The Dear Body Podcast

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186 - Reclaim Your Routine and Set Fitness Goals That Don't Mess With Your Head Oct 04, 2024

Let's cut the all-or-nothing mindset and chat about how to set fitness goals that don't mess with your head or drag you into food obsession and guilt. In today's episode, we're breaking down how to take back your fitness journey from diet culture's toxic BS and how set goals that actually make you feel empowered, not ashamed.

What You'll Learn

If you have appearance-related goals, how to pursue them without letting them take over your life or mess with your mental health
Why your fitness goals should never be all about how you look.
The four categories that actually keep you motivated and build real body respect: performance & functionality, mental & emotional well-being, consistency & sustainability, and health & longevity.
How to ditch perfectionism and the all-or-nothing mentality for good

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The Food Freedom Online Program is a transformative 4-month experience designed to help women break free from the cycle of binge and emotional eating. Through a blend of brain science, habit reprogramming, nervous system regulation and compassionate coaching, you'll develop a balanced, peaceful relationship with food and your body. It’s not just about healing your relationship with food—it’s about rediscovering who you are and building a life of confidence, purpose, and freedom. You don’t have to do it alone—this program gives you the tools, community, and support to truly thrive.

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185 - 4 Reasons Self-Love Isn’t Helping You Feel Better in Your Body—And What Will Sep 25, 2024

Okay, let’s get real—how many times have you tried to “love yourself” and still felt like crap about your body? 🙋‍♀️ We’ve all been there. In today’s episode, we chat about why self-love can actually feel like more of a burden sometimes and what to do instead. If self-love feels like one more thing on your to-do list (that’s NOT helping you feel better in your body), then this episode is for you.

✨ What You’ll Learn:

Why self-love can sometimes make you feel worse, not better
The surprising power of building a self-respect practice instead
How to reconnect with your body in a way that feels authentic, not forced
Why collective healing (aka, community) is SO much more powerful than going it alone

If you’re ready to let go of the pressure of self-love and reconnect with your body in a way that feels real, grab your tea and let’s dive in!

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Ready to break free from the exhausting cycle of binge and emotional eating?

The Food Freedom Online Program is a transformative 4-month experience designed to help women break free from the cycle of binge and emotional eating. Through a blend of brain science, habit reprogramming, nervous system regulation and compassionate coaching, you'll develop a balanced, peaceful relationship with food and your body. It’s not just about healing your relationship with food—it’s about rediscovering who you are and building a life of confidence, purpose, and freedom. You don’t have to do it alone—this program gives you the tools, community, and support to truly thrive.

Opens for enrollment late Oct 2024! Join the newsletter crew for more info: jessijean.com/newsletter

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184 - Why High Achievers Secretly Struggle With Food (And How to Fix It) Sep 18, 2024

Alright, for my high-achievers, let’s talk about why things still aren’t clicking in your relationship with food. The same strengths—discipline, routine, structure— that help you crush it in other areas might be working against you when it comes to feeling in control with food.

It’s frustrating. You’re used to getting results, but with food, your diet, feeling good in your body, it feels like everything falls apart. If you’ve ever thought, “Why can’t I figure this out?”—you’re not alone. I unpack why strong, high-achieving women often struggle with food and body image, and take it as personal failure when, in reality, you just need a different approach. Let’s get into it.

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183 - Mom Life Unfiltered: Sleep Training, Fitness Goals, and What's Coming Next Sep 11, 2024

Tired mamas, let’s talk about the sleep consultant who straight-up saved my sanity. My 10-month-old’s sleep regression had me hanging by a thread, but a literal angel, a miracle worker reached out to me in the DMs and turned our nights around in just three (yeah, THREE) days. If you’re a mom who’s drowning in sleepless nights, this episode will be encouraging!

We’re also talking fitness—how I’ve finally managed to find some consistency in the middle of all the chaos. It’s not perfect, but it’s real. I’m sharing what’s helped me stay true to my promises to myself, even when life feels overwhelming.

Lastly, I chat about big news for anyone struggling with binge eating, emotional eating, or body image challenges and the new ways I can support you on your journey! This episode is a little bit of catch-up on all the things :)

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Links to things mentioned in the show:

Sleep Consultant: Gena with sleepandslumberconsulting.com // Gena's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sleepandslumberconsulting/-

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182 - How To Respond To Body Comments and Diet Talk Aug 08, 2024

In today's episode were going to chat about how to handle diet culture comments and conversations confidently. Because these and comments like it are uncomfortable, right?!

"I'm really trying to be good"
"How do you stay so skinny working in a bakery?
"I've noticed your eating habits"
"Wow, you're really indulging today!"
"You've gained weight, but you look healthy"
"No thanks, I need to detox from this weekend."
"I'm trying to lose another 20"
"We don't need lunch since were going out to dinner"
Etc etc etc

Even well-intentioned comments like, "have you lost weight, what's your secret?" can be super triggering. And too much exposure to these types of conversations can impact your mental health, relationship with food, body image, and they also put a stain on relationships.

So whether it’s coming from friends, family, co-workers or even yourself, I’ll share practical strategies to set boundaries, redirect conversations, and protect your mental and emotional health in a world that’s often obsessed with dieting and weight.

You'll hear me chat about:

How to recognize when a conversation turns diet culture-y
How to set clear boundaries without being confrontational
Practical tips to pivot conversations away from diet culture talk
How to maintain your mental and emotional well-being during these conversations
My personal experiences with diet culture talk and how I’ve learned to handle it over the years
How to encourage a positive dialogue about food and body image in your social circles

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181 - Real Talk on Feeling Lost, Lonely and Making Friends as an Adult with Mary Jelkovsky Aug 01, 2024

Today's guest, Mary Jelkovsky, is back, and we're diving into something so many of us know all too well—feeling lost, lonely, and realizing that making friends as an adult is HARD. We chat about how significant life transitions and healing your relationship with food and body image can throw you into an existential crisis. Seriously, who hasn't asked, "WTF just happened?" or "Who am I?"

Mary gives us the tea on her journey from battling food and body image issues to becoming a self-love queen, hosting retreats, writing books, and blowing up on social media. We break down the nuances of adulthood, recovery, and the awkward "I'm lost" phase, and why building community as an adult is so damn hard.

Whether you're trying to level up your relationships, figure out who you are, or start a self-love journey, this episode is packed with practical tips, personal stories, and wisdom from two gals who are very much so *still* figuring it out.

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Connect with Mary:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryscupofteaa
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maryscupoftea
Mary's Cup Of Tea Podcast: https://maryscupoftea.com/podcast/
Mary's Self-Love Retreats: https://maryscupoftea.com/retreats

Grab a copy of her Self-Love Books:

The Gift Of Self-Love Workbook: https://maryscupoftea.com/gift-of-self-love
100 Days Of Self-Love Guided Journal: https://maryscupoftea.com/100-days-of-self-love

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180 - "I literally feel like I am eating so much and just don't feel full!" Jul 25, 2024

A few weeks ago, I threw up a Q&A box on my Instagram stories, and one submission was an immediate screenshot and save moment: “I literally feel like I am eating so much and just don’t feel full.” (thank you to the woman who submitted it) I knew right then and there this had to be a pod episode.

I’ve been there—three different times in my life, actually—and I was clueless as to why this was happening.

So today on the pod, I chat about my experiences with this feeling, what I ended up learning about why you can be eating enough and still not feel full, and how I eventually got to a place where I could feel and honor my fullness with very little effort.

You'll also hear me chat about:

The various physical, psychological, behavioral, and biological reasons you can eat and still may not feel your fullness
My clean eating / high volume foods era
My transition to flexible dieting and macro counting and how it initially felt liberating until it became suffocating
My doubts with intuitive eating
What the beginning of my intuitive eating journey felt like
Extreme hunger and feeling insatiable
The journey of rebuilding trust with food and my body
How I eventually was able to feel my fullness

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179- Understanding the Four Types of Hunger Jul 17, 2024

Today, we're tackling a super common question: How do you tell the difference between physical hunger and emotional hunger? But did you know there are actually four different types of hunger? Understanding these can help transform your eating habits and your relationship with food.

In this episode, I break down the four types of hunger and share:

The subtle clues that reveal which type of hunger you’re experiencing.
How knowing this can change your eating habits for the better.
The key to reducing stress and anxiety around food.
The surprising truth about emotional eating – it’s not what you think!

We’ll also dive into why keeping regular eating intervals can be a game-changer for your energy and hormone levels, and how it helps you avoid those impulsive eating moments. Plus, we’ll explore how to create positive memories with food without the guilt.

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Timestamps:

[00:01:33] Fear of Hunger

[00:02:55] Different Types of Hunger

[00:05:06] Emotional Hunger

[00:11:24] Practical Hunger

[00:13:54] Taste Hunger and Pleasure

[00:21:11] Validity of Different Types Hunger Types

178 - Shutting Up Your Inner Critic: 5 Tips To Silence Negative Self-Talk Jul 10, 2024

Alright, my fellow goal-driven baddies, today we're tackling that annoying inner critic. You know the one. She's an energy vampire and if you have goals or want to improve your relationship with food, your body and yourself, theres simply no time for negative self-talk. In this episode, I am sharing 5 game-changing tips to silence the negative self-talk and reclaim your power.

You'll learn how to:

Reframe those toxic thoughts and take back control
Practice gratitude to keep your vibe high
Surround yourself with positive energy and cut out the noise
Use visual reminders and killer playlists to boost your mindset
Master your social circle to elevate your mental game

If you need a little motivation and support to break free from the negativity and step into your most empowered, grounded and confident self, this one is must listen. Share this episode with a friend who needs a boost, and don't forget to leave a review—your support means everything! Let’s do this.

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Timestamps:

[00:00:00] Introduction

[00:01:30] Overcoming negative self-talk

[00:01:47] Camping adventures and anxious thoughts

[00:06:18] Unexpected visit from a park ranger

[00:08:52] The power of reframing

[00:13:59] Importance of reframing for personal growth

[00:18:08] Practicing the three good things exercise

[00:25:11] Utilizing music for vibe check

[00:27:07] Visual reminders for combating negative self-talk

177 - My (Positive) Birth Story: From Pregnancy Dreams to Labor Realities Jul 03, 2024

During my pregnancy, I was obsessed with listening to positive birth stories and imagining what my own would be like and I'm so excited to share it all with you today. I recap all the nitty gritty details from the highs and lows of pregnancy to the unexpected twists and turns of my labor and delivery!

In this episode you'll hear:

How I decided between birthing at-home, in a birth center or at the hospital
What resources, courses, and classes *we* took to prepare
What expectations I had of my husband
The really important conversations we had before getting pregnant
How long it took for me to get pregnant
Tips for morning sickness
How we did our gender reveal
Why we chose to hire a doula
What my birth wishes were
My attempt to go unmedicated
All my desperate attempts to induce labor
How hypnobirthing helped me
The challenges I faced with my baby's position
What contractions / back labor felt like
What I used for pain management during labor
How I advocated for myself
And what happened immediately after delivery

I delve into the various stages of my pregnancy, the preparations my husband and I made, and the intense emotions that accompanied the journey. Despite the unexpected twists, the birth of my son was a profound and empowering experience.

This episode is not just a recount of my birth story but also a tribute to the incredible support from my husband, my doula, and my medical team. Whether you're a soon-to-be mom, a new mom, or someone who loves birth stories, I hope my journey brings you insight, hope, and maybe even some excitement for your own path to motherhood.

Links to things mentioned in the show:

Use Code 'JESSIJEAN' for 10% OFF >> The Birth Class For Couples - by Balanced Families. This course was a GAME-CHANGER for my husband and I and helped us understand our options for various ways of birthing, how to prepare for birth during pregnancy, labor 101, knowing our options / how to advocate for ourselves, pain management techniques, what to expect immediately after baby is born, and how your partner can best show up for YOU. It was AMAZZZZZING!
Expectful App - I loved the pregnancy and birth focused meditations, visualizations, and the hypnobirthing audio course inside this app.
Super Soft 'Lila' Labor Gown - I wanted to be as comfy as possible during labor and this gown was incredibly soft. I loved it!

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Ep 173: sick of feeling behind; the productivity trap & how to prioritize

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Timestamps:

[00:00:00] Excitement and preparation

[00:02:48] Beginning the journey motherhood

[00:03:45] Conversations we had before getting pregnant

[00:07:14] Tips for morning sickness

[00:12:19] Finding the @balanced.birth.couple on Instagram

[00:16:10] Seeking support: hiring a doula

[00:17:10] Navigating pregnancy challenges

[00:20:40] Our private gender reveal

[00:22:56] Addressing gender preferences

[00:23:37] Pregnancy anxiety

[00:27:29] Exploring birthing options

[00:31:29] Creating my birth wishes sheet

[00:39:42] Induction attempts and expectations

[00:43:07] Onset of labor (back labor…ouffff)

[00:53:07] Decision for epidural relief

[00:56:00] Challenges with baby’s position

[00:59:47] Joyful arrival of baby Marcus Andy

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This episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct, or indirect financial interest in products, or services referred to in this episode.

176 - 3-Step Mid-Year Reset (for your goals, routines & habits) Jun 26, 2024

Grab the FREE Mid-Year Reset and Habit Tracker downloadable e-book to follow along with the episode and stay organized by subscribing to the (also free) weekly newsletter at: jessijean.com/newsletter. The e-book will be included as a FREE GIFT in your Welcome To The Newsletter Crew Email (check your spam or promotions box if you don't see it).

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In this episode Jessi guides you through a simple but effective mid-year check-in and reset for your goals, routines and habits. She chats about why most people lose sight of their goals by February and how you can break that cycle. Jessi shares her personal journey and effective strategies for setting and achieving meaningful goals.

You'll learn a straightforward three-step process to reflect, realign, and reset your goals and habits, so you can make the most of the rest of the year. From creating clarity in your life to mastering new habits, this episode is packed with actionable insights.

Tune in and get ready to reignite your motivation, focus and self-belief!

Mentioned in the show:

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Timestamps:

[0:00] Mid-year check-in and reset
[1:58] Struggles with setting goals & following through
[2:46] Reigniting excitement with your goals / intentions
[7:00] Step one: reflection and realignment
[11:35] Impact of environment on productivity and focus
[12:29] Step two: re-evaluating & setting goals
[18:23] Step three: re-evaluating habits, routines, and schedule
[25:10] Finishing the year strong

175 - Organizing Your Life To Reduce Mental Load and Embracing Routine To Improve Your Relationship With Food Jun 19, 2024

In today's episode, Jessi chats about how organizing, systematizing and streamlining so many areas of her life has helped reduce mental clutter / mental load and completely changed her life. She discusses how to create a life where structure, systems, and routines support your well-being without being restrictive, and how you can implement a concept called 'structured flexibility' on your journey to end binge eating, emotional eating and overeating if you are someone who thrives on routine but also wants a healthier, less obsessive relationship with food and fitness.

She also shares her and her husband's experience playing the Fair Play card game to divvy up household responsibilities in an effort to reduce overwhelm, resentment and feel more connected with one another.

Join us for a convo on the power of routine, systems, reducing decision fatigue, and embracing a balanced approach to food and exercise that feels both managed and free.

Links to things mentioned in the show:

*these are commissionable - I think i'll earn a couple cents from mister Jeffrey Bezos if you purchase through these links, which I do appreciate but no pressure (ever)

The Fair Play Game - it's a conversation card deck. We didn't read the book prior to playing and honestly didn't need to but I did buy it and I may read it eventually.
Fair Play - the book

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Timestamps:

[0:00] Organizing, systematizing, and streamlining life to reduce overwhelm
[2:42] Why more systems and routines = less mental clutter!
[4:38] Jessi and her husband's experience playing the Fair Play game to divvy up household tasks
[8:59] Why going on an intentional journey to heal an unhealthy relationship with food can feel so intimidating
[10:11] Defining what food freedom, intuitive eating, and joyful movement is for anyone new to the journey
[12:18] The HUGE problem with the food freedom movement that nobody's talking about and where so many get stuck
[15:33] The concept of "structured flexibility' and why it may help you thrive in your food freedom journey
[18:05] Using structured flexibility to improve your relationship with food and fitness and overcome all-or-nothing thinking
[22:10] Creating a life that feels managed and orderly, but also FREE!

174 - Questions Answered: Weight Loss, Building Body Confidence, and Safeguarding Against Diet Culture Jun 14, 2024

In this episode Jessi shares insights around common questions that deserve straight forward answers and where she's changed her mind:

Why can I know a lot about building a positive body image, yet it still feels so hard?
How do I lose weight without dieting?
Do 95% of diets really fail?
Is pursuing a weight loss goal right (or safe) for me?

She recaps a recent workshop she hosted for her Food Freedom Online Program clients, shares tangible practices for building body confidence, discusses the nuanced difference between dieting and diet culture, and offers advice on how to evaluate if pursuing weight loss is the right choice for you. She also touches on finding the right support for your fitness and fat loss goals, and how to safeguard against falling back into diet culture.

Mentioned in the show:

Ep 169 - Her Story- How Amelia Found Mental AND Body Freedom → In the episode Amelia shares her experience focusing first on healing her relationship with food then pursuing fitness and weight loss goals.

Sohee Lee Carpenter on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soheefit

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Timestamps:

[3:19] Why does building a positive body image feel so elusive?
[6:15] Tangibles that can help you build body confidence
[11:16] Dieting vs diet culture: understanding the *key* differences
[15:21] “How do I lose weight without dieting?”
[16:29] Do 95% of diets really fail? Where Jessi has changed her mind
[20:34] Understanding whether or not pursuing weight loss is right for you
[25:47] How to safeguard against diet culture relapse!
[26:43] 6 must-ask questions before hiring a coach, personal trainer, dietitian etc.

173 - sick of feeling behind; the productivity trap and how to prioritize Jun 06, 2024

The Dear Body Podcast is (finally) back! Jessi dives right in and catches you up on her journey over the past year and a half and why she was pretty much missing in action. She reflects on the overwhelm of constantly feeling behind and like you're never doing enough and reveals her strategies for prioritizing what truly matters.

In this episode you'll learn:

How to identify what's urgent vs. what feels urgent—how to manage a long to-do list without feeling overwhelmed.
Two key questions Jessi ask's herself to help her reduce overwhelm and prioritize effectively
Strategies to break free from the never ending productivity trap that is leaving us all feeling like were not doing enough, EVER
What you can do instead of trying harder to feel caught up and in momentum

Tune in to hear Jessi's candid reflections and practical advice on how to feel like you're winning in life, even when the to-do list never seems to end.

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172 - Scientifically-Proven Strategies For Helping Your Children With Their Mental Health with Dr. Caroline Leaf Aug 07, 2023

If you've have children, are thinking about having children, or have an interest in helping today's kiddos navigate their mental and emotional health - this episode is for you. And man, is it eye-opening. This generation of children are showing more signs of anxiety, depression and mental health challenges and left unaddressed these challenges can impact them the rest of their lives.

But fortunately we have some incredible resources and strategies for helping our kids navigate mental health. And to unpack these scienctifacally-proven strategies and steps to help our children, I am joined today by bestselling author and renowned neuroscientist, Dr. Caroline Leaf!

Her newest book releasing August 8th: How To Help Your Child Clean Up Their Mental Mess is a guide to building resilience and managing mental health. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to help equip their children to build an unshakable foundation for mental health. You can pre-order the book to recieve super-fun exclusive bonus content HERE.

Or purchase from your favorite book retailer:

Last time Dr. Caroline Leaf was on the podcast we chatted the neuroscience of healing disordered eating and you guys LOVED it. I have no doubt you will love this episode just as much.

We discuss:

How our own mental messes from our childhood follow up into adulthood and how those then impact our children AND what we can do about it
If we should outright talk about our own mental health struggles with our children
How children's mental health has gotten worse over the last 40 years
What the neurocycle process is and how we can use to manage our mind and drive neuroplasticity in the right direction
How a messy mind leads to a messy life
A simple strategy for helping your kids grow in mental and emotional resilience
How long it actually takes to reprogram your mind
What the mental health warning signals are to be aware of
How do we get out of the cycles of self-sabotage

Other links:

Dr. Caroline Leaf's podcast - Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess
The Neurocycle App - a brain detox app to help you manage stress, anxiety, depression and toxic thinking
Dr. Caroline Leaf's other book mentioned in the episode - Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess

Ep. 171 - Where to Start Your Food Freedom Journey - Hungry For Recovery Breakdown Jun 29, 2023

If you’re feeling STUCK in a cycle of restrict, behave, stay the course and F*CK IT, feed me, I’ll start over again on Monday, buckle up because on today’s episode we’re chatting about getting off the diet-binge roller coaster and where to start your food freedom journey.

I’m joined today by fellow food freedom advocate and recent nutrition college graduate, Bobby Kasmire and we chat about:

How we met online and why Bobby decided to take a trip across the country to collaborate with Jessi in Colorado
What the solution is for those who aren’t ready to dive into a full blown food freedom recovery program but want to get started
Bobby’s passion for breaking down the stigma of disordered eating struggles and inspiring people to take those 1st few steps
How we came together to create Hungry For Recovery >> a 23-day mini-course to jumpstart your food freedom journey (with tangible tools and rich inspiration) that will take you from feeling STUCK to UNSTOPPABLE
Why we wanted a recovery resource that was available for ALL genders
How a 6-pack and being super lean ISN’T WORTH IT!
How the reality that getting started in recovery can feel f*cking scary and overwhelming but is also WORHT IT and really exciting!
A breakdown of what to expect inside of Hungry For Recovery and why it will continue to inspire and motivate you long after the 23-day challenge

For more details and to jumpstart your Food Freedom Recovery journey visit: hungryforrecovery.jessijean.com - doors Open July 7th, 2023 for our very first cohort! Come join us for the 23-day food freedom challenge that will help you finally begin breaking free of the self-sabotage, binge-restrict, and emotional overeating cycles. Because YOU deserve to experience genuine happiness, confidence and freedom with food.

