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In today's episode, Dylan sits down with Julie Duffy Dillon, a Fat Positive Registered Dietitian, Eating Disorder Specialist, and Food Behavior Expert partnering with people with PCOS on their Food Peace Journey™️. You can hear her on her weekly podcast, Love Food. Julie is an Enneagram 4 missing live music and can spend hours searching a beach for shark teeth. She is a mom of a 13 year old and 8 year old and has been with her partner for over 20 years. Connect with Julie on IG @foodpeacedietitian. Learn more about her work including courses for PCOS at JulieDillonRD.com LINKS: Grab our Spring/Summer Recipe Book Apply to work with our team Dylan's IG FMN IG    

Ever wonder how you could possibly manage polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) without cutting out carbs? You might feel like weight loss and cutting our carbs are the solution for managing PCOS but let's be honest, those only make things worse…hello cravings! That's why in this episode, my guest, Julie is busting common myths about PCOS and giving you practical strategies on how to navigate living with PCOS without dieting. Here's a sneak peek at what we discussed:Common misconceptions about PCOSHow to know whether you have PCOSThe science behind PCOS in plain languageWhy your feelings and cravings are normalHow to manage PCOS without dieting Here's your self-care manual for thriving beyond PCOS. About our guest: Julie Duffy Dillon is an anti-diet Registered Dietitian, Eating Disorder Specialist, and Food Behavior Expert partnering with people with PCOS on their Food Peace Journey™️. You can hear her on the weekly podcast, Love Food. Learn more about her work including courses for PCOS at JulieDillonRD.com.Connect with Julie:Julie's website julie@juliedillonrd.comOn Instagram @FoodPeaceDietitianGrab a copy of Julie's PCOS and Food Peace Roadmap here  Are you enjoying the podcast? Here's how you can support us:Download your favourite episode and share it with a friendLeave a 5-star rating Leave a review for usYour support is much appreciated! 

Julie Duffy Dillon is a Fat Positive Dietitian, Eating Disorder Specialist, and Food Behavior Expert who is the host of the podcast Love Food. who partners with people along their Food Peace journey. She supervises dietitians and other health care providers to move them away from weight normative approaches and instead focus on promoting healing and health while maintaining a Greensboro, NC private practice since 2005.  Julie began specializing in treating Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome after noticing the connection with weight bias and eating disorders. She sought training on the physiology and endocrinology from experts willing to not focus on weight loss and diets to treat the complicated condition. This insight has provided people with PCOS to advocate for their physical and emotional health without torturing themselves with diets.  We discuss topics including: Learning new modalities on PCOS management Understanding that many people with PCOS do not eat enough food Helping people health their relationship with food Important questions to ask those with PCOS Understanding Diet Trauma ____________ If you have any questions regarding the topics discussed on this podcast, please reach out to Robyn directly via email: rlgrd@askaboutfood.com You can also connect with Robyn on social media by following her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe. Visit Robyn's private practice website where you can subscribe to her free monthly insight newsletter, and receive your FREE GUIDE “Maximizing Your Time with Those Struggling with an Eating Disorder”. For more information on Robyn's book “The Eating Disorder Trap”, please visit the Official "The Eating Disorder Trap" Website. “The Eating Disorder Trap” is also available for purchase on Amazon.

Julie Duffy Dillon is a Fat Positive Dietitian, Eating Disorder Specialist, and Food Behavior Expert who is the host of the podcast Love Food. who partners with people along their Food Peace journey. She supervises dietitians and other health care providers to move them away from weight normative approaches and instead focus on promoting healing and health while maintaining a Greensboro, NC private practice since 2005.  Julie began specializing in treating Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome after noticing the connection with weight bias and eating disorders. She sought training on the physiology and endocrinology from experts willing to not focus on weight loss and diets to treat the complicated condition. This insight has provided people with PCOS to advocate for their physical and emotional health without torturing themselves with diets.  We discuss topics including: How Julie became interested in PCOS How to navigate and communicate with different providers about PCOS Social justice and fat positive care Prioritizing emotional health Find different trainings pertaining to PCOS ____________ If you have any questions regarding the topics discussed on this podcast, please reach out to Robyn directly via email: rlgrd@askaboutfood.com You can also connect with Robyn on social media by following her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe. Visit Robyn's private practice website where you can subscribe to her free monthly insight newsletter, and receive your FREE GUIDE “Maximizing Your Time with Those Struggling with an Eating Disorder”. For more information on Robyn's book “The Eating Disorder Trap”, please visit the Official "The Eating Disorder Trap" Website. “The Eating Disorder Trap” is also available for purchase on Amazon.

