram @olgas_wellness to find out more.
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Today, we’re going to talk about something not related to eating disorders for a change - instead, we’re going to have a little interlude about podcasting.
So what did I learn after recording 50 podcasts?
A lot!
Here’s a synopsis:
- Just do it: or how it all began
- Fear of judgement is real but don’t let it get in the way
- There’s always an excuse, find a reason to keep going
- Done is better than perfect: imperfection helps you stay consistent
- People are weird
- Podcasting is a tool for growth
- You can be TOO prepared
- It’s ok to make changes :)
Special mention: Paul Wistuba and Freedom from the Diet Cycle podcast
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New course!
Binge-Free & Brave is a 10-week, 1:1 coaching program that is specifically designed to help you break free from binge eating, emotional eating or food addiction.
You will learn science-based strategies to pacify your triggers, change your internal talk from critical to kind, start loving the body you’re in, master your emotions and express them in healthy ways, develop intuitive eating skills, free from diet culture and more!
EARLY BIRD OFFER: Join by 31st March and get whooping £400 off the ordinary price. Visit www.olgaswellness.com or DM me on Instagram @olgas_wellness to join/find out more.
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Have you heard of the “marshmallow experiment”? It is one of the iconic experiments conducted by the researchers at Stanford University which inserted “instant gratification” into the popular dictionary.
Instant gratification plays a role in the origins of eating disorder behaviours, and importantly tends to prevent sufferers from seeking treatment.
Let’s get into the weeds! We’ll discuss:
- The Marshmallow experiment
- Instant gratification and ED behaviours
- How dieting makes instant gratification worse
- Why instant gratification may be keeping you stuck
- How to combat it
If you enjoyed this episode, leave a 5-star review of the podcast and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
Connect with Olga:
If you want to say hi, find me on Instagram (@olgas_wellness) or visit my website (https://www.olgaswellness.com).
New course!
Binge-Free & Brave is a 10-week, 1:1 coaching program that is specifically designed to help you break free from binge eating, emotional eating or food addiction.
You will learn science-based strategies to pacify your triggers, change your internal talk from critical to kind, start loving the body you’re in, master your emotions and express them in healthy ways, develop intuitive eating skills, free from diet culture and more!
EARLY BIRD OFFER: Join by 31st March and get whooping £400 off the ordinary price. Visit www.olgaswellness.com or DM me on Instagram @olgas_wellness to join/find out more.
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Fear of Missing Out or FOMO is a type of anxiety triggered by the potential of missing opportunities.
If you’ve ever thought “if I don’t try Jenny’ birthday cake now, I might never get the chance to try her secret recipe again., you know exactly what I’m talking about!
Suddenly it no longer matters whether you’re hungry or not, all that matters is the cake and the fact it is calling your name.
As you can imagine, FOMO plays a part in eating disorder behaviours and lack of control around food. In this episode we’re going to explore:
- Type of FOMO behaviours in eating disorders
- Top triggers for FOMO
- FOMO-heavy words diet culture loves
- Managing FOMO in your daily life
If you enjoyed this episode, leave a 5-star review of the podcast and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
Connect with Olga:
If you want to say hi, find me on Instagram (@olgas_wellness) or visit my website (https://www.olgaswellness.com).
New course!
Binge-Free & Brave is a 10-week, 1:1 coaching program that is specifically designed to help you break free from binge eating, emotional eating or food addiction.
You will learn science-based strategies to pacify your triggers, change your internal talk from critical to kind, start loving the body you’re in, master your emotions and express them in healthy ways, develop intuitive eating skills, free from diet culture and more!
EARLY BIRD OFFER: Join by 31st March and get whooping £400 off the ordinary price. Visit www.olgaswellness.com or DM me on Instagram @olgas_wellness to join/find out more.
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Bravery has many meanings, and while for many people it is about dramatic deeds of valour, bravery has more subtle undertones. Understanding what role bravery plays in eating disorder recovery can help you move past obstacles and respond to challenges with more confidence. Listen up for:What exactly is bravery?The loud bravery and the subtle braveryWays to be brave in ED recoveryHow you can become braver If you enjoyed this episode, leave a 5-star review of the podcast and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button! Connect with Olga: If you want to say hi, find me on Instagram (@olgas_wellness) or visit my website (https://www.olgaswellness.com).New course!Binge-Free & Brave is a 10-week, 1:1 coaching program that is specifically designed to help you break free from binge eating, emotional eating or food addiction.You will learn science-based strategies to pacify your triggers, change your internal talk from critical to kind, start loving the body you’re in, master your emotions and express them in healthy ways, develop intuitive eating skills, free from diet culture and more!EARLY BIRD OFFER: Join by 31st March and get whooping £400 off the ordinary price. Visit www.olgaswellness.com or DM me on Instagram @olgas_wellness to join/find out more.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/heal-from-within/message
The link between personality traits and development of eating disorders has long been supported by scientific literature. But does perfectionism play a role? In this episode we’re going to explore the ways in which perfectionism can lead you down the path towards disordered eating.Listen up for:What is perfectionism?Perfectionism vs ambition (there’s a difference!)Perfectionism, personality and risk for EDTips on fighting perfectionist tendenciesIf you enjoyed this episode, leave a 5-star review of the podcast and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button! Connect with Olga: If you want to say hi, find me on Instagram (@olgas_wellness) or visit my website (https://www.olgaswellness.com).Studies mentioned:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28243213/Gäde JC, Schermelleh-Engel K, Klein AG. Disentangling the Common Variance of Perfectionistic Strivings and Perfectionistic Concerns: A Bifactor Model of Perfectionism. Front Psychol. 2017;8:160. Published 2017 Feb 13. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00160https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36014866/Bernabéu-Brotóns E, Marchena-Giráldez C. Emotional Eating and Perfectionism as Predictors of Symptoms of Binge Eating Disorder: The Role of Perfectionism as a Mediator between Emotional Eating and Body Mass Index. Nutrients. 2022;14(16):3361. Published 2022 Aug 16. doi:10.3390/nu14163361New course!Binge-Free & Brave is a 10-week, 1:1 coaching program that is specifically designed to help you break free from binge eating, emotional eating or food addiction.You will learn science-based strategies to pacify your triggers, change your internal talk from critical to kind, start loving the body you’re in, master your emotions and express them in healthy ways, develop intuitive eating skills, free from diet culture and more!EARLY BIRD OFFER: Join by 31st March and get whooping £400 off the ordinary price. Visit www.olgaswellness.com or DM me on Instagram @olgas_wellness to join/find out more.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/heal-from-within/message
Today I have for you something a little bit different: an audio from an IG Live where Dr Marianne Miller interviewed me!
We focused on the self-care mindset, a topic which is very close to my heart. I sincerely believe that engaging in self-care is absolutely critical to successful eating disorder recovery. In fact, I see self-care as a skill: something which needs to be learned, and regularly practised to yield results.
We discussed:
- What is self-care all about
- The five holistic dimensions to self-care
- How I recovered from my ED and what helped me in this
- A segway into goat yoga (it’s a real deal!)
- How spiritual, intellectual, physical, emotional and environmental self-care look like in practice
- Mindset shifts necessary to incorporate self-care into your life
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Connect with Olga:
If you want to say hi, find me on Instagram (@olgas_wellness) or visit my website (https://www.olgaswellness.com).