Hungry For Recovery was designed specifically for the chronic over-thinker who isn’t entirely sure they’re ready to dive into a full blown recovery program, but is READY to finally feel relief from the exhausting cycles of binge and emotional overeating with tangible tools, techniques and clear steps to help you finally GET STARTED.

Each morning we will email you 2 short videos (1 educational ~10min & 1 inspirational ~5min), along with a powerful action step to take that day that will help you create meaningful momentum to STOP the fight with food.

Over the next 23-days you’ll learn:

What the f*ck went wrong with this whole food thing & why you can’t stop thinking about food & your body image
The THREE most important steps to START your food freedom & body image journey and how to stop an urge to overeat in the heat of the moment
Why nervous system regulation is often THE MISSING LINK to overcome emotional overeating & two powerful techniques
How to STOP losing yourwith sugar & the 4-steps to breaking the pattern of eating past fullness
3 powerful body image hacks to help you immediately start feeling better in your body
Why most get intuitive eating all wrong, and how to ACTUALLY do it right.

Regardless of age, gender, or how long you’ve been fighting food and your body, YOU ARE CAPABLE of healing. I’m excited to help you take those 1st few steps and create powerful momentum in the right direction. Join us at: hungryforrecovery.jessijean.com

You can do it scared. Remember, ready isn’t a feeling. It’s a choice.

Ep. 170 - 5 Signs You May Need To Slow Down + Take A Career Break Jun 27, 2023

It’s been a hot minute since I released an episode but I’m back and ready to share a little bit of unconventional wisdom about learning to SLOWWWWW down and take a career break! Yeah, you heard me - a career BREAK! Sounds simultaneously terrifying and exciting, I know. But the reality is seasons of slowness, taking a step back and maybe even taking a full blown sabbatical should be as much a part of the conversation as goal setting and career advancement.

If you’re feeling burnt out, stretched thin, uninspired, and unmotivated it may be time to consider slowing down and allowing your soul to recharge + reboot. On today’s episode I share:

⁃5 signs it’s time to slow down + maybe even take a career break
⁃How to overcome fears about taking a break and slowing down
⁃How to set yourself up to take a break / sabbatical
⁃The benefits of entering a season of slowness

I also share a little life update and why I haven’t released an episode in months (hint hint - there’s a tiny human growing inside my uterus! Hello 23 weeks!)

Lastly, I share a little bit about my new 23-day Food Freedom mini-course, Hungry For Recovery launching July 7th, 2023! The course was designed for those who aren’t quite ready to dive into a full blown recovery program, but are ready to lay the foundation and finally get started on their food freedom journey with tangible tools and action plans that will help take you feeling from STUCK to UNSTOPPABLE.

Join the waitlist HERE to be the 1st to know when doors open!

http://hungryforrecovery.jessijean.com

169 - Her Story - How Amelia Found Mental AND Body Freedom Mar 02, 2023

We have a very special episode today where Jessi brings in a Food Freedom Online Program client to unpack their journey from the very beginning; how her struggles with food & body started, what she tried in the past to heal & ultimately how she found food freedom. A true redemption story that we hope encourages every woman out there that may think they have to choose between mental freedom and body freedom. If you ever have wondered, can I pursue weight loss, fitness & aesthetic goals? Make sure to give this a listen! Similar to Amelia, you just have to bake your cake in the right order.

Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Ready to begin your journey to a peaceful relationship with food & confidence in your own skin? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

Find more tangible techniques + tools on how-to: reprogram your behaviors with food and conquer binge & emotional eating:

Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

168 - From Unmotivated to Unleashed; Reignite Your Love for Exercise Feb 28, 2023

Are you feeling unmotivated & overwhelmed when it comes to exercise? Do you want to get back into an exercise schedule without slipping back into old toxic patterns? Or maybe you’re a brand new beginner looking to simply get started! On today’s episode, Jessi provides us with simple tips that we can implement this week to reignite a healthy relationship with movement. Remember, diet culture doesn’t own a game plan or fitness!

Links:

If you’re not signed up for Jessi’s VIP list yet head to www.jessijean.com/vip — there will be a PDF print out of a simple AMRAP sesh to dip your toes back into movement!

Find more tangible techniques + tools on how-to: reprogram your behaviors with food and conquer binge & emotional eating:

167 - The Art of Making Friends; A (Badass) Guide for Adults Feb 23, 2023

Have you ever googled, “How to make friends as an adult?”… guilty! Making friends as an adult can feel so challenging. On today’s episode Jessi empowers us with a badass guide on how to find our people & strengthen our current relationships. Newsflash! It’s going to take time, energy, effort & intention to build these solid connections. You’ll leave this episode feeling encouraged to put yourself out there & start attracting some dope people!

Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Ready to begin your journey to a peaceful relationship with food & confidence in your own skin? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

Find more tangible techniques + tools on how-to: reprogram your behaviors with food and conquer binge & emotional eating:

166 - 10 Reasons Recovery Is Worth It Feb 21, 2023

You will LOVE this simple & sweet episode where Jessi shares 10 unique reasons that recovery is absolutely worth it! You are worthy of the time, energy & effort it takes to heal your relationship with food and get to a place where it just feels EASY! I know it can be scary to pursue healing because it means change, but gosh it is worth it!

Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Ready to begin your journey to a peaceful relationship with food & confidence in your own skin? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

Find more tangible techniques + tools on how-to: reprogram your behaviors with food and conquer binge & emotional eating:

165 - Surprisingly Effective Reminders for Transforming Negative Body Image Feb 16, 2023

This episode is for every single woman who has ever had a bad body image day. *Yep, I think that's all of us* Jessi shares various mindset shifts & tools to overcome the harsh inner bully. Reminder, self esteem & confidence does not just show up one day when you hit ‘x’ number on the scale. Confidence is a set of skills & practices that ANYONE is able to achieve through action. Are you ready to quiet the inner critic and elevate your most empowered self?

Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Ready to begin your journey to a peaceful relationship with food & confidence in your own skin? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

Find more tangible techniques + tools on how-to: reprogram your behaviors with food and conquer binge & emotional eating:

164 - The Roots of Loneliness: Understanding Why You Feel Alone Feb 14, 2023

Did you know that a study out of 10,000 adults showed that more than 3 out of 5 adults in the United States are lonely? We are the most connected we’ve ever been yet lonelier than ever before. On today’s episode Jessi shares her own story with loneliness, ways that loneliness shows up in our lives & tips to moving through loneliness that we may be experiencing. It is entirely normal to experience feelings of loneliness in our seasons of our lives.

Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Ready to begin your journey to a peaceful relationship with food & confidence in your own skin? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

Find more tangible techniques + tools on how-to: reprogram your behaviors with food and conquer binge & emotional eating:

163 - Breaking the Cycle — How People Pleasing is Connected to Binge Eating Feb 09, 2023

This is your reminder that people pleasing may be linked to binge eating and nervous system dysregulation. Jessi talks us through how to know whether or not you’re a people pleaser and multiple signs to reflect on ways people pleasing may be showing up in our lives. 2023, let it be the year we are able to approve & validate of ourselves AND learn to set gentle boundaries that honor our highest self.

Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Ready to begin your journey to a peaceful relationship with food & confidence in your own skin? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

Find more tangible techniques + tools on how-to: reprogram your behaviors with food and conquer binge & emotional eating:

162 - 6 Steps to Regulating Your Nervous System & Overcoming Emotional Eating Feb 07, 2023

What is the most common pitfall that many of us do when we’re new to healing our relationship with food? We recognize that there are behaviors with food that we don’t like and then we try to white knuckle our way through avoiding these behaviors but the truth is this struggle has very little to do with the actual food. Jessi is going to unpack this more on today's episode and demystify what may be the root or underlying cause, the nervous system. She also provides you with 6 steps that you can take to begin regulating your nervous system.

Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Ready to begin your journey to a peaceful relationship with food & confidence in your own skin? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

Find more tangible techniques + tools on how-to: reprogram your behaviors with food and conquer binge & emotional eating:

161 - 5 Ways To Bounce Back After A Setback Feb 02, 2023

Is there anything worse than the paralyzing feeling of being STUCK. Confusion, self sabotage, the mental spiral of self defeating thoughts from experiencing set backs.. it can seem crippling. Today, Jessi is equipping us with 5 powerful mindset shifts and mindset skills to help you bounce back from these so called set backs. You’ll leave this episode with practical skills you can use next time you may experience this very real human experience. Jessi also shares the 6 key indicators of success in the food freedom healing journey, a concept also expanded on in The Food Freedom Online Program.

Links:

Jessi's signature 4 month online program that's currently enrolling new clients for 2023 who are ready to heal their relationship with food and their body. Designed to help the over-stimulated busy woman who is struggling with either binge-eating, emotional overeating, food anxiety, food obsession or intrusive food or body thoughts to be able to regain control of food and retrain those impulsive behavior so you no longer even feel that urge or that impulse to overeat.

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Find more tangible techniques + tools on how-to: reprogram your behaviors with food and conquer binge & emotional eating:

160 - Weight Loss + Food Freedom; How I Navigated Wanting BOTH Jan 31, 2023

“Do I need to let go of wanting to lose weight if I want food freedom”?

Jessi unpacks her perspective on this frequently asked question. She shares what she wishes she would’ve known when she was navigating bikini competitions, binge eating & feeling obsessive compulsive around food. She also provides an activity for you that can really help put things into perspective when it comes to body image & body obsession.

Links:

Remember to sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content: www.jessijean.com/VIP *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on the information talked about in today’s episode.

The Food Freedom Online Program 2.0 is a 4 month online program that was designed specifically for the overstimulated & busy individual who feels like they've tried just about everything to stop the cycles of emotional overeating and binge eating. The program is for you if you're feeling stuck in those repetitive undesired patterns with food & your body. You feel in your spirit something has been missing in all the mindset work that you've tried. The program will guide you through the process of regulating your nervous system, integrating & understanding the principles of intuitive eating and combining mindset work with body-based work for a holistic healing approach which will create true food freedom and body confidence. If you are ready to step out of this feeling of being stuck in survival mode and integrate peace, clarity & natural balance with food where you no longer feel the urge or desire to engage in overeating head to www.foodfreedomonlineprogram.com now! Spoiler alert: you can honor your body, nutrition & fitness goals AND have an easy relationship with food!

159 - Step ONE To Food Freedom Jan 26, 2023

Today Jessi answers one of the most common questions she receives online; Where do I start in my food freedom journey? This is a very important step.. so much so that none of the other steps really matter if you don’t first tackle this! This episode is for the intuitive eating beginner and a great reminder for others on the healing journey who are looking for that normalcy and balance in their relationship with food.

Links:

My brand new 4 month online program that's currently enrolling new clients for 2023 who are ready to heal their relationship with food and their body. Designed to help the over-stimulated busy woman who is struggling with either binge-eating, emotional overeating, food anxiety, food obsession or intrusive food or body thoughts to be able to regain control of food and retrain those impulsive behavior so you no longer even feel that urge or that impulse to overeat.

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Find more tangible techniques + tools on how-to: reprogram your behaviors with food and conquer binge & emotional eating:

158 - 5 Tips To Stop Body Comparison Jan 24, 2023

Comparison is the life thief! Whether it’s to our past self or others it can be soul crushing. If you’ve ever had thoughts like, “What's wrong with me”, “how could let yourself go”, “look where you used to be”, “you should be further along”.... you’re going to want to keep listening because this episode is gold for getting out of this loop. Jessi provides us with 5 very practical tips that you can implement TODAY to overcome the comparison trap.

If you haven't yet, sign up for my free VIP list where I'll share exclusive tips + tricks: www.jessijean.com/VIP

My brand new 4 month online program that's currently enrolling new clients for 2023 who are ready to heal their relationship with food and their body. Designed to help the over-stimulated busy woman who is struggling with either binge-eating, emotional overeating, food anxiety, food obsession or intrusive food or body thoughts to be able to regain control of food and retrain those impulsive behavior so you no longer even feel that urge or that impulse to overeat.

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Find more tangible techniques + tools on how-to: reprogram your behaviors with food and conquer binge & emotional eating:

157 - Let’s Talk About - Implants, Explants & Breast Implant Illness Jan 19, 2023

Have you ever heard of Breast Implant Illness? On today’s highly requested episode Jessi shares her experience and decision behind first getting breast implants to then eventually explanting 8 years later. She will share the symptoms that she began experiencing as well as common symptoms that other women who experienced BII. Overall this episode is a look into her journey, things she wishes she would’ve known so that you feel confident in whatever you choose to do with your body. As always, we are advocates for body autonomy and doing your own extensive research.

The Food Freedom Online Program 2.0 is a 4 month online program that was designed specifically for the overstimulated & busy individual who feels like they've tried just about everything to stop the cycles of emotional overeating and binge eating. The program is for you if you're feeling stuck in those repetitive undesired patterns with food & your body. You feel in your spirit something has been missing in all the mindset work that you've tried. The program will guide you through the process of regulating your nervous system, integrating & understanding the principles of intuitive eating and combining mindset work with body-based work for a holistic healing approach which will create true food freedom and body confidence. If you are ready to step out of this feeling of being stuck in survival mode and integrate peace, clarity & natural balance with food where you no longer feel the urge or desire to engage in overeating head to www.foodfreedomonlineprogram.com now!

Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Ready to begin your journey to a peaceful relationship with food & confidence in your own skin? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

Find more tangible techniques + tools on how-to: reprogram your behaviors with food and conquer binge & emotional eating:

156 - Nervous System Regulation + Beating Overeating - Is This What’s Been Missing? Jan 17, 2023

Nervous system regulation, you’ve heard about it.. but do you know what it really means? In today’s episode Jessi unpacks what it is, how to tell if your nervous system is dysregulated & the 2 states that we go to when our system is out of balance. You’ll leave this episode having a greater knowledge of the window of tolerance, how a dysregulated nervous system may be the missing link in your healing journey and why your brain may repeat self sabotaging patterns.

Remember to sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content: www.jessijean.com/VIP *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on the information talked about in today’s episode.

The Food Freedom Online Program 2.0 is a 4 Month Online Program that was designed specifically for the overstimulated & busy individual who feels like they've tried just about everything to stop the cycles of emotional overeating and binge eating. The program is for you if you're feeling stuck in those repetitive undesired patterns with food & your body. You feel in your spirit something has been missing in all the mindset work that you've tried. The program will guide you through the process of regulating your nervous system, integrating & understanding the principles of intuitive eating and combining mindset work with body-based work for a holistic healing approach which will create true food freedom and body confidence.

If you are ready to step out of this feeling of being stuck in survival mode and integrate peace, clarity & natural balance with food where you no longer feel the urge or desire to engage in overeating head to www.foodfreedomonlineprogram.com now! *Spoiler alert: you can honor your body, nutrition & fitness goals AND have an easy relationship with food!*

155 - How To Tell If It’s Physical or Emotional Hunger Jan 12, 2023

Did you know there are 4 different types of hunger? It’s true, it’s not just physical and emotional hunger. Today Jessi is going to unpack these 4 different types of hunger, learning this can be extremely supportive in finding a more balanced relationship with food and honoring what your body is actually asking for. If you’re feeling frustrated with your relationship with food, that is valid and you may be exhausted from the struggle. Today’s episode will shed light on the healing process because while it's multidimensional it is not rocket science. Freedom is for you.

Jessi has coached over 1,500 through the Food Freedom Online Program 1.0 and in true Jessi fashion she is constantly seeking growth, evolution & optimization which is why she created The Food Freedom Online Program 2.0 -- its innovative, designed to get you into momentum, built off of the tried & true BEST of the BEST tools & techniques.

Daily Bite Sized Rise With Me Sessions
Weekly Mental Collaboration Meditations
Over 12+ highly effective body oriented nervous system regulation tools with walk through
5 Step Framework for navigating a binge episode
Powerful Guest Speakers
Body Image Breakthrough Project

Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Ready to begin your journey to a peaceful relationship with food & confidence in your own skin? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

Find more tangible techniques + tools on how-to: reprogram your behaviors with food and conquer binge & emotional eating:

154 - How To Stop Food Comparison & Start Squirting Jan 10, 2023

Think of today’s episode like an epic 2-for-1 combo.. Jessi’s diving into practical tips to silence the disordered eating voice AND how to experience an epic . *We told you this season was going to be unlike the rest* Society has impressed upon us that female pleasure and deep connection to one’s own body is something to be ashamed of but we are releasing that belief right here, right now. Come with open ears, we promise you’ll learn a thing or 2 and move one step forward in your relationship to complete food freedom.

For Food Freedom Inspiration listen to any episode titled, HER STORY. These are real clients who have walked through the Food Freedom Online Program and made peace with food & body.

My brand new 4 month online program that's currently enrolling new clients for 2023 who are ready to heal their relationship with food and their body. Designed to help the over-stimulated busy woman who is struggling with either binge-eating, emotional overeating, food anxiety, food obsession or intrusive food or body thoughts to be able to regain control of food and retrain those impulsive behavior so you no longer even feel that urge or that impulse to overeat.

Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!

Ready to begin your journey to a peaceful relationship with food & confidence in your own skin? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

Find more tangible techniques + tools on how-to: reprogram your behaviors with food and conquer binge & emotional eating:

153 - Breaking Free of Overthinking & The Courage To Be Disliked Jan 05, 2023

Have you ever felt like you were afraid of showing ALL of you? Truly, fully, authentically you? Are there parts of yourself that you hide from a fear of judgement?

Let’s unpack this common human fear in our first episode of 2023. My hope is to break down the walls around being a multidimensional human and embrace a little more curiousity and a lot more grace.

Jessi has coached over 1,500 through the Food Freedom Online Program 1.0 and in true Jessi fashion she is constantly seeking growth, evolution & optimization.. which is why for the last 5+ months she's dedicated her time & energy into creating The Food Freedom Online Program 2.0 -- its innovative, designed to get you into momentum, intentional community connection, built off of the tried & true BEST of the BEST tools & techniques.. complete with:

Daily Bite Sized Rise With Me Sessions
Weekly Mental Collaboration Meditations
Over 12+ highly effective body oriented nervous system regulation tools with walk through
5 Step Framework for navigating a binge episode
Powerful Guest Speakers
Body Image Breakthrough Project

Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Ready to begin your journey to a peaceful relationship with food & confidence in your own skin? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

Find more tangible techniques + tools on how-to: reprogram your behaviors with food and conquer binge & emotional eating:

www.dobetterfolks.com/danielleisanxious

152 - This Changes Everything In The Food & Body Image Healing Space Sep 21, 2022

Jessi has coached over 1,500 through the Food Freedom Online Program 1.0 and in true Jessi fashion she is constantly seeking growth, evolution & optimization.. which is why for the last 5+ months she's dedicated her time & energy into creating The Food Freedom Online Program 2.0 -- its innovative, designed to get you into momentum, thoughtful community connection, built off of the tried & true BEST of the BEST tools & techniques.. complete with:

Daily Bite Sized Rise With Me Sessions
Weekly Mental Collaboration Meditations
Over 12+ highly effective body oriented nervous system regulation tools with walk through
5 Step Framework for navigating a binge episode
Powerful Guest Speakers
Body Image Breakthrough Project

Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Ready to begin your journey to a peaceful relationship with food & confidence in your own skin? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

For more information and strategies follow Jessi on Tik Tok & Instagram @jessijeannn

151 - How To Make Decisions When You’re Unsure Jun 10, 2022

What is your current decision making process like? Do you feel like you’re able to make sound decisions well that are in alignment with your values & goals? That serves you & therefore serves those around you? Do you have to run your decision by 10 different people before committing? Do you waffle for days or weeks?

Let’s talk about this because making decisions is a MASSIVE part of life. Jessi is here to crack the code around decision making so you can make decisions that honor you, your values, priorities, & your future self!

Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Ready to begin your journey to a peaceful relationship with food & confidence in your own skin? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

For more information and strategies follow Jessi on Tik Tok & Instagram @jessijeannn

150 - Her Story - Will I Be The Anomaly That This Doesn’t Work For? Jun 01, 2022

Today Jessi brings on Food Freedom Online Program client, Jill to share where her struggles with food first began, what her experience was like in the FFOP & what life looks like now with food freedom! Jill shares how she was nervous she would be the anomaly that this didn't work for but she was going to give it 100%. And guess what happened, she found freedom. She also shares how this not only changed her life but her husbands & sweet kiddos. Our hope from these Her Story episodes is that you find solace in bits & pieces of these incredible ladies stories and feel a little less alone.

Learn more about Jill here

Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*\

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

149 - 5 Steps To Move Through Self-Doubt May 23, 2022

Have you ever had those sneaky voices of self doubt enter your mind. Thoughts of… Am I going to be the ONE who this doesn’t work for? That can’t do it? (Whatever you're feeling called to pursue)

We all struggle with self doubt at times. It can look like imposter syndrome, procrastination, indecisiveness or self sabotage. When you overthink, you hesitate. You become paralyzed by inaction. You negotiate yourself out of something that you once felt a strong conviction to pursue. And the more you stay in this place the more it erodes your sense of confidence. Jessi shares 5 steps to overcome this crippling self-doubt and embody the qualities desire. At the end of the episode, Jessi guides you through a powerful meditation to release the fear & move forward with a deep sense of trust.

Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

For more information, tips and strategies follow Jessi on Tik Tok & Instagram @jessijeannn

148 - 4 Ways To Become Less Impulsive With Food May 06, 2022

Jessi, Mind Body Eating Coach has worked with women for the past 4 years on conquering their relationship with binge, emotional and overeating. In this episode, Jessi will unpack 4 ways that you can become less impulsive with food. She'll share what the difference is between physical & mental restriction. Gentle reminder the natural response to a body that is in a restrictive state is to binge eating, so an excellent place to start is to ensure that you're getting in enough calories throughout the day. True intuitive eaters allow themselves all different types of food without restriction, food morality or the last supper mentality.

Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

147 - 6 Tips to Improve Body Image Apr 26, 2022

On today's episode Jessi walks you through 6 tangible tips to improve body image. From this episode you will be reminded that you are so much more than a body. You are an experience. Your earth suit is a vessel to make memories. Train your mind to focus on other aspects of who you are.

Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

146 - Men Struggle Too with @BobbyKazz Apr 21, 2022

Have you ever wondered if men face similar struggles with food & body as women? On today's episode Bobby joins me and shares what his journey has looked like navigating his own disordered relationship with food. He opens up about why he thinks there is so much stigma around men struggling and his top tips to healing your relationship with food, fitness & body image. Join me for this incredible conversation.

Find more of Bobby:

Follow Bobby on Instagram & Tik tok: @bobbykazz

Check out his podcast & beyond here

Jessi's Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

145 - Why Do I Eat Healthy Throughout the Day then Binge at Night?! Apr 15, 2022

On today's episode Jessi answers listener question, "“I don’t understand what’s wrong with me, I eat healthy throughout the day and then I end up binging at night and I can't figure out how to stop this cycle. Why can’t I figure this thing out?”

Jessi shares 5 things that may be causing you to binge eat at night and what to do about it moving forward.

Key Questions to takeaway:

What does pleasure look like in your life? How can you fill up your pleasure bucket this week by doing things that satisfy what you’re truly hungry for? Are you mentally or physically restricting? How can you regulate your nervous system and operate from a grounded, calm state?

Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

For more information and strategies follow Jessi on Tik Tok & Instagram @jessijeannn

144 - Self love Beyond Your Body with @Maryscupofteaa Apr 07, 2022

Join Jessi and self love advocate, Mary (@maryscupofteaa) for a candid conversation surrounding values, romantic relationships, reinventing yourself & the significance of asking the right questions. This episode will give you insight on what life has looked like growing beyond food & body struggles.

Check out Mary’s book: Maryscupoftea.com/gift-of-self-love

Listen to Mary’s Podcast: Mary’s Cup of Tea Podcast

Show Mary love on Instagram: @Maryscupofteaa

Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Ready to begin your journey to a peaceful relationship with food & confidence in your own skin? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

For more information and strategies follow Jessi on Tik Tok & Instagram @jessijeannn

143 - The Science of Masturbation + Healing Binge Eating Apr 02, 2022

We know this topic may be quite taboo & uncomfortable for some but that’s exactly why Jessi wants to open up the conversation surrounding female pleasure, knowing our bodies & how this translates to your relationship with food and body. Keep an open mind as Jessi gently touches on the importance of seeking play, pleasure & rest in our lives, what orgasms do to our stress levels & how masturbation may allow for greater introspective awareness which can help get you more in tune with your bodies hunger, fullness and satiety cues as well as positive body image. We hope you leave this episode feeling empowered & challenged to release outdated programming around sexuality.

Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

For more information and strategies follow Jessi on Tik Tok & Instagram @jessijeannn

142 - Mental Health & Fat Phobia with @DanielleIsAnxious Mar 31, 2022

On today’s episode, Jessi has Content Creator and Mental Health Advocate Danielle from @DanielleisAnxious on the show. She channels her experiences with mental health and self love into creative projects to raise awareness and inspire others. Together they discuss:

How Danielle began her Instagram & sharing her life
Candidly shares her experience with mental health challenges
Breaking down the stigma around mental health
Fat phobia and how it shows up
The challenges of living in a larger body
Getting to a place where you know you are so much more than your body

Find more of Danielle:

Instagram - www.instagram.com/danielleisanxious

Website - www.danielleisanxious.com

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141 - Am I Ready To Heal Binge & Emotional Overeating Mar 22, 2022

Are you ready to heal binge & emotional eating? Today Jessi is sharing how to know when you're ready to heal, what it takes to find freedom and if the Food Freedom Online Program is for you.

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Listen to episode 77 - The Science of Healing Binge Eating | My Interview with Dr. Caroline Leaf

140 - How Do I Stop Eating My Feelings? Mar 16, 2022

On today’s episode Jessi shares strategies to stop using food as a coping mechanism and instead learn to skillfully feel your emotions. The journey of healing your relationship with food & body is multifaceted but one layer of it is becoming a better feeler & releasing unprocessed emotions. The way we feel is driving the way we behave so it's imperative to release any internal pressure that creates reactivity & impulsiveness around food.

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139 - Her Story - How She Found Freedom After 45 Years of Food & Body Struggles with Ann Feb 23, 2022

The guest on today’s episode has an incredible story to share, at 57 years old Ann has found freedom from her food & body struggles. Ann is a former Food Freedom Online Program client and shares where her struggles first began and the approaches she tried in the past to heal. Ann and Jessi chat about how important community & staying out of isolation is throughout the healing process. Ann also shares some her favorite tools she learned from the program and her advice for the woman who is relating to her story.

Thank you, Ann for having the courage to come on the show & share your story in hopes of helping other women around the world feel a little less alone in their journey. We love you!

Click here to listen to Julie's episode, the episode Jessi mentioned!

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138 - I’m Scared! I Feel Like I’ve Tried Everything Feb 16, 2022

This episode is for the woman who feels like she has tried everything to heal her relationship with food, mind & body.

This is for the woman who feels like she is a failure & lacks willpower because of falling off a diet.

This is for the woman who is ready to come out of isolation & into freedom.

This is for the woman who lacks trust in her ability to follow through & reach her goals.

If this is you, we hope that this episode inspires, encourages & empowers you to pursue your healing journey. No matter how many times it feels like you have "failed", we hope you muster up the courage to try again. You are worthy of having a peaceful relationship with food & confidence in your own skin.

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You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

137 - When Binge Eating Is Your Security Blanket Feb 10, 2022

In today’s episode Jessi covers:

What happens when you get to the end of a meal and you want to binge?
The importance of learning new emotional coping mechanisms
How to cultivate anchors of safety
A powerful activity to begin letting go of binge eating as your comfort & security blanket

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136 - When Their Joy Makes You Bitter - Taking A Leap Feb 01, 2022

In this episode:

-What to do if you notice yourself feeling frustrated by someone else life or optimism

-How to go from paralyzed by indecision to moving forward in momentum

-How to learn from your frustration or bitterness

-Why its important to become decisive & fail in life

-How to become a ‘best case scenario’ thinker

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135 - Your Questions Answered with Therapist, Vanessa & Xander Marin Jan 25, 2022

You know Jessi loves talking about the more taboo topics so it’s very fitting that today’s episode is all about intimacy & relationships. Jessi brings on Therapist, Vanessa Marin and her hubby Xander to get their expert tips on spicing up your life, what to do about unmatched drives, how to feel worthy of pleasure and so much more. Vanessa and Xander make talking about approachable, realistic and fun!

Find more of Vanessa & Xander:

Website: www.vmtherapy.com/free

Instagram: VanessaMarinTherapy

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134 - Couples Counseling Pt. 2 Ft. The Hubs Jan 18, 2022

In today's episode, Jessi brings on a very special guest... her hubby, Hung! Join them in today's conversation as they answer a variety of questions!

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133 - Anti-Diet Or Anti-Diet Culture: A Confession Jan 11, 2022

Have you ever felt like you fall somewhere in the middle on a particular topic? It feels scary to be in the middle because maybe you won't be accepted by either side. Today we are going to talk about the middle of intuitive eating and the anti-diet world. Jessi describes where she stands when it comes to pursuing weight loss, fitness, and intuitive eating. This episode will free you from any shame you may feel when it comes to navigating freedom with food but also having fitness goals. Jessi will emphasize how important it is to bake your cake in the right order and never compare your journey to someone else's.

“I’m not anti-diet, I’m anti-diet culture” Inspired by @Soheefit

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132 - Alcohol, Addiction & Emotional Regulation with Annie Grace Jan 04, 2022

Today Jessi has Annie Grace, Bestselling Author of The Alcohol Experiment on the show. Annie offers insight on how to take a break and bring lasting change to the way we drink. Annie has a similar approach to healing with alcohol as Jessi does to binge eating - she believes we must put down the blame and shame and instead change our thinking to find lasting success. Jessi and Annie discuss the key difference between those who struggle with alcohol and those who don’t and the brain chemistry that triggers these impulses. Annie shares the reason why it might not be in your best interest to set strict “rules” surrounding food and alcohol. If you’re curious about the role alcohol plays in your life or other addictive tendencies this episode is a must listen!

Find more of Annie Grace:

The Alcohol Experiment

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131 - Your Fear of Failure Is Keeping You STUCK Dec 21, 2021

Instead of fearing failure, fear mediocrity. Today on the show, Jessi shares her perspective on failure. She sees failure as an opportunity and a chance to explore more. Jessi shares how she failed numerous times in relationships, business & beyond but was relentless in trying again. After this episode you’ll be encouraged to see the gift and gratitude in your own failures.

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130 - Releasing Food Rules, Honoring Your Mental Health & Integrating Gentle Nutrition with @Realfoodology Dec 14, 2021

On today’s episode Integrative Nutritionist, Courtney Swan joins Jessi to discuss mental health, releasing food rules & prioritizing whole foods. Courtney’s approach to nutrition is flexible, balanced and manageable. She shares her simple non-negotiable’s when it comes to health and nutrition. Jessi & Courtney discuss how important it is to first heal emotionally and be in a healthy headspace with your relationship with food before adding in gentle nutrition. We hope you feel empowered to listen to your body, slowly untangle the food rules and honor your mental health after listening to this episode!

Find more of Courtney @Realfoodology:

Dr. Caroline Leaf's Website

Podcast

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129 - Conquering Binge Eating Is Simply About Learning a Handful of Skills Dec 07, 2021

Want to hear some good news?! Finding freedom & ease with food isn’t rocket science. What is it then? Simply a process & practice of learning a handful of intentional skills like emotional coping, understanding the science of behavior change, learning how to work in sync with your brain and prioritizing quality connection. If you commit to learning these new skills you can work your way out of this struggle with food and find complete freedom!

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128 - 4 Steps To Reset After A Binge Or Day Of Overeating Nov 30, 2021

Are you ready to get off the all-or-nothing train this Holiday Season? You know the one where one day you totally overate on all the Holiday foods to the point of excess and the next day you under eat and overexercise. This is a vicious cycle filled with frustration, guilt and shame but we promise there is a way out! Today Jessi is sharing 4 strategies you can implement to help keep you out of this cycle.

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127 - Couples Counseling Part 1 Nov 18, 2021

Couples Counseling, is it only for failing relationships? Let’s talk about it. Today Jessi is normalizing going to couples therapy to enhance and strengthen a marriage. She is sharing lessons she’s learned from couples therapy, and what the heck couples even talk about during their sessions and how to find a good match for you if you’re interested in therapy!

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126 - and Body Image Insecurities Nov 16, 2021

Do you feel like your body image insecurities are impacting your life and relationships? As women, I know it can be hard to feel worthy of communicating our needs and receiving pleasure. Today, Jessi dives into steps we can take to practice respecting ourselves and feel worthy of receiving help, pleasure and compliments.

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125 - Normalizing Friendship Breakups & Making Friends As An Adult Nov 11, 2021

Have you ever experienced a friendship breakup? They can be even more painful than a romantic relationship. On today's episode Jessi is normalizing friendship breakups and how to release the shame around going our separate ways with individuals we once had a deep connection with. This episode is all about embracing who you truly are, living in integrity and having the courage to be disliked. Jessi will also share her tips on making friends as an adult and finding a connection point. Spoiler, it is not your appearance or image! You do not need to change your body to fit in.

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124 - I’m Sick & Tired of Binge Eating, Where Do I Start? Nov 09, 2021

Welcome to Season 2 of The Dear Body Podcast! After a brief hiatus Jessi is back and ready to share elevated tools, tips and inspiration to conquer binge eating and body image struggles. Jessi will also dive into the juicy taboo topics that most people aren’t willing to embrace.. , relationships, money & beyond.

If you’re fed up with your current habits surrounding food and body, keep listening because there is a way out. Freedom is for you. You've likely felt the impulse to binge eat and given into that impulse because the neural pathway is ingrained and it can even feel enjoyable, this is called the binge eating "high". However, following the binge eating “high” comes a wave of guilt, shame and self judgment. If this is resonating, start listening now! Jessi is sharing exactly where to start in your journey to transforming your relationship with food.

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123 - What To Do When You’re Stretched Thin Jul 29, 2021

Join Jessi Jean for a solo episode today all about What To Do When You Feel Stretched Thin in life. Jessi shares practical tips on how to manage your emotions, move through this challenging season and not slip into negative patterns. It's not the typical “find balance” advice — quite the opposite actually!

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122 - HER STORY - Breaking The Stigma Around Black Women & Eating Disorders Part 2 with Chaunti Jul 01, 2021

If you haven't listened to Chaunti's first episode on The Dear Body Podcast, head over to that episode first! Episode 99 - There is so much golden goodness in there, we had to keep the conversation going!

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121 - Intuitive Eating Myths Debunked Jun 24, 2021

In today's episode Jessi debunks these 5 intuitive eating myths below:

Myth: Intuitive eating means eating whatever you want, whenever you want. If I tell myself that junk food is ok and no food is “bad”, I will never stop eating.

Myth: Intuitive eating means my nutrition will turn into a junk food free for all that doesn’t honor the fact that I like eating healthy and taking care of my body. Essentially I can’t be a health conscious person and practice intuitive eating.

Myth: If I don’t control food, it will control me.

Myth: I need to lose weight to feel confident because I am either overweight, unhappy with my weight, or have been told I am at risk for health issues because of my weight.

Myth: Exercise has to be hard, challenging and unenjoyable.. Used as a punishment to be effective rather than joyful movement.

If you have been wanting to move towards a more intuitive approach to food but are nervous about leaving behind some food patterns, this episode is for you!

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120 - ”I Don’t Want To Constantly Track Food, But I Don’t Want To Be On A Weight Roller Coaster” - Listener Q+A Jun 17, 2021

On today's episode Jessi tackles a listener question who said, "I don't want to constantly track food but I don't want to be on a weight roller coaster". This question is one that we hear often and is SO incredibly valid. If tracking macros and counting calories gives you a sense of safety or sense of control, this episode is for you! This episode will encourage you to simply entertain the idea of slowly releasing food rules and adding in more variety with food!

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119 - HER STORY - Bulimia & Rebound Binge Eating With Brenna Jun 10, 2021

In today’s HER STORY episode, Jessi talks with Food Freedom Online Program client Brenna. Brenna shares how she was able to make peace with her body, overcome bulimia and no longer engage in intense binge eating. Brenna talks through how she tried multiple different avenues to heal before stumbling upon Jessi & ultimately finding freedom. Her story will surely inspire you to choose a different path and finally get out of the hole with food & mental turmoil.

Check out The Food Freedom Online Program here: https://www.conquerbingeeating.com/ffm

118 - Handling The Pressures of ’Hot Girl Summer’ Jun 03, 2021

Anyone else feel a sense of fear when summer is approaching, or a special event where you'll serious people you haven't seen in a while? I think we have all been there, so how do we handle this pressure of the 'hot girl summer'.. let's talk about it on today's episode!

It's our 3 year Birthday! Yay!

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117 - The Science Behind Why Some Struggle With Binge Eating & Others Don’t May 27, 2021

If you've ever asked yourself, "why do I struggle with food and others don't"? Or "How are they just able to just eat when they are hungry and stop when they are full"? Jessi shares that she was once at this place where she was constantly thinking about food and now how she has a peaceful relationship with food. She also answers a variety of listener questions like, Why you may feel panicky around food and how to shift more towards responsiveness. Lastly, she will share how to get off the diet binge cycle!

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116 - The Science of Healing Binge Eating May 20, 2021

We are back with another Science Series episode this Thursday! Today Jessi will walk you through one of the many tools that we use in The Food Freedom Online Program to begin reprogramming your relationship with food & body. Jessi even walks you through an activity that you can do, so grab a pen and paper and get started!

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115 - Binge Eating Basics + The Science Behind It May 13, 2021

If you’ve ever wondered, “Am I a binge eater”, “Do I really struggle with food” or even “Why am I so crazy around food”...this episode is for YOU!

Jessi will cover:

-The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Disorders definition of Binge Eating and her thoughts surrounding it

-10 Questions to ask yourself if you’re struggling with food

-How you’ve trained your brain to actually enjoy binge/emotional eating

-What is happening in your brain during binges

-How to begin RETRAINING your brain to have an easy & effortless relationship with food

If you resonate with this episode and are looking for support in retraining your brain to no longer struggle with food -- Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

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114 - Life Update: Grief, Health Struggles & More May 07, 2021

Today’s episode is a bit different. Jessi sits down with us and gives us a real life update on what she has been navigating the past few months. She shares about loss, grief, health issues & her plan moving through some of these challenges. Jessi has vowed to always keep it real and today she is doing just that!

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113 - HER STORY - How This Young Mom Of 5 Overcame Disordered Eating Mar 25, 2021

Jessi is back today with another Her Story episode! Today, she interviews Food Freedom Online Program Client, Bree. Bree walks us through her journey with food, body, 5 pregnancies and how she was finally able to let go of the black & white mentality and learn to live in the gray area! If you're a momma, you are especially going to LOVE this episode. Bree provides inspiration and practical steps on taking time to better yourself so you can in turn, be better for those around you.

Find more of Bree:

Bree's IG: @purposelyfueled

Bree's Podcast: The Purposely Fueled Podcast

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112 - Intuitive Eating + Dismantling Diet Culture With Evelyn Tribole Mar 18, 2021

Today Jessi is joined by THE Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN, CERD-S is an award-winning registered dietitian, best selling author and the co-creator of Intuitive Eating. Together Jessi and Evelyn dive into ditching diet culture, making peace with food and body and her upcoming book, Intuitive Eating for Every Day: 365 Daily Practices & Inspirations to Rediscover the Pleasures of Eating. You will feel inspired after listening to these two powerful women speak to stop the legacy of diet culture and step into complete freedom with food and body.

Learn more about Evelyn Tribole & Intuitive Eating here!

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111 - Motherhood, Mental Health + Self Love With @Ownitbabe Mar 11, 2021

Is your desire to just feel normal around food? It can be overwhelming to start healing and envision your life without these struggles. After today's episode you will feel inspired to tell a trusted friend or partner and begin your healing journey.

Today Jessi is joined by a fellow influencer in the mental health/body confidence space. Rini is a new mom to Zoe, mental health advocate and helps other women learn to love and accept their bodies and reject diet culture. Together they discuss their similar journeys of navigating the bikini competitor lifestyle, developing an eating disorder and fully healing. Jessi and Rini also discuss mom shaming, normalizing ALL emotions and the pregnancy/postpartum journey.

Rini's Instagram: @ownitbabe

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You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

110 - HER STORY - Overcoming Adderall + Disordered Eating with Ellie Mar 04, 2021

Have you ever felt like you're the ONLY person in the world struggling with something? In today's episode Jessi has Food Freedom Online Program Client, Ellie on the show and they unpack common but not so common to talk about struggle - adderall addiction. You leave this episode feeling less alone, inspired by Ellie's words of wisdom and empowered on your self growth journey.

Find more of Ellie:

Ellie's Instagram: @spiritualwellness_andyou

Links:

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Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

109 - The Science Of The Mind-Brain Connection With Dr. Caroline Leaf Feb 25, 2021

On today's episode, Jessi is joined by Dr. Caroline Leaf, communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist with a Masters and PhD in Communication Pathology. Together they discuss the mind-brain connection. Dr. Leaf provides a strong scientific foundation that is simplified so others are able to apply it to their daily life. From this episode you will learn how you as a human can manage your mind to change your brain to then change your body.

Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess Book

Dr. Caroline Leaf's Instagram

Links:

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Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

108 - HER STORY - Food Freedom with Dr. Cammy, EMDR Trained Trauma Therapist Feb 11, 2021

Today on the podcast Jessi interviews past Food Freedom Client, Dr. Cammy Froude, PhD trained Medical Family Therapist and EMDR Trained Trauma Therapist. Dr. Cammy shares her experience in the Food Freedom Online Program as a mental health professional, what she learned from the program and how integral the mind-body connection is.

Find more of Dr. Cammy:

Dr. Cammy's Website

Dr. Cammy's Instagram

Links:

**Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

107 - HER STORY #2 - I’m On My Mountain Top With Julie Feb 04, 2021

Have you ever wondered if true, long lasting freedom with food is possible? Or maybe you've wondered if any of the women inside the Food Freedom Online Program slip back into diet culture? On today’s episode Julie returns to The Dear Body Podcast to share where she is currently at in her life and how her relationship with food/body has evolved even more. Julie shares an excerpt from one of her very first journal entries inside the FFOP and provides advice to the women who is curious about experiencing more freedom in everyday life.

