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335: Running the NYC Marathon as an Intuitive Eater with Michelle Pillepich, RD/N Feb 11, 2022

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Today on the podcast I have guest, Michelle Pillepich. Michelle is a Registered Dietitian and Personal Trainer helping people break free from food rules and learn to fuel their best lives. She sees clients virtually in her private practice and runs a group program that teaches intuitive eating and exercise with community support.

Michelle approaches health and nutrition from a holistic and intuitive perspective. She specializes in helping clients who struggle with eating disorders, disordered eating, or who want to work on improving their health and relationship with food from a non diet approach.

Listen to learn how to have a healthy relationship with exercise to compliment your intuitive eating journey, and to learn about Michelle's experience running the NYC marathon as an intuitive eater.

In this episode we discuss:

Michelle's decision to become a personal trainer to compliment her expertise as a non-diet RD.
Michelle's advice for how to reintroduce exercise after abusing it or using it in a punitive way.
Ways to keep yourself in check when it comes to movement as an intuitive eater.
The blue zones research and how movement is emphasized more than exercise.
Removing the black and white mentality in health, including holistic health care.
Michelle's experience running the NYC marathon.
How Michelle practices wellness without obsession.

Learn more about Michelle:

P.S. We have a VERY exciting announcement of a new offer and a flash sale coming on next week, stay up to date on Instagram or my email list to make sure you don't miss this sale!

Announcements:

Get Your Period Back Playbook is currently open for pre-sale for our March enrollment, by joining before February 15th you can get a free customized meal plan to support your HA recovery.
Food & Body Peace Playbook is also open for pre-sale for our April enrollment, if you join before March 11th you will get a FREE 60 minute session with me, that way you can have a personalized coaching session to help you better implement the strategies you'll learn inside FBPP.
We are currently booking for February and March for individual counseling at our virtual practice, Nourishing Minds Nutrition. If you're looking for intuitive eating and body image support and/or you're in need of anti-diet advice for HA, PCOS and IBS we would love to support you. We typically book 4+ weeks in advance so reach out today to guarantee your spot before the spring.

Resources for you:

Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.
Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community for more community & support.
Take a look at our online shop, the Wellness Without Obsession Shop.

Let's hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN:

For every guest that comes on the show, we donate money to Loveland Foundation. The Loveland Foundation, is a foundation that provides therapy and healing to Black women and girls. We are honored to donate monthly to the Loveland Foundation, and you can learn more and donate yourself here.

334: Calories are Energy, Not the Enemy Feb 08, 2022

Show notes

Before we begin this episode, I am putting a call out for therapists who also own online businesses and work in the intuitive eating/body image space. We recommend therapy to every client we work with, and we'd love to set up a referral system with a select group of therapists who can work with our clients and conversely, that we can be your choice for dietitian referral for your clients. If you are interested in learning more, you can email me at hello@nourishingmindsnutrition.com.

TW: I will share calorie amounts in this episode. Please do not listen if this could be triggering for you in any way.

In today's episode, we discuss why calories are energy, not the enemy. I want to first begin though by validating the reason you are likely controlling, counting or trying to reduce your calorie intake. And that's your desire for weight loss.

Letting go of the desire to lose weight may seem near impossible at this point in your journey and that is a completely valid way to feel! Our culture is obsessed with thinness and losing weight for "health reasons." We are constantly bombarded with messages, ads, social media, products/supplements etc. promoting weight loss, so it makes sense to have the desire to lose weight (because our culture shoves this idea down our throats).

In today's episode I help you understand why calories are a GOOD thing, and why we need calories to thrive. Listen to learn more!

P.S. We have a VERY exciting announcement of a new offer and a flash sale coming on next week, stay up to date on Instagram or my email list to make sure you don't miss this sale!

Announcements:

Get Your Period Back Playbook is currently open for pre-sale for our March enrollment, by joining before February 15th you can get a free customized meal plan to support your HA recovery.
Food & Body Peace Playbook is also open for pre-sale for our April enrollment, if you join before March 11th you will get a FREE 60 minute session with me, that way you can have a personalized coaching session to help you better implement the strategies you'll learn inside FBPP.
We are currently booking for February and March for individual counseling at our virtual practice, Nourishing Minds Nutrition. If you're looking for intuitive eating and body image support and/or you're in need of anti-diet advice for HA, PCOS and IBS we would love to support you. We typically book 4+ weeks in advance so reach out today to guarantee your spot before the spring.

Resources for you:

Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.
Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community for more community & support.
Take a look at our online shop, the Wellness Without Obsession Shop.

Let's hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN:

333: 2022 Business Advice from Your Favorite Anti-Diet Dietitian & Biz Coach Jennifer McGurk Feb 04, 2022

Show notes

Today's guest is your favorite anti-diet business coach (and fellow dietitian!) Jennifer McGurk. Not only does Jennifer run her own successful private practice, but she is also the owner of Pursuing Private Practice.

