Podcasts about Food Rules

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You know that friend of yours who rails against the evils of high fructose corn syrup? The one who's obsessed with where every single morsel of their food comes from? Writer Michael Pollan — author of The Omnivore's Dilemma, Food Rules, and Cooked — may have made your friend like that. But as we hear in this conversation, Michael himself isn't like that at all. This week, he opens up about everything from how he likes to eat Cracker Jack to the time a fan caught him eating a candy bar in a gas station. And in the later part of this Reheat, Madre Chocolate's Nat Bletter explains that you can tell a chocolate's quality by the sound it makes when you break it. Nat also delineates three types of chocolate eaters: melters , chompers, and chomelters. Nat says different chocolate bars are made for different styles, so if you know your type you'll know your chocolate.These episodes originally aired on September 9, 2014, February 22, 2016, and March 5, 2018, and were produced by Dan Pashman, Anne Saini, Peter Clowney, and Kristen Meinzer. The Sporkful team now includes Dan Pashman, Emma Morgenstern, Andres O'Hara, Kameel Stanley, and Jared O'Connell. This update was produced by Gianna Palmer.Every Friday, we reach into our deep freezer and reheat an episode to serve up to you. We're calling these our Reheats. If you have a show you want reheated, send us an email or voice memo at hello@sporkful.com, and include your name, your location, which episode, and why.Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Sporkful ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Have you ever looked at somebody else who stopped bingeing and thought “That's great for her…but I'm different.”Maybe you have health and fitness goals and you're terrified to stop tracking your food.Maybe you have food sensitivities and feel like strict food rules are your only option.Maybe you've struggled with binge eating since you were young.Or maybe life feels SO stressful right now that becoming binge-free feels completely unrealistic.You are not the exception.I'm sharing real examples of women who once believed they HAD to track their food, overexercise or tightly control what they ate and who now eat normally, consistently take care of their body and feel so much more peaceful around food.You'll learn:Why feeling different doesn't mean you're incapable of changingWhy you don't need to fully believe you can conquer binge eating yetHow Rewire Reps start creating evidence that change is possibleWhy fewer binge urges lead to less impulsivity around foodHow health and fitness goals can exist alongside a healthy relationship with foodWhy food sensitivities don't have to turn into rigid restrictionHow your own progress eventually becomes the proof you needYou don't need to wake up tomorrow completely convinced “I KNOW I'll never binge again.”Start smaller. Use the tools, practice stop giving into your urges & BUILD the evidence.Eventually you start realizing:“Wait…I'm having fewer urges.”“I'm thinking about food less.”“I'm not as impulsive anymore.”“Maybe I really CAN do this.”If you're ready to stop treating yourself like the exception and start sustainably rewiring your relationship with food, JOIN CONQUER 2.0CONNECT WITH LORNA:---＞ Instagram @lorna_bingeeatingcoachhttps://www.instagram.com/lorna_bingeeatingcoach/---＞ TikTok @lorna_bingeeatingcoach https://www.tiktok.com/@lorna_bingeeatingcoach

Want to eat healthier but feel overwhelmed by all the advice about what you should—and shouldn't—eat?With so much information about protein, carbohydrates, sugar, meal timing, fasting and supplements, it's easy to believe that healthier eating means changing everything.It doesn't.In this first episode of Series 9 of the Eating for You Podcast, I take inspiration from this year's Women's Health Week theme, One Step, and share one simple place to begin.It's a step that's at the very heart of the Eating for You approach—and it doesn't involve another diet, cutting out foods or following more food rules.In this episode, you'll discover why this one step can help you:cut through the overwhelm of conflicting nutrition advicebetter understand your own eatingdiscover what may actually need to change for youbegin creating healthier eating habits that fit your health and lifeAnd importantly, I give you one simple way to get started this week.You don't need to change everything. You just need somewhere to begin.

What if the food rules you've been following to feel “in control” around food are actually keeping you stuck? In this episode, we're challenging diet culture's rules and exploring what it could look like to create new, more empowering beliefs around food. You'll learn how thoughts shape your feelings, actions, and results—and why shifting beliefs can help break the cycle of restriction, overeating, guilt, and food obsession. We'll explore practical alternatives to rigid rules, such as giving yourself permission to eat when you're hungry, allowing all foods to fit, eating for pleasure and satisfaction, and choosing curiosity over judgment. Most importantly, you'll learn how to create believable new food beliefs and practice them until they become more natural, helping you build greater trust, freedom, ease, and confidence around food.Join my Nourished Mind + Body Community here!Become a sponsor of the Lose Your Cravings Podcast here!patreon.com/loseyourcravingsGet my FREE Guide: Break Free From Nighttime EatingWant to dive deeper into ending your cravings and overeating once and for all? → Book a call with me! Keysa Amaro helps women manage their emotional eating and cravings without deprivation or complicated meal plans so they can show up fully in their life and career.

For so many women, diet culture never looked like a diet. It looked like discipline, like being "the healthy one," like a body image built around control. You made food rules without ever writing them down, and the food guilt that followed felt normal. In this episode we unpack diet mentality: what it is, the hidden ways it shows up, and how it keeps running in the background even when you've never technically been on a diet. Elizabeth shares her own years as a vegetarian who told everyone it was about health, the rush back to the gym within days of each of her babies, and the pride of being the disciplined one. Tara and Maria bring the versions they've lived and the ones they see in the women they work with. We also get into why diet mentality intensifies for women in perimenopause and midlife women navigating a changing body, and why intuitive eating works as an antidote to years of restriction, plus: Why body control feels like being healthy and disciplined from the inside What food rules sound like when they're dressed up as virtue Why food guilt shows up even when you're eating exactly what you planned to eat The question that tells you what diet mentality is actually costing you What changes during perimenopause and midlife that make old patterns louder How the wellness rabbit hole leads to disordered eating without weight ever being the goal The write-it-down exercise Elizabeth gives clients to surface every hidden food rule Why intuitive eating gives you a real way to challenge those rules and let them go Letting go of diet mentality doesn't require an overnight transformation, and this episode shows exactly where to start. Let's rebrand wellness together!  Elizabeth, Tara & Maria   Experience Wellness Rebranded in real life! Join Elizabeth, Maria, and Tara on October 3rd for Inhale, a one-day fall retreat with movement, nature walks, nourishing food, and conversations that go deeper. Reserve your spot here.    The Ultimate Self Care Planner: https://elizabethharrisnutrition.ck.page/9e817ab37e   Connect with us! Elizabeth Harris, MS, RDN, LDN Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ElizabethHarrisNutrition Take the free quiz, What Type of Eater Are You?: https://elizabethharrisnutrition.com/quiz Join The Nourished Table, Elizabeth's monthly recipe club, for $20 a month: https://elizabethharrisnutrition.com/recipe-club   Tara De Leon, Master Personal Trainer Email: FitnessTrainer19@hotmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tara_de_leon_fitness Join Tara's Newsletter: www.taradeleonfitness.com/connect   Maria Winters, LCPC, NCC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coaching_therapist/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/MWcoachingtherapy Website: www.thecoachingtherapist.com   Episodes Mentioned If this episode resonated, go back and listen to Episode 105: The Myth of Short-Term Diet Success: The False Promises of Diet Culture, where we dig into the false promises of diet culture.   If you want to start a podcast or grow your existing one, visit julianabarbati.com and let them know we sent you!

From banning analogue paneer to guidelines on edible oils, issuing notices to superstars for surrogate advertising and cracking down on renowned high-end restaurants-Tukaram Mundhe has made headlines for his swift action since taking over as Maharashtra FDA Commissioner. In this special edition of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta is joined by Maharashtra FDA Chief Tukaram Mundhe, who explains reasons behind the crackdown, and what the rules as well as regulations state. The Episode also tries to answer which food is safe for consumption, and how the quality of food, milk & milk products is compromised.

