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Starting your intuitive eating journey on your own meaning to help, no professional, no course... just you and the book. This episode is for you! The intuitive eating learning journey Just like you had to learn to diet years ago... you need to learn to undiet. Just like dieting took time and effort, unlearning diet culture and all of its side effects takes time and effort. Any new behaviors, actions require the same learning curve. Learning to eat intuitively is no different. In today’s episode, we answer listeners' questions about intuitive eating and this Q&A and dedicated to the women who are learning intuitive eating on their own... no support, no professional help. Listener questions we answer on this podcast: Intuitive Eating doesn’t stick for me? I’m eating emotionally How can I control myself emotionally? I still want to weight myself in? I can’t seem to throw the scale away. How do I stop binging? I stop dieting but now I can’t seem to stop eating How do I know my set point? I’m often not hungry

“So I quit dieting … what do I do next?”  This is where all women begin their journey into intuitive eating. Maybe you know the answer to this question because you’ve been there. Or perhaps that’s the question you are asking yourself right now.  Most women have been indoctrinated into diet culture at a very young age and have been living according to diet culture’s rules since then. Most women don't even realize that they can say no to diets. That there is another way of living beyond restricting food and hating their body.  That’s until they learn that diets don’t work and they aren’t the problem, diets are.  Quit dieting  Women then decide to not diet anymore. A sense of being lost then takes over because if they don’t diet what are they to do. Most of us have never consciously not dieted or not want to be on a diet.  That’s when the question: “So I quit dieting... now, what?” comes along.   In today’s episode, we will answer this question. We will give you the exact steps for you to take when you stop diet

Non-Diet Business Training is essential for any women health entrepreneurs starting their business adventure in the non-diet health approach. Your business success means women’s learning how to ditch diet culture. Your willingness to accept that your business success means more lives transformed is key to your being successful in your professional journey. In the same way, you ask your client/patient to invest in themselves by working with you: are you investing in yourself to be successful in your business? Non-Diet Business Training In episode 2 of season 1 of the Pro series, we discovered why crafting a business strategy is so important to your overall business. Without the foundation of a strategy, there’s very little chance your business will grow and transform hundreds of women’s lives. In today’s episode, we will discover the various business model available to you to create your business strategy. A business model is a framework for how you will create value. It answers fundamental question

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Sarah Cogliati, a student of the Intuitive Eating Project. Sarah agreed to share her story on the podcast to show women what is possible when we finally make the choice to accept our bodies.   After 30 years of yo-yo dieting, liberation is possible!  Sarah has been on her journey of body acceptance and making peace with food for a few years and now has become a certified coach, meditation teacher, and kick-ass spin instructor. She coaches other women on the same journey as her. I’m so excited to share this empowering discussion with you!  In this episode we discuss:  Sarah’s visit to a pediatrician at 8 years that impacted the next 30 years of her life.   How she was praised for losing weight in her teens  The serendipitous moment at the gym to make her dream come true  The mindset coach that showed her what’s possible  Sarah’s tips for joyful movement  Sarah’s process to deal with limiting beliefs  Mentioned in the show: New Quiz - Evaluate your relationship with foo

The business transition from the traditional model of nutrition and health to the non-diet model can be scary but also can be life-changing. As with everything in life, how you approach the need for you to transition your business will make the journey scary, filled with anxiety and uncertainties OR you will make the journey pleasurable, filled with learnings and growth both personally and professionally. I want you to take a moment and reflect upon your client and patient for a moment. When they come to you and you stand in front of them presenting Intuitive eating and the non-diet approach to health. Does your client feel scared at the thought of not dieting? Hell yess… Do they feel anxious about potentially gaining weight? Hell yess… Are they uncomfortable with the uncertainty of not knowing what will happen? Hell yess… Most of your clients will trust you and move forward following your guidance. Leaning into you for leadership. They will face their fears because the pain of staying into diet