Connect with Dr Marianne:
You can find Dr Marianne Miller on Instagram (@drmariannemiller) or contact her via her website (https://www.drmariannemiller.com). Check out her Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/drmariannemiller) and connect with others in her private Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/redefiningrelationshipswithfoodandbodyimage)
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Diet culture is an expression that is commonly used in the ED recovery circles. It is something to fight, something to let go of… but what exactly is it? In this episode, we’re going to define what diet culture is; what it worships, what it values and what it believes is “right”.
I discuss:
- Why diet culture is a quasi-religion
- What diet culture values most
- Recognising diet culture in everyday life
- Debunking diet culture
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Judging foods is omnipresent in modern culture; and expressions such as “cake is my guilty treat” or “I’m going to eat healthy and order a salad” are commonplace. However this good vs bad mentality can lead to serious problems in our relationship with food. Let us examine this in more detail and importantly, learn how to let go of this mindset!
I discuss:
- Problems with all-or-nothing mindset
- Moral language and eating
- Why it’s not possible to judge food as good vs bad
- Connection between good vs bad mindset and binge eating
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Welcome to the "Heal from Within" podcast!
This week, I was joined by Dani. Dani is a Disordered Eating Practitioner. Having overcome struggles with bad body image and disordered eating she now helps her clients build a better relationship with themselves, their bodies and their food.
We discussed:
- [01:14] Dani’s personal experience with eating disorders (ED)
- [03:59] What contributed to the development of Dani’s ED
- [09:31] The main lessons Dani has learned from overcoming her ED
- [11:49] The “terrible two”: how guilt & shame have driven Dani’s ED behaviour
- [14:52] Why “fat” is not a feeling but shame in disguise
- [19:07] Sneaky ways in which guilt & shame control you
- [21:39] Connection between shame, procrastination, perfectionism & people pleasing
- [24:53] How guilt & shame impact your relationships
- [31:54] The five-step process for overcoming guilt & shame
- [49:57] Dani shares her parting thoughts
- [51:49] What holistic health means to Dani
- [55:04] Where you can connect with Dani
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About the guest:
Connect with Dani:
You can find Dani on Instagram (@healthandhealing_withdani) or book a call if you’re interested in working with her (https://linktr.ee/healingwithdani).
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Mindset is (almost!) everything in eating disorder recovery! Today we discuss the main mindsets that aid recovery; and how you can go about adopting these attitudes today.
We discussed:
- [00:36] What is mindset?
- [02:32] Mindset of responsibility & agency
- [03:39] The “log in the river” metaphor
- [06:19] The experimental mindset: finding your unique path & not giving up
- [12:19] The learner mindset as the antidote to the all-or-nothing mindset
- [16:27] Growth mindset: there’s no failures!
- [19:19] Don’t give up on yourself :)
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Welcome to the "Heal from Within" podcast!
This week, I was joined by Dr Marianne Miller. Dr. Miller has been in the mental health field for 25 years and has specialized in eating disorders for the last 10 years. She was a full-time academic for 12 years and had a part-time eating disorder practice for much of that time until she left university and went into private practice full-time in 2018. Dr. Miller loves working with eating disorders as a therapist and a coach. She is the creator of Elite Binge Eating Recovery Method, a 3-month virtual coaching and online course program that helps high performers regain their mental and emotional energy by shifting their relationship with food to be fully present in their life
We discussed:
- [01:09] Dr Marianne shares what sprouted her interest in ED recovery
- [05:44] What is “diet culture”?
- [10:19] The problems with diet clubs
- [13:29] The links between dieting and eating disorders
- [20:46] Steps you can take to disentangle yourself from diet culture
- [31:14] Stumbling blocks of ED recovery
- [35:19] Dr Marianne discusses Elite Binge Eating Recovery Method
- (unfortunately the special offer mentioned has now expired! 🙁 )
- [37:48] Parting thoughts & inspiration for anyone recovering from ED
- [38:39] What holistic healing means to Dr Marianne
- [40:24] Where you can connect with Dr Marianne
If you enjoyed our conversation, leave a 5-star review of the podcast and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
Let’s connect!
Connect with Dr Marianne:
You can find Dr Marianne Miller on Instagram (@drmariannemiller) or contact her via her website (https://www.drmariannemiller.com). Please note, the special offer for her Elite Binge Eating Recovery Method has sadly expired, but keep an eye out for any future offers on her channels. In the meantime, check out her Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/drmariannemiller) and connect with others in her private Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/redefiningrelationshipswithfoodandbodyimage)
Connect with Olga:
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Happy New Year! And with the New Year comes… the dreaded pressure to enrol in a diet, living up to the “New Year, New You!”. So how can you resist the January madness and keep your wits about you despite the omnipresent diet talk? Listen to this episode for ideas ;)
We discussed:
- [00:53] The (failed!) story of the Fat Club
- [03:19] How to cope with the office diet talk
- [05:11] Managing your social media in January
- [06:31] How to respond to the inner voice asking “maybe this diet will be different?”
- [07:09] Getting clear on your goals & changing other people
- [09:29] Tackling emotional/ metal goals
- [11:59] How to reframe the “health” goals
- [16:48] Reflecting about the cost of dieting
- [18:47] What will be different this time?
- [20:39] How to adopt experimenting mindset
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This week, I was joined by Lisa Towers. Lisa is a mental health advocate and a coach. She has been raising mental health awareness for over a decade, founding a civil service national staff support network “Break the Stigma”. She has been recognised by the Queen herself with the British Empire Medal. Lisa is also an author of “Simply Anxious - notes on anxiety recovery”.
We discussed:
- [01:45] How Lisa’s journey with anxiety began in her early 20s
- [04:22] Starting anti-anxiety medication, “anxious person” identity and avoidance
- [07:39] When things started to change (thanks, Internet!)
- [09:10] How a book from 1962 changed Lisa’s life
- [12:09] What anxiety is and why it cannot hurt you
- [15:39] Changing your perspective in anxiety recovery
- [16:19] Where medication can be helpful
- [18:32] The many lessons Lisa learned in her recovery - avoidance
- [22:39] Why anxiety can stop you from living your life
- [25:28] Making time for recovery even when you’re busy
- [30:09] How to find true alignment with yourself
- [32:10] Overcoming mental health stigma at the workplace
- [37:31] Lisa advice to anyone listening who may be experiencing anxiety
- [39:17] What holistic healing means to Lisa
- [41:49] Where you can connect with Lisa
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Book recommendation: Claire Weekes (1962) Self Help For Your Nerves
Let’s connect!
Connect with Lisa:
You can find Lisa on Instagram (@simply_anxious) or contact her via her website ( https://simply-anxious.com/).
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This the the last in the series of three podcasts where we discuss body image. In this episode, we delve into the most affirmative attitude towards one’s body, that is “body positivity”; and how you may go about being more positive towards your own body.
We discussed:
- [00:32] Body image as as spectrum
- [01:59] How to practice loving your imperfections
- [04:39] Why and how to become your own friend
- [06:59] Building connection with your body one hug at a time :)
- [08:39] How to take body check-ins to the next level
- [10:49] Using body-positive affirmations
- [12:59] How to appreciate other people’s bodies
If you enjoyed this episode, leave a 5-star review of the podcast and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
Referenced studies:
- Oxytocin is released through skin to skin contact. Scatliffe N, Casavant S, Vittner D, Cong X. Oxytocin and early parent-infant interactions: A systematic review. Int J Nurs Sci. 2019;6(4):445-453. Published 2019 Sep 12. doi:10.1016/j.ijnss.2019.09.009
- Physiological benefits of self-hugs: https://embolden.world/on-the-power-of-the-self-hug/
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Welcome to the "Heal from Within" podcast!
