The Dear Body Podcast

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

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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

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

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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?

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

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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!

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

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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”

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Jessi's Instagram

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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Morgan’s Instagram

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

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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:

Instagram

Website

Try Softer Book

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

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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/

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

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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

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Hayley's Instagram

Hayley's Website

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