Love versus fear.  Believe it or not, the opposite of love isn’t hate. It’s fear.   All emotions basically fall under one of two categories — love-based emotions of fear-based.  Our emotions direct the choices we make daily. Our emotional state informs the decision we take in our lives. They create the action we take towards our dreams, goals… life!  Productive emotions will produce productive actions, choices, and decisions.  On the other hand, unproductive emotions will produce unproductive actions, choices, and decisions.  Love-based emotions include love, hope, joy, gratitude, peace, faith, trust, confidence, happiness, connection, forgiveness, openness, passion, freedom, harmony, honesty, beauty, compassion, self-love, self-appreciation, respect, acceptance, understanding, etc.  Fear-based emotions include fear, anger, grief, shame, guilt, bitterness, judgment, jealously, frustration, doubt, insecurity, etc.  Hating your body is an action informed by fear-based emotions.  Dieting is a choice we make dire

Women don’t diet because they enjoy dieting. Women who diet do it because they think they have to. From a very young age, women have been socialized that they are their physical bodies. Women have internalized that their worth is associated with their body and its ability to achieve the expectation from diet culture. Not sure... let’s look at research released by Dove, for their ‘Self-Esteem Project’, It found that 96% of women in the UK reported feeling anxious about the way they look, compared with 86% in China, 72% in Brazil and 61% in the US. Only 4% of the women in all the countries surveyed would consider themselves ‘beautiful’, and by the time girls reach 17, 78% will be ‘unhappy with their bodies’. Helping women leave and recover from diet culture is a feminist issue. In today’s episode, we will discover why as health professionals, we need to adopt a specific non-diet approach for women. What you’ll learn listening to this episode: Why a non-diet approach specific to women? Feminism & diet cultur

Body fantasies sound like this: “When I finally lose weight I will ______” or “If my body could be different I would ______” or “If I could look younger I would _____” And you can fill the blank of what will happen once you get to live your body fantasies with one or many of these: I will be happy I will feel lighter I will be sexy I will be confident and do _____ I’ll get the promotion I deserve I will be successful and I’ll achieve ____ I’ll feel good about myself I’ll start dating I’ll be more outgoing I will finally fit in the clothes that I used to love to wear I will be more confident I will go out and enjoy life I will be a better sexual partner I will be desired by my partner I will feel more confident My life will be easier Moving my body will be easier I’ll be able to stop eating when full I’ll be relax I’ll be healthier My mom will finally stop commenting on my body My kids won’t feel a shame to be with me Etc….... Body fantasies definition It’s when you believe that life will unlock all that yo

In the first three years of clinical practice, I thought I was addressing the root cause of my patient health concerns. In my training in holistic health & functional medicine, we are trained on addressing the underlying or root cause of chronic disease, taking into account the whole person including their environment, genetics, and lifestyle factors. Addressing the root cause is fundamental philosophy and honestly, the pride of alternative health approaches: resolving the root cause vs. just dealing with side effects. I was asking a lot of questions and doing an in-depth assessment with the goal of uncovering the “real issue” that no other health professional had identified yet. This unidentified root cause was, as per my training in functional medicine the reason why my clients were “still struggling”. Was I really addressing the real root cause”? In today’s episode, I open the discussion to find out if we really addressing the real root cause with our traditional health coaching and nutrition model?

What are you hungry for?  What are we truly hungry for? Is it food? If it was, then eating will appease our hungers. But it doesn’t. That we crave, overeat, binge we never feel full. It’s not enough and feels like it’s never going to be enough. So, if food was the answer to our hunger then we would feel full. But it’s not.  Could it be that what we are hungry for is not food? Is it possible that we “think” is food hunger is actually a hunger for something else?  What I’m proposing to you today in this episode is to consider that what you think is a food issue is not. I would like you to consider that hunger can be for something else beyond food.  In this episode of What are you hungry for, we will: explore two basic human needs that could present itself as hunger but aren’t need for food explore how you can satisfy these basic human needs Know that this information we share today in this episode is extremely powerful and can cause you to be upset at first... and it’s ok. It’s part of the healing process.   

Any non-diet business coaching must include a segment on non-diet marketing. For many, the words marketing is “yucky” or even “salesy”. Many of my new intuitive eating business students at first will tell me “I hate that part of my job”. Is that you, too? If you are a health professional and have a private practice, then marketing is a vital part of your business. This is even more relevant for non-diet approach health practice. To help you fall in love with marketing so that you can thrive in your business, this article will discuss… Understand the non-diet business coaching framework The best non-diet marketing strategy The 3 pillars of non-diet marketing Pillar 1: Ideal Client Readiness Pillar 2: Emotional Connection Pillar 3: Nurturing Non-diet Professional Training Center Non-diet mentorship program Links mentioned in the episode... Webinar Non-Diet Marketing Mentorship Program Free Intake Forms PRO Series – Free Training & Resources PRO podcast series – Full listing

In today's episode, we'll listen to an Academy student's 40-year battle with food and body image... In today’s episode, I’m joined by Ann Killin, a student of the Going Beyond the Food Academy. Ann agreed to share her story on the podcast to help other women take the step forward in healing in their relationship with food and body.   Ann is being very vulnerable and open about her life journey. She shares how her struggle was brought on by a single comment from her father. The struggle then continued for 40 years...  In this episode, we discussed: How one single comment from a caregiver triggered a 40-year battle with body image and food. The side effects of chronic dieting throughout her life. How she attracted partners, relationships that match her level of love towards herself. The health crisis that triggered her to do her work to heal her relationship to food. The reason why reading the intuitive eating book wasn’t enough for her Advice Ann would give to anyone listening that she wished someone would ha

Diet mindset professional training was not available when I started my transition to a non-diet approach to nutrition and health as a clinical nutritionist; I had to figure it out on my own. Piece it all together… I shared my professional transition that my client Carolyn triggered in First Do No Harm: The Intuitive Eating Mentorship Journey. I argued that the current model of practice for a nutrition professional top-down approach is causing more harm to a particular segment of our clients. The female yo-yo dieter...which is, unfortunately, the vast majority of our client population. The solution: The bottom-up approach. Start first with addressing the diet mindset so you can talk about nutrition and health later in the journey. In this article, we will cover: Diet Mindset Professional Training How human make food choices How the diet mindset develops Common thought errors Diet Brain: The adaptation Self-Coaching for Intuitive eating Links mentioned in the episode... Mentorship Program Intuitive Eating Intak

In today's episode, we'll explore sugar cravings and intuitive eating “Is it bad to have sugar cravings?” “Why does our body crave sweets?” “Is sugar addictive?” “Why eating sugar leads to binging?” “What is my body trying to tell me when I crave sugar?” “Why do I crave sugar at night?” These are all normal and almost expected questions given the current perspective of our society (read here diet culture) on sugar these days. As a result, many of my community members have been asking these questions. You likely do as well. Fat is bad ... no, no, now it’s sugar! 30 years ago, it was fat. Everyone was absolutely convinced that fat is a food of great danger. We avoided it at all costs. Created food and diets that were “low fat”. Fast forward to today... we giggle at this moment of history. Now, we have shifted to sugar being the villain. What will we say 30 years from now? Human loves dichotomy. It makes us feel safe. It makes our food choice simple. Facts are: fat is good. Sugar is bad. Nutrition is not that s

In today’s episode, we are going to explain what an intuitive eating business is really about. Starting an intuitive eating business can be overwhelming and scary. Even those that have a regular health practice to transition to a non-diet model can be frightening. We will reveal what steps you should take to create a heart-centered intuitive eating business that will be successful. In this episode, we will cover: What is the business of intuitive eating? What is an Intuitive Eating Coach? Serving versus Selling non-diet model of business. Who do we serve in an intuitive eating business The first step to start an intuitive eating business Why Non-Diet Business coaching is different What is a Non-Diet Mentorship program? Links mentioned on the episode Mentorship Program Intuitive Eating Intake forms PRO Series – Free Training & resources PRO podcast series – Full listing

In today's episode, we'll explore the #1 enemy to intuitive eating, internalized fatphobia “You are so beautiful Stephanie! …. It’s ok for you to be bigger but not for me.” Not that I hear this statement a lot when I meet women but most often when we have known each other for a bit. This statement or something similar will be shared typically when my students are struggling with their journey in becoming an intuitive eater. These women try really hard but something is just not clicking. It’s like something is holding them back to fully engage with their internal nutritionist. Internalized Fatphobia What is holding them back is their own fear of fat. Their internalized weight stigma after years of being exposed to diet culture. Their own phobia of being fat; internalized fatphobia. That’s the #1 enemy to their journey of becoming an intuitive eater. And it’s normal. To some degree, completely expected considering the society in which we live in. Western societies are fatphobic societies. Modern societies are

Welcome to Season 1 of the Beyond The Food PRO podcast series.   This 8-part podcast series is created to educate female health professionals on a non-diet approach to food, weight, and health.  In today’s episode, we discuss how we may be causing harm to our clients and patients by delivering nutrition services. By following a traditional model of nutrition and health care for women we may be aggravating an underlying condition and symptoms.   In this episode, I share my patient Caroline (fictitious name) story along with how she changed my practice forever.   Caroline had a disordered relationship with food due to years of chronic dieting. All of my assessment tools and training never accounted for this condition simply because of the traditional medical system chronic dieting is “normal” ... yet it has devastating health consequences.  Here’s what we cover in this intuitive eating mentorship episode:  My client Caroline’s story  As a nutrition expert, are we causing harm to our clients? 

In today's episode, we'll talk about the five stages of intuitive eating The journey of becoming an intuitive eater is very different than the one of dieting...here we will look into the five stages of intuitive eating. We have to understand that becoming an intuitive eater is a process. It’s a process of restoring a safe of trust with our bodies that were rob from us when we became a dieter. Furthermore, it’s a process of healing. Healing is not linear. It’s filled with ups and downs. Self-compassion is at the root of intuitive eating. It’s the foundation of all practices of intuitive eating and the attitude that will allow you to successfully make peace with food and your body. Therefore, intuitive eating is about rebuilding a relationship of trust and respect with our innate body wisdom. The stages of intuitive eating Your willingness to see your journey with curiosity instead of judgment is the key process of navigating these five stages of becoming an intuitive eater. Readiness Exploration Crystallizat

      In today's episode, we'll explore intuitive eating for the family, successful integration with Dr. Jillian and Sally   “The last thing I want to do is to pass my food issue to my kids”- This is a quote of many of my new clients and students. The majority of women in my community share my story of being introduced to the world of dieting at an early age. And for years we believed that it’s the way to go to control our eating and improve our body image. Until such time, we finally realized that diet doesn’t work. It’s just a band-aid solution to something that needs a permanent solution. We don’t want to pass this kind of relationship to food to our children. We don’t want them to live their whole lives restricting, which actually brings about more craving. Instead, we want them to practice intuitive eating and learn to be competent eaters as they grow up. But how do you raise your kids to become competent eaters and body confident? How do you undo years of restrictive eating with your kids and family mi

  In today's episode, we'll explore non-diet health strategies, supporting your well-being and immune system. The last thing we need is more stress or fear-mongering health scare. We need love, hope, and ease. And, that’s what I intend to give you in this episode of the podcast. In this episode, I’ll teach you non-diet, non-restrictive health & wellness strategies for today’s situation that require no supplements or special products...and specific for women who struggle with food and body image. These well-being strategies are compatible with intuitive eating & health at every size. These tools are part of and are grounded in a weight-neutral approach to health. These are what you'll learn listening to this episode: The one thing we must all do as women to support our health in this special time. 5 tactics to support your health specific to women struggling with food and body image should adopt now. No restrictions, special products or supplements required. Why "boosting" your immune system is just