Pursuing Private Practice is on a mission to empower non-diet dietitians to start, grow, and scale a business rooted in a weight-inclusive philosophy. Their goal is to amplify the common mission among non-diet dietitians that dietitians can empower clients feel fabulous about food. Pursuing Private Practice supports dietitians to create impactful offers for their clients, generate consistent revenue in business, and to prioritize self-care as a business owner.

Listen to learn more about Jennifer's advice for weight inclusive businesses and how to have happiness and success in your business, and also learn a bit about my own personal business evolution!

In this episode we discuss:

Jennifer's journey as a dietitian, and what sparked her interest in teaching the business side of the career.
How Jennifer coaches fellow anti-diet RDs on how to navigate our marketing from an ethical and value based perspective.
How can fellow RDs fight about the perfectionist mindset, and not let it affect their business owning experience.
How to challenge hustle culture.
Jennifer's biggest challenges when it comes to building her own business.
How Jennifer practices wellness without obsession.

Learn more about Jennifer:

Announcements:

Get Your Period Back Playbook is currently open for pre-sale for our March enrollment, by joining before February 15th you can get a free customized meal plan to support your HA recovery.
Food & Body Peace Playbook is also open for pre-sale for our April enrollment, if you join before March 11th you will get a FREE 60 minute session with me, that way you can have a personalized coaching session to help you better implement the strategies you'll learn inside FBPP.
We are currently booking for February and March for individual counseling at our virtual practice, Nourishing Minds Nutrition. If you're looking for intuitive eating and body image support and/or you're in need of anti-diet advice for HA, PCOS and IBS we would love to support you. We typically book 4+ weeks in advance so reach out today to guarantee your spot before the spring.

Resources for you:

Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.
Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community for more community & support.
Take a look at our online shop, the Wellness Without Obsession Shop.

Let's hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN:

332: Come Home to Your Body with Embodiment Feb 01, 2022

Show notes

What does it mean to come home to your body? To practice embodiment? Today on the show I want to talk to you about one of my favorite parts of helping women heal their relationship with their bodies, and that's being IN your body. That's why I love the concept of coming HOME to your body so much.

Because for most of us, our bodies are not our homes. They are something separate from us, something to control, something to perfect…and I'm on a mission to help you change that. Coming home to your body is a practice of embodiment. Listen to learn more about what exactly is embodiment and ways to come home to your body.

Today's episode is also brought you to by Primally Pure. In the dead of winter, my skin gets so dry so I have personally been loving the beauty cream, the soothing serum and baby balm (I apply this directly to my eyes and dry spots). Before I apply these products I also use the facial dry brush, which has helped with reducing the overall dryness of my face too. If you're new to Primally Pure you can use the code NOURISH For 10% off your first order.

Announcements:

Get Your Period Back Playbook is currently open for pre-sale for our March enrollment, by joining before February 15th you can get a free customized meal plan to support your HA recovery.
Food & Body Peace Playbook is also open for pre-sale for our April enrollment, if you join before March 11th you will get a FREE 60 minute session with me, that way you can have a personalized coaching session to help you better implement the strategies you'll learn inside FBPP.
We are currently booking for February and March for individual counseling at our virtual practice, Nourishing Minds Nutrition. If you're looking for intuitive eating and body image support and/or you're in need of anti-diet advice for HA, PCOS and IBS we would love to support you. We typically book 4+ weeks in advance so reach out today to guarantee your spot before the spring.

Resources for you:

Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.
Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community for more community & support.
Take a look at our online shop, the Wellness Without Obsession Shop.

Let's hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN:

331: A Life and Diet Without Restriction with Julia Parzyck Jan 28, 2022

Show notes

Today's episode is brought to you by our free non-diet intention setting worksheet here, so that you can stay strong in your desire to not diet in 2022.

Today on the show we have guest, Julia Parzyck, aka Fit Fat and All That on Instagram. Julia is passionate about educating girls and women on how to live a life outside of the diet culture, be aware of media manipulation, and embrace their true selves.Julia believes that all bodies are beautiful, that all foods can fit into your life, and that being healthy looks different on everyone. She's here to help you ditch the diets and learn how to intuitively eat, exercise because we love our bodies, and unlearn what we've been taught about our ideas of beauty. In this episode we address eating disorder recovery, the role of an ED recovery coach, and how to teach core values to children.

In this episode we discuss:

Julia's shares with us her own journey of eating disorder recovery and how this led to her Instagram account and work she does today.
The role of an eating disorder recovery coach.
What is the Confident Kid Collective and Julia's mission to help children develop a healthy relationship with themselves and their bodies.
Examples of how to walk children through core values such as navigating emotions or navigating body changes.
How Julia practices wellness without obsession.

