The Intuitive Diabetic Podcast: Intuitive Eating, Diabetes, Non Diet, HAES

Join Vanessa Preston, Mental Health Social Worker and Psychotherapist and I as we have a candid conversation about  trauma, shame and building self-compassion.What you'll learn by listening:How Vanessa's professional and personal experiences have influenced her passions in supporting women to cultivate healthy relationships with food and bodyThe prevalence of shame in diabetes and some associated statistics from Diabetes Australia (https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/mediarelease/heads-up-end-the-diabetes-blame-and-shame )The difference between shame and guiltThe two things that shame needs to growWhat is shame resiliency Key things that can help us with the practice of building shame resilience  Why  working with someone who is trauma informed is so importantSome misconceptions surrounding trauma and how trauma like symptoms may show up with chronic illnessThe role of curiosity and compassionTips on how to navigate shame when those feelings come up.More about Vanessa: Vanessa Preston is a Mental Health Social Worker, Psychotherapist and Nutritionist with 14 years experience in assessment and therapy services, specialising in treating trauma in her 1:1 practice. Originally from Kentucky, she has lived in Australia for the past 12 years. Vanessa is the creator of the Body and Food Freedom Project…a live online women's group focused on self-compassion, shame resiliency, intuitive eating and body image healing  How to Connect with Vanessa:https://www.instagram.com/vanessa_preston_/https://www.facebook.com/Vanessaprestonglpwww.greenlifepsychology.comGuide to Managing the Not Good Enough Voice: www.greenlifepsychology.com Mentioned in show: https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/mediarelease/heads-up-end-the-diabetes-blame-and-shame Connect with Lindsay:Questions, show ideas, just to say hi - email: lindsay@lindsaysarson.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Website: https://www.lindsaysarson.comFree Food Freedom Roadmap: https://www.lindsaysarson.comWork with me: https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Join me and special guest Jolyn Martin as we chat about the toxicity of fitness culture, and the increasing normalization of disordered movement behaviours.  What you'll learn by listening:Why Jolyn moved from a traditional personal trainer to a non-diet trainerThe problematic messages promoted by fitness culture and how they've impacted us personally and culturallyWays we can begin checking in on our relationship with movement and how we can begin making changes to support our whole body - mind, body, and spiritThe fine line between disordered exercise behaviours and the eating disorder, exercise bulimia, and some signs to be aware of The ways diabetes can create added layers to supporting a healthy relationship with movementThe benefit of taking breaks from movementWhy we challenge the concept of needing joyful movementMore about Jolyn:Jolyn Martin is a certified personal trainer, group fitness instructor and intuitive eating & body image coach from Kitchener, ON, Canada. Jolyn is a mom of 2 and is passionate about helping other moms heal their relationship with food, body and exercise. Shortly after starting her career in the fitness industry, she started to notice the dangerous and toxic effects of chasing thinness and finding self-worth in body image. After dismantling her own beliefs, Jolyn has now made it her life mission to help women become the expert of their own bodies.How to connect with Jolyn:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jolynmartinfitness/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jolynmartinfitnessWebsite: www.jolynmartin.ca What type of exerciser are you FREE QUIZ: https://www.jolynmartin.ca/exerciser How to Connect with Lindsay:Questions, show ideas, just to say hi - email: lindsay@lindsaysarson.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Website: https://www.lindsaysarson.comFree Food Freedom Roadmap: https://www.lindsaysarson.comWork with me: https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me 

The desire to be healthy is ubiquitous in our cultural climate, but especially so within the diabetes space.    This need to pay even closer attention to health, because of diabetes can create more hyperconsciousness surrounding food choices and other associated health behaviours.  Behaviours, that for some can turn into an obsession,  leading to the development of disordered eating and eating disorders, including orthorexia.   Given the prominence of diet culture within our cultural climate, and given our increasing backlash in its weight focused messaging, it is no wonder that diet culture has learned to shape shift into a more outwardly acceptable pursuit - optimal health.  A pursuit however, that still idealizes smaller bodies and demonizes food choices.Although wellness culture is relatively new within mainstream dieting spaces, I'd argue undertones of this health movement have been ever present within diabetes care.  And with its emergence into mainstream culture, the ways in which we as a diabetes community have come to view food and health have shape shifted with it. Now not only are we concerned of making food choices to support our blood sugars, but also  making food choices that support this idea of optimal health.  Now an apple may no longer simply be an apple.  Before we can eat it, we find ourselves needing to qualify - where it came from, how it is grown, and if it should be eaten alone to best support insulin sensitivity.  We worry whether it will support our digestive and intestinal health.  We question whether it is inflammatory and could contribute to additional autoimmune conditions  etc etc etc etc...Ultimately, we are creating a society of obsessed and stressed eaters - which ends up taking us further away from reaching and sustainably supporting that healthful existence we may have envisioned.  On this episode you'll learn:What is orthorexiaHow diet culture is shape shifting into wellness cultureHow living with diabetes can facilitate our transition into wellness cultureThe increased prevalence of orthorexia for those living with diabetesSteps you can take to move away from obsession and create more flexibilityMentioned in the show:Shoemaker, C (2020). Orthorexia Nervosa Prevelance in US Adults with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes [Thesis Submission], The University of Minnesota.Lindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Lindsay's Website:https://www.lindsaysarson.comWork with Lindsay:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Balancing your plate.  Eating foods in a certain order.   Is it diet culture or can it be intuitive eating aligned?  Let's chat about it.What you'll learn by listening:I celebrate my 5 years of being diet freeWhat balancing your plate means and why it is often encouragedIf order of food eaten can impact blood glucose and the implicationswhat if these approaches feel icky? the value in getting curious,taking back your autonomy and agency,the role of gentle nutrition,internal connection versus external drivers,mindset,the weaponization of nutrition knowledgeArticle mentioned:https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/38/7/e98/30914/Food-Order-Has-a-Significant-Impact-onConnect with Lindsay:Book a free call: https://www.lindsaysarson.com/discovery-callInstagram: https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Services: https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-meGrab your Free Food Freedom Roadmap: https://www.lindsaysarson.com

