Feeling Things with Amy & Kat

OUTWEIGH: For this chat with licensed therapist Ashley Vicari (episode 3 of 3 with her), Amy and Ashley talk about identifying whether or not you have an eating disorder or body image issues. *Most* eating disorder diagnoses share a common basis surrounding body image: an over-evaluation of shape and weight (meaning that someone with an eating disorder tends to put a lot of their eggs into the bod...

Lunchbox joins Amy for a little intro chat before she gets into the 4 THINGS for this episode. It’s “OG” style with 4 totally different topics. Hope you enjoy it!   FIRST THING:  Can we love without attachment? Amy always loves the newsletters her friend @LisaHayim sends out. The one she sent this week asked that very question and was helpful to Amy, so she reads the newsletter to you. If you’re h...

Welcome to the '5th Thing' with Amy & Kat!! Today’s quote is: “I know you have a big mountain to climb right now. And it’s scary and intimidating and seemingly almost impossible. But the beautiful irony of this, is that by the end, this will probably have you feeling more alive than any other mountain before this. You are going to surprise yourself.” This led to a whole conversation around alt...

OUTWEIGH: We're excited to have licensed therapist Ashley Vicari back as the expert with Amy! In this episode (ep. 2 of 3) they navigate what to do if you think your child has an eating disorder. There's a blog that Ashley wrote called: 'Teens & Eating Disorders: 5 Helpful Tips for Better Understanding Your Teen' and Amy has Ashley break it down for us.  As a parent or caregiver, your support...

Dr. Alexandra Solomon (therapist, relationship expert, professor, speaker, author, podcast host) is on to talk with Amy about tapping into our truest selves (finding our “real” selves + what does that even mean?!!), setting boundaries (with kindness of course), how to handle conflict (the difference between walking on eggshells & handling with care), and 4 Things Gratitude (we get a tv show +...

Welcome to the '5th Thing' with Amy & Kat!! Today’s quote is: “On the voyage, don’t get too attached to the raft.” Related to that, Kat shares one of her favorite stories about “the log in the water” which is a super helpful analogy that you’ll definitely appreciate. Amy then goes over some listener emails that led to chats about the following things: slip-ups in life don't define you, our chi...

OUTWEIGH: Licensed therapist Ashley Vicari is our expert guest for the next 3 weeks with Amy. In episode 1 of 3, Amy starts off by sharing this email that was sent in with Ashley:  "I would love to hear a discussion on the Outweigh Podcast about gaining weight in the recovery process & all the uncomfortable parts about it. I am so torn between wanting to recover vs continuing to struggle but k...

Award-Winning Author + Mental Health & Empowerment Journalist, Lacey Johnson, is back on the podcast today...this time to have a conversation about social media and how it affects us! Key takeaways from this chat: The problem isn’t social media; it’s the kind of power you’re giving it. Let your screentime inspire your life, not devour your life. Step off of the stage every now and then and get...

Welcome to the '5th Thing' with Amy & Kat!! Today’s quote is: “Everyone compliments the jumpsuit when you wear it out, but when you get to the bathroom, it’s just you and your choices.” Lol. So true, so true! Amy then shares with Kat a pile of stories she’s saved over the last week about the following things: tips to help you fall asleep, morning habits that ruin your sleep cycle, millions of...

Bonus Episode!! For this listener-led series, Amy sat down with podcast listener, Aubrie Asprec, and answered a list of questions she came up with! Aubrie is a 27-year-old new mom that lives in Fresno, California and works in Human Resources in the Air Force (her husband is also in the Air Force!!) Aubrie’s questions for Amy: “What book are you reading right now? Or do you have a favorite book tha...

OUTWEIGH: Last week Amy shared that the average adult will try 126 diets in their lifetime. That’s crazy!! This week, Amy focuses on how the diet industry is targeting us (especially women!) and we must be aware of their messaging so we don’t fall for it. So what works better than dieting?? Developing a healthy relationship with food, appreciating what we GET to eat, and not being afraid to eat ou...

New York Times Best Selling author and founder of IF:Gathering, Jennie Allen { @jennieallen }, is back on the podcast to talk about her book Find Your People: Building Deep Community in a Lonely World. Loneliness has become a major issue and it’s impacting our health and overall well-being. If you’re feeling lonely…you’re not alone and this book is a great tool to help create community in your lif...