Julie Duffy Dillon on the power of language, holding space & inclusive care.   Julie Duffy Dillon shares her journey to creating the ‘Love Food’ podcast and more about its unique format, her experience with supervision and its vital place in working and being with clients, transitioning from a weight centric to weight inclusive practice, supporting clients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and the importance of language and gender inclusive care in this paradigm.   Here, Julie & Fi discuss: Julie’s guest appearances on several podcasts discussing polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and how her own podcast ‘Love, Food’ came about. The unique format of Julie’s ‘Love,Food’ podcast and how it honours lived experiences; helping clients not to feel alone, whilst providing insight to dietitians.  The importance of holding space for clients; “the capacity to do so is not something most dietitians are prepared for on graduating, though its fundamental to healing”.  Supervision; how it can act as a catalyst towards growth and development and identifying burn out. Supervision’s ability to provide space back to the practitioner; “holding space for others, means we need space too, with someone who gets it!”. Transitioning from a weight centric practice to weight neutral; fence sitting and navigating an environment which favours burn out. PCOS; The harm of weight centric care and its impact access to fertility treatment. Why client centred care is crucial in PCOS to reduce harm. A research and care model rooted in fat phobia and weight stigma. Why language matters; the importance of providing gender inclusive care as a HAES practitioner. The need for ongoing learning and supervision in gendered language / care and the important work of Vaughn Darst.     As mentioned in the podcast: Dietitians unplugged interview with Julie Duffy Dillon Food Psych 199# - PCOS and Food Peace with Julie Duffy Dillon Food Love Podcast – Chevese Turner on PCOS and Food Peace Don’t Salt My Game – People with PCOS can totally eat birthday cake with Julie Duffy Dillon RD Real Talk - How to Deny Diet Culture and Make Peace With Food with Julie Duffy Dillon Nutrition Matters -Why Women with PCOS don’t need to torture themselves with Julie Duffy Dillon  Vaughn Darst, MS RD, of All Gender Nutrition   More about Julie: Julie Duffy Dillon is a Fat Positive Registered Dietitian, Eating Disorder Specialist, and Food Behavior Expert partnering with people on their Food Peace journey. She is trained as a mental health counselor and supervises dietitians and other health professionals to use weight inclusive and attuned eating strategies. Julie is the host of the Love Food Podcast and sees clients in her North Carolina private practice. Check out her weight inclusive PCOS course for dietitians at www.PCOSandFoodPeace.com/Dietitians. Find Julie: Website Instagram Love, Food Podcast Twitter Facebook Pinterest

Fat-positive dietitian Julie Duffy Dillon joins us to discuss common misconceptions about managing polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), how weight stigma harms people with PCOS, why you shouldn’t believe the hype about certain foods causing inflammation, the connection between PCOS and binge eating, the importance of considering that PCOS occurs in people of all genders, and so much more! Plus, Christy answers a listener question about a particular multi-level-marketing diet and the concept of “accountability.” Julie Duffy Dillon is a Fat Positive Dietitian, Eating Disorder Specialist, and Food Behavior Expert who partners with people along their Food Peace journey. Julie began specializing in treating Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in 2005 after noticing the connection with weight bias and eating disorders. She sought training on the physiology and endocrinology from pioneering experts willing to not focus on weight loss and diets to treat the complicated condition. This insight has provided people with PCOS to advocate for their physical and emotional health without torturing themselves with diets. Julie hosts the weekly podcast Love Food. It is a Dear Abby show for those with eating concerns hoping to rewrite their fate. Listeners pen a letter to food outlining their complicated relationship. Julie and sometimes a guest discuss solutions before Food writes back. She speaks around the country about anti-diet approaches to PCOS while running a group practice in Greensboro North Carolina. She was the featured expert dietitian and PCOS expert on TLC's documentary My Big Fat Fabulous Life. Find her online at JulieDillonRD.com. This episode is brought to you by Christy's forthcoming book, Anti-Diet, which is now available for pre-order! Learn more and pre-order now at christyharrison.com/book. Grab Christy's free guide, 7 simple strategies for finding peace and freedom with food, to get started on the anti-diet path. If you're ready to break free from diet culture once and for all, join Christy's Intuitive Eating Fundamentals online course  Ask your own question about intuitive eating, Health at Every Size, or eating disorder recovery at christyharrison.com/questions. To learn more about Food Psych and get full show notes and a transcript of this episode, go to christyharrison.com/foodpsych.

