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Between Meals Podcast. Episode 24: Healing with Food and Eating What You Love with Danielle Walker
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No. 24 | Healing with Food and Eating What You Love with Danielle Walker
In episode 24 of the Between Meals Podcast Beth is joined by Danielle Walker of popular website AgainstAllGrain.com Danielle is also the beloved author of three New York Timesbest-selling cookbooks Against All Grain, Meals Made Simple and Celebrations, as well as the recently released Eat What You Love. She is a self-trained cook whose innovative and accessible grain-free recipes appeal to a range of appetites. Her recipes are not only healthy and delicious but also can be credited with saving her life after she received a diagnosis of a serious autoimmune disease.
After being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and suffering for many years, Danielle healed herself through dietary changes. With her honest and open nature, Danielle has become a prominent voice in the grain-free and real foods community and she is a true testament to how food can nourish and heal our bodies.
Danielle shares her story of healing with food while also discovering ways to still enjoy the foods that she loves.
In this episode:
- Danielle shares how she first discovered the paleo diet and where her mindset was and what she had tried prior to this, when she decided to implement this approach.
- Danielle shares her tips for getting started on a healing protocol or dietary intervention when you have autoimmune disease and she shares the tough-love advice she wish someone would have shared with her, early on.
- Why “cheat days” with healing interventions may not work
- We talk about shifting your perspective and what to do when you feel like “I can’t have THIS food anymore” or “It’s not fair I have to eat this way”. Getting out of the poor me trap.
- Finding new ways to enjoy the classic foods you grew up with, to still celebrate and not feel left out or deprived.
- Our thoughts on emotional eating and how it sometimes gets a bad rep.
- Tips for finding a sustainable, long-term lifestyle vs. forever feeling restricted or locked into a diet.
You can find Danielle Walker at againstallgrain.com
or follow her on Instagram @DanielleWalker
Check out Danielle’s Best Selling Books:
and her brand new book: Eat What You Love
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Between Meals Podcast. Episode 23: Blip Days. Bouncing Back When You “Fall Off Track”.
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No. 23 | Blip Days. Bouncing Back When You Fall “Off Track”.
In today’s shorter format BITES episode we are chatting all about getting up when you fall down, what to do when you have an “off day” and you feel yourself slipping into a downward spiral.
I am sharing some of my favorite tips and tools for how to handle the “misses” and how we can reframe our old narratives and the dangerously ineffective dialogue around this idea that we are either “on-track” or “off-track”.
1) CONSISTENCY DOES NOT REQUIRE PERFECTION
2) Misses are just that – MISSES.
3) How not to attach significance or judgment to a choice, a day, a meal or a miss.
4) CHOOSE YOU!
I also share some incredible research to support my deep belief that mindset matters, with two studies that prove our body hears what our mind says and that we are always the one driver’s seat when it comes to our choices and how we respond, react and “bounce back”.
And finally, I offer two simple questions you can ask yourself, right after a miss or an off choice or in the moment when you are faced with a choice that has previously been known to send you “off the rails”.
I really hope you enjoy this shorter format episode.
Referenced in this episode:
Episode 09 of the Between Meals Podcast with James Clear – How to Make Tiny Changes
James Clear’s book Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Study: Learning one’s genetic risk changes physiology independent of actual genetic risk
Study: Mind-set matters: exercise and the placebo effect
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DON’T FORGET:
- Download Keep it Simple Keto – FREE eBook – Your 7 Day Quickstart Guide to Living a Fabulous Fat Fueled Life Without All the B.S.
- Get your spot on the Keto for You Waitlist – sign up now to secure your spot and to save $100 and be the first to be notified when the program launches
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Between Meals Podcast. Episode 22: Are Carbs the Devil? Carb Cycling & Carb Ups.
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Are Carbs the Devil? Carb Cycling & Carb Ups.
In this final episode in the 5-part Keto Conversation series we are chatting ALL about carbs!! Are carbs the devil? Should we fear carbs? Can we never eat them again?
Au contraire – I actually want to share that you CAN actually eat carbs and they may work synergistically with your low glycemic approach to support some important functionality within the body, to reset and rebalance, as needed.
After you’ve given your body the time and space and taught it how to become fat adapted, it’s in that nuanced lifestyle and your personalized approach that you create where the real magic happens, in my opinion.
Topics Covered and Questions Answered in Episode 22:
- disclaimers on who should take care when carb cycling
- possible symptoms that may indicate a need for carb cycling or carb ups
- why imbalance can happen with a ketogenic approach
- first and most major question you need to ask yourself – are you eating enough?
- what is leptin?
- how does leptin signaling get messed up?
- why does leptin depletion happen?
- can we reset leptin synthesis?
- why carbs might be the answer.
- the benefits of carb cycling.
- how-to carb cycle
- is carb cycling with intense workouts necessary?
- AND SO MUCH MORE!!!
Some of my favorite recipes for carb cycling / carb ups:
Shoestring Smoky Sweet Potato Fries
Garam Masala Roasted Acorn Squash Wedges
Curried Butternut Squash Soup with Maple Turmeric Roasted Pepitas
Smoky Sweet Potato and Apple Soup
Baked Plantain Fries with Garlic Avocado Dipping Sauce
Wilted Kale Salad with Warm Mustard Shallot Vinaigrette and Spicy Butternut Squash Croutons
Apple Bites with Pumpkin Spice Coconut Butter
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Listen to the Other Episodes in the Keto Conversations:
Episode 18 – Why I am Not Keto
Episode 19 – Fatty Fatty Fat Fat – Everything You Need to Know About Fat
Episode 20 – Keto vs. Fat Adapted vs. Low Carb
Episode 21 – Should I Eat More Fat? Am I Eating Enough Protein?
DON’T FORGET:
- Download Keep it Simple Keto – FREE eBook – Your 7 Day Quickstart Guide to Living a Fabulous Fat Fueled Life Without All the B.S.
