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Influencers and celebrities can play a massive role in how we act, shop, look, work and feel. It is literally their job to influence us. And especially when it comes to weight loss and body image, a lack of transparency can be harmful and detrimental to their audience. In this episode I dig into well known influencers and celebrities currently sharing their new bodies on social media. The conversa...

The anti-diet culture movement has influenced many to believe that "all approaches to intentional weight loss are unhealthy". Many proponents of the anti-diet culture movement preach that engaging in intentional weight loss will end up in worse health outcomes, weight regain and a worse relationship with food. BUT what if the approach to weight loss is rooted in a shift of mindset, attitudes towar...

Welcome back to strengthen! If this is your first listen, I invite you to listen back at the evolution of this podcast, while small, but full of perspectives from all different women.  But as I have evolved and continue to grow myself, my business and my own knowledge, I am seeking to bring more practical episodes, with things you can apply to your life to improve your health. In this episode, I t...

High protein diets are touted by gymfluencers and docfluencers all of social media. But what do they mean and is a high protein diet right for me? In this episode I take a dive into the recommended daily intake of protein, what I recommend for most of my clients and address common misconceptions and shedding light on the various factors influencing individual protein needs. I discuss how I decide...

From cleanses, to detoxes, to supplements and ice baths, wellness culture has convinced us for years that expensive treatments are the only pathway to a healthy lifestyle. But do we really need to buy into the influence? And how can this damage our relationship with food? Wellness culture is very similar to diet culture. Both give the "eat like me, look like me" message and that thinness...

Social media will sell womens a problem, while also selling them a fix. In this podcast episode, I take a dive into the complex world of hormone balance for women while examining the significant influences of diet culture, wellness culture, and the supplement industry. From hot girl walks, to detox drinks and supplements, the scene on social media when it comes to women's health and hormones i...

The almond mom : a mom with an unhealthy obsession with thinness, dieting, and exercise who project that onto their own children. In this episode I breakdown what the "almond mom" is and take a deep dive into the complex relationship between almond moms, diet culture, and eating disorders. In a world where wellness trends, superfoods, and diet fads seem to be constantly evolving, it'...

Gut health supplements are literally "trending" on social media. And as a nutritionist I am here to debunk (and debloat) the loads of misinformation, false marketing and overall shams of the diet and supplement industry. In this episode I talk about glutamine supplement, greens powders, and very popular herbal remedies for "gut health" as I dive into its link to thinness, weigh...

In this episode I discuss three mindsets to have when you are healing from disordered eating/body image from Toxic Diet + Fitness Culture: 1) Healing your relationship with you body from a disordered eating lense isn’t healed by changing your body 2) Healing your relationship with food cannot happen with more restriction 3) Cutting off people, places, things that may be triggered - not permanently...

In this episode I discuss what is toxic fitness culture, how in is intertwined with diet culture, how to spot it and how to combat it. Everyday in gym, social media and in our culture, women are pressured to look and be and ideal way, promising that if we looked a certain way this would bring us happiness. But with all my years working with women in the disordered eating and eating disorder space,...

Dieting and being small is popular, but the consequences of consistently underfueling our bodies comes with some pretty crappy side effects. The obsession with our bodies is more than a mental health concern, it takes a physical toll. In the episode I discuss the impacts to women's bodies from experiencing low energy availability: dysregulation of hormones, impacts to cardiovascular, immune, r...

Gut health is the buzziest buzz word in the social media world, but as a consumer of content, do you really know what it means? In this episode, I breakdown what gut health even means, how it impacts your overall health, the microbiome, pre/pro/syn/postbiotics and how to navigate these words as you scroll away. While I do use big words like "proliferate" and "histone deacetylase&quo...

In this episode, I told with myself (while my 7th month old plays and eats breakfast LOL) on 2 myths and 1 trend that has to go. I know the last one isn't a myth, but I made the list and then realized that it's not a myth but just an overall harmful practice. Below are the 3 myths I discussed (all coated in diet culture BS) 1) Your metabolism is "ruined" and you need to reverse d...