Welcome to the tenth episode of the Trust Your Body Project Podcast! Trust Your Body Project is a podcast and social media movement started on Instagram designed to help you heal, eat, and create space for the things that truly matter.  Meet your host, Whitney Catalano, an anti-diet, health at every size registered dietitian who offers online coaching to help you stop dieting, make peace with your body, and take the power back from your inner bully. In this week’s episode Whitney speaks with Julie Duffy Dillon, a registered dietitian, eating disorder specialist, and PCOS specialist who partners with people on their journey to food peace.  Julie shares her story of going from a weight management dietitian to finding health at every size and embracing body respect and body positivity. Whitney and Julie discuss: How did Julie become involved with PCOS? What exactly is PCOS? The fluidity of loving your body, and how body respect is a great first step towards it Why is there so little research done about PCOS? That you shouldn’t have to torture your body to get the health care you need What Julie recommends you can do to help yourself if you have PCOS How misleading the long term research is around PCOS What are Julie’s experiences with dieting and how has come to understand and tune into her intuition   When you’re ready to start your journey towards intuitive eating and body acceptance, there is a way for you to find peace with food, have less chaos and promote health at the same time.   Learn more from the resources below:  Julie Duffy Dillon is a Registered Dietitian, Eating Disorder Specialist, and Food Behavior Expert partnering with people on their Food Peace journey. She is trained as a mental health counselor and supervises dietitians and other health professionals to use weight inclusive and attuned eating strategies. She owns central North Carolina's group nutrition private practice and premier source of eating disorder treatment and prevention, BirdHouse Nutrition Therapy. Julie also produces and hosts the weekly podcast, Love Food and has an online course to help those affected by PCOS. Learn more at JulieDillonRD.com.  Instagram @FoodPeaceDietitian JulieDillonRD.com PCOSandFoodPeace.com This podcast is brought to you by my Patreon. To join the Patreon-only Facebook group and get exclusive content from me, visit whitneycatalano.com/podcast to learn more. Heal your relationship with food and start showing up authentically in your life with my Jumpstart to Food Freedom coaching program at: www.whitneycatalano.com/book  For a chance to have your listener question answered on the pod, or if I said something that needs correcting, you can email me at podcast@whitneycatalano.com Follow me! ! Instagram / Twitter / Facebook / Youtube

Food Peace  http://learntruehealth.com/food-peace/ Food peace is all about how to love food again. Most of us fear food because we are afraid of gaining weight. But my guest today is registered dietician Julie Duffy Dillon who will break down some steps on how we can achieve food peace. On A Mission Julie Duffy Dillon is an eating disorder specialist who helps people with weight issues and helps them attain food peace.  She was a conventionally-trained dietician and generally, it takes people six years of study to do the job. Getting out of school, Julie Duffy Dillon thought she was more than prepared to help people achieve food peace. After a few years, she realized that most people were not able to lose weight and the tools she had for food peace was missing the point. “I felt there was another dynamics, so I quit and got a degree in mental health counseling. Then I started researching diets,” said Julie Duffy Dillon. “No diet will help you go long-term. Diets lead to weight regain. It led to me getting into knowing how eating disorders happen.” Busting Myths According to Julie Duffy Dillon, when we pursue weight loss, we miss health. She says health is also how much power we have in our world. The journey towards food peace comes from finding what works for you and fixing the world’s view of our bodies. “Many people think they can control all aspects of health. It’s not just about the food we eat or the way we move our body. Stress, poverty, and depression also play a big factor. Outside things determine 75% percent of health,” Julie Dillion said. Julie Duffy Dillon essentially helps her clients realize that the body has wisdom.  To be able to have food peace, one must learn how to listen to their body and figure out what energizes or depletes them. PCOS I have dealt with polycystic ovary syndrome.  It is a condition wherein my hormone levels were affected, but I was able to reverse it through a change of diet and lifestyle. Julie Duffy Dillon says medical doctors tend to tell their patients they’re not trying hard enough. They usually advise patients to cut food groups and exercise more.  