Rising Whole

Hi friends! It is just me here today, talking to all of you. I give a brief update about where I am and what I am up to now as well as talk about the impulse of my book, “knotted” I even read you all a poem!

Today I talked with Karsyn Dupree! I have known her for quite some time and yet this is the first time we have come together to connect about a wide range of topics we feel similarly about. We talk about eating disorder recovery (in the spotlight and otherwise) all different facets of parenting and motherhood, our intuition, and even enneagram types. We cover SO MUCH here and it is a BIG episode. Give the whole thing a listen!!Karsyn DuPree is a 26-year-old mama of two boys, Phoenix (2 years) & Sage (10 months) living in Nashville, TN. Karsyn leads a multi-hyphenated life, including running a small handmade shop, training to be a birth doula, occasionally making music with her husband, and now embarking on the podcast venture, Conscious As A Mother.Stepping into the blogging scene in 2012, Karsyn began her blog initially as a way to share her experience with recovery from an eating disorder. She has since gone on to speak on body positivity, and chooses to reclaim her relationship with her body on a daily basis from a conscious lens of nurturing and respect. In the eight years since its conception, her blog has naturally shifted to a more lifestyle focus, marrying her love for recipes, family, motherhood, design, and personal experiences. For fun, Karsyn is currently in the process of remodeling her family’s 1970s home with her husband, Collin, sharing the journey on her blog and Instagram account. Other resources mentioned:- Janet Lansbury's book "No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame" and her podcast "Unruffled"- Food Psych Podcast by Christy Harrison- My "coming out" post on my blog

TODAY I talk with Morgan Sinclair of Morgan Sinclair Designs, we talk about her history getting into this work as an eating disorder dietitian, and her studies abroad. We talk a lot about living a life led by your body, following our gut; not only when it comes to food and craving and satisfaction but also big and little life decisions. Morgan Sinclair is a non-diet dietitian and the founder of Morgan Sinclair Designs, a branding and web design studio for weight inclusive businesses. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Sciences as well as her Master’s of Science in Business from Texas A&M University which has allowed her to transition her career as a dietitian into one where she can work alongside eating disorder clinicians to turn their business dreams into reality! Morgan wears many hats in her work as a Health at Every Size ® clinician, including the clinical outreach representative for an eating disorder treatment center, the conference co-chair for Houston Eating Disorder Specialists, and co-founder of the Soft + Strong Market. Morgan is an Enneagram Type 7, feel-your-feelings, dessert-before-dinner kinda gal from Texas and when she’s not working, she can most likely be found at a coffee shop in Houston or on her way to the airport for a weekend getaway.Morgan's InstagramSoft & Strong MarketOther Resources Mentioned:Ellyn Satter's Definition of "Healthy Eating"Anti Diet by Christy HarrisonSalt Fat Acid Heat

Today I talk with Lindley, who is a body positive and fat activist photographer. Her work is featured on the home page ;)We had an amazing conversation about the western ideal body image and how that is wrapped up in capitalism, diet culture and racism! I can’t say enough about her or this conversation so give it a listen!Lindley Ashline (pronounced LIN-lee, she/her) creates artwork that celebrates the unique beauty of bodies that fall outside conventional "beauty" standards. Lindley is also the creator of Body Liberation Stock and the Body Love Box, a monthly body-acceptance subscription box. She lives outside Seattle with her husband and two feline overlords.Find Lindley's work and get her free weekly Body Liberation GuideSocial links:FacebookInstagramLindley Ashline (she/her) Body liberation through photography“I work and live on land owned by the Duwamish tribe. I support them monthly and you can too”Other Resources Mentioned:Bizarre Re-touching video and blog postFearing the Black Body by Sabrina StringsTwiggyThe Gibson GirlAnti-Diet by Christy Harrison (yes again)Lindley's Stock Photos (buy one SRS)

Hi Friends!Welcome to my first official episode of the Rising Whole Podcast! I am so excited to relaunch my work (previously known as The Way You are Project) in this way! This is a quick episode to very briefly introduce the goal of Rising Whole and ways in which we can connect. Most importantly I briefly talk about the intersection of Race and (everything) Body positivity/Body liberation/fat acceptance etc etcAny realm of liberation conversations must include raceThis is a quickie, so give it a listen and you will hear from me again when the time is right!Love you big!xo,Prim

Today I spoke with Emily Travis of We All Eat, about... THE PANDEMIC!Y'all knew I had to go and have an episode about all that. We talk about such a wide range of topics within the pandemic from food intake, food scarcity, to body image and movement.