If someone had told me the truth that going on Weight Watchers at 13 years old would lead to a lack of trust in your body, obsession with food for years to come, an intense fear of food and anxiety around what to eat, and a decade in the restrict-binge cycle, I'm curious if my smart little self would have said, “No thank you. I'll find a different way to feel safe.” But now I know I was drawn to dieting as a response to other traumatic situations in my life. I was desperate to find some sense of control and be able to land safely into something that could hold me the way I needed to be.And this is what I've seen in my private practice year after year is that restrictive dieting can be traumatic and be a response to trauma. In this week's Satiated Podcast episode, I chat about: The similarities between dieting and trauma Approaching food recovery the same way as trauma recoveryHow diets mimic a trauma response The somatic wisdom and protection diets are trying to offer You can also read the transcript to this week's episode ​here​: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/restrictive-diets-are-traumatic-and-a-response-to-traumaHope you enjoy it and talk to you more soon!With Compassion and Empathy, Stephanie Mara FoxSupport the showKeep in touch with Stephanie Mara:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_stephaniemara/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephaniemarafoxWebsite: https://www.stephaniemara.com/https://www.somaticeating.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmara/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stephaniemarafoxContact: support@stephaniemara.comSupport the show:Become a supporter: https://www.buzzsprout.com/809987/supportAll affiliate links: https://www.stephaniemara.com/resourcesReceive 15% off my fave protein powder with code STEPHANIEMARA at checkout here: https://www.equipfoods.com/STEPHANIEMARAUse my Amazon Affiliate link when shopping on Amazon: https://amzn.to/448IyPlSpecial thanks to Bendsound for the music in this episode. www.bensou...

In this episode of The Michael Chernow Podcast, Michael sits down with Alexander Stein for an unfiltered conversation about disordered eating, body dysmorphia, fitness obsession, and the struggles men rarely talk about. Alex shares how his relationship with food began changing at just eight years old and eventually became decades of restriction, over-exercising, coffee, and one meal a day. At his lowest point, he was 6'2" and 140 pounds, yet still struggled to recognize how unhealthy he had become. Michael also opens up about developing his own unhealthy relationship with food and fitness after getting sober, leading to a larger conversation about the incredibly thin line between discipline and obsession. They examine modern fitness culture, intermittent fasting, body-image pressure, social media, and why behaviors that look “healthy” from the outside can sometimes be driven by fear and control. Alex explains the moment hearing Nikki Glaser speak openly about her own struggles finally made him feel understood, why being told he didn't technically qualify as anorexic became a dangerous challenge in his mind, and what ultimately helped him rebuild his relationship with food. This is a conversation for anyone who has ever wondered: Am I actually healthy—or am I obsessed?KOHhttps://kreaturesofhabit.comIGhttps://www.instagram.com/michaelchernowhttps://www.instagram.com/kreaturesofhabitCHAPTERS:0:00 Intro & Trigger Warning4:33 What Does Disordered Eating Actually Look Like?7:02 Dieting at Just 8 Years Old12:12 The Fear of Ever Getting Fat16:28 6'2" and 140 Pounds — How Bad It Got19:00 Michael's Own Battle With Food After Sobriety23:13 20 Years of Food Rules & Body Dysmorphia27:27 Coffee, One Meal a Day & Extreme Restriction30:26 Healthy or Obsessed? The Dark Side of Fitness Culture34:50 Childhood, Control & Where It All Started40:07 Over-Exercising, Restriction & Trying to Get Help44:08 The Nikki Glaser Moment That Changed Everything46:50 “I'll Get There” — When Recovery Became a Challenge53:27 Marriage, Relapse & Reaching a Breaking Point58:18 Rebuilding His Life & Relationship With Food1:08:23 What to Do If You're Struggling1:12:11 The Eating Disorder Men Hide Behind “Fitness”1:14:43 Alex's Final Message#MichaelChernow #AlexanderStein #MensMentalHealth #DisorderedEating #BodyDysmorphia #EatingDisorderRecovery ##IntermittentFasting #TheMichaelChernowPodcast

What if trying to follow your weight loss plan perfectly is actually making it harder to lose weight? So many women approach food like they're taking a test: eat the right thing, avoid the dessert, stay perfectly on plan…and whatever you do, don't mess up. Then one cookie, one birthday party, or one vacation happens and suddenly it feels like you've blown the whole thing. In this episode of The Menopause Makeover Podcast, we're changing that conversation. I'm sharing the mindset shift that helps you move away from guilt, restriction, and starting over—and toward wisdom, stewardship, consistency, and freedom. We'll walk through a real-life birthday cake example using the mindset model and talk about how one new thought can completely change your actions around food. You'll also learn why developing a healthy habit and a new identity may be just as important as knowing what to eat when you want to lose weight, reduce stubborn belly fat, and take care of your changing midlife body. Ready to get rid of stubborn belly fat with support, accountability, and a plan for midlife? Join me inside the Belly Fat Breakthrough Tribe.   FULL BLOG + SHOW NOTES Read the full article and grab the resources mentioned in today's episode:

GLP1s might be increasing dietary restraint around food, which means that when you come off them, you're more likely to see a risk to your relationship with food, binge and overeating. Emilia discusses why you should be tackling it now.Learn more about 1-1 coaching@emiliathompsonphd @etphd_coaching

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Your history with food and dieting didn't start with you. You saw your mothers or fathers diet and their grandparents also dieted and their grandparents also dieted. There is a long history of diet culture passed down from generation to generation and expressed differently in the trendiest, most common diet of the time. This isn't about the food, but that nervous system states, traumas, and lack of safety is being expressed through food in family lineages.  Creating a safer and more stabilizing relationship with food can also be engaging in the healing of past generations who never got a chance to feel safe in their bodies and future generations to have that groundwork that you had to create for yourself. In this week's episode, I chat with Amber Caudle, chef, author, speaker, and coach, about: What a journey to food freedom actually looks likeHow the nervous system plays a role in food recoveryThe importance of self compassion, curiosity and creativityThe work of True Body Intelligence for trauma recoveryThe impact of generational trauma on food behaviors, and steps to build trust in your bodyYou can also read the transcript to this week's episode ​here​: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/rebuilding-body-trust-after-decades-of-dietingHope you enjoy this week's episode and see you all next week! With Compassion and Empathy, Stephanie Mara FoxKeep in touch with Amber: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ambercaudlela/Book: Hungry: https://amzn.to/4vYeW3TWebsite: https://www.nourishyourpowers.com/Support the showKeep in touch with Stephanie Mara:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_stephaniemara/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephaniemarafoxWebsite: https://www.stephaniemara.com/https://www.somaticeating.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmara/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stephaniemarafoxContact: support@stephaniemara.comSupport the show:Become a supporter: https://www.buzzsprout.com/809987/supportAll affiliate links: https://www.stephaniemara.com/resourcesReceive 15% off my fave protein powder with code STEPHANIEMARA at checkout here: https://www.equipfoods.com/STEPHANIEMARAUse my Amazon Affiliate link when shopping on Amazon: https://amzn.to/448IyPlSpecial thanks to Bendsound for the music in this episode. www.bensou...

Can you actually make weight loss last?Ethan sits down with Paige to unpack the question that frustrates almost everyone who has ever lost weight: how do you keep it off? They discuss why most diets fail after the weight comes off, the difference between dieting and long-term maintenance, the psychology of food rules, calorie awareness, and why sustainable habits matter more than short-term restriction.Ethan also shares what has changed in his own approach and why consistency, not perfection, has made the difference.Subscribe to Ethan's newsletter for more insights: https://ethansuplee.substack.com/subscribe.SHOW HIGHLIGHTS00:00 - Can You Make Weight Loss Last?01:00 - The HCG Diet and Chasing Quick Fixes04:15 - Why Maintenance Is Different From Weight Loss06:00 - Understanding Energy Balance08:15 - Learning to Count Calories11:20 - Regaining Weight and Career Pressures15:20 - When Keto Stopped Working18:20 - Rethinking Carbohydrates20:00 - The Books That Changed Ethan's Perspective22:15 - Diet Coke Myths and Childhood Beliefs25:00 - Food Rules, Guilt, and Letting Go27:00 - Eating Carbs Without Fear29:00 - Building Sustainable Habits for Life30:30 - Final Takeaways Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here's why you keep "falling off" your diet by Thursday, even though Monday-you had the best intentions.   Dieters often want to blame their lack of willpower, discipline or for being weak, but it has nothing to do with that. It's a psychological problem.   In this episode, Coach Steph and I break down the four ways your brain rebels against restriction, and why the stricter your rules, the harder you crash. If you've ever cleared out the pantry after a "bad" weekend, you need to hear this.   We're covering:   The Monday-Thursday split: why the version of you who made the rules isn't the version who has to follow them The pink elephant problem: why banning a food guarantees you'll obsess over it The rebellious teenager response: why your brain fights back the second something feels off-limits The exhale effect: why "blowing it" isn't a lack of control, it's relief from mental exhaustion   And we don't just leave you with the why. You'll walk away with two shifts you can start using today: how to trade rigid rules for real reasons, and how to give yourself permission without becoming permissive.   If you're smart, disciplined, and still can't crack this one thing, this episode is for you.   You can also connect with Leslie & Steph on Instagram.   Be the first to know when we're opening the doors to our signature psychology-based weight loss program, Outsmart Overeating (and get exclusive access to early bird discounts and fast action bonuses), join the Interest List.      If you want to learn how to not-only lose weight, but also lose the struggle along side it, you can get started by taking the Weight Loss Psychology Quiz: Discover Your Diet Personality Type

