The Dear Body Podcast

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027 - Healing Binge Eating Through The Adult Chair With Michelle Chalfant, MS LPC CHC Oct 15, 2019

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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

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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:

Website

Instagram

YouTube

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

025 - Orgasms, Eating Disorders & Healing Body Image Struggles with @maryscupoftea Sep 30, 2019

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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:

Self-Love Africa Retreat Details and Application

Connect with Mary:

Website

Instagram

YouTube

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

024 - Your Language Matters Sep 16, 2019

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In today’s episode, Jessi discusses something that is so incredibly important on your journey to food freedom. This is something that everyone is guilty of doing on a day-to-day basis and it impacts the way you feel, the way that you show up and it can even influence your behavior without you realizing it. She shares the role that identity plays in your life and why you need to claim what you want to identify with and ditch the rest. It’s time to step into the driver’s seat and stop letting your brain run the show.

In this episode:

The number one thing that is influencing our behavior
The role your identity plays in your life
Why you need to learn the difference between observation and identification
Claiming what you want to identify with and getting rid of the labels you don’t like
How your thoughts influence the way you feel and behave
Filling our brain with growth-focused and positive thoughts
Supporting friends who use self-sabotaging labels

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

023 - How to Cultivate Self-Belief Sep 09, 2019

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If you’re struggling with addiction - whether its addiction to food, drugs, alcohol, , gambling or whatever else it may be, what is going on in the brain is very similar. Inside this episode, Jessi shares some takeaways that she had from a conference she went to with her mom. She talks about understanding the science behind behavior change and addiction. She shares how to hone your energy on faith and develop a sense of awareness around the thoughts you have. She discusses how negative thoughts can lead to self-sabotage, tips for replacing negative thoughts with positive ones and setting reminders for yourself to assess your thoughts and emotions.

In this episode:

Takeaways from This Naked Mind conference
Feeling incapable of achieving what we want
Understanding the science of behavior change and honing faith
Knowing that you can hone your energy
How the thoughts you allow to marinate in your mind influence your emotions
Developing a level of awareness around your thoughts
Repeating positive thoughts to yourself
How you have the ability to cultivate faith
Writing a corresponding, faith-filled affirmation that disputes self-sabotaging thoughts
Setting a reminder to assess your thoughts and emotions

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

022 - How Weird Meals / Meal Combos Helped Me Stop Binge Eating Sep 02, 2019

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Eating intuitively doesn’t have to be a one-way street. When you give yourself the freedom and permission to eat what you crave, you’ll find yourself not feeling as obsessive over food choices and having less worry around the possibility of binging. On today’s episode, Jessi shares why you should operate in balance instead of extremes. She shares some of the meal combinations she uses to help her stop binge eating and why she likes to have meals with a mix of different textures and tastes. This episode is about honoring your cravings and learning that it is okay to eat unconventional meals.

In this episode:

Giving yourself permission to eat what you want
Operating in balance instead of extremes
Meal combinations that Jessi enjoys
Why meals should be satisfying and pleasurable
Having combinations of textures in food
Honoring your cravings and eating unconventional meals
The steps she took to take the pressure out of eating one of her favorite snacks

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

021 - 5 Steps To Reinvent Yourself Aug 26, 2019

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Have you been considering a reinvention of yourself? On this episode, Jessi shares the 5 steps to reinventing yourself and why she’d rather feel fear for stepping into the unknown than to feel the disappointment of being 5, 10 or 20 years down the road and realizing that she had settled for mediocrity. She discusses what made her realize that she wanted to put herself out there and help others. She also chats about the fear and discomforts that come with admitting you’re ready to change and why you need to develop clarity on what you want.

In this episode:

A review from a podcast listener
The fear and discomfort that comes with admitting that you want to evolve
Becoming the woman that God intended her to be
Discovering more of what she wants out of life every day
Why she decided she needed to share her story
Recognizing that good can come out of brokenness and trauma
How to begin the process of reinventing yourself
Why you have to develop clarity on what you want
Experiencing emotions and sensations as if its already your reality
Getting clear on who you are right now
Make a game plan of how you’re going to get there
Direct and indirect support and mentoring
Using visual reinforcers to measure progress
Why you need accountability

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

020 - OUTRAGED - #WakeUpWeightWatchers Aug 20, 2019

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Have you heard the news? Weight Watchers created a new app called Kurbo, which was designed for kids as young as 8-years-old. It teaches children a traffic light system to categorize foods under green light, yellow light and red light. This might seem like a good idea on the surface to help inform children about nutrition and help them make smarter choices with food. The problem is, this system mimics what it’s like to count calories and labeling foods as good or bad. However, when you understand the psychology of eating disorders and how they develop, it becomes shockingly disturbing to think about what this app could cause by setting our children up for a lifetime struggle of weight cycling and eating disorders. It’s so important that this topic receives pressure and attention it deserves so we can reverse the inevitable damage that it will cause if it continues to move forward. On this episode, you’ll hear Jessi’s thoughts on Kurbo, along with what the National Eating Disorder Association said about the app. You’ll also find out what you can do to let Weight Watchers know that you aren’t okay with this app for children.

In this episode:

The new Weight Watchers app is for children
Understanding the psychology of eating disorders and how this will affect children
What the National Eating Disorder Association said about the Kurbo app
Looking at children's weight through such a narrow lense
The correlation between diet and weight gain
Weight Watchers knowing about weight cycling
Unlearning rules, macro counting and meal plans
Getting to know your hunger, fullness and satiety cues
How tracking her food affected her self worth
Becoming dependent on an app to guide our eating
Learning to use intuitive eating
What you can do to show Weight Watchers that you aren’t okay with this

Resources:

The National Eating Disorder Associations response to Kurbo

Sign The Petition To Remove Children's Weight Loss App

Grab a copy of Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch's book Intuitive Eating which includes information on how to raise and intuitive eater

Write a letter to Weight Watchers CEO, Mindy Grossman to:

Weight Watchers International

Mindy Grossman

675 Avenue of the Americas, 6th floor

New York, NY 10010

On Instagram:

Follow and use the hashtag #WakeUpWeightWatchers to join the conversation and raise awareness

Experts on Instagram to follow:

https://instagram.com/evelyntribole

https://instagram.com/danasuchow

https://instagram.com/dietitiananna

https://instagram.com/marcird

https://instagram.com/theintuitive_rd

https://instagram.com/hgoodrichrd

https://instagram.com/drjoshuawolrich

https://instagram.com/feedinglittles

https://instagram.com/chr1styharrison

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

019 - What to Do If Your Struggle With Food Isn’t THAT Bad and You’ve Never Been Diagnosed With Binge Eating Disorder Aug 12, 2019

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Have you ever wondered if your struggles with food are even valid? If you’ve never been clinically diagnosed with an eating disorder or struggled with weight fluctuation, you may question if you actually have a disordered relationship with food. Your frustrations and struggles are valid and they do deserve your attention. In this episode, Jessi shares why your disordered relationship with food might look different from how it looks on other people, how to understand your thoughts and emotions about food and how to pursue healing with intentionality. She chats about how eating disorders keep you from living the life you deserve and how to put your energy toward creating a greater relationship with food and your body.

In this episode:

Testimonials from clients of the Food Freedom Breakthrough Masterclass
Paying attention to the dynamic of your relationship with food
Why this is worthy of your attention, time and effort to work through
How eating disorders might look different on different people
The qualifying factor as to whether your relationship with food deserves attention
Understanding our thoughts and emotions about food
Feeling like you’re not far enough on the spectrum for healing
How eating disorders keep you from fully living the life you deserve
Spending energy to navigate your way toward a greater relationship with food
Asking yourself if you’d want to pass this onto a child or loved one
Pursuing healing with intentionality
Being able to enjoy food in moderation without guilt
How dieting and weight rebounding works
Why you’re deserving of help with your relationship with food

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

018 - How An Unhealthy Relationship With Food Is Affecting Your Relationships Aug 05, 2019

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Is your relationship with food affecting your connections with your spouse, children, friends or coworkers? As much as we think we can hide and compartmentalize our struggles, the reality is that it seeps into and affects our mood, our thoughts, our life, how we show up on a day to day basis, how we interact with other people and so many elements of our relationships with others. Being aware of and knowing this is a huge part of your journey to healing a disordered relationship with food and body. Jessi shares how your energy is seen and felt by others and how this affects other people. She talks about her fears of becoming a mother and passing her unhealthy relationship with food down to her children. She also discusses how this can affect your dating life and relationships and the importance of letting people know about your struggles with food and body.

In this episode:

Feeling absent-minded and irritable when dieting
Having the self-awareness about your energy and how it affects other people
Wanting to show up for friends and family
Jessi’s fear about becoming a mother and passing the disordered relationship with food onto children
Embracing courage and being okay with experiencing challenges
The importance of support, accountability and community in finding freedom
How a disordered relationship with food can change your self-perception
Feeling unworthy of what you desire
How struggling with food affects intimate relationships
Withdrawing from putting yourself out there
Losing the physical connection in relationships
Letting people know about your struggles with food and body
Having a lack of intimacy with your partner
Canceling plans with friends due to the fear of spiraling out of control
Not being present while with friends and family
How children learn more from what they see rather than what they hear
How your insecurities impact those around you
Knowing your why and your reason for pursuing healing

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

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