- Get your spot on the Keto for You Waitlist – sign up now to secure your spot and to save $100 and be the first to be notified when the program launches
Want to Learn More:
Nutrition Tips for More Energy. Avoid the Afternoon Crash
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Between Meals Podcast. Episode 21: Should I Eat More Fat? Am I Eating Enough Protein?
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Should I Eat More Fat? Am I Eating Enough Protein?
Let’s do some troubleshooting!!! This latest episode of the Between Meals Podcast we are answering some of the questions I hear most often with my clients – especially when they find they aren’t getting the results they are after with their nutrition. With our culture being so extreme, often misconception is, if too many carbs isn’t great and lowering my carb intake is better – I should probably have no carbs ever OR fat is good for me, more fat is helpful for getting into deeper ketosis, so if I am not getting the results I want I should just eat even more fat!! DONE. It doesn’t exactly work like that. These are both over simplifications that really won’t help people who stall in reaching the goals that first set for themselves and honestly, may even cause more problems down the line.
Yes, we have talked about fat alone doesn’t make you fat. The fear of fat is total bullshit and all of the amazing thing that fat can do for us, but we also cannot deny the fact that it is still TOTALLY possible to over-consume it. Additionally, the extreme removal and fear of carbs, can lead to an avoidance of important nutrient-dense, fiber rich vegetables that I think should be include in your diet.
As well, there seems to be some confusion and misconception surrounding protein. There is an unsubstantiated fear surrounding gluconeogenesis that often manifests as an underconsumption of protein, which can have deleterious affects of it’s own.
Topics Covered and Questions Answered in Episode 21:
- Can you have TOO much fat?
- If fat helps to create ketone bodies and ketones are good, can’t we just eat more fat to get higher ketones and get into a deeper state of ketosis?
- If you over eat protein does it get turned into glucose?
- The benefits of protein
- How to calculate the right amount of protein
- Do you need to weigh your meat?
- What are macronutrients and what are micronutrients?
- How does energy production actually work? Is it calories only or is there more too it?
- Which macros does the body prefer in ATP production?
- How protein can be self regulating and why overconsumption isn’t a concern
- Other areas to investigate if you hit a wall, are stalling or not hitting the heath goals you had for yourself
- Are you overreacting or experiencing cravings because you are under-eating fat or protein, having too many carbs or are they related to something else altogether?
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Listen to the Other Episodes in the Keto Conversations:
Episode 18 – Why I am Not Keto
Episode 19 – Fatty Fatty Fat Fat – Everything You Need to Know About Fat
Episode 20 – Keto vs. Fat Adapted vs. Low Carb
DON’T FORGET:
- Download Keep it Simple Keto – FREE eBook – Your 7 Day Quickstart Guide to Living a Fabulous Fat Fueled Life Without All the B.S.
- Get your spot on the Keto for You Waitlist – sign up now to secure your spot and to save $100 and be the first to be notified when the program launches
Want to Learn More:
Nutrition Tips for More Energy. Avoid the Afternoon Crash
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Between Meals Podcast. Episode 20: Keto vs. Fat Adapted vs. Low Carb
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Keto vs. Fat Adapted vs. Low Carb
This latest episode of the Between Meals Podcast we are simplifying some of the most common questions I hear. We are breaking down the differences between ketosis or just being fat adapted. It can seem confusing, but it really isn’t that complicated and I want to help simplify it for you, so you can find the approach that is right for you and your goals.
Topics Covered and Questions Answered in Episode 20:
- The differences between being keto and fat adapted?
- Can you be fat adapted and not be in ketosis? How about vice versa?
- How long does it take to become fat adapted?
- How can you tell that you are fat adapted?
- Why does our body produce ketones?
- What does it mean to be keto-adapted?
- What are the benefits of ketones?
- What if you can’t maintain high levels of ketones after eating keto for a while?
- What is “Metabolic Flexibility”?
- What is low-carb? Can you just eat low-carb? Is it bad to eat low carb but not be keto?
- Feeling bad on keto? Did you give it enough time?
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Listen to the Other Episodes in the Keto Conversations:
Episode 18 – Why I am Not Keto
Episode 19 – Fatty Fatty Fat Fat – Everything You Need to Know About Fat
DON’T FORGET:
- Download Keep it Simple Keto – FREE eBook – Your 7 Day Quickstart Guide to Living a Fabulous Fat Fueled Life Without All the B.S.
- Get your spot on the Keto for You Waitlist – sign up now to secure your spot and to save $100 and be the first to be notified when the program launches
Want to Learn More:
4 Reasons to Avoid Vegetable and Seed Oils
Omega-3 Fatty Acids – Understanding these Essential Fats
Nutrition Tips for More Energy. Avoid the Afternoon Crash
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************************************************As always, if you enjoyed this episode, pretty please take the time to rate the show with 5 stars and leave a review, this helps immensely with ranking the show and allowing it to show up in searches, and all the fun algorithms of the iTunes. Plus, I LOVE when you share on your social media accounts, your stories etc, photos or videos of you enjoying the show, all the fun places you are listening, your favorite quotes or takeaways and please be sure to tag me because I love sharing those and I love hearing how much you are loving the show!!LISTEN NOW ON ITUNES
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Between Meals Podcast. Episode 19: Fatty Fatty Fat Fat
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FATTY FATTY FAT FAT – Everything You Need to Know About Fat.
Ooooh this latest episode of the Between Meals Podcast is on quite easily one of my favorite topics!! FAT!! Today as part of the five-part series I am calling Keto Conversations – we are chatting all about fat. From why we need it, how to tell if you aren’t burning fat and more. Whether or not you are keto, keto-adapted, low carb, fat-fueled or not – I urge you to listen to this episode. Fat is an essential part of a healthy diet and it’s often overlooked as a crucial missing piece when our health is struggling.