What if the goal was never to follow a plan forever, but to not need one? In this episode, Gina Livy breaks down the shift most diets never teach: how to actually know when to eat, what to eat, and how much, by checking in with your body instead of your head. She gets into why skipping a meal isn't the win you think it is, how the summer heat has been messing with your scale (and why it's secretly working in your favour), and what to do when your old habit of going all day without eating creeps back in. Plus: a member hits 50 pounds down after three years of showing up, and Gina gets real about why losing a large amount of weight in a healthy way is far more possible than the industry wants you to believe.This episode aligns with Day 78 of our Spring 2026 weight loss program. You can find the full video hosted at: www.facebook.com/groups/livymethodspring2026To learn more about The Livy Method, visit livymethod.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are your "healthy" eating habits actually working against you? In this episode, Jen breaks down 10 sneaky food rules that most women follow on autopilot and reveals how they're quietly driving the cravings, weekend binges, and consistency struggles that feel impossible to escape. From avoiding fruit and cutting carbs to skipping breakfast, these rules feel like discipline - but they're often the exact reason you can't seem to stay on track. Hit play and find out which ones you've been following without even realizing it. Want to know more about 1:1 Coaching? Apply here: https://form.typeform.com/to/IZKyzd62 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenrudyfitness/ Website: https://www.beyondbodycoaching.com/

This is actually a pretty wild story. During my first year in my PhD, a woman reached out to me through the contact form on my website and was like, "Hey, we're doing similar work! I would love to connect." I starred the email as something I needed to follow up on and then it got completely buried in my inbox. Then, several months later, one of my teachers emailed me and said, "Did you see this dissertation defense coming up? It is on binge eating." I immediately marked it in my calendar as something I had to attend. I arrived at the Zoom dissertation defense and as soon as I see this woman's name I was like, "Why is this person's name sound so familiar?" I sneak off into my inbox and look up her name and lo and behold, it was the same person who emailed me a few months prior. Honestly, I initially felt mortified I had not followed up with her sooner, but I immediately emailed her after the defense was over. We scheduled a Zoom chat and it was amazing how much we had in common. We come from a similar lens that binge eating recovery needs a body-based approach. It is the body and experiencing it internally and externally that is missing from most recovery modalities. In this week's episode, I chat with Dr. Kristina Dobyns, PhD, MA, Registered Somatic Movement Therapist, certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, and certified Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention facilitator, about: What worked and didn't work in Kristina's binge eating recovery journeyWhat she discovered in her research on binge eatingThe importance of building somatic awareness and interoceptionThe role of sensory strategiesUtilizing nutrition as a part of binge eating recoveryChallenging conventional recovery approachesYou can also read the transcript to this week's episode ​here​: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/body-based-strategies-for-binge-eatingYou're about to receive some game changing binge eating recovery strategies and I hope it feels helpful!With Compassion and Empathy, Stephanie Mara FoxKeep in touch with Kristina here: Website: https://www.BeyondBingeEating.comYoutube: www.BeyondBingeEating.com/@BeyondBingeEatingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/BeyondBingeEating/FREE Eat-With-Awareness Bundle: https://beyondbingeeating.com/opt-in/Support the showKeep in touch with Stephanie Mara:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_stephaniemara/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephaniemarafoxWebsite: https://www.stephaniemara.com/https://www.somaticeating.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmara/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stephaniemarafoxContact: support@stephaniemara.comSupport the show:Become a supporter: https://www.buzzsprout.com/809987/supportAll affiliate links: https://www.stephaniemara.com/resourcesReceive 15% off my fave protein powder with code STEPHANIEMARA at checkout here: https://www.equipfoods.com/STEPHANIEMARAUse my Amazon Affiliate link when shopping on Amazon: https://amzn.to/448IyPlSpecial thanks to Bendsound for the music in this episode. www.bensou...

Have you ever wondered where your beliefs about food, weight, and body image actually came from? Many people assume their eating disorder, body dissatisfaction, or disordered eating patterns developed entirely from personal experiences. In reality, family food rules, generational diet culture, and inherited beliefs about bodies often shape our relationship with food long before we recognize what's happening. In this episode of Dr. Marianne-Land, I explore how eating disorders can develop within family systems, why body shame often travels across generations, and what happens when you begin questioning the food and body rules you inherited. Through the story of a fictional client named Esme, we examine how childhood messages about weight, dieting, health, and appearance can become deeply embedded in adulthood, even when they were never spoken directly. Whether you're recovering from anorexia, binge eating disorder, bulimia, ARFID, chronic dieting, or longstanding body image struggles, this conversation offers a compassionate look at the ways family history and diet culture can influence recovery. What You'll Learn In this episode, you'll learn how family food rules shape eating behaviors and body image across generations, why children often absorb beliefs about food and weight without realizing it, and how multigenerational diet culture can contribute to eating disorders and disordered eating. You'll also learn why inherited beliefs often feel like facts, how anti-fat bias and cultural beauty standards influence family conversations about bodies, and why recovery frequently involves examining long-held assumptions about food, health, worth, and appearance. Why Family Systems Matter in Eating Disorder Recovery Eating disorders rarely develop in a vacuum. Many people grow up surrounded by messages about dieting, weight loss, body size, exercise, and food morality that seem completely normal at the time. Those messages often become part of a family's culture, shaping how people think about hunger, fullness, health, self-worth, and belonging. When clients begin recovery, they often discover that some of the rules guiding their relationship with food did not originate with them. Instead, those beliefs may have traveled through multiple generations, influenced by diet culture, weight stigma, sexism, anti-fat bias, food scarcity, trauma, and larger social systems. Recognizing these patterns can create opportunities for healing, self-compassion, and greater freedom around food. Who This Episode Is For This episode is for anyone recovering from an eating disorder, struggling with body image, questioning family food rules, or trying to understand how childhood experiences continue to affect their relationship with food. It may be especially helpful for people navigating anorexia recovery, binge eating recovery, bulimia recovery, ARFID recovery, chronic dieting, weight cycling, body image concerns, or the emotional impact of growing up in a family where weight and appearance received significant attention. Related Episodes Family Dynamics & Eating Disorders: How Early Relationships Shape Disordered Eating on Apple & Spotify. How Childhood Trauma Shapes Eating Disorders & Body Shame (Content Caution) on Apple & Spotify. Childhood Trauma & Eating Disorders on Apple & Spotify. Work With Dr. Marianne Miller If you're struggling with an eating disorder, disordered eating, ARFID, binge eating, body image concerns, or the long-term effects of family food rules and diet culture, I offer eating disorder therapy and coaching services designed to help you build a more peaceful and sustainable relationship with food and your body. I specialize in ARFID, binge eating disorder, anorexia, bulimia, neurodivergent eating challenges, and eating disorder recovery for adults and teens. Learn more about working with me at www.drmariannemiller.com. Connect With Me Website: www.drmariannemiller.com Instagram: @drmariannemiller If this episode resonates with you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who may benefit from this conversation.

