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227: REPOST Kate Eskuri on Building Foundational Health with Holistic & Realistic Self Care Dec 25, 2020

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Please help us make 2021 the best podcast year yet, by taking this brief survey!

Today on the podcast we have guest Kate Eskuri. When I found Kate it was like finding a long lost like minded sister in this world of holistic health and well being!

Kate is a registered nurse, going back to school to get her doctorate in integrative health. She believes in traditional practices backed by modern research, which is totally up my alley. In this episode, you'll hear us geek out on our love for blending Eastern and Western philosophies, how to be less black and white about your health and wellness rituals and what it means to practice holistic and realistic self care.

Kate is the author and founder of the Foundation blog and I know if you enjoy today's episode you'll love learning from her blog and following her on Instagram.

In this episode we discuss:

Kate's origin story to beginning the Foundation Blog
What does foundation mean to Kate and 3 tips or takeaways of foundational health
Kate shares about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and the process towards self actualization.
How we can simplify health and wellness, making it holistic and realistic
Gray area of health and wellness, not going to extremes and also blending together the worlds of Eastern medicine and Western medicine philosophies.
How Kate practices wellness without obsession
Kate's favorite Primally Pure products: the gua sha stone, clarifying serum and deodorant. I would add this beauty cream as a personal favorite, too!

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 new 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.

226: A Balanced Approach to PCOS with Melissa Groves Azzaro RD/N Dec 18, 2020

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Please help us make 2021 the best podcast year yet, by taking this brief survey!

Today on the show we have an amazing dietitian who specializes in PCOS, Melissa Groves Azzaro (aka the Hormone Dietitian on Instagram).

Melissa's mission is to help women live healthy and symptom-free lives using whole-foods nutrition and lifestyle changes to overcome hormone imbalances during the reproductive years so they can thrive through their whole lives. She uses a functional medicine approach to figure out the root causes of your symptoms, and together, we develop a personalized plan to get you feeling better and living your best life.

Melissa spent the first 15 years of my career working as a copywriter in New York City medical advertising—so, she understands the challenges of incorporating healthy habits into a busy lifestyle.

Melissa lives in Portsmouth with her husband and our 4 cats. She sees clients virtually from the comfort of your own home one-on-one and in group programs, and hundreds of women have taken her online, self-study PCOS course, The PCOS Root Cause Roadmap.

In this episode we discuss:

Melissa's journey to become a RD, and what inspired her to specialize in hormones and PCOS
The main root causes of PCOS
Mistakes women make when it comes to PCOS nutrition and how to create a more balanced approach to PCOS management
Why Melissa doesn't recommend eliminating foods for PCOS and how it's not evidenced based to do so
Creative ways someone with insulin resistance PCOS can improve their blood sugar regulation that are outside of what you eat
Melissa shares about her new book, a Balanced Approach to PCOS!
How Melissa practices wellness without obsession

Learn more about Melissa:

This episode is brought to you by my holiday survival guide. This free e-book will help you enjoy and celebrate the holiday season, food included. Click here to grab yours! You can receive more support by heading to our Wellness Without Obsession Shop.

Thank you to Ned for sponsoring today's episode! I am thrilled to have Ned as a new podcast sponsor. Ned produces the highest quality full spectrum CBD oil, extracted from organically grown hemp plants in Colorado. Learn about Ned with the episode they did here on the show! My favorite products from Ned are the body butter and CBD sleep blend.

If you want to check out Ned and try them out for yourself, Ned is offering 15% off AND free shipping to my listeners by using the link included here in the shownotes or you can use the code NOURISHINGWOMEN to receive the discount.

Thank you also to Primally Pure for being a podcast sponsor. I'm currently obsessed with the plumping face mask, beauty cream, and body butter. I've also been using the gua sha stone and body brush daily for circulation and lymphatic drainage support (hello, allergies). Don't forget to 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 new online shop, the Wellness Without Obsession Shop.

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

225: Diabetes Doesn't Have to Mean No Carbs with Madalyn Vasquez RD/N Dec 11, 2020

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Madalyn Vasquez is a Registered Dietitian passionate about educating on how diabetes is a complex condition and should not have a one size fits all approach for management. She helps spread the truth on how to properly manage diabetes without becoming scared to eat carbohydrates. She loves helping individuals understand how food impacts blood sugars and how to pair foods appropriately to delay blood sugars from rising.

