The Gratefully Nourished Podcast with Alyssa Pike, RD

Today on the Gratefully Nourished podcast, I'm interviewing Christie Dondero Bettwy, Executive Director at Rock Recovery. We discuss her role at Rock, her experience with food and recovery from an eating disorder, how to embrace a healthy self image (and why that's hard!) and how she navigated a changing body during pregnancy. Learn more about Rock Recovery More about Christie: Christie has served for over a decade as the Executive Director for Rock Recovery, a mental health nonprofit that helps clients and communities overcome disordered eating by providing clinical, community and spiritual care. Having experienced full recovery herself, she is passionate about spreading the message that complete freedom from disordered eating is possible and helping remove barriers that keep people from experiencing it. She is an active speaker and shares her story with organizations and media outlets across the country. While a true city girl at heart, Christie now resides in the suburbs of Washington, DC with her husband and daughter.  Connect with Alyssa: @gratefully_nourished gratefullynourished.co --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/support

We have another episode about exercise! Today I'm asking personal trainer Kasey Shuler how to shift our view of exercise to be life-giving instead of draining. Kasey helps us redefine exercise, shares tangible tips for improving our fitness by grace and helps us discern which type of exercise is best on any given day. We also discuss her experience with food and exercise and how she found intuitive eating. More about Kasey: Kasey Shuler is an author, non-diet personal trainer, co-founder of the Joyful Health Collective and host of the Joyful Health Show podcast. Her mission is to help others find lasting health by starting with grace and finding their strength in the joy of the Lord. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Athens, Georgia, and would love to connect with you at joyfulhealth.co or on Instagram @joyfulhealthco. Get her free weekly devo to replace dieting scarcity mindset with Kingdom abundance. Connect with Alyssa: @gratefully_nourished⁠⁠ ⁠⁠gratefullynourished.co --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/support

Today's episode is a fun one because I have my friend Amanda joining me! Amanda and I became friends in 2020 - we live close to each other, go to the same church, and have weekly girl dinners with our friends :-) I'm so excited for you to hear this episode because we share BOTH of our positive pregnancy, labor & birth experiences as well as what we learned during the first year of motherhood. I had my son three weeks before Amanda had her daughter so we really did experience this massive life change alongside each other. We talk about: Our pregnancies, labor & birth experiences Positive hospital birth experiences Navigating the newborn phase & baby sleep Giving up control The self-sacrificial nature of being a mom Postpartum anxiety The importance of community What we would do differently/same What was most surprising & What others say they learned in the first year of motherhood I hope you find this episode honest, realistic & encouraging. Becoming a mom is such a major experience & you need community to support you when it feels overwhelming. You're not alone & you're doing a great job, mama! See the episode where I interview my friend Amber here. Follow Alyssa @gratefully_nourished Read the blog: gratefullynourished.co --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/support

Today's episode is all about our relationship with exercise! I am so excited to share my conversation with Amy Connell with you. We cover questions like: How can we improve our relationship with food, exercise and our body? How do we balance the desire to care for ourselves/our health without turning it into an idol? What does a healthy relationship with exercise look like? ...and so much more! More about Amy: Amy Connell is a weight-neutral certified personal trainer and nutrition coach. She helps women feel and function well in simple and grace-filled ways so they can fulfill their purpose. Amy serves faith-based women and teens through her books and podcasts. She and her husband have a college-aged son and one who is a senior in high school, and they regularly talk about how much money they will save on groceries when both boys are out of the house. Learn more about Your CORE Strength here. @gratefully_nourished⁠ ⁠gratefullynourished.co --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/support

Kylie and I are continuing our podcast series on the book Habits of the Household: Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms. In this episode, we dive into the chapters on conversation and bedtime. We hope you enjoy. COME SAY HI! Kylie's blog: immaeatthat.com Alyssa's blog: gratefullynourished.co Follow ⁠⁠@gratefully_nourished⁠⁠ on instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/support

Have you ever wondered what the Bible has to say about food and our bodies? If so, this episode is for you! On today's episode of the Gratefully Nourished podcast, registered dietitian Alyssa Pike is interviewing theologian and writer Amy Gannett who provides a powerful (and maybe jarring!) theology of food and the body and shares her experience overcoming her own struggle with food and body image. If you find yourself worried that your body has disqualified you from the love of God or consumed by thoughts about food, you'll be encouraged by this conversation. More about Amy: Amy Gannett is a writer and Bible teacher passionate about equipping Christians to study the Bible through The Bible Study Schoolhouse. She is also the founder of Tiny Theologians, a line of discipleship tools for children. Amy and her husband, Austin, are church planters in eastern North Carolina. You can read more on her blog and follow her on Instagram. @gratefully_nourished gratefullynourished.co --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/support

