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In this powerful episode, Jess sits down with Megrette Fletcher, registered dietitian, diabetes care and education specialist, and co-author of Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with Diabetes. Megrette is a pioneer in weight-inclusive diabetes care, and this conversation is packed with perspective shifts and gentle challenges to the way we've all been taught to think about blood sugar, food, and health. Together, Jess and Megrette explore the power of language in diabetes care, the emotional and physical toll of weight-centric messaging, and why success shouldn't be defined by weight loss or perfect numbers. Megrette shares how we can shift from a restrictive, shame-based approach to one rooted in agency, autonomy, and ease and why those concepts aren't just helpful, but essential for sustainable care. This episode also includes a powerful reflective exercise that left Jess rethinking her own approach to care. Whether you're living with diabetes, supporting a loved one, or working in healthcare, this conversation is one you'll want to revisit.Learn more about Megrette at megrette.com and subscribe to her newsletter No Weight Loss Required.If you're living with diabetes or prediabetes and want personalized support from a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist covered by insurance, visit diabetesdigital.co to connect with our culturally aware and weight-inclusive team. And if you love the show, don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes or Spotify—it makes a huge difference! For additional resources and show notes, head to diabetesdigital.co/podcast.

We've been told a lie about how to take care of our chronic condition. We've been told all chronic conditions can be managed by one thing; weight loss. It's troubling, really. Join me as I interview weight-inclusive diabetes care specialist, and my colleague, Megrette Fletcher. Megrette unravels the truth, and provides more self-compassionate and practical […] The post Intuitive and Mindful Eating with a Chronic Condition; With Diabetes Educator Megrette Fletcher, RD appeared first on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Intuitive Eating Columbus OH.

In this episode, we connect with Megrette Fletcher, M.Ed., R.D., CDCES, who is a pioneering expert in Mindful Eating and diabetes education. She provides weight-inclusive teaching materials and resources to help build strong relationships and promote sustainable well-being. With a master's degree in nutrition education and certification as a diabetes educator, she co-authored "Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with Diabetes: A Mindful Eating Program for Thriving with Prediabetes or Diabetes", a foundational text in the field. Stay tuned to learn more about her work! Megrette is a mindful eating leader and co-founder of The Center for Mindful Eating. She writes a free weight-inclusive newsletter for people with diabetes. She is a registered dietitian and certified diabetes care and education specialist.   On this Episode You Will Learn:  How mindful eating plays a role in the prevention and management of diabetes Her motivation for establishing The Center for Mindful Eating and the impact that it has had Resources that Megrette recommends and provides How Megrette approaches the demonization of specific foods when it comes to diabetes and how she works around it Question of the Day: What mindful eating practices do you integrate into your daily lives? Connect with Yumlish! Website Instagram Twitter Facebook LinkedIn YouTube  Connect with Megrette Fletcher! Website Instagram LinkedIn Books Resources

I am so excited for today's guest and I think everyone can learn something from today's episode!Lindsay Sarson is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and host of The Intuitive Diabetic Podcast. Lindsay runs an online non-diet, holistic nutrition practice that is focused on helping her clients ditch the diets and improve their relationships with food and body so that they can sustainably support their whole health (mind, body, and spirit). As a person living with diabetes for 32 years (Type 1), Lindsay also has a special interest in changing the diet culture narrative prevalent in diabetes, and helping others living diabetes to reconnect with their intuitive eater so that they can eat with more ease, and thrive in their NOW body.Today we chat about:-Some of her own food and body story-Challenges faced by those diagnosed with diabetes and some advocacy work happening now-How intuitive eating and diabetes can co-exist (clearing up some misconceptions)-How diet culture impacts people living with diabetesYou can Find Lindsay here: https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/Waterdown Ontario Based Holistic Nutritionist- Lindsay Sarsonlindsay@lindsaysarson.com1-289-442-1434Resources Shared Today:Insulin advocacy:T1international- Home - T1InternationalFor The Intuitive Eating with Diabetes Guide please email lindsay@lindsaysarson.comFor my new Freebie – Food Freedom Roadmap they can access using – Waterdown Ontario Based Holistic Nutritionist- Lindsay SarsonBook:Eat What You Love Love What You Eat With Diabetes: A mindful eating program for thriving with prediabetes or diabetes by Michelle May and Megrette Fletcher (2012) - Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with Diabetes: A Mindful Eating Program for Thriving with Prediabetes or Diabetes - Am I Hungry?Apply for the Body and Food Freedom ProjectApply for the BFF group hereGet your free guide to managing the not good enough voicePDF - Not Good EnoughConnect with Vanessa!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vanessa_preston_/Linktree:  @vanessa_preston_ | LinktreeWebsite: https://greenlifepsychology.com/Email: info@greenlifepsychology.comFacebook: Vanessa PrestonDisclaimer:This podcast represents the opinions of Vanessa Preston and her guests to the show. Vanessa is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and abides by ethics of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). The content here should not be taken as medical or therapeutic advice. The content here is for informational purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions.