In this episode, we discuss in detail how someone with diabetes shouldn't have fear around certain foods like carbs and how important it is to have a healthy relationship with food, especially for those with diabetes.

In this episode we discuss:

Madalyn's journey to becoming a RD and specializing in diabetes
Chatting the misinformation that is spread about eating, diets and management of diabetes, like the idea you have to cut out food groups like carbs
Why should we NOT give one size fits all recommendations for diabetes and how that can inhibit the ability to manage diabetes appropriately
How to eat carbohydrates with diabetes with plate division methods
How Madalyn practices wellness without obsession

Learn more and follow Madalyn on her Instagram account.

Thank you to Ned for sponsoring today's episode! I am thrilled to have Ned as a new podcast sponsor. I have been waiting to share about my love for CBD oil until I could find the right brand that aligned with my beliefs. Ned produces the highest quality full spectrum CBD oil, extracted from organically grown hemp plants in Colorado. Learn about Ned with the episode they did here on the show! My favorite products from Ned are the body butter and CBD sleep blend.

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 new 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.

224: What is Wellness Without Obsession? Dec 08, 2020

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Wellness without obsession is our philosophy here at the Nourishing Women Podcast, and we have yet to have an episode dedicated to the concept!

I thought today was the perfect day to share what the philosophy means because we just launched our wellness without obsession shop, which I'll share about later in this episode.

In this episode we will discuss why being food & wellness obsessed is holding you back, what defines wellness without obsession, and the key main messages of this philosophy and examples of a wellness lover vs a wellness obsessor.

My team and I are so excited to share that we have launched a Wellness Without Obsession Shop. We are taking the work we do in our practice, and creating programs and online courses so we can help more people in our areas of expertise. In this shop, you'll find Permission Stage Playbook and the Body Image Reset, as well as courses that are coming in 2021 such as the Digestive Freedom Foundations and the Period Playbook, and even physical products and membership site!

Shout to Primally Pure for sponsoring today's episode. I'm currently obsessed with the plumping face mask, beauty cream, and body butter. I've also been using the gua sha stone and body brush daily for circulation and lymphatic drainage support (hello, fall allergies). Don't forget to 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. Live Q&As are hosted every week.
Join the waitlist for next enrollment for our online course, Permission Stage Playbook.

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

223: No Period, Now What with Dr. Nicola Rinaldi Dec 04, 2020

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My personal work is with orthorexia, and as a result we see a ton of HA clients and use No Period Now What as a recommendation for our clients to read while we work together. I find people with orthorexia can use this scientific understanding of what's going on in their bodies to focus on recovery. A lot of my work is focused on how exactly to eat more and exercise less, which sounds simple but is incredibly complex. But for today's episode I really want to dive into the bodily processes and science behind what is happening in your body when your period is missing, which is why I asked the main author of this incredible resource, Dr. Nicola Rinaldi to come on the show today.

Nico has a PhD in computational biology from MIT. After graduating she worked for a biotechnology company while pursuing her dreams of a family, which were thwarted by a diagnosis of hypothalamic amenorrhea (no periods). Eighteen months of trying to conceive followed. She spent hours on research, using the knowledge gained to work on recovery. Concurrently, she tried the medical route to pregnancy, with multiple doctor visits, injections, and ultrasounds resulting only in failure. Ultimately, she was able to achieve a natural pregnancy. Since that time, Nicola has shared her knowledge of the path to recovery, helping hundreds of others achieve their dreams of womanhood and pregnancy. She has spent the last three years as a stay-at-home mom, with her three boys, Antony, Timmy, and Cameron, while writing this comprehensive guide to recovery.

In this episode we discuss:

What inspired Nico to dedicate so much of her career to HA and then writing the book, No Period, Now What.
What exactly is HA and what's going on in your body, from your hypothalamus, to how this impacts hormones and even how nerve cells are all involved, when you lose your period
Exploring if body fat has to be low to lose your period
PCOS vs HA, the similarities and differences and how to ensure you get an accurate diagnosis and treatment based off diagnosis
Recommendations on exercise breaks vs reducing exercise to get your period back
How Nico practices wellness without obsession

Learn more about Dr. Nicola Rinaldi:

This episode is also brought to you by my love for all things Primally Pure. For Black Friday, their new holiday home collection will be available and I cannot wait for you to try it! This collection features our signature Holiday essential oil-based scent profile (Sweet Vanilla Mint). Products include: Non-Toxic Candle, Body Wash, Body Butter, and Tinted Lip balm.

