Shame Free Eating: Recent Episodes
Julie Satterfeal, MS, RDN, LD
Dieting has led many people to be frustrated and feel shame about eating and their bodies. Shame Free Eating empowers people to develop a positive relationship with food while building skills to be healthy and happy in all body sizes. In a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere registered dietitian and author Julie Satterfeal speaks with guests about their struggles with eating, dieting, and their bodies. Grab a cup of coffee and a snack and come be a part of this community that is healing, learning, and moving forward together without diets. Go to shamefreeeating.com for more information.
There are so many formulas; Some of them essential, and others…not as much. Rocket science…YES. Micromanaging the nutrition of a human being…more nuance required. Join me as we dive into some of the favorite formulas used within the science of nutrition, and how to frame, adjust, or disregard them in your unique life!
While we are in different genres, it seems that we have overlap! Here is a link to the book I referenced by Kate Bowler. Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved.
https://a.co/d/bAZBgYl
Let’s connect:
Are you struggling with questions about food, yo-yo dieting, concerns about your health…let’s talk for 20 minutes. I promise you will gain some nugget of truth or insight to ponder! Sign up for a spot at shamefreeeating.com…it’s FREE.
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• Shame Free Eating on Instagram
Join me as I pick back up with my interview with Jessi. Last time we discussed her journey from dieting to Intuitive eating, and now we are going to dive into the bold and brave move she made in order to advocate for weight-inclusive care in her profession as a pharmacist.
More about Jessi:
Jessica Jones is a critical care clinical pharmacist specialist and preceptor in the Metro Detroit Area. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Mercer University in 2010 and completed 2 years of post-graduate residency training at the Detroit Medical Center. She is board certified in both critical care (BCCCP) and pharmacotherapy (BCPS).
Jessi is actively involved in numerous regional, state, and national professional organizations working to advance the profession of pharmacy. She is a self-proclaimed introvert, book-lover, and loves to travel. Her favorite travel destination is the French Riviera/Almalfi Coast.
Jessi is dedicated to continuously developing her own personal growth. She started her intuitive eating journey in 2021, and is endeavoring to expand the principles she has learned into an “integrative living” approach to her life on the whole.
Resources:
Check out Ragen Chastain’s newsletter here.
Let's connect:
Are you struggling with questions about food, yo-yo dieting, concerns about your health...let's talk for 20 minutes. I promise you will gain some nugget of truth or insight to ponder! Sign up for a spot at shamefreeeating.com...it's FREE.
• Check out my schedule here
• Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
• Shame Free Eating on Instagram
Sharing some of the painful stories in our lives is hard and tremendously brave. And I am tremendously thankful to those of you willing to bear your hearts with me on Shame Free Eating. On the show today my guest Jessi shares her dieting story. As great as the idea seemed for each new diet and the momentum it seemed to provide in her life — it ultimately drained her of vitality, confidence in herself, and the ability to keep dieting. What was the final straw and how has the journey looked as she reclaimed true control and trust in herself?
More about Jessi:
Jessica Jones is a critical care clinical pharmacist specialist and preceptor in the Metro Detroit Area. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Mercer University in 2010 and completed 2 years of post-graduate residency training at the Detroit Medical Center. She is board certified in both critical care (BCCCP) and pharmacotherapy (BCPS). Jessi is actively involved in numerous regional, state, and national professional organizations working to advance the profession of pharmacy. She is a self-proclaimed introvert, book-lover, and loves to travel. Her favorite travel destination is the French Riviera/Almalfi Coast. Jessi is dedicated to continuously developing her own personal growth. She started her intuitive eating journey in 2021, and is endeavoring to expand the principles she has learned into an “integrative living” approach to her life on the whole.
Resources:
- Check out Ragen Chastain’s newsletter here.
Let's connect:
Are you struggling with questions about food, yo-yo dieting, concerns about your health...let's talk for 20 minutes. I promise you will gain some nugget of truth or insight to ponder! Sign up for a spot at shamefreeeating.com...it's FREE.
• Check out my schedule here
• Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
• Shame Free Eating on Instagram
This is a rough episode. I discuss aspects of the new guidelines put out by the AAP, and the reasons they are harmful to children and scientifically unsound.
Here are links to additional resources discussed in the episode:
- Response to AAP Guidelines from IFEDD (International Federation of Eating Disorder Dietitians)
- Ragen Chastain’s detailed article that I read from in the episode and highly recommend you read.
Podcasts about BMI:
- Shame Free Eating: The Origins of BMI with Emma
- Maintenance Phase: The Body Mass Index
There are some controversial guidelines coming out as well as conversations around weight loss drugs and surgery that need a whole lot more perspective and light shined on them. Let's start by diving into weight stigma. What is it and how does it affect quality of life, physical health, and health disparities?
Listen in and then write or voice message me with your questions or comments. I want to hear from you and continue to add clarity around this topic however I can.
Resources:
- Join my FREE Food Freedom To-Do List here: go.shamefreeeating.com/live
Here are links to the podcast episodes that I mentioned in the episode:
- Maintenance Phase: The Body Mass Index
- Reframing Your Reality: Part 1
- Reframing your reality: Part 2
As always reach out if you would like to talk. Schedule a free consult at shamefreeeating.com. We can talk about your story and where you might be stuck or could use some support.
• Check out my schedule here
• Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
• Shame Free Eating on Instagram
In this conversation with Registered Dietitian Adrien Paczosa we dive into the neuro-biochemistry behind food and its connection to aspects of mental health. Listen in for why carbs play such an important role and the lesser-known surprise benefits of potassium-rich foods!
Adrien is the Chief Clinical Officer and Founder of the tele-nutrition company Nourish and host of the podcast Fearless Practitioners. In the show, we have a nice chat about the value of these two areas in which she practices too! Listen in to learn more.
Here is the link to her handout on food and mood!
https://www.usenourish.com/food-and-mood
More about Adrien:
Adrien Paczosa (RD, LD, CDERD-S) has more than 20 years of experience working in the dietetic field with a focus on
eating disorders, neurochemistry nutrition, and business development. In 2007, Paczosa founded and opened her first
private practice in Austin, Texas called iLiveWell Nutrition. Paczosa combined evidence-based nutrition science with a
compassionate approach to counseling patients to deliver health outcomes and improve patients’ day-to-day lives.
She has personally counseled hundreds of patients ranging from severe eating disorder cases to diabetics to high-
performance athletes.
A few years later, iLiveWell Nutrition has become Nourish — a nationwide, virtual-first nutrition group focused on
addressing America’s healthcare crisis through greater access to nutrition care. Paczosa now serves as the Chief
Clinical Officer of Nourish and what started out as just an idea now serves thousands of patients, nearly all of whom use
the service via telehealth and are completely covered by their health insurance.
You can find and follow Adrien at:
- adrien@usenourish.com
- www.usenourish.com
As always reach out if you would like to talk. Schedule a free consult at shamefreeeating.com. We can talk about your story and where you might be stuck or could use some support.
• Check out my schedule here
• Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
• Shame Free Eating on Instagram
What would you do to feel better in your body if you knew your body size or shape would not change? This is the question I am pondering in this episode. I wonder how thinking about this question might provide some insight about how to live into 2023. Do you have objections to how this idea could possibly lead you down a healthy path? Listen in! You may just find the key to unlocking true control in your life.
Would you like to explore an anti-diet path this year and see how it changes your relationship with food and your body?
I invite you to check out the Ditch the Diet Boot Camp.
It is a six-week intensive of everything you need to know to take a different path moving forward.
Details at this link!
go.shamefreeeating.com/bootcamp
We will cover:
- The history and harms of diets
- The foundations of intuitive eating - identifying the cues that your body gives you, and how to trust them
- Solid strategies for habit change
- Authentic nutrition answers to common health conditions and questions.
Goals, resolutions, life changes...how can you frame them in your life to be empowering and beneficial instead of shaming? In this episode, I chat about three ways to do that and provide examples. Maybe one will resonate with you!