It's that time of year again where goals, intentions, resolutions (if you are a resolution making kind of person) are in full swing, but before you start planning out this year's goals, join me for this episode as I outline why SMART goals fail us, and discuss how we can approach goals differently.What you'll learn by listening:What are SMART goals?6 reasons why SMART goals fall shortWhy SMART goals parallel diet culture idealsHow our intuitive eating journey/food freedom/health habits  journey is not conducive to the SMART goal framework3 things we can do to approach our goals differentlyHow to Connect with Lindsay:Questions or show ideas, email: lindsay@lindsaysarson.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Website: https://www.lindsaysarson.comNEW - Grab your Food Freedom Roadmap: https://www.lindsaysarson.comWork with me: https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Unlike the average intuitive eater who can stop counting, tracking, or measuring all food, those of us living with diabetes (especially those of us using insulin) don't have the same luxury of swearing off such measures, and as such, it can feel especially challenging to leave the dieting mindset behind.   So what can we do?  Let's talk about it!By listening you'll learn:The challenge of separating carb counting from our dieting pastCan carb counting be approached with more flexibility?The role of addressing mindset versus modifying your carb counting approach in dealing with the dieting mentalityWhat I mean by creating emotionally neutral numbersHow to Connect with Lindsay:Questions or show ideas, email: lindsay@lindsaysarson.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Website: https://www.lindsaysarson.comNEW - Grab your Food Freedom Roadmap: https://www.lindsaysarson.comWork with me: https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

On this episode we chat about how we can navigate diet, food, weight and body talk over the holiday season.What you'll learn by listening:The role of perspectiveWhy where you are in your food freedom journey may influence your approachSome approaches you can take when confronted with triggering/unsettling commentsHow to handle the 'play back' trap with more kindness and self-compassionThe value of boundary settingHow to Connect with Lindsay:Questions or show ideas, email: lindsay@lindsaysarson.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Website: https://www.lindsaysarson.comNEW - Grab your Food Freedom Roadmap: https://www.lindsaysarson.comWork with me: https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Join me for this solo episode where I chat about the slippery slope of using exercise (movement) as a blood sugar management tool.On this episode you'll learn:My history with exercise and how I found myself in a disordered relationship with itThe problematic nature of normalizing and encouraging behaviours like stopping to squat, walking, etc to lower blood sugars when above targetExamples of disordered thinking/behaviours surrounding exerciseQuestions to explore as you navigate changing your relationship with exercise, and how you want to approach it from a health and blood sugars perspectiveHow to Connect with Lindsay:Questions or show ideas, email: lindsay@lindsaysarson.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Website: https://www.lindsaysarson.comNEW - Grab your Food Freedom Roadmap: https://www.lindsaysarson.comWork with me: https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Pregnancy, type 1 diabetes, and balancing blood sugars without restriction - can it be done??? Yes!!!!!  Join Lemma Brown, RDN and I as we discuss how we can approach pregnancy without falling back into restrictive eating patterns.  Lemma also shares her pregnancy journeys and what she learned along the way through the lens of a dietitian living with type 1 diabetes.What you 'll learn by listening:What inspired Lemma to become a registered dietitianHow her relationship with food has evolved since diagnosis to nowLemma's pregnancy experiences, and the differences between her first and second pregnancyThe pitfalls of restriction and the value of understanding one's body, and how foods and insulin work within your bodyWhy she is so passionate about helping women who are pregnant or planning to get pregnant with type 1 diabetesThe  importance of community in your diabetes journey and with pregnancyMore about Lemma:Lemma Brown is a registered dietitian and person living with Type 1 Diabetes. Her diagnosis at age 19 inspired her to choose nutrition as her field of study in college because she realized almost immediately in her diagnosis how crucial how and what we eat can impact our blood sugar living with Type 1 Diabetes. She also knew that she wanted to support many others with Type 1 Diabetes and help them learn how to enjoy all foods without feeling deprived or restricted living with Type 1 Diabetes. This is why she started her virtual diabetes coaching practice about 1.5 years ago.How to connect with Lemma:Website: https://www.lemmabrownnutrition.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1143722949376806Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/type1diabetes.nutritionist How to connect with Lindsay:Website: https://www.lindsaysarson.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Show ideas or questions you'd like me to answer email me at: lindsay@lindsaysarson.comWork with me (diabetes and non diabetes support available): https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

The goal of diabetes care is not to lose weight! - Megrette Fletcher M.Ed., RDN, CDCES .  Megrette joins the podcast today to discuss the problem with diet culture and weight stigma in diabetes care, and why focusing on weight can sabotage diabetes care. About Megrette:Megrette Fletcher is a registered dietitian, diabetes care and education specialist, public speaker, and author. She is a member of the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists and served on the ADCES inclusion committee national conference from 2018-2020. Megrette is a mindful eating leader and co-founder of The Center for Mindful Eating. She is a co-founder of WN4DCSymposium.com and the current owner. She is the creator of the NoWeightLossRequired.com community for weight-inclusive diabetes care. Her focus, on decreasing stigma in diabetes care, fuels her passion for weight-neutral diabetes care, treatment, and prevention. To learn more about weight inclusive diabetes visit the website at wn4dc.com. What you'll learn by listening:Megrette shares her passion for changing the landscape in diabetes care, and how diet culture in diabetes has challenged her values of non judgement and self-compassionWhy focusing on weight can sabotage diabetes careHow one can begin establishing a sustainable diabetes strategy free of diet culture influencesWhat to do when a medical appointment feels icky because of weight biasMegrette busts a common myth in diabetesMegrette's new diet free resource for people living with diabetesHow to connect with Megrette:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noweightlossrequired/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noweightlossrequired/Website: https://www.wn4dc.comProgram/Resources Mentioned by Megrette:NoWeightlossRequired.com 7 day introduction program https://www.noweightlossrequired.comLink for No weight loss required membership programhttps://wn4dc.com/private_pages/4520409?preview=logged_out$1 Link to the Ready to Being programhttps://no-weight-loss-required.circle.so/checkout/pro-access-rtbLink to 12 week email with $1 VIP access direct link with the $1 VIP access  How to connect with Lindsay:Show idea/question? Email: lindsay@lindsaysarson.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Free Food Freedom Roadmap: https://www.lindsaysarson.comWork with me: https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me 