You care about your health. I believe you. And you feel torn between your health vs intuitive eating, because it feels like intuitive eating isn't supporting your health.      In this episode I'm going to break down how you've got your thinking backwards on this because of how diet culture has warped things, and you're going to see what it actually looks like to honor your health while doing intuitive eating, and without creating a bunch of new food rules that you feel guilty about breaking.   Episode Highlights -The WILD things we've been told to do to "get healthier" that are utter nonsense -How diet culture has distorted what it even means to be healthy (it's NOT all about weight and food) -The real definition of health that includes your mental, physical and social wellbeing -What variables are having the biggest impact on your health, and how to create your diversified "Health Portfolio" -Specific examples of daily actions you can take to legitimately honor your health that aren't diet-y     Today's Wellness Woo is jaw release for healing trauma.     Resources Mentioned - Article "The Bizarre and Racist History of the BMI" - Maintenance Phase podcast episode on BMI - Subscribe to my weekly newsletter for intuitive eating tips and behind-the-scenes info!     Read the full episode show notes here.     Resources for Your Intuitive Eating Journey - Join My Intuitive Eating Made Easy Facebook Group! - Work with Katy - Join Katy's weekly email newsletter: nondietacademy.com/newsletter - Stop the Constant Food Obsession: https://www.nondietacademy.com/food      Connect with Katy Harvey Website: https://katyharvey.net Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katyharvey.rd/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KatyHarveyRD       Subscribe and Review     Rate, Review, & Follow on Apple Podcasts   I would be thrilled if you could rate and review my podcast! Your support helps me reach and encourage more people on their intuitive eating journeys. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select "Write a Review." Don't forget to share what you loved most about the episode!   Also, make sure to follow the podcast if you haven't already done so. Follow now!

Diets teach us to view the body as a project. You can tinker with what you're eating and transform your body into something different. Then fitness culture doubles down and provides the message that you can shape your body to be whatever you want it to be, you just have to put up with messages like no pain, no gain and a complete disconnection from your body, how it feels, and what resonates with it. I know I spent years and years in this ping pong game of diets and body shaping. Then, saying F this, swinging the pendulum to the opposite side and eating everything I had deprived and barely moving my body, only to still feel horrible that I went crawling back to a diet again because I had no clue what else to do. There is a lot that gets sacrificed seeing the body as a project and this realization often only occurs after months and years when you realize you don't know who you are anymore, how to exist in your body, or what it actually needs. Yet, releasing the habitual relationship with the body as something to change and alter will also potentially change your relationships, the environments you've been interacting with, and the conversations you engage in. It isn't that easy when everyone around you is also in their own body project to say, "hey, ya know what, I'm done working on my body." In this week's episode, I chat with Savala Nolan, writer, author, public speaker, and professor at UC Berkeley about: The journey of recovering from diet cultureUnderstanding the language and psychological impact of dietingEnding the body project and facing the fears and cost of body liberationQuestioning societal normsPractical steps toward body liberationYou can also read the transcript to this week's episode ​here​: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/breaking-free-from-diet-cultureThis was such a fantastic conversation. Savala describes exiting diet culture in a way that I've never heard someone capture what it is actually like and what a person may come to face in the process. If you have any insights from this episode, let me know! With Compassion and Empathy, Stephanie Mara FoxKeep in touch with Savala: Website: https://savalanolan.com/Substack: https://savala.substack.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/savalanolan/Support the showKeep in touch with Stephanie Mara:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_stephaniemara/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephaniemarafoxWebsite: https://www.stephaniemara.com/https://www.somaticeating.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmara/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stephaniemarafoxContact: support@stephaniemara.comSupport the show:Become a supporter: https://www.buzzsprout.com/809987/supportAll affiliate links: https://www.stephaniemara.com/resourcesReceive 15% off my fave protein powder with code STEPHANIEMARA at checkout here: https://www.equipfoods.com/STEPHANIEMARAUse my Amazon Affiliate link when shopping on Amazon: https://amzn.to/448IyPlSpecial thanks to Bendsound for the music in this episode. www.bensou...

I cover a lot in this episode and I encourage EVERYONE to listen to it. This will reconnect you with what it really takes to change your eating habits and stop dieting for good. The body you want is waiting for you. Let's not waste any more time. JOIN MY REVAMPED 1:1 PROGRAMME IN SEPTEMBER! >BOOK YOUR FREE CALL NOW TO HAVE A CHAT >

Watch this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtu.be/8lfCcjlzmx0 In Episode 746 of the Half Size Me Show, Heather shares an AMA session for podcast premium subscribers. Heather answers real questions about cravings, mindset, and the ongoing battle between your “higher brain” and “lower brain.” They also chat about: The truth about food rules vs. flexible dieting. Why your brain resists change (and how to work with it). How to stop the binge → guilt → repeat cycle. And more! CLICK HERE to become a podcast premium subscriber today and get even more inspiration for your weight loss journey! As a subscriber to Half Size Me Podcast Premium, you will get: --Access to the entire 740+ episode archive --Access weekly episodes a day EARLY --Access to EXCLUSIVE, subscriber-only series including the Coaching Jackie, Coaching Karolina and Coaching Sarah series --Access to subscriber-only audio responses to “Ask Me Anything” questions Get SUPPORT and CONNECTION in the HSM Academy! CLICK HERE for more! About Half Size Me The Half Size Me™ Show is a weekly podcast. It will inspire and motivate you no matter where you are in your weight loss journey. Whether you're just getting started losing weight or having worked on your health and wellness for years, this show is for you! The Half Size Me Show is hosted by Heather Robertson, who lost 170 pounds over a period of 5 years and has maintained since 2012. Heather did it by learning new eating habits, getting regular exercise, and changing her mindset. On her popular weekly podcast, The Half Size Me Show, Heather shares her own lessons and struggles with you, and she shows you how to handle the real challenge of any weight loss journey... weight maintenance. Be sure to subscribe to The Half Size Me Show and join Heather every week as she shares information, inspiration, coaching, and conversations with REAL people who've learned weight loss isn't only about losing pounds, it's about finding yourself. Disclaimer: Heather is not a doctor, nurse, or certified health professional. What worked for her or her guests may not work for you. Please talk with your doctor, dietician, or other certified health professionals when seeking advice about your own weight loss or weight maintenance plan. All information included in The Half Size Me™ Podcast and on HalfSizeMe.com is for informational and inspirational purposes only. For additional disclaimer information, please visit HalfSizeMe.com.

In this enlightening episode, Dr. Cristina Castagnini sits down with Registered Dietitian Colleen Christensen to unpack the confusing landscape of "food freedom." Many individuals escaping the clutches of diet culture find themselves swinging from rigid restriction to a state of rebellion where they feel out of control with food. Colleen explains why this "pendulum swing" is a normal part of the process and introduces the solution: finding a sustainable middle ground. By marrying the principles of intuitive eating with the foundational science of nutrition, Colleen and Dr. Cristina discuss how to transition from a "no rules" rebellion into a life where food is no longer the center of your world, but rather a tool for nourishment and joy. SHOW NOTES: Click here Follow me on Instagram @behind_the_bite_podcast Visit the website: www.behindthebitepodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this enlightening episode, Dr. Cristina Castagnini sits down with Registered Dietitian Colleen Christensen to unpack the confusing landscape of "food freedom." Many individuals escaping the clutches of diet culture find themselves swinging from rigid restriction to a state of rebellion where they feel out of control with food. Colleen explains why this "pendulum swing" is a normal part of the process and introduces the solution: finding a sustainable middle ground. By marrying the principles of intuitive eating with the foundational science of nutrition, Colleen and Dr. Cristina discuss how to transition from a "no rules" rebellion into a life where food is no longer the center of your world, but rather a tool for nourishment and joy. SHOW NOTES: Click here Follow me on Instagram @behind_the_bite_podcast Visit the website: www.behindthebitepodcast.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this week's episode, I chat about: I read 3 different food recovery Reddit stories I talk about recovery into a world that is just going to want to push you back into your food behaviors Grieving the time that has passed since your food coping behaviors began The comfort with being in the sympathetic nervous system making it difficult to recover The optimal pace of food recoveryThere are 4 days left to sign up for the Somatic Eating® Program! 