Referenced episodes:
- New Beginnings with Kathy Sieja (My Mom!)
- Priorities: The Hard Truth
go.shamefreeeating.com/bootcamp
Are you looking for support in the coming year? I will be offering the six-week Ditch the Diet Boot Camp starting on January 10th. This is our fast track to food freedom. We will dive deep and fast into unlearning dieting mentality, why it’s so important, and how to start trusting, listening and learning from your body.
These are the tools that we need in order to eventually make those habit changes that you may be trying to work on (or think you should be making new years goals around). Jumping into nutrition rules and restrictions and new meal plans without this foundation is what sends people back into the diet binge shame cycle.
We will meet together weekly and you will have tons of resources providing you with the tools you need to get to a peaceful place with food and your body quicker!
If you’re interested at all or want to learn more…Get on my waitlist. People who are on the waitlist will also be available for a special discount. It’s a win/win…more info, no obligation, and special discount just for those on the list if you choose to go for it!
go.shamefreeeating.com/bootcamp
We have spoken about a lot of adverse effects related to dieting. In this episode, we add another less talked-about issue to the list. If you have an aversion to discussions about poop, consider yourself forewarned.
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Lisa English, a Physical Therapist and the clinical director of the Nesin Therapy Pelvic Clinic in Huntsville, Alabama. She is also a board-certified clincial specialist in womens health physical therapy. Join us as she shares her expertise and some uncomfortable repercussions of restrictive eating and intentional weight loss attempts.
To learn more about this area of specialty within the field of physical therapy you can follow @nesinpelvichealth or check out their website www.nesinpelvichealth.com
go.shamefreeeating.com/bootcamp
Are you looking for support in the coming year? I will be offering the six-week Ditch the Diet Boot Camp starting on January 10th. This is our fast track to food freedom. We will dive deep and fast into unlearning dieting mentality, why it's so important, and how to start trusting, listening and learning from your body.
These are the tools that we need in order to eventually make those habit changes that you may be trying to work on (or think you should be making new years goals around). Jumping into nutrition rules and restrictions and new meal plans without this foundation is what sends people back into the diet binge shame cycle.
We will meet together weekly and you will have tons of resources providing you with the tools you need to get to a peaceful place with food and your body quicker!
If you're interested at all or want to learn more…Get on my waitlist. People who are on the waitlist will also be available for a special discount. It’s a win/win…more info, no obligation, and special discount just for those on the list if you choose to go for it!
go.shamefreeeating.com/bootcamp
Food can be a wonderful source of comfort. So much so that sometimes we go to food for comfort and it doesn't work! Maybe we end up feeling worse or with a lack of control. In this episode, I am talking about some stress-breaker ideas, and how to use them as a way to give yourself an opportunity to assess what you need for comfort at any given time. Check out the full list on the website!
Do you have questions about this as they pertain to you? Reach out for a free 20-minute consult here: https://hello.dubsado.com/public/appointment-scheduler/605377fc00545e650f8f0459/schedule
Would you like to tackle the New Year with some support and direction? I have a few options. You can check them out here:
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- https://shamefreeeating.com/services/
- and here https://go.shamefreeeating.com/bootcamp (enrollment for this will open again soon with a start date in January - just put in your email for a heads up!)
The holidays can bring up a lot of emotion regardless of our relationship with food. In this episode, I am discussing ways to release the food guilt while still providing your body with enjoyable and satisfying nourishment. I share some ways for you to think about your eating that will give you the control you crave while still participating in the activities and events going on in your life.
Do you have questions about this as they pertain to you? Reach out for a free 20-minute consult here.
https://hello.dubsado.com/public/appointment-scheduler/605377fc00545e650f8f0459/schedule
Would you like to tackle the New Year with some support and direction? I have a few options.
You can check them out here:
https://shamefreeeating.com/services/
and here https://go.shamefreeeating.com/bootcamp (enrollment for this will open again soon with a start date in January - just put in your email for a heads up!)
Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
Shame Free Eating on Instagram
In this solo-cast episode, I answer some of the common inquiries I receive related to getting help healing from diets. What do group programs look like and do the online programs have personal components? What about individual counseling? I share how I approach these different treatment plans, how valuable the free resources can be, and when and if you might need more direction and individual attention.
Shame free Eating has a brand new online course beginning November 8th, and it's not too late to enroll. Ditch the Diet Boot Camp is a 6-week food freedom intensive. Here's the link with all the details: go.shamefreeeating.com/bootcamp
As always reach out if you would like to talk. Schedule a free consult at shamefreeeating.com. We can talk about your story and where you might be stuck or could use some support.
•Check out my schedule here
•Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
•Shame Free Eating on Instagram
Motivation, morality, and food. Do you feel a sense of pride for eating certain foods and then guilt or shame when you make other choices? Maybe you are trying to motivate yourself to eat certain foods with the assertion that it is the "right" and "moral" thing to do.
Listen in as I chat with my friend Courtney about this and some insight that she gleaned from something that clinical psychologist Dr. Becky said recently. We also pull from my episode with Dr. Shawn Hondorp to glean additional insight on this topic by reviewing her three psychological needs for autonomous motivation.
Let's connect:
Are you struggling with questions about food, yo-yo dieting, concerns about your health...let's talk for 20 minutes. I promise you will gain some nuggets of truth or insight to ponder! Sign up for a spot at shamefreeeating.com ...It's FREE.
Links to mentions in this episode:
- Ditch the Diet Bootcamp: Fast Track to Food Freedom (Shame Free Eating 6-week Program)
- Good Inside with Dr. Becky
- Shame Free Eating episode: The Holy Grail of Motivation with Dr. Shawn Hondorp
- We can Do Hard Things Podcast with Glennon Doyle
As always reach out if you would like to talk. Schedule a free consult at shamefreeeating.com. We can talk about your story and where you might be stuck or could use some support.
- Check out my schedule here
- Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
- Shame Free Eating on Instagram
In this episode, I am talking with my brothers about the brilliant movie Ratatouille! This is one of their all-time favorite movies, and after I watched it recently it was clear that a podcast discussion was necessary! We can learn a lot about mindful and intuitive eating from these little rats. And an amazing take-home message about the power of food to nourish us in many more ways than just fuel is 100%. Tune in and be prepared to feel good!
As always reach out if you would like to talk. Schedule a free consult at shamefreeeating.com. We can talk about your story and where you might be stuck or could use some support.
Check out my schedule here
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We’re back discussing more topics from the book More Than A Body By Lindsay and Lexie Kite. In this episode, we dig into how all this objectification affects our children. Are there ways for them to escape some of this? How do we traverse it with our own children? We also talk about reclaiming health and fitness for ourselves – and whose was it before anyway? PSA – there’s a whole lot of laughing and pure love in here as we try to make sense of some hard and important topics. I hope you’ll listen in!
If you would like to discuss this on a personal level and dig into how these realities impact your relationship to food and eating let’s talk. You can sign up for a free 20-minute consultation and talk about some options for moving forward.
Enrollment is now open for the 12-month Food and Body Healing Program. It is a customized blend of individual counseling, group support, and online modules that guide you through the healing framework. I would love to have you join me here. Check out this link for details. go.shamefreeeating.com/program
You can grab a free consultation with me at that link too!
As always reach out if you would like to talk. Schedule a free consult at shamefreeeating.com. We can talk about your story and where you might be stuck or could use some support.
Check out my schedule here
Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
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In this episode, I chat with three of my core tribe besties about the book More Than A Body by Lexi and Lindsay Kite. We discuss topics from the first few sections of the book and get real about our own lives.
We have all been negatively impacted by the societal objectification of our bodies. How do we handle it? Do you think about how you appear to others versus who you are or how you exist in your life? You are not alone. Listen in and follow along in the book if that’s your jam. Then join us again next week as we dive into more of the book, talking about comparison, navigating objectification with kids, and being yourself.