Trigger warning – eating disorder content ahead.  Please skip this episode if this material may be triggering. Women and girls with  diabetes are more likely to develop an eating disorder and their non diabetes peers (https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/conditions/diabulimia/facts-statistics), and today we are talking about the diabetes specific eating disorder diabulimia with Recovery Mentor and Coach Natalie Swanson. Natalie Swanson is a Recovery Mentor and Coach who specializes in the Eating Disorder Diabulimia. After surviving her own battle with Diabulimia and suffering multiple complications she made it her mission to successfully recover and help others who are going through the same battle. She teaches that recovery is possible with Diabetes by breaking up with toxic food rules, ditching diet culture and facing fears head on so her clients can live a life of freedom and balance with chronic illness.On this episode you'll learn:what is diabulimiaNatalie's story with diabulimia and her recovery journeyhow to begin facing food and medication fearsthe intersections of diet culture, food rules, and diabetessome simple steps you can take to start your recovery journeyHow to connect with Natalie:Instagram: www.Instagram.com/typebalanced_Join her Facebook Group: www.Facebook.com/groups/thebalanceddiabetic/Join the waitlist for Mind, Body, Recovery and Chronic Illness Program: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekZ5piCFyVCkq1Ctc-zLStzOPSxpc2wog_iKhZwjN3BHFj-A/viewform?usp=sf_linkAdditional Diabulimia Support/Resources:Diabulimiahelpline:  https://www.diabulimiahelpline.org WAD (We are Diabetes) Free  Mentorship Program: https://www.wearediabetes.org How to connect with Lindsay:Submit any show questions or ideas: lindsay@lindsaysarson.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Work with me: https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-meIntuitive Eating with Diabetes Freebie: https://www.lindsaysarson.com

If you are asking yourself - what is trauma informed nutrition, and why does it matter for my health,  diabetes care or my relationship with food?  This episode is a must listen.On this episode special guest Kathleen Putnam, MS RD, a.k.a The Trauma Dietitian and I sit down and explore the concept of  trauma informed nutrition and its value.By listening to this episode you'll learn:Kathleen's story of how she became a trauma dietitianHow common trauma isThe value and goal of trauma informed nutritionHow we can create more self-compassionThe role of stress and its impactThe power of mindfulness, and the role of rest in supporting this practice, and connecting to foodWhat is  and some common signs of food trauma, and eating traumaHow Kathleen creates a safe place and creates space for her clientsMore about Kathleen:Kathleen Putnam, MS RD, The Trauma Dietitian.   Kathleen is a dietitian, educator, and coach focused on trauma, grief, parenting and health.  She is bringing Compassion, Mindfulness, and Knowledge of Trauma Informed Nutrition to a Toxic Culture of Dieting, Perfectionism, and the Moralization of our habits to stop the needless suffering of Self judgement and Criticism.  No Shame, No Blame - Stop the Body Shaming, Health Judgement, and Weight Stigmatizing as she is Committed to opening the Door, Creating a Safe Space, and Addressing the WHY behind Health and Self Care Habits.   She is reminding us all that you are not a bad person if you struggle with food, eating, your health or your body.How to Connect with Kathleen:Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/traumadietitian/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NutritionWorkSeattleWebsite, Programs and Links discussed in show: https://www.nomorefoodtrauma.com/Trauma Informed Nutrition Care Handout:- https://www.pacesconnection.com/g/california-essentials-for-childhood-initiative  How to Connect with Lindsay:Instagram: https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Website and Work with Me: https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me 

On this episode Mila Clarke Buckley joins me and we chat about her diabetes misdiagnosis, her evolving relationship with food after her diabetes diagnosis, and her passion for advocating against diabetes stigmas and misconceptions, and how she works to bring the joy back to food by creating a variety of options.Mila Clarke Buckley is an author, speaker, diabetes advocate and founder of HangryWoman.com Hangry Woman aims to take away the shame and stigma that comes with a diabetes diagnosis and covers topics like diabetes management, cooking, and self-care from the perspective of someone living with the chronic condition. Mila has been featured by CNN, The New York Times, USA Today, Good Housekeeping, Healthline, WebMD, EatingWell Magazine and Yahoo!. She lives in Houston, Texas with her husband and two pups. What you'll learn by listening:Mila's diabetes misdiagnosis storyHow her relationship with food as evolved since her original diabetes diagnosisHer desire to advocate against diabetes stigmas and misconceptions2 myths she'd like to bust about diabetesHer passion for bringing the joy back to food and creating delicious options for the variety of diabetes tastesHow to connect with Mila:Instagram: https://instagram.com/thehangrywoman/Facebook: https://facebook.com/hangrywomanWebsite and free meal planning guide when you subscribe on https://hangrywoman.comHow to connect with Lindsay:Instagram: https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Website: https://www.lindsaysarson.comBody Ease Project, info and sign up: https://www.lindsaysarson.com/bodyeaseproject

On this episode we are breaking down  yet another barrier that can keep so many from trusting their ability to leave the dieting mindset behind and embrace this whole intuitive eating thing, especially while living with diabetes -  "But what if I can't stop eating?".On the show we discuss:where this belief may come from the role of restrictionthe dieting dilemmahow we may be restricting without even realizing it and how this impacts our cravings around foodthe benefits of being able to remove restriction, and being able to trust oneself around food without control or willpowerMentioned in the show:Lindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Lindsay's Website:https://www.lindsaysarson.comIntuitive Eating with Diabetes 1:1 Coaching Program:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/intuitive-eating-programWork with Lindsay:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Diet mentality....can we opt out?  Even if living with diabetes?Today's episode is all about looking at the first principle of intuitive eating - reject the diet mentality.  We will explore this topic from a food, body, and diabetes lens. On this episode you will learn:what is diet mentality?How does diet mentality show up in our life?How does it influence the decisions we make?And how do we FEEL about those decisions?Mentioned in show:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-menote:  all programs, and coaching open to all people living with diabetes, not just Type 1. 

Replay: Diets....Do you ever take a moment to consider how necessary diets really are, even for those of us living with diabetes?  Are they helping support our well being or are there signs that just maybe, they are hindering it?On today's episode we are talking about dieting and outline signs that diets just aren't working for you anymorecommon fears that come with letting go of dieting when diabeticintuitive eating - what is it and why this approach is supportive of greater health - and YES this includes blood sugars too.Mentioned in the showThe Intuitive Diabetic on Instagramhttps://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Lindsay Sarson website:https://www.lindsaysarson.comFinding Food Freedom Guide:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/food-freedom

