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197: A Day in the Life of an Intuitive Eater & Wellness Lover, Round 2 Aug 25, 2020

Show notes

Welcome to round 2 of a day in the life of….me! You loved the first episode I did on "A Day in the Life of an Intuitive Eater & Wellness Lover" (click here to listen) I thought it would be fun to do another episode of a day in the life.

The purpose of this episode is to help you get to know me a bit better, see the behind the scenes of not only intuitive eating and wellness without obsession, but also to see the behind the scenes of my life as a business owner, CEO and momma.

I hope you get inspiration and an idea of what intuitive eating looks like an actual everyday application. Of course there were things I forgot to mention that I did, like my daily supplement routine, my kombucha obsession and how I usually have an evening snack, but overall I think this episode did a great job of showcasing what a typical day looks like for me! I hope you enjoy the episode.

Use the code NOURISH for 10% off your Primally Pure order for your natural deo subscription, and you can also get half off your first month of your subscription in August!

My online course on intuitive eating, Permission Stage Playbook, is currently closed for enrollment but you can join the waitlist by clicking here. Enrollment re-opens later in fall!

Resources for you:

Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here. We are currently booking for August with limited spots left!
Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every week.

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

196: What is Baby Led Weaning (Self Feeding) with Megan McNamee RD/N of Feeding Littles Aug 21, 2020

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Have you heard about baby led weaning, also called baby self feeding? If you are a momma, momma to be, or you just love learning about pediatric nutrition- this episode is for you!

I am SO excited about today's podcast guest, Megan McNamee RD/N of Feeding Littles. I personally purchased the online course on baby led weaning when my daughter was 6 months old, and I found it so supportive in helping me feel confident about this traditional way of feeding my little one.

Megan McNamee MPH, RDN, CLT is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist specializing in pediatric nutrition, food sensitivities and disordered eating. She has a Master's degree in Public Health Nutrition and has worked in maternal/child nutrition, public health, research, academia, and corporate consulting since 2002. Megan is passionate about preventing eating disorders, enjoying real food (that tastes good!), and cooking - especially with kids and helping you explore how to feed your little one. She has two young daughters, two crazy dogs, and one wonderful husband and lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.

In this episode we discuss:

Megan's journey to specializing in pediatric nutrition and disordered eating
How Megan and Judy met and how they started Feeding Littles
The history and basic concepts of what is baby led weaning (BLW), often also called baby self feeding
The most common misconceptions with BLW and the benefits to utilizing BLW with your little ones
How eating changes from babies to toddlers and how to navigate this
Megan's advice for mommas worried about their children becoming picky eaters
Megan's biggest piece of advice for raising intuitive eaters that feel empowered with their food choices
How Megan practices wellness without obsession

Learn more about Megan and Feeding Littles:

Feeding Littles Website

Feeding Littles Online Course

Don't forget to use NOURISHINGWOMEN for $10 off the course

Use the code NOURISH for 10% off your Primally Pure order for the entire month of August.

Are you ready to remove the nutrition noise and the confusion and overwhelm of the permission stage of intuitive eating? Then my online course, Permission Stage Playbook, is a perfect fit for you. If you are ready to confidently become an intuitive eater and practice wellness without obsession, then click here to learn more and sign up (enrollment opened this weekly only!) Don't forget to use the code NOURISH for $20 off the online course purchase.

Resources for you:

Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here. We are currently booking for August with limited spots left!
Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every week.

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

195: Clean Eating is a Diet in Disguise Aug 18, 2020

Show notes

Today we are going to chat why clean eating is a diet in disguise. If you attended the why diets don't work workshop this will be a review, but i wanted to turn parts of the workshop into a podcast episode because this information was too good not to share here!

I wanted to started by saying that I find most people don't think they are dieting, but indeed they are...which is the purpose of the episode. I think the best place to start this is by defining dieting. Because it's hard to truly understand what is dieting.

Why is that? Well, the diet industry has changed over the years. Sure, there's the diets we all know are diets: South Beach Diet, Atkins Diet, counting calories. But what's so confusing is that much of the dieting messages are all about "lifestyles" and "way of eating you can stick to for life."

Diets haven't disappeared though...they've rebranded to sound less like a diet and more like a lifestyle...this is clean eating messages of the health and wellness world. The sneaky version of diets these days. The kind of lifestyles that are about elevating yourself above others, a better than mentality for how clean you eat...and ultimately? A message that boils down to lose weight or look like me to have perfect health.

In this episode you'll learn:

What exactly is dieting and 3 my identifiers of diet culture
The science behind why diets don't work
Survival adaptations of the body when we diet and eat clean
Inflammation response and weight cycling response when we diet harder and eat cleaner and cleaner
Calling a truce with intuitive eating
What exactly is intuitive eating (and what it is not)
Use the code NOURISH for 10% off your Primally Pure order for the entire month of August.

Resources for you:

Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here. We are currently booking for August with limited spots left!
Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every week.

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

194: Fat Phobia and Food Insecurity with Fierce Fatty Victoria Welsby (+Enrollment to PSP is open!) Aug 14, 2020

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Are you scared of being or becoming fat? The truth is that most of us are, and it keeps us stuck in the dieting cycle, and lacking trust in our bodies.

On the podcast today, I have guest and fierce fatty, Victoria Welsby, to help you understand what exactly is fat phobia and how fearing becoming fat and shaming fat people isn't helping any of us live happier and healthier lives.

Victoria Welsby is a world leading body confidence expert. She's an anti-diet, pro-fatty body acceptance coach, TEDx speaker and the bestselling author and badass babe behind Fierce Fatty. Victoria helps fat people feel confident in their body so that they can wear what they desire AND the live the life they deserve.

In this episode you'll learn:

Who is this fierce fatty, Victoria Welsby, and the work she does
Victoria's story to overcoming homelessness at 17, abuse and deeply internalized fat phobia
Understanding fat phobia, what it is and how it shows up in ourselves, how we view others and our system
How can not working through your own fat phobia can sabotage your intuitive eating journey
How diet culture and food insecurity impact one another
Victoria's experience dancing in public in a bikini
How can we each feel empowered to feel comfortable and at home in our bodies
How Victoria practices wellness without obsession

Learn more from Victoria:

Use the code NOURISH for 10% off your Primally Pure order for the entire month of August.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE WORKSHOP: WHY DIETS DON'T WORK...only one workshop left!

CLICK HERE TO ENROLL IN PERMISSION STAGE PLAYBOOK! (enrollment open for 7 days only)

Resources for you:

Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here. We are currently booking for August with limited spots left!
Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every week.

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

193: Instead of Body Love, Try Body Respect Aug 11, 2020

Show notes

I've been shifting more of my body image content lately to help you focus first on body respect. Because before anything else, you need to respect yourself and your body, first.

When you immerse yourself in the intuitive eating/non-diet world it can be common to feel as if you need to immediately love your body and feel positive about it at all times. And then you feel shame if that's not your reality.

But we live in a world where thinness is idolized, so it makes sense that it's not as easy as it seems. It's also way less about saying "I love my body" and more about how you treat it.

I hope you walk away from this episode knowing that body love doesn't even have to be the end goal. But if it is for you, it may be challenging due to cultural conditioning and fat phobia. Be compassionate and patient with yourself as you learn this new skill!

Positive body image is less about what your body looks like, and more about developing self esteem and self worth that is not dependent on what your body looks like, and more about body respect, meaning you treat your body with respect no matter what it looks like.

Because you don't have to love your body to respect it! And you don't have to constantly micromanage your body to take care of it. You can learn to trust your body, and come home to your body. You can take care of yourself, because you deserve to, no matter the size or shape of your body or health status.

Listen to today's episode to learn more and walk away with my 5 tips to practice body respect starting today and everyday going forward.

Resources from the episode:

Intuitive Eating book and the Body is Not an Apology

Use the code NOURISH for 10% off your Primally Pure order for the entire month of August.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE WAITLIST FOR THE NEXT ENROLLMENT OF PERMISSION STAGE PLAYBOOK (enrollment opening this week!)

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE WORKSHOP: WHY DIETS DON'T WORK

Resources for you:

Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here. We are currently booking for August with limited spots left!
Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every week.

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

192: Navigating Diet Culture Talk and Body Comments with Corinne Dobbas RD/N Aug 07, 2020

Show notes

Don't forget to sign up for the free workshop I'll be hosting next week, called Why Diet's Don't Work (and what to do instead).

The workshop will cover the science of why diets don't work, what to do instead and understanding what exactly intuitive eating is (and is not). I'll help you understand the physical and mental health benefits of intuitive eating and why it builds sustainable, long term health habits that stick. Because I know you want to know, if you are going to stop dieting- you need to know what you'll be doing instead. Excited to see you at the workshop next week!

Today on the podcast I have guest Corinne Dobbas. Corinne is a a registered dietitian, nutrition therapist, and certified intuitive eating counselor with nearly a decade of experience in Marin County, California.

Corinne specializes in helping clients break free from the mental, emotional, and physical toll of chronic dieting, various levels of disordered eating, and body image concerns – as well as nutrition and body image healing work in eating disorder recovery.

Ultimately, her goal is to help clients nurture a caring and compassionate relationship with food and their bodies through a non-weight focused, non-diet approach.

In this episode we discuss:

Corinne's own journey with disordered eating and why she specializes in eating disorder recovery, body image and intuitive eating work
How our family dynamics and childhood impact our views of our body and food choices
How Corinne defines healthy body image (it may not be what you think!)
How Corinne navigated body image throughout her own pregnancy and postpartum experience
Corinne's advice on handling diet culture comments and body comments.
Boundary statements you can use if someone asks you about your weight, body or food choices
How do Corinne practices wellness without obsession

Learn more about Corinne:

Website >> https://corinnedobbas.com/

Podcast >> https://corinnedobbas.com/podcast/

Instagram >> https://www.instagram.com/dietitiancorinne/

Newsletter >> https://corinnedobbas.com/newsletter/

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE WAITLIST FOR THE NEXT ENROLLMENT OF PERMISSION STAGE PLAYBOOK (enrollment opening next week!)

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE WORKSHOP: WHY DIETS DON'T WORK

Resources for you:

Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here. We are currently booking for August with limited spots left!
Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every week.

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

BONUS: New Free Workshop on Why Diets Don't Work (And What to Do Instead) Aug 05, 2020

Show notes

This month, the podcast will hit our three year anniversary. And for THREE YEARS now share my adoration for intuitive eating...and it all started from a realization years ago, that diets don't work. I saw it in my personal life after a 10 year battle of on and off again diets and developing orthorexia as a result. I saw it in my clients. In my friends and family members and co-workers. I saw it in the research, too. And a shift as a wave of dietitians decided to so loudly claim that diets don't work that a large sector of the RD population now, myself included, call ourselves non-diet or anti-diet dietitians to dissociate ourselves from dieting.

Why? Because...Diets don't work. And I want to dive into this deeper with you, which is why I'm hosting my next free workshop, called Why Diets Don't Work (and What to Do Instead).

And yes...your clean eating regimen counts as a diet and you'll learn why that is in the workshop.

This workshop is for you IF:

You've been on and off diets, clean eating plans and you're starting to question if your habits are truly healthy
You're heard me share about intuitive eating, but you're confused about how to apply Intuitive Eating to your life

You're frustrated that when you've previously tried to give yourself unconditional permission you ate everything in sight
Or maybe you're embarrassed that everytime you try to give yourself unconditional permission you end up spiraling even deeper into another diet or restrictive eating because the lack of control scares you deeply
You're fed up with the hamster wheel of always dieting and losing weight and you are overrrr it and trying to figure out next steps to take

You're inundated with all health and wellness information, you want to learn to trust your body and be your own guru.
- What does it mean to "listen to your body"
- You know every fact there is to know about all nutrition, health and wellness, so much so that it's hard now to listen to your body

The workshop will cover the science of why diets don't work, what to do instead and understanding what exactly intuitive eating is (and is not). I'll help you understand the physical and mental health benefits of intuitive eating and why it builds sustainable, long term health habits that stick. Because i know you want to know, if you are going to stop dieting- you need to know what you'll be doing instead.

Plus, I'll review with you the 4 P's of the permission stage of intuitive eating. That way you can from food obsession to food flexibility. So you can make peace with not only food, but with your body and finally stop micromanaging it. That way you can learn to practice wellness without obsession. And so that this year, even amongst the craziness that is 2020, you reach your goals and become an intuitive eater. Once and for all. Because one of the many amazing things about intuitive eating? You'll never have to diet again. How cool is that?

And, if you are interested in joining my online course, Permission Stage Playbook, you'll see if you're a good fit for the program &I'll be sharing a special offer only workshop attendees will receive.

I'm hosting three available workshop times:

Wednesday August 12th at 11am EST

Thursday August 13th at 6:30pm EST

Saturday August 15th at 10am EST

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE WHY DIETS DON'T WORK WORKSHOP!

Looking forward to meeting you in the workshop next week!

191: Your #1 Food Fear: Carbs Aug 04, 2020

Show notes

Let's begin this episode with a reflection on your thoughts and beliefs surrounding carbohydrates (carbs). Have you ever sat down with your journal, and thought about which foods you specifically fear and why? Are there specific foods you limit, restrict or fear consuming? What about food groups? Write down anything you may fear, even if you believe it's coming from a "good place" like in the name of health you are fearful of (fill in the blank) food.

Did you notice any common themes around what specific foods you've written down?

After years of doing this work in a one on one setting and now in online courses, I've noticed a theme, almost always, the #1 food fear is carbs. And really in all forms, complex carbohydrates like pasta and bread and potatoes and simple carbohydrates like sugar in the form of fruits and desserts. We believe so deeply that some foods are bad and some foods are good. And right now, in today's world, the "worst" food for us is CARBS.

Starting in the 1970's through the 1990's and early 2000's, fat was the primary culprit of shame around food. Now that has shifted to a focus on villainizing carbohydrates. By using flawed research and fear mongering techniques, diet culture has made believe that if we avoid carbs at all cost, our fears won't turn into reality.

We could talk all day about the specific messages that are touted to make us believe carbs are the enemy...but I find if you keep asking yourself why, the fear and belief we have around eating carbs is almost always coming from a desire to lose weight, or to avoid weight gain. So weight is the ultimate root cause of our fear surrounding carbs.

In this episode we discuss:

Why fear of weight gain is not a reason to not eat a particular food
Common thread between the diets and "clean eating" programs of today
Gray area view of the argument around carbs and sugar
Why shaming carbs isn't good for our health and doesn't help us eat the amount right for our bodies
Why shaming foods, like carbs, causes the last supper mentality and the restrict-binge seesaw
The importance of making foods emotionally equivalent to allow for mind body knowledge and the habituation response
Coping with the permission stage of intuitive eating
Why carbohydrates are amazing and the role they play in the body
Questions to reflect and journal on to analyze your relationship around carbs
Stay tuned for an extra special bonus episode tomorrow!

Learn more:

What Exactly is Diet Culture podcast episode

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE WAITLIST FOR THE NEXT ENROLLMENT OF PERMISSION STAGE PLAYBOOK.

Resources for you:

Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here. We are currently booking for August with limited spots left!
Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every week.

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

190: Respecting the Origin of the Body Positive Movement with Self Love Advocate Candace Molatore Jul 31, 2020

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I am thrilled to have Candace Molatore on the podcast today. I have followed Candace on Instagram for quite awhile now, and I have to say I'm obsessed! She is beautiful, with impeccable style, but more importantly- her words and writing speak to me so much. She's like that calm, nurturing and honest friend that you cling on to every word she says to learn and do better as a person yourself.

Candace Molatore is a Self-Love Advocate, Branding Consultant and Photographer based in Portland, OR. With a passion for building community, Candace uses her photography and writing skills to broadcast the message of self confidence, body positivity and inclusivity online. She shares her interests, inspiration, tips and everyday life with her audience regularly through social media. With a modest but strong following behind her, Candace continues to spread the message of inclusivity and self-love with high-quality visuals, a strong work ethic and a mission to make everyone feel empowered in their own skin.

Today's podcast sponsor is super special. When I approached Candace to come on the show, I mentioned a charity donation to support a cause that was important to Candace to say thank you for her time coming on the show. Candace also met my donation, and suggested that I share about the charity as the sponsor of the episode, and I thought it was such a brilliant suggestion!

So, today I am honored to tell you about the Jim Collins Foundation.

The mission of the Jim Collins Foundation is to provide financial assistance to transgender people for gender-affirming surgeries. The Jim Collins Foundation recognizes that not every transgender person needs or wants surgery to achieve a healthy transition. But for those who do, gender-affirming surgeries are an important step in their transition to being their true selves. However, access to gender-affirming surgery is impossible for most. Discrimination against transgender people is so prevalent that many transgender people struggle to survive, never mind save for surgery costs. Even for those who have health insurance, coverage is systematically denied. Many insurance policies contain a "Transsexual Exclusion Clause" which excludes all medical procedures related to a person's transgender status. For many transgender people, access to surgery is out of reach.

The Jim Collins Foundation raises money to fund gender-affirming surgeries for those transgender people who need surgery to live a healthy life, but have no ability to pay for it themselves. We recognize that for those people who require surgery for a healthy gender transition, lack of access to surgery may result in hopelessness, depression, and sometimes, suicide. The Jim Collins Foundation is a community-based initiative promoting the self-determination and empowerment of all transgender people.

Click here to learn more about the Jim Collins Foundation and donate.

In this episode we discuss:

Candace shares her story and life's journey leading her to the work she does today as a self love advocate, branding consultant and photographer
What impacted Candace in the past with lack of self love and her tips for how she changed the narrative internally of her own self worth
The origins of the body positive movement and how to respect its origins
How can we be more respectful to the challenges Black women face of feeling body positive and embracing wellness
Candace's tips on using social media as a way to uplift ourselves, rather than compare and judge ourselves
How we can as a collective whole be more inclusive to all body sizes
How we vote with our money, and choosing brands that are inclusive to all body sizes
How Candace built a wardrobe and style that fits her body and represents her personality
How Candace practices wellness without obsession

Learn more:

Click here to get your hands on my new free mini course, the Summer Reset!

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE WAITLIST FOR THE NEXT ENROLLMENT OF PERMISSION STAGE PLAYBOOK.

Resources for you:

Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here. We are currently booking for August with limited spots left!
Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every week.

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

189: Intuitive Eating if You Need or Want to Lose Weight Jul 28, 2020

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Spoiler alert: This episode is NOT going to be what you think it is. Because the truth is, if you see ANYONE telling you that you can intentionally lose weight and practice intuitive eating, run far, far away.

Today's episode is to briefly share what can happen to your weight as you enter into intuitive eating, but the main purpose of this episode is to walk you through the many emotions involved with the desire to change our bodies and lose weight. Let's start by sharing WHY any information that tells you you can intentionally lose weight is NOT intuitive eating and health at every size aligned.

The very first principle of intuitive eating is to reject the diet mentality. As you read this chapter in the intuitive eating book or workbook, or work through online courses or one on one support to learn this principle, you'll learn this about the diet mentality:

"If you allow even one small hope to linger that a new and better diet might be lurking around the corner, it will prevent you from being free to rediscover Intuitive Eating."

If someone is telling you to intentionally to lose weight and still eat intuitively, or this is your own personal intention, you won't be able to tap fully into intuitive eating.

In this episode we discuss:

Why intentional dieting and weight loss efforts prevent you from tapping into your intuitive eating capability
What will happen to your weight as you stop dieting
Set point theory and weight cycling science
My own experience with set point and weight cycling
Why the possibility of weight gain ignites such deep fear in us
How to move past the fear and anxiety of potential weight gain
Grappling with letting go of the desire to lose weight
The real reasons why we desire weight loss and body changes
The freedom and possibilities of what you will experience as an intuitive eater

Learn more:

Blog post on VM: Can you lose weight with intuitive eating
Blog post on VM: Letting go of the desire to lose weight
Intuitive eating book and workbook

Primally Pure products mentioned in this episode: gua sha stone, charcoal deodorant, lemongrass and blue tansy deodorant. Use the code NOURISH for 10% off your order.

Click here to get your hands on my new free mini course, the Summer Reset!

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE WAITLIST FOR THE NEXT ENROLLMENT OF PERMISSION STAGE PLAYBOOK.

Resources for you:

Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here. We are currently booking for August with limited spots left!
Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every week.

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

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