If you would like to discuss this on a personal level and dig into how these realities impact your relationship to food and eating let’s talk. You can sign up for a free 20-minute consultation and talk about some options for moving forward.
Enrollment is now open for the 12-month Food and Body Healing Program. It is a customized blend of individual counseling, group support, and online modules that guide you through the healing framework. I would love to have you join me here. Check out this link for details. go.shamefreeeating.com/program
You can grab a free consultation with me at that link too!
As always reach out if you would like to talk. Schedule a free consult at shamefreeeating.com. We can talk about your story and where you might be stuck or could use some support.
Check out my schedule here
Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
Shame Free Eating on Instagram
Listen in as I go live on the Undiet App answering some great listener/follower questions!
We talk about if alcohol and intuitive eating can coexist...spoiler, they can, and what that might look like.
We dive into physical versus mental food restriction and hunger, staying on the challenging body image/embodiment path when your body changes and it feels scary, and the age-old objection that weight loss must be necessary to help with sore knees.
I also answer some digestive health questions that pertain to IBS, lactose, and dealing with food intolerances.
You may be wondering where it was that I went live to answer these questions, and the answer is the Undiet Your Mind App. It's a wonderful resource with a variety of Anti-diet and HAES aligned practitioners provide recorded classes, courses, meditations, exercises, articles and more. If you want to check it out, the website to get connected is www.thebodylovesociety.com/app and you can use my code SHAMEFREE50 for 50% off the first month.
FREE Workshop August 31st at 12pm CDT - Your Food Freedom To-Do List
Register at go.shamefreeeating.com/live
The grocery prices are through the roof right now! Join me as I discuss the stress this adds and some ways to make it feel and be more manageable in our lives. This includes a little bit of myth busting, mindset work, and non-diet tips for planning and shopping.
Your Food Freedom To Do List Workshop:
go.shamefreeeating.com/live
As always reach out if you would like to talk. Schedule a free consult at shamefreeeating.com. We can talk about your story and where you might be stuck or could use some support.
Check out my schedule here
Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
Shame Free Eating on Instagram
Are you heading off on vacation…or returning? Maybe you're on vacation! In any case, join me as I talk about ways to make the most of your experiences by truly ditching diet mentality and actions before, during, and after vacation!
As always reach out if you would like to talk. Schedule a free consult at shamefreeeating.com. We can talk about your story and where you might be stuck or could use some support.
Check out my schedule here
Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
Shame Free Eating on Instagram
It seems like the time is right for a refresher on why diets don't work and the very good reasons why you have abandoned them. Join me as I walk you through a typical diet cycle, their abysmal results, and the very extensive list of health risks caused by the resulting weight cycling.
Here is the link to the article by Ragen Chastain that I read from. You can also sign up for her Weight and Healthcare Newsletter from this link:
https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/the-harm-of-intentional-weight-loss?s=r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
As always reach out if you would like to talk. Schedule a free consult at shamefreeeating.com. We can talk about your story and where you might be stuck or could use some support.
Check out my schedule here
Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
Shame Free Eating on Instagram
Covid finally came for me and thankfully I had a very mild case. It did steal my taste and smell which gave me pause and quite a bit to think about. Listen in as I chat about this weird phenomenon and it's impact both physically and mentally.
As always reach out if you would like to talk. Schedule a free consult at shamefreeeating.com. We can talk about your story and where you might be stuck or could use some support.
Check out my schedule here
Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
Shame Free Eating on Instagram
It’s time to tackle this concept again! Even if you listened in a year ago, you may hear another useful takeaway for today!
Are you feeling overwhelmed, can’t juggle everything, feeling super stressed? You are probably focusing your energy on too many things. Tune in and do an activity that might just be life-altering or at the least life-affirming. You are enough!
Enrollment is now open for The Shame Free Eating Online Program! It is a customized blend of individual counseling, weekly pop-in coaching, online modules, and a community of others on this journey. Check out this link for more information! go.shamefreeeating.com/program
Get in touch:
If you would like to speak with me directly about your history and if this program is right for you schedule a time to talk! Check out my schedule here
Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
Shame Free Eating on Instagram
Did you know that the pleasure factor of food goes up when we are restricting food? Are you restricting your food intake and don’t even realize it? Listen in as I talk about what that means and how it impacts our daily lives. I also spend some time talking about the Minnesota Starvation Experiment of 1944 and some of the lessons we learned.
Enrollment is now open for The Shame Free Eating Online Program! It is a customized blend of individual counseling, weekly pop-in coaching, online modules, and a community of others on this journey. Check out this link for more information! go.shamefreeeating.com/program
Get in touch:
If you would like to speak with me directly about your history and if this program is right for you schedule a time to talk! Check out my schedule here
Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
Shame Free Eating on Instagram
The world is heavy and hard right now. I am grieving for the children and families of Uvalde Texas as well as every single person impacted by gun violence. For some it is a constant fear and trauma. It's so hard to know how to move forward, and how to offer support to those who are grieving.
In this episode I talk about why we take food to those who are grieving, and the very natural and loving gesture that it is. Food is a constant necessity in our lives. What a beautiful thing that it can be used to show love and support when there are just no answers.
In this episode I address the "I wish" statements that I often hear from my clients related to food likes and dislikes. Things like, I wish I loved vegetables more, I wish I didn't have a sweet tooth, I wish I wasn't a picky eater, I wish I didn't love food so much"! It almost looks like a "grass is always greener" scenario doesn't it? Join me as I ponder why these are wishes, and ways to think about them in the grand scheme of our lives.
Join me for a free class May 31 - June 2nd (replays available)
Nutrition for a Diet-Free Family
Just 20 minutes a day to clear up food and nutrition concepts with the top 5 nutrition facts you need to know; And how to fit them into your family’s life without battles, tears, and food trauma.
Register through this link and you will get an email with all the details you need to know before we start.
go.shamefreeeating.com/live
Get in touch:
If you would like to speak with me directly about your history and if this program is right for you schedule a time to talk! Check out my schedule here
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Did you know that college athletes are set up very well for intuitive eating? Dietitian Christine shares why that is and why tuning in this way is a winning competitive strategy. We also discuss some myths and barriers that get in the way of authentically healthy fueling.
Christine is a dietitian with an emphasis in both sports nutrition and disordered eating. She works primarily with college, high school, and middle school students in private practice and as a counselor at Northeastern University. You can find her on Instagram and TikToc @dietitianchristine
If you want to learn more sign up for my FREE class coming up in a few weeks. "Nutrition for a Diet-Free Family" May 31 - June 2nd.
Register at this link and get all the details in your inbox
go.shamefreeeating.com/live
Get in touch:
If you would like to speak with me directly about your history and if this program is right for you schedule a time to talk! Check out my schedule here
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Listen in to hear some accounts that folks have shared about their experiences with losing weight and the unsolicited comments they receive. Our culture values a smaller body to such an extent that sometimes serious diseases and hardships are overlooked in the praising of weight loss. These comments reinforce the lies that being thinner is always better further perpetuating weight stigma, discrimination, health disparities, and a toxic diet culture.
The stories I read in this episode were taken from the book More Than A Body by Lindsay Kite PhD and Lexie Kite PhD. You can find a copy here: https://tinyurl.com/ynd8u5e5
Registration for the free series – Nutrition for A Diet-Free Family May 31st – June 2nd
go.shamefreeeating.com/live
Get in touch:
If you would like to speak with me directly about your history and if this program is right for you schedule a time to talk! Check out my schedule here
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Do you feel ashamed or embarrassed or mad at yourself for the past diets that you have gone on? Or the ones that you are still on? Join me as I encourage you to let that go. You have not done anything wrong and you are not wrong. You are human and have been targeted by a $70 billion a year industry.
Don't let past choices prevent you from moving forward now. Listen in for why and how to do just that!