Do you feel like eating has to happen a certain way or your anxiety spirals? Do food rules, rituals, or intrusive thoughts take over your day in ways that feel exhausting but impossible to stop? In this episode of The Dr. Marianne-Land Podcast, Dr. Marianne Miller explores the complex overlap between OCD and eating disorders, including how compulsions, “just-right” feelings, anxiety, sensory sensitivities, and rigid food patterns can quietly shape someone's relationship with eating. Many people with OCD and eating disorders do not fit stereotypes. Some people struggle with restrictive eating, binge eating, ARFID, food avoidance, or repetitive rituals around meals without realizing that obsessive-compulsive patterns may be part of what is driving the cycle. This episode breaks down why food can become attached to safety, certainty, and relief from distress, and why recovery requires more than simply “stopping” the behavior. Dr. Marianne also explores how neurodivergence, including ADHD and autism, can overlap with OCD and eating disorders in ways that are frequently misunderstood in traditional treatment spaces. What OCD and Eating Disorders Can Look Like Around Food This episode explores how OCD can show up through food rituals, rigid eating rules, repetitive behaviors, intrusive thoughts, contamination fears, and overwhelming “not-right” feelings connected to meals and eating experiences. Dr. Marianne explains why these patterns often become reinforced over time and why eating can begin to feel emotionally loaded, exhausting, and difficult to navigate. The Difference Between Food Preferences, Rituals, and Compulsions Not every food routine is automatically OCD, and not every eating disorder behavior comes from body image concerns. Dr. Marianne discusses the difference between supportive structure versus compulsive rigidity and explains why understanding the function of behaviors matters so much in eating disorder recovery. OCD, Neurodivergence, and Eating Disorders Many autistic people and ADHDers rely on predictability, sensory consistency, and routines to reduce overwhelm. This episode explores how OCD can intensify those needs and why treatment must account for sensory processing, executive functioning, anxiety, and nervous system regulation instead of relying on shame or force. Why “Just Stop the Behavior” Usually Does Not Work When providers or loved ones do not understand OCD and eating disorders, people often receive advice that increases distress instead of helping. Dr. Marianne explains why compulsions and rituals are not simply habits people can turn off instantly and why recovery requires compassion, pacing, flexibility, and support for the nervous system. Recovery From OCD and Eating Disorders This episode also explores what can actually help when food rules and compulsions take over. Dr. Marianne discusses building tolerance for uncertainty, gently interrupting rituals, supporting sensory needs, reducing shame, and creating more flexibility around eating without overwhelming the nervous system. Related Episodes When Eating Disorders Meet Anxiety, OCD, or Depression: Co-Occurring Challenges & Recovery Strategies on Apple & Spotify. Obsessions, Compulsions, and Control: How OCD Intertwines With Eating Disorders on Apple & Spotify. Food, Fear, & Fixation: How OCD Shapes Eating Disorders on Apple & Spotify. Work With Dr. Marianne Miller Dr. Marianne Miller is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and eating disorder therapist who specializes in ARFID, binge eating disorder, anorexia, bulimia, OCD, and neurodivergent-affirming care. She works with teens and adults in California and offers coaching support more broadly. Learn more about therapy, coaching, and eating disorder recovery support on her website drmariannemiller.com. Listen and Subscribe If this episode resonated with you, follow The Dr. Marianne-Land Podcast on your favorite podcast platform and share this episode with someone who feels trapped in food rules, rituals, anxiety, or intrusive thoughts around eating.

In this episode of The Love Yourself Thin Podcast, Dara continues her powerful series on the hidden history of diet culture and weight loss. Last week, we explored the blueprint of shame. This week, we uncover the control trap. Why have so many women stopped trusting themselves around food? Why do we believe an app, a diet book, or a set of food rules knows our body better than we do? Dara walks through the history of weight loss culture—from the first diet book in 1863 to calorie counting, slimming clubs, diet pills, Weight Watchers, processed food marketing, and today's GLP-1 era—to reveal how the diet industry slowly trained women to distrust their own hunger, body, and intuition. If you've spent decades starting over every Monday, following someone else's rules, and feeling like you "fail" when you can't keep up, this episode will help you understand why. This conversation is especially for women over 50 who are tired of dieting, tired of obsessing over food, and ready to create permanent weight loss by healing the deeper patterns underneath emotional eating, perfectionism, procrastination, and people-pleasing. In this episode, Dara discusses: ✨ The first diet book and how weight loss became rule-based ✨ Why diet culture teaches women to distrust themselves ✨ The connection between control, shame, and food ✨ How calorie counting changed women's relationship with eating ✨ The rise of slimming clubs, diet pills, and public weigh-ins ✨ Why food rules often become emotional "buffers" ✨ The difference between external control and self-governance ✨ How emotional eating is often about safety, not food ✨ Why lasting weight loss starts with trust, not restriction Dara also shares personal insights about growing up as a people-pleaser, how food became emotional protection, and why learning to feel emotions instead of controlling them changed everything. If you're ready to stop fighting yourself and finally understand the real reason weight loss has felt so hard, this episode is for you. Connect with Dara: Subscribe to the podcast for weekly conversations about emotional eating, mindset, and permanent weight loss for women 50+. Follow Dara on Instagram: @dara_tomasson If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend and leave a review—it helps more women find freedom from the dieting cycle. If you're ready to dig deeper into what is holding you back from achieving your weight loss goals, book a call with Dara to explore the options - Book a Call Explore more about Dara's program HERE  

When it comes to the phenomenon that is consciousness, there is one point on which scientists, philosophers, and artists all agree: it feels like something to be us. Yet the fact that we have a subjective experience of the world remains one of nature's greatest mysteries. How is it that our mental operations are accompanied by feelings, thoughts, and a sense of self? What would a scientific investigation of our inner life look like when we have as little distance and perspective on it as fish do of the sea? In A World Appears, Michael Pollan traces the unmapped continent that is consciousness, bringing radically different perspectives—scientific, philosophical, literary, spiritual, and psychedelic—to see what each can teach us about this central fact of life. When neuroscientists began studying consciousness in the early 1990s, they sought to explain how and why three pounds of spongy gray matter could generate a subjective point of view — assuming that the brain is the source of our perceived reality. Pollan takes us to the cutting edge of the field, where scientists are entertaining more radical (and less materialist) theories of consciousness. He introduces us to "plant neurobiologists" searching for the first flicker of consciousness in plants, scientists striving to engineer feelings into AI, and psychologists and novelists seeking to capture the felt experience of our slippery stream of consciousness. In Pollan's exploration of consciousness, he discovers a world far deeper and stranger than our everyday reality. Eye-opening and mind-expanding, A World Appears takes us into the laboratories of our own minds, ultimately showing us how we might make better use of the gift of awareness to more meaningfully connect with our deepest selves. Michael Pollan is the author of ten books, including This Is Your Mind on Plants, How to Change Your Mind, Cooked, Food Rules, In Defense of Food, The Omnivore's Dilemma, and The Botany of Desire, all of which were New York Times bestsellers. He is also the author of the audiobook Caffeine. A Guggenheim and Radcliffe Fellow, Pollan has taught writing at the University of California, Berkeley, and at Harvard University. In 2010, Time named him one of the one hundred most influential people in the world. Jon Mooallem is the author of three books, Wild Ones, This is Chance! and the essay collection Serious Face. He lives on Bainbridge Island.  Buy the Book A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness Elliott Bay Book Company

Nutrition advice for kids can feel overwhelming right now. In this episode, pediatric dietitian Jill Castle breaks down popular nutrition trends like seed oils, sugar, protein obsession, clean eating, and the Dirty Dozen list. She explains what parents actually need to know, what's worth paying attention to, and how to support a child's health without creating fear or rigid food rules.

