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287: From Macro Counting Coach to Intuitive Eating Counselor with Ashton Barrett Aug 13, 2021

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Ashton Barrett is a certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, who helps you reclaim your life from chronic dieting and provides intuitive eating and body image support. Ashton is passionate about banning body bullying and in this episode, we discuss her journey from macro counting coach to intuitive eating counselor.

In this episode we discuss:

Ashton now described herself as an ex-macro coach, and shares with us the type of approach she used to take with clients.
What led Ashton to decide to stop teaching macro counting.
Ashton's own journey to healing her relationship to food and then becoming a certified Intuitive Eating counselor.
Why macro counting isn't true food freedom and flexibility.
The concept of reverse dieting in the macro world and whether or not Ashton still uses this approach.
How Ashton practices wellness without obsession.

Learn more about Ashton:

Ashton's Instagram account

So much of what will help in the intuitive eating journey is provided in our program, Food and Body Peace Playbook, a step by step guide for how to make peace with food, respect your body and live wellness without obsession.

This program was formerly called Permission Stage Playbook and what we learned from the 75 incredible women who took the course is that body image is as much of a need of yours as intuitive eating. So we've been working hard over the summer to revamp the program and it will be officially available to you at the end of September. You can join the waitlist to get a special discount and first dibs on the only 20 spots available here.

Looking for more direct, one-on-one support, or have medical conditions you need help navigating as part of your intuitive eating journey? Click here to review our 3 and 6 month packages. My team and I are currently booking for August, September & October.

The Summer Reset is a free mini-course created for you to help you realize this fact: you're already summer body ready. And what this means to you is, instead of constantly trying to change your body every year summer rolls around, you can choose to reset how you view your body. So you can feel comfortable and gain confidence in the body you have right here, right now. The Summer Reset will help you reset your mindset towards food, fitness and body this summer so you can stop waiting and start LIVING NOW.

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, 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.

286: Setting Boundaries in Your Intuitive Eating Journey Aug 10, 2021

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"You've gained weight, are you pregnant?" I will never forget the moment when a co-worker said this to me so casually as she passed me in the parking lot.

I wasn't pregnant. I had been gaining weight because I was healing my relationship with food. And at that time in my life, I was *deeply* uncomfortable with it. I can't remember what I said back to her but I do remember going to my car and crying about it.

I can't help but wonder if I had understood how to stand up for myself and had clear boundaries about what was allowed to be said to me, how that conversation might have changed.

So in today's episode I am going to give you some examples of setting boundaries in hopes it helps you continue in your intuitive eating journey.

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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:

285: Morgan Skatz RD/N on How Parents Can Raise Children to Have a Healthy Relationship with Food & Body Aug 06, 2021

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Today's episode, with guest Morgan Skatz, is for the parent who wants to raise children to have a healthy relationship with food & body. Morgan's goal as a dietitian is to end disordered eating and see everyone enjoy food again. She specializes in eating disorders, intuitive eating, and pediatrics. She wants everyone to know that they deserve a life that is not consumed by food, and food rules. She believes everyone has the ability to feel good in their body!

She loves to see disordered eating/eating disorders prevented by putting in positive work as early on as possible, so she works with families with children of all ages. She empowers parents to raise their children as intuitive eaters and to respect their bodies. She enjoys helping families work through concerns associated with limited food acceptance, baby-led weaning, family mealtimes, and more! When Morgan is not seeing clients, she is most likely spending time with her husband, hiking the trails of Lancaster County, baking sourdough bread, or mindlessly watching Netflix.

Learn more about Morgan:

Mid Atlantic Nutrition Website

Morgan's Instagram account

In this episode we discuss:

Who Morgan is and the work she does at Mid Atlantic Nutrition.
What sparked Morgan's interest in helping parents raise children with healthy relationships to food.
Why and how can parents be a factor in a child's relationship to food and in reducing risk of eating disorders.
Common actions and behaviors that can be minimized to support a child's positive relationship with food and body.
Advice for parents who are worried about their child's weight or body size.
Advice for parents worried about their child's eating habits, like sugar intake.
How to help your children have a nourishing, balanced diet without obsession and restriction.
How Morgan practices wellness without obsession.