Links:

**Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

106 - Body Image Resilience With Dr. Lindsay Kite @Beauty_Redefined Jan 28, 2021

Today we have Lindsay Kite, PhD and founder of the nonprofit Beauty Redefined. Jessi and Lindsay discuss self objectification, media consumption, navigating life in a larger body and more. In a beauty obsessed world Lindsay and her identical twin sister have made it their mission to offer an alternative vision to women. They offer science backed body image research to help you see your body as an instrument versus an ornament. This episode and the book, More Than A Body, truly needs to be in the hands of every single women.

Find more of Lindsay & Lexie Kite:

Pick up your copy of More Than A Body here

Visit their website here

Follow them on Instagram @beauty_redefined

Links:

**Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

105 - HER STORY - From Hating Her Body to Body Appreciation with Paige Jan 21, 2021

In today’s episode, Paige, Food Freedom Client joins Jessi to share her journey from body hatred to body appreciation. If your struggles with food & body began at a young age or you found yourself eating in secret, you will want to tune into this episode. Paige provides her tops tips to stop WAITING and start having the confidence you want and the life you’ve always dreamed of.

Find more of Paige:

https://www.instagram.com/paigemfh/

Links:

**Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

104 - Tackling Anxiety + Perfectionism With @FreckledFoodie Jan 14, 2021

In this episode, Jessi brings on Cameron Rogers, the face behind The Freckled Foodie & Friends podcast to talk about anxiety, pregnancy, perfectionism & entrepreneurship. Together they discuss similarities in once labeling themselves as perfectionists and how they loosened this tight grip of control on life. They also talk about their favorite ways to live more in the gray area, find more balance in life and how to find your own personal definition of success. Cameron is honest, open and empowers everyone to be your full authentic self.

Find more from Cameron:

Cameron’s Instagram: @FreckledFoodie

Freckled Foodie Website

Freckled Foodie & Friends Podcast

Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

103 - Holiday How To Ep.12 - Beat Body Image Struggles In 2021 Jan 07, 2021

Click here to get your free Food Freedom Holiday Guide!

Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

102 - Holiday How To Ep.11 - Heal Your Relationship With Food In 2021 Dec 31, 2020

How many times have you tried, resolved or promised yourself that this is the last time that you will “fail” a new diet? Yet, inevitably end up falling off the diet.. which by the way the diet failed YOU, you did not fail the diet. In this Holiday How To Episode, Jessi talks you through key aspects that are needed to heal your relationship with food as well as the science of behavior change. Full recovery is possible when you understand the science of behavior change. If you’re not sure if you’re struggling with food/body answer the following questions:

Do you ever feel guilt for eating?

Do you ever feel anxious around food?

Do you ever feel a sense of loss of control or impulsive around food?

Do you ever judge yourself for what you eat?

Do you use food to copy, distract, or numb out?

Do you fear eating certain foods?

Do you label certain foods as good or bad?

Do you ever feel like you’re on a roller coaster ride with food?

Do you feel like there is no way you could trust your body/intuition to guide you?

Do you feel like sometimes you can’t even tell your bodies hunger, fullness, + satiety cues?

If you’re ready to change the way your brain responds to food, be apart of a community that loves and supports you and find complete freedom with food, sign up for a free breakthrough strategy call to see if the Food Freedom Online Program is the answer for you!

Here’s to a beautiful New Year full of growth, FREEDOM, confidence in your skin and an effortless relationship with food! We want to see your free from your struggles in 2021, freedom is available to you.

Episodes mentioned:

077 | The Science of Healing Binge Eating | My Interview with Dr. Caroline Leaf

051 | A Podcast For Your Loved Ones

005 | How To Tell Someone You Struggle With Binge, Emotional or Compulsive Overeating

Links:

Click here to get your free Food Freedom Holiday Guide!

Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

101 - Kicking Comparisonitis with @CharlottePeirce_ Dec 29, 2020

In today's episode, Charlotte Peirce joins Jessi ~ you may know her from her Instagram account where she consistently shares incredible content advocating for social change and is normalizing the REAL life behind social media. Charlotte has truly navigated it all from extreme dieting and exercising, negative body, coping with childhood trauma... Together Jessi and Charlotte shed light on these areas and help you break free from the comparison trap. Charlotte shares her top tips on cultivating confidence, navigating social media and healing her relationship with food and body.

Links:

Find more of Charlotte on Instagram @CharlottePeirce_

Click here to get your free Food Freedom Holiday Guide!

Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

100 - Holiday How-To Ep.10 - Set New Year’s Resolutions That Stick Dec 24, 2020

In today's Holiday How To Episode, Jessi provides a journaling activity to reflect on the past year and set intentions for the year ahead. If you're looking to stick to your goals this year, this IS the episode for you. Jessi covers why typical goals fail and what to do differently that focuses on true and lasting behavior change. Jessi walks us through the start, stop, face and embrace technique that she has used the past few years to conquer the New Year!

Links:

Click here to get your free Food Freedom Holiday Guide!

Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

099 - HER STORY - Breaking The Stigma Around Black Women & Eating Disorders w/ Chaunti Dec 22, 2020

“I was hungry to know that I was accepted and approved of”. I believe so many of us can relate to this statement. As women, we want to be liked, loved, seen and live up to the set beauty standard. In this episode, Jessi is joined by Food Freedom Online Program Client, Chaunti. Chaunti shares her experience with food and body struggles as a black woman and how taboo it can be to talk about these struggles. Chaunti discusses the lack of representation in the 80’s of individuals that look like her in the media + beyond. This episode is insightful, inspiring and emotional, Chaunti is a courageous leader. There is so much that Jessi and Chaunti dive into yet so much more to unpack, so Chaunti will be back for a Part 2!

098 - Holiday How-To Ep.9 - Handle Weight Gain Without Slipping Into Diet Culture Dec 17, 2020

In this Holiday How To episode, Jessi covers weight gain. What to do about it, how to handle it and ultimately, how we are so much more than our bodies. Jessi compassionately explains that arriving at a place where we accept that our body may fluctuate throughout life is a must and how overtime our bodies will find a place that it functions most optimally at. This set point doesn’t require restriction, constant effort-ing or white knuckling to keep you at a certain weight or weight range. Jessi candidly shares how she doesn’t absolutely LOVE everything about her body and how that is OK! Body confidence is about knowing that you are so much more than your body. Part of body respect is also knowing that it’s important to feed yourself no matter what, EVEN if you indulged the day before. You are worthy of feeding yourself properly and respecting yourself at every stage of the recovery journey. And trust me, once you slowly start to heal your relationship with food you and work to reprogram your brain, you will stop feeling these crazy intense impulses and reach your mountain top!

Click here to get your free Food Freedom Holiday Guide!

Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

097 - How To Create Your Reality With @ALYSE Dec 15, 2020

Do you turn to others' opinions and advice before checking in with yourself to see if you have the answer within you? If yes, this episode will be greatly beneficial! In this episode, Jessi is joined by public figure and life coach, Alyse Parker. Alyse shares about how she navigated through personal struggles like judgment, criticism, identity and negative self talk. Alyse provides countless tips to cultivate a healthy inner dialogue, practice nonviolent communication and how to tune into your own feelings so you can truly trust yourself.

Find more of Alyse:

Alyse’s Instagram

Alyse’s Website

Alignment Accelerator

Links:

Click here to get your free Food Freedom Holiday Guide!

Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

096 - Holiday How-To Ep.8 - Protect Yourself With Boundaries Dec 10, 2020

On this weeks Holiday How-To series episode, Jessi unpacks how to set healthy boundaries. If you’ve ever felt like you say ‘yes’ when you really want to say ‘no’, or identify with being a people pleaser, this episode for you. You’ll learn how to start setting small boundaries, no matter how uncomfortable it may feel at first. You will feel empowered to learn your wants and needs, and then how to share that with others.

Links:

Click here to get your free Food Freedom Holiday Guide!

Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

095 - Normalize Normal Bodies With @MikZazon Dec 08, 2020

On today’s episode of The Dear Body Podcast, Mik Zazon, social media influencer, speaker, creator and leader who lives to help women feel more at home in their bodies joins us! Mik strives to be a catalyst to help others finally give themselves permission to take back the confidence this world has stripped from them and in this episode you get to hear her heart! Mik shares her story, her journey through multiple eating disorders, mental health struggles and beyond. If you’re listening to this I know you’re hungry for more truth and what is REAL; not what is perfected, photoshopped or covered up and Mik is a safe space to just be yourself. We also get to learn how #normalizenormalbodies was birthed and became shared by millions, even Billie Eilish! You don't want to miss this beautiful episode.

Links:

Mik’s Instagram: @MikZazon

Mik’s Webiste: https://mikzazon.com/

Mik’s Shop: https://shopcommen.com/

Click here to get your free Food Freedom Holiday Guide!

**Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

094 - Holiday How-To Ep.7 - Overcome Body Shame/Insecurities Dec 03, 2020

On this weeks Holiday How-To episode, Jessi unpacks how to overcome body shame. Jessi shares how she was able to heal her relationship with her body, what self objectification is and powerful tools that you can start using TODAY to heal. This episode will help you see building body confidence as a journey of building resilience rather than a destination or set location. Jessi also provides a Mindfulness tool extracted from the Food Freedom Online Program to help you become more aware of your thoughts and avoid feeling like you're always in autopilot. Come, be inspired & begin to see yourself as SO much more than just a body.

Links:

Click here to get your free Food Freedom Holiday Guide!

Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

Find me on Instagram: @jessijeannn

093 - HER STORY - I’m NOT a Binge Eater But It’s Not Normal With Rachel Dec 01, 2020

Have you ever felt like a crazy person around food? Ya know, where you bring your own dressing, syrup or even meal prepped food to a restaurant? And maybe you feel like you don't quite identify with being a binge eater but you know something is off? In this episode, Food Freedom Online Program Client, Rachel comes on the show to share her experience with food & body. Jessi & Rachel unpack how we can repeat stories in our head that make us feel like we’re not good enough and what we can ultimately do to change our mindset. You’ll leave this episode feeling hopeful that you too can be free from struggles with food, body, harmful stories & mindset traps just like Rachel.

Click here to get your free Food Freedom Holiday Guide!

Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program

092 - Holiday How-To Ep.6- Bounce Back From A Binge Nov 26, 2020

Ever feel like you got a little too carried away with food at Thanksgiving dinner or that Holiday party or maybe just on a regular week night? It can cause so much guilt and shame, which then leads us to white knuckling it until we snap and the whole cycle repeats itself. Let’s not fall into this trap this season! Jessi is going to teach us HOW. In this episode, Jessi talks about the importance of choosing curiosity over self judgement and how to become better feelers without numbing out with food.

Click here to get your free Food Freedom Holiday Guide!

**Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

091 - Breaking Free From Unrealistic Beauty Standards With @AlexLight_Ldn Nov 24, 2020

In this episode:

In this episode I am joined by body confidence & self-acceptance influencer, Alex Light. She is truly helping women break down all the messages that society has pushed on us making us believe in an unrealistic beauty standard. Alex shares her struggle with food and body as well as her top tips to breaking free from diet culture. We dig into some tough questions like, “Is it okay to be anti diet culture and still want to lose weight?” This episode will open your eyes and your heart, I hope you find it encouraging!

Time stamps:

3:00- Alex shares how she got into the body confidence space

4:15- Alex shares how she was struggling with food and body behind the scenes

5:20- How isolating eating disorders and body image struggles can be, it can feel like a toxic secret best friend

9:00- The skewed perspective that social media creates

10:30- Top tips for breaking free from diet culture

13:00- Alex shares how part of her healing journey was gaining weight and how she was able to navigate this

16:30- Jessi and Alex both share how they felt like they would just endlessly gain weight but how that's not actually what happened

19:00- How food starts to lose its magic and allure after you give yourself permission to eat

20:00- Pop culture and unrealistic beauty standards

26:00- What other industry would we buy into that offers a 5% success rate?

29:30- What to do when others are commenting on you and your body?

34:00- Setting boundaries and what that looks like in Alex’s life

35:00- Is it ok to be anti diet culture and want to lose weight? Where is the line?

Links:

Alex’s Instagram

Alex’s Podcast

Books Alex Recommends:

Body Posi Power

Just Eat it By Laura Thomas

My body is not an apology by Sonya

Click here to get your free Food Freedom Holiday Guide!

Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

090 - Holiday How-To Ep. 5 - Navigate Food Pushers + Alcohol Nov 19, 2020

When you attend a Holiday party have you ever had anyone say, “Come on try it, you have to try this special cookie!”, “I made this JUST for you, just have one”, “It’s the Holiday season, live a little”? Let’s face it we all have, maybe WE have even done it to someone. In this episode, Jessi dives into how we can navigate food pushers with confidence. You will learn how to stop people pleasing and how to unapologetically honor yourself/your choices. She also unpacks how to navigate alcohol without feeling out of control. This is the confidence boost you need before your next gathering! Reminder if you haven’t got a free copy of the Food Freedom Holiday Guide, join the Rise With Me Morning Routine today!

Stay tuned for the next episode: How To Bounce Back From A Binge

Links:

Get your FREE Food Freedom Holiday Guide here!

Join me in the Rise With Me Morning Routine Challenge where I will guide you through a powerful 6 minute meditation every morning M-F that will set your day up for success.

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

089 - Fitness, Reality Tv + Unshakeable Confidence With @JenniferWestOfficial Nov 17, 2020

Have you ever been around someone who has this unshakeable confidence and wondered how you can bottle up some of that for yourself? Me too! Today, Jenny West joins us and everyone needs a bit of her energy. Jenny shares how she got to this confident place, started embracing her body and how she works out to be strong and able. You’ll learn Jenny’s top tips for cultivating confidence, the powerful mindset shift she had in appreciating her body and the ‘aha’ moment where she started sharing more vulnerable posts on social media. You’ll also get an inside look at what reality tv is like and her journey on MTV’s The Challenge, which she won!

In this episode:

-2:30 Jenny shares what her upbringing was like and when she first became aware of her body

-5:15 Jenny shares how the older she gets the less cares! You’re never going to please everyone

-6:45 Jenny shares how she was always quite muscle-y and how this has worn her confidence down until recently when she started embracing it

-7:00 A powerful mindset to see your body as capable, strong and able

-10:00 You’re never going to please everyone so why not just embrace what you’ve got going on!

-11:00 How incredible the human body is and what a beautiful gift it is

-12:00 Jenny shares how she first got into fitness to change her body but quickly became addicted to the way weights and working out made her feel.

-12:45 Working out is for your mental health & to ensure you live a long life

-13:30 What diet culture is and the difference between it and healthy living

-14:15 Switch from how you’re looking to how you FEEL

-16:00 How Jenny got into reality tv and her experience winning MTV’s the challenge

-20:00 You are always capable of more than you think, you have another “gear” that you may not know about just yet

-26:00 Jenny shares the ‘aha’ moment when she started sharing more vulnerable posts on social media

-28:00 Jenny shares her TOP tips on how to cultivate more confidence

-31:00 How important it is to have a solid group of friends that build you up

-33:00 Jenny shares how to pursue fitness from a place of self love and respect rather than hatred

Find more of Jenny:

Jenny’s Instagram: @jenniferwestofficial

Links:

Click here to get your free Food Freedom Holiday Guide!

Remember to sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she shares exclusive content, PDF's + other tools. *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

088 - Holiday How-To Ep. 4 - How To Respond To Food & Body Talk Nov 12, 2020

We’re back with another Holiday How To Episode and this one has been highly requested. Jessi guides us on how to respond to food & body talk. We’ve all had those family members who comment on our body + portion sizes, talk about their new diet or complain about their own body.. After this episode you will be fully confident + equipped to handle this situations.

Links:

Click here to get your free Food Freedom Holiday Guide!

Remember to sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she shares exclusive content, PDF's + other tools. *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

087 - Body Liberation, Inclusivity + Diet Culture With @IAmChrissyKing Nov 10, 2020

In this episode, Jessi is joined by Chrissy King. Chrissy is a writer, speaker, strength coach, and educator with a passion for creating a diverse and inclusive wellness industry. She empowers individuals to stop shrinking, start taking up space, and use their energy to create their specific magic in the world. If you’ve ever felt like it's hard to follow the mainstream message of, “just love yourself”, this episode will encourage you and give you a new perspective on getting to a place where you respect + treat yourself with compassion. Chrissy shares the difference between body positivity, neutrality and liberation and how important it is to advocate for freedom for ALL people. Chrissy also empowers and educates us on amazing starting points when fighting racism. This episode is truly a must listen.

In this episode:

Chrissy shares what ignited her passion for body liberation
Chrissy shares how she had to do difficult internal work to get to the place where she found freedom within her body
Chrissy shares tips to experiencing freedom within your own body
Always treat yourself with kindness & compassion regardless of where you are at in your journey
Chrissy shares how she is now able to recognize and cope with society's beauty standards
Chrissy explains why she isn’t a huge fan of body positivity as it stands today
The message of “just love yourself” can be really discouraging, harmful and surface level
Chrissy explains the difference of body positivity, neutrality + liberation
Jessi shares how she went from body obsession to appreciating her body
When we are looking at body liberation, we need to look at freedom for ALL people
Jessi shares how she has been able to recognize her own privilege as a white thin women
Chrissy shares how we can begin to breakdown societies flawed perception of her body
How we can ensure that we are doing out part to make this a safe place for everybody and every body
Chrissy breaks down how racism operates on a spectrum and how it can show up
Chrissy recommends that we first look at our own implicit bias in order to create a more diverse and inclusive industry
Chrissy shares how important it is to not comment on others bodies

Find More Of Chrissy:

Chrissy’s Website

Chrissy's Instagram: Iamchrissyking

Diversity & Inclusion 101 Webinar

Recommended Books:

Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad

Links:

Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

086 - Holiday How-To Ep. 3: Thrive Around Triggering People Nov 05, 2020

Are you nervous about being around triggering people or family members this holiday season? We all have those events, circumstances or people who can bring up painful emotions or memories. Jessi brings you through a powerful inner child meditation and shares 2 tangible techniques you can use to feel less anxious around triggering people this holiday season and far beyond that. If you want to thrive this season no matter what, give this a listen and download Jessi's free Holiday Guide!

Links:

Click here to get your free Food Freedom Holiday Guide!

Remember to sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she shares exclusive content, PDF's + other tools. *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

085 - Overcoming Fear + Self-doubt With Michelle Chalfant Nov 03, 2020

Have you ever faced crippling self doubt or fear? I think I know the answer, because the truth is we all have. As you will learn in todays episode we all have many inner parts that make up our being and its imperative that we learn which ones we to quiet and which ones we want to cultivate more. In this episode, Michelle Chalfant, psychotherapist, holistic life coach & founder of The Adult Chair Model joins Jessi to dive straight into fear & self-doubt. Michelle has over 25 years of experience and bridges the gap between simple psychology and grounded spirituality. Michelle walks Jessi through an inner child activity that allows her to release some of her personal fear. If you’re ready to be empowered to not take things so personally, increase your self worth & learn to stay present hit that play button already!

Time stamps:

3:00 How do we not let fear + self doubt run the show?

4:30 Michelle breaks down our inner parts

6:20 How do we begin to work with one of our inner parts that needs developing?

7:00 Jessi picks a fear that she would like to work with & Michele navigates her through this. The fear of being left.

10:00 Michelle guides Jessi through a series of questions that get to the bottom of where this pain is coming from.

20:15 Trauma and how to integrate and educate that part that is stuck in time

21:30 How to not take things so personally

22:30 How to increase our self worth and no longer look outside of ourselves for validation

23:30 How to handle change & transition?

26:45 What are some tools that we can practice staying present and grounded?

27:45 K 27 - The kidney meridian which holds fear

28:45 How do bring your nervous system down and bring your pre-frontal cortex back online

31:40 How to get less afraid to pursue healing and move out of our “comfort” zone?

37:30 How to be courageous

Find more of Michelle:

Michelle's website

Michelle's podcast

Michelle's Journaling Challenge

Links:

Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

084 - Holiday How-to Ep.2: Navigating Loneliness & Sadness Oct 29, 2020

How can we be the most connected of all time yet have the highest rates of depression & loneliness? In this episode, Jessi dives into what true connection is and how we all want to be fully heard, seen and known. She shares tangible tips on what you can do this Holiday season to feel a little less alone and more connected. You’ll leave feeling encouraged to reach out to others and equipped to process challenging emotions.

In this episode:

4:00- Jessi shares her experience with loneliness and friendships

7:30- Loneliness isn’t always about physically being alone, although it can be. It’s more about being heard, seen and truly known.

12:15- Jessi shares how she navigates challenging times and truly lets other in to support her

15:00- Loneliness, sadness & intense emotions are not something that we need to be afraid of

15:30- How to stop being emotionally constipation and release anxiety

20:00- We are worthy enough to meet our needs

25:30- The importance of practicing letting go & surrendering

28:00- How to start feeling more connected & less lonely

38:30- Rising up in strength & bossing up!

39:30- How do we keep our connection cup full during this pandemic

Questions from this episode:

Are you opening yourself up for connection?

Are you letting yourself be heard, seen & known?

How can you become a wise care taker for your soul?
What does your inner child need most right now?

Are you allowing others to support you and see your mess?

Are you extending others grace when you see their mess?