We often think that food rules just serve the purpose of wanting to feel healthier, change your body, or stick to your diet, but what if I told you it goes way beyond that? In this episode, we're talking about how unhealthy food patterns can start to feel like emotional safety and why letting go of them can feel so uncomfortable, even when you know they're hurting you. Let's connect: Mallory's Instagram & Tiktok Free Community Food Noise Quiz Free Training - Why You Still Think about Food & How to Stop it Work With Me Submit Podcast Requests

Are you "being bad" for eating cake or looking for "guilt-free" foods? In this eye-opening episode, Heather Creekmore uncovers how modern diet culture has borrowed religious language—like sin, guilt, and temptation—and transformed eating into a moral battleground. Discover why labels like "clean eating" or "cheat days" aren't just diet lingo but clues to a whole alternate religion we unknowingly follow. You’ll walk away with a new perspective on the words and rules you’ve absorbed about food and body, and a biblically grounded reminder that God’s table is about grace, not judgment. Don’t miss this liberating conversation that will help you stop comparing and start living with joy and freedom at the dinner table. Join us as we: Break down the roots of food guilt and temptation language Examine what Scripture really says about food, pleasure, and purity Challenge the diet culture religion and reclaim the grace and freedom God intended Listen now—you’ll never hear the words "guilty pleasure" the same way again! This is part one of a brand new series looking at religious language we use around food, body, diets, and even fashion! References & Resources Books referenced: "Health, Money and Love, and Why We Don't Enjoy Them" by Robert Farrar Capon "Seculosity" by David Zahl The 40 Day Body Image WorkbookHeather Creekmore's book is discussed throughout the series. The next group journey starts Wednesday, June 3rd. More info at improvebodyimage.com. Notable Quotes "Diet culture is not just like a religion—it literally operates like one, complete with sin and temptation and confession and atonement and a promise of salvation if you can just get all the food and exercise rules right." (04:21) "The Bible says eat with gladness. God has already approved." (32:32) "Clean eating has borrowed its central metaphor, cleanliness, from a religious tradition that...the New Testament has moved on [from]." (27:32) Mentions of Other Episodes Upcoming in the Series: Episode 2: Analysis of religious language in diet programs such as Optavia and Gwen Shamblin's Weigh Down Workshop and their impact on true Christian faith. Episode 3: Discussion on forgiving fashion—why we talk about clothes as "forgiving" and unpacking this language. Connect & Learn More Join the 40-Day Journey or get more resources: improvebodyimage.com Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

My current perspective on eating disorders is that labeling food behaviors as a disorder has kept the field of food recovery distracted, continuing to focus on that food is the problem. Patterns of binge eating, restriction, yo yo dieting, food noise, and body image struggles need to be re-labeled as nervous system dysregulation or a trauma response. Food, for many, was never actually the problem, but it was the strategy to support the nervous system, to cultivate safety, and to produce specific neurotransmitters. The safer you feel in your body, the less you can experience food or body image impulses that are trying to facilitate safety.In this week's episode, I chat with Francesca Annenberg, Eating Disorder Recovery, Somatic Practitioner, and Psychedelic Integration Guide, about: How psychedelic assisted therapies can be utilized in food recoveryHow movement, sensory awareness and reconnecting with the body can transform food and body image issuesBuilding safety and trust in the bodyThe connection between food, relationships, and self worthYou can also read the transcript to this week's episode here: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/breakthrough-food-recovery-stucknessI truly believe somatic psychology has been the missing piece for many people struggling for decades with their food and body image. This is why I'm passionate about teaching my three month live Somatic Eating® Program to be able to reach more people with this work. You can learn more at ​somaticeating.com​. The doors are open to join now and I would love to connect with you more in the program.With Compassion and Empathy, Stephanie Mara FoxKeep in touch with Francesca: Website: http://www.francescaeatsroses.com/ IG + TikTok: @francescaeatsroses LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/francesca-rose-annenberg-46966631 Email: hello@francescaeatsroses.comSupport the showKeep in touch with Stephanie Mara:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_stephaniemara/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephaniemarafoxWebsite: https://www.stephaniemara.com/https://www.somaticeating.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmara/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stephaniemarafoxContact: support@stephaniemara.comSupport the show:Become a supporter: https://www.buzzsprout.com/809987/supportAll affiliate links: https://www.stephaniemara.com/resourcesReceive 15% off my fave protein powder with code STEPHANIEMARA at checkout here: https://www.equipfoods.com/STEPHANIEMARAUse my Amazon Affiliate link when shopping on Amazon: https://amzn.to/448IyPlSpecial thanks to Bendsound for the music in this episode. www.bensou...

The longer I hang on social media, the more I see that it's confusing women in all areas of their life. And no where is it more evident than in the food / weight loss / metabolism area.It has become over complicated, and it is most certainly setting women BACK in their physique desires...this is NOT how we want to live.For my women, we want to live with FOOD FREEDOM, which means we come to understand and respect our food, and we learn to live INTUITIVELY.Our macros are in line (protein, carbs, fats) because we have learned how much we need, when, and why.It's not complicated ladies...it really just takes a bit of time and commitment at the start...and THEN we can let go of the formulas, counting, weighing...UGH. Who truly wants to live like that? Not me! Not at my tender age....FREEDOM is at the top of the mountain for us 50+ women...ENJOY this podcast (I also go into it more deeplt in my Youtube Channel - Karen McCoy Fitness - Four Food Rules.Book a complimentary Body Breakthrough strategy call with Karen and move into YOUR Best Body and Life beyond 40! www.warriorwomanfitness.com/apply

I have a saying, Embody first, Examine later.When you're feeling like you're drowning in body image concerns or food impulses, your prefrontal cortex is shut down. This is the part of your brain where you rationalize and can think through what is going on. When that part of your brain is diminished, it can be much harder to try to understand what message your body is trying to send you through food cravings or body image worries.At this point, what is often needed is non-verbal connection with your body. Your body needs support in assessing that it is safe.In this week's episode, I chat with Beverly Atkins, Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner and the founder of Pauseture, about: The impact of movement on body awarenessNavigating body image and self perceptionCultural influences on body image and how the practice of Feldenkrais can support in updating your experience of your bodyHow to shift focus from appearance to sensationUnderstanding food behaviors through movement and nervous system attunementYou can also read the transcript to this week's episode ​here​: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/feldenkrais-practice-can-improve-body-imageLastly, the doors to the Somatic Eating® Program are officially open!!! Early bird pricing of $150 off goes until Tuesday, April 28th. Enter EARLY (or EARLY30 for the payment plan) at checkout at somaticeating.com.With Compassion and Empathy, Stephanie Mara FoxKeep in touch with Beverly: Website: https://www.pauseture.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pauseture/Support the showKeep in touch with Stephanie Mara:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_stephaniemara/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephaniemarafoxWebsite: https://www.stephaniemara.com/https://www.somaticeating.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmara/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stephaniemarafoxContact: support@stephaniemara.comSupport the show:Become a supporter: https://www.buzzsprout.com/809987/supportAll affiliate links: https://www.stephaniemara.com/resourcesReceive 15% off my fave protein powder with code STEPHANIEMARA at checkout here: https://www.equipfoods.com/STEPHANIEMARAUse my Amazon Affiliate link when shopping on Amazon: https://amzn.to/448IyPlSpecial thanks to Bendsound for the music in this episode. www.bensou...

What happens when three podcasters get together to talk about the intersection of professional success and disordered eating? Pure gold. In this candid conversation with fellow podcasters Kelly Lewis and Jenna Kaitbenski we dive deep into why smart, successful women get trapped by stupid food rules and how corporate culture creates the perfect storm for disordered eating. This raw, unfiltered discussion covers: Why 73% of women in corporate environments engage in disordered eating behaviors How the same traits that make you successful at work make you vulnerable to eating disorders The shocking truth: only 6% of people with eating disorders are actually underweight Why exercise addiction is the "acceptable" eating disorder How your body becomes a project to optimize rather than a life to live The mortality reality: eating disorders have the highest death rate of any mental illness Breaking the "not sick enough" myth that keeps women trapped For the smart woman who knows her food rules are stupid but can't stop following them. THE CORPORATE-EATING DISORDER CONNECTION The stereotype: Young, white ballerinas or models The reality: Lawyers, doctors, corporate women, founders—high-performing women crushing it in their careers Why high achievers are vulnerable: Perfectionism, discipline, control, high standards Ability to push through discomfort "Results over rest" mentality Everything becomes a metric to optimize 73% of women in corporate environments engage in at least one disordered eating behavior—restriction, excessive exercise, binge eating, or other control mechanisms. THE OPTIMIZATION TRAP "When everything becomes a metric you have to optimize, your body becomes a project. And projects can be controlled, manipulated, and perfected." The progression: Tracking steps, calories, macros Quantifying your entire existence Body becomes another business problem to solve Rest becomes something to earn, not something you need Productivity equals your value or worth The cruel reality: The eating disorder voice will never say "enough." It will always demand more optimization, more control, more perfection. THE "NOT SICK ENOUGH" LIE SHOCKING STATISTIC: Only 6% of people with eating disorders are actually underweight. That means 94% are at regular weight or overweight and still struggling with disordered behaviors. What this creates: "In order to be considered sick enough, I have to prove it by losing weight"—which becomes another way the disorder tricks you into getting sicker. The truth: Your next-door neighbor could be purging after dinner for 20 years at an average weight, and you'd never know. THE HIDDEN COSTS Beyond the physical damage (bone density, heart issues, GI problems, fertility): Relationships suffer—you're not present, always obsessing Time stolen—years of life consumed by food and body thoughts Energy depleted—surviving on coffee and accolades instead of nourishment Cognitive function—brain fog from inadequate fuel Professional impact—who can perform at their best while malnourished? Most devastating: "I missed my mom's funeral because I was trying to find a gym to work out"—the disorder makes you miss life itself. THE IDENTITY SHIFT Separating your voices: Your best self (Lindsey)—operates with excellence, nourishes, rests The eating disorder voice (Gina)—demands control, optimization, never enough "Gina, sit down. Shut up. Not today. Lindsey is driving the bus." Reframing your body: From optimization project → to "her" deserving respect From earning rest → to rest as requirement From food rules → to body wisdom From external metrics → to internal trust THE CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS On exercise compulsion: "Rest is bad. Rest is lazy. You mean you need to rest? It's this productivity that equals your worth." On the never enough cycle: "At my thinnest, I hated parts of my body. It will never be enough." On breaking free: "I now know when life gets stressful, my default is to not eat. But nourishment is non-negotiable if I want to be a peak performer." On hope: "If you are alive and breathing, you can get out of this. There is another side. You are not stuck." KEY QUOTES