But Julie Duffy Dillon says she has found a way to veer away from diets by practicing self-care. “I help people find their place of passions. We shouldn’t feel like being tortured by food. Eat enough to be a human to have energy,” said Julie Duffy Dillon. “I help clients pick something sustainable and educate them on how to listen to their body.” Body Shaming Shame is a big part of eating disorders, and it deters attaining food peace. According to Julie, eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illnesses, so they’re a big deal. “I want to do every I can to help prevent it. Shame doesn’t promote health, although it’s something we often lean on. But it’s certainly not something that works to change behavior in the long-term,” said Julie Duffy Dillon. I had experienced shame when I was younger. My mother would subject me to shame whenever I ate rice or anything unhealthy.  It was my mom’s way of showing she loved me enough to care about my health but emotionally and mentally, it did affect me. “Unfortunately, when our motivation is fear-based, we don’t tend to make the best decisions. We need to come from genuine love because we live in a world that is not too kind to people of size,” Julie Duffy Dillon said. Trust Your Body Julie also stresses the need to teach children to love their bodies and to trust the messages of their body. Society puts too much emphasis on body size, and that leads to more severe problems like eating disorders. And when that happens, food peace fails. I was concerned about my weight mainly when I was pregnant.  But I learned from my Naturopath that apparently, weight has nothing to do with a healthy pregnancy.  In fact, the primary thing to look out for was blood work, and mine was great! “I think there’s a manipulation in the diet industry that makes us all freak out when we are 10 or 20 pounds heavier when it’s not as concerning,” said Julie Duffy Dillon  She also adds, “Speaking for my clients in recovery, positive body weight is important to maintain recovery. It is essential for them not to diet again or else there will be a relapse.”  Dangers Of Eating Disorders Julie Duffy Dillon says suicide is a component for some people. She says some people die, but there’s a medical risk associated with it, too. In fact, there used to be a medical category called, “Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified Condition,” which according to Julie Duffy Dillon, the mortality rate was highest in that group.  “People with the condition usually die in their sleep. There are many facilities now that specialize in nutritional rehabilitation. They are usually on an out-patient level like my program. My rehab program is once a week and ideally, for three to six months,” said Julie Duffy Dillon. Model Healthy Behavior Julie Duffy Dillon thinks that sometimes, people want kids to know what’s healthy and not healthy. How kids learn nutrition is interesting. “When we are younger, we are concrete thinkers. Nutrition and teaching healthy eating is a very abstract, formal and operational type of way of thinking,” explains Julie Duffy Dillon. So when a person is trying to teach moderation or healthy eating to a kid through words, their brain is not going to get it on the same level compared to a grown up.” So what then is the best way to teach kids? Julie Duffy Dillon says exposure is the best teacher. Exposing kids to gardens allow them to learn agriculture and enable them to see how plants grow and what they taste like. “It must be a hands-on way of teaching nutrition. Practice model healthy behavior by not talking about bodies unless it is something neutral or positive” said Julie Duffy Dillon. Tips For Adults First of all, Julie Duffy Dillon suggests having sufficient knowledge of your history with food. Because sometimes, eating is not just about hunger or being full. She says it’s also a connection to our lineage and culture. “Know that you can trust your body and know that there’s a pleasure coming from food like cooking or eating,” suggests Julie Duffy Dillon. “Find out what serves you and what helps you feel energized. Your body was born with this innate wisdom to promote health so you can rely on it even if it has been a while.” Julie Duffy Dillon listed down this very doable 3-step procedure that will ultimately help you achieve food peace: Permit yourself to eat. You’ve tried diets and know they don’t help long term. What if you experimented with permitting yourself instead? Instead of playing the message “I am a failure for failing my diet,” reframe it to be, “Another diet failed me because none of them work for most people.” You didn’t fail. The diet did. Throw out the scale or smash it with a hammer. Pursuing weight loss predicts more weight gain, isn’t supported by science to promote health and just keeps you from being you.  Love Food Podcast To know more about how to get over your eating disorder, tune in to Julie Duffy Dillon’s Love Food Podcast.  