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:

284: Why Postpartum Body Image is So Damn Challenging Aug 03, 2021

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In today's podcast episode, as part of the lead up to our Momma Body Love Workshop on Thursday, August 5th, I want to talk to you today about postpartum body image.

Because I've heard from SO many of you that this is by FAR one of the most challenging times for body image you've ever had in your life. Listen to learn more about how to navigate postpartum body image.

Improving your body image and how you care for your own body will positively impact how your children view their own bodies. And what this means to you is attending the Momma Body Love Workshop will teach the skill of going from hating your body, to respecting it.

This will help you model better body image for your children, and feel confident opening up to your children about your own struggles, in order to help them develop positive beliefs about their own body.

Tickets are currently available for sale and the workshop is happening THIS WEEK, Thursday August 5th at 7pm EST. A replay will be available if you cannot attend live. This is unlike my other programs that are offered multiple times a year, this is the only time I'll be offering this workshop, so don't miss out on this one time opportunity!

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:

283: Nutrition Through a Social Justice Lens with Christyna Johnson RD/N Jul 30, 2021

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Diet culture is a scam. And using food to punish yourself does nothing to create change in the world. In this episode you'll learn why and how we can view nutrition through a social justice lens with guest, Christyna Johnson RD/N.

Christyna Johnson RD/N is a Christian girl who loves chai tea lattes and reading research. Her nutrition philosophy is rooted in the social justice framework of Health at Every Size (R) and seen through the lens of Intuitive Eating. Christyna helps people find a peaceful and sustainable relationship with food and their body.

In this episode we discuss:

Christyna shares her work at the Encouraging Dietitian, on her podcast Intuitive Eating for the Culture and as an eating disorder dietitian at a treatment center in Dallas, TX.
Christyna shares her utrition philosophy and how it is rooted in the social justice framework of Health at Every Size (R) and seen through the lens of Intuitive Eating.
Self compassion research, and how we can use compassion to create change in the world?
Christyna shares why diet culture cannot provide the community it pretends to be and how we can all create a more positive community around us that doesn't involve diet culture BS.
A key aspect of nutrition that people often neglect, hydration.
How Christyna practices wellness without obsession.

Learn more about Christyna:

Improving your body image will help you model better body image to your children. And what that means to you is attending the workshop will give you clarity of the process to better body image. This will help you extend the ladder to your children so they can grow up with a different relationship to their bodies than you had.

Ensuring your children grow up with a better relationship to their bodies is what you're looking for, isn't it? IF so, tickets are currently available to purchase and the workshop will be held on Thursday, August 4th at 7pm EST. A replay will be available if you cannot attend live!

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:

282: 7 Ways to Help Your Children Have Better Body Image Jul 27, 2021

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Did you know? The more a child hears their own mother talk negatively about their body, the more they are to dislike their own bodies and try weight loss techniques, even as young as ages 4-6.

What if you could help your child learn that their body never needs to be fixed, that it is enough exactly as it is? In today's episode you learn 7 ways you can help your children to have better body image.

Just the other day I was talking with one of my clients, who shared with me on a particularly bad body image day, she was able to use what she's learned in our sessions to get through the day and was able to reframe the negative body thoughts into gratitude for her body. Her children are young, but she feels at ease knowing she is modeling body respect to her children.

Episodes referenced in this episode: Episode 214 with guest Amy Smith and Episode 264 with guest Majo Molfino.

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:

281: How to Dress Yourself To Feel Confident & Comfortable in Your Body with Megan LaRussa Chenoweth Jul 23, 2021

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Megan's mission as a Style Coach is to empower, educate and inspire women to dress for the life they desire. She has worked with hundreds of women through VIP 1:1 Style Coaching, and her online Style Yourself Chic programs to help them dress to showcase their best self, and feel confident wherever the day takes them.

