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After every single diet failure over the span of a 25-year dieting career, these thoughts were on running on a loop in my mind "What's wrong me with?" "Why is it that it works for ALL these women but not for me."  "If only I had more discipline and willpower, I couldn't have kept the weight off." What if I told you that nothing had gone wrong?  That diet failure was the actual expected outcome of ANY diet.  Diet Failed You. You didn't fail at dieting.  What you'll learn listening to this episode: The Biggest Loser 8-year review The conclusion of a meta-analysis of long term diet study The belief system that leads us to self-blame  How to liberate yourself from diet culture Mentioned on the show: Undiet Your Life Podcast Roadmap  Article reviewing all studies stated on the podcast

About 4 years ago, I came across an analysis of 57,000 women and found that those who had experienced physical or sexual abuse as children were twice as likely to behave compensatory behaviour with food. These women said that they felt more physically imposing when they were bigger. They felt their size helped ward off sexual advances from men. That's how food and trauma are often linked. It's not only in the context of sexual violence but also in various forms of trauma where food is often used as safety, comfort, avoidance of pain, numbing of suffering, buffering, etc. And then body-shaming gets layered in this already very difficult emotional situation. In fact, I believe and experience that fatphobia, from an external source or internalized, is trauma itself. Sexual violence And Intuitive Eating This is when many people will begin the cycle of binge-restrict. Overeating food in an attempt to create safety, then feeling the shame of fatphobia, then use food once again but this time in a restrictive way wit

What you’ll learn listening to this episode, Diet Brain:  What is Diet Brain?  The 4 mindf*cks of diet brain  How to liberate yourself of diet brain What is Diet Brain? It's a term that I created a few years back after my own 25 years career and having worked with hundreds of women that have a similar journey as me. We all try to solve our lack of confidence, perfectionist habits, people-pleasing behaviours, and all-or-nothing mindset with band-aids like weight loss. Diet Brain is a term I coined to illustrate how diet culture has impacted women's brains over time. It's the most common adaptive mechanism present in women who have been dieting for a long time. Diet Brain is a collection of a pattern of thinking that our human brain of women has created to survive diet culture, fatphobia and ultimately Patriarchy. The 4 mindf*cks of Diet Brain What I refer to as mindf*ck is actually scientifically known as thought errors in psychology. The error in thinking is the path in which our human brain adapts to di

One of the most profound questions I get on consultation is this one:  How do I know if I’m ready to help clients in a Non-Diet Approach?  First off, You’ll never feel totally ready. Waiting for this moment where you will feel ready to go out into the world and launch your program, I’m sorry to say, but you’ll likely wait forever. Why is it that we never really feel ready?  One answer: The Human Brain.   This question is one of the main reasons why I created a mentorship program and NOT a certification. I wanted to help health professionals feel ready and actually help people.  I wanted to help practitioners get their human brains on board with their amazing talents and potential so they could create an amazing business that will serve hundreds and thousands of people!  What you’ll learn listening to this episode, Are You Ready to Help Clients in a Non-Diet Approach?: How to determine if you are ready to help people in a non-diet approach  Why getting another certification is not the solution to feeling read

I recorded this on Sunday, May 16th, 2021. Enrollment to the waitlist for the next cohort of the Non-Diet Mentorship Program is officially closed. I'm so excited because we have folks joining us from all professional background: Nutritionist Health Coach Social Worker  Psychologist Registered Nurse  Fitness Professional  The Non-Diet Approach is for All Health Profession   The Non-Diet Approach is for all health professions for one simple reason: Diet Culture is present everywhere and in everyone. We as humans socialize in diet culture with our personal life while we practice health professions entrenched in diet culture. In some way, we are twice as much impacted by diet culture as our clients and patients. We got it as individuals and then went to school to learn a profession based on diet culture thriving.  What you'll learn listening to this episode:  Health professionals are indoctrinated in diet culture twice as much as a regular individual What is weight stigma? How weight stigma shows up in all healt