Her episodes are packed with information on how you can achieve food peace. Julie Duffy Dillon is a Registered Dietitian, Eating Disorder Specialist, and Food Behavior Expert partnering with people on their Food Peace journey. She is trained as a mental health counselor and supervises dietitians and other health professionals to use weight inclusive and attuned eating strategies.  Julie Duffy Dillon owns central North Carolina’s group nutrition private practice and premier source of eating disorder treatment and prevention, BirdHouse Nutrition Therapy. She also produces and hosts the weekly podcast, Love Food. 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Julie Duffy Dillion RD Birdhouse Nutrition Therapy   Food, Peace- Not all dietitians are diet pushers You are the expert of your body! What does better mean? Weight change is just a symptom Sometimes to perform our best we have to have boundaries  Where you can find Julie: juliedillonrd.com https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/julie-dillon/the-love-food-podcast A Step-By-Step Guide to Food Peace with PCOS So you know she is legit: Julie Duffy Dillon is a Registered Dietitian, Eating Disorder and PCOS Specialist, and Food Behavior Expert partnering with people on their Food Peace journey. She is trained as a mental health counselor and supervises dietitians and other health professionals to use weight inclusive and attuned eating strategies. She owns central North Carolina's group nutrition private practice and premier source of eating disorder treatment and prevention, BirdHouse Nutrition Therapy. Julie also produces and hosts the weekly podcast, Love Food. She is launching a brand new e-course for those of you with PCOS called: A Step-By-Step Guide to Food Peace with PCOS. Learn more at and PCOSandFoodPeace.com  

Julie shares her story of becoming a mother, growing her family and fielding comments about her body throughout the journey. As an expert in PCOS, food behavior and body image, Julie also shares how she came to specialize in PCOS, why dieting is harmful to women with PCOS and how they can manage their symptoms WITHOUT dieting. Julie has just launched the first online non-diet program for PCOS! Link below. Bio: Julie Duffy Dillon is a Registered Dietitian, Eating Disorder Specialist, and Food Behavior Expert partnering with people on their Food Peace journey. She is trained as a mental health counselor and supervises dietitians and other health professionals to use weight inclusive and attuned eating strategies. She owns central North Carolina's group nutrition private practice and premier source of eating disorder treatment and prevention, BirdHouse Nutrition Therapy. Julie also produces and hosts the weekly podcast, Love Food. Learn more at JulieDillonRD.com. Find Julie online: JulieDillonRD.com PCOSandFoodPeace.com/FreePCOSRoapMap Do you have PCOS? Check Julie's new program that just launched! https://pcosandfoodpeace.com/coursedetails/ Want to continue the conversation? Join us over at the Nurtured Mama Community on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/nurturedmamacommunity/ Learn more about The Nurtured Mama at www.thenurturedmama.club

Think eating disorders are limited to teenage girls? Nope. Teens, men, women, transgender people, all races and ethnicities, active duty military, and  – disproportionately – women over 50. As eating disorders have the highest fatality rate of all mental illnesses, it’s critical for everyone to know the warning signs and seek help if needed. Jill, genneve CEO, spoke with Julie Duffy Dillon, Registered Dietitian, Eating Disorder and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Specialist, and Food Behavior Expert, about the reasons women suffer disordered eating in midlife and what they can do to avoid or correct unhealthy eating. In part 1 of “making peace with food in midlife and menopause,” listen as Jill and Julie talk about what Julie calls the “food peace journey” and how, as individuals and as a culture, we’ve gotten so far away healthy eating behaviors. In part 1, Julie introduces us to the idea of “intuitive eating” and how our society’s food rules (never eat before bedtime, for example) and misunderstanding of symbolic hunger have made us less healthy, not more. Julie is trained as a mental health counselor and supervises dietitians and other health professionals to use weight-inclusive and attuned-eating strategies, so listen in as she tells Jill how we can all get on the road to food peace.   1:30 What are the warning signs that my eating has become seriously disordered? Does food have too much power in your life, Julie asks. Do you find yourself thinking about food all the time? If so, it might be time for some intervention. If you’re avoiding situations and people because you fear the food involvement (pizza night with the family, for example), your situation may be bordering on dangerous. 