This week, I was joined by Amanda Yoram. Amanda is a trained hypnotherapist and practitioner of RTT (Rapid Transformational Therapy). She helps clients overcome procrastination to make lasting change in their lives. She helps people to address the root cause of procrastination and underlying mental health issues. Her goal is to help working adults improve their career productivity and relationships in life.
We discussed:
- [00:45] Amanda shares her story of overcoming procrastination
- [07:04] The main symptoms of procrastination and how it affects your life
- [12:12] Why procrastination is NOT the same as laziness
- [16:59] Similarities between procrastination & binge eating, or what happened when Amanda stopped procrastinating
- [20:46] Where procrastination REALLY comes from
- [26:44] Amanda shares the main misconceptions about procrastination
- [30:24] How to overcome procrastination
- [36:19] What is Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) and how it can help in overcoming procrastination
- [43:39] What holistic healing means to Amanda
- [46:22] Where you can connect with Amanda
If you enjoyed our conversation, leave a 5-star review of the podcast and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
Let’s connect!
Connect with Amanda:
You can find Amanda on Instagram (@amandayoramtherapy) or contact her via her website (https://www.amandayoramtherapy.com/).
Connect with Olga:
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In this pre-Christmas episode we deal with the dark underbelly of the festive season, that is the Christmas bingeing. We discuss the main factors that culminate in a binge and how you can handle these with confidence and respect towards your body.
We discussed:
- [00:46] Dealing with FOMO during Christmas
- [04:09] Overcoming the pressure to have the Perfect Christmas
- [06:59] Using three Ds technique to combat perfectionism
- [09:04] How not to let your family get on your nerves
- [12:27] Resisting peer pressure during the festive season
If you enjoyed this episode, leave a 5-star review of the podcast and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
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Welcome to the "Heal from Within" podcast!
This week, I was joined by Julie Blais. Julie is an ADAPT-certified functional health coach, meditation group leader and soon-to-be author! Julie has been practising Vipassanā meditation for over 20 years after stumbling upon a Buddhist monastery in Thailand and since she has led numerous retreats and workshops.
We discussed:
- [00:49] What is “meditation” and what are the benefits of meditating?
- [04:24] How Julie’s passion for meditation began
- [09:54] Why meditation retreats can help when you first begin your meditation journey
- [11:19] How Julie “accidentally” stayed at the Buddhist monastery for 9 months!
- [14:16] What is involved in the Vipassanā meditation technique
- [17:24] How you can practice in the Vipassanā “style” (hint: no, if thoughts come up you’re not “failing”!)
- [25:04] How meditation changed the course of Julie’s life
- [28:59] The ways in which meditation benefits emotional regulation
- [31:45] How meditation helps you be present with yourself & face the reality
- [38:44] What you resist will persist!
- (we had two glitches: between 39:09 -39:23; and 39:59-40:09, sorry about that!)
- [41:19] The first step YOU can take if you want to begin meditating
- [44:14] What holistic health means to Julie
- [46:32] Where you can connect with Julie
If you enjoyed our conversation, leave a 5-star review of the podcast and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
About the guest:
Connect with Julie:
You can connect with Julie by sending her an email at Meditatewithjulie@protonmail.com
or juliecoach@protonmail.com
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This the second in the series of three podcasts where we discuss body image. In this episode, we focus on the “intermediate” level of body positivity which I dubbed “body respect”. Listen up to find out what respecting your body is all about and how to increase respect in your life to build a better relationship with yourself.
We discussed:
- [00:22] Body image is a sliding scale rather than a switch
- [00:48]Respect as feeling the sense of worth
- [01:58] Turning criticism into kindness
- [02:59] Expressing respect through affirmations
- [04:29] Why looking after your basic needs is a sign of self-respect
- [04:54] Let yourself sleep!
- [06:39] Let yourself rest!
- [07:49] Let yourself eat when hungry & drink when thirsty!
- [08:49] Showing self-respect through clothing
- [10:23] Expressing gratitude for your own body
If you enjoyed this episode, leave a 5-star review of the podcast and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
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Welcome to the "Heal from Within" podcast!
This week, I was joined by Aanchal Gehi. Aanchal is a psychotherapist specialising in healing trauma through music therapy. Music is her passion and by night Aanchal is a keen drummer and has played Pacific Drums and Percussion in several bands!
We discussed:
- [01:00] What sprouted Aanchal’s interest in music & how drumming helped her depression
- [06:48] What is involved in music therapy
- [10:59] How music therapy is suited to healing trauma
- [14:01] The connection between dance & music therapy
- [15:54] How you can use music for emotional release
- [17:04] Ways in which music genres can be used in therapy (special mention: metal!)
- [20:21] Ideas for using music to heal binge eating
- [27:29] The difference between self-care and self-soothing
- [30:09] How you can find songs that work for you
- [34:39] Can you use music therapy if you’re not very musical?
- [37:09] How you can get started with music therapy
- [38:05] What holistic health means to Aanchal
- [39:47] Where you can connect with Aanchal
If you enjoyed our conversation, leave a 5-star review of the podcast and don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!
About the guest:
Connect with Aanchal:
You can find Aanchal on Instagram (@the.offbeat.therapist) or visit her website (https://anyawellbeing.com/).
Connect with Olga:
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This the first in the series of three podcasts where we discuss body image. In this episode, we begin with the neutral attitude towards your body, or one you may adopt if you were just beginning your body image journey. Good news: you don’t have to jump straight into body love; and body neutrality can be the intermediate step to make this journey easier.
We discussed:
- [00:31] What is Body neutrality?
- [01:39] Why body image is a spectrum
- [02:56] Practice of body neutrality: say “no” to judgement!
- [05:39] And why this also includes “positive” judgement
- [07:19] Focus only on objective facts
- [08:29] Exercise to help you get rid of comparisons (giraffe, cheetah & cat)
- [10:04] Use body neutral affirmations
- [13:04] How you can use aspirational affirmations
- [13:42] How to get in touch with our common humanity
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Referenced studies:
- A survey of more than 45,000 women found that almost 60 per cent said they 'hated' the way they looked: https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrLN5aqQkBjBMYO1EQM34lQ;_ylu=Y29sbwNpcjIEcG9zAzIEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3Ny/RV=2/RE=1665184555/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2fhealth%2farticle-200269%2fMost-women-hate-bodies.html/RK=2/RS=YAVo6Qa.YsAnU5GgLuRlkirkP_o-
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Welcome to the "Heal from Within" podcast!
This week, I was joined by Lala Gasanova. Lala is a recovered people pleaser and a coach. She holds certifications in Emotional Release Therapy, Neuro Linguistic Programming, Emotional Intelligence among many others. Over the past 10 years she has been helping women recover from people pleasing, re-discover their confidence, self-love and raise their standards!.
We discussed:
- [00:53] What is “people-pleasing”?
