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267: Positive vs Pathological Nutrition with Erica Drewry RD/N Jun 04, 2021

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There is no perfect or "right way" to nourish our bodies and I hope this episode with guest and eating disorder specialist, Erica Drewry RD/N, helps you discover your own version of health and learn the differences between positive and pathological nutrition.

Erica Drewry is a dietitian dedicated to teaching you how to worry less about food and be more present with things that matter in your life. With over 10 years of experience, she believes your relationship with food is a foundation for discovering your own version of wellbeing and health. Additionally, Erica is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and Eating Disorder Dietitian Supervisor. Beyond working with clients, she loves to connect and interact with her community - on Instagram at Aligned Nutrition and her podcast the Aligned Nutrition Podcast. She lives in Columbus, Ohio in her mid-century modern dream home with her fiance and dog Ellie.

Learn more about Erica:

IG: @alignednutrition

Podcast: The Aligned Nutrition Podcast

Website: www.alignednutrition.com

My episode on Erica's podcast, the Aligned Nutrition Podcast.

In this episode we discuss:

Erica's journey to specializing in eating disorders and creating her business, Aligned Nutrition.
Why there is no perfect or "right way" to eat and how to discover your own version of health.
The differences between positive versus pathological nutrition, and how to approach nutrition with more balance.
The reasons you may feel the pull to lose weight and how to not act upon them.
How Erica practices wellness without obsession.

Today is the final day to join enrollment for Get Your Period Back Playbook. If you are a perfectionist with a missing or irregular period who is ready to cover from HA and regain your health and fertility, we'd love to have you. Enrollment won't open again until later in the fall.

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.

266: Let that Sh*t Go to Calm the Mind with Nina Purewal May 28, 2021

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Mindfulness has been a buzzword for the past few years and the number of people practicing in the US has tripled in the past decade, but so many don't know the real principles behind it. It's more than simply calming the mind, it involves self-love, forgiveness, compassion, authenticity, and perspective.

After climbing the corporate ladder for nearly a decade, Nina left her flourishing career to take a year sabbatical. She moved to California to unplug and continue her pursuit for happiness while living in an ashram. It was at a peak point of stress sparked by the corporate grind that she took this drastic step to change her life. The outward move allowed Nina to look deeper inward. She wanted to see if there was a way to take ancient wisdom and apply it to modern day stressors and this lead her to an international bestselling book and the founding of Pure Minds.

She runs mindfulness and meditation workshops for the public and corporate sector and in this episode, Nina gives us realistic and approachable tools to begin to let that sh*t go and calm our minds.

In this episode we discuss:

Nina's journey to writing, Let That Sh*t Go, and how her personal life impacted writing the book and starting a business focused on mindfulness.
As a critical time to understand what is swirling around in our minds, Nina helps us understand how to begin tackling mindfulness in an approachable way.
How we can all learn to let go of what we can't control using mindfulness tactics.
One small way everyone listening can begin to 'let that sh*t go' starting today.
How members of the BIPOC or LGBTQ2+ community can find their voice and remain authentic in a world where there's been so much oppression.
How Nina 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.
Join the waitlist for our new program coming in May, Get Your Period Back Playbook.

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

265: AMA Q&A on Birth Control for HA, Lab Values and How to Get Your Period Back May 25, 2021

Show notes

Today's episode is another round of Ask Me Anything Q&A with my amazing assistant, Kate, asking me your listener questions. In this episode we cover in detail birth control for hypothalamic amenorrhea (HA), how long it takes to recover from HA, how to heal from HA as a college athlete and lab values that confirm or deny HA.

If you are a perfectionist with a missing period or diagnosis of hypothalamic amenorrhea, sign up here for the waitlist to Get Your Period Back Playbook. Enrollment opens May 26th, and waitlist enrollees get first dibs to the limited spots AND early bird pricing. Don't forget to also download our free e-book, How to Eat for Hormones!