On today's episode we explore the power of our closet in keeping us stuck in diet culture and how we can begin cultivating better body image today - even if we've just realized our summer clothes don't fit anymore.What you'll learn by listening:- how our closet is one of the major inputs of diet culture- how to do a closet detox- how to do a closet retox- how to learn more about and reserve your spot for a NEW group program - The Body Ease ProjectMentioned on the show:The Body Ease Project Information and Waitlist -https://www.lindsaysarson.com/bodyeaseprojectLindsay's Instagram - https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Lindsay's Website - https://www.lindsaysarson.comWork with Lindsay - https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Join me today as we explore  emotional health, diabetes burnout,  and the use of art therapy with special guest Fi George. Fi George is a Therapeutic Peer Coach who works with women living with T2D to help them work on diabetes burnout prevention, management & recovery. Fi believes in the power of using lived experience, the expressive arts and her professional knowledge to create transformative experiences that encourage exploration, growth and healing. Fi is a trained Social Worker & Arts Psychotherapist. After 10 years of working for others she recently opened her own practice where she offers therapeutic peer coaching with an expressive arts twist.On this episode you'll learn: Fi's diagnosis story and her experiences with diabetes burnoutThe intermingling of diet culture in our diabetes experiences, diabetes management, and diabetes careSome signs of diabetes burnoutWhat is art therapy and how it can be beneficial for dealing with diabetes burnoutSome examples of ways you can apply art therapy at home - todayThe value of lived experiences and peer therapeutic coachingConnect with Fi:Instagram: https://instagram.com/fig_therapeutic_services/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/figtherapeuticservicesWebsite: https://www.figtherapeuticservices.com.auConnect with Lindsay Instagram: https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Website: https://www.lindsaysarson.com

Are you familiar with the term diet brain?  On today's episode with special guest, Stephanie Dodier we unpack this concept and discuss why understanding it is so important in being able to reject diet culture, and change our relationship with food, body and diabetes -  and wow, there are so many ways diet brain intersects with diabetes.Stephanie Dodier is a Clinical Nutritionist, an Intuitive Eating Specialist, and the host of the Beyond the Food Show whose integrative and comprehensive approach helps womxn taketheir lives back from diet culture. Her proprietary and countercultural approach, the Going Beyond The Food Method™️, has helped womxn in over 92 countries seek health beyond dieting. Stephanie was trained at the Institute of Holistic Nutrition in Canada and has a degree in Health Science.What you will learn by listening:What is diet brain?How does diet culture impact the way we think?The intersection of diet brain, diabetes, health and body imageWhat is the 'solution' to diet brain?How to Connect with Stephanie and her programs:Instagram: https://instagram.com/stephdodierWebsite: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/Bonus: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/roadmapHow to connect with Lindsay:Instagram: https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Website: https://www.lindsaysarson.com 

"I think we forget sometimes that we are actually making culture.  That's what humans do.  There is no culture outside of what humans create, and so we literally can create something new", Kimberly Dark.Kimberly joins the podcast today to discuss some thought provoking and empowering concepts to help unearth the power that we have as humans to be social creators and make cultural change, including how we can create empowered experiences socially and at the doctor's office. Kimberly is a writer, professor and storyteller.  She's the author of Damaged Like Me, Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old, The Daddies and Love and Errors, and her essays stories and poetry are widely published in academic and popular online publications alike.  Her ability to make the personal political is grounded in her training as a sociologist, and you can find her course offerings in Sociology at Cal State San Marcos and Writing/Arts at Cal State Summer Arts.Kimberly hosts retreats, and travels internationally to offer workshops, lectures, and performances that use storytelling to make big, complex ideas relatable at campuses, conferences companies and anywhere people seek startling revelations and positive change.  Beloved by diverse audiences Kimberly crosses boundaries to show how we must engage all the wisdom and verve we have to create the most compassionate, fair and inclusive world we can.What we discuss:what is body sovereignty, and how it aligns with the concept of body liberationhierarchy based on appearance and identity her new book Damaged Like Mehow to navigate our sovereignty in the doctor's office and in social settingssocial competencies and the importance of addressing unconscious bias. Connect with Kimberly:Instagram  https://instagram.com/kimberly.darkFacebook  https://www.facebook.com/kimberly.dark.9/Website (to preorder book and access The Hope Desk)  https://www.kimberlydark.com/Connect with Lindsay:https://www.lindsaysarson.comhttps://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/

It is no secret that diet culture is hugely influential  in the ways in which we approach our health AND the ways in which our health care is delivered, and so if you are feeling  a little unsteady in your food freedom journey or maybe feeling a little internally and externally pressured to give that 'seems too good to be true' diet a go - this is the episode for you. On this episode we explore what to do when diet culture has you considering another diet/'lifestyle'  and I unpack 7 questions to ask yourself as you navigate these situations.  Mentioned in the show:Lindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Lindsay's Website:https://www.lindsaysarson.comIntuitive Eating with Diabetes 1:1 Coaching Program:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/intuitive-eating-programWork with Lindsay:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Do you ever find yourself ‘overeating' when treating a low blood sugar?  On today's episode we are unpacking why you may be experiencing this,  and the impact that restriction may be having on these responses. On this episode we discuss:the impact of low blood sugar typeshow you may be responding biologically versus psychologicallymy experiences with this response and the role restriction playedhow to address biologically driven 'overeating' versus the psychological impact of restrictionthe value of creating emotionally neutral foods in low blood sugar responsesLindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Lindsay's Website:https://www.lindsaysarson.comIntuitive Eating with Diabetes 1:1 Coaching Program:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/intuitive-eating-programWork with Lindsay:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me 

 On today's episode we are unpacking the concept of body food choice congruence, a component of gentle nutrition.  This concept is all about making food choices based on health and body functioning, as well as pleasure.  Something that can feel especially nuanced when living with diabetes, and learning to disentangle diet culture influences, and pressures of the numbers in making your food choices. On this episode you'll learn:What is body food choice congruenceHow blood sugars bring this principle to the forefront for those of us living with diabetesHow to mindfully and gently navigate this as you work to increase interoceptive awareness and the external diet culture disruptions5 wide lens questions to consider in creating body food choice congruence7 narrow lens questions to consider when navigating individual food experiencesMentioned in the show:Tribole, E & Resch, E (2017).  Th Intuitive Eating Workbook: 10 Principles for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food.  New Harbinger Publications, Inc., Oakland, CA.Lindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Lindsay's Website:https://www.lindsaysarson.comIntuitive Eating with Diabetes 1:1 Coaching Program:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/intuitive-eating-programWork with Lindsay:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Are you someone who can 'manage' your eating during the day, but come nighttime you find yourself raiding the pantry and often eating till discomfort?  Have you tried to willpower or discipline yourself out of this behaviour, but nothing seems to work?  You are not alone.  For years, I struggled with night 'overeating' and thought I would never be able to change this behaviour.   Addressing the behaviour differently was ultimately what helped me, and so on today's podcast I raise questions you may want to consider if wanting to address this behaviour too.What you'll learn by listening:Lindsay's experience with night eating and her incentives to make this changeWhy past attempts may have failedWhy to be cautious if your incentive for stopping this behaviour is driven by weight lossA few questions to explore if wanting to address the root of your night overeatingMentioned in the show:Lindsay's Instagram: https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Lindsay's Website: https://www.lindsaysarson.com