Maddie Myer's is definitely a GET TO KNOW trainer in NYC.  In this episode we discuss what a body neutral approach to fitness is and how you can enjoy your fitness journey without the annoying #abz culture it brings.  Because it's boring, right? And fitness is a feeling we don't always need to quantify, set goals for and micromanage (Something Maddie and I discuss and thoroughly agree on...

In this episode, I sat down with NYC Trainer Amanda Katz for a conversation where literally, we did NOT hold back on our experience and observations about the state of the fitness industry: overly and unhealthily obsessed with our aesthetics and pressures to be "fit" enough.  We discuss our journey to having a healthy relationship with exercise, our profession and how to help you weed our tox...

I took some time off and now it's game time.  A whole year off to have a baby, publish some academic papers and some other fun things.  Take a glimpse into the update of my professional and personal growth + 5 Nutrition Hacks for Strength Training Women (you're going to want to stick around and listen to that!).  PLUS, head to my IG story on 3/1 and 3/5 to get your AMA (ask me anyth...

An attorney by trade, May is a fighter for social justice, including social justice in the fitness space.  As we evolve in understanding more about body shape and size in relation to health, we still see the same bodies represented in fitness.  We question, especially in a progressive city like NYC, how we can start to bring more of that to life.  Listen in on May’s experience as we...

What helps me through negative thoughts best is a guided mindful meditation.  This episode is my FIRST mindful meditation on this podcast I needed to post with the overwhelming need to help my followers, clients and the world move through the comments about their bodies this holiday season. This meditation will help you feed your mind with POSITIVE affirmations to help you move into a future...

You'll hear it from both us of: we are so over toxic messages of over excising, under eating and beat yourself up in the fitness industry.  Because your FITNESS journey should be beneficial to your HEALTH, no detrimental. I seriously loved every moment and every work Gabi said because we share a similar journey and mindset around fitness, food and our ED experience.  People like her are...

I talk a LOT about bones.  As women, our bone health is so fragile, especially as we age and hormones change.  It's such a damn shame that we are sold restrictive weight loss as a means to better health when it has the potential to weaken the one thing we need the most care for.  In this episode I discuss the reality of nutrition and bone health and how dieting and restriction affec...

A Cali girl turned Brooklyner, Nancy Chen's story is one you don't want to miss.  From college swimmer to boxer to yogi to an inspirational blogger, Nancy has used her strength as an athlete to empower to to view fitness beyond her body.  She is notable for several accomplishments:  1) Her Spoon University blog , where she openly discusses her eating disorder which helped many other...

Mallory Reilly Coach- OTR/L, CPT, RKC, SFGI, is an Occupational Therapist (OT) and a true kettlebell queen.  In this episode, Mallory drives deep into connecting our senses to our training, how to listen and respect your body, and what it means to be READY.  Her experience and perspective on training, body image while incorporating her career as an OT brings a novel, fresh perspective to...

Trigger warning: Up until around 27 minutes, this episode discusses weight cutting for fighting and weight class sports.  After that we discuss her experience with gut issues and if you're experiencing them you want to listen!!! Amber Trejo is a Functional Nutritionist and Trainer.  The coolest thing about Amber? She actually competed in boxing.  I met Amber in a zoom conference dur...

Welcome back friends! Of course we return with a fellow Registered Dietitian Nicole Rodriguez.  She is a seriously fun, smart, and dedicated to the cause of accessible nutrition education for all.  We talk everything from strength training, to body image, her love of beef and beef advocacy (YES it's a thing!).  And you're going to want to listen to hear about the most interesting wa...

Donatellafino is a body mechanics expert, genius, dope massage therapist and BARRE QUEEN.  And she's on my latest episode of STRENGTHEN.⁠ ⁠ hear us discuss:⁠ 👉why you should stop using sweat as an indicator of a good workout⁠ 👉how peeing while you jump isn't normal (yeah, it happens)⁠ 👉finding smart fitness you love ⁠ ⁠ And there are SO many gold nuggets of info in there from us to you. &n...