#13 Navigating Pregnancy after an Eating Disorder, with Jess Dalliday
Jessica Dalliday is a certified Athletic Therapist, Kinesiologist and Pilates Instructor with a Masters Degree in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has her own blog called the Healthy Sweet Potato, where she shares plant-based recipes, personal growth journeys and fun stories about her golden retriever Allen. She started her blog as a way to connect with others who were passionate about about food and exercise and it slowly turned into a way for her to recover from her eating and exercise disorder.
After she found out that she was not able to have kids because of the way she was treating her body, Jessica made it her mission to recover and share her story with others so they too wouldn’t have to suffer the way she did.
Jess could not be more thrilled to be welcoming a baby into this world (update: Jess had her baby just a couple of days ago!), but pregnancy has come with its own host of body image issues that she thought she had already overcome. Jess has also found that changing her intense exercise regime to doing more “good-for-you” exercise like yoga and Pilates has really helped her mentally cope with the recovery and weight gain.
She recently launched an online subscription website for Pilates classes designed for real women with real bodies called Pilates on Demand and so far it has been going better than expected!
Topics we talk about in this episode:
*How her supposed healthy lifestyle affected her health and her body
*How it affected her fertility journey
* The one thing that helped her get her period and fertility back and get pregnant
* Her pregnancy journey while being in eating disorder recovery
* Her number one advice for someone that is trying to get pregnant, but is still recovering from an eating disorder
* Her best advice to feel better in your current body
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Links and Resources from this episode:
Jess’ Website: www.thehealthysweetpotato.com
Pilates on Demand: www.pilatesondemand.ca
Intuitive Eating Starter Pack: https://ownitbabe.ca/freebies
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