When is it time to go full-time in your non-diet practice? This could mean starting a new business. Or This could mean transitioning your practice to a non-diet approach. This question is a frequent one and a good one. On the podcast today, I discuss this question with my guest Kelsey Murphy.  Kelsey Murphy is a Business & Life Coach working with Fortune 500 companies like Facebook & Twitter and industry thought leaders like Marie Forleo and her B-Schoolers. As a primer to this discussion, I share my journey going full-time in 2 businesses over the last ten years. What you’ll learn listening to this episode, Is it time to go full time in non-diet practice:  My journey going full-time in my business How to know it’s time to go full time for you  Should you start your own biz or work for someone else instead  You are one decision away from a completely different life The grind… The hustle… What does it mean?  Connect with our Guest:  Website  Whiskey & Work Podcast (iTunes)   Facebook   Instagram

Today we will answer two major questions I get when I teach health professionals about the non-diet approach.  Usually, these questions come right on the tail end of the first time being introduced to the Non-Diet Approach.  What are those questions that almost all health professionals have at their first encounter with the non-Diet approach?  But, what about health?  And   What about nutrition?  These two questions reveal how entrenched diet and wellness culture along with weight stigma in our education as a health professional. It is very important to note that we, as health professionals, were blind to this. We were taught to teach our patient and client how to co-opt diet culture and fatphobia. We have been trained and learned to believe that health can only result from dieting, thinness and restriction.  So when faced with an approach to health that doesn’t promote diet culture, dieting, weight loss or food restriction, we assume it's not “healthy”…  Non-Diet Approach to Health and Nutrition In today’s e

How to attract clients that are ready to do the work?    Right now, clients coming to me want to lose weight?   What should I do?  These are the questions that the newest episode of the Beyond The Food Pro series podcast will be answering. Inside of our Non-Diet Mentorship program, we spend two months crafting our marketing strategy, implement a non-diet marketing funnel and practicing. Although it would be impossible for me to share all that we do, I’ve extracted what I think will help you attract clients ready to stop chasing weight loss.  The Non-Diet Marketing Framework In today’s episode, I’ll share five takeaways from our non-diet Mentorship program marketing modules that you can implement in your business now to build an effective non-diet marketing framework for your coaching practice.  What you’ll learn listening to this episode:  Why you have to fall in love with marketing  Why you need a marketing strategy first before going on social media  The secret behind consistency and trust in marketing  Wh

Welcome back to Season 3 of The Beyond The Food Pro series We polled our community earlier this year and asked you which question you would love to have discussed on the Pro Series podcast. This is how we created our line-up for Season 3. We answer the following question:  How do you run a non-diet coaching session? (Episode 1) How do I attract the client that is ready to stop dieting? (Episode 2)  But what about Health? But what about Nutrition? (Episode 3) When is it time to go full-time in your practice? (Episode 4) What does the non-diet approach look like in other professions than nutritionist or health coach? (Episode 5) When am I ready to coach others in the non-diet approach? (Episode 6) In this episode, I’m going to walk you through the Blueprint of a Non-diet coaching session.   What you’ll learn listening to this episode, Blueprint of a non-diet coaching session: The 9 elements of a non-diet approach session  How these 9 elements apply to any health profession  Why I find this question interesti

Digestive health... or as wellness culture calls it gut health is a hot topic these days.  According to wellness culture, many diseases could be prevented and treated with a gut health protocol. In short: restrictive dieting in the name of health with a side of supplements and detox sprinkle with infra-red sauna.  Gut health is a major concern for many people wanting to leave the world of diet culture. One question I get a lot is :   but what about my food sensitivities and intuitive eating?   Or another version:   How can I maintain a health-reason food restriction and eat intuitively?  Is there a non-diet approach to digestive health? Short answer: YES. There’s is a non-diet approach to gut health and our guest  Beth Rosen will deep dive with us on a science-based approach to digestive health, IBS, and other digestive disorder.  Beth Rosen is a non-diet Registered Dietitian. She specializes in helping clients find relief from digestive disorders such as Irritable Bowel Disease (IBS) and Small Intestinal Bac