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

In this week’s episode Hannah and Ali talk all things diabetes. They are joined by world renowned diabetes care and education specialist Registered Dietitian Megrette Fletcher. Megrette brings over 25 years experience working in diabetes and chronic illness as a champion and advocate for anti-diet, weight inclusive diabetes care. Our listener questions this week include: Do I need to watch my weight and food choices to prevent diabetes? Can people give themselves type 2 diabetes by eating poorly, being fat and eating too much sugar? Do you need to calculate your carbohydrate intake to the gram to manage your diabetes? What’s the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes? Is it true that if I lose weight I can reverse my pre-diabetes? Can you eat intuitively and manage your blood sugars? Diabetes care and education can be deeply rooted in diet culture and weight stigma, which often leave those impacted by diabetes believing their body is the problem and that it is their responsibility to fix themselves. Megrette helps bust this myth, and shows how fat-phobia, weight stigma, and weight bias perpetuate trauma and contribute to health inequity in diabetes care. In this episode, Hannah, Ali and Megrette will take all the B.S. out of diabetes messaging and show that all bodies are worthy of respect, care and support. You’ll leave this episode knowing that no matter the person or the chronic illness, nobody’s body is a PROBLEM and that the principles of intuitive eating can apply to all! That sounds pretty darn good to us! Make sure to head over to the @eatcakepod Instagram account Monday-Friday at 3pm PST for a live support "Snack Time & Chill"- a chance for a supported snack at a physical distance, to ask your nutrition questions and have some laughs along the way. How to find Megrette Fletcher: On Instagram: @mindfulrd https://megrette.com/ Resources mentioned in this episode: Downloadable PDF "Diabetes Etiquette"- https://behavioraldiabetes.org/ If you enjoyed the episode, be sure to take a screenshot and share it out on Instagram and tag @eatcakepod. We will be sure to share your comments and big takeaways on Instagram Stories as well. Also, once you've subscribed make sure to give us a review on iTunes (or Google Play, Stitcher, Android, TuneIn, Spotify).  You can find Hannah & Ali on Instagram @eatcakepod, on Facebook @Let Us Eat Cake Podcast, listen to episodes on https://eatcakepod.home.blog and email your questions to eatcakepod@gmail.com The information presented in this podcast does not replace the individual nutrition recommendations from your health care providers. Visit https://www.dietitians.ca/Your-Health/Find-A-Dietitian/ to find a specialized dietitian in your area.

This week on the Speaking of Hungry podcast I speak with Michelle Vino-Baltsas, a Certified Intuitive Eating and Body Confidence Coach, who's been coaching women internationally for over six years. She specializes in helping women deal with body changes in midlife.  It’s hard enough for us to feel good about our bodies when we’re up against diet culture and unrealistic thin ideals. Michelle recognizes that when you throw in the natural process of aging, pre-menopause, and menopause, the struggle deepens.  In this episode, we talk about Michelle’s relationship with food and how it’s changed as she’s grown personally and professionally.  We discuss:  Embracing the fact that we age.  Dealing with body changes that women face through aging.  Coping with weight gain that may occur once we give up dieting without going on another diet or “lifestyle change”. Dieting causes weight gain in the long run by messing with metabolism and throwing us into a restrict-binge cycle.  Helpful tips on handling the holidays that have nothing to do with keeping your weight down or restricting delicious holiday foods.  Michelle is passionate about supporting women who wish to feel good in their bodies and practice more health-promoting behaviors without dieting or restrictive eating. Since midlife is such a major life transition for women, she helps them to navigate this phase with more ease and confidence so they can renew their purpose and identity apart from their changing bodies. Michelle lives in upstate NY with her family and she provides virtual coaching, online learning, and group coaching.  Mentioned in this episode:  Michelle’s website Michelle on Instagram Michelle on Facebook No-Diet Sisterhood Facebook Group Contact Michelle: contact@michellevinabaltsas.com Intuitive Eating Workbook Daily Om - Emotional Freedom From Food course Megrette Fletcher - nonjudgemental weight-neutral approach to diabetes education Health at Every Size (HAES) Linda Bacon, PhD Alison Barkman's scholarship opportunity ------------------------ If you are enjoying my podcast, please go to iTunes and leave a 5-star rating and review!! Send me a DM on Instagram or Facebook (@AlisonBarkmanRD) with your comments or a question you'd like answered on the show!  -------------------------------------- Need help healing your relationship with food AND exercise? I am currently booking clients for my 1-on-1 online intuitive eating program! You can schedule a FREE 20-minute call with me to learn about my intuitive eating services and decide if we're a good fit to work together on your anti-diet journey! ALSO, for the month of December, you have the opportunity to apply for my intuitive eating scholarship program! I’m giving away to one lucky winner a chance to work on your chronic dieting and disordered eating with me in my 8-week program FOR FREE. Click here for details and to apply to win! If you have a question you'd like answered on the show or are interested in being interviewed on the show please CONTACT ME!! I'd love to hear from you.   