On today's episode we discuss the concept of embracing the grey and how this way of thinking can support us in our food freedom journey.  We reflect upon the problematic nature of 'this or that' thinking.  And, we explore the empowering benefits that come with increased flexibility when approaching nutrition and diabetes.  On this episode you'll learn:the importance of grounding and breathwhy moving away from black and white thinking is imperative in our food freedom AND diabetes journeywhy embracing the grey can feel so challengingwhy we may seek out rulesthe benefit of taking a step back and expanding our scope of healththe power of embracing the grey3 tips to support you in embracing the greyMentioned on the show:Lindsay's Instagram: https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Lindsay's Website: https://www.lindsaysarson.comWork with Lindsay: https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Are you ready to leave the restrictive diets behind, but  are worried that your blood sugars can't be supported otherwise?  Today's special guest, Amanda Ciprich,  Registered Dietitian and Type 1 Diabetic, shares with the podcast some of the drawbacks of food restriction being used as a blood sugar management tool for type 1 diabetes, and she shares how by adopting a non restrictive approach to food we can better support blood sugars, and overall health.  Amanda also explains, how she overcame her restrictive behaviours around food, and discusses some of the diabetes and mindset tools that she uses to support her and her clients. By listening to this episode you'll learn:Amanda's T1D story and how she overcame her restrictive behaviours around foodthe drawbacks of restriction and food removalthe problem with black and white thinking when it comes to nutritionhow food policing harms our relationship with food and diabetesAmanda's aha moment when it came to changing her diabetes approach, and the tools that support her and her clients in doing sohow Amanda supports her clients in reframing their mindset surrounding food and blood sugars. More on Amanda:Amanda Ciprich owns a virtual nutrition and diabetes practice where she provides education to t1ds who want to improve their relationship and understanding about food and feel more confident in their blood sugar management.   She is passionate about showing t1ds that they can live a life free of restriction and actually enjoy the food they are eating without guilt!Connect with Amanda:Instagram:  https://instagram.com/t1d.nutritionist/The SUGAR Method: https://t1dnutritionist.kartra.com/page/the-SUGAR-methodConnect with LindsayInstagram: https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Website: https://www.lindsaysarson.comWork with me: https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Myth busting time!  On today's episode we explore what a non-diet approach means and tackle some common intuitive eating misconceptions. I love myth busting, and so this is a fun one as we dive into 7 of the most common intuitive eating misconceptions I hear including  'I won't eat 'healthy' food again', and  'my blood sugars will go crazy'.  Have you thought something like this?  This is the episode for you.On this episode you'll learn:what I mean by the 'life suck' of diet culturewhy diet culture  made living with diabetes 10x harder for mewhat is a non-diet approachwhat is HAES the truth behind 7 common misconceptions about intuitive eatingMentioned on the show:Tribole, E & Resch, E (2020).  Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach. St. Martins Publishing Group, New York.Wheeler, B., et al. (2016).  Intuitive eating is associated wit glycemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus.  Appetite 96:160-165.Willig, A.L., et al. (2014). Intuitive eating practices among African-American women living with type 2 diabetes: A qualitative study. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietitics 114(6):889-96.Lindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Intuitive Eating with Diabetes 1:1 Coaching Program:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/intuitive-eating-programWork with Lindsay:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-mePrevious Podcast Episode Mentions:Episode 13: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1415326/6845116Episode 14: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1415326/6860311Episode 23: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1415326/8007873

Those of us living with diabetes often feel this added pressure to exercise.  It's certainly no secret that we experience many benefits blood sugar wise, as well as for our general well-being with its incorporation, BUT what are we to do when our history with exercise has been a tumultuous one, or it feels so intertwined with our past dieting/weight loss efforts?  Enter special guest Kim Hagle.  Kim Hagle is a mom of four, Personal Trainer, Registered Holistic Nutritionist and founder of Radiant Vitality Wellness.  Kim hosts The Joyful Movement Show podcast and through her signature program Right Body for Me, she helps women discover joyful movement, intuitive eating and motivation that lasts so they can heal their relationship to exercise and feel confident in their own skin.On today's episode, Kim and I sit down to chat about how to begin changing our relationship with movement, and highlights some important questions to ask ourselves as we do.  Kim also shares some first steps to take in pursuing movement that can bring us joy, without needed conditions (i.e. weight, blood sugars etc.)On this episode you will learn:Kim's journey from being the kid who was picked last on every sports team, to now being a non-diet fitness coachWhy terminology is so important - exercise versus movementWho are the gym policeHow to begin dismantling your own 'no pain no gain' exercise mentalityThe role of mindset in empowering our movement choicesHow to avoid the 'on again off again' exercise  cycleMentioned in the show:Kim Hagle Instagram-  https://instagram.com/radiantvitalitywellness/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/radiantvitalitywellnessFREE RESOURCE- https://www.radiantvitality.ca/motivationsecret/The Joyful Movement Podcast - https://radiantvitality.ca/podcast/Lindsay SarsonInstagram - https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Website - https://www.lindsaysarson.com

Another real talk episode with guest and fellow T1D Rebecca Redmond.  Rebecca is a blogger, writer, artist, and speaker who is passionate about keeping it real - and I just love that!On this episode, Rebecca and I sit down to chat about some juicy topics on today's episode, including the dangers of before and after photos, and how diet culture can impact our relationship with food, our body, and our diabetes - right down to how we feel about our insulin needs, and the ways we 'need' to move our body.   On this episode you'll learn:the problematic nature of before and after photostheir spoken and unspoken messageshow health does not have a lookweight stigma and its implications on healththe increasing focus on insulin sensitivity/insulin needs within the diabetes space, and its dangerous implicationsexercise/ movement,  and the false assumptions that can be made based on sizeHow to connect with Rebecca:https://instagram.com/rebaredmond/Mentioned on the show:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/https://www.lindsaysarson.comLindsay's email - lindsay@lindsaysarson.com

