Body Peace Podcast with Jennie Kramer and Nina Manolson

The Critical Link Between Sleep and Your Relationship with Food In this episode hosts, Nina Manolson and Jennie Kramer discuss the importance of sleep and its profound connection to how we manage food, hunger, and overall well-being.  Their conversation touches on the challenges that affect lots of women, from balancing busy schedules to managing the impacts of hormonal changes and menopause, all...

Embracing Movement on Our Own Terms In a recent enlightening discussion with hosts Nina Manolson and Jennie Kramer, guest Ragen Chastain shares her experience with the often-complex relationship with movement. This conversation sheds light on how societal pressures and diet culture have influenced our views on exercise and body movement. The Influence of Diet Culture on Movement Ragen highlights t...

This episode has co-host Jenny Kramer talking with co-host Nina Manolson about how she learned to cook. It also highlights our relationship to food and what that means to each of them. Together they explore the idea that cooking can be enjoyable and manageable for everyone, regardless of skill level or background. It challenges the notion that complex recipes and fancy presentations are essential...

For too many women, what to wear, how to dress and all the decisions around fashion brings anxiety. It can be so stressful that many avoid thinking about how they really feel and what makes them happy. Today’s conversation is going to spark a welcome bit of joy around all things wardrobe related. In a captivating discussion with hosts Nina Manolson and Jennie Kramer, Manny Martins-Karman, an extra...

Body Image, Weight Loss, and Food Noise: What You Need to Know Hosts Nina Manolson and Jennie Kramer unpack the cultural messages around weight loss and weight loss drugs, specifically the GLP-1 medications. They also delve into the concept of "food noise" – that constant chatter in our heads about food and body size. Oprah isn’t the only celebrity to use weight loss medication, but she...

Co-hosts Nina Manolson and Jennie Kramer are back and today they’re talking about how we all compare ourselves to others and the negative consequences of this behavior. Imposter syndrome is real, for even the most accomplished and confident among us. Hear how this has shown up for both Jennie and Nina and how they address it for themselves and how they help their clients with this universal issue....

Listen to this in-depth conversation between Nancy Loeffler and hosts Jennie Kramer and Nina Manolson about Nancy's journey through grief and her book, "The Alchemy of Grief: Your Journey to Wholeness." Nancy shares her personal story of loss, the process of excavating her life to find meaning and purpose after her daughter's death, and the importance of acknowledging and process...

When one partner embarks on a weight loss journey, it can have a significant impact on the other partner, even if they are not actively trying to lose weight themselves. This blog post explores the different ways this can happen, and offers tips for navigating these challenges. Key points: • Partners of people who are losing weight may experience envy, insecurity, and a feeling that their own body...

Jennie and Nina are talking about control today. We are living in a time where there’s a lot happening in the world that is out of our hands. Wars, climate disasters and political unrest are just a few things that leave us feeling out of control. We find ourselves feeling like we don’t have agency to make decisions. There are real things we can’t control, and there are imagined things that we like...

Jennie Kramer and Nina Manolson are talking to Jenny Rushmore, the founder of Cashmerette.  She shares her inspiring journey of revolutionizing clothing patterns to fit women of all sizes and shapes. Having struggled with finding clothes that fit her own body, especially due to her larger bust size, Jenny embarked on a mission to create patterns that accommodate various body types. Jenny's sto...

Hosts Nina and Jennie are joined by guests Amy Pershing and Chevice Turner. Together they discuss the profound journey of recovery from Binge Eating Disorder (BED) and the importance of embracing body autonomy. Amy, the founding director of Bodywise, and Chevice, the founder of the Binge Eating Disorder Association, shared insights from their extensive experience in the field. Key Talking Points:...

The conversation revolves around the topic of aging and its cultural impact, focusing on how celebrities' aging is scrutinized and its influence on regular individuals. Hosts, Nina Manolson and Jennie Kramer, discuss the privileges and challenges of aging, emphasizing the cultural conversation around it. They explore societal attitudes, the impact of media, and the pressure to conform to youth...

Hosts Jennie and Nina are talking with Rachel Zimmerman, an award-winning journalist covering health and medicine for over two decades. Rachel is talking about her unique and up close perspective on loss and grief and trauma. She breaks down what current research is doing to understand how collective trauma as well as intergenerational trauma impact us today, as a society and as individuals. She a...

This time will be different. Have you’ve said that to yourself? The new year brings pressure about all the things we need to change. The pressure of fixing things, especially changes in our bodies, can be overwhelming leading to desperate measures because this time is has to work. Hosts Jennie and Nina are talking about this timely topic on this inaugural episode of Body Peace Podcast. Making chan...

Welcome to the Body Peace Podcast (formerly Herstory on a Plate). We are so excited to bring you the Body Peace Podcast—a space for deep, compassionate, real conversations about our relationships with our bodies, food, and the world around us. What began as Herstory on a Plate has grown into something deeper. As conversations evolved, so did our mission. Body Peace® is about stepping off the battl...