Hi friends! Today I come to you BRAND NEW. A brand new me! I talk with you all today about what the last two years have looked like for me, and what I am up to now in the middle of this big ole' pandemic. Why the intro changed and where I stand with the show, my values, all of it!

Today we talk about her path through recovery and finding intuitive eating. We also discuss intuitive living.  How using principles of intuitive eating and listening to our bodies can help lead us to our most empowered and embodied lives. We also talk about one of my new fave topics of discussion... YOGA! We discuss how yoga can be a tool to get in our bodies and out of our heads so we can live the life we are meant to live. We discuss body attunement and being connected in and *up*

Hello everyone! I am back from a brief-ish hiatus. Let's call this season 2 of The Way You Are Project. Life hit us pretty hard and fast and I am happy to announce I am pregnant! So this episode is just lil' ole me talking about my pregnancy journey thus far through a completely different lense than last time.

I am so excited to be able to bring you guys this interview (I know I say that every interview but REALLY!) Caroline and her work were seriously monumental in my full recovery journey. The "fuck it" if the fuck it diet really is the last little boost I needed to totally kick the diet mentality to the curb and I think you'll find similar results. Her work is a great place to start in healing your relationship with food and your body and give up dieting- forever. We talk about what the fuck it diet ( I wanted to title the episode that but I knew iTunes would take it down) even is, we talk about food addiction, and the idea that if we let ourselves eat whatever we want we'll become unhealthy bottomless pits (spoiler alert: we wont). We also talk about something I know you all have heard me ramble about before and that is REST!

This week I spoke with Ragen Chastain who is a fat activist, writer, and speaker. We discuss her eating disorder recovery, fat activism, and her current goal to become an iron man! This episode was amazing, I was so excited to get to chat with her and I cannot wait for you all to hear it!

Jenna Hollenstein, MS, RDN, CDN, is a non-diet dietitian who helps people struggling with chronic dieting, disordered eating, and eating disorders. She uses a combination of Intuitive Eating, mindfulness techniques, and meditation to help her clients move toward greater peace, health, and wellness.

In this episode Dana and I talk about her recovery and transformation from a fashion blogger into a body positive and feminist activist. We touch on all things feminism- even things that have been weighing on my mind personally as of late such as body hair and makeup. She also discusses the best way those of us with more privilege can be allies to those who are more marginalized.

Marci and I discuss her work as a weight inclusive and non-diet body image healer and Registered Dietitian. We talk about food as a red herring and gastrointestinal issues in those with eating disorders. We discuss eating disorder recovery in general, and the dangerous dogma that is diet culture. We also touch a little on the topic of eating disorder memoirs and whether these are helpful or harmful; the new film on Netflix, "To The Bone" specifically.

This week Emily and I discussed her recovery from her eating disorder and how she got into dietetics. We talk about Orthorexia. What it is and where the line is between "healthy eating" and dangerous obsession. We also speak on the dangers of elimination diets. We define what a normal and healthy relationship with food should look like and how we can encourage that in our children as well.

This week I spoke with sex coach and educator, Dawn Serra. We talk consent, and sex positivity and how we can foster these things in ourselves as well as model them for our children and our families. We talk about honing the skill of sex even from a young age, and why ignoring these conversations can really be harmful to the human collective in the long run.

This week I spoke with the amazing Dr. Anita Johnston. We spoke about using metaphors with food to help us decode what things we are really "hungry" for. When we can decode what our cravings are telling us about our life we can learn so much valuable information that we can use to transform our relationship with food and ourselves. We discuss the meaning of soul hunger and give you lots of good resources to start this work on your own. We touch on Waldorf education and the work of Rudolf Steiner and how he inspired her work.

Today I spoke with Kylie Mitchell, a fellow Houstonian, blogger, and practicing Registered Dietician specializing in eating disorders with a weight neutral approach. We talk about her journey through anorexia and its different manifestations through a disordered relationship with food as well as compulsive exercise habits. We discuss intuitive movement and how Intuitive Eating can really be a foundation for unleashing our intuition in all parts of our life. We also discuss her blog, and how she approaches food pictures now being on the outside of diet culture.

Today on the show I spoke with Julie Duffy Dillon. We discuss true recovery from an eating disorder, as well as feminism and fat acceptance in parenting.

Today on the show I spoke with Summer Innanen, professionally trained coach specializing in body image, confidence and self-worth and the best-selling author of Body Image Remix. She teaches women how to radically shift their perspectives so they can stop hating their bodies and embrace the badass woman within.