Enrollment is now open for The Shame Free Eating Online Program! It is a customized blend of individual counseling, weekly pop-in coaching, online modules, and a community of others on this journey. Check out this link for more information! go.shamefreeeating.com/program
Get in touch:
If you would like to speak with me directly about your history and if this program is right for you schedule a time to talk! Check out my schedule here
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Join me as I speak to a couple very common concerns related to "needing" to lose weight. We will also go over how the ideas of "I'm just watching what I eat", or "eating in moderation is the key", or "it's just about making a lifestyle change" can also be sneaky ways of keeping us mired in diet culture. It's sounds like it makes sense and is a healthy way to move forward, so what's the problem?
Enrollment is now open for The Shame Free Eating Online Program! It is a customized blend of individual counseling, weekly pop-in coaching, online modules, and a community of others on this journey. Check out this link for more information! go.shamefreeeating.com/program
Get in touch:
If you would like to speak with me directly about your history and if this program is right for you schedule a time to talk! Check out my schedule here
Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
Shame Free Eating on Instagram
Have you ever felt like you just aren't a motivated person? My guest today would tell you that's not true! Clinical psychologist and podcast host Dr. Shawn Hondorp joins me to talk about the different types of motivation. We discuss how diet culture strips us of an important kind of motivation, the three psychological needs necessary for this holy grail of motivation, and how it impacts habit creation.
Be sure to check out Shawn's podcast - Motivation Made Easy: Body Respect True Health
You can also find her at her website here: http://drshawnhondorp.com/
Here is the link to her Values Clarification worksheet: https://drhondorp.com/motivate
More about Shawn:
Dr. Shawn Hondorp is a board-certified clinical health psychologist living with her husband, two kids, and a pug named Teddy in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
She received her undergraduate degree from Michigan State University and her master’s and PhD in Clinical Psychology from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA.
She has a private practice and a podcast called Motivation Made Easy: Body Respect, True Health, where she talks about how the ways we approach weight loss and health often run counter to what we know about motivation science.
She’s incredibly passionate about helping teach women to trust their bodies so they can live courageous and connected lives.
Her dream vacation day is hiking along a lake surrounded by mountains holding a warm cup of coffee, followed by a delicious dinner and a soak in a hot tub with an ice cold IPA.
Enrollment is now open for The Shame Free Eating Online Program! It is a customized blend of individual counseling, weekly pop-in coaching, online modules, and a community of others on this journey. Check out this link for more information! go.shamefreeeating.com/program
Get in touch:
If you would like to speak with me directly about your history and if this program is right for you schedule a time to talk! Check out my schedule here
Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
Shame Free Eating on Instagram
Do you ever get stuck in "learner mode"? You listen and read and learn and know all the things, but delay taking action? I definitely get stuck there sometimes. In this episode I talk about how taking action can lead to changes in how we think about things. In particular, I am discussing actions you can take to help you be kind to your body.
I reference a quote from @dietitiananna. Definitely check her out on Instagram. She is wonderful.
Enrollment is now open for The Shame Free Eating Online Program! It is a customized blend of individual counseling, weekly pop-in coaching, online modules, and a community of others on this journey. Check out this link for more information! go.shamefreeeating.com/program
Get in touch:
If you would like to speak with me directly about your history and if this program is right for you schedule a time to talk! Check out my schedule here
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We sure do give a lot of power to what we eat. I get it, I love all the cool things that food does for us, after all, I am a dietitian! Yet, in the grand scheme of our life how much impact do our diet patterns have on our health?
In this episode I talk about the space that dietary patterns technically occupy, and then I show you how dieting and food restriction bleeds into the other areas that determine health, impacting them negatively!
Here is the link to the chart I reference and the methodology for its creation.
https://www.goinvo.com/vision/determinants-of-health/?fbclid=IwAR2oACd-WH9mnFY4kkPbo60M-vSMcNl5qBnEwoitONlpL0iXOudiFcrVBGs#references
Enrollment for my 12 month program is opening next week. For more information check out this link go.shamefreeeating.com/program
If you would like to speak with me directly about your history and if this program is right for you schedule a time to talk! Check out my schedule here
https://hello.dubsado.com/public/appointment-scheduler/605377fc00545e650f8f0459/schedule
Join me as I contemplate the concept of intuition, and how we might broaden our intuitive eating journey into one of intuitive living. I wonder what that might look like? How do we incorporate experiences that serve us versus shame us into a model of intuitive living? I have some ideas! Take a listen and let me know what you think.
Get in touch:
Go to shamefreeeating.com to set up a free consult with me. I'd love to hear from you and answer your questions.
Would you like more direction on making peace with food and your body? Why don’t you check out my free mini course for some beginning modules taken straight from my paid online program. It includes a downloadable workbook with some actions steps to take today.
Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
Shame Free Eating on Instagram
Finding weight-inclusive fitness professionals is so important! Join me as I chat with Shayla, a graduate of UAB in Kinesiology, a NASM certified personal trainer, a student completing her Masters degree in Nutrition, and woking as a coach in multiple capacities!
We discuss her history and how she came to the conclusion that when it comes right down to it, it is not our weight or size that determines our health, happiness, or how comfortable we are in our body.
Get in touch:
Go to shamefreeeating.com to set up a free consult with me. I'd love to hear from you and answer your questions.
Would you like more direction on making peace with food and your body? Why don’t you check out my free mini course for some beginning modules taken straight from my paid online program. It includes a downloadable workbook with some actions steps to take today.
Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
Shame Free Eating on Instagram
Going off to college brings a ton of life changes; and our body is a great buffer and protector. In this episode we chat about body development and changes that may occur during that first year away from home. Developing life skills related to sleeping, eating, stress, and activity are all part of the huge learning curve. Join me as I discuss each of those areas and some direction for managing it without diets, restrictions, and shame.
Get in touch:
Go to shamefreeeating.com to set up a free consult with me. I'd love to hear from you and answer your questions.
Would you like more direction on making peace with food and your body? Why don’t you check out my free mini course for some beginning modules taken straight from my paid online program. It includes a downloadable workbook with some actions steps to take today.
Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
Shame Free Eating on Instagram
How many times has a tough emotion led you directly into the open arms of a new diet? Listen in as I discuss this very natural reaction to being upset, and some ways for us to work on changing that reaction. I share few gentle reminders for why your body is not a problem to be solved and how a new diet pushes you further into frustration and despair as it wreaks havoc on your mental, emotional, and physical health.
Resources:
More Than a Body - Your Body Is and Instrument, Not an Ornament by Lindsay Kite, PhD and Lexie Kite, PhD
Get in touch:
Go to shamefreeeating.com to set up a free consult with me. I'd love to hear from you and answer your questions.
Would you like more direction on making peace with food and your body? Why don’t you check out my free mini course for some beginning modules taken straight from my paid online program. It includes a downloadable workbook with some actions steps to take today.
Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
Shame Free Eating on Instagram
Put your new Lenten diet on pause for a sec and listen in while I discuss some alternatives that may be MORE in alignment with your spiritual objectives! We are discussing practices, thoughts, foods, etc., that you can add to your life, as well as some ways to frame your experience if you do choose to give up a food. I even have a special guest, my friend Brooke, sharing some of her favorite Lenten observances!
If you are enjoying the podcast I would love for you to share it, and if you're feeling it, rate and review it on Apple Podcasts too!
Links from episode:
https://shamefreeeating.com/calories-are-nourishment-period/
Want to chat? Book a call for a free consult here.
Would you like more direction on making peace with food and your body? Why don’t you check out my free mini course for some beginning modules taken straight from my paid online program. It includes a downloadable workbook with some actions steps to take today.
Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
Shame Free Eating on Instagram
What is it about the first of the month, or Mondays, or the first of the year that give us that spark or the feeling of a reset? And how do we capitalize on it?
My Mom (and retired psychotherapist) has joined me again to talk about what new beginnings and "firsts" do for us, and ways that we can train our brains for positive outcomes.