A story about bread and the infamous bread knife.   Well actually,  a story about the ways in which the dieting mindset impacts our life day to day, often without even realizing it.  Right down to the kitchen utensils you may or may not be purchasing to support it.This week I share with you my own 'aha' moment about making peace with food and it comes in the shape of a needed bread knife.  Now, if you've ever made kitchenware or household items decisions based on the foods that you allow yourself to eat or not eat, this episode is for you.  This episode is all about  getting curious and reflecting on how our restriction mindset can show up in unexpected (and sometimes funny) ways in our life.On this episode I chat about:the role of the dieting mindsetthe ways in which it may show up in our lives outside of what we eat, or how we movehow making peace with food is influenced by our cultural climatewhat not buying certain utensils (i.e. bread knife) may symbolize the value of creating a supportive food freedom kitchen, and householdMentioned in the show:Lindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Lindsay's Website:https://www.lindsaysarson.comWork with Lindsay:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

If you've ever been confused about emotional versus physical hunger, than today's episode is for you.    On today's show, I discuss 8 signs that your hunger is emotional versus physical.  I also point out some diabetes caveats, and I provide you with some tools you can use before turning to food when faced with emotional hunger (knowing that food is always an option).What you'll learn in this episode:the gift of emotional eating8 signs of emotional hunger versus physical hungertools to help you move from reactionary eating to being responsive to your emotional hungerMentioned in the show:Lindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Lindsay's Website:https://www.lindsaysarson.comWork with Lindsay:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

After years of dieting and living with diabetes do you have trouble identifying your hunger signals? Or do you go most days without feeling hungry, only to find yourself ravenous in the evenings? Than this is the episode for you!On this episode you'll  learn:why you may never feel hungryhow our thoughts, and beliefs impact our hunger signalsthe role of dieting and restriction in creating cognitive dissonance how we can increase interoceptive awareness with intuitive eatingwhat are body scans, how to practice them, and why they are beneficial some not so common ways to identify hunger, sooner (hint: it's more than a rumbly tummy)how to create hunger self-care practiceshow to avoid a common hunger mistakeMentioned in the show:Lindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Lindsay's Website:https://www.lindsaysarson.comWork with Lindsay:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Giving yourself unconditional permission to eat is by far the most challenging principle for many living with diabetes to do on their intuitive eater journey.  It is no wonder really, as it goes against so much of what we are taught is needed to support our health in diabetes culture and further reinforced by diet culture in general.    Yet, for many of us this idea of needing to control ourselves around food can be the very thing that gets in the way of supporting our health and ends up harming our relationship with food.  We may find ourselves in a recurrent pattern of restriction to overeating, or bingeing. On today's episode we look at why it is so important to embrace this principle,  the eating patterns that can be experienced when you don't, and conversely, the health benefits that can be experienced once you do.By listening to this episode you'll learn:Why it can feels so scary to embrace giving yourself unconditional permission to eatThe 5 patterns that can result when relying on food rules and restrictionWhat is Habituation and things to consider before commencingHow embracing all foods can support your healthMentioned in the show:Tribole, E & Resch, E (2017).  Th Intuitive Eating Workbook: 10 Principles for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food.  New Harbinger Publications, Inc., Oakland, CA.Lindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Lindsay's Website:https://www.lindsaysarson.comIntuitive Eating with Diabetes 1:1 Coaching Program:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/intuitive-eating-programWork with Lindsay:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Today we explore the topic of fake fullness and how these behaviours can keep us fearful of foods and disconnected from our bodies.  Although diet culture, and anti-fat culture promote such behaviours as supportive of our health pursuits, it is important to recognize the danger in continuing these strategies when working to improve our relationship with food, our body, and our diabetes.  On this episode we discuss:What is fake fullness?How it is often encouraged and normalized to support 'health'6 ways it can interrupt you from connecting with your intuitive eaterThe hunger/fullness trapMentioned in the show:Lindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Lindsay's Website:https://www.lindsaysarson.comWork with Lindsay:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Rebecca Redmond, fierce diabetes advocate, writer, author, speaker, and fellow type 1 diabetic joins the show today.  Rebecca and I have a candid conversation about some of the things we'd love to see normalized within the diabetes community and the importance of increasing body diversity and representation within the diabetes space. Rebecca's work is largely driven by her passion to normalize all sides of living with diabetes, and bring light to those topics that often go left unsaid.  And thank goodness for that!In this episode we discuss:Rebecca's journey with diabetesHow impactful the diabetes community has been for her as an adultWhere her passion for advocacy and making change within the diabetes landscape comes fromthe dangers of the comparison trap within our community The need to normalize and remove some common stigmas when living with diabetes, including those wavy blood sugar graphsHer struggles with body image and the need to normalize all bodies, and increase diversity within our communityHow thinness does not equal healthHow to connect with Rebecca:https://instagram.com/rebaredmond/Mentioned on the show:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/https://www.lindsaysarson.com

The desire to be healthy is ubiquitous in our cultural climate, but especially so within the diabetes space.    This need to pay even closer attention to health, because of diabetes can create more hyperconsciousness surrounding food choices and other associated health behaviours.  Behaviours, that for some can turn into an obsession,  leading to the development of disordered eating and eating disorders, including orthorexia.   Given the prominence of diet culture within our cultural climate, and given our increasing backlash in its weight focused messaging, it is no wonder that diet culture has learned to shape shift into a more outwardly acceptable pursuit - optimal health.  A pursuit however, that still idealizes smaller bodies and demonizes food choices.Although wellness culture is relatively new within mainstream dieting spaces, I'd argue undertones of this health movement have been ever present within diabetes care.  And with its emergence into mainstream culture, the ways in which we as a diabetes community have come to view food and health have shape shifted with it. Now not only are we concerned of making food choices to support our blood sugars, but also  making food choices that support this idea of optimal health.  Now an apple may no longer simply be an apple.  Before we can eat it, we find ourselves needing to qualify - where it came from, how it is grown, and if it should be eaten alone to best support insulin sensitivity.  We worry whether it will support our digestive and intestinal health.  We question whether it is inflammatory and could contribute to additional autoimmune conditions  etc etc etc etc...Ultimately, we are creating a society of obsessed and stressed eaters - which ends up taking us further away from reaching and sustainably supporting that healthful existence we may have envisioned.  On this episode you'll learn:What is orthorexiaHow diet culture is shape shifting into wellness cultureHow living with diabetes can facilitate our transition into wellness cultureThe increased prevalence of orthorexia for those living with diabetesSteps you can take to move away from obsession and create more flexibilityMentioned in the show:Shoemaker, C (2020). Orthorexia Nervosa Prevelance in US Adults with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes [Thesis Submission], The University of Minnesota.Lindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Lindsay's Website:https://www.lindsaysarson.comWork with Lindsay:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Are you interested in intuitive eating, but are cautious about moving forward because you are unsure of what you may experience throughout this process?  You are not alone!  This is one of the queries I receive often and is why I wanted to create today's show.On today's show, I will be presenting the 5 stages of awakening your intuitive eater using a diabetes lens.  I have modified these stages from the work of  Evelyn Tribole, and Elyse Resch, authors of Intuitive Eating.In this episode you'll learn:How to know if you are ready to begin the process of becoming an Intuitive EaterThe 5 stages of awakening the Intuitive Eater with a focus on food, body, and diabetesThe unique aspects experienced within each stage when living with diabetesMentioned in the show:Tribole, E & Resch, E (2020).  Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach. St. Martins Publishing Group, New York.Lindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Lindsay's Website:https://www.lindsaysarson.comIntuitive Eating with Diabetes 1:1 Coaching Program:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/intuitive-eating-programWork with Lindsay:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