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Since my time in graduate school for somatic psychotherapy, I have shared with anyone who would listen about the connection between somatics and nutrition. It has felt absurd to me that food was never talked about in my somatic studies. In my PhD interview, I passionately shared that I believe there is a need to bring the field of nutrition into somatics. This has been a 20-year journey where I'm seeing that others have also been trying to combine these fields. One of those people I'm thrilled to bring back onto the podcast.In this week's episode, I chat with Luis Mojica, Somatic Educator, certified in Holistic Nutrition, and author of Food Therapy, about: How Luis also came to combine the fields of somatics, nutrition, and traumaFood as a witness to your darkest momentsWhat different foods will do in your nervous systemThe importance of titrating balancing foods into your mealsOwning the choice to lean on food Somatic practices to move through cravings Discovering what your most craved foods are trying to do for you You can also read the transcript to this week's episode ​here​: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/how-to-use-food-cravings-as-feedback-of-your-nervous-system-statesWith Compassion and Empathy, Stephanie Mara FoxKeep in touch with Luis: Website: www.holisticlifenavigation.com Link to book page: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/the-book Podcast: www.holisticlifenavigation.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistic.life.navigationSupport the showKeep in touch with Stephanie Mara:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_stephaniemara/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephaniemarafoxWebsite: https://www.stephaniemara.com/https://www.somaticeating.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmara/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stephaniemarafoxContact: support@stephaniemara.comSupport the show:Become a supporter: https://www.buzzsprout.com/809987/supportAll affiliate links: https://www.stephaniemara.com/resourcesReceive 15% off my fave protein powder with code STEPHANIEMARA at checkout here: https://www.equipfoods.com/STEPHANIEMARAUse my Amazon Affiliate link when shopping on Amazon: https://amzn.to/448IyPlSpecial thanks to Bendsound for the music in this episode. www.bensou...

Send us Fan MailGuilt about leaving food and the urge to eat fast often come from childhood rules and scarcity, not a lack of discipline. We talk through how food stories shape adult eating and how to rebuild trust with hunger, fullness, and choice. • how clean your plate rules override hunger and fullness cues • why food behaviors are learned survival strategies, not moral failures • how food insecurity can show up as rushing, hoarding, overeating, and anxiety • dropping good and bad food labels to reduce shame and backlash eating • identifying food rules and tracing where they came from • reconnecting with hunger and satiety cues using a 1 to 10 scale • choosing one calm meal to practice mindful eating and avoid multitasking • giving yourself permission to leave a few bites and sit with discomfort • building food security with consistent meals, snacks, and reliable foods at home • setting respectful boundaries at family gatherings while honoring culture I invite you to send me a message, download this episode, share it with a friend. If you want to go over some of these rules with me, I'll be more than happy to do that with you. Thank you for listening. Please subscribe to this podcast and share with a friend. If you would like to know more about my services, please message at fueledbyleo@gmail.comMy YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0SqBP44jMNYSzlcJjOKJdg

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Around 2018, I was living in Denver, Colorado and I was in my ongoing process of combining the fields of somatics, nutrition, nervous system, and trauma. I've wanted to learn as much as I can about all of the possible perspectives of what affects and shapes our food interactions. I was a member at the Denver Botanic Gardens and found out they were holding an all day nutrition workshop with Dr. Deanna Minich. I had been following her work for a long time and was so excited to learn from her in person. Some of the things I learned at that workshop I still cite today in sessions. I have admired the way Dr. Minich combines nutritional science and spirituality. So you can imagine how overjoyed I was when she agreed to come on the podcast and share her wisdom. In this week's episode, I chat with Dr. Deanna Minich, Nutrition Scientist and Chief Scientific Officer at Symphony Natural Health, about: Eating and circadian rhythmThe relationship between food and spiritualityFood and connection with lineage, ancestry, and generational traumaPersonal food stories and food associationsThe power of sensitivityEmbracing color, play, and creativity with food You can also read the transcript to this week's episode here: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/create-your-eating-timeline-to-understand-your-food-storyI hope you love this chat as much as I did and email me anytime with any insights you had from this episode! With Compassion and Empathy, Stephanie Mara FoxKeep in touch Dr. Deanna Minich: Website: https://www.deannaminich.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deanna.minich/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deannaminich/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/foodandspirit Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannaminich/Support the showKeep in touch with Stephanie Mara:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_stephaniemara/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephaniemarafoxWebsite: https://www.stephaniemara.com/https://www.somaticeating.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmara/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stephaniemarafoxContact: support@stephaniemara.comSupport the show:Become a supporter: https://www.buzzsprout.com/809987/supportAll affiliate links: https://www.stephaniemara.com/resourcesReceive 15% off my fave protein powder with code STEPHANIEMARA at checkout here: https://www.equipfoods.com/STEPHANIEMARAUse my Amazon Affiliate link when shopping on Amazon: https://amzn.to/448IyPlSpecial thanks to Bendsound for the music in this episode. www.bensou...

When I first entered into the world of wellness culture, I was swept up in the promise of health, vibrancy, and fixing every symptom I had and could ever have. I did the detoxes, the cleanses, the supplements, the colonics, the detox foot baths, the energy work, and the elimination diets. Now, if you're thinking, "Wait. I have done some of those things and they were helpful to me." That is great! But, what I've noticed is that wellness culture has commodified health to sell something. Things it didn't guide me to look at were detoxing my thoughts, my social media feeds, my low self esteem, and my trauma. Attending to these things was far more beneficial for my health and well being than any supplement I could ever take. Constantly trying to digest internal harsh criticism was part of what was fueling all of my symptoms as my body was living in a sympathetic nervous system state and the longer you stay in a fight or flight response, the more your body is going to struggle to stabilize. In this week's episode, I chat with Michele Scarlet, Board-Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Certified Personal Trainer, and Women's Health Coach, about: The impact of stressUnderstanding body communicationDetoxing mythsHow to support the body in a toxic world and no we're not just talking about what you ingest but also what you surround yourself withNavigating food choicesFostering self compassionYou can also read the transcript to this week's episode here: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/busting-detox-mythsHope you enjoy this week's episode and talk to you more soon! With Compassion and Empathy, Stephanie Mara FoxKeep in touch with Michele: Website: https://www.michelescarlet.com/about Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelescarlet_/Support the showKeep in touch with Stephanie Mara:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_stephaniemara/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephaniemarafoxWebsite: https://www.stephaniemara.com/https://www.somaticeating.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmara/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stephaniemarafoxContact: support@stephaniemara.comSupport the show:Become a supporter: https://www.buzzsprout.com/809987/supportAll affiliate links: https://www.stephaniemara.com/resourcesReceive 15% off my fave protein powder with code STEPHANIEMARA at checkout here: https://www.equipfoods.com/STEPHANIEMARAUse my Amazon Affiliate link when shopping on Amazon: https://amzn.to/448IyPlSpecial thanks to Bendsound for the music in this episode. www.bensou...