For more inspiration from my sweet Mama, check out the first podcast episode we recorded together over a year ago!
Want to chat? Book a call for a free consult here.
Would you like more direction on making peace with food and your body? Why don’t you check out my free mini course for some beginning modules taken straight from my paid online program. It includes a downloadable workbook with some actions steps to take today.
Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
Shame Free Eating on Instagram
Do you ever reflect on the first diet you ever went on and get curious about the circumstances around it? Join me as I chat with Lorilee Rager, CEO of Thrive Creative Group and host of the Ground and Gratitude Podcast!
She shares the poignant story of her Dad’s massive heart attack when she was just 13 years old, and the lasting impact it had on her family’s rules around food and her relationship with food, eating, and her body.
Want to chat? Book a call for a free consult here.
Would you like more direction on making peace with food and your body? Why don’t you check out my free mini course for some beginning modules taken straight from my paid online program. It includes a downloadable workbook with some actions steps to take today.
Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
Shame Free Eating on Instagram
How do you know if you are getting enough nourishment? Is it a calorie level, or a certain ratio of macronutrients, or eating until you think you have had enough? Join me as I talk more about this and give you some food for thought on the subject. I sure would like to hear your thoughts and questions on this topic! Head on over to the private facebook group to talk this through!
Link to Episode 67 – Wondering why You Rarely Crave the Salad https://shamefreeeating.com/wondering-why-you-rarely-crave-the-salad/
Want to chat? Book a call for a free consult here.
Would you like more direction on making peace with food and your body? Why don’t you check out my free mini course for some beginning modules taken straight from my paid online program. It includes a downloadable workbook with some actions steps to take today.
Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group
Shame Free Eating on Instagram
What do you say when friends are sharing their diets on social media? Courtney is joining me again to chat about what form those posts tend to take, what the dieter is hoping to gain (accountability, praise, support?), and the fall out for all of us.
Want to chat? Book a call for a free consult here.
Would you like more direction on making peace with food and your body? Why don’t you check out my free mini course for some beginning modules taken straight from my paid online program. It includes a downloadable workbook with some actions steps to take today.
Shame Free Eating Live (private Facebook group)
Shame Free Eating on Instagram
Have you ever considered that your overall lack of food intake could be sabotaging your attempts at choosing the apple over the cupcake (not that there's anything wrong with the cupcake!)?
Listen in as I talk about common scenarios that can be traced back to not getting enough food to eat. You are not inherently wired to only want sugar, but it can feel that way when we are a walking around in a constant state of hunger.
Just like in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs discussed in a previous episode, we must be getting enough to eat before expecting our body to crave a more nutritionally diverse diet.
Enrollment is open:
12-month Online Shame Free Eating Program - a curated blend of personal counseling, group support, and online modules that align with the healing framework.
go.shamefreeeating.com/program
Previous episode: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs:
https://shamefreeeating.com/maslows-hierarchy-of-needs/
When life feels oppressively hard, let's find some ways to calm the inner turmoil. It can be tempting to try to wrangle control by dieting, and to blame our struggles on our body and mind. Things are hard. It's not your fault. Tune in for some self-care tips plus fun and beneficial ways to incorporate food and movement ideas.
Upcoming programs:
3-day Free series – Nourishment without Negativity
go.shamefreeeating.com/live
12-month Online Shame Free Eating Program – a curated blend of personal counseling, group, support, and online modules that align with the healing framework.
go.shamefreeeating.com/program
Listen in as my friend Courtney and I break down the slew of diet, body, and food fad talk at her recent family gatherings!
We toss around a few observations and questions. Is this talk okay? Is it worse than it used to be, or are we shining a light on how inappropriate it all is, and now it feels pervasive? When did society decide it’s a weakness to enjoy eating? How do we handle the awkward comments in a genuine yet polite manner?
Let’s dig in!
Upcoming programs:
3-day Free series – Nourishment without Negativity
go.shamefreeeating.com/live
12-month Online Shame Free Eating Program – a curated blend of personal counseling, group, support, and online modules that align with the healing framework.
go.shamefreeeating.com/program
Have you ever thought about where you would be today if you had been content with your body as a teenager? This is a question one of my clients brought up recently and a topic I think about often. Join me as we discuss some thoughts on this and how we can swerve away from the body ideals that lead to eating disorders, weight gain and trauma.
Upcoming programs:
3-day Free series - Nourishment without Negativity
go.shamefreeeating.com/live
12-month Online Shame Free Eating Program - a curated blend of personal counseling, group, support, and online modules that align with the healing framework.
go.shamefreeeating.com/program
Let's not start this year off deciding how we are not good enough. Instead let's reflect on and honor who we are. We can still set goals, but how about we come at it from a place of respect versus shame.
Grab a cup of coffee and join me as I prompt you to consider your assets! I'll also give you a big list of 2022 words that you can use to spur your own ideas or choose from to meditate on this year!
If you want some more direction, food freedom and to learn how to authentically nourish your body join me for my upcoming free class!
Registration for the FREE workshop:
Nourishment without Negativity
https://go.shamefreeeating.com/live
Shame Free Eating Live (private Facebook group)
Shame Free Eating on Instagram
Are you ready for a positive, empowering, and healing challenge for 2022? Listen in as I walk you through the Ditch the Diet Pledge. I share with you how each aspect will meet you where you are and prepare your mind for an impactful shift.
Our whole world is on the struggle bus as we continue to traverse a new normal. Our mental health is collectively suffering, but setting dieting and weight loss goals will not provide the control or healing that we are desperate for. We need positivity in our lives and some tools for tapping into what truly matters.
The Ditch the Diet Pledge!
I solemnly swear to eat food.
This includes, but is not limited to, carbs, sugar, fat, and other foods that make me feel warm, fuzzy, well-fed, and loved.
I will not count calories and adjust my intake based on nebulous food rules.
I will not berate myself, my body, or my food choices.
I will not engage in good food/bad food conversations with myself or others.
I will remember that diet culture has fostered a false narrative that I have been living by and it is not serving me. Dieting has contributed to the problem that it purports to solve, and this is not my fault.
Instead
I will learn to listen to and trust my body and the internal cues that it provides.
I will trust in the process of rejecting the diet culture, and embracing the new ways of thinking about food and myself that come along with it.
I will recognize that we all deserve to eat.
Our cravings are not gluttonous acts of mutiny by our body, but rather natural mechanisms designed to keep us fed and alive.
And I will remind myself of my value regardless of what I choose to eat.
Episode links mentioned:
5 Signs You Might Be Stuck in Diet Culture
Intuitive Eating and Chronic Disease with Julie
Registration for the FREE workshop:
Nourishment without Negativity
https://go.shamefreeeating.com/live
Shame Free Eating Live (private Facebook group)
Listen in to the words of wisdom from five of my very favorite kiddos. At ages 7 through 13 we get a peak into favorite foods, most detested foods, and how awesome it feels to have a full belly!
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Are you needing a bit of a "pick me up", or maybe some reassurances when it comes to what you are eating and the thoughts surrounding those choices? Tune in to this episode! Marie-Pier talks about how diet-culture affects us on three levels (food, mind, and body). Then she walks us through what the healing process looks like within each of those pillars. You will walk away feeling uplifted and hopeful. Join us!
Marie-Pier is a registered dietitian with a private practice in Ottawa, Ontario specializing in food relationship counseling. She is the host of The Balanced Dietitian Podcast and is a wonderful follow on Instagram @the.balanced.dietitian
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We sure do give a lot of power to what we eat. I get it, I love all the cool things that food does for us, after all, I am a dietitian! Yet, in the grand scheme of our life how much impact do our diet patterns have on our health?
In this episode I talk about the space that dietary patterns technically occupy, and then I show you how dieting and food restriction bleeds into the other areas that determine health, impacting them negatively!
Here is the link to the chart I reference and the methodology for its creation. Click / tap here.