Learn more about Julia:

Julia's Instagram

Julia's website

Confident Kid Collective

Announcements:

Get Your Period Back Playbook is currently open for pre-sale for our March enrollment, by joining before February 15th you can get a free customized meal plan to support your HA recovery.
Food & Body Peace Playbook is also open for pre-sale for our April enrollment, if you join before March 11th you will get a FREE 60 minute session with me, that way you can have a personalized coaching session to help you better implement the strategies you'll learn inside FBPP.
We are currently booking for February and March for individual counseling at our virtual practice, Nourishing Minds Nutrition. If you're looking for intuitive eating and body image support and/or you're in need of anti-diet advice for HA, PCOS and IBS we would love to support you. We typically book 4+ weeks in advance so reach out today to guarantee your spot before the spring.

Resources for you:

Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.
Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community for more community & support.
Take a look at our online shop, the Wellness Without Obsession Shop. Our next program enrollment periods will be March for Get Your Period Back Playbook, and April for Food & Body Peace Playbook.

Let's hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN:

330: There is More Than Just Physical Hunger, Listen to the Learn the 4 Types of Hunger Jan 25, 2022

Show notes

Today's episode is brought to you by our free non-diet intention setting worksheet here, so that you can stay strong in your desire to not diet in 2022.

Hunger is not a weakness, and not something you need to overcome! Remember, getting TOO hungry is only going to contribute to chaotic eating. We've talked about learning your body's interoceptive cues, we talked about the hunger fullness scale on the show before, but we've never discussed specifically the 4 types of hunger. In today's episode, we explore these types of hunger for you to explore in your intuitive eating journey.

Announcements:

Get Your Period Back Playbook is currently open for pre-sale for our March enrollment, by joining before February 15th you can get a free customized meal plan to support your HA recovery.
Food & Body Peace Playbook is also open for pre-sale for our April enrollment, if you join before March 11th you will get a FREE 60 minute session with me, that way you can have a personalized coaching session to help you better implement the strategies you'll learn inside FBPP.
We are currently booking for February and March for individual counseling at our virtual practice, Nourishing Minds Nutrition. If you're looking for intuitive eating and body image support and/or you're in need of anti-diet advice for HA, PCOS and IBS we would love to support you. We typically book 4+ weeks in advance so reach out today to guarantee your spot before the spring.

Resources for you:

Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.
Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community for more community & support.
Take a look at our online shop, the Wellness Without Obsession Shop.

Let's hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN:

329: Stress, Trauma and the Autonomic Nervous System with Fiona Sutherland RD/N Jan 21, 2022

Show notes

Today's episode is brought to you by our free non-diet intention setting worksheet here, so that you can stay strong in your desire to not diet in 2022. Today's guest is eating disorder expert, Fiona Sutherland. Fiona is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Director of The Mindful Dietitian, based in Melbourne, Australia. She has been practising for over 20 years primarily in the areas of eating and food behaviour across the lifespan, eating disorders, body image and sports nutrition. Fiona is a committed Weight Inclusive Dietitian spending most of her working week supervising other Dietitians, or running training for Dietitians and health professionals.

She is host of the Podcast "The Mindful Dietitian" and a Sports Dietitian, consulting at The Australian Ballet School and national sporting organisations. Fiona also teaches across Masters Level Dietetic training programs at several different Universities in Melbourne specifically in Counselling Skills and Weight Inclusive Approaches in Dietetics.

Fiona is a mindfulness practitioner and Yoga Teacher, bringing a particular emphasis on embodiment, mindful eating, trauma-informed approaches and body image into her work and training. In today's episode we dive deep into the autonomic nervous system.

In this episode we discuss:

How Fiona became an expert in the eating disorder field and in body image healing and how the body, and more specifically the nervous system, responds to stress and trauma.
What is the nervous system, and the different parts of the nervous system, including the autonomic nervous system.
What happens to our autonomic nervous system when we experience stress and trauma.
How our relationship with food can help or hinder how the nervous system functions.
Actions we can all take to support our nervous system.
How Fiona practices wellness without obsession.

Links:

https://www.themindfuldietitian.com.au/

https://www.instagram.com/themindfuldietitian/

https://www.facebook.com/themindfuldietitian

Announcements:

Get Your Period Back Playbook is currently open for pre-sale for our March enrollment, by joining before February 15th you can get a free customized meal plan to support your HA recovery.
Food and Body Peace Playbook is also open for pre-sale for our April enrollment, if you join before March 11th you will get a FREE 60 minute session with me, that way you can have a personalized coaching session to help you better implement the strategies you'll learn inside FBPP.
We are currently booking for February and March for individual counseling at our virtual practice, NMN. If you're looking for intuitive eating and body image support and/or you're in need of anti-diet advice for HA, PCOS and IBS we would love to support you. We typically book 4+ weeks in advance so reach out today to guarantee your spot before the spring.

Resources for you:

Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.
Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community for more community & support.
Take a look at our online shop, the Wellness Without Obsession Shop. Our next program enrollment periods will be March for Get Your Period Back Playbook, and April for Food & Body Peace Playbook.

Let's hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN:

328: 2022 Intentions (& My Word for the Year) Jan 18, 2022

Show notes

Listen to today's episode to learn my 2022 intentions and my word for the year! You can also grab your free non-diet intention setting worksheet here, so that you can stay strong in your desire to not diet in 2022.

Today's episode is brought to you by Primally Pure. Y'all know I'm not into the idea of things we put in or on our bodies as "toxic" BUT I do believe ingredients in our skincare can help support our skin health, just like how nourishing foods can positively impact our overall health. The reason I love the products is because my skin responds SO well to them.

In the dead of winter, my skin gets so dry so I have personally been loving the beauty cream, the soothing serum and baby balm (I apply this directly to my eyes and dry spots). Before I apply these products I also use the facial dry brush, which has helped with reducing the overall dryness of my face too. If you're new to Primally Pure you can use the code NOURISH For 10% off your first order.

Announcements:

Get Your Period Back Playbook is currently open for pre-sale for our March enrollment, by joining before February 15th you can get a free customized meal plan to support your HA recovery.
Food & Body Peace Playbook is also open for pre-sale for our April enrollment, if you join before March 11th you will get a FREE 60 minute session with me, that way you can have a personalized coaching session to help you better implement the strategies you'll learn inside FBPP.
We are currently booking for February and March for individual counseling at our virtual practice, Nourishing Minds Nutrition. If you're looking for intuitive eating and body image support and/or you're in need of anti-diet advice for HA, PCOS and IBS we would love to support you. We typically book 4+ weeks in advance so reach out today to guarantee your spot before the spring.

Resources for you:

Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.
Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community for more community & support.
Take a look at our online shop, the Wellness Without Obsession Shop to support your WWO journey!

Let's hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN:

327: How to Have More Orgasms with Sex Therapist Vanessa Marin Jan 14, 2022

Show notes

It's 2022, we are here to release the shame and taboo around ALL conversations that surround women's health, including sex education. In this episode, guest and sex expert and therapist Vanessa Marin, shares how to have more orgasms and improve your sex life.

Vanessa's business partner is her husband, Xander Marin. A lot of people on the internet call them "That Sex Couple." Vanessa's a licensed psychotherapist with 20 years of experience in the sex therapy field. Xander's a regular dude who's been married to a sex therapist for over a decade. (Which makes him very popular at parties!) Their mission is to take the intimidation out of getting intimate.

They will make you laugh while giving you the courage to talk openly about sex and relationships so you can have more fun in the bedroom.

In this episode we discuss:

When Vanessa knew she wanted to study sex therapy as she was becoming a psychotherapist.
I have a lot of women who listen to the show struggle with their relationships with their bodies. This can translate into a hard time being comfortable in the bedroom, speaking up for what they want, and pleasing others before themselves. Vanessa shares tips to help you begin to speak up for yourself and your needs.
Where you start if you are not having enough orgasms, and how to know if you are having an orgasms.
How to speak up and share with your partner what you like and what feels good.
How Vanessa practices wellness without obsession.

Learn more about Vanessa:

Vanessa's You Tube channel
Vanessa's Instagram account (you must follow!)
Vanessa's sex therapy blog

We are currently booking for January, February and March for our virtual practice, Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Reach out now to get started with one on one coaching for intuitive eating, body image, hormone support and digestive relief.

Resources for you:

Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.
Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community for more community & support.
Take a look at our online shop, the Wellness Without Obsession Shop. Our next program enrollment periods will be March for Get Your Period Back Playbook, and April for Food & Body Peace Playbook.

Let's hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN:

326: 2021 Reflections (Things I'm Afraid To Tell You) Jan 11, 2022

Show notes

Welcome to my yearly reflections episode! In today's episode I get VERY vulnerable with you, sharing my honest reflections (and things I'm afraid to tell you) on the past year. Listen to learn about what my year looked like in 2021.

We are also booking for the final spots for 2021 and early bird spots for 2022 for our virtual practice, Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Reach out now to get started with one on one coaching for intuitive eating, body image, hormone support and digestive relief.

Resources for you:

Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.
Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community for more community & support.
Take a look at our online shop, the Wellness Without Obsession Shop. Our next program enrollment periods will be March for Get Your Period Back Playbook, and April for Food & Body Peace Playbook.

Let's hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN:

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