On this episode we are breaking down  yet another barrier that can keep so many from trusting their ability to leave the dieting mindset behind and embrace this whole intuitive eating lifestyle, especially while living with diabetes -  "But what if I can't stop eating?".On the show we discuss:where this belief may come from the role of restrictionthe dieting dilemmahow we may be restricting without even realizing it and how this impacts our cravings around foodthe benefits of being able to remove restriction, and being able to trust oneself around food without control or willpowerMentioned in the show:Lindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Lindsay's Website:https://www.lindsaysarson.comIntuitive Eating with Diabetes 1:1 Coaching Program:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/intuitive-eating-programWork with Lindsay:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Is your concern about the potential for weight gain stopping you from embracing your intuitive eating journey?If yes, know you are not alone.  This is a common concern I hear from many who are considering trying this whole intuitive eating thing.  And really, it is a valid one.  One that is reflective of how diet culture has impacted how we approach our health,  and how we view our bodies. In this episode you we discuss:What may happen to your weight when you embrace intuitive eatingWhat to do if  fears of weight gain are holding you back from  starting this journeyWhat is set point theory My own experience with set point after restrictionHow to move past the fear of weight gain The possibility of a body mind set shift in this journeyMentioned on the show:Lindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Lindsay's Website:https://www.lindsaysarson.comIntuitive Eating with Diabetes 1:1 Coaching Program:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/intuitive-eating-programWork with Lindsay:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

If you are worried about what your blood sugars might look like when letting go of the dieting mentality and embracing this all foods fit approach of intuitive eating with diabetes, you are not alone.  This is a common concern, and one that can hold many people back from embracing intuitive eating.  So on today's show, I share with you my blood sugar journey from dieter to intuitive eater, and I provide you with some tips on how to navigate your expectations of the numbers along the way. Some key areas we discuss today include:the role of restriction in blood sugar management challenges at the beginning of your intuitive eating journeywhy addressing your mindset surrounding the numbers is important as an intuitive eaterthe concepts of curiosity versus judgement the ebb and flow of diabetesthe impact a healthy relationship with food and our body has on supporting the numbersMentioned on the show:Lindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Lindsay's Website:https://www.lindsaysarson.comIntuitive Eating with Diabetes 1:1 Coaching Program:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/intuitive-eating-programWork with Lindsay:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

We made it!  Principle 10 of our intuitive eating with diabetes series.  Today,  we explore the concept of gentle nutrition and how this approach can be applied to diabetes where we are creating health without obsession using a flexible, intuitive, and holistic approach. On this episode you will learn:the role of perfectionism in diabetes, and how we view nutritionhow diabetes management merges with diet culture and healthism what is gentle nutritionhow to approach you wellness and your diabetes more holisticallywhat does it mean to use flexibility and intuitionwhy this principle is approached differently when living with diabeteshow to incorporate this principle without it feeling like your 'old dieting mentality'questions to ask yourself when making informed food choicesMentioned on the show:Lindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Lindsay's Website:https://www.lindsaysarson.comIntuitive Eating with Diabetes 1:1 Coaching Program:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/intuitive-eating-programWork with Lindsay:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Whose ready to establish a more joyful relationship with movement?  Welcome to principle #9 of intuitive eating, movement - feel the difference.When living with diabetes the pressures to exercise can feel even greater, especially if you are feeling added pressures to watch your weight or increase insulin sensitivity.  Such pressures  do little to encourage a more joyous relationship with movement, or help us in finding forms of exercise that we genuinely enjoy.  If you're wanting to learn how to embrace this idea of joyful movement, and are hoping to free yourself of the 'no pain no gain' mentality of exercise past, get ready to embrace this refreshing take on movement.  On this episode  you'll learn:the difference between the terms movement and exercisethe benefit of decoupling movement from needing to change our body, and/or needing it to increase our insulin sensitivitymy struggles with exercise over the yearsthe importance of understanding our relationship to exercise as we work towards pursuing joyful movementquestions to ask yourself when looking to create joyful movementhow joyful movement can beneficial in supporting other principles of intuitive eating, like hunger and fullness. Mentioned in the show:Holiday Giveaway:  Chance to win a scholarship to the 9 week 1:1 Intuitive Eating with Diabetes Program (open for Type 1s and Type 2s).  To enter, leave a rating and review, take a picture and DM on Instagram.  Giveaway ends end of day on January 1, 2021.Lindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Intuitive Eating with Diabetes 1:1 Coaching Program:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/intuitive-eating-programWork with Lindsay:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Welcome to episode 10 of the Intuitive Diabetic Podcast where we are continuing our series on intuitive eating with diabetes.On this episode we look at principle number 8 of intuitive eating- respect your body.  It is in this principle that we've hit a huge turning point in our journey to becoming an intuitive eater.  Realizing that our body is not our fault, and neither is our diabetes (no matter the type!!!).  In doing so we are able to begin treating our body with dignity, while holding the intention of meeting its basic needs.  Things that when dieting, or working to manipulate its size are  impeded.In this episode you'll learn: What is body respectThe impact of diet culture,  weight stigma, and medical bias on body image, and our relationship to diabetesThe concept of genetically determined weight5 ways to begin creating more body respect Mentioned in the show:Holiday Giveaway:  Chance to win a scholarship to the 9 week 1:1 Intuitive Eating with Diabetes Program (open for Type 1s and Type 2s).  To enter, leave a rating and review, take a picture and DM on Instagram.  Giveaway ends January 1, 2021.Lindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Intuitive Eating with Diabetes 1:1 Coaching Program:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/intuitive-eating-programWork with Lindsay:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Do you struggle with using food as a way to cope with your emotions?  If yes, know you are not alone.  In fact, it is even more common for those of us who have a history of dieting and restriction (as many of us living with diabetes do, and maybe still do).  The important thing to remember and that is not emphasized enough is that using food to cope with emotions is NOT a bad thing, and is completely natural.On this episode of the podcast we explore principle #7 of intuitive eating - honour your feelings without using food.  What you'll learn in this episode:what the real issue is with emotional eating (hint: it is not about the food)how diabetes and emotional eating can be intertwinedthe 2 questions to ask yourself before turning to foodkey reminders as you learn to cope with your emotions in a different wayMentioned on the show:Holiday Giveaway:  Chance to win a scholarship to the 9 week 1:1 Intuitive Eating with Diabetes Program (open for Type 1s and Type 2s).  To enter, leave a rating and review, take a picture and DM on Instagram.  Giveaway ends January 1, 2021. Lindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Intuitive Eating with Diabetes 1:1 Coaching Program:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/intuitive-eating-programWork with Lindsay:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Respecting our fullness.  Something that seems easy enough right?  Well that is unless you've been conditioned to dismiss or override your body's cues out of a need to follow a diet or meal plan - like the majority of us living with diabetes have been advised to.   This often leads to challenges in recognizing hunger and fullness cues, as well as associated fears in being able to do so.On today's show we look at fullness and how after years of dieting, restricting, and distracting ourselves we can reconnect with they body's signals and learn to respect our fullness, while also navigating the unique challenges that diabetes can bring with that. On today's episode you will learn:how diabetes can make eating feel more like something we do on auto pilotthe unique diabetes factors that may require us to override fullnesshow we can get off auto pilot and create more interoceptive awareness supportive of respecting our fullness. Mentioned on the show:Lindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Lindsay's website:https://www.lindsaysarson.comHoliday Giveaway: Scholarship for the Intuitive Eating with Diabetes, 1:1 Coaching Program, open to those living with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.  To enter leave a rating and review, tack a picture,  and send it to Lindsay via  a DM on Instagram  by January 1st, 2021.