For some guidance as you head into the end of the year check out my free mini course...it is just the right amount of short and helpful. go.shamefreeeating.com/free
You will get a downloadable workbook and short "podcast-like" videos for direction on why and how to stop dieting, what to do instead, and how to gain peace with food and your body.
go.shamefreeeating.com/free
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Thanksgiving was last week and you may have some feelings. Join me as I chat with certified eating disorder dietitian Erica Drewry about common scenarios, and ways to move forward into the next round of holidays. We talk about what emotional eating is and is not, and new ways to think about food and eating that may just make all the difference for you!
Erica has a private practice in Columbus Ohio, is the host of The Aligned Nutrition Podcast, and has a stellar Instagram following @alignednutrition. More info can also be found on her website alignednutrition.com/
We referenced The Aligned Nutrition Podcast Episode 58: Emotional Eating Explored in today's conversation.
Shame Free Eating Online Program: go.shamefreeeating.com/program
Thanksgiving is a holiday with such a lovely premise, yet it can certainly add stress and angst. Join me as I talk about a few strategies to help prepare your heart and mind as you head into the gatherings and meals awaiting you. With a bit of thoughtful foresight and intention you can take action that will empower you!
FREE MINI COURSE: CLICK HERE!
Thanksgiving in the US is in a week and you may have lots of feelings about that. I am honored to have psychotherapist Michaela Whitehead join me again to discuss some of the inherent struggles she sees in her practice this time of year. We also explore some ideas and action that you can take to feel more at peace and even enjoy the holidays.
Online Program: https://go.shamefreeeating.com/program
Halloween candy gets so much shade thrown its way. Let's just call a truce. It's better that way, I promise. Tune in for a quick listen and hear my three favorite options for the loads of leftover halloween candy!
Wanna learn more about the upcoming cohort of my online program? Check out more here:
go.shamefreeeating.com/program
Download my FREE mini course and workbook here:
go.shamefreeeating.com/free
This episode is a breath of fresh air for anyone drowning in diet culture — so all of us! Tune in as I interview Victoria Welsby (they/them), a world-leading expert on dismantling fatphobia and diet-culture, TEDx speaker, and best-selling author. They went from being homeless, abused with self-esteem that was achingly low, into the courageous fat activist and change maker they are today. Victoria helps people fall in love with themselves and is dedicated to shifting the way society views fat bodies.
We talk about what led Victoria into this work and the relationship between fatphobia and diet-culture. We also dig into the fasle rhetoric people use to justify their anti-fat bias as being about health. What constitutes health anyway, how much control do we have over it, and why being healthy is not a moral obligation.
Tune in, this episode is packed with goodness and humor!
Be sure to catch and follow Victoria's podcast, Fierce Fatty
and follow them on Instagram @fierce.fatty
Wanna chat with me (Julie) about the upcoming cohort of the online Shame Free Eating program?
Get on my schedule for a free consult here: https://hello.dubsado.com/public/appointment-scheduler/605377fc00545e650f8f0459/schedule
Check out more info on the program here:
go.shamefreeeating.com/group
Is there any such thing as normal? Especially when it comes to eating? One thing is for sure and that is the fact that "normal eating" definitely encompasses a broad scope of factors! Listen in as I share Ellyn Satter's definition along with some other important components to eating and living your best life.
Ready to ditch the diet, get some direction, and make some changes? Registration for my online program is open right now and we will begin a new cohort this week! Check out more information here:
go.shamefreeeating.com/group
Find out more about Ellyn Satter and her body of work here:
https://www.ellynsatterinstitute.org/
Do people still think that there are “healthy diets“? Or do they just want to believe it? Has the false messaging around diets and weight loss become so normalized that it is assumed? Or is society so socialized to hate fatness that people want to believe it can be controlled? Since new generations of lovely humans in their life journey infancy believe this, we must keep chatting about it! We’re going to talk about it here right now! We will also go through a list of why weight loss diets don't make you healthier.
Let’s dive in!
Links:
To join the FREE Emotional Eating Workshop register here: go.shamefreeeating.com/live
Ready to get off the diet roller coaster and finally heal your mind, body, and soul? Work with me! Check out the 12 month Shame Free Eating Online Program with customized 1 to 1 and group counseling.
go.shamefreeeating.com/program
Join me as we continue our conversation around weight gain, anti-fat bias, and self-love! There are so many factors that affect the weight and shape of our body over the course of our lives, and not even one of them is that you are not a good steward of your health.
Let's talk about some really sneaky human factors can play a part and some very predictable outcomes of internalized weight stigma and dieting.
Register for my upcoming FREE series on Emotional Eating here: go.shamefreeeating.com/live
Join me as we begin a conversation about weight gain, anti-fat bias, and self-belief. Society is so focused on weight and body shape/size and using it as a barometer for our lives. It is complete garbage. There are so many factors that affect the weight and shape of our body over the course of our lives, and not even one of them is that you are not a good steward of your life. In this episode we talk about how to handle some of this!
Register for my upcoming FREE series on Emotional Eating here: go.shamefreeeating.com/live
Do you have a chronic disease, condition, syndrome, or just some health issues you want to tackle, like yesterday? Yet you try to follow the nutrition recommendations and are successful for a time and then - it all falls apart? You know diets don't work, but then what are you supposed to do to implement the changes necessary to manage your personal health? Join me in this quick segment as I share with you some reasons why your best laid plans may be falling apart, and how an intuitive eating approach can solve that problem while also managing your personal health conditions.
Would you like more direction on making peace with food and your body in order to manage your health? Check out my free mini course for some beginning modules taken straight from my paid online program. It includes a downloadable workbook with some actions steps to take today. go.shamefreeeating.com/free
Join me as I speak with another loving and knowledgable licensed professional counselor! Gabby Morreale specializes in eating disorders and joins me from Pennsylvania in this episode to talk about how hard it can be to seek and receive treatment. Some of these reasons include insurance coverage, mental health and body stigma, shame, and poor past experiences.
Gabby mentions Project HEAL in our episode and you can find more information on that here:
Project Heal https://www.theprojectheal.org/
You can also get in touch with Gabby and follow her on her social channels here:
Website: https://www.recoveredandrestoredtherapy.com
Instagram : @gabriellelpc and @recoveredandrestored
Email Gabby@recoveredandrestoredtherapy.com
Would you like more direction on making peace with food and your body from me? Check out my free mini course for some beginning modules taken straight from my online program. It includes a downloadable workbook with some direction and action steps to take today.
go.shamefreeeating.com/free
You can also follow me on the social or head on over to the website for more resources!
Instagram @shamefree.eating.rd
shamefreeeating.com
Do you wonder if diet culture is influencing your decisions or impacting how you think about food? Listen in as I give five examples of things you might do, say, or think that come straight from the fiery pit of diet culture. I also share why that happens, what the authentic truth is, and what you can do differently today.
If you are interested in extricating yourself from diet culture, take my FREE mini course. Register at go.shamefreeeating.com/free
You will get three modules taken straight from my 12 month online program along with a downloadable workbook and some guidance through the process.
Eating disorders are about much more than food, and they certainly don’t have a “look”. Join me as I interview Michaela Whitehead, an eating disorder therapist with a heart of gold. She discusses the multi-factorial causes of eating disorders, the joy that they rob from body, mind, and soul, and the encouraging fact that there is always hope for recovery. We also discuss how Covid is stirring up old eating disorder thoughts and behaviors, and a couple tips for handling these unwelcome coping mechanisms.
Join us, it’s information we can all use!
Would you like more direction on making peace with food and your body? Why don’t you check out my free mini course for some beginning modules taken straight from my paid online program. It includes a downloadable workbook with some actions steps to take today.
go.shamefreeeating.com/free
Interested in contacting Michaela! Find her on IG @lifeseasonshsv, on FB at Life Seasons Counseling Services, and the website lifeseasonshsv.com
Maslow’s 1943 Hierarchy of Needs is such an interesting tool. It has been expanded upon over the years, yet stays remarkably true to the original concept. Its principles can also be applied across many areas of interest and is pertinent in explaining how and why certain things in our lives are manifested and other things are left falling short. Tune in as I discuss the basics of Maslow’s Hierarchy and how it pertains to concepts surrounding chronic dieting, body image, and nutrition.
