100% Healthy-ish

In this episode Jill explores how we, as a culture have become confused (and even fearful) about feeding ourselves and what it might look like to approach food in a more flexible, pleasurable, moderate way. This is a 2 part minisode

In this episode Jill explores how we, as a culture have become confused (and even fearful) about feeding ourselves and what it might look like to approach food in a more flexible, pleasurable, moderate way. This is a 2 part minisode

In this episode, jill answers a question about why kids are so ‘picky’ and offers up one way to look at why it can be tough to get kids to eat the balanced diet we think they should eat!

In this episode, Jill talks about the voice in your head that is constantly panicked, critical, stressed, judgemental, and harsh. Where that voice comes from and how to deal with it. The name of this episode was borrowed from Emily Nagoski’s book: Burnout.

In this episode, jill begins to explore the relationship between weight, health, weight stigma, and socioeconomic status. This is just a starter to a much bigger conversation but it will get you thinking about your beliefs around how weight impacts health.

Building on her ‘Process over Perfection’ philosophy Jillian explores the idea of wholeness vs wellness - via excerpts from Emily Nagoski’s new book: Burnout.

In this episode, Jill discusses the story that we hold weight to protect ourselves – that it is ‘padding’ from the world. She talks the complexities of weight and how that story line is detrimental to making peace with our bodies and pursuing healing on the deepest level.

In this episode, Jill chats about Emily Nagoski’s new book: Burnout, how are Body loathing and food obsessing keeps us locked in the stress-cycle, and how to (literally) shake it off.

In this episode, Jill questions the way she talks about bodies and what it means to have a ‘good’ relationship with your body.

In this episode, Jill parallels the work of Esther Perel – couples therapist - does to repair the relationship between a couples with the work she does to help women repair the relationship they have with their bodies and themselves.

Can there be a pro woman definition of beauty? In this episode Jill reads from Naomi Wolf’s book, The Beauty Myth and explores the concepts of authentic, individually defined, and internally motivated beauty.

In this episode, Jill talks about why a capsule wardrobe is your very best friend when you are making peace with food and your body – and also why it’s great for “body fluctuators”, like Jill!

A brief look at how doing body image work is different from being body positive (or doing the work of the Body positive movement) and who it can be hurtful/offensive for the body positive movement when those doing body image work co-opt the term “Body positive”. Note: this is not a full breakdown of this issue, by any means. It’s really just a start to the conversation, as Jill has seen it, and so...

Exploring hierarchies in food and if there is any way to truly talk about food in a neutral way - while acknowledging that foods differ in nutrients?

When it comes to your struggles with food and body, are you reacting or responding? Are you able to minimize a reaction? In this episode, Jill offers a tangible technique she learned from Brené Brown for slowing things down when we get “limbic” (aka reactive and emotional).

In this episode, inspired by an article in Bon Appetit, Jill asks the questions: what is your MOTIVATION when it come to your health & wellness practices? How do you know if you are just in a ‘new’ form of diet mentality? How can you get refocused on what matters?

In this episode, Jill provides some sample headlines and then the studies that fuelled those headlines. Do they relate? Is information misrepresented? What is the impact of spread poor health, weight, and nutritional information? A little food for thought!!

When it comes to your relationship with food and your body, seeing major shifts in behaviour and thought process is pretty incredible. But there are also a multitude of little things that shift and change when you heal up your beliefs about food, weight, and health. In this episode, Jill describes a number of “little amazing things” that occurred to her over the weekend.

In this episode Jill catches you up on some changes in the Food Freedom Body Love space and takes you through the process of her new How to Eat/How to Feed sessions for adults and children.

In this episode, Jill riffs on a comment she heard about calories on menus - is it true? Is it not? Lots of food for thought!

In this episode, Jill considers the concept of a ‘healthy weight’. Via an excerpt from an essay by Deb Burgard, Jill describes how the Health at Every Size (HAES) Movement determines health, why weight is not a factor, and critical questions we should all be asking when it comes to weight and its connection to health.

Cultivating a healthy body image is a deep, complicated, ongoing process. Today, jill shares 3 fairly simple ways to begin that process.

In this episode, Jill does a recall of all the foods she at on Easter Sunday. Weird? Yeah, a little. Ha! But holiday weekends, which should be about connection and fun and the enjoyment of food, are often filled with negative food and body (diet mentality) talk. It can be hard to ‘go with the flow ‘ if you are feeling shame and guilt and worry. So this is a look at what Intuitive Eating might look...

In this episode Jill discusses how meal planning and weekly food prep fit into Intuitive Eating!

When it comes to making peace with food and your body, what motivates you? Is it easier to conjure up the motivation to change your relationship with food and weight when you are desperate? What if you aren’t in a tumultuous relationship with food or your physical self BUT you know your views are still impacting your life?? Where does the motivation to change come from at that point? Today’s episo...