Is there a Non-diet Approach to PCOS?   In case you do not know PCOS is the medical abbreviation for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome which affects roughly 10% of women of childbearing age in America. That’s 5 million women.  The top 2 treatment recommendations for PCOS are a very low carbohydrate diet with the hope to lower insulin levels and weight loss. Makes me think of diet culture... The Non-Diet Way to PCOS To answer the starting question: YES,  there’s a way to address PCOS without co-opting diet culture.  NO, you do not have to go on a restrictive diet for the rest of your life to lower insulin or have to lose weight... YES, you can manage your PCOS status using intuitive eating.  That’s what our guest, Julie Duffy Dillon, will help us understand. Julie is a non-diet registered dietician, eating disorder specialist, and food behavior expert partnering with people on PCOS on their food peace journey. She hosts the podcast Love Food.   What you’ll learn listening to this episode:  What is PCOS and how does i

This is part 2 and the final episode in this 2-part series on thought work. If you haven’t listened to Part 1, and especially if you are new to thought work, I’d suggest you go and listen to Part 1 first. In part one, I told you if you are at war with yourself, knowing you can’t go back on a diet but refuse to accept your body... stuck in the duality. Ready to untangle this duality? Thought work to undiet your life  Let me introduce you to Diet Brain. Diet Brain is a coaching concept I created after years of helping women quit dieting, intuitive eating and body image. In fact, I kept seeing the same errors in thinking present in all of my clients. Diet brain is the way in which our brains adapt to diet culture, the deprivation of dieting, self-loathing and self-critical thoughts You see, the human brain is a magnificent organ… highly adaptative. Moreover, neuroplasticity allows our brain to adapt to our environment in order to survive. There are 4 most common errors in thinking that make up my concept of DB,

This is going to be a 2-part podcast… Why 2 parts? Well, this is such an important topic, and I want to be sure I can unpack it well for you. I want to give you time to reflect in between. Most importantly, I want to teach you the basics of TW, and so I can teach you how specifically it applies to women and diet culture. I believe that thought work is the most important skill a woman can learn. In fact, it is not taught in any schooling system… for a reason. Get into this in Part 2. When a woman learns thought work, it is the best investment she can make towards because it solves every problem a woman can have. Only when you learn to manage your mind can you truly be free, happy and fulfilled. So let’s start with Part 1... What is thought work? You go to the gym to train your muscle to be stronger. In the same manner, you go run to train your cardiorespiratory capacity to have more endurance. You go to yoga to train your tendon and ligament to be mobile and flexible. We train nearly every part of our body… bu

In my opinion, being pregnant, giving birth, and raising a child is the most magical power of women. In fact, our bodies as women are capable of creating life. That is to say, we have the power to bring another human to life. Can we let that sink in for a minute? We create life. Our bodies have the capacity to expand in such a way that we can create and develop another human life. Yet as soon as women are done giving birth to this new human, patriarchy and diet culture expect women to shrink back their body and leave absolutely no trace of this magical act. Diet culture has perfected a narrative that leaves women to feel shame for their postpartum bodies instead of being grateful for the goddess they are. Edna's story... it's difficult. Non-Diet Postpartum The non-diet approach to postpartum is the space were women's bodies are celebrated for the magic they created without patriarchy and diet culture oppressing message. Our guest today is a non-diet postpartum expert. She's a dietician who herself gave birth.

Co-opting intuitive eating is frustrating, problematic and dangerous, but it’s not a surprise. Intuitive eating is growing in popularity and growing fast. Take a look at the google trend search over the last 5 years. It’s clear: people are starting to be done with dieting. That is to say, people want out from diet culture and are looking for options. Certainly, the weight loss & wellness industry are paying attention. For instance, just think of Weight Watcher rebrand in 2019 to WW-Wellness that Works. Yet another sign of the growth in popularity of Intuitive Eating is when “popular” diet gurus are bluntly co-opting intuitive eating in their weight loss books without even an ounce of shame. In fact, I see the same growth in my professional training program. The waitlist is consistently 150% to program capacity for the last 12 months and no sign of stopping either. Spotting Fake Intuitive Eating I’m honored to welcome Evelyn Tribole to our podcast Going Beyond The Food Show to answer this question: How ca