Are you interested in working with me on making peace with food and your body? My next group kick-off is next week and I would love to have you. Here is a link for more information on it! go.shamefreeeating.com/program
Link to graphics and more detailed information about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
Eating disorders are powerful, painful, and fatal, and they take over our mind, body, and spirit. There is a direct path leading from social media and the idolizing of thinness to dieting, to all forms of eating disorders.
You do not want to miss this episode with my guest Victoria Evans, podcast host and intuitive eating coach, in which she shares her incredibly poignant story and so many meaningful insights that will stay with you long after listening.
If you are struggling with an eating disorder and are not sure where to turn just reach out to someone. As we discussed in the episode, here is the number to an eating disorder hotline in Canada 866-NEDIC-20.
In the US The National Eating Disorder hotline is 800-931-2237
For more from me and Shame Free Eating check out my website at shamefreeeating.com or get a taste of what it is like to work with me by checking out my FREE Mini Course - Stop Dieting Start Healing. You can get that here: go.shamefreeeating.com/free
It has modules taken directly from my 12 month Shame Free Eating Online Program that will give you some steps you can take today!
You can follow Victoria Evans on Instagram @victoriaevansofficial and on her podcast Weighing In On Happy! Here are links to that on Apple Podcasts and Spotify
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/weighing-in-on-happy/id1449935452
https://open.spotify.com/show/6FI6eDzFKudknZQlkrDOkt?si=hF5sFok8TZKwXMNa5FuHhw
The start of school has me pondering all the trials and tribulations of fitting in and dealing with change, discrimination, and judgement.
It's no wonder middle school kids don't want to draw attention to themselves. It's hard work coming to terms with how the world views us, and then figuring out how to move forward with that information.
Unfortunately our society believes that weight can and should be manipulated. So when we feel uncomfortable and as if our body doesn't "fit in" with others, our natural instinct is to "fix" it.
Join me as I think through this a bit and consider next steps!
Are you interested in working with me on making peace with food and your body? My next group kick-off is next week and I would love to have you. Here is a link for more information on it! go.shamefreeeating.com/program
I'm back with dietitians Lita Chatham and Jenna Le Kayworth as they continue their interview with me! They started a podcast as part of a program they were running at the Alabama Department of Public Health and had me on as their guest.
In this part of the interview we talk about how body respect fits into a journey of finding food freedom and how to foster that respect in our lives. We also go into body diversity in our social feed and advocating for yourself in social and healthcare settings. Lots of goodness in this episode!
It's FREE workshop time again! Join me live for 15 minutes each day (or watch the replay) for the workshop on Emotional Eating starting August 16th. Get registered and get the workbook here. Here's the link. go.shamefreeeating.com/live
Listen in as dietitians Lita Chatham and Jenna Le Kayworth from the Alabama Department of Public Health interview me! They started a podcast as part of a program they were running and had me on to share with their audience about why diets don't work and to answer the common question of...what to do instead? We did that and more!
It's FREE workshop time again! Join me for 15 minutes each day (or watch the replay) for the workshop on Emotional Eating starting August 16th. Get registered and get the workbook. Here's the link:
go.shamefreeeating.com/live
Receiving a genuine compliment can change the trajectory of an entire day, or maybe even a lifetime. Join host Julie as she chats with her free-spirited and loving 19-year-old daughter. They discuss Sesalie's tendency to notice the beauty and positive traits in everyone she comes across, and how that seems to impact the very energy in a given moment.
Stop Dieting, Start Healing Free Mini Course:
https://go.shamefreeeating.com/free
Those extra pounds put on during the pandemic may be what's saving your life. Life has changed dramatically and our bodies have carried us through. In this episode we look through a different lens at all the small shifts our body made over the past year and a half. Take a deep breath, relax, and prepare to be patient and grace-filled with yourself.
https://shamefreeeating.com/
While being a tall woman may seem like an enviable trait, guest Jody speaks candidly about some of the struggles it posed for her. Including ways that it made her feel excluded as a kid, and how that contributed to her self image, dieting history, and eating disorder. Through the healing process Jody now sees first hand how much better the world and our mental state gets when we get comfortable with food and our body.
https://shamefreeeating.com/
In many fitness apps, medical waiting room videos, and by certain allied health professionals, the guidelines are provided for a 'moderate' weight loss of 1-2 pounds. This is touted as 'the healthy way', 'the lifestyle change', 'the wellness diet' way to lose weight. It is also commonly proposed to be the moral high road for weight loss. Let's talk about how your body responds to 'moderate' weight loss attempts and some alternatives that will yield more positive outcomes in your life.
https://shamefreeeating.com/
Friend of Julie and photographer Erin talk about her evolving tenderness towards her own body and how she got there. Erin shares a personal story that has led to one of the ways she makes a difference in the early postpartum days of her clients.
https://shamefreeeating.com/
Host Julie and college student Avery talk candidly about her history with eating and diets. Avery discusses the shame she felt related to her love of food and perceived beliefs about herself, and how she hopes to affect change on her campus.
https://shamefreeeating.com/
Thirty-one year old Lacey shares her journey from a lifetime of diets and shame to the place where she was ready to ditch diets. She dives into what that looks like now, a big aha moment, and her vision for the future.
https://shamefreeeating.com/
In this replay of the inaugural episode of the Shame Free Eating podcast Julie and her guest Cate cover topics from making peace with our bodies and letting go of obsessive food thoughts to making space in our lives for what is truly important.
https://shamefreeeating.com/
Tune in if you want to be inspired to get into the kitchen or to try out new foods. Hear how my guest's love of food and cooking has at times been thwarted by diet culture, and why being a foodie is a wonderful gift! Are you a foodie? Tune in for a reminder to treasure your gift!
Here's the link to the recipe Heather mentioned as well as her Instagram account if you want to follow along with her food ventures!
https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/greek-chicken-and-pasta/4aff464b-97ad-44df-82bf-d94fcfd5165b
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Tune in young adults and teenagers! Let's talk about some hard truths that all the adults I work with wish they knew at your age. It's time to rebel against diet culture and the narrow messages of what health and beauty look like. Listen in for why and how to reject the messages that will not serve you, and why you should embrace your individual and beautifully diverse self!
Check out my Instagram post that coincides with today’s podcast for a list of Instagram handles to follow that will empower you with anti-diet and weight-inclusive messages to serve you for life.
Here are a couple links to research related to body image/appreciation and exposure to nature!
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1740144516300717
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/eco.2019.0019
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We hear quite a bit about the eating disorder risk that can come along with being a gymnast, diver, dancer, runner, etc. Tune in as Julie chats with her sister-in-law Brianna Sieja about her expeience as a competitive gymnast growing up.
What messages did she hear, how did she process the experiences, and what allowed her to come away with such positive outcomes?
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Do you have questions about new food trends or places that have cropped up selling products marketed as “nutrition”? In this episode Julie gives some tips for how to assess these places and products for yourself. What is the intent of the seller and what is your intent in purchasing? Do these intentions align with your needs, your body, and your individuality? Tune in while we talk about it!
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Sometimes it takes the youngest among us to teach the truths we most need. Tune in as Lita shares a personal story with Julie that beautifully encapsulates how to strip the power from shame with courage and vulnerability. And in the process passing along some of the greatest gifts possible to those in our wake...self-acceptance, self-confidence, worthiness, belonging, empathy, strength, and love.
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Do you wonder how nutrition fits into an intuitive eating and anti-diet approach? Tune in for a quick explanation! The food that we eat serves a multitude of purposes, and the science of nutrition is awesome. The sciences of psychology, human behavior, and physiology are also awesome, and they play a part in this story.