If you've ever wanted to understand the basics of eating disorders, this episode will help you do just that. In today's episode, Jessica shares how she got into the eating disorder field, we discuss the spectrum of eating behaviors -- ranging from positive to neutral to destructive to threatening, the three needs for recovery and common misconceptions about eating disorders. Jessica delivered several key insights that I know I'm going to be thinking about for a long time. I'm so grateful I got to sit down and talk with Jessica -- I share this on the podcast but her resource "Eating Disorders Bootcamp" is one of the main resources I devoured when I first started working in this area. More About Jessica: Jessica Setnick is the best kind of dietitian – she knows her stuff and is relatable and irreverent about it. She envisions a world where no on is ashamed to talk about their eating issues and everyone who wants help can get it. Everything she's done in her career has focused in some way on eating disorder care and widening the circle of people who understand how to help, including health professionals, parents and friends. Check out Jessica's resource: FoodFairyTales.com Discount code: "healing" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/support

Kylie and I are continuing our podcast series on the book Habits of the Household: Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms. In this episode, we dive into the chapters on work and play. We hope you enjoy. COME SAY HI! Kylie's blog: immaeatthat.com Alyssa's blog: gratefullynourished.co Follow ⁠@gratefully_nourished⁠ on instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/support

Getting a cancer diagnosis or going through treatment is a life-altering experience, and Tuesday Hoelscher specializes in helping cancer patients and survivors navigate food during such an uncertain and stressful time. It was such a joy to sit down and talk with Tuesday about how to reduce one's risk for cancer while still keeping the bigger picture in mind: that we all have a unique set of risk factors and food is just one of them so we can do what we can without putting too much pressure on ourselves to be perfect. Plus, it's nice to know that there are only two foods and/or beverages associated with an increased risk of cancer. We discuss those, how to handle them and more on this episode, so you don't want to miss it! We also discuss new mom life a little bit and Tuesday encourages RDs to go for it with their business and shares a great final reminder about the nuance of health and nutrition :-) Enjoy this episode, leave a review and share with a friend :-) About Tuesday: Tuesday is a registered dietitian nutritionist who helps people with cancer thrive during treatment, reduce recurrence risk, and eat with less stress and fear so that they can get their energy back and feel like themselves again. CONNECT ON INSTA: @cancer.nutritionist.rd @gratefully_nourished --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/support

I'm so excited for you to listen to this conversation with Lauren! There are so many myths and misperceptions about dairy and beef farming, and Lauren is passionate about telling the story of farmers, and I think her perspective is so needed. We talk about how she grew up on a farm, how she became a registered dietitian, what she wishes people knew about farming and the types of farming so you can feel confident making the right decision for you and your family. Enjoy this episode, leave a review and share with a friend :-) Resources: https://ask.usda.gov/s/article/What-is-grass-fed-meat https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/organic/labeling Lauren's bio: Lauren Twigge is a Dallas based registered dietitian whose recipes and quotes have been featured on a variety of platforms including Eat This Not That, Real Simple, and The Every Girl. With a masters degree in Clinical Nutrition, a bachelors degree in Animal Science, and a childhood spent in agriculture, Lauren has a unique perspective on food. Her passion is to work at the crux of human nutrition and agriculture, a passion she pursues through her career as a social media educator, blogger, and keynote speaker. Twigge educates her audiences on a variety of nutrition topics including the truth about the agricultural industry, where our food comes from, and the role that various foods can play in a healthy diet. Learn more about Lauren's business here: https://www.laurentwiggenutrition.com/ CONNECT ON INSTA: @Nutrition.at.its.roots @Gratefully_nourished --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/support

Habits of the Household Book Series: Chapters 5 and 6 -- Family Devotions and Marriage We did it....we got our husbands to join us for this episode! We're excited for you to hear their perspectives on these chapters. We really cover a lot -- family devotions and marriage, yes, but also more about how we met our husbands, how our marriage has changed over the years, the challenges of marriage, parenting roles, how much we spend on groceries and so much more. One highlight from this episode and this entire series that Ive been thinking about a lot lately is..... something is better than nothing. Maybe you don't have time to listen to the whole series or you feel overwhelmed by all the ideas....same. Start where you are, listen to a snippet, and try to take one tangible prayer or task or touchpoint for your life or family. I'm rooting for you! COME SAY HI! Kylie's blog: immaeatthat.com Alyssa's blog: gratefullynourished.co Follow @gratefully_nourished Sign up for the Gratefully Nourished newsletter --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/support