I'm also currently obsessed with the plumping face mask, beauty cream, and body butter. I've also been using the gua sha stone and body brush daily for circulation and lymphatic drainage support (hello, fall allergies). Don't forget to 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. Live Q&As are hosted every week.
Join the waitlist for next enrollment for our online course, Permission Stage Playbook.

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

222: Healthy Body Image Isn't About Your Looks Nov 30, 2020

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Healthy body image isn't about focusing on what your body looks like...or even trying necessarily to change that. Sure, it could be a byproduct of this work for some people. But for many of you, that may not even be a goal. And believe it or not, that's okay!

As you'll learn in this episode, healthy body image is less about your looks and more about practicing body respect.

It's learning how to treat your body well, even on your bad body image days. It's understanding that we cannot let our negative self talk dictate every action we take on a daily basis. And it's learning how to shift that language internally instead tp curiosity and kindness.

Are you struggling to figure this out? If so, the Body Image Reset is your resource for how to begin your journey to build better body image, starting today.

Inside the Body Image Reset you'll receive:

The Body Image Reset e-book and workbook, walking you through mindset shifts, dialogue practice and actions to take to build better body image.
5 Lessons on how to let go of the desire to change your body. Lessons detail through why you need to let go, health at every size, set point theory, how to practice body respect and how diet culture influences our perception of body image.
Bonus videos, handouts and worksheets to help you implement the recommendations inside the reset.

Now is the time to purchase, the Body Image Reset will increase in price after Wednesday December 2nd.

Click this link to build better body image with the Body Image Reset.

This episode is brought to you by my holiday survival guide. This free e-book will help you enjoy and celebrate the holiday season, food included. Click here to grab yours!

Other holiday deals from Primally Pure include free shipping through next Monday and site wide deals of $10 off $75 purchase / $20 off $100 purchase / $35 off $150 purchase.

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. Live Q&As are hosted every week.
Join the waitlist for next enrollment for our online course, Permission Stage Playbook.

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

221: Andy Mathis RD/N on Starting a Food Blog, Picky Eating & Body Confidence Nov 27, 2020

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I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Day! Today on the podcast, I had a fun episode for you to listen to post-holiday. Our guest, Andy Mathis is the dietitian and owner of Beautiful Eats & Things and Little Eats & Things. In this episode we discuss starting a food blog, how the South influences Andy's cooking, navigating picky eating and how to become more confident in your body.

Andy hopes to inspire you to enjoy food and cooking, and show that not all Registered Dietitians are obsessive calorie-counting, kale-obsessed individuals! Andy is a registered dietitian that received her Bachelor's Degree in Family and Consumer Sciences, Concentration: Dietetics from the University of Montevallo and her Master's Degree in Health Studies/Health Promotion from the University of Alabama. She has been a Licensed/Registered Dietitian since 2009.

In this episode we discuss:

Andy's journey to becoming a dietitian and creating Beautiful Eat and Things
How living in the South influences Andy's cooking
Advice to anyone who wants to start their own blog on how to get started
How Andy started Little Eats & Things and how she keeps food playful for her little ones
How Andy recommends navigating picky eating with littles
How dietitians can be curvy too, and how Andy created confidence around this
Andy's relationship with her body and how she navigates poor body image days
How Andy practices wellness without obsession

Learn more about Andy:

Beautiful Eats & Things

https://www.beautifuleatsandthings.com/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/beautifuleatsandthings/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/beautifuleatsandthings/

Twitter (BeautifulEandT): https://twitter.com/BeautifulEandT

Pinterest (BEandThings): https://www.pinterest.com/BEandThings/

TikTok (@beautifuleatsandthings): https://vm.tiktok.com/Jd728bJ/ https://www.tiktok.com/@beautifuleatsandthings/

Little Eats & Things

http://littleeatsandthings.com/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/littleeatsandthings/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/littleeatsandthings/

Twitter (LittleEandThing): https://twitter.com/LittleEandThing

Pinterest (LittleEandThing): https://www.pinterest.com/LittleEandThing//

This episode is brought to you by my holiday survival guide. This free e-book will help you enjoy and celebrate the holiday season, food included. Click here to grab yours!

Other holiday deals from Primally Pure include free shipping through next Monday and site wide deals of $10 off $75 purchase / $20 off $100 purchase / $35 off $150 purchase.