Links:

Remember to sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she shares exclusive content, PDF's + other tools. *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

083 - Motherhood, Motivation + Finding Your Balance With @OliviaOstrom_ Oct 27, 2020

In this episode, fitness influencer, new momma and certified personal trainer, Olivia Ostrom joins Jessi to shine light on the tender process of watching your body change as you get pregnant, how challenging it can be to find a new balance with a newborn & the importance of prioritizing yourself. Olivia shares her favorite self care practices, how she finds motivation & how she leads by example for her son Henrik. If you’ve ever experienced mom guilt, struggled to find balance or just simply want to know what it’s like becoming a mother.. this episode is for you!

Find more of Olivia Ostrom here:

Olivia’s Instagram

Olivia’s Website

Olivia’s Youtube

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

082 - Holiday How-to Ep.1: Enjoy Holiday Foods Without Spiraling Out-Of-Control Oct 22, 2020

It’s the first episode of this 12 part Holiday How-to series! Today Jessi is sharing her best tips on how to enjoy holiday foods without spiraling out of control. We know the Holiday season is an incredible time but can also bring about stress and anxiety. It’s time to set yourself and your mind up for success this holiday season. Jessi dives into mindset, the mind body connection & how to combat last supper mentality. Jessi unpacks 2 powerful tangible tools; future pacing and the build a plate strategy.

In this episode:

Jessi shares how powerful your mindset truly is
Jessi explains what the last supper mentality and how it perpetuates this crazy cycles with food
How “should-ing” yourself can lead to shame and internal pressure
What are the holidays really about for you? What matters to you most this holiday season?
Jessi walks you through what future pacing is and how to use this instead of worrying about all the “what if’s and what “could happen”

Questions for you:

What are the thoughts you want to have during this event, conversation, etc.
What emotions do you want to be feeling at these events?
What behaviors do you want to behave in? How do you want to act?

Links:

Remember to sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she shares exclusive content, PDF's + other tools. *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

081 - HER STORY - From Believing That A Smaller Body Is A Better Body To Complete Freedom From Dieting + Binge Eating With Tayla Oct 20, 2020

In this episode, Food Freedom Online Program Client, Tayla bravely shares all about her 10 year struggle with a disordered relationship around food. From her being bullied in school, to believing that a smaller body was a better body to now experiencing complete freedom with food and moving on to become an Eating Psychology coach and help other women, Tayla’s story is one that will inspire you deeply. If you’ve ever felt like you’re stuck with this struggle or that the impulse to binge/overeat will forever be there, Tayla will put that to rest!

In this episode:

Tayla shares how she was bullied in school and even had family members comment on her food choices or body size which led her to believe that a smaller body is a better body
Around 17 Tayla started going to the gym and dieting. When she began losing weight she noticed the bullying subsided ingraining even further that a smaller body is a better body
Years go by and Tayla left for college and joined a crossfit gym and truly thought it was her way out from dieting but it only made things worse
Tayla shares her first experience with binge eating and how terrified she was for others to find out
Tayla shares how she kept putting off healing.. She would say, “I’ll heal my binge eating when I get the house, when I get the career or xyz
Tayla shares how she found Jessi and at first struggled with the idea of letting go of the diet/binge cycle until she finally got to the point where she was binging for a whole week and decided to book a call
Tayla shares that from the free strategy call she learned that an easy, effortless relationship with food is entirely possible
Tayla then talks about her experience inside the Food Freedom Online Program and how she was able to make lifelong friends and truly open up to them
Tayla gained the confidence to tell her trusted inner circle about her struggle with binge eating and surprisingly felt totally accepted and not rejected
Tayla shares how she is now able to leave food on her plate, forget about food, have chocolate in her cabinet and doesn’t over eat often.. If she does she moves on and it doesn’t consume her
Tayla gives her advice to the women who is scared to give up dieting or fears gaining weight
Jessi talks about how the allure of all these highly palatable food wears off and your body gets to this natural point of balance
Tayla shares how she is now going onto become a Certified Eating Psychology Coach and is going to help others who struggled in the same way that she did

Links:

Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

080 - Anxious About The Holidays? Oct 15, 2020

In this episode Jessi lays out how she plans on guiding and supporting you through the holiday season. Jessi takes you through a simple guided imagery technique that shows you just how powerful the mind can be. If you’re ready to have a stress free holiday season, listen to this episode, join Jessi's free VIP list and let us know you’re committed by either sending Jessi a DM or leaving us a review!

Links:

Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

079 - Recognizing Our Enough-ness + Stepping Into Our Magic With @arielleestoria Oct 13, 2020

In this episode, Jessi had the honor of interviewing Arielle Estoria. She is a traveling Spoken Word Poet, self-published author, Dance Party Enthusiast Emcee and Event Host, Speaker, Body Positive Model, Actor and professional feeler. Shamelessly claiming that she is in the business of pulling on heartstrings, her motto, "Words not for the ears but for the soul" stems from her dedication to remind anyone who encounters her and her work that words are meant to be felt and experienced and not just heard. If you’ve ever felt like you are playing small or have been conditioned to be a “good girl”, you’re going to want to tune into this bold yet gentle conversation.

In this episode:

Arielle shares how she almost fell into this world of content creation, acting, speaking, modeling and beyond
Arielle shares how she dips into multiple spaces and allows herself to be multifaceted instead of choosing just one lane!
The ladies dive into self love and confidence, Arielle shares her experience growing up in a bigger body
Arielle shares how quiet she was growing up and wanted to hide her physical body until she found the stage and she gave herself permission to love and accept herself
Arielle shares how she began to focus on what her body could do for her and find confidence in her ability
Arielle shares how she was able to step into her magic and what that means for her
Arielle’s shares a bit of her poem & the meaning behind it, she shares that there's magic in your bones, there's all these beautiful, glorious things that get put on top of that, there's magic in you and there's magic in me. Meaning, we are more than external, tangible beings..we are souls, we are hearts, we are part of something so much more
Arielle reminds us of our worthiness and the intentionality in how exactly we were designed
There's magic and enoughness and you and there's also magic and enoughness in others
Jessi talks about conscious maturity, how valid all of our experiences are & that there is space for all of us to exist
Arielle shares where her ability to trust God and her intuition came from
Jessi & Arielle talk about “the good girl” and how we may feel limited by this narrative
When we step into our fullness & allow ourselves to take up space we are able to break free of our conditioning
Arielle has been called a ‘professional feeler’ and she shares how beautiful it is to feel, sympathize & empathize
Arielle shares her poem, Magic In Your Bones

Learn more about Arielle:

Arielle’s website

Instagram: @arielleestoria

Itunes and Spotify: Arielle Estoria

Twitter: @arielleestoria

Facebook page

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

078 - HER STORY - Finding Hope In The Midst of Recovery With Bryn Oct 08, 2020

Have you ever felt like you don’t fully fit into one category of disordered eating? OR like you’re the only one who is struggling with the specific thing you’re struggling with? In this episode, Food Freedom Online Program Client, Bryn joins Jessi to share her experience with binge eating and recovery. Bryn shines so much light on what the healing journey may look like and how empowering it is to finally reach out for help. Bryn shares how the scale no longer defines her but she is still a work in progress, uncovering new layers of freedom.

In this episode:

Bryn shares her first memories of sneaking food and overeating when she was younger
Bryn talks about when she knew she needed help, during one of the most stressful times when she was binging daily
Bryn shares how shameful and isolating binging can feel
Bryn shares how she learned about binge eating disorder for the first time and finally felt understood
Jessi shares what the typical binge eating definition is and how she didn’t fully fit within one specific category
What do I do if I don’t fit into one category of the diagnostic category for common disordered eating disorders?
Jessi normalizes not fitting into just one specific disordered tendency with food
Majority of people get lumped into what the medical community calls undiagnosable eating disorders
Bryn shares how challenging it is to hear compliments on your body when you’re mentally struggling with food
Bryn shares how she found Jessi and how she ultimately found the courage to book a call to see if the Food Freedom Online Program was right for her
Bryn shares what the first months inside the Food Freedom Online Program were like for her
Bryn shares how she does struggle with certain aspects of food and body but how she now has so much hope that she can and will conquer this
Bryn shares how she is no longer defined by the number on the scale
Bryn shares what one of her favorite aspects of The Food Freedom Online Program is

Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

077 - The Science of Healing Binge Eating | My Interview From Dr.Caroline Leaf’s Podcast Oct 01, 2020

In today's episode Jessi is sharing a recent interview she had on Cleaning Up The Mental Mess with Dr. Caroline Leaf. She loved this interview so much that she wanted to bring it to you, if you haven't listened already :)

Food can bring people together and just try think about one major event or holiday that is not marked by a shared meal. However, for many people, food can also be crutch, something that holds them back and prevents them from living the life they want. In this podcast, I talk with certified eating psychology coach Jessi Jean about compulsive eating habits and self-sabotaging behaviors, emotional binging, the different kinds of eating disorders, why diets often don't work, and how to find freedom with food.

For more info:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessijeannn
Website: https://risewithmeco.com
Free Morning Routine Challenge: http://www.risewithmemorningroutine.com/optin36649556
Podcast Highlights
1:45 Why you need to give yourself permission to reinvent yourself
5:11 Why what we are trying to hide from others will eventually explode
9:50 Healing your relationship with food is a multidimensional process
15:26 True behavior change is identity-shifting
17:55 Food and addiction
25:00 What is binge eating?
31:00 How to find freedom with food
39:34 What is the difference between binge eating and behaviors like bulimia and anorexia?

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

076 - HER STORY - “My daughter was my biggest motivation for pursuing healing” Sep 15, 2020

In this episode, Jessi is joined by a past Food Freedom Online Program client, Rachel. Rachel is filled with light and love, her journey from starting her first diet at the young age of 13 to now having complete food and body freedom is incredible. You will be incredibly inspired and empowered to heal your relationship with food and set a remarkable example for other women all over the world.

In this episode:

Rachel shares about how her struggles with food and body began at the young age of 13
Rachel shares how others praise, comments and approval based on her appearance kept her going back to the dieting, restricting, binge cycle
Rachel shares who a huge motivator to healing her relationship with food was her daughter, Clementine
Rachel and Jessi share what they wish they knew when they were younger struggling with food + body
Rachel shares how she once used to have anxiety over food and food choices and now how it doesn’t even phase her!
Jessi shares that it is actually normal to like binge eating and not want to give it up
Jessi explains what neuro pathways are in the brain
Rachel shares what the most beneficial aspects of the Food Freedom Online Program were for her
Rachel shares how she know has so much more mental space for her family, business and life
Rachel shares how she wants to be a part of this body positive movement and help other women feel confident in their own skin

Links:

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

075 - 5 Steps To Overcome Self-Doubt Sep 08, 2020

Many people let fear creep in and steal the show.. Not Jessi. Jessi has built resilience around fear, self doubt + failure and in this episode she is going to teach you how to breakthrough any level of self doubt so we can reach a new level of freedom. She shares tips from developing self awareness around your current habits instead of slipping into auto pilot. She also shares what she looks for in her inner circle and that it is totally normal for friendships to evolve + sometimes dissolve. You’ll leave this episode ready to face your fears head on and start playing full out.

In this episode:

Jessi shares where to start with overcoming self doubt: self awareness + introspection
She asks thought provoking questions like, Am i letting fear + self doubt run the show? If I truly believed I was capable of anything, what would I do? Do you want to play small or do you want to play big?
Jessi shares that fear is like mold, it grows in the dark places of our mind. We need to share with trusted friends
Jessi shares how important having vulnerability in friendships is, it is the strongest human connector
Jessi shares a powerful mantra she uses, “what other people think of me is none of my business”
Jessi shares how she uses failure as a marker on her journey to success
She shares how to use fear as motivating energy rather than parayzing
Jessi shares the powerful shift she made that allowed her stop spiraling down the “but I don’t know how to do xyz”

Links:

Jessi's Instagram

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

074 - HER STORY - How She Conquered Binge Eating With Faith Sep 04, 2020

In this episode, Jessi is joined by a Food Freedom Online Program client, Faith. Faith shares how she developed a disordered relationship with food + body and how it impacted her relationships, social life, confidence + more. Faith shares the ups and downs of healing her relationship with food + body and how she ultimately got to her mountain top.. where she no longer struggles with binge eating at all. Faith’s energy is infectious, she truly is the real deal life of the party!

In this episode:

Faith shares why she joined the Food Freedom Online Program
Faith’s funny story on joining the Food Freedom Online Program
How Faith resisted healing for a while due to fear of gaining weight
How investing in yourself and your health is the best thing you can do
How an injury worked as a blessing in disguise for Faith to fully heal + focus on her relationship with food + body
Faith shares some deep and intrusive thoughts that she had in some dark moments
How a previous relationship played into her body image struggles
Faith shares how she hypes herself up and has grown to truly love herself
Jessi and Faith both share how important it is to not take yourself so seriously
How Faith is now able to differentiate between binge eating and just enjoying food or eating past fullness on some occasions
Jessi explains how, “it's not about the food, it's about how we feel about what we do with food” that is the real issue
How to become more neutral with our food choices
Faith shares the very real struggles of having an eating disorder and trying to navigate life, social events + insecurities
How it can feel like our society shames binge eating but glamorizes anorexia, overexercising + bulimia
How the set point weight theory was so helpful for Faith
Faith shares how amazing freedom is and how much it has impacted every part of her life
You are so much more beautiful than what you see in the mirror

Links:

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

073 - Mental Health, Perfectionism & Healing Body Image With Former D1 Collegiate Athlete @VictoriaGarrick Sep 01, 2020

In this episode, Jessi is joined by former D1 volleyball player, Ted X speaker + mental health advocate, Victoria Garrick. Victoria shares her experience being a collegiate athlete and how this impacted her relationship with food + body. You will instantly fall in love with Victoria’s real, raw + relatable personality..she's the friend and hype women we all need! You’ll leave this episode feeling encouraged to cultivate compassion for yourself, challenged societal norms + more equipped to tackle the things that are weighing you down.

In this episode:

Victoria shares her experience as a D1 collegiate volleyball player and how this impact her relationship with food + body
When + how Victoria started experiencing mental health struggles
Navigating body changes that came with being a collegiate athlete
How Victoria developed performance anxiety and started binge eating
How Victoria realized she was struggle with binge eating
How Victoria finally worked up the courage to see a therapist and ask for help
Victoria breaks down the stigma around mental health and normalizes asking for help
How Victoria got picked to do a Ted X talk & began her work as a mental health advocate
Victoria shares tangible tips that helped her with food, body image + mental health
Victoria shares what ego work is and how she has incorporated it into her life
Victoria shares how she always tries to meet herself with compassion
How Victoria moved away from all-or-nothing, perfectionism, performative attitude to being able to laugh at herself and not take everything so seriously
Victoria challenges and pushes back on society's standard of beauty
Victoria shares how she stopped putting her appearance as the #1 priority
How to release the unrealistic ideals to look a certain way
Victoria opens up about what she is feeling most vulnerable with currently
Victoria and Jessi share that they have both struggled with loneliness and female friendships
Victoria shares about The Hidden Opponent, an advocacy group that raises awareness for student-athlete mental health

Links:

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

072 - HER STORY - Finding Food Freedom While Navigating GI issues with Morgan Aug 25, 2020

In this episode, Jessi is joined by Food Freedom Online Program Client + Big Sister, Morgan. Morgan walks us through her journey with GI issues and how she finally got answers on what was going on in her body. She also shares how her sensitivities played into developing a disordered relationship with food and ultimately how she found complete food freedom and confidence in her everyday life. Bloating, bowel movements, constipation.. We’re covering it all in this one!

In this episode:

How GI issues impact your relationship with food + body
How to navigate GI issues while healing your relationship with food and body
Morgans struggle with GI issues and food intolerances and how that affected her everyday life
How moving to college, a new relationship and not knowing what to eat slowly began harming her relationship with food
How Morgan realized that her relationship with food was not normal
How Morgan looked into in person treatment centers and why she opted to join the Food Freedom Online Program instead
How Morgan’s story felt a bit different upon joining since she was dieting/eliminating food to heal her gut rather than to look a certain way but she quickly realized it was ALL food rules that are harmful
Morgan’s approach to honoring her body and her sensitivities while always having peace with food
Morgans mindset shift to abundance rather than elimination or restriction
How listening to your body rather than listening to everyone else tell you what is best for your body, helped Morgan tremendously
How fully healing your gut incorporates multiple factors
Morgan shares 2 pieces of advice from anyone who may be struggling with something similar to her
How finding food freedom has truly changed her life and brought her fiancé into her life

Links:

Morgan’s Instagram

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

071 - Try Softer With Trauma Informed EMDR Therapist @aundikolber Aug 20, 2020

In this episode, Trauma Informed EMDR therapist, Aundi Kolber joins Jessi to share what it means to try softer in a world that tells us to keep going, keep hustling and keep pretending we're fine. Aundi shares tangible tools to practice self compassion and feel more grounded in our everyday lives.

In this episode:

How Aundi got into this line of work
The difference between talk therapy and what Aundi likes to use both personally and professionally to heal
Aundi shares what EMDR is: Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing
How trauma can get stuck in our nervous system and how to reprocess it so your body and brain can reintegrate
How a trauma response can sometimes look like over accommodating for other people
Aundi shares what ‘try softer’ truly means and how it came to be
Aundi shares basic neurobiology about our body
What happens to our prefrontal cortex when we’re in our window of tolerance
The practice of learning to be at home within your body
Aundi explains what little ‘t’ trauma or interpersonal trauma is and what BIG 'T' trauma is
How some of our behaviors that we might not like have served a purpose in the past
Aundi opens up about her own struggles with disordered eating and where it came from
How we go into fight, flight or freeze mode if something is beyond our capacity
Aundi shares how important curiosity + compassion is in healing
The “I am aware” tool that Aundi uses with her clients
A self compassion practice that Aundi uses
How to bring self compassion and non judgment into your awareness
Using our emotions as information rather than sinking into guilt and shame

Links:

Body Image Breakthrough Intensive

Try Softer Book

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

070 - Healing Trauma: Where to Begin With Trauma Expert Rachael Maddox Aug 13, 2020

Have you ever wanted to pursue healing past trauma but don’t know where to start? Look no further! In this episode, Jessi is joined by trauma resolution educator, coach and author, Rachael Maddox. Rachael shares where to begin with healing trauma and how to let go of past trauma that you’ve been holding onto. Rachael provides us with several thought provoking questions + strategies to start exploring our pain.

In this episode:

How Rachael discovered her passion and began her work in trauma resolution
Rachael breaks down what somatic therapy is
She talks us through the 7 archetypes and what they are all designed for
Rachael shares where to begin with healing trauma
Rachael & Jessi share the importance of connection + vulnerability with others
Rachael shares the importance of being curious and trusting yourself
Rachael answers what steps we can take to move closer to healing
How we must allow space and time to work through trauma
How the nervous system doesn’t like fast change
How to let go of past trauma that you’ve been holding onto
How to move on from something that doesn’t feel like it should be forgiven

Questions to ask yourself:

What is it that my body didn’t get to do in that experience?
What’s the thing that you are curious about?

*side note: audio is not as good as it typically is in this episode. The few fuzzy spots are worth it to listen to Rachael's wealth of knowledge. Thank you kindly.

Links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachaelmaddox/

Website: http://rachaelmaddox.com/

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

069 - How to Pursue Fitness + Honor Your Body At The Same Time Ft. @HayleyMadiganFitness Aug 11, 2020

In this episode fitness influencer, Hayley joins Jessi to continue bridging the gap between health + fitness. Hayley shares her journey from competing, losing her period, feeling anxious around food + exercise to now having balance, exercising from a place of self love + inspiring hundreds to do the same. Together the girls provide tips you can make to improve your relationship with food and body.

In this episode:

Hayley shares her journey from competing to balance
She shares her ‘aha’ moment where she realized she was not fully living
Hayley shares how to slowly begin finding more balance with food + exercise
Hayley normalizes the female body; having cellulite, body fat, rolls + stretch marks
Hayley shares her view on fitness and setting fitness goals
She shares how we need to get to the root of the cause instead of covering it up
Hayley shares what the most common struggle that her audience has
Jessi shares her struggle with losing her cycle + Hayley shares simple tips on getting it back
Hayley shares small changes that can help your health and mindset
The image of health that social media portrays vs. actual health
Hayley shares how balance has added to her life, reduced her anxiety, allowed for greater appreciation of life, and improved cognitive function
Health is as much mental health as it is physical health
Hayley shares what she wished someone had told her when she was younger and struggling with food + body

Links:

Hayley's Instagram

Hayley's Website

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

068 - Everybody Deals With It, Nobody Talks About It Aug 06, 2020

Jessi sits down with us for a solo episode this week and bravely shares about her current struggles. She discusses how we as humans face challenges, bad days, loneliness and that it is totally normal. Jessi shares what her most recent mental breakdown looked like and what helped her through it.

In this episode:

Jessi normalizes having bad days, mental breakdowns and low energy.
How social media can trigger funks, anxiety or overwhelm.
How to the root of what is truly going on within ourselves
How to break down shame, guilt and loneliness
That it doesn’t make you weak to break down or struggle
What to do when you feel like you have to be strong for everyone else
In these moments that you feel alone, all you have to do is let yourself rest.
How you can allow yourself to physically emote and release negative energy
No longer being afraid of breaking down or having an intense emotional experience
Its not a moment of weakness its a human exprience to be mental tapped out
How stuffing emotion can lead to numbing out with food
How our inner child can guide us to see what we are truly longing for
How we are all going to still face challenged and struggles but we can navigate them in a healthy way and no longer let it derail us

A few questions when you’re feeling in a funk or feeling low:

What do you need most in this moment?