Diet culture has a nasty habit of targeting women at vulnerable times in their lives, and this is particularly evident in pregnancy and birth. This week on All Fired Up!, I am venting with the incredible Hilary Kinavey and Dana Sturtevant from Be Nourished, who bravely walked into a medical conference and called out the rampant weight stigma which is hurting pregnant women. This is a not to be missed episode, how women in larger bodies are being treated by the medical profession is just NOT OK. Women are being told that their vagina is “too fat to give birth”, that they won’t live to see their babies grow up, that they need to lose weight! The fact is, most women in larger bodies have healthy pregnancies and births, but are having the bejeezus scared out of them with some seriously odious threats. Reclaiming your body and your power is possible. It’s time to take your body sovereignty back!!   Show Notes Hilary and Dana, anti-diet health professionals from Be Nourished, are utterly fired up about the never ending pressure that diet culture puts on women at vulnerable times of our lives, particularly with regards to fertility, pregnancy, and birth. They were invited to speak at a conference where they could talk about body positivity and managing risk in pregnancy. Whilst an awesome and much needed topic, they were the only speakers to talk about weight stigma. In the medical community there is some acknowledgment that weight stigma impacts health, but the vast majority of professionals are seeing weight stigma as a barrier to losing weight, which is just not reflective of a deep understanding of these issues. Stigma itself affects health, greatly, and this is not being researched nearly enough. Multiple sources of oppression intersect in pregnancy. Women are of course oppressed in general in a patriarchal society. Women of colour, and women in larger bodies who are of colour, suffer the most from these structural oppressions. Women who experience stigma can have a harder time giving birth, because of the stigma, not their weight alone. The history of gynaecology is implicitly racist and sexist. Early experiments in gynaecology were performed on Black women without anaesthetic, as it was believed they could not feel pain as much as white women. although we own the bodies that are giving birth, we are often told that we are ‘not qualified’ to make choices about our births. The concept of ‘weathering’ is when multiple levels of stigma impact on our bodies. Serena Williams’ experience of birth is reflective of this impact of stigma and the inherent disregard for women’s agency in pregnancy and birth. Higher rates of caesarian sections occur in women with higher BMI’s. But why? How much of this is due to the belief that as a woman in a larger body, you can’t deliver safely? This idea of ‘colouring’ - that when we internalise weight stigma, it colours our decisions and choices. The midwifery model is to view birth as an event, not an emergency. The vast majority of women in larger bodies have successful pregnancies and births. And if something goes wrong, this can be managed most of the time. The actual risks of complications in birth are being exaggerated by statistical buggery. Women are facing systemic discrimination in the area of birth. Women are often told they can’t give birth in their local hospital, in rural & remote Australia they are being flown to hospitals in capital cities. Imagine the impact of this. We are so vulnerable at this time and we need our support networks. Physicians are frequently scaring women and telling them that their weight means they are automatically a high risk pregnancy. This is because many health professionals receive training which views a larger body as a problem or a risk factor. If we believe we are not capable of a birth, this will reflect on outcomes. Once women pick up the idea that the medical professionals will judge their bodies, they will avoid pregnancies in order to avoid judgement, or choose to avoid medical care altogether. Society is messed up and your body is not, medical providers have been given a biased education. It is ok to grill your health professionals in order to assure that you are safe. If you do have a complication during birth, it doesn’t mean you’re a bad person or a bad mother.   Resources Mentioned: Find out more about Hilary & Dana at Be Nourished Watch the Being Serena Documentary Nothing dear, you’re not qualified! The article about risks of birth defects in larger women and how statistical buggery is being used to inflate the risk. Fantastic article about how the medical community fat shames mums. This is the one where the woman was told her vagina was ‘too fat’ to give birth. And the awesome comment from Dr Shah. The Australian study on weight bias in maternity care. Awesome FB group for ‘plus size pregnancy’ Help with diabetes through a weight inclusive lens - Megrette Fletcher    

Diet culture has a nasty habit of targeting women at vulnerable times in their lives, and this is particularly evident in pregnancy and birth. This week on All Fired Up!, I am venting with the incredible Hilary Kinavey and Dana Sturtevant from Be Nourished, who bravely walked into a medical conference and called out the rampant weight stigma which is hurting pregnant women. This is a not to be missed episode, how women in larger bodies are being treated by the medical profession is just NOT OK. Women are being told that their vagina is “too fat to give birth”, that they won’t live to see their babies grow up, that they need to lose weight! The fact is, most women in larger bodies have healthy pregnancies and births, but are having the bejeezus scared out of them with some seriously odious threats. Reclaiming your body and your power is possible. It’s time to take your body sovereignty back!!   Show Notes Hilary and Dana, anti-diet health professionals from Be Nourished, are utterly fired up about the never ending pressure that diet culture puts on women at vulnerable times of our lives, particularly with regards to fertility, pregnancy, and birth. They were invited to speak at a conference where they could talk about body positivity and managing risk in pregnancy. Whilst an awesome and much needed topic, they were the only speakers to talk about weight stigma. In the medical community there is some acknowledgment that weight stigma impacts health, but the vast majority of professionals are seeing weight stigma as a barrier to losing weight, which is just not reflective of a deep understanding of these issues. Stigma itself affects health, greatly, and this is not being researched nearly enough. Multiple sources of oppression intersect in pregnancy. Women are of course oppressed in general in a patriarchal society. Women of colour, and women in larger bodies who are of colour, suffer the most from these structural oppressions. Women who experience stigma can have a harder time giving birth, because of the stigma, not their weight alone. The history of gynaecology is implicitly racist and sexist. Early experiments in gynaecology were performed on Black women without anaesthetic, as it was believed they could not feel pain as much as white women. although we own the bodies that are giving birth, we are often told that we are ‘not qualified’ to make choices about our births. The concept of ‘weathering’ is when multiple levels of stigma impact on our bodies. Serena Williams’ experience of birth is reflective of this impact of stigma and the inherent disregard for women’s agency in pregnancy and birth. Higher rates of caesarian sections occur in women with higher BMI’s. But why? How much of this is due to the belief that as a woman in a larger body, you can’t deliver safely? This idea of ‘colouring’ - that when we internalise weight stigma, it colours our decisions and choices. The midwifery model is to view birth as an event, not an emergency. The vast majority of women in larger bodies have successful pregnancies and births. And if something goes wrong, this can be managed most of the time. The actual risks of complications in birth are being exaggerated by statistical buggery. Women are facing systemic discrimination in the area of birth. Women are often told they can’t give birth in their local hospital, in rural & remote Australia they are being flown to hospitals in capital cities. Imagine the impact of this. We are so vulnerable at this time and we need our support networks. Physicians are frequently scaring women and telling them that their weight means they are automatically a high risk pregnancy. This is because many health professionals receive training which views a larger body as a problem or a risk factor. If we believe we are not capable of a birth, this will reflect on outcomes. Once women pick up the idea that the medical professionals will judge their bodies, they will avoid pregnancies in order to avoid judgement, or choose to avoid medical care altogether. Society is messed up and your body is not, medical providers have been given a biased education. It is ok to grill your health professionals in order to assure that you are safe. If you do have a complication during birth, it doesn’t mean you’re a bad person or a bad mother.   Resources Mentioned: Find out more about Hilary & Dana at Be Nourished Watch the Being Serena Documentary Nothing dear, you’re not qualified! The article about risks of birth defects in larger women and how statistical buggery is being used to inflate the risk. Fantastic article about how the medical community fat shames mums. This is the one where the woman was told her vagina was ‘too fat’ to give birth. And the awesome comment from Dr Shah. The Australian study on weight bias in maternity care. Awesome FB group for ‘plus size pregnancy’ Help with diabetes through a weight inclusive lens - Megrette Fletcher    

Megrette Fletcher, a registered dietician, is the Cofounder of “The Center for Mindful Eating” and co-author of “Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with Diabetes”. This unique book explores two of Megrette's passions: mindful eating and diabetes care. When she isn't working you might find her walking her dog, cycling, trying to improve her cooking or yoga skills (she admits to be only passable at both), or singing off-key at a Karaoke bar. To learn more about her, visit her website at Megrette.com. Find out more about the Zestful Aging Podcast at NicoleChristina.com, and become a patron at Patreon.com/ZestfulAging.

Have you ever been made to feel like you are to blame for a medical condition like diabetes, PCOS, high blood pressure or gestational diabetes? More specifically, have you been told that your body size has caused you to experience a particular condition? If so, you are not alone. Listen along as Julie Dillon helps unpack the unfair stereotypes often associated with being in a higher weight body. Episode's Key Points: The label of "obesity" as a disease is problematic. Being at a higher weight is unfairly associated with many stigmas and misconceptions. For example, anorexia nervosa at a higher weight is actually the most common way to experience it. Weight is just one anthropometric measurement like blood pressure, temperature, etc. It doesn't mean it causes any condition/disease but rather could indicate that we need to dig deeper for a root issue. No one is to blame for their body size nor is one's body size something to feel shame about. Simply being alive means we are valuable and worthy. Intuitive eating can be utilized by everyone, no matter their body size or any conditions they may be experiencing. Show Notes: Julie Dillon RD blog Link to subscribe to the weekly FREE Food Peace™ Newsletter. It is sent out every Tuesday morning. By signing up, I will also send you Love Food's Food Peace™ Syllabus. Megrette Fletcher, registered dietitian and diabetes educator's website and interview on the Love, Food podcast ->This week's Food Peace Syllabus additon #1 Julie Dillon's PCOS and Food Peace podcast--Chapter 2-->This week's Food Peace Syllabus addition #2 Eating Disorder Dietitians can help your Food Peace™ journey. Get access to one near you here. Do you have a complicated relationship with food? I want to help! Send your Dear Food letter to LoveFoodPodcast@gmail.com.  Click here to leave me a review in iTunes and subscribe. This type of kindness helps the show continue! Thank you for listening to the Love, Food series.

On this episode of 20 Minute Fitness we had a fantastic time talking with Megrette Fletcher, a professional in the space of mindful eating and professional counseling for type-two diabetics. Megrette is a great source of information when it comes to breaking down what it means to "mindfully eat". Three Things You Will Learn 1.) Breaking Down The Basics of Mindful Eating"Mindfulness" is one of those words that you hear but you may not know exactly what it is or what it means. In our interview with Megrette we break down what it means to mindful in relation to the way we eat food. Find out the basics by clicking play!2.) Bridging The Gap of Your Relationship With FoodThe way our culture currently views food has changed enormously over the past few hundred years. With the introduction of fad dieting to the idea of creating food for mass consumption. We are long ways away from the farm to table basics. However, with the practice of mindful eating, you can change your relationship with food to one that's about taking care of your body! 3.) How To Practice Mindful Eating In Your Daily LifeSo how can you actually practice mindful eating in your everyday life? Well, there are a few simple tips that you use daily that will set you up to have a more mindful diet. Listen to what Megrette says to find out more.

This week on All Fired Up! my guest is the incredible dietitian, diabetes expert & mindful eating pioneer Megrette Fletcher. She has had a GUTFUL of how diet culture is dumbing down diabetes, especially this idea that weight loss is the answer to everything! Don’t miss a fabulous deep dive into all things insulin resistant. Learn what diabetes really is, how gloriously complex it is, and how you can take a completely non-diet approach to looking after it! It really is possible to eat what you love and love what you eat with diabetes!   Show Notes  

This week on All Fired Up! my guest is the incredible dietitian, diabetes expert & mindful eating pioneer Megrette Fletcher. She has had a GUTFUL of how diet culture is dumbing down diabetes, especially this idea that weight loss is the answer to everything! Don’t miss a fabulous deep dive into all things insulin resistant. Learn what diabetes really is, how gloriously complex it is, and how you can take a completely non-diet approach to looking after it! It really is possible to eat what you love and love what you eat with diabetes!   Show Notes  

Aaron and Glenys dive deep in to a discussion on non-diet, HAES-based care for diabetes with Megrette Fletcher, MEd, RD, CDE. Megrette is a certified diabetes educator who provides non-weight-focused education for people with diabetes and pre-diabetes, and teaches other professionals how to provide this care as well. Founder of the Center for Mindful Eating, Megrette advocates for pleasurable, mindful eating and shame reduction to help manage blood sugars instead of restriction and weight loss. In this episode, she gives us a handy metaphor for understanding how our insulin works and how we can best help our own bodies utilize its insulin. For those who have been scared by or felt shame for a diagnosis or family history of diabetes, we think you’ll find this episode extremely helpful in helping you get your self-compassionate self-care on. Megrette.com Diabetes Counseling and Education Activities (for Professionals) Eat What you Love, Love What You Eat with Diabetes 2017 Edition – most recent edition Diabetes Virtual Counseling Group: HAES Care for Diabetes with Glenys Oyston, RDN and Rebecca Scritchfield, RDN More about Glenys: www.daretonotdiet.com More about Aaron: www.bvmrd.com

Can mindfulness and mindful eating work with a diabetes diagnosis? Is the compassionate approach to health—Health at Every Size and Intuitive Eating paradigms—in alignment with diabetes management and treatment?   Megrette Fletcher, registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator, joined me on the podcast to discuss this very important intersection between mindful eating and diabetes. We talk about mindfulness-based nutrition therapy can improve health outcomes with a diabetes diagnosis.    LINKS MENTIONED   For individuals: Am I Hungry - Diabetes https://amihungry.com/programs/mindful-eating-for-diabetes/ Am I Hungry - Handouts to get you started https://amihungry.com/programs/mindful-eating-for-diabetes/resources/ Am I Hungry - Webinar training  https://amihungry.com/marketplace/mindful-eating-for-diabetes-online/ For individuals interested in weight neutral diabetes care: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1X9v86aK7anFjPwKo5yp2Ct9QMBPMQtWi   For Professionals: For professionals interested in weight neutral diabetes care: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1EbMDm53sSMOnJI-f4lkPo8eRY85tTa5q Diabetes Counseling and Education Activities https://megrette.com/diabetes-counseling-education/book/ Weight Neutral for Diabetes Care - Professional Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/WN4DM/ The Core Concepts of Mindful Eating http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/Megrette   Mindful Eating Resources: Improving Blood Sugars (recorded webinar for individuals) https://www.thecenterformindfuleating.org/Improving-Blood-Sugars Finding Your Health Weight - Marsha Hudnall MS RD https://www.thecenterformindfuleating.org/Healthy-Weight   For the Podcast: Leave a review for the podcast here. Positive Nutrition online course coming soon! Join the Nutrition Matters Podcast Community on FB. Donate to the podcast here.

Does the non-diet approach make diabetes worse?? How does intuitive eating fit when a person has real health concerns are impacted by food choices? Listen now to get my Food Peace tips with Megrette Fletcher, diabetes AND mindful eating dietitian expert. Subscribe and leave a review here in just seconds. This episode is brought to you by my online course, Your Step-by-Step Guide to PCOS and Food Peace™. Sign up now to get on the waitlist for the next enrollment period in April, and receive my FREE road map: Your First 3 Steps Toward Food Peace™ with PCOS. You CAN make peace with food even with PCOS and I want to show you how. This episode is also brought to you by my new Fat-Positive Dietitian t-shirt and mug! All proceeds go to funding this labor of love to keep it as a free resource for you. Check out the whole Love Food Podcast store here. All T-Shirt designs have an option with sizes ranging from XS to 5X. Product links may be affiliate. If you click and make a purchase, there's no extra cost to you. The transcribed episode can be found here. Episode's Key Points: Black and white thinking is a cognitive distortion. Real like, and real health, isn't like that at all. Being a weight-inclusive, fat-positive, non-diet dietitian is NOT an approach that harms health. Gastric bypass does NOT rid the world of fatphobia! The answer to this problem is a combo solution: to help people heal their relationship with food AND with their bodies. Part of this means healing the cultural fatphobia our world is currently struggling with. Megrette Fletcher joins us to talk about medical nutrition therapy! Moving away from a job that doesn't support our passions and values is an amazing step. The culture surrounding diabetes is super saturated by diet culture, and so moving out of the diet-centric paradigm in diabetes work is hard! Before insulin was invented, restriction was the only way we knew how to manage the disease. We need to pause and think, why are we so afraid of nourishing the body? When we teach diabetes from a Health at Every Size perspective, we address every body as an individual. We're ALL marinating in diet culture, and people who struggle with diabetes exist in a diet-culture pressure cooker. We don't cause diabetes as it's a genetic disease, but so much of diet culture blames the individual and individual food and exercise choices. Compassion is KEY for diabetes care, as there really isn't a cure and it's not a disease anyone asks for. It's a genetic condition that's VERY complex. The goal needs to be to nourish the body, period. Where our weight ends up doesn't matter! No matter what your body size, you need to eat! We need more food than we think, and we're allowed to nourish our bodies. Show Notes: Julie Dillon RD blog Link to subscribe to the weekly FREE Food Peace™ Newsletter. It is sent out every Tuesday morning. By signing up, I will also send you Love Food's Food Peace™ Syllabus. Intuitive Eating, 3rd ed. by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch Health at Every Size by Linda Bacon The Rules of Normal Eating by Karen Koenig Megrette's personal and professional guide to embracing a weight neutral approach to diabetes ---> This week's Food Peace Syllabus addition #1 Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat by Michelle May and Megrette Fletcher Find Megrette at her website! ---> This week's Food Peace Syllabus addition #2 Julie's Love, Food letter Eating Disorder Dietitians can help your Food Peace™ journey. Get access to one near you here. Do you have a complicated relationship with food? I want to help! Send your Dear Food letter to LoveFoodPodcast@gmail.com.  Click here to leave me a review in iTunes and subscribe. This type of kindness helps the show continue! Thank you for listening to the Love, Food series.

Is it possible to treat type 2 diabetes without weight loss? It absolutely is. Join Megrette Fletcher M.Ed., RD, CDE and I as we explore treating type 2 diabetes in a weight independent way. Megrette has been been working in diabetes care since 1995 and has a great deal of information to share about caring for diabetic patients using effective tools that shift focus away from weight loss. She is also the co-author of Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with Diabetes and has authored five books for professionals. This is an interview no one will want to miss!   In this episode: 8 Core Defects Why weight loss (including bariatric surgery) is not a long term solution Behaviors are key to managing diabetes Self care instead of weight loss Energy Balance, not Energy Deficit How to encourage people to access diabetes educators How weight independent treatment helps patients cope with diabetes Self Compassion How having a HAES trained diabetes educator can help providers better manage patients' over all health   “This fantasy around weight has lead us to a) not treat the patient with diabetes or educate people around diabetes because we spend all of our time trying to sell them on weight loss...and then when they say...’I really want to manage my diabetes but I don’t want to lose weight’, no one knows what to do with them.” Megrette Fletcher M.Ed., RD, CDE   About Megrette: Megrette is a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator who has worked in diabetes care since 1995. Her interest in mindful eating started in 1999 when she began meditating on a consistent basis. In 2005, she co-founded The Center for Mindful Eating, an international non-profit organization that explores the benefits of mindfulness and health. In addition to offering webinar trainings about the scientific benefits of mindfulness and health, Megrette has written five books for professionals including Diabetes Counseling and Educational Activities: Helping Clients without Harping on Weight, The Core Concepts of Mindful Eating, Discover Mindful Eating, Discover Mindful Eating for Kids and co-authored Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with Diabetes, Michelle May MD. Megrette has recently created a Facebook group for HAES professionals, interested in diabetes care, called Weight Neutral for Diabetes Care. The group can be found by searching for WN4DC.   She is very active in the cycling community, and in 2011, her passion for biking prompted her to form the largest and top-grossing cycling team in the Tour de Cure (for diabetes) Kennebunk fundraising event. Megrette, a dog lover, passable cook, and terrible bowler, is blessed to live and laugh with her family in beautiful in New Hampshire, outside of Boston. To learn more about Megrette, please visit her website at Megrette.com or follow her on Facebook or Twitter.   Resources:l 8 Core Defects  Megrette's Books Megrette's Website Webinar Facebook Group

This week we discuss Loosely Exactly Nicole, The OC, and stranger danger.   This episode of She’s All Fat is also sponsored by TomboyX! She’s All Fat listeners get an extra 15% off at tomboyx.com/SAF. Ditch whatever you’re wearing for a pair of TomboyX underwear!   We’ll be at Flyover Fest, a fashion, politics and culture festival focused on inclusion, and equal representation taking place in Downtown Iowa City on April 27th and 28th. Tickets here! SAF listeners can get a discount by entering our code ”ShesAllFatAtFlyover” at checkout.  See you in Iowa!   Help us out by filling out this survey!   Every week, Sophie and April listen to a pump up song to get them ready to record! Listen to this week’s pump up song here.   To get access to further reading on today’s topics and some stuff we didn’t have time for, join our Patreon!   Need advice? Email/send voice memo to fyi@shesallfatpod.com.   Follow us! Twitter / Instagram / Get updates!   You can find us on: Apple Podcasts / Stitcher / Google Play / Pocket Cast / PlayerFM / CastBox   Need something else? Check out our site: shesallfatpod.com   Mentioned in this episode:   I’m Obsessed: African Mom Patrick Meme. CMBYN Meme.  Join April in Stanning Billie Eilish. National Geographic Article. Julie Duffy Dillon. Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with Diabetes. Megrette Fletcher.   The Meat Of It: Loosely Exactly Nicole on Facebook. Brit and Co Profile.   It’s Okay, You Can Ask: Marilynne Robinson. More on Marilynne. Woofing. The Tao of Pooh.   The links above may contain affiliate links. Using affiliate links helps us earn a percentage of any purchase you may make on that website, and those earnings will be used to improve our production.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In collaboration with The Center for Mindful Eating, Megrette Fletcher on the purpose of mindful eating, significance of mindfulness in practice, common assumptions and confusions around mindful eating, the principles and resources available and how you can get involved in Mindful Eating Day, 25th Jan 2018. Please join me as I speak with the kind and compassionate Megrette Fletcher. Megrette is the co-founder of The Center for Mindful Eating (TCME), the organisers behind Mindful Eating (ME) Day set to take place for its third year on the 25th of January 2018. This special, internationally recognised day aspires to bring more awareness and appreciation to the practice and principles of mindful eating and gives practitioners the opportunity to join force and cultivate a harm-free January message! Here Megrette and I discuss: ● The commons assumptions of mindful eating and its true purpose in practice. ● Mindfulness; the significance of recognising the practice as a fundamental element in any change process. ● How desires for urgency and control disserves our clients. ● The importance of role modelling compassion by being present for our clients. ● “I don’t have the answers; the client holds the answers”. ● The Center for Mindfulness resources; “They are there to get us out of the mud and into the nice evidence-based, best-clinical-practices, deep blue water!”. ● The main confusions around mindful eating. ● Mindful Eating principles ● Self-care and compassion for practitioners; how supervision can facilitate and support this. ● About ME day; an opportunity to join forces and craft a January message countering the New Year Resolution pattern. About ME Day ME Day FB group The Centre for Mindful Eating (TCME) TCME resources