Let’s look at a few questions: Do you think that the ultimate goal of making peace with your body is to love your body?  I mean, being able to look at your body in the mirror and love every part of it?  Perhaps you think that you should be able to put on a bikini and be able to show off your body to everyone looking with pride?  Perhaps you think that when you finally “heal your body image,” it will mean that you’ll never have a negative thought about your body, and instead, you’ll have adoration thought for each part of your body.  Is that you?  Is this your current belief system when it comes to your body, body image, and body weight?    It sure was me….  You don’t have to love your body.  In today’s episode, we are going to share with you the reasons for this bold statement.  NO, you don’t have to love your body to normalize weight gain or to adopt a non-diet lifestyle. In fact, you don’t have to love your body to become an intuitive eater or to make peace with your body. NO, you don’t have to love your bo

I’ll be teaching a in depth live class titled "Normalizing Weight Gain Masterclass" I’ll share what  I have learn in my own journey of gaining weight following years of dieting and restriction. After going thru my own journey and coaching hundreds of women thru this process I have developed a comprehensive & let’s just say unique  to neutralize weight gain. In this Masterclass I’ll teach the step-by step process so that you can release the fear and anxiety typically associated with weight gain when leaving dieting behind.  Understand why it’s normal to gain weight after dieting Learn how to neutralizing weight gain How to deal with the anxiety that comes with weight gain specifically for women Learn how to accept weight gain peacefully Gain a healthy understanding of natural body weight & set point theory Shed the fear away from not losing weight or gaining weight This speciality class will be taught within Conquer and Thrive coaching program.To get access to this workshop you'll need to join before

Weight gain is a very sensitive, vulnerable and emotional topic for most women. The ability and willingness to openly talk about weight gain is different for each one of us. It’s estimated that by the time most women hit their 45th birthday, statistically speaking, we’ve tried 61 diets, plans, programs, detoxes, cleanses, meal plans, regime, an eating system. In an unending battle to shrink our body and, hopefully, change our life. I want to recognize that simply tuning in to listen to this episode for someone is a huge step… if this is you, I see you and welcome you. For others who have taken the journey beyond the food and unlearn diet culture, this is a much easier and light topic… I see you too, my sister, and cheer you on. Coping with weight gain Weight gain is a difficult topic, a complicated topic and a very nuanced topic. By no means this one episode is a complete resource for the normalization of weight in women. This episode is meant only to be an introduction to the topic of coping with weight gain

I have been wanting to talk about gentle nutrition for years but couldn’t or rather choose not to until now. I hold a great level of responsibility for the topic I chose to discuss on this podcast. Moreover, what could happen after the episode is over. In the case of intuitive eating & nutrition, I couldn’t send you to any entry-level resources beyond my own programs. Up to now, the only nutrition books & cookbooks available on the market were filled with diet culture, weight stigma, and non-science-based facts about nutrition. This is now past... the resource I have been awaiting is now here! Gentle Nutrition: A Non-Diet Approach to Healthy Eating Book Yes, a book that combines intuitive eating & nutrition is now available. Gentle Nutrition: A Non-Diet Approach to Healthy Eating Cookbook is on the market since February 23rd, 2021. Today on the podcast, I review the book and interview the author, my new friend, and colleague, Rachel Hartley. Rachael is a registered dietician, science-based nutriti

A few years back, I was browsing Instagram, and I noticed a hashtag trending #womeneatingfood. I scrolled through and what I saw was magical: thousands of women eating food absolutely without giving an ounce of worry. Women eating unapologetically. That’s how I discovered Alissa Rumsey. And since then, Alissa has been on the podcast twice and been teaching inside my Non-Diet Mentorship Program. Unapologetic Eating: The Book Today, Alissa is launching a book: Unapologetic Eating: Make Peace With Food and Transform Your Life. In her words, it is about getting back to your roots and who you were before society told you who you should be. In today’s episode, I interview Alissa Rumsey. Alissa is a registered dietitian, nutrition therapist, certified intuitive eating counselor, and the author of Unapologetic Eating: Make Peace With Food and Transform Your Life. Alissa is passionate about advocating for women to reclaim the space to eat and live unapologetically. What you’ll learn listening to this episode: Discove