Megan grew up in Birmingham and has always loved fashion as a form of self-expression. She attended Birmingham-Southern College and studied Art History and French. She then trained in NYC as a Trend Forecaster analyzing the budding trends happening in the fashion industry. She took classes at the esteemed Parsons School of Design to continue her knowledge of fashion, color theory, fabrics and fit.

Upon returning to Birmingham she found her true passion, coaching women to look and feel their best through their overall appearance and wardrobe. She loves nothing more than working with her clients, as well as sharing her style tips and tricks on StyleBlueprint, Southern Living, and her own blog StyleYourselfChic.com.

In this episode we discuss:

Megan shares who she is and the work she does as a style coach.
Megan's mission to empower, educate and inspire real women just like you to dress for the life you desire.
Why clothing can make such a difference in improving body image, helping you feel confident and comfortable.
The Style Yourself Chic method to dress yourself and dress for each body type.
How to curate your closet for a wardrobe you absolutely love.
How Megan practices wellness without obsession.

Learn more about Megan here and on her Instagram account.

Are you a momma, momma to be or someone who's passionate about changing the next generation's body image for the better? I'm hosting the Momma Body Love Workshop on Thursday, August 5th to teach you how to navigate postpartum body image, how to better your own body image to model it to your children and how to set your children up for success when it comes to their relationship with their bodies. Tickets are officially available, click here to grab your seat!

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:

280: Body Image is Brain Work, Not Body Work Jul 20, 2021

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Body image is brain work, not body work. And what this means to you is if you have really negative and self deprecating thoughts about your body, trying to change your body won't make them go away.

Instead, doing the brain work will help you learn how to make peace with your here and now body, respect your body and have compassion for it, too.

In this episode you'll learn how to deal with negative thoughts and the 5 step process to changing body image beliefs. Plus, you'll learn how body image thoughts aren't always objective fact and what to expect when it comes to that mean girl inside your head that tells you your body is never enough.

Are you a momma, momma to be or someone who's passionate about changing the next generation's body image for the better? I'm hosting the Momma Body Love Workshop on Thursday, August 5th to teach you how to navigate postpartum body image, how to better your own body image to model it to your children and how to set your children up for success when it comes to their relationship with their bodies. Tickets will be available starting this week and you can follow along at @nourishingmindsnutrition and @victoriamyers_ for more information.

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:

279: Food Addiction and The F*ck It Diet with Caroline Dooner Jul 16, 2021

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Today on the podcast we have guest Caroline Dooner. Caroline is the humorist and author of The F*ck It Diet. She spent years as a performer, and dieted like it was her job (because it kind of was). After healing her relationship to food, she's been sharing what she learned ever since. She writes a lot about *why* we have such a dysfunctional relationship with food and weight.

You can find more at thefuckitdiet.com and can follow her on instagram @thefuckitdiet.

In this episode we discuss:

Caroline shares about who she is and what led her to write the book, the F*ck It Diet.
Stories behind writing the book the F*ck It Diet you may not know!
The similarities and differences between the F*ck It Diet and intuitive eating.
Why we are not struggling with food addictions, but rather diet addiction.
Understanding how we are not addicted to sugar.
Caroline shares about her new book, Tired As F*ck.
How Caroline practices wellness without obsession.

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:

278: Understanding the Gut Brain Axis Jul 13, 2021

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Did you know that…food is not always the cause of your GI symptoms? In fact, sometimes it has nothing to do with food and everything to do with your thoughts around the food. Today we are going to explore why this may be through a conversation on the gut brain axis.

I want to thank Marci Evans for her recent workshop that inspired this episode and is the reference for most of what I'll share in this episode.

The brain is involved in so much aspects of your health. From how the digestive response is impacted by the gut brain axis, to how body image work is brain work, to even how the hypothalamus, the control center of your brain, is the reason your period can shut down if you are undereating and overexercising...it is TRULY fascinating to think about how our brain is involved in so much of what we think and feel and believe on a daily basis and how this may impact our health.

In this episode we dig in to the link of disordered eating and the digestive system and GI symptoms you may be experiencing through understanding the connection of your gut brain axis.

Click here to join the waitlist for Digestive Freedom Foundations.

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:

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