Welcome to the ‘5th Thing’ with Amy & Kat. Today’s quote is: “Developing an 'attitude of gratitude' is one of the simplest ways to improve your satisfaction with life.“ — Amy Morin  This episode is all about gratitude—Amy & Kat share some prompts to ask yourself on days that it’s difficult to get on the grateful train. You’ll also hear some throwbacks of former guests (Hilary Scott, Kelsea...

OUTWEIGH: It's 4th of July weekend…so Amy took a trip down memory lane sharing ways she used to treat this holiday while living with an active eating disorder. Her life looks very different now…so she wanted to dedicate this episode to YOU living your best life this weekend by giving some tools to take with you to the celebrations/parties/BBQs. She goes over 5 food tips for the holiday weekend (hi...

Amy sat down with the girls from @NextDoorLife , Reagan & Polly (neighbors turned BFFs navigating life one outfit, meal, party & kid drama at a time!) FIRST THING: How did @NextDoorLife come to be? The girls breakdown how being neighbors & friends turned into a business for them! We love their tips on mixing high/low items to make a great outfit and Polly's motto: "Don't waste your fan...

Welcome to the '5th Thing' with Amy & Kat!! Today’s quote is from a song called 'Winner' by Nicolle Galyon: “high five for the girl in the mirror” (go stream this song asap…it’s so good!) This leads to a chat about listening to albums all the way through & CDs from back in the day! Amy showed up to Kat’s office to record this episode with a lot of snacks…so they do a mini snack review sess...

OUTWEIGH: Advocating for yourself in a gracious way during recovery is totally okay. Amy & Dylan talk through some ways you can respond to diet talk. Also, why do people put up “what I eat in a day” posts?? Our advice: unfollow or mute those accounts…they are not helpful in recovery! They wrap by sharing how to recognize a binge and shut it down. Eating disorder thoughts still pop up in recove...

Amy's friend, Sundi (not to be confused with Cundi) McLaughlin, is on to chat about all the things! It's so hard to sum up all that you'll hear in this episode because they go over so much good stuff...just two girlfriends chatting it up about life & friendship over coffee!! In a nutshell though: if you want to chase a dream (and don't know how), want to make friends (and don't know how), need...

Welcome to the '5th Thing' with Amy & Kat!! Today’s quote is from our producer Houston. It is unknown who first said it…but it goes like this: “At the end of each day…life should ask us: “Do you want to save the changes?’” Amy asks Kat if she knows her neighbors and this led to a chat about a post @JennieAllen put up about casseroles, taking care of...

OUTWEIGH: Dylan Murphy is back this week (part 2) and we’re so excited! Find a safe space to talk about your eating disorder or disordered eating behaviors. Someone that is not a therapist…a friend or family member that is in the weeds with you that can be an ear…but will also call you out on things if need be. If you don’t have a friend you can talk to about this stuff a...

This episode is all about connection & relationships in one way or another! FIRST THING: Is it good or bad for a relationship to have a fight from time to time? The answer is…good!! So in light of that, Amy shares mistakes you’re making that escalate arguments with your partner/friend/etc. SECOND THING: Amy is traveling to Southern Pines, NC this weekend to visit some friends that...

Welcome to the '5th Thing' with Amy & Kat!! Today’s quote is from William Paul Young: "If anything matters everything matters.” A listener included this quote in an email that she sent regarding an Aha! moment she had (saying “no” to something she didn’t want to do!!) after listening to a recent ‘5th Thing’ episode. We love hearing Aha! moments from y&...

OUTWEIGH: Food Freedom + Body Image Dietitian, Dylan Murphy, is joining Amy for the next 3 weeks. We hope today’s chat encourages you no matter where you are on your eating disorder journey. Recovery is hard, but you have to want it for yourself. You have to choose it. Dylan says: “In deciding to recover or walk away from diets, that doesn’t mean you have to feel 100% ready or ex...

New York Times Best Selling Author, Donald Miller, is our guest and Kat Defatta joins in on the conversation too, as she is a big Donald Miller fan! Amy recently read Donald's latest book, Hero On A Mission: A Path to a Meaningful Life, and asked him to come on the podcast as soon as she finished it! Amy's sister, Cristi, also loved the book, so she chimes in with a question (via text) f...

Welcome to the ‘5th Thing’ with Amy & Kat! Our quote for today is from our producer Houston! He sent us a quote saying: “it’s just a bad day, not a bad life” but he couldn't remember where he heard it…so we searched it up and it seems as though it’s a Johnny Depp quote…Lol.  - Amy & Kat spend this episode answering rapid-ish (nothing r...