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. Live Q&As are hosted every week.
Join the waitlist for next enrollment for our online course, Permission Stage Playbook.

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

220: REPOST 3 Tips to Survive the Holidays with the Staff of Nourishing Minds Nutrition Nov 24, 2020

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Welcome to a repost of one of my favorite holiday episodes with the staff of Nourishing Minds Nutrition! This episode is with myself, Kelsey and Megan- the three dietitians that serve clients at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. You'll be inspired with 3 tips to not only survive, but actually ENJOY the holiday season!

This episode is brought to you by my holiday survival guide. This free e-book will help you enjoy and celebrate the holiday season, food included. Click here to grab yours!

Other holiday deals from Primally Pure include free shipping through next Monday and site wide deals of $10 off $75 purchase / $20 off $100 purchase / $35 off $150 purchase.

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. Live Q&As are hosted every week.
Join the waitlist for next enrollment for our online course, Permission Stage Playbook.

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

219: Organizing Your Home for Stress Free Living with Lisa Tselebidis Nov 20, 2020

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Since we are all in our homes A LOT right now, I thought this podcast guest would be a perfect fit! Lisa Tselebidis is a professional organizer and KonMari Certified Consultant. Lisa shares the belief that wellness is about so much more than just simply how we eat and how we move our bodies. Whole body wellness looks at all areas of our lives for how they can bring joy and meaning to our lives, including our home environment!

Lisa supports her clients in decluttering and organizing their homes, minds and lives. She truly believes a home in which you are surrounded by items you love can be so life changing. After leaving her career in the fashion industry in 2016, she took a step back and stepped into her innate strengths and skillset. This led Lisa to discover her passion for home organization and ever since, has been helping women go from overwhelmed to organized and thriving.

In this episode we discuss:

Lisa's journey to becoming a KonMari Certified Consultant and organizing enthusiast
Lisas thoughts on having a home in which you are only surrounded by items you love and how this can be life-changing
How our homes and the home organization & environment can support our well-being
What exactly is the KonMari method and what are the core principles
How you listening get started today organizing your home to thrive in a stress-free space
How Lisa practices wellness without obsession

Links to learn more from Lisa:

KonMari Category Checklist

Lisa Tselebidis Instagram

Lisa Tselebidis Website

This episode is brought to you by my holiday survival guide. This free e-book will help you enjoy and celebrate the holiday season, food included. Click here to grab yours!

One of the things I love most about Ned is they do not cut corners in their production. Their CBD oil is made from gentle, slow extraction with no high temperatures or high pressure, and zero isolates and synthetic ingredients.

This episode is also brought to you by my love for all things Primally Pure. I'm currently obsessed with the plumping face mask, beauty cream, and body butter. I've also been using the gua sha stone and body brush daily for circulation and lymphatic drainage support (hello, fall allergies). Don't forget to 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. Live Q&As are hosted every week.
Join the waitlist for next enrollment for our online course, Permission Stage Playbook.

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

218: REPOST Honoring Your Hunger and Fullness Cues Nov 17, 2020

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In today's episode I am reposting one of our favorite Tuesday podcast episodes all about honoring your hunger and fullness. One of the most common complaints I hear from my listeners, online course students and clients is annoyance with your hunger and your body's cues to eat. I want to encourage you to begin questioning why you feel that way.

Why is it that we find a body's signal to us annoying? Desire to question it? Or straight up don't listen to it? Diet culture is the culprit!

Honoring hunger isn't "giving in", it's body respect! It's self care! It's listening to your body and one of the first steps to that mind body connection.

In this episode, we will review the hunger and fullness scale and primal hunger to build that mind body knowledge for intuitive eating.

Because it's so important to listen to your body's cues! When primal hunger sets in, this is our body's survival mechanisms taking over. While it can be frustrating to not feel well, remember this is your body loving and protecting you. This is not a loss of willpower, its biology.

We want to avoid getting to the point of primal hunger if we can, because it doesn't make you feel good physically and mentally and can often lead to what feels like over eating and binge eating. In this episode I'll also review with you avoiding common pitfalls with intuitive eating, including turning the hunger fullness scale into a diet.

This episode is brought to you by my holiday survival guide. This free e-book will help you enjoy and celebrate the holiday season, food included. Click here to grab yours!

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. Live Q&As are hosted every week.
Join the waitlist for next enrollment for our online course, Permission Stage Playbook.

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

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