Are you following "healthy" food rules religiously? Counting every macro? Never eating past 7pm? Walking exactly 10,000 steps? What if I told you these rules aren't keeping you healthy—they're actually keeping you sick? Today I'm exposing the "Holy Food Rules Bible" we've all been handed by diet culture and fake wellness experts. These arbitrary commandments have become our gospel truth, but they're lies disguised as health advice. In this episode, you'll discover: Why the food rules you think are healthy are actually harmful The truth behind popular rules (10K steps was literally a marketing campaign!) How macro counting increases anxiety and disordered eating by 73% Why following rigid rules disconnects you from your body's wisdom The psychological damage these rules create How to replace diet culture commandments with body trust The ONE thing you can do today to start breaking free Ready to throw out the rule book and trust your body instead? THE "HOLY FOOD RULES BIBLE" EXPOSED These aren't truths—they're marketing lies that have become sacred commandments: ❌ "No eating past 7pm" → Your body doesn't have a magic clock ❌ "10,000 steps daily" → Came from 1960s Japanese marketing, not science ❌ "Count your macros" → Your body doesn't care about perfect ratios ❌ "Fast intermittently" → Can disrupt women's hormones and trigger restriction cycles ❌ "Cycle your carbs" → Just restriction in disguise ❌ "High protein, low carb/fat" → Your body needs ALL macronutrients These rules create morality around food, disconnect you from body wisdom, and increase anxiety by 400%. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DAMAGE Following rigid food rules: Creates "good" vs "bad" morality around eating Disconnects you from hunger, fullness, and cravings Increases ruminating thoughts about food by 400% Sets you up for failure and shame cycles Keeps you trapped in external validation instead of body trust CLIENT TRANSFORMATION "For years, I was trapped by strict rules, 'fear foods,' and compulsive exercise. I followed every rule religiously, thinking they were keeping me healthy. But I wasn't healthy—I was anxious, obsessed, and missing out on life. Working with Lindsey, I learned to question every single rule and replace them with body wisdom. Now I eat when I'm hungry, move because it feels good, and I'm finally present for the people I love." REPLACE RULES WITH BODY WISDOM Instead of rigid commandments, try these principles: ✅ "No eating past 7pm" → "I eat when my body needs nourishment" ✅ "10,000 steps daily" → "I move my body in ways that feel good" ✅ "Count every macro" → "I nourish my body with variety and abundance" ✅ "Fast for 16 hours" → "I honor my hunger whenever it shows up" ✅ "Never eat the same thing twice" → "I eat what sounds good and satisfying" Principles give you freedom. Rules give you prison. THE ONE THING TO DO TODAY Write down every food rule you're currently following. Every commandment from your personal "Holy Food Rules Bible." Then pick ONE rule to abandon this week. Replace it with body wisdom and trust. Start small. Question everything. Your body already knows what it needs. KEY QUOTES

The statement, “You are not your body,” needs some somatic updating. This statement, which has been said countless of times to try to decrease body image struggles, actually guides you in detaching from the body, further causing separation from safely inhabiting the body.René Descartes' “I think, therefore I am,” reinforced a mind-body split. This contributed to the belief that the body is meant to be transcended and translated to: don't listen to your body, hunger, fatigue, needs, or sensations. This has led to further objectification of the body that it can be shaped to meet the mind's desires. and detaching from the body in the process doesn't teach you how to sense, feel, and relate to your body.In this week's Satiated Podcast episode, I chat about: Challenging the statement you are not your bodyThe importance of inhabiting your body to decrease body image issuesBody image and your nervous systemUpdating the you are not your body sentimentJournaling questions You can also read the transcript to this week's episode ​here​: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/you-are-not-your-body-or-are-youHope you enjoy this episode and talk with you next week!With Compassion and Empathy, Stephanie Mara FoxSupport the showKeep in touch with Stephanie Mara:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_stephaniemara/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephaniemarafoxWebsite: https://www.stephaniemara.com/https://www.somaticeating.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmara/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stephaniemarafoxContact: support@stephaniemara.comSupport the show:Become a supporter: https://www.buzzsprout.com/809987/supportAll affiliate links: https://www.stephaniemara.com/resourcesReceive 15% off my fave protein powder with code STEPHANIEMARA at checkout here: https://www.equipfoods.com/STEPHANIEMARAUse my Amazon Affiliate link when shopping on Amazon: https://amzn.to/448IyPlSpecial thanks to Bendsound for the music in this episode. www.bensou...

In John 5, Jesus heals a man who had been paralyzed for 38 years — and then tells him to do something shocking: “Pick up your mat and walk.” The problem? It was unlawful to carry your mat on the Sabbath. Why would Jesus ask him to break a religious rule? Because obedience to Christ will always matter more than man-made regulations. In today's episode, we're talking about how following Jesus may challenge your food rules — the ones that once made you feel safe. Whether it's “no carbs after 7,” tracking everything you eat, or believing you have to earn your food through exercise, the Holy Spirit may gently invite you to do something different. And that invitation can feel uncomfortable. But freedom often does. If you've ever felt tension between your faith and your food rules, this episode will help you discern the difference between Spirit-led conviction and fear-based restriction. What You'll Learn: Why Jesus sometimes disrupts rule-following How food rules can masquerade as discipline The difference between wisdom and fear How to discern the voice of the Holy Spirit in your health journey Work With Abbie Here: https://bio.site/abbiestasior

Something I've noticed in food recovery is that certain foods and meals become associated with dieting. Suddenly, you're afraid or feeling resistance to eating certain vegetables or fruits because these foods have been somatically connected to deprivation and restriction. Your body tenses, your breath gets shallow, you feel tight, and you hear an internal, "NO, don't eat that." You might find yourself questioning if you're on a diet if you choose the salad over the burger. The sensations attached to NO make it feel like eating these foods are "wrong." And when you do eat these foods, you feel panicked about if you're going to get enough, will you be satiated, does this mean you're back on a diet again, and on and on. A part of food recovery can be updating your body's story that all foods are safe but this is not only the foods you have labeled as "bad" but also the foods you used to diet with. In this week's episode, I chat with Bonnie Roney, Registered Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, about: The illusion of control in dietingRebuilding trust with your bodyNavigating the hunger and fullness scaleThe importance of consistent eatingNuances to saying yes and no to foodsUnderstanding food choices beyond dietingVisualizing your life and finding your identity beyond dietsYou can also read the transcript to this week's episode ​here​: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/making-empowered-food-choices-beyond-diet-cultureI really loved this conversation and you will walk away feeling a lot of relief in how to normalize all of your food decisions.With Compassion and Empathy, Stephanie Mara FoxKeep in touch with Bonnie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diet.culture.rebel/ Website: https://dietculturerebel.com/Support the showKeep in touch with Stephanie Mara:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_stephaniemara/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephaniemarafoxWebsite: https://www.stephaniemara.com/https://www.somaticeating.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmara/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stephaniemarafoxContact: support@stephaniemara.comSupport the show:Become a supporter: https://www.buzzsprout.com/809987/supportAll affiliate links: https://www.stephaniemara.com/resourcesReceive 15% off my fave protein powder with code STEPHANIEMARA at checkout here: https://www.equipfoods.com/STEPHANIEMARAUse my Amazon Affiliate link when shopping on Amazon: https://amzn.to/448IyPl Special thanks to Bendsound for the music in this episode. www.benso...

What's on the other side of fear, food rules, and constant self-criticism? In this personal growth podcast clip, we talk about how self-compassion, nuance, and letting go of perfectionism can create more mental space, deeper connection, and lasting happiness.  Listen to the full episode here: https://www.aboutprogress.com/blog/the-power-of-eating-without-fear Sign up as a Supporter to get access to our private, premium, ad-free podcast, More Personal. Episodes air each Friday! More for Moms Conference use code “LISTENER” for $20 off Leave a rating and review Check out my ⁠workshops⁠! Follow About Progress on YOUTUBE! Book Launch Committee ⁠Free DSL Training⁠ Full Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices