Rebecca Scritchfield, RDN, Certified Exercise Physiologist

Body Kindness

Health EN ↓ 184 episodes

This is a show about health, not weight loss. It's time to redefine what it means to pursue health, where your well-being matters more than your weight. When you practice Body Kindness®, you create a more satisfying life by being good to yourself. Learn how self-compassion and acceptance help you cultivate a "caregiver" voice and quiet the "inner critic". HAES Dietitian and Certified Exercise Physiologist Rebecca Scritchfield and her guests have interesting conversations about the cultural influences that keep you stuck in "diet prison" and how you can break free to create meaningful changes i...

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Rebecca Scritchfield, RDN, Certified Exercise Physiologist

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#9 - Learn & Grow Pt 9 - The Upside of Stress (and Emotional Eating) 20.06.2016 1:13:43

Our original interview was released in 2016 and replaced with this update. Stress has a function and so does emotional eating. How you relate to stress and frame your views of emotional eating can make all the difference in how you feel about your body. In this powerful Learn and Grow episode, you'll learn why Bernie needed to stop restricting in order to realize that it would help cut back his st...

#8 - Learn & Grow Pt 8 - How Your Body Fights to Regain Weight After Dieting (Research from The Biggest Loser) 10.05.2016 1:17:29

Our original interview was released in 2016 and replaced with this update. Don't miss this important episode in the Learn & Grow Series. We talk about one of the longest studies on weight cycling and dieting — a study that followed the Biggest Loser contestants from Season 8 for six years. I help Bernie understand the outcomes of the journal article and how he can make peace with his experiences a...

#7 - Learn & Grow Pt 7 - The Biggest Loser Did Not Exist to Create Better Lives with Bernie Salazar, a former "winner" of the show 18.04.2016 54:31

Our original interview was released in 2016 and replaced with this update. Bernie Salazar has been a student of the body kindness philosophy for over two years. But early on in his practice, The Biggest Loser was still a popular show and Bernie was still trying to make sense of what it meant to be healthy. Though he was deeply concerned about the well-being of the contestants, he still had his own...

#6 - Learn & Grow Pt 6 - Creating New Habits Takes Serious Effort. Here Are Your Tools 21.03.2016 1:08:13

Our original interview was released in 2016 and replaced with this update. You already know that it's not easy to make changes to your habits. At all. It requires serious effort and a compassionate mindset as you try, mess up, and try again. In the next episode of our "body kindness for beginners" Learn and Grow series, Bernie and I discuss what is usually missing from the "new habit equation" and...

#5 - Learn & Grow Part 5 - How Mindfulness Helps You Handle Bad Emotions 07.03.2016 1:24:48

Our original interview was released in 2016 and replaced with this update. If you're new to #BodyKindness our podcast mini-series, Learn and Grow, was made for you. Bernie Salazar and Rebecca Scritchfield reflect on Bernie's early days saying "bye-bye" to his relationship with The Biggest Loser and diet culture forever! In Episode 5, you'll hear us discuss mindfulness and the beautiful and subtle...

#4 - Learn & Grow Part 4 - You don't have a food addiction. You need permission to eat (and eat emotionally) 22.02.2016 1:51:28

Our original interview was released in 2016 and replaced with this update. If you're new to #BodyKindness our podcast mini-series, Learn and Grow, was made for you. We reflect on Bernie's early days saying "bye-bye" to his relationship with The Biggest Loser and diet culture forever! In Part 4, you'll hear us discuss emotional eating, feeling like you're addicted to food, and why it's probably NOT...

#3 - Learn & Grow Part 3 - Reflections on Intuitive Eating from Principles to Practice 08.02.2016 1:29:52

Our original interview was released in 2016 and replaced with this update. In the third episode of our Body Kindness for Beginners podcast series "Learn and Grow" Bernie and I reflect on ways in which the practice of intuitive eating has helped him reject dieting and we discover new growth opportunities going forward. Tune in if you've ever felt confused about what the heck intuitive eating is and...

#2 - Learn & Grow Part 2 - Extreme Exercise Is Unnecessary 25.01.2016 1:15:56

Our original interview was released in 2016 and replaced with this update. In the second episode of Learn & Grow, Bernie and I process his unhealthy experience with exercise as a contestant on The Biggest Loser. Tune in to hear an honest conversation about why extreme exercise is unnecessary. If you're new to Body Kindness and would like help in finding that point where better mind-body health int...

#1 - Learn & Grow Part 1 - Ditching 'Diet Brain' for Body Kindness 08.01.2016 1:13:41

Our original interview was released in 2016 and replaced with this update. Welcome to Body Kindness! If you're new to the Body Kindness philosophy, breaking free from diets, and Health at Every Size (HAES) our new podcast series is made for you! Body Kindness Learn & Grow is a podcast series that will boost your hope and confidence in leaving diets behind from exactly where you are today. Think of...