Megrette Fletcher on the intersection of Mindfulness, Mindful Eating and Motivational Interviewing. How does Mindfulness practice, Mindful Eating & Motivational Interviewing fit together? Very nicely, thankyou very much! Join me as I speak with inspiring leader, author and Mindful Eating Specialist Megrette Fletcher, M.Ed., RD. CDERD as we dive down into some of the complexities of working with humans as we aim to support them to navigate their own experience. And our own! You'll also hear us talking about: The natural fit of Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing Megrette's early upbringing in a Christian house and her later explorations, and immersion, in Buddhist teachings The starting of The Center for Mindful Eating and the dining table where it all began How weight stigma hurts everyone, and particularly those diagnosed with a disease such as diabetes How a diagnosis can "set off" disordered eating, or support the re-emergence of dieting attitudes and behaviours Breaking the shame spiral, starting with us! How we can support people to get back in touch with their inherent worth and value as humans The importance of supervision for Dietitians   You can find Megrette here: www.megrette.com Including links to her books: The Core Concepts of Mindful Eating: Professional Edition,  Discover Mindful Eating for Kids,  Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with Diabetes with Dr Michelle May M.D. Discover Mindful Eating: A resource of handouts for health professionals with Frederick Burggraf.  

Mindful eating is much more than slowing down and turning off the tv. It can actually rewire your brain. Megrette Fletcher, dietitian and founder of The Center for Mindful Eating, talks about the power of presence, how to deal with... Learn more about The Power of Mindful Eating: My Interview with Megrette Fletcher M.Ed. RD CDE at Wholify.

We’re talking about coping with diabetes, depression and feelings of shame during the holidays on December’s Diabetes Late Nite with musical inspiration from Leona Lewis. ‘Tis the season for family, festivity, and temptations that may disrupt daily diabetes health routines. That means it's also the season when eating healthy, staying active, and taking medication on schedule is harder to do.  The added stress and anxiety of staying on track with your diabetes health may cause even those who are usually content to experience loneliness, anxiety and a lack of fulfillment. Studies show that people with diabetes have a greater risk of depression than people without diabetes. Just like denial, depression can get you into a vicious cycle. It can block good diabetes self-care. “I have a best friend who has severe depression, who takes medication and still struggles, so I know how bad it can be,” says Leona Lewis. She describes herself as having “highs and lows” brought on by circumstance, not a clinical illness. In retrospect, frustrated and anxious might have been better terms to use, but she declines to dwell on it. If you are feeling symptoms of depression, don't keep them to yourself. First, talk them over with your doctor. Guests include Diabetes Alert Dog expert, Debby Kay CDT, CDTA, PDTI, Megrette Fletcher, MEd, RD, CDE, the Charlie’s Angels of Outreach, Janis Roszler RD, CDE, LDN, Emmy winning Producer, Linda Bracero Morel, Poet Lorraine Brooks and Mama Rose Marie. Plus, we’re giving away 6 months access to mySugr Pro in our INSTANT WINNER challenge.   Throughout the podcast we will be featuring music from Leona Lewis’ “Christmas, with Love” album courtesy of SONY Music.