Emily Hahn, MPH, RDN, CED-S joins me on today's episode! We talk about how she got into the eating disorder field, the multiple hats she wears and practical tips for navigating a girls night out or date when you've been struggling with disordered eating. We talk about the first thing Emily does when trying to help people move from dieting and restriction to peace and freedom with food and what pregnancy and motherhood looked/looks like for Emily. Emily is a WELL of compassion and helpful information -- two things at the core of Gratefully Nourished's mission. It was a joy to talk with her! Enjoy this episode, leave a review and share with a friend :-) Emily's bio: Emily Hahn is an eating disorder, non-diet dietitian in Houston, Texas. She owns and operates a group practice of dietitians called We All Eat Nutrition Therapy. We All Eat is a HAES-aligned practice that specializes in Intuitive Eating and eating disorder recovery. Emily is a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist Supervisor through the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals, and is currently serving as President on the board of the Houston Eating Disorders Specialists. Emily is contracted with the Houston Ballet Academy where she provides nutrition education, individual consultations, and sits on multidisciplinary panels. Learn more about Emily's practice: https://wealleatnutrition.com/ Alyssa's bio: Alyssa Pike is Registered Dietitian who cares deeply about helping people make informed and thoughtful food and nutrition decisions. In addition to owning and operating Gratefully Nourished, Alyssa currently works for a science communications organization where works to improve public perception of nutrition through translating nutrition research into digestible content, developing consumer research projects and serving as a sound resource to media outlets. Additionally, she previously worked alongside clients at an eating disorder outpatient center to help them make peace with food and their body. Alyssa would be grateful to work alongside you or your team to help you make sense of all the confusing nutrition (mis)information and to make individualized and evidenced-based nutrition choices. Learn more about Alyssa's practice: https://gratefullynourished.co/ CONNECT ON INSTA: @wealleatnutrition --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/support

Kylie and I are reading and discussing the book Habits of the Household: Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms. In episode two of the series, we cover chapters three and four: Discipline and Screen time. We talk about how discipline never happens at a convenient moment and the idea of discipline as discipleship, plus a few tangible habits to practice in your household. For screen time, we discuss curation, the idea of instruments versus devices and how it's not about abstinence but about finding the right guardrails that's most important. We hope you enjoy! COME SAY HI! Kylie's blog: immaeatthat.com Alyssa's blog: gratefullynourished.co Follow @gratefully_nourished on instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/support

Kylie and I are kicking off a new series on the book Habits of the Household: Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms. We dive into chapters one and two: waking and mealtimes. This was so fun to record! We hope you enjoy. Books/resources mentioned: Kylie mentioned: The Artist's Way Painting Outside the Lines Alyssa mentioned: Take Back Your Family Huckleberry app Risen Motherhood (Kylie was right about this, lol!) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/support

Welcome back to the Gratefully Nourished podcast! I hope you enjoy this new season's focus on finding meaning in the midst of chaos plus the integration of all things motherhood, faith, life, and simplicity in addition to nutrition and health. Like I say in the intro, for a long time I struggled to make Gratefully Nourished all about nutrition. At this point, I know that's because health is more than just what we eat and I am more than just a registered dietitian. Join us as we talk about honoring our health without obsession and all the pieces of life in between. I'm so happy you're here! Rate, leave comments and tell me all the things :-) -Alyssa Kylie's blog: immaeatthat.com Alyssa's blog: gratefullynourished.co Follow @gratefully_nourished on instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-pike/support

We're rounding out this season with an episode all about eating disorder care. I'm delighted to introduce (or reacquaint) you to Emily Murray, RD, LDN, CEDS, who shares a little bit about her eating disorder experience and how she got into working with individuals suffering from eating disorders and struggling to find peace with food. We talk about how we each took non-traditional paths in the field of dietetics, discuss some differences between disordered eating and eating disorder care, how to know when it's time for a higher level of care and more! More about Emily Murray, RD, LDN, CEDS: Emily is a certified eating disorders specialist through the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals (iaedp). In her private practice just outside of Nashville, TN, Emily primarily works with individuals who suffer from eating disorders with co-occuring mental health concerns, including but not limited to: emotional avoidance and dysregulation, co-occuring anxiety, OCD, & mood disorders, as well as trauma, addiction, and issues of self-esteem and self worth.Emily is often helping her clients sift through “food & feelings” and invites the deep, emotional work that is required to heal from disordered eating and eating disorders. Connect with Alyssa Pike, RD Instagram: @gratefully_nourished Gratefully Nourished Facebook community --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/support

Have you ever wanted to bring the message of food freedom to your local church community? Body BLoved has created a wonderful resource for you! In this episode, we talk about so many good things, including the importance of getting curious about where we learned our current beliefs around food and body image, the value in starting small and respecting our own limitations as well as encouragement for how to bring the food freedom message to your local church community. More about Nicole Mesita, RD: Nicole Mesita works in private practice as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and is the co-founder of "Body Bloved" a resource for Christian women who want to discover healing relationships with food, fitness, and body image through the unconditional love of God. She is a Mom of two girls and serves alongside her beloved husband in their local church. Through her education and diverse career experiences, God prompted her to help people of all shapes and sizes discover health and peace with their body through the unconditional love of Jesus. Nicole most enjoys spending time around a table and eating delicious food with the people she loves. More about the BodyBLoved Group Food Freedom Bible Study: Body BLoved recently launched a group curriculum of their popular online course "Food Freedom Bible Study." The curriculum was made so that anyone could take the non-diet message and share it with their local church. You don't need to be an expert in this material and you don't need to have the perfect relationship with food or your body to bring this message, you just need a willing heart to see yourselves and others set free from the lies the enemy tries to use to keep us in bondage. This is an opportunity to create a safe place and community among other believers who want freedom. 90 day access for Group Food Freedom bible study Lifetime access for Group Food Freedom bible study Link to starter pack for launching the group course at your local church Gratefully Nourished affiliate link: gratefullynourished25 Connect with Alyssa Pike, RD Instagram: @gratefully_nourished Gratefully Nourished Facebook community --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/support

Brittany Braswell, MS, RDN joins me for this episode, and I'm so excited to share it with you! We dive into how Brittany got into this work and why she chose to integrate a Christ-centered approach to eating disorder and disordered eating recovery into her practice. We discuss the importance of keeping nutrition in its rightful place -- a helpful tool to improve our health -- without shame or obsession, identity, overcoming limiting beliefs and more. One of my favorite parts of this episode was when Brittany said, "one of the most difficult parts of recovery is choosing to take unpredictable action." So good! More about Brittany: Brittany is a Registered Dietitian specialized in the treatment of eating disorders and body image. She owns a Christ-centered coaching practice for Christian women ready to break free from the bondage of food guilt and body shame. Brittany is on a mission to help women ditch chronic food and body obsession using a Christ-centered approach to help them overcome the lies of diet culture and rediscover their God-given identity. Free resources to help with food freedom and body image: www.brittanybraswellrd.com/resources Find Brittany on Instagram and Facebook @brittanybraswellrd Connect with Alyssa Pike, RD Instagram: @gratefully_nourished Gratefully Nourished Facebook community --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/support

Kassandra Baker joins me for this episode, and it's a goooood one! We dive into Kassandra's personal experience with eating disorders and how life is different now that she is recovered. We also discuss navigating weight changes throughout the healing process and why identity is so central to living free from food and body image struggles. Kassandra also shares a powerful testimony of her experience of the Gospel and invites us to have our own experience. Kassandra's definition of the Beauty Idol: Worship of the current cultural definition of beauty above God. Going to unhealthy lengths to fit the beauty standard. Choosing not to do something (trip, job, exercise, etc.) because of how you look. Finding your identity in how you look rather than who you are in Christ. Thinking less of someone who doesn't meet the cultural beauty standards. Book mentioned: The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness More about Kassandra: Kassandra Baker knows what it's like to have a love/hate relationship with food and her body. It's her own personal experience and recovery from two eating disorders that drive her passion to encourage women to find freedom. She is a Certified Health, Life, and Mental Health Coach and Public Speaker, helping women who are trapped in unhealthy habits such as perfectionism, disordered eating, legalism, and people-pleasing, so they can LIVE FREE in Christ. For more info, check out www.KassandraBaker.com Kassandra has offered to give three complimentary Breaking Free Strategy Sessions to the first three listeners who email her at Info@KassandraBaker.com. Check out her resource page here. Connect with Alyssa Pike, RD Instagram: @gratefully_nourished Gratefully Nourished Facebook community Work with Alyssa --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/support

I recently shared that my husband and I are pregnant with our first child, a baby boy due in December 2022! So Kylie and I are talking all things pregnancy, including what our experiences have been like, what's been hard, body image and more. Work with Kylie Alyssa's Instagram: @gratefully_nourished Gratefully Nourished Facebook community Work with Alyssa --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/support

For those who have been following along with our Sacred Rhythms Book Club Podcast, you'll be extra excited for today's podcast guest! Kylie Mitchell, MPH, RD and I are talking with Megan Stewart who is the founder and Spiritual Director of Camp46! We're talking about soul care, how to slow down, how to find space to be with God and why all of this is so foreign to most of us. More about Megan: Hi, I'm Meg and I am the founder and spiritual director of Camp 46! I believe God is always with you. He is intentional, intimate, and in union with specifically you! Yet, this world is filled with tasks, noise, and so much hurry that it can be difficult to connect with Him. Camp 46 is a space to step back from the noise, and get away with God through spiritual direction, retreats, and soul care sessions. Come find me at our basecamp – Psalm 46:10, “Be still and know that I am God.” My hope here is that you would begin to be still, and know that you are seen, known, and loved by Jesus. Instagram: @gratefully_nourished Gratefully Nourished Facebook community Work with Alyssa --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/support

On this episode I'm interviewing Erin Todd, one of the cofounders of the Intuitive Eating for Christian Women Podcast and you don't want to miss it! Erin's insight and experience with the Lord transforming her heart is so powerful. We talk about her experience of letting go of dieting and the pursuit of perfection for a better way -- a way where she's not striving but instead resting in her identity and security in Christ. We talk a lot about how this is a hard process and it takes time. Recovery is not linear and we hope that comes through in our conversation. More about Erin: Erin Todd is a wife, dog mom, attorney-by-day and writer-by-night living in St. Petersburg, Florida with her husband Robbie and french bulldog Rufus. As a redhead who battled insecurity and body image issues for over 30 years, she now claims the concept of being both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously. Her blog “Ginger In Progress” was born from a spiritual awakening where Jesus set her free from diet prison. Now she is on a mission to empower and equip women to Follow Jesus Not Diets. She is co-host of the Intuitive Eating for Christian Women podcast which teaches listeners how the principles of intuitive eating align with scripture so they can improve their relationship with food, their body and God and cast out dieting for good! Instagram: @gratefully_nourished Gratefully Nourished Facebook community Work with Alyssa --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/support

Welcome to the seventh and final episode of our podcast book club series on Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton. I'm joined by Kylie Mitchell, MPH, RD of ImmaEatThat to discuss Chapter 8: Sabbath and Chapter 9: Rule of Life. This is our second podcast book club series -- the first was on Breaking Free from Body Shame by Jess Connolly and aired on Kylie's ImmaEatThat Podcast. We landed on Sacred Rhythms for our next book because as we were talking about the importance of renaming our bodies as good and making peace with food and body image in our last book club, we kept coming back to this idea of slowing down and finding space to be with God. In this episode, we talk about: If we do not allow for a rhythm of rest in our overly busy lives, illness becomes our Sabbath – our accidents created Sabbath for us How we long for rest, for sabbath, for joy, for delight The idea that sabbath is more than just a day's rest - it is a way of orienting one's life around a pattern of working six days and then resting on the seventh The importance of honoring the limitations of our humanness through sabbath Components of sabbath -- what to include/exclude What a rule of life is, which is simply a pattern of attitudes, behaviors and practices that are regular and routine and are intended to produce a certain quality of life and character How a rule of life seeks to answer the question: "How do I want to live so I can be who I want to be?" Practical examples of where Kylie and I are in developing our own rules of life And more! Thank you to all who have listened to the entire series -- we highly recommend listening from the beginning so you can get a full picture of these rhythms and of course reading the book for yourself :-) Join the Gratefully Nourished Facebook Community for support and encouragement. But also - we firmly believe in the importance of community in real life, so we highly encourage you to find people in your local community to gather with to discuss this book and enjoy life together. Links: Instagram: Gratefully Nourished Work with Alyssa Pike, RD Work with Kylie Mitchell, MPH, RD --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/support

Have you ever wondered how to bridge the gap between disordered eating recovery and hormone health? In this episode, we're talking about just that! Listen in for a life-giving conversation about how to take care of ourselves and our hormones and how we can shift from trying to be the smallest version of ourselves to really appreciating our bodies and honoring our health without restriction or rigidity. More about Isabel: Isabel is a Registered Dietitian and owner of Woman Wise Nutrition. She helps women who struggle with hormone dysfunctions like PCOS and Amenorrhea to learn how to stop fighting food and start nourishing their bodies with confidence and clarity. Isabel strives to empower women with a deeper understanding of their health so that they can ultimately live their life of purpose. Instagram: @gratefully_nourished Gratefully Nourished Facebook community Work with Alyssa --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/support

Welcome to the sixth episode of our podcast book club series on Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton. I'm joined by Kylie Mitchell, MPH, RD of ImmaEatThat to discuss Chapter 6: Self-Examination and Chapter 7: Discernment. This is our second podcast book club series -- the first was on Breaking Free from Body Shame by Jess Connolly and aired on Kylie's ImmaEatThat Podcast. We landed on Sacred Rhythms for our next book because as we were talking about the importance of renaming our bodies as good and making peace with food and body image in our last book club, we kept coming back to this idea of slowing down and finding space to be with God. We're excited to talk through this book with you. Quite frankly, this episode was the most challenging for both Kylie and I but not because these practices aren't important. We find them hard to put into words and we are both very much still processing them for our own lives. In this episode, we talk about: How we all long to be known and loved unconditionally - the problem is most of us aren't willing to be seen so completely. Psalm 139, which begins by acknowledging that God has already searched me and already knows me through and through. There is nothing I can do and no place I can go that is beyond God's presence. Examen of consciousness Examine of conscience The importance of self-examination in the context of eating disorder recovery Discernment as a way of seeing that eventually permeates our whole life. It is the journey from spiritual blindness (not seeing God anywhere or seeing him only where we expect to) to spiritual sight (finding God everywhere, especially where we least expect him) The idea that we cannot force discernment. When it is given it is always a gift. We can find ways to open ourselves to it. Being indifferent to anything but God's will The importance of love guiding our discernment process The quote I reference at the end of the episode: Discernment in its fullness takes a practiced heart, fine-tuned to hear the word of God and the single-mindedness to follow that word in love. It is truly a gift from God, but not one dropped from the skies fully formed. It is a gift cultivated by a prayerful life and the search for self-knowledge. - Ernest Larkin Join the Gratefully Nourished Facebook Community for support and encouragement. But also - we firmly believe in the importance of community in real life, so we highly encourage you to find people in your local community to gather with to discuss this book and enjoy life together. Links: Instagram: Gratefully Nourished Work with Alyssa Pike, RD Work with Kylie Mitchell, MPH, RD --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/support

Have you ever wanted to hear someone's story of moving from disordered eating to food freedom and peace? Well today's the day! I'm interviewing Julia Townsend, Registered Yoga Teacher and Mindfulness Coach who happens to be a past client of mine. She shares all about how she used to be trapped by obsessive food and exercise thoughts and behaviors (which is super normal in our culture and nothing to be ashamed of!) and how she's moved to a place of well-being and rest, caring for the body she knows was made good. In this episode we discuss: How Julia's relationship with food, body image and exercise has transformed in the last year The hardest part of recovery What she would say to someone who is currently struggling with food, body image and compulsive exercise How healing her relationship with food allowed her to pursue a new dream (her yoga business!) How God was integral to her healing process and so much more! More about Julia: Julia Townsend is a 500-hour registered yoga teacher, mindfulness coach, and mom to three amazing little boys. From a young age, she has been following Christ and incorporates yoga and mindfulness as spiritual practices in her personal faith. Her passion is to help other women embrace joy in their lives and know that they are wonderfully made. Her experiences recovering from disordered eating gave Julia a passion to share with others that God made our bodies good, despite what diet culture tells us. In her spare time, Julia loves to read, write poems, run, practice yoga, and most importantly, spend time with her husband, boys, and pets. Connect with Julia: www.embracejoyyoga.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/embracejoyyoga Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/embracejoyyoga/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8sNhDBfluoMOpNIDJ6OqIQ Connect with Alyssa Pike, RD Instagram: @gratefully_nourished Gratefully Nourished Facebook community Work with Alyssa --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/support

Side note - this is probably my favorite episode so far in this series! Welcome to the fifth episode of our podcast book club series on Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton. I'm joined by Kylie Mitchell, MPH, RD of ImmaEatThat to discuss Chapter 5: Honoring the Body. This is our second podcast book club series -- the first was on Breaking Free from Body Shame by Jess Connolly and aired on Kylie's ImmaEatThat Podcast. We landed on Sacred Rhythms for our next book because as we were talking about the importance of renaming our bodies as good and making peace with food and body image in our last book club, we kept coming back to this idea of slowing down and finding space to be with God. We're excited to talk through this book with you. In this episode, we talk about: How honoring the body is a spiritual discipline, just like prayer or bible reading The fact that our bodies have been made good, in the image of God The story in 1 Kings 19 where God gives Elijah rest and food before attending to anything else How we are embodied beings who experience God in and through our bodies How this practice helps us find our way between the excess of a culture that glorifies and objectifies our bodies and the excess of Christian culture that has often denigrated and ignored the body What it means to listen to our bodies The significance of the God of the universe taking on human bodily form (Jesus), dying and then resurrecting in a body What it practically looks like to shift from trying to be the smallest version of yourself to taking care of yourself/body Join the Gratefully Nourished Facebook Community for support and encouragement. But also - we firmly believe in the importance of community in real life, so we highly encourage you to find people in your local community to gather with to discuss this book and enjoy life together. Links: Instagram: Gratefully Nourished Work with Alyssa Pike, RD Work with Kylie Mitchell, MPH, RD --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/support

One of my real life friends is joining me for today's podcast episode! We talk about Amber's journey of developing a healthy view of and relationship with food, the importance of paying attention to our language around food, why we need to eat enough (!!!) and how Amber challenged her own unhelpful beliefs and behaviors around food. More about Amber: Amber Middleton is a 4th Grade Teacher who enjoys learning and striving to be the healthiest version of herself. Amber enjoys encouraging and supporting her friends! She strives to actively be more like Jesus each day; learning to love to others the way Jesus would. In her free time you can find Amber cooking a new recipe and hanging out with all 30 of her closest friends! Instagram: @gratefully_nourished Gratefully Nourished Facebook community Work with Alyssa --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/support

Disclaimer: Please be advised part of this podcast is not suitable for young ears. Welcome to the fourth episode of our podcast book club series on Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton. I'm joined by Kylie Mitchell, MPH, RD of ImmaEatThat to discuss Chapter 4: Prayer. This is our second podcast book club series -- the first was on Breaking Free from Body Shame by Jess Connolly and aired on Kylie's ImmaEatThat Podcast. We landed on Sacred Rhythms for our next book because as we were talking about the importance of renaming our bodies as good and making peace with food and body image in our last book club, we kept coming back to this idea of slowing down and finding space to be with God. We're excited to talk through this book with you. In this episode, we talk about: Longing for something more in our prayer life How the fundamental purpose of prayer is to deepen our intimacy with God The deeper invitation of intimacy in prayer to move beyond words with God How intimacy requires risk – God seeing you as you are, not as you want Him to see you as Discovering your breath prayer, which is an expression of our hearts deepest yearning coupled with the name for God that is most meaningful and intimate for us at this time Coming to the conclusion that all of life is prayer and the other disciples are other forms of praying And more! Join the Gratefully Nourished Facebook Community for support and encouragement. But also - we firmly believe in the importance of community in real life, so we highly encourage you to find people in your local community to gather with to discuss this book and enjoy life together. Links: Instagram: Gratefully Nourished Work with Alyssa Pike, RD Work with Kylie Mitchell, MPH, RD --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/support

In this episode I'm talking to Leslie Schilling, MA, RDN, CSCS, CEDS-S about all things diet culture in the sacred and safe places. We discuss fasting, lent and why it's important to separate the secular (diet culture) from the sacred (our relationship with God). We also discuss why our body size does not determine our worthiness, grace and so much more. One important note: our aim is not to condemn the church but to help people understand that it's quite normal for the church to be influenced by the world (in this case, diet culture) when it comes to body size, nutrition and our food choices. I hope you find this episode encouraging and helpful. More about Leslie: Leslie Schilling, MA, RDN, CSCS, CEDS-S, owns a Las Vegas-based private practice specializing in nutrition counseling for families, people with disordered eating concerns, professional athletes, and performers. Leslie has served as a performance nutrition consultant for Cirque du Soleil® and the NBA and an expert contributor to U.S. News & World Report. With her warm, compassionate, and entertaining personality, Leslie has been featured in media outlets like Health, Women's Health, Self, Pregnancy Magazine, The Yoga Journal, Bicycling, BuzzFeed, the Huffington Post, and HGTV. As a registered dietitian certified as an eating disorder specialist and supervisor, Leslie spends much of her time supporting professionals across the nation through supervision. When she's not spending time hiking or playing board games with her family, you can find her sharing non-diet messages on social media and speaking platforms. Leslie is passionate about educating ministry, military, health, medical, and fitness professionals about the harms of typical dieting behaviors. You may know Leslie best as the creator of the Born To Eat® approach and co-author of the award-winning book, Born To Eat. Instagram: @gratefully_nourished Gratefully Nourished Facebook community Work with Alyssa --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/support

Welcome to the third episode of our podcast book club series on Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton. I'm joined by Kylie Mitchell, MPH, RD of ImmaEatThat to discuss Chapter 3: Scripture. This is our second podcast book club series -- the first was on Breaking Free from Body Shame by Jess Connolly and aired on Kylie's ImmaEatThat Podcast. We landed on Sacred Rhythms for our next book because as we were talking about the importance of renaming our bodies as good and making peace with food and body image in our last book club, we kept coming back to this idea of slowing down and finding space to be with God. We're excited to talk through this book with you. In this episode, we talk about: Honesty about feeling ambivalent to scripture at times Western culture's tendency to approach Scriptures like a textbook where we are the master and we can control the text God's desires for us to read scripture for relationship and revelation with Him The powerful experience of paying attention to our internal dynamics while reading rather than just reading scripture for information gathering The practice of Lectio Divina, which is a slower, more reflective reading of scripture that allows God to initiate with us and creates space for us to respond fully This episode also includes a guided Lectio Divina on Psalm 1. We hope you are encouraged. Join the Gratefully Nourished Facebook Community for support and encouragement. But also - we firmly believe in the importance of community in real life, so we highly encourage you to find people in your local community to gather with to discuss this book and enjoy life together. Links: Instagram: Gratefully Nourished Work with Alyssa Pike, RD Work with Kylie Mitchell, MPH, RD --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/support

In this episode, we're talking about the basics of a healthy relationship with food. Important disclaimers: it's very hard to have a healthy relationship with food in our culture, so please give yourself grace. This podcast episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose any kind of eating disorder. If you are struggling with an unhealthy relationship with food, I HIGHLY suggest you talk to someone about it. If you don't have anyone to talk to about it -- talk to me. You can submit an audio message through anchor if you don't have my contact information (though I feel like I'm fairly easy to reach). (And yes, I can hear the mouse clicks too....they will be removed in future episodes!) Instagram: @gratefully_nourished Gratefully Nourished Facebook community Work with Alyssa --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/support

Welcome to the second episode of our podcast book club series on Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton. I'm joined by Kylie Mitchell, MPH, RD of ImmaEatThat to discuss Chapter 2: Solitude. This is our second podcast book club series -- the first was on Breaking Free from Body Shame by Jess Connolly and aired on Kylie's ImmaEatThat Podcast. We landed on Sacred Rhythms for our next book because as we were talking about the importance of renaming our bodies as good and making peace with food and body image in our last book club, we kept coming back to this idea of slowing down and finding space to be with God. We're excited to talk through this book with you. In this episode, we talk about: How overstimulation and exhaustion shouldn't be the norm in our Christian life Giving ourselves the space to acknowledge what we're feeling and how that invites God in Why solitude is important for disordered eating recovery Solitude as a place for desire - the longing for solitude is the longing for God The most essential question in solitude is “How have I been wanting to be with God and how has God been wanting to be with me? Jesus modeling rest for us, especially when he instructed His disciples to go away to a solitary place (Mark 6:31) Technology and its impact on our spirituality Join the Gratefully Nourished Facebook Community for support and encouragement. But also - we firmly believe in the importance of community in real life, so we highly encourage you to find people in your local community to gather with to discuss this book and enjoy life together. Links: Instagram: Gratefully Nourished Work with Alyssa Pike, RD Work with Kylie Mitchell, MPH, RD --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/support

I've gotten a few requests to outline what the bible says about food and our bodies vs the world. Here is the first episode (more to come!). Specifically I talk through holiness, Mark 7 (Jesus declares all foods are clean), 1 Samuel 16:7 (the Lord looks at the heart) and highlight the one thing that I think God cares most about. Links: Bible Project video on Holiness Book rec: Breaking free from Body Shame by Jess Connolly Gratefully Nourished "What Does the Bible Say about Food & Eating?" Instagram: @gratefully_nourished Gratefully Nourished Facebook community --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/support

Welcome to the first episode of our new podcast book club series on Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton. I'm joined by Kylie Mitchell, MPH, RD of ImmaEatThat to discuss Chapter 1: Longing for More. This is our second podcast book club series -- the first was on Breaking Free from Body Shame by Jess Connolly and aired on Kylie's ImmaEatThat Podcast. We landed on Sacred Rhythms for our next book because as we were talking about the importance of renaming our bodies as good and making peace with food and body image in our last book club, we kept coming back to this idea of slowing down and finding space to be with God. We're excited to talk through this book with you. In this episode, we talk about: Acknowledge our longing for more ("there has to be more to the Christian life than this") Importance of being honest with self and God (Jesus asks, "what do you want me to do for you?") Discussing the common fear that our longings won't take us somewhere good How our desire for healing and transformation is often met with self-help messages that leave us briefly inspired but still burdened by the pressure of trying to fix ourselves The personal moments when we realized we had a longing only God could satisfy Acknowledging that we can't fix ourselves, but we can make ourselves open and available to God Making the choice to reorder life for spiritual seeking And more! Join the Gratefully Nourished Facebook Community for support and encouragement. But also - we firmly believe in the importance of community in real life, so we highly encourage you to find people in your local community to gather with to discuss this book and enjoy life together. Links: Insta: Gratefully Nourished Work with Alyssa Pike, RD Work with Kylie Mitchell, MPH, RD --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/support

Welcome to the intro episode for the Gratefully Nourished® Podcast! In this episode, I'm talking about what Gratefully Nourished might mean for you. Plus, I'm sharing how I came up with the name "Gratefully Nourished" -- and how it finally made sense to me a few years later. Things I mentioned in this episode: Brene Brown podcast interview One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp Say hi on Instagram: @Gratefully_Nourished Visit Gratefullynourished.co to read blogs and work with me --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alyssa-pike/support