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:

264: Break the Good Girl Myth with Majo Molfino May 21, 2021

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If you resonate with being a perfectionist or a "good girl", you'll love today's guest, Majo Molfino, the Latinx author of Break The Good Girl Myth, host of the HEROINE Podcast designer, and women's leadership expert.

Majo Molfino guides women toward more power and meaning through her unique blend of storytelling, design, psychology, and mindfulness. She has a book, Break the Good Girl Myth that we dive into deep in this episode and she also has a leadership program called IGNITE.

This conversation focuses on how we develop the good girl myth, what are the five myths and how to build creative confidence to break perfectionism beliefs.

In this episode we discuss:

How being a female, Latinx immigrant & daughter of immigrants led Majo to develop a good girl mentality
The five good girl myths and how they affect every aspect of our lives including our health and well-being.
How the patriarchy manifests inside of us women
How to build creative confidence through smart experimentation and action.
Why prototyping is the key to breaking perfectionism.
How Majo practices wellness without obsession.

You can find more information on her here and on Instagram here.

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:

263: Jessie Johnson on Healthism, Food Access + Making Food Fair For All May 14, 2021

Show notes

Today's guest is Jessie Johnson, a Board Certified Nutrition Specialist and the founder of Good Farma. As a leader in promoting sustainable food systems that prioritize transparency + planetary integrity, Jessie brings a pinch of rogue activism to her work. She believes all food should be easy, all food should be nourishing, and all food should be fair. Jessie is here to make more than a statement; she is here to make an impact.

In this episode we discuss:

Jessie's work as the founder of Good Farma.
Jessie's journey with an eating disorder and living through the 'wellness rollercoaster'.
What is healthism and how does it harm?
Specific examples of how healthism is problematic, perpetuating privilege and morality around food.
Jessie explains the issues with food access, why fair isn't always fair.
Food desserts versus food apartheid
What is a food apartheid and how their our systemic issues, like racism, involved in our food systems.
How Jessie practices wellness without obsession.

Learn more about Jessie: IG | @good_farma_

Website | https://www.mygoodfarma.com

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.
Join the waitlist for our new program coming in May, Get Your Period Back Playbook.

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

262: Gentle Nutrition Series: Nutrition Hierarchy May 11, 2021

Show notes

As we continue to explore gentle nutrition in this series, I'd love to talk to you today about nutrition hierarchy.

Today we will explore the concept of nutrition hierarchy, so what matters most and least when it comes to nutrition. Because I know you, and that you tend to be fixated and worried about "doing it right" when it comes to nutrition.

My goal is that this episode helps you see clearly the importance of adequacy, balance and variety, and that while individual foods can also be important, they are not at the top of the nutrition hierarchy pyramid.

In this episode I reference the Gentle Nutrition book by Rachael Hartley, and this article by Ellyn Satter.

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:

261: Creating Financial Wellness in Your Life with Brooke Tyler Benson May 07, 2021

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Financial wellness is a realm of wellness that I feel gets left out of the conversation so often, and it's something I am fascinated with as an idea of a way to practice wellness without obsession. As women, it's common to not feel empowered with education about managing our money, and I hope this episode helps you see that you can practice wellness even through creating financial stability and freedom in your life.

Today's guest is Brooke Tyler Benson, founder of Not Starving Artists, is a Financial Coach, AEA Actor, and Expert Contributor at Backstage Cast. After graduating with a BFA in Acting, she realized how little the arts industry taught and valued financial wellness. Her mission is to arm the creative freelance community with financial literacy through digital resources, group coaching, and a community of other artists striving for financial freedom. She is your financial cheerleader, here to destroy the "Starving Artist" trope and empower you about your own personal finance game. Find her on Instagram at @notstarvingartists and at www.notstarvingartists.com.