- [02:24] Lala’s shares how her people-pleasing tendencies developed
- [08:16] What helped Lala on her own journey of people-pleasing recovery
- [14:45] People-pleasing red flags to watch out for
- [21:57] How people-pleasing tendencies get reinforced by the work environment
- [24:05] Overview of what causes people-pleasing
- [26:35] Why unmet emotional needs in children manifest as people-pleasing in adults
- [31:12] How to start feeling your emotions
- [32:45] How to begin people-pleasing recovery
- [37:15] Why looking outside of yourself is a path to misery (& link to binge eating)
- [38:47] Lala shares her parting message to the listeners
- [40:09] What holistic health means to Lala
- [42:35] Where you can connect with Lala
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You can connect with Lala via her website (https://pureholistix.com/) or find her on Instagram (@pureholistix).
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Welcome to the "Heal from Within" podcast!
Body Mass Index (BMI) has been widely seen as the measure of “health”: if your BMI is high you’re seen as fat & unhealthy, if it’s low, it’s all hunky-dory. Or….. is it? Listen up to discover why BMI is a flawed measure and how it’s been misused since its inception back in the 1800s.
We discussed:
- [00:44] What is BMI and how you can calculate it
- [01:49] Where BMI originated from (person mentioned: Adolphe Quetelet)
- [05:24] Why BMI cannot measure health
- [06:04] The fundamental problem with BMI: assuming all tissue is the same
- [07:09] Why according to BMI Arnold Schwarzenegger is morbidly obese
- [08:27] BMI ignores bone density
- [09:37] BMI ignores weight distribution
- [11:19] BMI ignores body frame (ectomorph, mesomorph, endomorph)
- [13:37] BMI ignores racial & ethnic variations
- [16:42] BMI ignores gender & age differences
- [18:40] Using BMI for diagnosing anorexia can prevent people from seeking help
- [20:54] Holistic perspective on health & why according to BMI I could lose 25kg…
- [23:31] Why BMI is still used in research despite all these flaws
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Referenced studies:
- Ethnic differences in BMI: Asians had more than double the risk of developing type 2 diabetes than whites; Hispanics and blacks also had higher risks of diabetes than whites, but to a lesser degree. https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/obesity-prevention-source/ethnic-differences-in-bmi-and-disease-risk/
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This week, I was joined by Samantha Nagel. Samantha is a certified integrative nutrition holistic health coach & host of The Empowered Spirituality podcast. She has graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a concentration on alcohol and drug addiction counselling. She is also aligned with Health At Every Size; and her passion is to help women connect with their intuition using the mind-body-spirit connection to help them come home to themselves.
We discussed:
- [00:49] Samantha’s journey into holistic health coaching
- [04:53] What Health At Every Size (HAES) is all about
- [08:04] Fashion and beauty standards
- [09:43] The five principles of HAES
- [13:19] Weight as a barrier to accessing healthcare
- [15:49] The main misconceptions about HAES
- [21:56] The reaction of the medical profession to HAES principles
- [24:39] The challenges of the UK medical system
- [29:49] What holistic health means to Samantha
- [32:44] Some first steps you may want to take if you’d like to incorporate HAES into your life
- [39:309] Where you can connect with Samantha
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Studies & resources mentioned:
Body image concerns in young children: “24% childcare professionals have seen body confidence issues in children aged 3-5 years old” https://www.pacey.org.uk/news-and-views/news/archive/2016-news/august-2016/children-as-young-as-3-unhappy-with-their-bodies/
“Don’t be skinny” - 1930s-50s adds: https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/weight-gain-vintage-ads/
Weight as barrier to healthcare: NHS England uses BMI cut-offs for surgery (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36101302) and in-vitro fertilisation (https://fertilityfair.uk/knowledge-base/optimum-bmi-and-fertility/)
About the guest:
Connect with Samantha:
You can connect with Samantha via her website (https://www.empoweredspirituality.online/), find her on Instagram (@empowered.spirituality) or listen to her podcast “Empowered Spirituality” on all major podcast platforms.
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The 1944 Minnesota starvation experiment is one of the most iconic nutritional studies ever done. Its objective was to understand the effects of semi-starvation on human body & mind, and figure out the best way to refeed the semi-starved people of WWII Europe. But the study is very much applicable to the present day and it has implications on what happens to us when we’re trying to diet. Slashing calories leads to the same physiological adaptations.. And the same mental damage that is done by semi-starvation!
We discussed:
- [00:49] The set up of Minnesota starvation experiment
- [04:49] Baseline data & implications for calorie recommendations
- [07:24] The effects of semi-starvation on weight, body composition, strength etc
- [10:19] How semi-starvation resulted in food obsession
- [12:11] The profound impact semi-starvation has on mental health
- [14:43] What happened during the refeeding phase
- [16:27] How the subjects reacted to unrestricted access to food
- [18:19] The eerie similarities between semi-starvation and restrictive dieting
- [20:19] Is dieting driving you crazy? That’s normal!
- [21:07] Eating disorders are linked to dieting
- [22:23] Aggressive dieting leads to yoyo effect
- [26:29] How diet affects your satiety
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Referenced studies:
- Overview of the Minnesota starvation experiment: https://eatingdisorders.dukehealth.org/education/resources/starvation-experiment
- National Eating Disorders Association reports that 35% of "normal dieters" progress to pathological dieting and that 20-25% of those individuals develop eating disorders: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/CollegiateSurveyProject
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This week, I was joined by Jen Cerero. Jen is a digital nomad, having lived in no less than 7 countries so far (and counting!). She runs a creative agency helping soulpreneurs to create conscious businesses in their message and online presence. Jen also is a coach, helping others shed their own baggage and create an aligned life. She shares healing insights from her own journey on her YouTube channel.
(note, there’s a little blip at minute ~37 for about 10 secs, so please bear with me :) )
We discussed:
- [01:09] How Jen’s journey began over 12 years ago in Colombia
- [05:04] What contributed to Jen’s bulimia (hint: nothing to do with food!)
- [09:09] The importance of beliefs & healing inner child wound
- [12:49] The high level overview of Jen’s healing journey
- [15:59] How finding Buddhism was a spark that began Jen’s healing journey
- [20:49] How you can connect to your intuition
- [26:59] What ancestral healing is about and how it helped Jen
- [31:09] Why ancestral healing is about creating possibilities not “cutting the cord”
- [34:13] Jen’s self-love practice
- [37:39] Why being with yourself by yourself is important
- [40:25] What holistic health means to Jen
- [42:34] Where you can connect with Jen
- Book mentioned: Janny Juddly, “You Can Remember Who You Were Before Life Made You Forget: How to Transform Your Pain, Redefine Your Story and Rediscover Your Soul Signature”
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You can connect with Jen via her website website (www.jencerero.com), listen to her YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-brYr46Ocu8Obn_yzFXVZQ) or send her an e-mail (jencererobusiness@gmail.com)
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If you’re listening to this podcast, you’ve probably experienced yo-yo dieting first hand: you’ve followed a diet for a while, lost some weight… and in time it all came back up! If that’s you - don’t worry, your experience is far from unusual! As many as 80-95% of all dieters regain all the weight they lost and then some. So what is going on? Why is it happening? Well, that’s because the “eat less, exercise more” dieting is fundamentally flawed.
We discussed:
- [00:25] What is “eat less, exercise more” dieting about?
