Every January, gym memberships go through the roof and the diet industry experiences a big boost in sales. It is the marketing month of the year for the weight loss industry and unfortunately, most people still fall for the body shaming messages. We are taught to feel bad for eating delicious food during the holidays and spending our time with our loved ones, resting and recharging. We are told that we should "get back on track" in January to "make up for the holidays indulgences". It is[...]
Dr. Paula Freedman is a licensed clinical psychologist who treats adults with anxiety disorders, addiction, and eating disorders. She enjoys helping her clients connect with their inner wisdom in everyday life, and is a big fan of mindfulness practices. She currently works in private practice in Chicago, Illinois. As a 3rd generation Holocaust survivor who has researched the ways mass social traumas impact physical and mental health across several generations of families, she is a p[...]
This episode is part of a Q and A series that I have started through my Instagram account @ownitbabe and I have picked out 5 questions to answer today: 1. How do you get rid of the black-and-white mindset around food? 2. How long did it take for your weight to stabilize and what were some helpful steps you took to accept your weight gain and natural body shape? 3. How do you overcome the mentality of having to exercise every day? 4. Do you ever catch yourself thinking “Life wi[...]
Jessica Rothley is a Certified Eating Psychology Coach who specializes in Functional Endocrinology. She shares science-based women's health and hormone info that is weight inclusive and diet EXCLUSIVE.L Topics we talk about in this episode: - Why our struggles with food and our body are usually not about the food - Why she used sex as a coping mechanism to feel validated and how she transformed her mindset into seeing sex as a way to create mutual (or solo-) enjoyment and love[...]
This episode is for you if you feel like you might have taken your exercise habits too far. We are always told that exercising MORE and eating LESS is the secret to being healthy, right? Well, in my case and many other cases, this couldn’t be further from the truth. In this episode, I am going to break down the 5 biggest symptoms of over-training and how you can reverse the damage and create a peaceful, balanced relationship to exercise and movement. Links mentioned in this e[...]
Leslie McDonald is the face behind the social media account @balanced_life_leslie. She is a sound healer, reiki practitioner, and certified holistic health coach with a passion for creating community, sharing recipes, and meal prep tips as well as making wellness accessible to everyone. Her work has been featured in Mind Body Green, Thrive Global, Greatist, and Whole30recipes. Trigger warning: Leslie has suffered from some autoimmune conditions and has found eating Paleo to be very benefi[...]
This will be a quick episode, because I want to get straight to the point today and share my personal experience with fear. In this episode I share: - How my fear of not being enough sneaks into my life and what I do about it- How I channel this fear into courage- What courage feels like and how exactly I build my self-confidence through feeling my fear- How to unleash your inner superhero Links mentioned in this Episode Join my brand-new Self Love Jumpstart course at https://courses.ownit[...]
The episode everyone keeps asking me about is finally out!I am interviewing my husband Shaun and we are having a very juicy and honest conversation about body image, diet culture for men, supporting a loved one through an eating disorder, mental health, sex and much more! Some of my favorite topics we covered - The “movie-version” story of how we met and why we didn’t start dating until 18 months later - My rock-bottom moment and eating disorder from his point of view - Men and diet[...]
Jen is a Certified Professional Life Coach, podcast host, educator, and public speaker based in Chicago. She is all about helping women grow their passion work from the inside out by taking care of themselves first. Topics we cover in this episode: • Why her eating disorder spiraled AFTER she had created the life she thought she’d always wanted and why it DIDN’T start from a place of wanting to lose weight • What it was like opening up to her husband about her eating disorder[...]
“Why are you always so mean to yourself?”, Shaun asked me last night as I was dwelling in self doubt and crippling fear. “Because”, I said, “I don’t know how else to treat myself.” He grabbed my shoulders, looked at me and said “where is this coming from? You’re nice to your body now, but you have moved on to being mean to yourself about everything else you do.” He was right. I made peace with food and with my body and I stopped letting my negative body image take over[...]