Today's episode is all about principle 5 of intuitive eating - discovering the satisfaction factor and how diabetes, and diet culture can take us further away from food joy and health.It's too often I hear fellow diabetics share with me their struggles with food, and how the stress of blood sugars, weight loss/body image struggles, and healthism have overtaken the simple joys of eating.  I know, I've been there too!In today's episode we talk about:the struggles of prioritizing food satisfaction when living with diabetesthe role that diet culture plays in impacting our food choices, and how this relates to our ability/inability to maximize food joythe benefits of increasing food joy beyond the foodhow to navigate blood sugars and food satisfaction togethertips for looking beyond the blood sugars when wanting to up the satisfaction factor of foodMentioned in the show:Holiday Giveaway:  Chance to win a scholarship to the 9 week 1:1 Intuitive Eating with Diabetes Program (open for Type 1s and Type 2s).  To enter, leave a rating and review, take a picture and DM on Instagram.  Giveaway ends January 1, 2021. Food Freedom Guide:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/food-freedomLindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Work with Lindsay:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

When living with  diabetes we can feel a lot of pressures surrounding our food choices.   Both externally, and within our own heads.  No matter where it comes from, the reality is this food policing has an impact on how we care for our health,  and our diabetes.  But even more impactful though can be how we feel about our choices, and in turn ourselves.  Hello food guilt!  Hello shame!In our journey to become an intuitive eater with diabetes we need to be able to remove the moral value surrounding food choices and begin challenging this food police.  And so today we explore principle #4 of intuitive eating - challenge the food police to help us do just that.On this episode you will learn:how to identify your food policethe sources where our food police may come fromthe impact our food police is having on our health (hint: it goes beyond what we are eating, and how we feel about what we eat)how stress influences blood sugars and how our relationship with food is tied into that4 steps to begin tackling those food policing thoughtsMentioned on the show:Finding Food Freedom Guide:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/food-freedomLindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Lindsay's website and services:https://www.lindsaysarson.com  

On today's episode we dive into the 3rd principle of intuitive eating - with a diabetes lens of coarse!  Making peace with food.  Where we want to stop the food fight and give ourselves unconditional permission to eat.....Gah say what?  Yes, you read that right!  I know, this can feel especially scary for someone living with diabetes.  The first time I learned about this principle I was skeptical too!  By the end of this episode however, I hope I will have helped you move past any fear or disbelief related to this principle.  As well as helped you recognize the benefits of adopting this way of thinking for your diabetes well being.Key areas we cover are:How to move past those thoughts and feelings that may arise with this principleThe idea of should and shouldn't with diabetes and foodThe idea of restriction and the types of restrictionThe problem(s) with restriction and having off limit foodsHow to begin making peace with foodThe benefit(s) of making peace with foodMentioned in the showIntuitive Eating with Diabetes 1:1 Coaching Program, open to T1 and T2:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/intuitive-eating-programLindsay's website and serviceshttps://www.lindsaysarson.comLindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/

In today's episode we look at the second principle of intuitive eating - honouring your hunger and I share with you my struggles with honouring my hunger as a result of diabetes and diet culture influences from childhood and beyond. What you'll learn from this episode is:Why honouring our hunger is so importantWhat happens when we don't honour our hungerHow diabetes may impact our ability to honour our hungerHow body image struggles/diet culture pressures impact our ability to honour our hungerHow we can reconnect with our hungerThe benefit of this reconnection for diabetes and body imageThe benefits of creating body attunementMentioned in the show:Tribole, E & Resch, E (2020).  Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach. St. Martins Publishing Group, New York. 1:1 Intuitive Eating with Diabetes Program (open for all people living with diabetes):https://www.lindsaysarson/intuitive-eating-programLindsay's Instagram:https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/

Diet mentality....can we opt out?  Even if living with diabetes?Today's episode is all about looking at the first principle of intuitive eating - reject the diet mentality.  We will explore this topic from a food, body, and diabetes lens. On this episode you will learn:what is diet mentality?How does diet mentality show up in our life?How does it influence the decisions we make?And how do we FEEL about those decisions?Mentioned in show:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/work-with-me

Diets....Do you ever take a moment to consider how necessary diets really are, even for those of us living with diabetes?  Are they helping support our well being or are there signs that just maybe, they are hindering it?On today's episode we are talking about dieting and outline signs that diets just aren't working for you anymorecommon fears that come with letting go of dieting when diabeticintuitive eating - what is it and why this approach is supportive of greater health - and YES this includes blood sugars too.Mentioned in the showThe Intuitive Diabetic on Instagram https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/ Lindsay Sarson website:https://www.lindsaysarson.comFinding Food Freedom Guide:https://www.lindsaysarson.com/food-freedom