- [01:31] Dieting is based on a flawed “calories in - calories out” assumption
- [03:19] Adaptations that kick in when you “eat less”
- [05:25] Adaptations that kick in when you “move more”
- [06:59] Why dieting will cost you muscle mass.. (aka the cause behind the yoyo effect)
- [08:39] The harrowing stats behind dieting: why The Biggest Loser contestants regain 70% of weight they lost & why 80-100% bariatric patients regain some of their initial weight loss
- [11:54] Dieting ignores the effect of hormones & nervous system regulation
- [16:39] The problems with dieting mindset: dieting doesn’t ask WHY you’re eating
- [17:59] The problems with dieting mindset: fixation on calories and numbers
- [18:59] The problems with dieting mindset: it teaches you to ignore your hunger
- [20:04] The problems with dieting mindset: it gives food a moral value…
- [20:25] The problems with dieting mindset: it paves the way for eating disorders!
- [21:36] Why biology leads to the yoyo effect & diet cycle
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Referenced studies:
- Biggest Loser participants regained an average of 70% of their lost weight (41 kg). Fothergill E, Guo J, Howard L, et al. Persistent metabolic adaptation 6 years after "The Biggest Loser" competition. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2016;24(8):1612-1619. doi:10.1002/oby.21538 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4989512/
- 80–100% bariatric patients who had BMI > 40 kg/m2 prior to surgery, reported weight regain two years after surgery. El Ansari W, Elhag W. Weight Regain and Insufficient Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery: Definitions, Prevalence, Mechanisms, Predictors, Prevention and Management Strategies, and Knowledge Gaps-a Scoping Review. Obes Surg. 2021;31(4):1755-1766. doi:10.1007/s11695-020-05160-5 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33555451
- National Eating Disorders Association reports that 35% of "normal dieters" progress to pathological dieting and that 20-25% of those individuals develop eating disorders: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/CollegiateSurveyProject
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This week, I was joined by Tatiana Ermakova. Tatiana is a coach and a podcast host. She helps women lose weight once and for all and build a no-drama relationship with food on the way. She is the host of “No Drama Weight Loss”, a podcast dedicated to healthy and sustainable weight loss.
We discussed:
- [00:44] How Tatiana became a no-drama weight loss coach
- [03:44] Why traditional approach to weight loss (aka dieting!) fails
- [07:24] The three reasons behind overeating
- [12:09] How we can go about untangling the web of emotional overeating
- [17:49] Similarities between no-drama weight loss and intuitive eating
- [20:59] What is a “natural eater” and how you can become one
- [24:24] What is the “ideal weight” you can aim for
- [25:57] How you can cope with the gap between your body’s ideal weight and the ideal weight number in your head
- [27:29] A piece of advice Tatiana has for anyone struggling with emotional overeating
- [28:54] What holistic health means to Tatiana
- [30:04] Where you can connect with Tatiana
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About the guest:
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You can connect with Tatiana via her website (https://www.tatianaermakovacoach.com ) or find her on Instagram (@tatianaermakovacoach).
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Continuing on the topic of calories, let’s ask the question: is there any truth to the dieting mantra, “calories in - calories out”? Well… yes and no! As with pretty much anything in biology, there isn’t a straight answer, because there’s a lot of nuance to this question! It’s neither an outright lie, nor is it a justification to track every mouthful you eat and every step you take on MyFitnessPal.
We discussed:
- [00:36] Why first law of thermodynamics supports “calories in - calories out”
- [01:24] Problems with “calories in”: not every calorie within food gets absorbed by your body!
- [05:04] Problems with “calories in”: how gut size influences individual capacity for calorie absorption
- [06:28] Problems with “calories in”: how microbiome affects your ability to absorb calories
- [10:18] Problems with “calories in”: the thermic effect of food (aka not all calories are created equal)
- [12:43] The fundamental problem with “calories in - calories out”: calories out are influenced by calories in!
- [16:29] Problems with “calories out”: The equations predicting your energy expenditure are not very accurate on an individual level
- [17:54] Problems with “calories out”: body composition affects energy expenditure at the same weight!
- [19:07] Problems with “calories out”: our bodies adapt to exercise over time
- [21:03] Problems with “calories out”: not all exercise has been created equal
- [21:53] Problems with “calories out”: more on thermic effect of food
- [22:23] Why you shouldn’t worry about counting calories
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Referenced studies:
- Mice fed cooked sweet potato gained weight; but lost weight when fed raw sweet potato. Carmody, Rachel N., Michael Dannemann, Adrian W. Briggs, Birgit Nickel, Emily E. Groopman, Richard W. Wrangham, and Janet Kelso. 2016. “Genetic Evidence of Human Adaptation to a Cooked Diet.” Genome Biology and Evolution 8 (4): 1091-1103. doi:10.1093/gbe/evw059. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evw059
- In the early 1900s, studies discovered that certain Russian populations had large intestines that were about 57 centimeters longer on average than those of certain Polish populations. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/science-reveals-why-calorie-counts-are-all-wrong
- Resting metabolic rate calculators work on a population level, but on an individual level there are errors in about 1/3rd of cases. Thom G, Gerasimidis K, Rizou E, et al. Validity of predictive equations to estimate RMR in females with varying BMI [published correction appears in J Nutr Sci. 2020 Jun 18;9:e22]. J Nutr Sci. 2020;9:e17. Published 2020 May 26. doi:10.1017/jns.2020.11 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32595965/
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This week, I was joined by Arleen Triolo. Arleen is a Functional Medicine Health Coach, helping clients struggling with Night Eating Syndrome achieve freedom & health. She has developed a unique and effective approach to helping clients overcome Night Eating Syndrome, which combines both her training in Functional Medicine with her own experience of overcoming a number of eating disorders (including Night Eating Syndrome).
We discussed:
- [01:04] Arleen’s journey through anorexia, bulimia, binge eating & night eating syndrome
- [04:19] The factors that contributed to Arleen’s eating disorders
- [07:09] What an “anorexic mindset” looks like; and how this mindset presents in other eating disorders
- [09:47] What helped Arleen recover
- [13:29] Why therapy is NOT a silver bullet and why there IS hope
- [15:04] The main characteristics of night eating syndrome (NES) and how it is different from binge eating disorder (BED)
- [18:54] Why willpower does NOT play a part in neither NES nor BED;
- [20:49] The question of choice and why sleeping pills are a HUGE mistake
- [22:31] Why it may be difficult to find a doctor/ therapist who’ve heard of Night Eating Syndrome
- [24:39] The problems with NES research; and why you’re NOT the only one
- [26:27] The FOUR factors which contribute to the development of NES
- [33:00] The main mistakes you make in trying to overcome night eating syndrome
- [36:15] What you can do to get started with overcoming NES
- [38:26] What holistic health means to Arleen
- [40:21] Where you can connect with Arleen
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About the guest:
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You can connect with Arleen via her website (http://grownourishlive.com/) or find her on Instagram (@night.eating.syndrome.coach) or YouTube (Night Eating Syndrome Coach; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNIf9821_CEi3ZtMG2gPJZQ/videos )
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This week, we’re talking about calories…. And there are a lot of misconceptions about them. A lot of people see them as a devil; and wear eating as few calories as possible as a badge of pride. But the calories are nothing to be feared; and understanding what calories are & how they are measured will help you make peace with them.
We discussed:
- [00:39] The “fun” definition of calories ;)
- [01:26] The “sciency” definition of calories
- [03:04] How to measure calories in food using a bomb caloriemeter…
- [03:59] ..and the reason why these measurements aren’t accurate in humans!
- [05:27] How Wilbur Atwater measured calories absorbed by humans (aka 4-9-4 system)...
- [08:16] ..and why there are STILL limitations in this approach!
- [10:11] Indirect measurements of calories (aka what you see on food labels)…
- [11:15] …and again, there are shortcomings of this too!
- [11:55] Why calories labels on food AREN’T Gospel truth
- [13:19] Did you know that only 7% of food labels are accurate?
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Referenced studies:
- Which? looked at 570 nutrients in 70 products and found just 7% exactly matched the quantities on the labels. Some 17% fell outside the accepted 20% margin of error, including a "kids" pizza with 47% more sugar than stated. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4311087.stm
- UK Food Standards Agency doesn’t require laboratory analysis and will accept average values https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/nutrition-labelling
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This week, I was joined by Dr Nina Savelle-Rocklin. Dr Nina is a psychoanalyst, author, and radio host, specialising in the psychology of disordered eating. She is the author of the bestselling book: “The Binge Cure: 7 Steps to Outsmart Emotional Eating”, as well as “Food For Thought: Perspectives on Eating Disorders”, and co-editor of “Beyond The Primal Addiction.” She hosts a weekly call-in radio show, The Dr. Nina Show, on LA Talk Radio and recently did a TEDx talk, “Why Binge Eating is NOT about Food”.
We discussed: [Anchor]
- [01:15] Dr Nina’s personal experience with eating disorders & becoming an “eating disorder poster child”
- [05:25] Why eating disorders are about what’s eating AT you, NOT WHAT you’re eating
- [07:09] Dr Nina’s take on “food addiction”: why there’s ALWAYS more to “Ben & Jerry’s calling your name” that you may realise!
- [10:09] But what about the dopamine levels?
- [11:25] But what about the lab rats?
- [13:59] The MAIN question that’s hidden behind the urge to binge
- [15:59] The illusions that the diet industry is trying to sell us
- [19:20] What it takes to recover from binge eating: thoughts on self-acceptance & inner critic
- [26:04] How we can stop the PAST from haunting our PRESENT
- [28:46] The ways we can re-fill the void within with positivity
- [33:42] Dr Nina’s advice for anyone suffering
- [35:09] What holistic health means to Dr Nina
- [36:31] Where you can connect with Dr Nina
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You can connect with Dr Nina via her website (https://drninainc.com/) where you can find links to her books & radio show; or find her on Instagram (@dr.nina.psychoanalyst and @the.binge.cure).
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One term that gets thrown about a lot in the ED recovery community is “food freedom”... and as with a lot of terms, it can mean different things to different people. In this episode, I share my take on “food freedom”, what it is about and importantly: what it is NOT.
- What is “food freedom” all about: CHOICE [00:59]
- What “food freedom” is NOT: another rule [02:13]
- What is “food freedom” all about: RESPONDING rather than reacting [04:02]
- What is “food freedom” all about: EXPERIMENTAL attitude [07:16]
- What is “food freedom” all about: GROWTH mindset [08:49]
- What “food freedom” is NOT: absence of triggers [10:39]
- What “food freedom” is NOT: a bed of roses [11:46]
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This week, I was joined by Julia Roman. Julia is a certified life coach, self-love educator and author. She supports her clients in creating a life filled with happiness, love and abundance and in letting go of the old stories that are holding them back. Julia is the author of The Ultimate Self-Love Workbook, the creator of the Radical Self-Love coaching program and the leader of the Radical Self-Love Collective.
We discussed:
- [01:01] How Julia got interested in self-love
- [04:39] The signs that YOU may be missing self-love in your life
- [07:09] Why body image is a critical part of self-love (book mentioned: The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf)
- [10:49] Julia busts the myth that self-love is selfish (and other misconceptions about self-love!)
- [12:57] The various layers there are to self-love
- [17:39] How self-love benefits healing, empowers us & builds resilience
- [20:04] The way self-love & Law of Attraction are interwoven
- [22:09] How we can differentiate healthy self-love vs toxic positivity
- [25:14] Julia gives us an overview of the principles of Radical Self-Love program
- [28:09] How the lessons we need to learn will keep reappearing
- [31:49] How you can make your self-love RADICAL
- [35:49] The little step you can take TODAY towards a life with more self-love
- [37:24] What holistic health means to Julia
- [38:23] Where you can connect with Julia
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You can connect with Julia via her website (https://www.juliaspiritualcoaching.com/) or find her on Instagram (@juliaspiritualcoaching) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/radicalselflovecollective/)
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This episode concludes our series of “deep dives” into the internal factors behind binge eating; and the final theme is the SPIRIT. Today we’re going to focus on your intuition, self-trust and energetics, taking a little segway into quantum physics. Unlike the other four episodes, this one is a continuous talk, rather than a list. Here are the main themes covered:
- Why it is important to consider spirituality in binge eating recovery [01:04]
- The energetic connection (E = mc2) [01:56]
- Why food cannot fill your inner VOID: spiritual misalignment & lack of meaning [03:04]
- Spiritual mis-alignment & beliefs vs values discrepancy [05:07]
- It takes COURAGE to come home to yourself [08:09]
- Diet culture as the polar opposite of spiritual alignment [09:29]
- Everything is energy: connection with the Universe + you’re not alone :) + how you can change your energy [10:24]
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In this episode, I was joined by Steph. Steph is the host of Witch Wednesdays podcast where she shares a ton of information on modern witchcraft for newbies and veterans alike.
We discussed:
- Meet Steph & the Witch Wednesdays podcast [01:06]
- The story of Steph’s struggles with food [03:32]
- How Steph’s relationship with food changed over the years and the effects takeouts, sugar & hyperpalatable foods had on her health [12:04]
- The way food affects us as individuals and food sensitivity testing [15:57]
- The mundane & the mindful: how Steph used self-awareness to stop bingeing at night [19:49]
- The magical & the witchy: how Steph used witchcraft to support her healing journey [21:20]
- The power of the water spells… and the science backing it! [24:21]
- The spells for healing: charm bags & candle spells [26:02]
- Mindset, meditation and nature for stress management [29:05]
- Using dreamwork & visualisations to help in self-healing [32:58]
- How divination can help you develop your intuition & self-trust [35:09]
- Steph’s advice to new witches looking to heal their relationship with food [36:54]
- What holistic healing means to Steph [39:51]
- Where you can find Steph & her podcast! [43:42]
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You can connect with Steph on Instagram (@witchwednesdayspodcast), listen to Witch Wednesdays on any major podcast app (https://anchor.fm/witch-wednesdays), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/witchwednesdays), blog (https://www.witchwednesdays.com/); or support her work on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/witchwednesdays). You can also find her on Simple by Stephanie, her blog centred around slow & minimalist living (https://simplebystephanie.blogspot.com/)
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This episode is the third in the series of “deep dives” into the internal factors behind binge eating; and the theme for today is the HEART. We’re going to delve into all things emotions: emotional eating & the ways food can be abused as a way of coping with your feelings. We’re also going to touch upon Shadow Work, HSP and energetics of emotions.
- Recap: what is emotional eating [01:22]
- Emotional theme 1: “I know what I’m feeling, but don’t like it!”: using food to change your emotional state. [03:19]
- Emotional theme 2: “I don’t know what I’m feeling!”: using food as distraction. [06:57]
- Emotional theme 3: “I shouldn’t feel at all!”: using food to hold the emotions down [09:49]
- The real FUNCTION of the emotions [13:29]
- The Shadow Self: what is it, why it is important [15:24]
- HSP: what is highly sensitive personality, how it links to binge eating, connection to energy, how emotions can get “stuck” in your body [19:09]
Book recommendation: “When the Body Says No” by Dr. Gabor Maté
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In this episode, I was joined by Lindsey Paoli, ex-therapist turned speaker, consultant & mind performance coach. Lindsey helps her clients optimise their mental, business & life performance through sustainable mental health prevention strategies. She is the founder of The Rewire, a program which helps the brain work for you using seven MINDFUL principles.
We discussed:
- Lindsey’s story: resisting therapy, becoming a therapy client, pursuing therapy licence & leaving therapy to become a coach [01:07]
- The limitations of the mainstream approach to mental health [05:19]
- Why people can get “stuck” in the mainstream therapy system for years without an end in sight; and why it doesn’t have to be this way [11:59]
- The main differences between coaching & therapy: solution vs problem focus; therapy stigma & coaching community [17:59]
- How you can tell whether coaching or therapy would be a better choice for you [23:14]
- The MINDFUL principles of mental health prevention: ensure optimal brain performance without turning your life upside down [30:43]
- What “holistic healing” means to Lindsey [40:14]
- Where you can connect with Lindsey [41:23]
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Lindsey Paoli, MS MFT is on a mission to positively impact our current mental health crisis by making preventative mental health approachable and sustainable through automated systems. By choosing to work exclusively with leaders, entrepreneurs, and directly with companies looking to make a difference, she is taking a top down approach to mental health, knowing the ripple effect of change that is possible through prevention. She has combined her unique life experiences as the child of a USAF efficiency expert, 10 years of senior leadership in hospitality on the Las Vegas Strip, and 7 years of education and private practice as a psychotherapist to create her current role of Mind Performance Coach.
Lindsey offers 1:1 coaching, business consulting, and workshops focused on her signature MIND Fundamentals Formula. She has been trusted to influence innovative companies such as Sonder and her story has been featured in Medium, Authority, Thrive Global, and Daily Flash.
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In this episode, we’re continuing our exploration of the internal factors behind binge eating, this time focusing on the MIND. There’s a plethora of mental factors, limiting beliefs and thought patterns associated with eating disorders. Here, we will dive into the top 6.
- The connection between thoughts, behaviour & self-sabotage [01:14]
- Mental factor 1: All-or-nothing attitude / perfectionism: relation to food, stress and the f***-it button [03:16]
- Mental factor 2: Comparing yourself to others: body comparisons, food choice comparisons, conformity vs cyclicity [06:59]
- Mental factor 3: Controlling attitude: relation to perfectionism, anxiety, food rules [11:23]
- Mental factor 4: Criticism: how it fuels diet-binge cycle, how it hides as “motivation” [13:55]
- Mental factor 5: Low self-esteem: looking for outside validation, guidelines & rules [17:54]
- Mental factor 6: Neuroticism: what is it, effect on mood, insecurity, stress & eating [20:05]
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In this episode, I was joined by Paul Wistuba, host of the Freedom from the Diet Cycle podcast and a mindset coach, specialising in cognitive-behavioural coaching. Paul supports clients on 1:1 basis and in groups to help them build a new relationship with themselves, their food & their mindset.
We discussed:
- Paul’s journey out of the diet cycle [1:05]
- The pitfalls of the “goal weight” [05:55]
- The cognitive patterns that Paul overcame on his journey to food freedom [10:19]
- Acceptance as ED recovery tool [16:49]
- What if the key to your happiness was finding comfort in sadness? [22:10]
- The differences between cognitive behavioural coaching and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBC vs CBT) [27:09]
- What cognitive behavioural coaching is all about [29:45]
- How you can tell that your thinking patterns no longer serve you [30:39]
- Why you should question everything! [36:49]
- What food freedom looks like (spirituality alert!) [42:44]
- Recovery pitfall: replacing one set of food rules with another [47:09]
- What “holistic healing” means to Paul [51:56]
- Where you can connect with Paul [53:34]
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You can connect with Paul on Instagram (@paulwistuba.coaching), listen to the excellent Freedom From the Diet Cycle Podcast (on Spotify & other platforms), join his Facebook Group or check out his website.
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In episode 10 we briefly covered the various internal factors that contribute to binge eating… and now it’s time to get into the weeds! This episode marks the first in the series of four podcasts where we’re going to take a deep dive into the internal factors, covering body, mind, heart & spirit. In this week’s episode, we’re going to delve into the BODY, i.e. the factors associated with the body image and the physical world.
- Physical factor 1: Dissatisfaction with your body image: body criticism, body checking, body avoidant behaviours [01:28]
- Physical factor 2: Chronic, restrictive dieting: what dieting is, body disconnection, lack of body trust [07:29]
- Physical factor 3: Candida albicans overgrowth: what it is, how it can affect cravings [10:11]
- Physical factor 4: Food choices: relation to candida, satiety signalling, hyper-palatable / addictive properties [13:14]
- Physical factor 5: Nutrition: malnourishment, micronutrient cravings [16:49]
- Physical factor 6: Over-exercise: relation to bulimia, body-image, body disconnection [19:43]
- Physical factor 7: Sleep: effects of sleep-deprivation on willpower, hormones and brain function [21:25]
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In this episode, I was joined by Jenny Unsworth, who is a mindset and simplicity coach. Jenny empowers her clients to release overwhelm, gives them courage to stop conforming and supports them in coming home to themselves through calm, simple & transformational coaching.
We discussed:
- What are habits? [00:59]
- The pitfalls of identifying yourself as your habits (aka the identity of “I’m a binge eater”) [04:39]
- Ways to tell habits that serve you from those that don’t [07:14]
- How ED is a mask of unhelpful habits covering your True Self [11:22]
- Changing the code of the soul: or how to reprogram your habits [13:29]
- Letting go of ED can leave a void… how to fill this void with helpful habits [19:09]
- Example of incremental habit change: body image [22:29]
- How you can separate yourself from your thoughts & feelings [25:39]
- How long it takes to form a new habit [30:04]
- The energetics of beliefs [33:14]
- What holistic healing means to Jenny [39:26]
- Where you can connect with Jenny [40:49]
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You can connect with Jenny on Instagram (@iamjennyunsworth).
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In episode 8, we’ve taken a whistle-stop tour around the external factors contributing to binge eating, so now it’s time to look inwards! In this episode, I explore the internal factors behind bingeing: the personality, beliefs and thinking patterns that tip you towards the ED realm. This is an overview episode; and I’ll dive much deeper into the factors associated with your body, mind, emotions & spirit in the forthcoming four episodes.
- What are the internal factors about? [00:49]
- Internal factor 1: Neuroticism (highly neurotic personality) [01:49]
- Internal factor 2: High impulsivity (including ADHD) [03:48]
- Internal factor 3: Dissatisfaction with body image [04:53]
- Internal factor 4: Being highly self-critical / being a perfectionist [06:04]
- Internal factor 5: Having an empathetic / highly-sensitive personality (HSP) [08:14]
- Internal factor 6: Being a people-pleaser / self-sacrificing [11:51]
- Internal factor 7: Poor stress-management strategies [12:39]
- Internal factor 8: Leading life devoid of purpose / feeling a void inside [13:21]
- Internal factor 9: Genetics [14:44]
- Internal factor 10: Personality & mood disorders (BPD, OCD, depression, anxiety etc) [15:44]
- Internal factor 11: Microbiome imbalances in the gut / nutrient deficiencies [17:00]
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In today’s episode, I was joined by Ilana Koka. Ilana combines energetic guidance and her experience as a functional coach & nutritionist to support clients in creating sustainable, vibrant, and health filled lives! She focuses on balancing the gut, brain and body through the KOKA method.
We discussed:
- Ilana’s story: how she realised that having a balanced gut was important 1:18
- What we mean by a “balanced gut” 6:02
- How our environment impacts the gut bacteria (and how gut bacteria impact the gut health!) 9:49
- The connection between gut imbalances and food cravings: could candida be behind your sweet tooth? 13:34
- Cravings, energetics and food industry messaging 17:37
- The tell-tale signs of an out-of-balance gut 21:45
- What you can add to your life to improve your gut health 28:25
- Ilana shares her morning practice (take notes guys!) 32:05
- What holistic health means to Ilana 38:14
- Places where you can connect with Ilana 40:14
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Let’s get one thing straight: there is no one single cause of binge eating that in 100% of cases will result in BED. However, there are myriads of factors which in a certain person, under certain circumstances can crystallise in an eating disorder. In this episode, I explore the EXTERNAL factors, that is forces outside of yourself. Look out for episode 10 to dive into the internal factors!
- The “bucket” model” for what causes binge eating [00:49]
- What are these external factors behind binge eating [02:58]
- External factor 1: The diet culture: the body ideal & food rules [03:39]
- External factor 2: Governmental guidelines: what is “healthy” (aka, demonising food!) [07:29]
- External factor 3: The social norms: when/what/how much you “should” eat [08:39]
- External factor 4: Having a history of maltreatment / abuse [10:59]
- External factor 5: Growing up in a volatile environment [12:59]
- External factor 6: Growing up with a parent/guardian who has a dysfunctional relationship with food [12:29]
- External factor 7: Growing up in a family who expresses their emotions via food [16:39]
- External factor 8: Growing up with a parent/guardian who is always dieting (variation on factor #6) [17:19]
- External factor 9: Being bullied or picked on because of your appearance [18:17]
- External factor 10: Potential for some foods for being addictive [18:53]
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In this episode, I was joined by Dr Kelly Kessler (DPT), a physical therapist, strength & conditioning coach and founder of Optimal You Health & Wellness. Dr Kelly specialises in helping women with a history of eating disorder overcome chronic pain, a mission which was inspired by her own experiences.
We discussed:
- The story of Kelly’s experience with ED / chronic pain [0:56]
- The reason why eating disorders and chronic pain can often coexist [5:49]
- What “nervous system regulation” entails [9:23]
- Steps a person with an eating disorder may take to bring their nervous system into balance [13:34]
- Why the way you see you body matters: both in chronic pain and in eating disorders [17:21]
- How breathwork and visualisations can help with nervous system regulation [20:53]
- How your thoughts can be choices & the devil you know [25:39]
- The way leaning into the pain can bring healing [30:17]
- Problems with using the mainstream external remedies for pain [32:52]
- What holistic health means to Kelly [39:21]
- Where you can find Kelly [41:09]
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You can connect with Kelly on Instagram (@drkellykessler), connect with her on YouTube , on Facebook or check out her Website.
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There’s much more to the word “holistic” than attending fancy retreats and burning incense. In fact, the holistic perspective can help you understand the root cause of your struggles with food. In this episode, I explore what “holistic” really means in the realm of eating disorders and the implications this has on your life.
- What do we mean by holistic healing? [00:25]
- The four layers of your True Self: what they are and why they matter [02:09]
- Why everything is energy and what it means for ED recovery [05:09]
- Why having a bad relationship with yourself can result in eating disorders [07:39]
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In this episode, I was joined by Jade Gooding, intuitive energy healer and soul activation coach. Jade supports clients in coming home to themselves, releasing what no longer serves them and stepping into their highest potential.
We discussed:
- Jade’s story: from overwhelm and struggle to coming home to herself [0:43]
- What is soul activation? [5:48]
- The tangible signs that our life is out of alignment [12:33]
- The energetic signs that you may be struggling with food [19:07]
- Jade shares a powerful Hawaiian technique that can help heal your heart chakra & promote forgiveness [22:43]
- Energy healing, quantum physics & experiencing different vibes in your life [27:58]
- Two steps you could take to start putting yourself back into alignment [30:33]
- What “holistic health” means to Jade [36:28]
- Where you can connect with Jade [40:33]
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In this episode we’re going to bust some myths; as there’s a lot of myths surrounding eating disorders! The misconceptions we’re going to explore here are the most prevalent and - in my view - most damaging. There will certainly be more episodes coming on the subject, so if there is a myth that you’d like busted, let me know!
- Myth 1: Eating disorders only affect women [0:24]
- Myth 2: Eating disorders only affect teenagers [1:33]
- Myth 3: Anorexia is all there is to “real” eating disorders [1:39]
- Myth 4: Binge eating is not a big deal / not a “real” disorder [3:39]
- Myth 5: Eating disorders are rare [4:49]
- Myth 6: Only fat people binge eat / everyone who binges is fat [6:04]
- Myth 7: Healing binge eating is as simple as “just stop eating”! [7:53]
- Myth 8: Seeking help is as simple as going to your doctor [9:53]
- Myth 9: You are weak / stupid for having an eating disorder [12:25]
- Myth 10: You can be too far gone / too old / too whatever to seek help [13:19]
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In this first interview episode, I was joined by Natalie Mesbah, a Kentucky-based clinical hypnotherapist trained in the art of RTT®. She helps clients harness the power of the subconscious mind to overcome blocks and create lasting change.
We discussed:
- The message behind girl.ur.worthy [3:38]
- What is the subconscious mind? [4:45]
- Factors that influence the subconscious mind [6:16]
- How you can learn to listen to your internal guidance [12:42]
- The ways the outside world squelches our intuition [17:22]
- Changing your internal world [23:10]
- How hypnotherapy works with the subconscious mind [27:00]
- Why you can change unhelpful habits at any age [32:50]
- Taking steps outside of your “Truman show” [38:50]
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Names can be tricky... two people might be talking about “bingeing” but mean completely different things by the same word. In this episode, I explore the meanings behind the words commonly used in the eating disorder recovery space:
- How are eating disorders diagnosed? 01:34
- What is binge eating disorder (BED)? 03:14
- How many people are affected by the binge eating disorder? 07:33
- What is overeating? 08:24
- What is emotional eating? 10:45
- What is food addiction? 12:17
- What is orthorexia? 13:18
Obvious disclaimer: you cannot get diagnosed with anything by listening to a podcast! Please speak to your doctor if you’d like a formal diagnosis.
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Hello and a very warm welcome to this first episode of the Heal from Within podcast. I’m your host, Olga and in this episode I’d like to briefly introduce myself (as well as the podcast!) so that you get a better idea as to expect:
- Mini introduction: who am I [0:47]
- What is “Heal from Within” about [03:45]
- What you can expect from the podcast [06:09]
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