4:20 How are eating disorders impacting women in midlife? Eating disorders run the gamut, Julie says, but some women in midlife do have a particular vulnerability due to the shift in estrogen. We don’t yet understand the exact cause and effect or who might be more likely to develop a food disorder, but because every woman experiences changes at this time, all women should be on guard against unhealthy eating habits. There may be a biologically useful reason for those 15 pounds at menopause, by the way, and unhealthy consequences to fighting the gain. [More from Julie on why eating disorders in women in midlife are so common.] 9:40 Do our bodies fight against weight loss? Yep, says Julie. Our bodies don’t understand weight loss “on purpose,” so it starts going into survival mode, shutting down systems and sending hunger signals. Julie goes into some of the physical and emotional repercussions of overly restricted eating. Dieting is pretty counter-productive, according to Julie, so maybe don’t do it. There are better ways to be healthy. [Speaking of potentially unhealthy dieting, read Julie’s thoughts on intermittent fasting.] 14:34 Advice for women who want to eat AND live? Stop fighting your body, Julie says. Celebrate the gifts you have to give, value your body and its wisdom. What great advice! Our thanks to Julie for sharing her wisdom and expertise. If you want more Julie (and who wouldn’t?), check out her website and podcasts. And if you suffer from polycystic ovarian syndrome, be sure to download her free ebook, Your First 3 Steps Toward Food Peace with PCOS. Stay tuned for our next podcast with Amanda Giralmo, owner of wellthielife.com. This awesome holistic health coach is telling us what causes inflammation, how our bodies respond (hint: it ain’t good), and the changes we can make to reduce, avoid, and correct inflammation. Be sure to check back here and also subscribe to us on iTunes, Stitcher, SoundCloud, and Google Play so you never miss an episode. When do you feel your best? At a certain weight, when you’re exercising regularly, when you eat a particular way, or only when the planets are in some kind of mystical alignment? We’d love to hear how you strive to be your best and what works (or doesn’t) for you. Please share by emailing me at shannon@genneve.com (I’ll share your ideas, but never your name), posting on genneve’s Facebook page, or joining Midlife & Menopause Solutions, genneve’s closed Facebook group.  

“13% of women over 50 engage in eating disorder behaviors.” - National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders Weight gain at midlife can be as distressing as it is common, leaving many women searching for ways to shed the unwanted weight. But are a few extra pounds really worth the pain and suffering, or worse, risking a dangerous eating disorder? Wouldn’t it be better to make peace with our bodies and our food? Jill talked with Julie Duffy Dillon, Registered Dietitian, Eating Disorder and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Specialist, and Food Behavior Expert, on how she’s partnering with people on their Food Peace journey. Julie is trained as a mental health counselor and supervises dietitians and other health professionals to use weight-inclusive and attuned-eating strategies. Here’s what she told us: 1:37 What is the “food peace journey,” and how did we get so far off track? What is the “food peace journey”? Julie says we’re “born knowing how to eat,” but somehow our natural set points for hunger and fullness have gotten confused as our culture’s definition of beauty have narrowed. How did that happen, and how do we get our original “default settings” back? 3:59 Why is it so hard for us to have a healthy relationship with food? Why is it difficult for adults, including women over 40, to have a healthy relationship with food? Sixty percent of adult women engage in “pathological weight control,” Julie says, and feel guilty about eating or getting pleasure from food. Hear from Julie how our fat-phobic, youth-obsessed culture damages how we think about food and our bodies and how rejecting that cultural attitude becomes a radical act. 6:34 Intuitive eating and letting body cues dictate what and how we eat Julie talks about coaching women up from “diet rock bottom.” Acknowledging damaging cultural expectations, admitting our old ways of thinking and acting don’t work, deciding our own path to food peace – these help us realize we are the experts on our bodies, Julie says. And that allows us to reclaim our body’s natural cues. Learn how. 9:29 What “food rules” do we follow and why should we ditch them? Don’t eat after sunset; stay under 1200 calories a day; don’t eat carbs, but clean your plate. We set a lot of rules for our eating that may or may not support good health. Julie goes into some of our many food rules and why so many of our “shoulds” … shouldn’t. 12:01 Distinguishing real hunger from “symbolic” hunger Many of us have gotten so far into disordered eating, we don’t recognize our own body cues anymore. Julie helps us reconnect with our needs, whether it’s a need for fuel or whether we’re actually trying to feed a “symbolic” hunger instead. 