In this episode we discuss:

Brooke shares about her work as the founder of Not Starving Artist.
Why it's Brooke's mission to destroy the "starving artist" trope and bridge the financial education gap for creatives.
What it means specifically to feel empowered and in control of your own money.
How to have and create financial wellness in your life.
Tangible changes we can all make starting today to create more financial wellness in our lives.
How money + food are tied and emotionally connected.
How Brooke practices wellness without obsession.

Link to upcoming group coaching program starting MAY 1ST:

FINANCIAL WELLNESS CRASHCOURSE

Learn more about Brooke:

WEBSITE (www.notstarvingartists.com)

INSTAGRAM (@notstarvingartists)

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.
Join the waitlist for our new program coming in May, Get Your Period Back Playbook.

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

260: Weight Loss Won't Fix Your Poor Body Image (But Here's What Will) May 04, 2021

Show notes

Here's some honest truth: Weight changes are likely the #1 challenge of choosing to become an intuitive eater. And for most of us? We believe weight loss will give us better body image, when it truly never will.

Sit and think about it: any time you've reached your "goal" weight did it feel like enough? Did you feel satisfied with your body? Or did it make you feel even worse? Want to keep going, "just another 5 lb?" Did you treat your body with more or less respect when you reached the elusive goal body you set for yourself?

More likely than not, the answer is that you felt even worse then. Because how our bodies look isn't actually what creates positive or negative body image. It's our thought patterns and how we treat our bodies that do.

So if we can work to instead focus on the real outcomes of better body image, you can hold space for your desire to lose weight but not actively participate in these desires, giving you the ability to focus on the changes needed to get your period back, eat enough, and learn to make peace with food and your body. Listen to learn more!

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.
Join the waitlist for our new program coming in May, Get Your Period Back Playbook.

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

259: Rachael Todd on the 7 Types of Burnout & How to Heal from Hustle Culture Apr 30, 2021

Show notes

After working long hours as a Wall Street consultant, overcommitting herself to friends and colleagues, and putting her health on the backburner, Rachael developed an autoimmune disorder that forced her to slow down. The daily gym sessions, people-pleasing social life, lack of sleep and nonexistent lunch hours had finally caught up with her, and it took three years to return to homeostasis. During the time away from her career she began putting herself first, which opened her eyes to the flaws in our culture, a culture that puts success ahead of peoples' health and unique pursuits of personal fulfillment. Rachael committed to reconnecting with her true self and began evaluating how the vicious cycle of overworking perpetuates itself in our culture.

Rachael was inspired to start Return To Flow to help burnt out professionals break free from our hustle culture and find balance and fulfilment — whatever that looks like for them. Listen to today's episode to learn more about the 7 types of burnout and how to heal from hustle culture!

In this episode we discuss:

Rachael shares her journey to becoming a coach that helps burnt out professionals break free from hustle culture.
How American culture idolize workaholics - and why women are hit the hardest.
The 7 main causes of burnout + the signs and symptoms of each.
Why idolizing successful people's routines and following "productivity hacks" and traditional self-help advice can be toxic and unhelpful.
How to separate professional success and self worth.
How Rachael practices wellness without obsession.

Learn more about Rachael on her website, Return to Flow.

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.
Join the waitlist for our new program coming in May, Get Your Period Back Playbook.

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.

258: AMA Q&A on Perfectionism, Reverse Dieting + Exercise During HA Recovery Apr 27, 2021

Show notes

Welcome to another round of AMA Q&A! Join me and my wonderful assistant, Kate, for our answers to your questions about:

Daily challenging of perfectionism and orthorexia
Trusting the unknown
Avoiding restriction with IBS and food sensitivities
Reverse dieting vs. going "all in" for HA recovery
Exercise recommendations for HA recovery

Thank you to Primally Pure for bringing today's episode. I am enjoying the rose tinted lip balm, plumping face mask and charcoal deodorant, all perfect for entering into the spring season. You can use the code NOURISH for 10% off your first order.

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.
Join the waitlist for our new program coming in May, Get Your Period Back Playbook.

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

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