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You don't want to miss this episode! Tune in for some meaningful insight from Julie's guest Kim as she discusses her personal journey with, and thoughts about, before and after photos.
Kim also shares how she and her teenage daughter support each other as they traverse this culture of diets and anti-fat bias, and the ways in which they reframe how they talk to themselves.
For more on this topic head on over to shamefreeeating.com and connect with any number of resources you can find there!
Why is lack of sleep a badge of honor? Sleep is as necessary for life as food, and our body is just as unyielding in its biological drive to make it happen. Tune in as we discuss some of the things our body does to try and compensate for sleep deprivation and then go take a nap!
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Are you feeling overwhelmed, can't juggle everything, feeling super stressed? You are probably focusing your energy on too many things. Tune in and do an activity that might just be life-altering or at the least life-affirming. You are enough!
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Your body certainly doesn’t know the difference between a diet and a famine. And that big brain of yours can’t outwit it either! In fact, a diet is a famine.
Tune in for the 411 on how your body does exactly what it is built to do when you go on a diet, and how weight regain is not your fault.
Weight loss diet advice is so prominent in our culture that in comparison, evidence based nutrition has become hard to find if not practically obsolete from the widely consumed social platforms.
For more on this join the FREE online workshop Healing from Diets. Julie will go live for 15 minutes each April 12 - 16th. Go to shamefreeeating.com for more info and to register!
When friends push their diets on social media platforms it can have many unintended and harmful consequences.
Host Julie speaks with past guest Vicky about how these posts come across to her and her concerns for the emotional health of those reading them, in particular, teenagers. Julie addresses some of the problems with those still grappling with their own history of dieting becoming the "health coach" for other struggling folks.
If you have a history with food and diets and want some strategies for how to move forward reach out! Head over to shamefreeeating.com for more resources and to get in touch.
Our body is shouldering a whole lot of stress these days. And that can look a lot of different ways...body changes, mental health changes, activity changes, changes in routines.
Tune in as Julie speaks with Lara about her job as a cardiac nurse and how changing jobs during covid was an incredible opportunity while also derailing her past routines.
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Reflecting on her personal history as a non-diet dietitian, Julie shares her history as a picky eater, thoughts on her genetics, and how it contributed to the way in which she practices nutrition therapy.
Her thin privilege afforded her benefits that led to many of the insights that are foundational in how she works with clients.
Listen in for advice on ditching the weight charts in order to be a more intuitive eater and to skip the dieting weight roller coaster all together.
For more on healing your relationship with food and your body head on over to shamefreeeating.com for free resources and how you can work with Julie.
If you are using your scale as a form of "accountability", it may be doing more harm than good. Tune into this episode for some inspiration and encouragement to ditch the scale for good!
There are a lot of things that we do because it's what we've always done and seems to be "the thing to do". Hear a quick plug for why weighing yourself probably shouldn't be one of them anymore.
Do you have a story about weighing that you would like to share? Head over to shamefreeeating.com and let's chat!
Join Julie as she interviews her Dad about growing up in Princeton, NJ during the mid 20th century. He shares the heritage of his grandparents who immigrated from Poland in 1911 and some of his parents history as teens during the Great Depresssion.
History is a powerful tool for recognizing and understanding some of our own personal food beliefs, patterns, and preferences.
Listen in and enjoy some reflections that might start you thinking about your family history.
Fat Tuesday marks the day before the start of the Christian observance of Lent. It is also traditionally a day of indulgence before a period of personal reflection and often "giving something up".
In this episode Julie discusses how this religious observance has been co-opted by diet culture in some cases as a 'round two' after New Year's that often ends in an Easter binge!
Listen in for some non-diet ways to implement a meaningful practice during this Lenten season that will leave you better off at its Easter culmination.
Anti-diet and weight inclusive dietitian, Alissa Rumsey joins us to share a bit about her new book, "Unapologetic Eating", which is out today! She tells a story of a photo she posted of herself eating a sandwich that went viral along with the aha moment she had as a result. Julie and Alissa also discuss the fatphobia and anti-fat beliefs that make up diet culture as well as the weight bias and thin privilege that goes along with it.
If you are frustrated with dieting and ready to stop the roller coaster of the diet-binge-shame cycle, come check out Julie's Shame Free Eating Program go.shamefreeeating.com/program
Julie's book, Ditch the Diet, is also available online at shamefreeeating.com/ditch-the-diet
You will also find helpful free resources there!
So many guests have shared experiences related to food, dieting, and their bodies during childhood. In this episode Julie tackles why that is such a common thread, how it has gone awry, and how it can be different for future kids.
If you are frustrated with dieting and ready to stop the roller coaster of the diet-binge-shame cycle, come check out Julie's Shame Free Eating Program go.shamefreeeating.com/program
Julie's book, Ditch the Diet, is also available online at shamefreeeating.com/ditch-the-diet
There you will also find helpful free resources!
Listen in as 24 year old Katie An shares some of her intuitive eating journey. She talks about her history with dieting, when and why it began, where it led, and the path that she is on now to heal her relationship with food and her body.
Our society has appearance-based assumptions about health that are inaccurate and damaging on many different levels. Join host Julie and guest Vicky as she shares stories of unintentional shaming occurring by people that think they are being motivational and helpful.
As if middle school isn't complicated enough with periods and changing bodies. Throw in some mis-information disguised as health and it's hard to know what to do. Listen in as my 12 year old and I have a little chat about an app she uses.
Host Julie talks with naturopathic physician Dr. Katie Rose about her specialty in women's health and fertility. They discuss the prominent weight stigma and discrimination that comes up in fertility treatment as well as how diets do not provide the solution or control that is desired.
Auburn University senior Meredith takes a look back at the overwhelm she felt around eating her freshman year in college, some aha moments about why, and the current stand she took when her doctor told her stop eating apples and go on a keto diet.
Free lance writer and anti-diet fitness coach Emma Green chats with host Julie about the origins of and extensive problems with using BMI to determine health. This leads into a discussion about keeping the big picture in mind which includes having a lifestyle that is enjoyable and fulfilling.
Dietitian host Julie Satterfeal and her guest and friend Angela discuss the make-up of their 80's era childhood pantries and how that informed some of their food journey.
They talk about differences between depression era generations, GenX, and parenting GenZ as it relates to eating, food shopping, and cooking.
Host Julie talks with her mom and retired professional counselor about strategies for taking care of our psychological health. Kathy shares some stories and something we can do beginning today to help with daily struggles, particularly during these times of living through a pandemic.
Covid cases are surging, the holidays are here, and we are all dealing with added stress whether we realize it or not. Join Julie as she provides some encouragement as it relates to eating and enjoying food during this holiday season.
Shame Free Eating dietitian Julie speaks with Angie about what led her to embrace a non-diet path in her journey with food and eating. Spoiler...it was desperation. And why she wishes she had found these answers sooner.
Friend of Julie and photographer Erin talk about her evolving tenderness towards her own body and how she got there. Erin shares a personal story that has led to one of the ways she makes a difference in the early post partum days of her clients.
Host Julie and college student Avery talk candidly about her history with eating and diets. Avery discusses the shame she felt related to her love of food and perceived beliefs about herself, and how she hopes to affect change on her campus.
Thirty-one year old Lacey shares her journey from a lifetime of diets and shame to the place where she was ready to ditch diets. She dives into what that looks like now, a big aha moment, and her vision for the future.
Casual conversation between shame free eating dietitian Julie and friend Cate. Getting real about distasteful diet talk, raising daughters, and dinner!
Meet your host, non-diet registered dietitian Julie Satterfeal and author of the book Ditch the Diet, and hear about the topics we are discussing in the coming episodes. Our goal is to build community and empower change as we share the stories of average people grappling with and traversing life in a culture obsessed with diets and thinness. From discrimination and shame to the false relationship between health and weight we are calling out the long term damage it is doing, and how to make change happen.