14:01 Why do we experience symbolic hunger?   Why do we eat when we’re not hungry? Julie says there are lots of reasons to eat outside of physical hunger, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. But if there’s more to the hunger, if there’s an underlying cause that needs to be addressed, then it might be time to find a Julie. Eating outside of hunger shouldn’t be shameful or an opportunity to judge someone, Julie says. She details questions to ask yourself when you think your hunger might be symbolic and unhealthy. But wait, there’s more food peace ahead! In Part 2, Jill and Julie talk about how we can be more conscious of our own eating, and how eating issues seem to disproportionally affect women in midlife. How do we know when our eating has become problematic, and what can we do about our approach to food? Stay tuned to genneve for the second half of this podcast, and be sure to follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, and SoundCloud, so you never miss an episode. Julie owns Birdhouse Nutrition Therapy, central North Carolina's premier source of eating disorder treatment and prevention. She also produces and hosts the weekly podcast, Love Food. Learn more at JulieDillonRD.com.

Tabitha talks to registered dietician Julie Duffy Dillon about: Why a fat positive approach is needed Eating disorder prevention Food is not on a dichotomy of good and bad Education and research on fat positive approaches The problem with people with eating disorders becoming nutritional advisors The canary in the coal mine The problem with nutritional science Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and eating disorder JulieDillonRD.com Facebook.com/JulieDuffyDillon Instagram @FoodPeaceDietitian My podcast Love Food: on iTunes or via my blog: http://www.juliedillonrd.com/blog/ Bio: Julie Duffy Dillon is a Registered Dietitian, Eating Disorder Specialist, and Food Behavior Expert partnering with people on their Food Peace journey. She is trained as a mental health counselor and supervises dietitians and other health professionals to help using weight inclusive and attuned eating strategies. She owns central North Carolina's group nutrition private practice and premier source of eating disorder treatment and prevention, BirdHouse Nutrition Therapy. Julie also produces and hosts the weekly podcast, Love Food. Learn more at JulieDillonRD.com. Support this podcast via Patreon! You can support this podcast and ensure the continuation of it by pledging a patreon donation here: https://www.patreon.com/Eating_Disorder_Recovery_Podcast We want your feedback on these podcasts! Please take a second to fill out this survey with feedback so we can make these podcasts even better: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/BSQ7BBM Subscribe to these podcasts in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/eating-disorder-recovery-podcast/id1138563928?mt=2 Community Links: Adults in recovery community Slack Group: http://tabithafarrar.com/slack-forum/ Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/EDMealSupport/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ED_MealSupport

Julie Duffy Dillon is a Registered Dietitian, Eating Disorder Specialist, and Food Behavior Expert and has been helping people heal their relationship with food for over 15 years. She is trained as a mental health counselor and supervises dietitians and other health professionals to use weight inclusive and attuned eating strategies. Based in North Carolina, Julie owns BirdHouse Nutrition Therapy, a premier source of eating disorder treatment and prevention. She also produces and hosts the Love Food podcast.In This Episode, You Will Learn:Why Julie isn’t a fan of dieting even though she’s a Registered Dietitian.All about an approach to eating (and life) called Food Peace.How intuitive eating provides freedom.Julie’s online course focused on Polycycstic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and Food Peace.Connect with Julie:JulieDillonRD.comLove Food PodcastBirdHouse Nutrition TherapyPCOS and Food Peace (online course)FacebookInstagramPinterestTwitterYouTubeLinkedInDon’t Miss A Single Episode:Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.Leave a quick review on any of the podcast apps to tell people what you think about the show.Take a screenshot of the podcast and post it on Instagram or Instagram Stories. Tag us @insporising. We’ll repost and give you a shoutout!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/inspiration-rising/donations