Topics covered in episode 19:
- The differences between a Fat Burner and a Sugar Burner
- You Might be a Sugar Burner if….
- Why We Need Fat
- Are You Not Getting Enough Fat
- How Can We Get More Fat
- Signs You May Not Be Digesting the Fat you are Eating
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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
The Benefits of Eating Liver + My Favorite Liver Supplements
The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat ,and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet by Nina Teicholz
DON’T FORGET:
- Download Keep it Simple Keto – FREE eBook – Your 7 Day Quickstart Guide to Living a Fabulous Fat Fueled Life Without All the B.S.
- Get your spot on the Keto for You Waitlist – sign up now to secure your spot and to save $100 and be the first to be notified when the program launches
Want to Learn More:
4 Reasons to Avoid Vegetable and Seed Oils
Omega-3 Fatty Acids – Understanding these Essential Fats
Nutrition Tips for More Energy. Avoid the Afternoon Crash
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Restore Your Gut Health // The Four Rs of Gut Healing.
Restore Your Gut Health with the Four Rs of Gut Healing
Our health begins in the gut! It is estimated that as much as 80% of our immune system is located in our gut and that over 90% of the chemicals responsible for regulating moods, neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine, are made in our gut. Not only is it important to be sure our digestion is functioning properly so we can feel our very best, but healthy digestive function is also crucial to being able to absorb, assimilate and use the nutrients we consume daily in our healthy, whole foods diet.
If you are suffering from digestive discomfort like bloating and gas, stomach aches, indigestion or acid reflux, nausea, chronic diarrhea or constipation – I can assume you are well aware that those are symptoms of an imbalanced gut. But, did you know that seasonal allergies, sinus congestion, a compromised immune system (and yes, autoimmune disease), fatigue, mood imbalances, hormone imbalances, bad breath, weight gain, acne, metabolic dysfunction – these too can all be signs of gut dysbiosis.
Gut impermeability, gut inflammation and other digestive dysfunction symptoms may be displayed in your gut but their effects are systemic and can affect the whole body. The gut is the core of our health and it is essential to have a healthy gut in order to have a healthy body. Gut dysbiosis can be caused by a myriad of things, from chronic antibiotic use, an unhealthy, imbalanced diet that lacks nutrients or contains harmful substances, alcohol abuse, illness, chronic high stress levels, medications and other lifestyle issues.
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Between Meals Podcast. Episode 18: Why I Am Not Keto
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WHY I AM NOT KETO:
For the entire month of April, each week I am sharing a brand new shorter format podcast episode in a series I am calling Keto Conversations. We will be chatting all about ketosis, adapting a ketogenic lifestyle that works for you and all the important basics of what you need to know about keto. We will bust through common keto misconceptions plus I am sharing my own personal experiences and offering some insight to help guide you if you are interested in experimenting with a ketogenic approach to your eating.
In the first episode of the series, we are chatting ALLLL about Why I Am Not Keto! And no, this is not an April Fool’s Day joke and I know this may sound confusing, but stick with me, trust me and tune in!
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Mentioned in this Episode:
- Keep it Simple Keto – FREE eBook – Your 7 Day Quickstart Guide to Living a Fabulous Fat Fueled Life Without All the B.S.
- Keto for You Waitlist – sign up now to save $100 and be the first to be notified when the program launches
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Between Meals Podcast. Episode 17: Following Your Intuition
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FOLLOWING YOUR INTUITION:
Trusting your gut with your brand, health, parenting + beyond with guest Ali Maffucci of Inspiralized.com
Ali is the founder of the culinary brand Inspiralized, the ultimate resource for cooking creatively, healthfully and deliciously with the spiralizer, the kitchen tool that turns vegetables and fruits into noodles. In June of 2013, Ali quit her corporate job to pursue Inspiralized, starting first with her blog, Inspiralized.com. Since then, Maffucci has been referred to as a “digitally savvy millennial entrepreneur”, as well as the creator of a “spiral empire” by Food & Wine. Maffucci has authored New York Times best-selling cookbooks (Inspiralized and Inspiralize Everything) and her latest cookbook, Inspiralized and Beyond is following suit. Maffucci launched her branded spiralizer called the Inspiralizer and continues to provide daily free recipes on her food blog and through her iOS mobile app.She currently lives in Jersey City, NJ with her husband, Lu, and her baby son, Luca, with a little baby girl on the way.While you may think today’s episode would be all about spiralizing ALLL the foods, it’s actually everything but that. Ali shares her journey to becoming an entrepreneur, how she followered her passion, left her career and took a huge leap of faith, she shares the challenges of having a broad audience and balancing life as both a boss and as a mom. We chat about learning to love your body and to tune out the noise and trust your instincts to make the choices that are right for you when it comes to your health and eating, plus raising your children to have a healthy outlook and connection with their food (and I even get to learn ALL about baby led weaning) – at it’s core, this episode is all about following your intuition and going with your gut and I am so excited to share it with all of you.Grab recipes and more from Ali, head to Inspiralized.com
You can also follow Ali on Instagram at:LISTEN NOW ON ITUNES
Mentioned in this Episode:
As always, if you enjoyed this episode, pretty please take the time to rate the show with 5 stars and leave a review, this helps immensely with ranking the show and allowing it to show up in searches, and all the fun algorithms of the iTunes. Plus, I LOVE when you share on your social media accounts, your stories etc, photos or videos of you enjoying the show, all the fun places you are listening, your favorite quotes or takeaways and please be sure to tag me because I love sharing those and I love hearing how much you are loving the show!!LISTEN NOW ON ITUNES
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Between Meals Podcast. Episode 16: Healing Hashimoto’s and Taking Responsibility for Your Health
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Healing Hashimoto’s and Taking Responsibility for Your Health
One of my favorite things about the work I have done all of these years with Tasty Yummies are all the amazing connections I have made, not just in the community we have all created together, but among my peers and other content creators, writers and bloggers. I have met an incredible amount of people who continuously inspire me, who challenge me to not only investigate and examine the work that I am doing, but also in my own life and health.One of my favorite things about this podcast is the opportunity to bring all of these incredible people to you, too! To share their personal stories and to hopefully inspire you in all the ways they continue to inspire me!
Today’s guest Carly Johnson Brawner, has become a good friend of mine through the virtual space. I think we first connected on Instagram and we finally had the opportunity to meet in person a couple years back when I was in Austin for a conferenceIn today’s episode, Carly shares her story of discovering she had Hashimoto’s, an autoimmune thyroid disease. She shares the symptoms that became most concerning to her, the major things she did to heal her body, how she demanded testing and when she knew it was time to break up with her doctor and look for additional support. We talk through some of the dietary shifts and lifestyle changes that were most impactful to her, plus how she’s recently gotten the courage to face her fears as she has incorporated weight lifting into her movement plan and so much more.I know you will walk away from today’s episode with some practical tips and inspiration for becoming your own health advocate, for knowing when to trust your intuition, to take responsibility for your health and some of the first steps you can take to heal your body.About CarlyCarly Johnson Brawner is a Functional Nutrition Coach, Hashimoto’s advocate, and wellness enthusiast living in sunny Austin, TX. Frolic & Flow came to fruition through Carly’s experiences healing from autoimmunity with real food and targeted wellness practices. She currently blogs, speaks, and works with clients to help them optimize their overall health, improve their autoimmunity, and learn the foundations of living in a state of balanced wellness.
Follow Carly Johnson Brawner
Website: frolicandflow.me
Instagram: @frolicandflow
Mentioned in this Episode:
- The 5 biggest things Carly that helped her to heal her Hashimoto’s
- Carly’s 3-part series on her Hashimoto’s Success Story
- The Wahl’s Protocol
- NEW POST: What are Endocrine Disruptors and How to Avoid Them?
As always, if you enjoyed this episode, pretty please take the time to rate the show with 5 stars and leave a review, this helps immensely with ranking the show and allowing it to show up in searches, and all the fun algorithms of the iTunes. Plus, I LOVE when you share on your social media accounts, your stories etc, photos or videos of you enjoying the show, all the fun places you are listening, your favorite quotes or takeaways and please be sure to tag me because I love sharing those and I love hearing how much you are loving the show!!LISTEN NOW ON ITUNES
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What are Endocrine Disruptors and How to Avoid Them
What are Endocrine Disruptors and How to Avoid Them? In the spirit of always reminding you that the health of our body goes beyond the food we eat and the supplements we take, I want to take some time to share more about endocrine disrupting chemicals and why you should care. Hormone disruptors can affect the health of our body as much as the food we eat and they can be found not just in our food, but in our skincare and cosmetics, household cleaning products, furniture and more. It can be overwhelming and scary to think about, but I think knowing what they are and why it matters – is the first step to being informed and empowered!
Before we get into the harmful chemicals the have been shown to interfere with development and reproduction, and may cause serious neurological and immune system effects, I think it’s first really important to go back to basics and chat about what the endocrine system is and the roles it plays in our overall health.
What is the Endocrine System?
The endocrine system is comprised of a network of hormones (chemical messengers produced and used by the body) and glands that coordinate and regulate many essential body functions such as:
- Growth, development and maturation.
- Metabolism.
- Behavior.
- Reproduction and embryo development.
- Production, use and storage of energy.
- Balance and maintenance of water and salt (electrolytes) in the body.
- Reaction to stimuli (e.g., fright, excitement).
The endocrine system includes the ovaries; the testes; the thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, and pituitary glands; the pineal body; the pancreas; as well as cells releasing hormones found in the gastrointestinal tract, kidney, heart and placenta.
As you can assume, altering these precise and delicate systems in any way can certainly be “playing with fire”, but yet it can happen quite easily on a day-to-day basis when you use “normal” everyday products in your home. Part of what makes endocrine disruptors so threatening is their ubiquitous nature and the fact that for most of us we are exposed to many of these chemicals on the daily.
(video from The Endocrine Society)What are Endocrine Disruptors and Why Should You Care?
It may be a term you have heard in passing, maybe in regards to plastic bottles or chemicals in your household cleaning products, in our water or food supply. But it can all be confusing. What are the biggest offenders we should be avoiding immediately, where should we begin when trying to clean up our home and personal products, how worried should we be?
Endocrine disruption is, simply, any disturbance in the proper functioning of hormones in the body due to chemical exposure. Endocrine Disruptors (EDs) or Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) are defined as an exogenous chemical, or mixture of chemicals, that an interfere with any aspect of hormone action.
The many ways that endocrine disruptors can wreak havoc on our bodies in unending, interfering with the steps in hormone signaling from increasing the production of certain hormones to decreasing production of others. Some chemicals can mimic hormones by binding to receptors; they can turn one hormone into another; cause too much of a hormone to be produced or released and in some cases they can interfere with hormone signaling blocking the activation of a hormone causing too little of a natural hormone to be produced or circulated. Additionally some chemicals can tell cells to die prematurely; compete with essential nutrients; binding to essential hormones preventing appropriate hormonal processes from taking place; accumulating in organs that produce hormones and so on.
In fact, the data linking some EDCs or entire classes of EDCs to chronic disease is comparable in strength and breadth to the evidence that links tobacco smoking with lung cancer.
Commonly we know these chemicals to be found in common household items like plastics and food packaging, fragrances, personal care products, pesticides or herbicides found in food and even our tap water.
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Between Meals Podcast. Episode 15: Uncovering Trauma and Its Role in Your Health Story
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Uncovering Trauma and Its Role in Your Health Story
I am so honored to have Dr. Keesha Ewers as my guest on the show today and we chatting about a topic that really hits home for me in a big way. TRAUMA and the importance of uncovering it’s affect on your health story and how to heal complex health struggles.We are diving deep into how unresolved trauma can manifest as autoimmune diseases and other imbalances in the mind, body and spirit, we’re discussing how these root causes can affect our health, the ways in which we show up in the world for others and how we speak to ourselves. We even discuss finding gratitude to those who caused the trauma, as challenging as that may seem – in this episode Dr. Keesha actually takes me through a powerful exercise in facing my own trauma and my perpetrator.Before we dive in, if you feel that this discussion may not pertain to you, as you feel you are not a victim of the traumas we hear about most commonly, sexual assault, physical or emotional abuse, addiction, neglect, I urge you to please still take the time to listen to this episode. Dr Keesha unpacks and defines trauma in all senses of the world, as she calls it capital T and lower case t traumas and the many events that still affect and damage areas of the brain and our health and how trauma actually comes in so many shapes and forms. Dr. Keesha shares the many ways that events of our past can manifest not just in disease or physical imbalances, but in our relationships, our self talk and we get into all of the mighty lessons that past trauma can teach us!About Dr. Keesha EwersDr. Keesha Ewers is an integrative medicine expert, Doctor of Sexology, Family Practice ARNP, Psychotherapist, herbalist, she is board certified in functional medicine and Ayurvedic medicine and is the founder and medical director of the Academy for Integrative Medicine Health Coach Certification Program.
Dr. Keesha has been in the medical field for over 30 years. After conducting the HURT Study in 2013 (Healing Un-Resolved Trauma), she developed the HURT Model for understanding how past childhood trauma impacts adult health. This led to the creation of the You Unbroken online program for patients to heal their own trauma and the Mystic Medicine deep immersion healing retreats she leads at her home on San Juan Island, WA.
I had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Keesha speak last year and as she shared her own powerful story of healing her autoimmune disease and discovering the role unresolved trauma had in her health story – I had goosebumps and tears I my eyes listening to her words and her experiences that resonated so deeply with me and unknowingly at the time, this talk became a catalyst for me, to a huge year of self discovery and unpacking old narratives and healing from my trauma.
Over the course of 2018, I began doing some serious self assessment and I was facing head on my struggles with my self worth and my abilities to believe in myself, my perfectionism, my apprehension to trust people whose motives seem insincere, my disdain for people who abuse power or expect too much of me – all qualities in me that i most wanted to change, I began to realize were all rooted in the sexual trauma I experienced in my late teens and had told myself i had totally overcome and it was dealt with and a non-issue. it became an intense exploration into uncovering who I am and the work I needed to do yet to heal my body and my spirit so I could show up in the world in the ways I truly wanted to. And spoiler alert, like so many things – I’m still showing up for me and I am still doing the work!It is with great pleasure I share Dr Keesha and this amazing episode with all of you, to offer some incredible insight knowledge and actionable tools.
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Website: drkeesha.com
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Mentioned in this Episode:
- Dr. Keesha’s book: Solving the Autoimmune Puzzle: The Woman’s Guide to Reclaiming Emotional Freedom and Vibrant Health
- ACEs – Adverse Childhood Experiences
- You Un-broken 10 Day Self-Guided Program
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Between Meals Podcast. Episode 14: Celery Juice, How Detox Actually Works & Food as Medicine
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Celery Juice, How Detox Actually Works & Food as Medicine.
Are you curious about the celery juice trend? Is it a super food or a super fad? In episode 14, I am joined by Ali Miller, RD, LD, CDE who is hitting us with the facts with her food-as-medicine approach that is grounded in nature and supported by scientific evidence. We talk through the misinformation, the redeeming qualities of celery and why you may want to reconsider downing gallons of celery juice each and every week.
From debunking some of the massive claims to talking through why some folks may be having great results drinking daily celery juice, Ali shares more about how the body’s natural detox pathways work. Learn how you are better off consuming foods rich in sulfur, glycine, glutathione, cysteine, and nutrients that drive phase 2 encapsulation with ample fiber in the diet (that’s right celery juice contains none of these things) to support the excretion of toxins from your body to actually detox vs. prevent detox process for short-term outcomes.
Finally, Ali shares more about her food-as-medicine approach when it comes to anxiety, depression and cognitive dysfunction.
I hope you enjoy this episode and if you have anecdotal evidence or personal experiences with celery juice that you would like to share, please feel free to use the comments below, we’d love to hear from you.
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Mentioned in this Episode:
- Ali’s IGTV episode about why she will never drink celery juice
- Celery Juice is NOT a Miracle Drink
- Rat study showing the effect of celery and parsley juices on pharmacodynamic activity of drugs involving cytochrome P450 in their metabolism
- 10 Day Real Food Detox Program
- The Anti-Anxiety Diet: A Whole Body Program to Stop Racing Thoughts, Banish Worry and Live Panic-Free
- Ali’s rebuttal to Jillian Michael’s recent rants on the Keto Diet
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Between Meals Podcast. Episode 13: The Power of Starting Your Day with Positivity
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The Power of Starting Your Day with Positivity.
In today’s shorter format BITES episode I am sharing my personal experiences with starting my day with positivity. In this solo episode I explain how I recently came to introducing a new morning practice, where I implement positive mantras or affirmations as part of my morning rituals.
The incredible power that we have to shape our reality and control our intentions and our actions is far more simple than we realize. It’s an incredible small step in your efforts toward self realization, self love and self care and guess what – IT’S FREE!
Whether your positivity comes through reflection or affirmation, maybe you repeat power statements or find empowerment through acknowledging your struggles and your ability to overcome them – this practice can truly affect not just the trajectory of the day, but also our confidence, self esteem, our relationship with ourselves and others and most importantly our belief in our strengths to overcome whatever comes our way. It’s about owning our power NOW!
We talk about the small details that can matter as you develop your own your positive self talk practice, how semantics can actually matter and how we aren’t trying to live in some glitter studded, rainbow flecked alternative reality, turning a blind eye to the struggles of life. Rather it’s about embracing the uncertainty of our days and owning a belief in our abilities to handle whatever comes our way. OWNING OUR POWER!
We may not be able to control the pains and traumas of our past, present or future, but we can absolutely control how we react to them and the narrative we choose to implement in our days.
I hope you enjoy this episode, my first ever solo episode! I would love to hear from all of you, if you implement a morning mantra or affirmation practice, please tag me on Instagram @tastyyummies and you can use the hashtag #TYMorningMantras and I would LOVE to share them in my feed.
Mentioned in this Episode :
- Bites Episode 04 – How to Stop Shoulding All Over Yourself
- Episode 11 – Overcoming Your Self-Limiting Beliefs
- Mirror Gazing Practice at the end of Episode 08
- Unfu*k Yourself by Gary John Bishop
- My Morning Mantras are saved as a Mantra Highlight on my Instagram profile
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Easy No-Strain Cashew Milk {+ Video} + bonus flavor ideas
Are you curious how-to make delicious cashew milk? While nut milks and other non-dairy milks can seem intimidating and like far more work than they are worth, this definitely doesn’t apply to my Easy No-Strain Cashew Milk. Just two ingredients, a minute or two of blending and that’s it you’re done! Be sure to scroll down for my tasty chocolate cashew milk recipe along with a few other super tasty, fun flavor ideas.
In typical “food blogger” fashion, by way of photos and personal anecdotes it make appear that this recipe is far more complicated than what it actually is. Don’t get it twisted, this is THE MOST simple recipe I may have ever posted. Spoiler alert: to make cashew milk, you need raw cashews and filtered water. THAT’S ABOUT IT! I generally prefer to add a pinch of quality sea salt, sometimes I will sweeten it or add vanilla and I really love my homemade Chocolate Cashew Milk – but in all it’s simple glory you just need water and raw cashews.
I particularly love this cashew milk recipe, because it’s no-strain! No need to fuss with filtered or straining, no nut milk bags. Just blend and enjoy. It’s creamy, rich, silky and super versatile.
You all have known for years that I generally prefer to avoid dairy, I don’t have an intolerance or allergy, I simply feel much better without it. I do OK with some cheeses in small amounts, along with sheep and goat’s milk from time to time, but there is nothing in me that ever feels a desire to sit down with a glass of cold dairy milk. We were never allowed to drink milk as children. My mom was ahead of her time. She knew that dairy can be inflammatory, that the lactose can be troublesome for most folk’s digestion and it can also exasperate respiratory issues.
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Between Meals Podcast. Episode 12: The Business of Blogging and Beyond
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The Business of Blogging and Beyond
While we tend to bounce around a bit on Between Meals, from nutrition and wellness, to mindset and business – it’s all truly just a reflection of my own journey and what I have learned along the way, obviously, but it’s also a curated reflection of the topics I am asked most about by all of you. I love that I have this platform to reach all of you, in a unique way so I can share my story and the stories of the many amazing people I am blessed to have in my life.
In todays episode I am joined by my very very good friend Alison and we are sharing our perspectives on the business of blogging and beyond.
First up, I wanna remind you, if you are looking to learn more about getting started in the world of blogging, online content creation or building a social media precsence, please check out the Business Mastermind Bites Podcast Series from early 2018 they are bites episodes 1, 2 and 3. These three episodes will cover a lot of your questions.
While Alison and I check in nearly daily, we are using this episode to follow up with Alison after she was my guest on episode 02 of the Business Mastermind Series, and we check in with some of the big changes she has made since we last spoke with her, including leaving her full-time career to focus on her nutrition business and wellness recipe focused website, Foodbymars.com.
Alison and I also share a lot about our own experiences over the years with blogging and the businesses we have built through blogging and we are sharing more about our upcoming Mastermind workshop in Portland OR, at the NTA Conference.
> If you are unable to attend this year’s NTA conference, we invite you to sign up to be added to our waitlist for the online version of this Business Focused Program, which will be releasing later this year. By signing up, you will be notified FIRST when registration has opened for the course. We cannot wait to make this available to more of you. <<
READ MORE about the NTA Conference Business Workshop in Portland, OR February, 28, 2019 and you can also read more of the details about our workshop. Remember, you don’t have to be an NTP, NTC alumni or student to attend and you don’t have to be attending the conference to join us. When you are ready to purchase conference or workshop tickets, if you use this link, I will get credit / a slight affiliate payout, for your purchase. (thanks in advance)
In this Episode :
- leaving your long-standing full time gig to pursue your nutrition and wellness-focused career and how to know when it’s time
- the importance of owning your personal story and knowing how it shapes your brand story
- being clear in who “your person” is so you can have clarity in how to create content
- when you try to speak to everyone, you speak to no one
- how you build an authentic virtual community
- when and how to use analytics and when to let it go
- honing in on your authentic power and the unique solutions you offer
- the benefits of leaning on mentors and community
- how to know when to ask for help
- using your online platforms to your advantage
Be sure to peruse the article archives and grab delicious real food recipes and more over at foodbymars.com
Register for our NTA Conference FULL DAY Business Mastermind Workshop here
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Between Meals Podcast. Bites. Episode 11: Overcoming Your Self-Limiting Beliefs
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Overcoming Your Self-Limiting Beliefs.
2018 New Year Reflections
At the start of the new year, for many it’s an opportunity to set new goals, intentions and resolutions, for others it’s a wonderful time to reflect on the year passed.
Whatever approach that you personally take, in this episode I wanted to share my personal reflections on 2018. I have found that the start of a new year offers the peaceful space to ground in and take note of the lessons learned in the year prior and to acknowledge any apparent themes that emerged.
For me, 2018 was all about overcoming my self-limiting beliefs. It was all about knowing that my thoughts have the power to create my reality and that ultimately I am far more in control of the life I am living than I had ever realized before.
On Today’s Episode
- My 2018 reflections.
- Why I personally choose to reflect vs. resolve.
- How my self-limiting beliefs were crippling me and how I learned to push them aside.
- How to question the origin of your inner critic
- Our thoughts change our physical structure of our brain.
- How the beliefs you have about yourself can drive your long-term behavior – your thoughts create your reality.
- Don’t expect wins or losses. Plan for the wins, learn from the losses.
- If you aren’t ready to believe in yourself, surround yourself with people who are.
- My crazy sound healing experience of talking to myself….
Do you set resolutions or goals at the start of the new year? Have you reflected on 2018?
Remember to reach out on social media or in the Tasty Yummies Facebook Group and share your thoughts on this episode, what your reflections have looked like. Share, comment, like, review!! This all helps so so much.
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5 Tips for Your Sugar Detox: How to Fight the Cravings, Stay Sane and Feel Free.
Whether or not you have committed to a structured sugar detox or you are simply looking to cut your intake of sweets and manage the cravings – today, I am sharing my 5 simple tips for your sugar detox. It’s not about dieting or crazy rules or restrictive eating as punishment, it’s just about being smart, prioritizing your health and feeling in control of the cravings!
Hey Sweet Thing! Are you addicted to sugar? Do you feel trapped by your constant cravings for something sweet? If you want to break the addictive cycle to sugar, it’s totally possible, it’s not actually as bad (or as hard) as it seems and feeling like you are in control of your cravings – is truly priceless!! Trust me. Removing the addiction to sugar isn’t about extreme restrictions forever or never ever having a sweet again, rather this is about loving your body and your health enough to want to feel your bet, to get yourself out of the constant blood sugar roller coaster and to break free of the sugar cravings that hold you hostage!
I know pretty much all of us can relate and have been there, but I find it’s especially challenging for folks after the holidays. Whether or not you have committed to a structured sugar detox or you are simply looking to cut your intake of sweets and manage the cravings – today, I am sharing my 5 tips to drop the sugar – cuz friends, you are sweet enough already – haha!
Why Cut Back on Sugar?
Sugar at it’s best lights us up, it gives us pleasure in times of stress, depression and pain, but we all know those feelings are short-lived. At it’s worst, sugar in excess can make you feel sluggish, bloated, anxious and crabby – so why do you still crave it? Because it’s addicting. It triggers the same reward and pleasure centers in the brain, that some narcotics do. It’s addicting. Is sugar as bad for us as cocaine? NO – I am certainly not implying that, but I think it’s important to recognize that sugar definitely has the ability to have a very strong hold on us and it’s not our fault.
Excessive Sugar Can:
- raise our blood sugar (blood glucose), which requires our body to constantly be releasing insulin to manage, then we have the crash – it’s highly taxing to the body to be in this constant blood sugar roller coaster of up and down and it can affect other systems of the body, as a result.
- lead to weight gain from overeating, along with elevated triglycerides, insulin resistance, and other indicators of metabolic syndrome. Refined sugar has also been shown to reduce immune system efficiency.1https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4748178, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0271531784800573.
- cause elevated blood glucose levels which has been shown to promote cancer growth 2https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0006291X85919308.
- feed bad gut bacteria. When we eat a high-sugar diet, the undesirable bacteria thrive and start to grow out of control, causing a waterfall of health issues, while our beneficial bacteria dwindle in number.
- cause inflammation which can affects our entire body, but very specifically our immune system and our digestion.
Does this mean we can’t have ANY sugar ever, nope! I am not insinuating that extreme, unattainable level of perfection with our eating, but of all the foods available to us, I would argue that sugar is the most pleasure-enducing and therefore the hardest to moderate. Limiting yourself around the sweets isn’t a problem with you or your willpower, it’s a problem with the sweets! They are hyper palatable and designed to make you want more. So, what can we do to break the addiction to sugar and begin to feel like we are the ones in control, rather than the sugar?!
References
1. ↑ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4748178, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0271531784800573 2. ↑ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0006291X85919308 -
Between Meals Podcast. Episode 10: Keto Quick Start with Diane Sanfilippo
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On the first episode of 2019 I am joined by my guest and good friend Diane Sanfilippo and we are chatting all about her brand new book Keto Quick Start: A Beginner’s Guide to a Whole-Foods Ketogenic Diet
NOTES:
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More about Diane and Keto Quick Start:
New York Timesbestselling author and health and wellness pioneer Diane Sanfilippo brings her own experience with a ketogenic diet to Keto Quick Start, a comprehensive and easy-to-follow road map to transitioning to a keto lifestyle.
There’s a good reason keto has attracted so many followers: it’s an effective tool for fat loss as well as a way of eating with proven benefits for many health concerns, including unstable blood sugar, neurological conditions, and epilepsy, to name a few. But getting started with keto and sticking with it can be tough. That’s where Keto Quick Start comes in.
In her signature practical style, Diane makes keto doable for everyone, whether you’re completely new to very low carb eating or you’ve tried it before and want to find a better way to make it work for you. Keeping the focus on real foods that nourish your body, she walks you through a gentle transition to keto and helps you figure out how to make it sustainable for the long term. Keto Quick Start targets everyday real-world concerns such as what to expect in the first few weeks and how to know if you’re on the right track, how to determine if you need more carbs and how to incorporate those carbs in a healthy way, how to customize keto for your personal goals (especially weight loss), and things to be aware of if you’re concerned about a particular health issue.
Keto Quick Start includes 100 delicious keto recipes, four weekly meal plans, more than a dozen easy meal ideas (no recipe required!), and troubleshooting tips and tricks. It also features a unique and easy-to-use template that makes tracking your food quick and simple.
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Between Meals Podcast. Episode 09: How to Make Tiny Changes, Master Your Habits and Live Your Best Life
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“Habits are the compound interest of self improvement”
In episode 09 of the Between Meals Podcast, I am joined by guest James Clear as we talk all about How to Make Tiny Changes, Master Your Habits and Live Your Best Life. James and I chat all about his recently released NY Times Best Selling book Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones and the importance of building systems that work for you!
In this episode James and I are chatting all about behavior change, how to investigate and design your environment, physically and socially, to support your desired identity changes, along with reducing friction to maximize your success. Plus we discuss how important it is to creating systems for implementing small habits each day that allow you to move in alignment with the person you believe you are meant to be. Whether it’s your health and nutrition, fitness goals or relationships, maybe it’s building your new business as an entrepreneur, you will learn the common mistakes most people make when changing habits but most importantly some simple tips for how to put all of these ideas into practice in real life!!
James Clear is a writer and speaker focused on habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement. He is the author of the New York Times best seller, Atomic Habits. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Entrepreneur Magazine, Time Magazine, and on CBS This Morning. More than 400,000 people subscribe to his popular email newsletter at jamesclear.com. He is a regular speaker at Fortune 500 companies and his work is used by teams in the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB.
Between Meals Podcast. Episode 09 with James Clear:
How to Make Tiny Changes, Master Your Habits and Live Your Best Life
In This Episode of the Between Meals Podcast, We Talk About:
- true behavior change is really identity change
- it isn’t motivation and there isn’t a need to push yourself to be somebody else, you are just acting in alignment with who you already believe that you are.
- how do we form our self image?
- outcome based habits vs identity based habits
- how social media and news perpetuate a results based society
- focus on the feeling of fulfilling our potential
- organize habits around your identity to reinforce your identity
- why we don’t want to lose sight of the 1%. The importance of the tiny curve.
- time magnifies the margin between success and failure. Show up and letting time work for you.
- habits are the compound interest of self improvement
- what to do when you aren’t seeing the changes?
- the ultimate form of immediate satisfaction is a reinforcement of your desired identity
- casting votes for your desired identity
- the importance of habits being satisfying
- choose habits that deliver more joy and satisfaction
- invisible factors for success
- the importance of “never miss twice”
- and soooo much more!!
I think you all are really going to love this episode – I truly feel like this is a MUST-LISTEN FOR EVERYONE looking to implement healthy habits!
AND SO MUCH MORE!
As always, we finish the show with a fun game of Would You Rather? and please be sure to stick around for the wrap-up portion where Mark and I chat about what we learned and ways
Show Notes + References:
- www.jamesclear.com/atomic-habits
- jamesclear.com – to sign up for James’ amazing newsletter
- Get Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
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Between Meals Podcast. Episode 08: How to Find Your Happy Weight + Unlock Your Body Confidence
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“When we focus on a number on the scale, we are never going to find happiness and we are never going to find balance in our life”
In episode 08 of the Between Meals Podcast, I am joined by my friend and co-host Daniele Della Valle as we talk about how to find your happy weight and unlock your confidence.
In this episode learn how to show up for yourself and do the hard work, discover how to deconstruct toxic environments and relationships and most of all, learn how to be open to rebuilding, as needed, to live the life you were destined to live!!!
As we unpack this topic and dive into exploring what this has meant for both of us personally and in working with clients, I am not going to pretend that this is an easy shift or something that you just flip a switch on and suddenly boom, congrats girl, you are confident, proud and accepting of every bit of your body. This is an ongoing journey and hot damn spoiler alert –– it isn’t linear – there are ups and downs, there are set backs and there are tough lessons. It’s not about the end game or reaching some goal where you never struggle again, but rather it’s about honoring the work and the lessons we learn along the way.
But like so many things in life, this is also your reminder that this is a practice. It’s a practice that requires work, it requires you to show up and sometimes it requires you to dig deep into the shadowy parts of yourself that you may not be quite ready to face just yet – but like the work you put into your health, this too has incredible rewards!
Stay tuned to the end of the podcast, where I am sharing a beautiful practice that has been so powerful for me, to support you in your self love and body confidence journey and to remind you that you are perfect, exactly the way that you are, RIGHT NOW!
Between Meals Podcast. Episode 08: How to Find Your Happy Weight + Unlock Your Body Confidence
In This Episode of Between Meals Podcast, We Talk About:
- dealing with hurtful negative comments
- are you really in a relationship with your food?
- the problem with “cheat days”, treats, indulgences, foods that are “good” and “bad”
- the danger in our culture’s perpetuation of “you aren’t good enough – you need to change”
- exercise as a tool to feel good, not to obsessively fix “a problem”
- unpacking the narrative of “You Aren’t Enough”
- learning to love your body and find your happy weight
- where do you get started when you feel there are a million things in front of you
- trusting in and honoring your individual journey
- navigating change when not everyone is on board
- resistance and leaving toxic relationships – cling to those who are supportive and believe in who you are trying to become
- the importance of community
- what is your WHY? What are you trying to achieve?
- what can you do about self sabotage?
- unpacking the narrative and the external expectations of what “should” be
- society’s construct ideals of unattainable goals, “nirvana” “bliss” “perfection” and how it benefits from us constantly seeking to want to be “better”
- loving your body, without shame and apologies
- What are we trying to achieve?
- mission over metrics
- first steps as you start your journey of finding your happy weight
- managing the expectations of others and setting boundaries
- SAY YES!
AND MORE!
As always, we finish the show with a fun game of Would You Rather? and please be sure to stick around for the wrap-up portion where I share a beautiful practice to support you in your body confidence journey. I invite you to incorporate this super powerful, intentional exercise as part of your daily self-care routine. It’s an amazing opportunity to give yourself the space to shut out the noise of the world and to really listen to what your inner voice is saying.
Remember: you are perfect, exactly the way that you are. RIGHT NOW!
Show Notes + References:
- www.danieledellavalle.com
- Grab Daniele Della Valle’s book Happy Weight
- Follow Daniele on Instagram
- Pat Bailey’s The Hell Yes Academy
- Mirror Gazing
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