Whats good in your life right now?

What are you thankful for?

Normalize pain, normalize the struggle in your life.. its part of being human. You are not weak, its a human experience.

Please let me know if you enjoyed and can relate to this episode. Send me a DM on Instagram: @jessijeannn

Links:

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

067 - HER STORY - Your Past Doesn’t Define You With Molly Jul 28, 2020

In this episode, Food Freedom Online Program Client, Molly shares her incredible story. Her struggles with food and body began at a young age after her father went to prison. Like many of us, she began using food to cope and numb out. Molly walks us through how she processed many challenging events in her life and ultimately found the courage to rise above and pursue healing. Molly encourages all women who have faced trauma in the past to not let your past define you.

In this episode:

Where + why her struggles with food started
Hurtful comments that were made about her body when she was younger
How food became her coping mechanism for comfort and to numb out
How challenging it is to process challenging events when we are children
How what our parents do with food can affect how we view food
How her body image struggles started as early as nine years old
How society wants us to associate beauty with thinness
The problem with celebrating and praising someone's weight loss
How being sexually assaulted exacerbated her struggles with food + body
Where her relationship with food + body is at now
How she tried multiple things by herself to heal her struggles
How community and belonging was a key aspect of healing her relationship with food
How we need to lean into fear and overcome our struggles
How your past does not define you and you CAN come out on top

Links:

Free Morning Routine Challenge

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

066 - Appreciating the Hot Mess with Carly Ann Dell Jul 23, 2020

In this episode, I sit down with mama to be health influencer Carly Ann Dell. Carly shares her journey from high school sports to bikini competing to balance. Carly shares how she once found value in being the smallest version of herself and how she has progressed to understanding more of herself, appreciating the health journey and ultimately recognizing her inherent worth. You will leave this episode feeling encouraged to continue finding balance and reinventing yourself in every season of life. It’s time to embrace the hot mess!

In this episode:

How we search for titles to feel validated, find safety and belonging
How her fitness journey began
How she realized health & fitness are different and what that means
What health and fitness looks like when its not scheduled in from work or sports
The strong difference between believing and knowing
How pain is pain and we don’t need to compare it to others pain
Appreciating movement rather than just checking it off the list
Looking at things from a lifestyle and longevity perspective
How our journey is going to evolve with each season of our life
How we can reinvent and invent ourselves as many times as we want
The pressures of being a health and fitness influencer
Her own struggles with food and body
How food could trigger a negative mental shift
Struggling with miscarriage and working through the emotions with her husband
Navigating body image while pregnant
How she began embracing and appreciating her body
How the journey to food freedom is a lifelong practice
How Carly plans to dive into her relationship with food and body even more in postpartum

Links:

https://www.instagram.com/carlyanndell/

https://carlyanndell.com/

https://carlyanndell.com/podcast

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

065 - What We As A Team Are Doing To Fight Racism Jul 14, 2020

Today two members at Rise With Me, Carlie and Sydney, sit down with me and discuss what we as a team are doing to end the fight against racism. We are learning, growing + committed to consistent action. We are not experts on racism, just simply sharing our experience and commitments moving forward in an effort to encourage you in your walk as well. Please learn from individuals who are anti-racism experts.

In this episode:

Before recent current events what was our understanding of racism
A few takeaways from Chrissy King’s Anti-racism Webinar
Getting uncomfortable is where the growth is
What we as a team are doing to end the fight against racism
We are hosting a book club inside the Food Freedom Online Program and starting with, Me and White Supremacy by Layla F Saad.
Conscious Maturity and taking responsibility for our actions and growing from them
How we must lean into fear

Links:

Me and White Supremacy

Chrissy King’s website + Instagram

Color of Change

Center for Policing Equity

Girls for a Change

064 - Where She’s At 2 Years Later With Food Freedom Graduate, Tilda Jul 02, 2020

In this episode, Jessi is joined by one of her very first Food Freedom Online Program clients, Tilda. Tilda shares how far she has come since completing the course. She shares how she has completely transformed her life and gained confidence as a mother, women + author.

In this episode:

Why she joined the Food Freedom Online Program
How our eating habits + anxieties affect those around us; kids, friends, marriage
How once you get to a healthy place with food you can unlock so much more in life
How much time she gained once she was free from binge eating
How social media can impact your mental health
How healing is our responsibility when you are a parent so your children do not adopt an unhealthy relationship with food + body
The reality of postpartum; insecurities, sleep deprivation and more
Lowering the bar and no longer striving for perfection with food, motherhood and body
How you must be vulnerable and shower yourself with grace to heal

Links:

Tilda’s book, This is Post Partum

Join me for The Food Freedom Online Program. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

063 - How To Increase Fertility Naturally With Dr. Lauren Noel ND Jun 18, 2020

Through the Food Freedom online program and social media, Jessi has seen several people discuss their fertility challenges. Many of them are curious about the possibility of their fertility challenges as it relates to their struggles with a disordered or unhealthy relationship with food. In this episode, Jessi had on Dr. Lauren Noel, a naturopathic doctor, host of the Dr. Lo Radio Show and the creator of an online course that helps people with fertility. Jessi and Lauren discuss working on the foundational pieces of your health (and why sleep is SO important). Lauren shares 3 tips for getting back on track and why you should reconsider your thoughts about self-care.

In this episode:

What Lauren does as a naturopathic doctor and how she got into this line of work
How working on the foundational pieces of your health increases fertility
Her history with navigating PCOS
How nutrition and stress levels affect your health
Her 3 tips for how to get back on track when you’re feeling off
Why you have to look at self-care differently
How different hormone testing isn’t treated equally
What she does to help support clients through fertility

Links:

Dr. Lo Radio Show

Golden Eggs Fertility

Join me for The Food Freedom Breakthrough Masterclass. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

062 - How To Process Trapped Emotions & Get Unstuck with Tanin Matin Jun 11, 2020

Opening yourself up to the world of energetics can be transformative. Feeling into your body will give you so much insight about yourself. In this episode, Jessi was joined by a psychic and mindset freedom coach, Tanin Matin. Tanin shares how she got into energetics work after working on Wall Street and being fed up with corporate America. She and Jessi talk about how your body knows what it needs for healing and where you can start to learn about your energy. They discuss how you attract things in your life and why you need to eliminate words that could hinder your progress from your vocabulary. They also talk about what an emotional release session is, how it could help you and why you should be open to additional healing modalities.

In this episode:

How she went from working in corporate America to energetics
Why starting to feel will help you receive insights from your body
How the body knows exactly what it needs to heal itself
Where you can start learning about your energy
How you can change the trajectory of your life by changing what you focus on
Eliminating words from your vocabulary that you don’t want
What it means to be in energetic alignment and how to attain that
What an emotional release session looks like
Becoming open to more healing modalities

Links:

Join me for The Food Freedom Breakthrough Masterclass. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

061 - Are People Overstepping Your Boundaries with Caitilin Olsen, LMFT May 28, 2020

Did you know that we teach people how to treat us? It’s true. When we’re stretched and pulled outside of our comfort zone by others, those learned behaviors are from a lack of boundaries. In this episode, Jessi had on a FFM client, Caitlin Olsen. Caitlin is a marriage and family therapist who learned about the FFM from another client in her own community. Jessi and Caitlin discuss how Caitlin got into her work as a boundaries coach and why you absolutely need to create boundaries for a healthy life. They discuss how to set boundaries with those around you and how to identify where your boundaries are being violated in your life.

In this episode:

What Caitlin does as a marriage and family therapist
How Caitlin stumbled upon Jessi from another FFM client
What brought her to this career
How she became a boundaries coach
Why you have to have healthy boundaries for a healthy life
Her advice to people who aren’t great with boundaries
How to begin the process of setting boundaries
How to identify if there are boundary violations in your life

Links:

029 - HER STORY - How Wife, Mom & FFM Client, Kylie, Beat Binge Eating & Rediscovered Her Passions

Caitlin's Instagram

Caitlin's Facebook

Join me for The Food Freedom Breakthrough Masterclass. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

060 - HER STORY - How This Busy Mom of 5 Beat Binging & Purging With Joni May 14, 2020

Trigger Warning: In this episode, we may cover topics related to binging, purging and other mental health challenges. While we do talk about issues relating to food and body, some episodes may be more emotionally challenging or difficult and may make you uncomfortable. If the podcast feels triggering in any way, please turn it off and get the appropriate help. Remember, I am not a doctor, but an eating recovery coach. Enjoy the episode!

As a mom, healing from struggles with food and body is not only a gift to yourself but to your family too. In this episode, you’ll hear from Joni, a mother of five and client of the FFM who came on to discuss her journey of struggling with food and her body. She opens up about how a loss in her family opened her up to the idea of food as comfort at a young age. Joni shares how her struggles progressed over the years and affected her as a mom and wife. She and Jessi talk about her struggles with binging and purging and how she decided it was time to pull herself out of this struggle. Joni discusses what’s helped her the most through the course and her advice for other people who are pursuing healing. She talks about taking the power back in her life and overcoming dark times she was facing.

In this episode:

Where her struggles with food and body started
How her grief propelled her weight issues which led to dieting at a young age
How her struggle evolved and affected her journey through motherhood
What made her realize she needed to make a change
How she ended up turning to binging and purging as an attempt to lose weight
Her experience of trying to pull herself out of this struggle alone
How she stumbled across Jessi and the FFM
What worked for Joni and helped her the most through the course
Her advice for someone who is resonating with her story
How her life is different as a result of healing from her struggles with food and body
How there is no right or wrong way to pursue the course
What Joni hopes that women will take away from her story

Join me for The Food Freedom Breakthrough Masterclass. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

059 - HER STORY - I Thought I Was A Sugar Addict With Swedish Actress Julija Green Apr 30, 2020

Trigger Warning: In this episode, we may cover topics related to sexual abuse, trauma, eating disorders and other mental health challenges. While we do talk about issues relating to food and body, some episodes may be more emotionally challenging or difficult and may make you uncomfortable. If the podcast feels triggering in any way, please turn it off and get the appropriate help. Remember, I am not a doctor, but an eating recovery coach. Enjoy the episode!

Have you ever considered yourself a sugar addict? In this episode, Jessi was joined by FFM client and Swedish actress Julija Green. Julija shares her story of struggling with food and her body for the majority of her life. She talks about how her struggles were brought on after being sexually abused and how she used food, specifically sugary food to numb out. Julija shares how this affected her dating life and how she saw intimacy. She discusses a movie she was working on and how a bad experience prompted her to drop out and create her own films. You’ll hear her experience of thinking she was a sugar addict and advice she’d give to her younger self. She also talks about her experience in the FFM and how her life has transformed since joining the course.

In this episode:

What prompted Julija’s struggles with food and body
What her struggles looked like over the majority of her life
How her sexual abuse left her feeling broken and using food to numb out
Not knowing how to be intimate when she reached dating age
Her experience of getting a part in a movie and being told to lose weight
Dropping out of that film and deciding to pursue her own films
How she overcame this trauma and got to where she is right now
What her relationship looked like before the course and how it evolved
Why she believed that she was a sugar addict
The advice Julija would give her younger self
How the FFM has affected her life and career
Why Julija recommends using meditation

Links:
Julija Green’s Facebook
The Food Freedom Breakthrough Masterclass
Rise with Me LIVE

Join me for The Food Freedom Breakthrough Masterclass. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!
You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

058 - HER STORY - Surviving Sexual Assault With Alesha Apr 23, 2020

Trigger Warning: In this episode, we may cover topics related to self-harm, rape, trauma, bi-polar disorder, eating disorders and other mental health challenges. While we do talk about issues relating to food and body, some episodes may be more emotionally challenging or difficult and may make you uncomfortable. If the podcast feels triggering in any way, please turn it off and get the appropriate help. Remember, I am not a doctor, but an eating recovery coach. Enjoy the episode!

No matter what you go through in life, there’s an opportunity for you to come out stronger on the other side. That’s what happened to the guest in this episode and FFM client, Alesha. Alesha has gone through a lot of trials and tribulations over the course of her life. She navigated the trauma of multiple rapes and sexual assaults and a mysterious illness that eventually led to her eating disorder. She and Jessi chat about her experience of being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and anxiety. Alesha shares her story of surviving a suicide attempt and the life-changing realization this brought her. She opens up about overcoming past traumas in therapy. Alesha also talks about how she found the FFM and got on the journey to recovery from her food and body struggles.

In this episode:

What triggered Alesha’s struggles with food and body
Thinking back on her first dieting experience in 5th grade
Desperately wanting to fit in and belong and the conflicting beliefs of her dieting experience
Alesha’s experience with falling ill and doctors not knowing what was wrong
How steroids catapulted her eating disorder into reality
How Alesha’s illness randomly went away
The mental health challenges that came when she overcame her illness
How the trauma affected Alesha through her high school experience
Being diagnosed with Bipolar 2 disorder and anxiety in college
Her experience with rape and being sexually assaulted
How what you’re doing or wearing isn’t a form of consent
Alesha’s memory of trying to end her life and being thankful that she survived
Her path to recovery and working through her layers of trauma
Setting powerful intentions to focus on her physical health
How Alesha got connected with Jessi and the FFM
How her relationship with food has transformed since joining the FFM
The supportive community and how it promotes healing
Why diversity is needed in your social groups
Where Alesha’s at right now with food and her body
Her biggest advice for someone who resonates with her story

Links:
Adult Chair Podcast Episode 153 - Binge Eating With Jessi Jean
Alesha’s Instagram
Rise with Me LIVE

Join me for The Food Freedom Breakthrough Masterclass. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

057 - Why I’m Going to Couples Therapy Apr 22, 2020

As a lot of you might know if you’re listeners of the podcast, Jessi and her husband Hung are no strangers to therapy. The two discussed their relationship back in Episode 044 and why they ended up getting a therapist. In this episode, Jessi talks about why she’s an advocate for having a therapist. She shares how a therapist has helped to strengthen their marriage. Jessi explores all of the reasons why getting a therapist might be a good idea for your relationship and the goals that she and Hung hope to accomplish through their therapy journey.

In this episode:

Her and Hung’s experience with their first therapist
Why a third party perspective will help set you up for greater success as a couple
How to present couples therapy to your partner
The reason they want to get back into couples therapy
How a good therapist will help to rid you of the wedges that drive relationships apart
What therapists will help you navigate and process
Their goals for getting back into therapy
How to sell your partner on the benefits of therapy

Links:
044 - Couples Q&A - The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

Join me for The Food Freedom Breakthrough Masterclass. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!
You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

056 - HER STORY - How To Stop Numbing Your Feelings With Hana Apr 17, 2020

Trigger Warning: In this episode, we may cover topics related to eating disorders, depression, self-harm and other mental health challenges. While we do talk about issues relating to food and body, some episodes may be more emotionally challenging or difficult and may make you uncomfortable. If the podcast feels triggering in any way, please turn it off and get the appropriate help. Remember, I am not a doctor, but an eating recovery coach. Enjoy the episode!

Have you ever realized that something from your childhood still affects you today? It’s not uncommon to hold onto things from childhood even well into your adult years. In this episode, Jessi chats with a client of the FFM, Hana. Hana’s struggles with food and her body started at four years old after she began to suppress her feelings. Suppressing feelings often leads to the use of other coping mechanisms and this is what happened with Hana. She shares how a broken relationship due to cheating confirmed her feelings of worthlessness (and further contributed to her struggles). Hana talks about how she finally decided to seek out help after 15+ years of struggling. She also talks about her experience in the course and finding great friendships with women from across the globe.

In this episode:

How her struggles with food and body started after suppressing her feelings as a child
How most parents are doing the best they can
Feeling unsupported and how a lack of boundaries led to people walking all over her
Struggling with depression as a teen
Her story of infidelity and how this confirmed her feelings of worthlessness
Losing a close friend and the toll the grief took on her
Coping mechanisms she used to numb from the weight of the pain
Her experience with therapy, trying to regain weight and overexercising
Why she got into fitness competing
Getting nervous system fatigue and being forced to rest
Believing that you can be free from food and body struggles
How Hana got connected with Jessi and the FFM
Her experience in the course and how her relationship with food and body has evolved
The friendships she’s made in the FFM
What’s been the most impactful part of the course for her
How her life has changed since recovering from her struggles with food and body
How she’s learned to sit in her feelings and embrace emotions

Links:
Rise With Me LIVE Morning Routine Challenge
Rise with Me LIVE Facebook Group

Join me for The Food Freedom Breakthrough Masterclass. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

055 - How To Live In Your Fullest Expression with Anxiety Expert Stevie Wright Apr 16, 2020

Is anxiety getting in the way of your life? If so, you’ll appreciate today’s episode with guest, Stevie Wright. Stevie is a former American Idol contestant and a self-love and breathwork coach. In this episode, Stevie and Jessi talk about how she recovered from her own traumas. Stevie talks about how she learned to step into her queendom. She shares her process of helping clients move through their anxiety. Stevie and Jessi touch on being compassionate toward your inner child and reaching your fullest expression.

In this episode:

What got Stevie to the place she’s at now
Her experience of being on American Idol and how traumatizing it was for her
The difference between identification and observation
Stepping into your queendom
How your brain is wired for survival and how this causes anxiety
Developing the skill of switching into different realities
Her process for helping clients through anxiety
Learning to not put yourself in a box
How Stevie lives a fully expressed life and helps others practice that
Having compassion for her inner child
Her advice for someone who wants to become more fully expressed
Using anxiety as your friend and changing the story behind the emotion

Links:

Stevie’s Website

Stevie’s Instagram

Join me for The Food Freedom Breakthrough Masterclass. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

054 - HER STORY - How She Overcame a 33 Year Battle with Food in 9 Months with Cristina Apr 09, 2020

Struggling with food and your body for one year, 5 years and even a decade is far too long. Today Jessi is speaking with a FFM client who has dealt with the struggles of food and her body for most of her life. After a 33 year-long battle, Cristina discovered Jessi and the FFM and decided to give it a try. In this episode, Cristina and Jessi talk about Cristina’s journey to recovery and how much her life has changed since pursuing healing. They explore how she learned to feel her feelings, the biggest fears she had to overcome in her journey and her advice for other women who are considering taking the plunge to start their own journey to healing.

In this episode:

What her struggles with food and body looked like before discovering the FFM
Growing up with a house in diet culture
Her experience in middle school of realizing her body was different and starting the cycle with restricting and binging
How Cristina found Jessi through a podcast and decided to work with her
Her biggest fears when starting the course and learning to let go of dieting completely
The differences that Cristina noticed when she began the course
Releasing the pressure in whatever way works best for you
Why you need to feel safe on the journey to healing
Learning to feel her feelings on the recovery journey
Getting herself to commit to using and implementing the tools
The light bulb moment she got when she learned about the weight set point theory
Finding out she could do whatever she wanted after limiting herself for most of her life
How the course has transformed her life and relationships for the better
What she’d tell other women who are considering taking the journey of recovery
Why the support of everyone in the FFM helps you conquer the struggle with food and body

Links:Adult Chair Podcast Episode 153 - Binge Eating With Jessi Jean

Join me for The Food Freedom Breakthrough Masterclass. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

053 - Navigating Weight Gain During Quarantine Apr 07, 2020

A lot of people are nervous about gaining weight during the quarantine. Over the past few weeks, there have been jokes and memes all over social media about the “quarantine 15”. Today Jessi dives into how to navigate weight gain and shifts during the quarantine and how to find peace in the midst of chaos. She shares her tips for putting success on autopilot with positive affirmations and why keeping structure to your day will help you during this time. She explores how to debunk your fears around weight gain and why you need to remember that your body is just your earth suit (and you’re SO much more than what you look like on the outside).

In this episode:

How to cope with weight gain in an ever changing body
How trying to create control makes us spiral out of control even more
What Jessi does to feel safer, grounded and more joyous throughout the days
Keeping structure in your day with a morning routine
Reminding yourself that you’re so much more than your body
Committing yourself to get time outside to soak up a daily dose of vitamin D
Debunking your fears around weight gain
Accepting that your body is your earth suit and learning to be confident in your ever changing, aging self
Taking control of your thoughts and overcoming the self-sabotaging thought cycles by replacing them with positive affirmations

Join me for The Food Freedom Breakthrough Masterclass. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

052 - HER STORY - Overcoming Drugs, Alcohol, Adderall & Anorexia With Lisa Apr 02, 2020

Trigger Warning: In this episode, we cover topics related to eating disorders, alcohol, drugs and other mental health challenges. While we do talk about issues relating to food and body, some episodes may be more emotionally challenging or difficult and may make you uncomfortable. If the podcast feels triggering in any way, please turn it off and get the appropriate help. Remember, I am not a doctor, but an eating recovery coach. Enjoy the episode!

Like so many people, Lisa’s struggles with food and her body started at a young age. She remembers growing up and how a well-intentioned comment caused her to begin the cycles of restricting food. In this episode, Jessi and Lisa discuss Lisa’s experience with navigating through this from late childhood, into her teen years, through college and beyond. They talk about how she fell into using drugs like Adderall to give herself more control over restricting food, her struggle with Anorexia and the cycles of binging and restricting. Lisa shares how her life and relationships were impacted by this and how she found Jessi and the FFM. She tells her experience of joining the course, how her body image has shifted and how her relationship with food and her body has changed for the better.

In this episode:

What prompted her struggles with food and body
Finding herself slowly gaining weight
Starting the cycle of attempting to restrict her eating
Realizing that food was way more than a physical sensation for her and feeling controlled by food
Trying to find herself in college and dealing with an eating disorder
Using Adderall to help herself restrict food
The cycles of binging and restricting from food
How connecting to faith helped her to get on a better path
The reality of how what she was doing was affecting her health
Knowing that something had to change
Not letting her husband in on her struggles
How she found the FFM and her fears about joining
The impact of the community aspect in the course
What happened in her relationship with food after joining the FFM
How her breakthroughs have come incrementally through the course
Where Lisa sees herself going from here and how she feels about her body image
Why she decided to commit to the Rise with Me Live event
What mountain top living means to Lisa

Links:

**Update** We now offer something EVEN better then the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

051 - A Podcast for Your Loved Ones Mar 31, 2020

If you’re listening to this episode, it might be because your loved one is suffering from issues with food and body. This episode is geared toward those who are trying to support someone in the midst of their recovery journey (or even someone who is considering taking the first steps). In this episode, Jessi shares what the struggle with food and body looks like, how our brain and neural pathways are affected by it and why it’s not an issue of willpower. She shares everything from how triggers can cause you to relapse, what the healing process will look like and how you can best support someone during their journey to healing.

In this episode:

How the struggle with food and body works
What the patterns of a struggle of food and body might look like
The inner dialogue that many people struggle with
How triggers can cause you to relapse and how your brain stores things as coping mechanisms
Why it’s not a willpower issue and how the struggle is similar to any addiction such as addiction to alcohol, pornography, etc.
The high that comes from eating for binge eaters, overeaters or emotional eaters
The mental energy that comes from making decisions with food
What the FFM does to help women retrain their thinking and help them overcome their struggles with food and body
What the healing process looks like
How it takes time to find balance during recovery
What you can do to best support someone in the process of healing
Why comments from loved ones can be triggering during the recovery process (even well-intentioned ones)
Learning to hold space and affirm loved ones for being emotional without the need to try to fix
A powerful question you can ask your loved ones when they’re opening up to you
How Jessi and her team audit incoming FFM clients to make sure they’re a good fit and will get the support they need

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content: www.jessijean.com/VIP *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

050 - HER STORY - I’m Scared To Eat With Hanna Mar 26, 2020

Trigger Warning: In this episode, we cover topics related to eating disorders and other mental health challenges. While we do talk about issues relating to food and body, some episodes may be more emotionally challenging or difficult and may make you uncomfortable. If the podcast feels triggering in any way, please turn it off and get the appropriate help. Remember, I am not a doctor, but an eating recovery coach. Enjoy the episode!

Have you ever felt scared to eat? Maybe you weren’t sure if you were eating the right food or the right amount and that feeling brought on a lot of anxiety. Today Jessi was joined by a client of the FFM, Hanna, to talk about her journey of recovery. Hanna started recognizing her struggles with food and body at a very young age and found herself being very controlling about food choices to the point where she was scared to eat. In this episode, Jessi and Hanna talk about her struggles and how dealing with this has robbed her of so many joyous life experiences and moments. They talk about how Hanna found FFM, the breaking point where she knew something needed to change and her advice for someone who’s in the depths of a struggle with food and their body.

In this episode:

Her first memories about food and body and how this impacted her
Becoming more controlling of her food as a young child
Feeling guilty about eating junk food growing up
Her first experience with learning about binge eating
Realizing that other people weren’t scared to eat like she was
Her experiences with binging and purging
Reflecting on what God wanted her to learn from her struggles
Telling the people closest to her about her struggles with food and body
How things got worse after finishing college
The breaking point where she reached out for help after having her own children
How she found the FFM and started working with Jessi
What happened that rebuilt Hanna’s belief in being able to recover
The relief she’s felt from being able to enjoy life fully
Her advice for someone in the depths of a struggle with food and body
What her life looks like now and how things are different for her

Remember to sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content: www.jessijean.com/VIP *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Head to: www.foodfreedomonlineprogram.com

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

049 - COVID-19: Tips for Staying Sane Mar 25, 2020

Right now there’s so much uncertainty and fear. It feels like everywhere we turn there’s more news about the Coronavirus and we don’t know what will happen next. As we all practice social distancing, many people are feeling uneasy about the current state of the world. In this episode, Jessi shares a few tips for how to stay sane during social distancing. She talks about using this time to slow down, rest, reflect and ultimately spend time with those in your immediate family. She makes suggestions for connecting with friends via video chats and getting your body moving. She also discusses why you should maintain a routine as much as possible even when working from home (and shares a thank you for all of the people who are working right now to help hold together our world).

In this episode:

How conscious breaths can help you to regulate your nervous system and get grounded
A thank you for everyone holding together our world right now
Releasing from trying to plan the future
Enjoying the present moment
Why you need to maintain a routine as much as you can
Avoiding the news first thing in the morning and taking it in in small doses
How our tendency for control can cause us to spiral out of control
Using this time to slow down, rest, reflect and spend time with family
Making it a point to get connected with people
Jessi’s tips for avoiding cabin fever
Get outside and get some vitamin d
Moving your body in whatever way makes you happy
Allowing herself to move slower and not accomplish as much
Feeling into your body and practicing coping difficult emotions without numbing out
Getting aware of the things you think about on a daily basis and coming up with a replacement thought
Why you should keep getting ready even if you’re working from home
Journaling about what makes you feel safe and grounded
Shifting your focus outward and helping those who need support
Making your home a sanctuary

Links:

Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Book your free strategy call to see if The Food Freedom Online Program is a good fit for you: www.foodfreedomonlineprogram.com

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

048 - HER STORY - Growing Up Around Addiction With Elizabeth Mar 17, 2020

Trigger Warning: In this episode, we cover topics related to alcoholism, addiction, eating disorders and other mental health challenges. While we do talk about issues relating to food and body, some episodes may be more emotionally challenging or difficult and may make you uncomfortable. If the podcast feels triggering in any way, please turn it off and get the appropriate help. Remember, I am not a doctor, but an eating recovery coach. Enjoy the episode!

For so many people, struggles with food and body can start in the early years of life. In this episode, a FFM client named Elizabeth came on to discuss her struggles with food and body. She opens up about growing up around addiction and alcoholism and how this directly correlated with her eating disorder. She shares how her faith and relationship with God has helped her recovery but how she needed more support and found the FFM. Elizabeth and Jessi discuss the power of connection in the healing journey and how you can sometimes evolve mentally before behaviorally. The two talk about how Elizabeth discovered the FFM, her advice for someone who has a similar journey and expanding your perspective of what you want in life.

In this episode:

What Elizabeth’s struggles with food and body looked like
Having a meltdown before her sister’s wedding and how this affected her
The correlation of emotional trauma and how this exacerbated her eating disorder
Losing her mom to alcoholism and having to be the strong person in her family
How her faith has helped her in recovery and trauma
How Elizabeth found Jessi and the FFM
Why FFM resonated so heavily with Elizabeth
Her experience with the program and finding a community of women
The power of connection in your journey to healing
How her relationship with food and her body has shifted since joining the program
Evolving mentally before you evolve behaviorally
Her intentions and why she’s working on changing her own self-identity
What advice Elizabeth gives to someone who could relate to her story
The fears she’s overcome since joining the FFM
How the process of pursuing healing has changed her whole perception of life
Focusing on gratitude to help dissipate anxiety
Expanding our perspective of what we want from our life
Her biggest piece of advice for other women

Links:

This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol, Find Freedom, Discover Happiness & Change Your Life

Adult Chair Episode 153 - Binge Eating With Jessi Jean

Update** We now offer something EVEN better then the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Book your free strategy call to see if The Food Freedom Online Program is a good fit for you: www.foodfreedomonlineprogram.com

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

047 - The Dark Side of Chasing Your Dreams Mar 12, 2020

Would you believe it if someone told you there was a dark side of chasing your dreams? As you begin to start stepping into confidence and going after what you desire most, you’ll lose people who just aren’t comfortable with seeing you grow and aren’t secure with stepping into their own dreams. After all, nobody in your life can meet you where they haven’t yet gone. In this episode, Jessi explains how paralyzing the fear can be that comes with chasing your dreams and wrestling with who you were and who you’re becoming. She shares why you should let failure be your friend, why you need to immerse yourself in the identity of a new reality and why you need to stop playing small to make other people feel comfortable.

In this episode:

Stepping into the unknown and getting comfortable with being uncomfortable
How dealing with insecurity is part of being human
The paralyzing anxiety of chasing your dreams
Wrestling with who you were and who you’re becoming
Visualizing what it would be like to already have what you desire
Stepping into the belief that you’re worthy and capable of what you want
Immersing yourself in the identity of a new reality
Declaring your new identity to be the truth
Realizing that you aren’t afraid of failure and making failure your friend
How you’ll lose people as you step into confidence and start chasing your dreams
Why you need to stop playing small to let others feel comfortable
What you can expect from Rise With Me Live 2020
Normalizing the feeling of pursuing big dreams

Links:

**Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Book your free strategy call to see if The Food Freedom Online Program is a good fit for you: www.foodfreedomonlineprogram.com

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

046 - HER STORY - Healing Through Miscarriage and Food and Body Image Struggles with Vanessa Mar 10, 2020

Trigger Warning: In this episode, we cover topics related to miscarriage, eating disorders and other mental health challenges. While we do talk about issues relating to food and body, some episodes may be more emotionally challenging or difficult and may make you uncomfortable. If the podcast feels triggering in any way, please turn it off and get the appropriate help. Remember, I am not a doctor, but an eating recovery coach. Enjoy the episode!

As you overcome the struggles you’ve had with food and your body you may have to start to process emotions and learn to feel feelings that you’ve never felt before. It’s hard, and it’s definitely scary. Today’s guest is someone who has dealt with that and she was astonished by the feelings and emotions that came up that she used to numb out. In this episode, I talk with FFM client, Vanessa. Vanessa’s struggles with food and her body came at a very young age and it was something she navigated throughout most of her life. In this episode, we talk about her devastating experience with miscarriage, how her relationship with food and her body has changed since joining FFM and the power in telling your story.

In this episode:

Where Vanessa was at with food and her body before finding FFM
Navigating through her parent’s divorce and using binging to numb her pain
The ups and downs of her food and body struggles
The tipping point where she realized she needed to make some changes
How she stumbled across Jessi on Instagram
The power in telling your own story
How her relationship with food changed when she came into the course
Learning to feel and process emotions that she’d never felt before
Having a whole new network of women to support her
How her view on her body image has changed
Her experience of going through a miscarriage
Giving yourself permission to grieve without numbing out
What helped Vanessa get to the point where she liked her body
The relationship and trust she’s cultivated with her body
How her life has changed as a result of the relationship with her food and body changing
Her advice for any woman going through a miscarriage
Why it’s worth fighting for yourself

Links:
Vanessa’s Instagram

Update** We now offer something EVEN better than the Morning Routine Challenge. Sign up for Jessi’s VIP email list to receive exclusive content: PDF’s, tips, videos & more all designed to bring you closer to mental freedom with food! Click here to sign up!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Book your free strategy call to see if The Food Freedom Online Program is a good fit for you: www.foodfreedomonlineprogram.com

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

045 - New Morning Routine Challenge Mar 09, 2020

If you want to change your life, here’s a powerful secret to getting you started: a morning routine. That’s right, there is a huge night and day difference in what a morning routine can do for your entire life. It can completely transform the way you move throughout your entire day. In this episode, Jessi dives into why she started a morning routine after noticing how the successful people she looked up to had one they practiced daily. She talks about becoming a master of your energy and elevating your energetic capacity through your morning routine. She gives you a tour into what her morning routine looks like and how it can help you move through the way with more ease, peace and groundedness. Jessi also shares a new challenge that she’s created to help listeners start their own morning routine (and hold each other accountable) and she discusses her upcoming event, Rise With Me Live 2020.

In this episode:

How success leaves clues and noticing that people she looked up to had specific morning routines
Her reservations for starting a morning routine
The crazy benefits of a morning routine
Starting the Rise With Me Live Morning Routine Challenge to hold herself accountable
Why we all need accountability as humans
The first step of her morning routine and why gentle movement helps to change your physical state
The second steps of her morning routine and why she implements breathwork and meditation into her morning routine
Focusing on a mantra when you’re meditating and letting go of your thoughts
Why self-confidence is necessary to live the most fulfilling life possible
The third part of her morning routine of gratitude and affirmations
Why affirmations need to feel authentic and genuine to have power in your life
What affirmations Jessi shifted to when she was feeling insecure in her body
Using future pacing to get clear on what you want to think, feel and behave
Taking a few moments to honor your spirituality
Giving yourself the grace to standardize your morning routine before optimizing it

Links:

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011 - My Morning Routine

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044 - Couples Q&A - The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly Feb 14, 2020

Today on the podcast Jessi was joined by her husband Hung. They shared the story of how they met and how their relationship developed. The two dive into how they started seeing a therapist at the beginning of their relationship and share a personal story about how their therapist saved their engagement from ending after a huge challenge they encountered. Jessi and Hung discuss diet culture, being intimate while on the journey to healing from food and body struggles and so much more! This episode is filled with great pieces of wisdom for couples dealing with food and body struggles who want to overcome it together as a team.

In this episode:

Jessi and Hung’s recollection of how they met
How their dating relationship began
What it was like dating and getting to know each other
Why he ghosted her after she wasn’t sure if she wanted to date
How they ended up making it official
Why they decided to go to therapy at the beginning of their relationship
Going through challenges during their engagement
How Hung felt as he saw her relationship with food and body evolve
Why men want you to enjoy being intimate
How Hung feels about exercise and diet culture
His struggles with binging and overeating after competitions
Sharing memories with your person and being in flow together
How to be a supportive partner in someone’s journey to healing and growth
How they’ve overcome communication barriers
The hardest thing they’ve ever been through as a couple
Jessi’s past engagement before she met Hung
How their therapist helped them to overcome a big relationship challenge
How Hung felt about his addiction
Choosing commitment and not expecting perfection out of each other
Continuously working to build trust in their relationship
Getting to a place where you feel comfortable with intimacy while going through these changes
Why you shouldn’t withhold intimacy from your partner
Placing more intention in getting to know your partner on all levels
Discussing each other’s insecurities
Their biggest piece of relationship advice
Their advice for other couples in interracial relationships
A fire round of questions about their relationship

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043 - Making Peace With Seeing Yourself In Pictures Feb 12, 2020

Have you ever taken a photo with family or friends and after seeing it, immediately felt your heart drop? You beg for it to be deleted and to never see the light of day which causes you to want to hide out and not be captured in pictures. If this resonated with you at all, then today’s episode is for you. Jessi talks about the disservice in beating yourself up for how you look in photos or in the reflection or in the mirror. She shares tangible strategies for making peace with seeing your own reflection and why you need to put quality gasoline in your tank with positive self-respect and self-talk.

In this episode:

How it’s a disservice to your soul to beat yourself for how you look
Tangible strategies to make peace with seeing yourself
Knowing that you’re so much more than your image
Stopping yourself from getting overly emotional
Putting quality gasoline in your tank with positive self-respect and self-talk
Jessi’s challenge for listeners
Looking back on photos and practicing body neutrality
Practicing being satisfied with who you are

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You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

042 - HER STORY - Breaking Free of Bulimia With Nat Weston Feb 06, 2020

Trigger Warning: In this episode, we cover topics related to eating disorders, suicide and other mental health challenges. While we do talk about issues relating to food and body, some episodes may be more emotionally challenging or difficult and may make you uncomfortable. If the podcast feels triggering in any way, please turn it off and get the appropriate help. Remember, I am not a doctor, but an eating recovery coach. Enjoy the episode!

When you’re breaking free from the weight of emotions that you carry when struggling with food and body, it helps to have a supportive person there cheering you on. Today you’ll hear from Nat Weston. Ever since joining the FFM, Nat has been one of the most incredible cheerleaders for other women inside the group. In this episode, she opens up about her eating disorder and what breaking points she’s faced over the years. She and Jessi chat about how Nat found the FFM and decided to give it a try. She opens up about her transformation processes and the techniques that were most powerful for her healing journey. They talk about why community is one of the most important aspects of recovery and the freedom that she’s felt after being a part of the FFM for one year.

In this episode:

How Nat began to struggle with an eating disorder as a child and teen
What it felt like struggling with her eating disorder
Having to open up in her relationship about her struggles with food and body
Breaking points that she had throughout the years
How Nat found the FFM and what resonated with her about it
Navigating out of the hard emotions to pursue healing
Getting reassurance from other people in the FFM
How slowing down helped those food thoughts to disappear
What techniques and tools were most powerful for Nat in her transformation process
How she started to find balance after joining the FFM
How having a morning routine has helped her journey
Why the community is such an important aspect in recovery
Her reflections on the one year anniversary of joining the FFM
The freedom she feels within herself and the weight of emotions she’s been set free from
How she navigated through the fear of not feeling good in her own skin
The support of her husband and how it’s helped her recovery journey
What words of wisdom Nat would give her former self

Links:

036 - How To Be Confident When Your Body Doesn't Fit Thin Ideals with Ariel Doctoroff

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041 - How To Overcome Fear of Failure & Get UNSTUCK FAST Feb 04, 2020

If you’ve ever felt a fear of failure or felt stuck then this is the episode for you. Today Jessi explains how to overcome the fear of failure and what the fear of failure actually is. She dives into how to set up your beliefs, thoughts and behaviors to align with your goals and how to practice the art of surrendering. She shares how you can step into your new identity and learn to feel more emotions without the need for numbing out. You’ll also learn why failure is imperative for success and how to embrace more courage in your life.

In this episode:

How Jessi’s relationship with her husband has taught her how to let go of things
Setting up your beliefs, thoughts and behaviors to align with what she wants
Releasing your attachment to the outcome
Practicing the art of surrender
What the fear of failure actually means
Mourning detachment from your old identity so you can step into your new identity
Learning to feel more emotions without the need to check out
Building yourself up from affirmations
Why successful people don’t fear failure
Realizing that failure is a beautiful teacher and a fact of life
Looking at the environments you’re putting yourself in that are driving you to take action out of fear
Embracing more courage in your life
Helping other people in your life to get into momentum
Why they created the big sister program in the FFM
Different groups that are within the FFM

Links:

039 - Elevate Your Energy From Self-Hate to Self-Confidence

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040 - HER STORY - My Eating Disorder Became My Job With Amanda Ownbey Jan 30, 2020

Trigger Warning: In this episode, we may cover topics related to eating disorders, suicide and other mental health challenges. While we do talk about issues relating to food and body, some episodes may be more emotionally challenging or difficult and may make you uncomfortable. If the podcast feels triggering in any way, please turn it off and get the appropriate help. Remember, I am not a doctor, but an eating recovery coach. Enjoy the episode!

When you’re on your way to recovery from your struggles with food and body, you might find yourself wrestling with fears. In this episode, Jessi and her guest, Amanda Ownbey talk about leaning into fear and doing it scared. Amanda is a client in the FFM who has an amazing story about overcoming her eating disorder and what happened that made her realize it was time for some change. They talk about the importance of doctors during recovery, why you need support on your journey to recovery and what breakthroughs she’s made since joining the FFM.

In this episode:

What happened that caused Amanda to struggle with an eating disorder
How her relationship with food and body escalated as she grew up
The shame she felt and how this affected her struggle
How her eating disorder affected her health
The moment that changed everything
Why you need a doctor when you’re recovering
How Amanda stumbled across Jessi and the FFM
Knowing that she needed more support
Learning to listen to your body
Feeling the fear and leaning into it
Applying the tools you’ve learned into your everyday life
Breakthrough moments that Amanda has had
Why the struggle of recovery is worth it
Amanda’s experience of falling back in love with herself and developing a relationship with herself
Amanda’s vision for her life and what she wants to do
Her advice for anyone struggling with food and body

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You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

039 - Elevate Your Energy From Self-Hate to Self-Confidence Jan 28, 2020

We often sell ourselves and our souls short of what we’re capable of. Living with self-hatred and low self-esteem is exhausting for the heart, mind and soul. As you struggle with insecurities and self-hatred, your soul is longing to walk in confidence. Learning to cultivate confidence is something we should all aspire to as it will bring you higher levels of peace. In this episode, Jessi talks about how to elevate your energetic capacity to become magnetic toward things you want and how to break the habitual thought patterns that are self-destructive. She shares practices to help you elevate yourself to a higher energetic state and how to lean into the fear of acting confident even when you don’t feel confident.

In this episode:

How thoughts floating around in our head aren’t truly who we are
The difference between those who are able to cultivate self-confidence and those who aren’t
How recognizing your insecure thoughts is the first step to building confidence
Training your energetic capacity to become magnetic toward things you want
Elevating your energy to break the cycles of the habitual thought patterns by observing what’s happening
Becoming a non-judgemental observer of our thought life and emotional life
The power of saying things out loud
Tips for developing self-awareness and checking in with yourself
What you can expect from the live event in Denver
Leaning into the fear of acting confident even when you don’t feel it
Envisioning how the highest version of yourself shows up
Practices you can use to elevate yourself to a highly energetic state
Stepping out and doing the things your soul is longing to do

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You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

038 - HER STORY - From Keto Influencer To Food Freedom Chaser with @kellie_conquers Jan 23, 2020

Trigger Warning: In this episode, we may cover topics related to eating disorders, suicide and other mental health challenges. While we do talk about issues relating to food and body, some episodes may be more emotionally challenging or difficult and may make you uncomfortable. If the podcast feels triggering in any way, please turn it off and get the appropriate help. Remember, I am not a doctor, but an eating recovery coach. Enjoy the episode!

The guest in this episode is pretty new on her journey to food freedom. After years of yo-yo dieting, binge eating and struggling with her food and body, Kellie was fed up with diet culture and everything that came with it. As a former keto influencer, she wanted to heal her relationship with food and her body and knew keto was no longer the answer. She and Jessi talk about how losing her friend to suicide spiraled her binge eating and struggles with food and body and the turning point where she found the FFM. They discuss her journey of navigating the urges since joining and how her accountability partner has helped her along the way. She opens up about what’s been the most challenging and exciting part of the healing process.

In this episode:

How Kellie’s food and body struggles started and how she got started as a keto influencer
Her journey of yo-yo dieting and how this led to binge eating
How she learned about the keto diet from her CrossFit gym
Being on the keto diet for 4 years and hiding how she was feeling on the inside
She and Jessi talk about struggles with food & body and the turning point where she found the FFM
How she learned to let go of diet culture
Why the ups and downs are both worth it and necessary on your journey to food freedom
Navigating the impulses over the past 8 weeks while shes been apart of the FFM
How working with her accountability partner has helped her journey to recovery
The most challenging and the most exciting parts of the healing process
What has been helping her in her journey and how committing will help you get to where you dream to be
Learning how to not use unhealthy coping mechanisms to numb out
Figuring out how to feel your feelings and breathe into them
Her advice for someone listening who is struggling with food and body

Links:

Kellie’s Instagram

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037 - Listener Question - How To Stop Using Food For Comfort Jan 21, 2020

For so many of us, food is used as a means for comfort. This can cause anxiety to a lot of people, especially when you feel unable to control that urge to numb out by indulging in your favorite foods. Today Jessi talks about how to empower yourself to stop using food for comfort and how to retrain your brain’s thoughts around food. She goes over why you don’t want to create excess rules for yourself, how to change your beliefs about food and how you can use the “build a plate” strategy to honor your cravings. She shares why it’s crucial to sink into deep pleasure and satisfaction when you’re eating and why you need human connection and accountability in your journey of healing from food and body struggles.

In this episode:

Using food as a means of celebration while not losing balance
Why it’s not a bad thing to emotionally eat
Learning to avoid using food as a substance to numb ourselves
Satisfying our cravings without fear and moderation
Why the way your pursuing balance might not be the best approach
The reality of discipline and willpower
Why retraining the habit pathways in your brain will stop you from feeling the urge to numb out
How sometimes it’s about way more than food
Changing your beliefs around food and integrating the knowledge to stop using food for comfort
Weakening pattern pathways in the brain by creating pattern interrupts
Jessi’s conference on women’s food and body empowerment
Why we don’t want to create excess pressure or rules around food
Jessi’s homework assignment for the listener’s
Creating distractions for yourself when you’re feeling overwhelmed
Using the “build a plate” strategy to honor your cravings
Sinking into deep pleasure and satisfaction when you’re eating
Why you need human connection and support in order to heal

Links:

033 - My Big Crazy New Year's Intentions & The Process I Follow To Ensure Success

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036 - How To Be Confident When Your Body Doesn’t Fit Thin Ideals with Ariel Doctoroff Jan 16, 2020

Confidence comes in all shapes and sizes. No matter where you are in your journey to food freedom and self-love, you can start to build your own confidence. Today Jessi had the pleasure of talking to her good friend Ariel about embodying confidence whether or not you fit the “ideal body image”. They chat about how Ariel got into fitness and ended up opening her own gym, how to navigate the pressures of gym intimidation and learning to be thankful for your body. They break through the myths that skinny equals healthy and overweight means unhealthy.

In this episode:

Ariel’s story of finding confidence in her body
Realizing that her self-worth came from herself and not anyone else
Healing this struggle within yourself before having children
How Ariel got into fitness and ended up opening a gym
Dealing with gym intimidation
Learning to be thankful for her body
Navigating the pressures of the “ideal body image”
Eliminating the myths that being skinny equals healthy and being overweight equals unhealthy
Disassociating health and worth with your body size
Recognizing what you do like about yourself before looking at what you want to change
How confidence translates to people in intimate relationships
Learning to fake it until you make it
Why you shouldn’t dim your light to let others’ lights shine brighter
Ariel’s biggest piece of advice for those in bodies similar to hers
How your insecurities affect other people
Auditing your social circles and protecting yourself from triggers

Links:

Farrell’s Extreme Bodyshaping

Ariel’s Instagram

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035 - How Two Strangers Conquered Their Eating Struggles Together With Joyce & Brenda Jan 14, 2020

One of the best things to know about your struggle to healing your relationship with food is this: you DON’T have to go it alone. Today Jessi is joined by two FFM alums, Joyce and Brenda. At the start of their journey, the two were total strangers but after joining the program, they became accountability partners and instantly clicked. In this episode, they chat about how the FFM has changed their lives and what it’s taught them about themselves. You’ll hear how they’ve changed their relationship with food, how their friendship has evolved (the two even met each other in person for the first time last year), and their advice for others who are struggling with their relationship with food and body. Brenda even decided to start her own podcast called the RAWing Twenties Podcast which launches February 3rd so make sure you check it out!

In this episode:

Joyce and Brenda’s experience with food and body before finding the FFM
How Brenda found FFM through Instagram hashtags
What prompted her to finally reach out to Jessi and join the FFM
How Joyce stumbled upon the FFM
Deciding to invest in the program and what this did for her
Their experience with joining the community
How Brenda and Joyce got to know each other through the group and became accountability partners
What the FFM has taught them about themselves
How healing is a byproduct of connection
The process of their relationships with food changing during the program
Learning to release rules around food
What’s happened with them as a result of regaining so much mental capacity
How Brenda’s career goals have shifted as a result of the FFM
How their friendship has grown since meeting through the program
Exploring the NYC food scene together without pressure
Deciding to make the first move in your journey to healing
Their advice for those who are struggling with food and body
Why the community is such an important aspect of healing from food and body struggles

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034 - It’s Not About the Food - Discover What You’re Actually Hungry For with Samantha Skelly Jan 13, 2020

You’re in for a treat with today’s guest, Samantha Skelly. Samantha is a speaker, best selling author and wellness coaching expert who trains people across the globe to become masterful food and body coaches. She opens up about her past struggles with food and body and why she started her business, Hungry for Happiness. Samantha and Jessi chat about using your pain as a catalyst for growth and moving through the layers of the structured mind, soft mind and embodied awareness to reach healing. They dive into getting clear about what it is that you want and how most food and body struggles often stem from something much deeper in your life.

In this episode:

How Samantha began to struggle with food and body and the effect this had on her
Developing an unhealthy relationship with exercise
How Samantha ended up starting Hungry for Happiness
How getting deported was one of the best things to happen to her
Allowing herself to change her relationship with pain to be set free from it
Observing and truly being with life’s sensations
Figuring out how you can use pain as your catalyst
Moving through the layers the structured mind, soft mind and embodied awareness for healing
Going deep to understand what’s going on beneath the surface
How to have more awareness of your energy
Getting clarity around what you DO want and dreaming big
How Samantha helps women to heal on a deeper level
What inspired her to want to revolutionize the weight loss industry
Answering the call to serve even if you don’t feel ready
Knowing that everything is happening perfectly for you, in perfect timing

Links:

Hungry for Happiness Coach Certification Program

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033 - My Big Crazy New Year’s Intentions & The Process I Follow To Ensure Success Jan 10, 2020

How do you make sure you’re going into the new year ready to take on all that life throws at you? Today you’ll hear Jessi’s process for reflecting on the previous year and what she does to set intentions for the new year. She shares a few personal stories of what lessons she learned in 2019 and what stood out to her the most from the year. She dives into why you need to set realistic goals and the importance of choosing a theme or word of the year.

In this episode:

Giving yourself grace during the holiday season
A few life and career updates from Jessi
What podcast episodes Jessi has planned for this year
Jessi’s process for reflecting on the year and setting intentions for the new year
A few of her highlights and lessons from 2019
Learning to say “no” to good things so you can say “yes” to great things
Bringing your target closer and setting realistic goals
Deciding what you’ll start, stop and embrace in the new year
Figuring out your theme or word of the year
Why the world needs you just as you are
What you could expect from the FFOP

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You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

032 - HER STORY - How She Conquered Binge Eating at 60 Years Old With Julie Whitcomb Nov 19, 2019

The guest on today’s episode has a remarkable story to share, after over 54 years of struggling with a disordered relationship with food and her body, she has finally conquered binge eating. Julie is an FFM client who opens up about her story and how her struggles with food and her body image began. Julie and Jessi chat about retraining how your brain thinks about food and stair-stepping your way to healing. They dive into how the FFM community has impacted Julie’s healing process, why you need to create boundaries with those around you and her advice for someone who is considering taking the steps to heal their relationship with food and their body.

In this episode:

How Julie stumbled upon Jessi and the FFOP
The importance of reaching out for help
Julie’s relationship with food and body over the course of her life
Not realizing how broken she was and how flawed her relationship with food was
Becoming secretive about her food choices
Feeling judged by her family and the impact that their words had on her
Creating boundaries with those around you
Feeling unworthy and spending her life feeling like people were walking all over her
Stair-stepping your way to healing and retraining the way your brain thinks about food
Behavior changes that Julie noticed within the FFOP
What allowed Julie to start making these changes and how the community fueled her
Engaging in passive forms of pleasure and how powerful this is in the healing process
Julie’s advice for someone who might be considering the FFOP and healing their relationship with food and body

Links:

Remember to sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content: www.jessijean.com/VIP *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Book your free strategy call to see if The Food Freedom Online Program is a good fit for you: www.foodfreedomonlineprogram.com

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

031 - Surprising Ways Decluttering Will Change Your Life with Allie Casazza Nov 12, 2019

Decluttering your life can have a profound impact on your sanity and mental well-being. Today, Jessi is joined by Allie Casazza, a minimalist who helps women declutter their hectic homes and lifestyles through her work. Allie and Jessi chat about Allie’s struggles with food and body and how a perspective shift finally helped her overcome these struggles. They discuss the therapeutic impacts of decluttering and how your relationships with others (and even yourself) can improve from decluttering. They dive into letting go of the lack mindset and empowering yourself to practice generosity when clearing junk out of your life.

In this episode:

Why this time of year is the best for decluttering your life
How Allie got into decluttering and minimalism after struggling with the chaos cycle
How your environment impacts your sanity and mental well-being
Stepping away from sports and the effect this had on her mental health
Not feeling good in her body, getting diagnosed with PCOS and struggling with hormonal issues
How there is shame no matter what you do with food
The perspective shift that Allie had in her relationship with food and her body
Where to start if you’re wanting to declutter your life
How your relationships with others and yourself will improve from decluttering
The therapeutic nature of decluttering
Strategies to adopt for decluttering your life and creating an intent for your space
Getting real with yourself and getting rid of things that aren’t in alignment with your intentions
Overcoming people-pleasing and fears around wasting money
The empowerment that comes with letting things go and giving with a generous spirit
How Allie works with clients and why she decided to create courses to help a wider audience
The importance of clearing out junk in your life and taking back your ownership

Links:

Allie's Self-Paced Online Course Your Uncluttered Home

Allie’s Free January Challenge Declutter Like a Mother

Her Facebook Community, The Purpose Show Community with Allie Casazza

Connect with Allie:

Listen to her chart-topping podcast, The Purpose Show

About Allie:

Allie Casazza is from Southern California, married to Brian and mom to their four young children. Known as “The Life Minimalist”, she inspires and encourages her audience at AllieCasazza.com. Allie is also the host of The Purpose Show, a chart-topping podcast, and the creator of multiple online programs, including Your Uncluttered Home - an online decluttering course that earned her national attention for her philosophy of simplicity that feels doable.

Her business is built on minimalism and how we can all live a more purposeful life if we cut out all the excess stuff to create space for enjoying and showing up for the one life we get! Allie has been featured on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Huffington Post, The Hallmark Channel, and even ABC News. Her realistic, doable, every-woman-friendly philosophy of minimalism and simplified living is catching fire as women everywhere lighten their loads!

Allie used to struggle to make it through each day. She battled depression, fatigue, and the unsettling feeling that she didn’t have what it took to do this mom thing well. Once she realized the root of her burden was the overwhelm of physical and mental clutter, she got to work. By letting go of the excess, getting intentional about what took up her space and time, and placing everything in her home and life under the lense of purpose, she found joy, contentment, and abundant life.

Allie’s message has now reached millions of women in almost every country!

Remember to sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content: www.jessijean.com/VIP *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Book your free strategy call to see if The Food Freedom Online Program is a good fit for you: www.foodfreedomonlineprogram.com

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

030 - From Being Bullied For Her Weight To Inspiring Thousands On Social Media with @fitfatandallthat Nov 05, 2019

Today’s guest, Julie began to struggle with food and body image issues at a very young age. When she started to get comments from others about her body, things started spiraling for her and she began to become obsessed with tracking food. She shares her experience with purging, food and body issues and how she finally started to recover. Julie and Jessi chat about some of her most pivotal breakthrough moments and how giving up dieting has helped her to recover from her struggles with food and body. They also discuss how Julie hopes to begin helping children who suffer from food and body issues and how to cultivate new friendships and support when you need it most.

In this episode:

Julia’s story of how she started to struggle with body image
Hiding her emotions behind humor and other things
How compliments on her body fueled her body image issues
The habits she formed with tracking food and realizing how obsessive she was
Working with a dietitian and shifting her focus to eliminate food fears
Why full recovery from food and body struggles is absolutely possible
The most substantial breakthrough moments with her therapist
How giving up dieting has helped her to recover
Practical tips on how to step into confidence
How Julie works with her clients
Her goals for her business and how she wants to start working with children
Learning that it’s okay to ask for help when seeking healing
How to cultivate new friendships and relationships

Connect with Julia:

Website | Instagram

Remember to sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content: www.jessijean.com/VIP *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Book your free strategy call to see if The Food Freedom Online Program is a good fit for you: www.foodfreedomonlineprogram.com

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

029 - HER STORY - How Wife, Mom & FFM Client, Kylie, Beat Binge Eating & Rediscovered Her Passions Oct 29, 2019

For so many of you, the struggle with food and body image trails back all the way to when you were a child. On today’s episode, you’ll hear from FFM client Kylie, about what it was like growing up as the “fat kid” in her family. She shares how comments from others affected her self esteem and in turn how this then caused her to feel shame and become secretive with her food choices. They discuss how your socioeconomic class can play a role in how you feel about food and your body. Jessi and Kylie also dive into Kylie’s experience of dieting for over 15 years, her breaking point where she decided to make a change and the outpouring of love and support she’s received from the FFM group on some of her toughest days.

In this episode:

Meeting each other for the first time in person
How Kylie’s food and body images came about
Her first negative experience with food and how comments from others affected her
The built-up shame she started having and becoming secretive about food
How the scarcity mindset and socioeconomic status can lead to food and body issues
The stigma around mental health and eating disorders
Growing up with her mom struggling with her body image
Struggling with losing and gaining weight for over 15 years
Kylie’s breaking point and when she decided to make a change from dieting
Her experience of being a mom and going through binge eating
Discovering Jessi and the FFM and how Kylie felt about it
Getting the courage to tell her husband about wanting to make a change
The reality of how food and body struggles affect relationships
Not being able to find jeans that fit her and how that made her feel
The outpouring of love and support she received from the FFM Facebook group
The identity shift she had when she ditched constant dieting and began intuitive eating
Pushing herself to share and be vulnerable
Peeling back the layers and working through them
What Kylie’s advice and encouragement would be for herself pre-FFM

Connect with Kylie:

Kylie’s Instagram

Remember to sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content: www.jessijean.com/VIP *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Book your free strategy call to see if The Food Freedom Online Program is a good fit for you: www.foodfreedomonlineprogram.com

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

027 - Healing Binge Eating Through The Adult Chair With Michelle Chalfant, MS LPC CHC Oct 15, 2019

You’re much more equipped to heal from binge eating than you give yourself credit for and on today’s episode, Jessi and her guest Michelle will be discussing how to get back in tune with your body. Michelle Chalfant is a licensed therapist, holistic life coach, author, speaker and podcaster. They discuss Michelle’s journey of struggling with her relationship with food and body and how she navigated herself out of that using The Adult Chair method. She explains what this method is, how to begin unlocking what’s keeping you stuck and the different healing modalities she likes. They chat about how to find the right therapist and how to get yourself off of autopilot and start becoming conscious about your everyday actions.

In this episode:

How Jessi and Michelle got connected through social media
How Michelle began her work with The Adult Chair
Realizing something wasn’t right in her life
Studying to become a counselor and realizing that she was depressed
Combining a traditional approach with an alternative medicine approach
Realizing she didn’t have a safe space
Growing up and being sneaky to eat more and using food as a stress reliever
Looking at disfunction and thinking your trauma isn’t enough
Why Michelle got into self-development
Exploring different healing modalities and not getting discouraged when something doesn’t work right away
What healing modalities Michelle really enjoys
Michelle’s advice for finding the right therapist
Getting in tune with your own body
How Michelle navigated herself back to balance and healed herself from binge eating
Discovering your inner child and using that to activate your emotions in a healthy way
Getting out of autopilot and being aware of what you’re doing
How The Adult Chair model helps those struggling with disfunction in their relationships with food and body
Michelle’s mission for helping people to transform

Links:

The Adult Chair Podcast

The Adult Chair Membership (Use code: JESSIJEAN30 for 1 FREE month of membership)

Connect with Michelle:

Website | Instagram | Facebook

Remember to sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content: www.jessijean.com/VIP *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Book your free strategy call to see if The Food Freedom Online Program is a good fit for you: www.foodfreedomonlineprogram.com

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

026 - From Self-Hatred to Body Confidence with @choosingchelsea Oct 08, 2019

026 - From Self-Hatred to Body Confidence with @choosingchelsea

Have you ever wondered if there would come a day when you’d be confident in your own skin? Today’s guest Chelsea is all about body confidence and how to get to this place of being okay with yourself exactly how you are. Jessi and Chelsea discuss Chelsea’s struggle with self-hatred toward her body and how she finally decided to be okay with herself. She shares how her mindset has changed from then to now and how she’s learned to ditch diet culture, macro calculators and instead listen to her body and what it needs. They chat about intuitive eating, mom guilt, why you’ll have good days and bad days, how your confidence affects intimacy and more.

In this episode:

Feeling self-hatred toward her body and struggling with self-harm
Deciding to get healthier and getting addicted to losing weight
Getting into nursing school and gaining the weight back
Coming to the realization that she was unhappy and deciding to be okay with herself
How her mindset has changed from then to now
Not trusting herself and listening to what her body needs
Deciding to ditch the diet culture and coming out of macro counting
Why Chelsea doesn’t like the term “body positivity”
Giving yourself grace and knowing that balance isn’t 100% attainable
Chelsea’s thoughts on mom guilt
Making a conscious effort to not discuss her body in front of her daughter
Looking at your body as an instrument rather than an image
What kept Chelsea in the direction of healing
How your journey to food freedom will look different from everyone else’s journey
Checking in with yourself and accepting that it’s a lifelong process
Knowing that you’ll have good and bad days
Chelsea’s tips for bringing yourself out of a negative headspace
Her advice for those who want to have more body confidence
Feeling comfortable with intimacy with an imperfect body
Being open with your partner about your body thoughts and how it affects intimacy
How her life is different now that she is confident in her body
The joy and contentment you can find in imperfection
Chelsea’s vision and plans for the future

Links:

Pays to Be Brave

Connect with Chelsea:

Self-Love Africa Retreat Details and Application

YouTube

Remember to sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content: www.jessijean.com/VIP *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Book your free strategy call to see if The Food Freedom Online Program is a good fit for you: www.foodfreedomonlineprogram.com

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

025 - Orgasms, Eating Disorders & Healing Body Image Struggles with @maryscupoftea Sep 30, 2019

If there are aspects in your life where you’ve ever struggled with feeling worthy, whether that be in friendships, relationships, or even the bedroom then you need to hear this episode. Today Jessi is joined by guest, Mary Jelkovsky. Mary is a former bikini competitor turned self-love advocate who hosts worldwide retreats to help people with their own self-love journey. They discuss eating disorders, what they looked like for them and how they showed up in their lives. Mary shares why you should view your body as an experience, rather than an image and why you’re absolutely worthy of receiving pleasure. She dives into a few tips for finding a vibrator that works for you and learning to accept yourself as you are.

In this episode:

Mary’s journey of competing, eating disorders, body issue struggles to prominent self-love advocate
Seeking help from a naturopath doctor for her eating disorder and realizing that she had a problem
Moving away to Canada for school and healing from her eating disorder
How young people are vulnerable, especially when it comes to the internet and social media
Seeking unconventional ways to get therapy and finding acceptance with gaining weight
Why you should learn to self-coach or invest in a coach for yourself
Feeling unworthy of help and that your struggles aren’t valid with the issues that you face
Mary’s advice for those struggling with self-confidence and how liberating it can be to learn to accept yourself
Tips for navigating out of bad body image days
Why Mary doesn’t have fitness goals and what she focuses on instead
Feeling confident during intimacy and incorporating vibrators
Why our body is an experience, not an image
Knowing that your worthy of experiencing pleasure
How Mary feels about face filters and how they affect us
The trauma that women feel around friendship breakups
What Mary’s self-love retreats entail and how you can become involved

Links:

Connect with Mary: