Finding Food & Fitness Freedom: An Empowered RX Podcast

We have a special guest today! Please welcome Mary Teunis to the podcast. Mary is an AMAZING HUMAN BEING! She is full of energy, positivity and strength. After learning about her story I just had to have her on the show. After overcoming childhood trauma in addition to an Eating Disorder, Mary finally found healing in CrossFit.  This story is one of hope and strength. We encourage anyone who...

Join us with J ennie Nano, our Empowered Parent Liaison , as she discusses how she helped her daughter recover from Anorexia. Jennie gives us actionable tips for self-care, helping your child, understanding the process AND on how you can get involved in the parent support group. E-mail Jennie@empoweredrx.org for more information!  Head to www.empoweredrx.org to see all we have going on! ...

Join us as we welcome our newest coach, Lisa Carias to the Empowered RX team! This is an amazing story of survival, perseverance and empowerment. You won't want to miss this! Lisa is an amazing human being! As a trauma survivor she has overcome so much on her journey back to health. After struggling with domestic abuse, Binge eating disorder, depression, Type 2 Diabetes and other family traumas Li...

Courage! What does it mean?  How can we cultivate it?  Why do we need it for Eating Disorder Recovery? Listen and find out! Don't forget to download our FREE body image workbook here ! To get help and reclaim your power e-mail Leah@empoweredrx.org

Haley Marrone is back on the Empowered Podcast and we are PUMPED! Haley is a friend, a Coach, an Affiliate owner, a Mom, a Wife, a Creative soul AND a trauma survivor. Haley and the founder of Empowered RX, Leah, met through their shared lived experiences and connected instantly. They share the same trauma-informed coaching philosophy and the same life mission: to get a barbell in the hands of eve...

Rachel Grant is the owner and founder of Rachel Grant Coaching and is a Sexual Abuse Recovery Coach and M.A. in Counseling Psychology. She is also the author of Beyond Surviving: The Final Stage in Recovery from Sexual Abuse. Based on her educational training, study of neuroscience, and lessons learned from her own journey, she has successfully used the Beyond Surviving Program since 2007 to help...

2021 was quite the year! There were highs, there were lows, there was loss and there was growth. We were fortunate enough to collaborate with a TON of badass women all in the arena working through their own struggles while helping others. This is our tribute to the Women We love from 2021!  This is also an overview of our Mission over the past year and the theme of 2022: Taking our Power back...

How is that trauma can impact so much of my body and yet it is left out of major major textbooks and wellness education? Listen in to find out WHY your Coaching needs to consider this and how it can help your clients! E-mail Leah@empoweredrx.org for mentorship and Coaching opportunities

The holidays are rolling around! It's usually a time of joy, celebration and family! For many people, this holiday season will come with challenges. Join the young girls of the Empowered RX mentorship program as they share personal experiences and give tips that will help you support your family member with an Eating Disorder! 

Eating Disorder recovery is HARD! It can feel messy, exhausting and sometimes like we are moving backwards. Give this episode a listen to learn the 5 Empowered Signs you are reaching new levels of healing even when it may feel like are super hard! Head to our w ebsite to book a FREE cal l, a Coach will help you figure out where you are in the healing process! 

We are thrilled to present Cara Tsombakos who will soon be working for us. Here in this episode Cara tells her story of battling Anorexia Nervosa and finding healing in unlikely places! 

F*CK the RULES! How many implicit rules do you follow on a daily basis? Don't leave the house without makeup, no food after 8pm, diet culture, dating rules, work rules, 9:5 job days, etc. etc. etc.... Societal rules were made to be broken and might just be part of the solution in ditching diet culture for good! Download our free body image workbook here! 

Join Leah and Kirsty as they dive deep to discuss Kirsty's long struggle with Anorexia. Kirsty is a bundle of joy and we have loved working with her in our Girl Power Mentorship program. Kirsty has struggled for about 5 years now and it wasn't until she started focusing on loving the inside that she started to appreciate her body on the inside too! Kirsty's recovery journey is inspiring! Give it a...

Join Leah from Empowered RX to learn more about the 2 precursors to developing self-worth. If you have been impacted by trauma and/or diet culture it is likely you have a low self-worth. It doesn't have to be this way! We can develop the skills and acquire the tools to turn our struggles into strengths and live our best life yet!

Join Leah as she debriefs educators on signs and symptoms to recognize as disordered eating. Leah also gives tips on how to intervene, how to be a role model and how to make sure you aren't accidentally perpetuating the disordered eating with diet culture. 

School is starting this week and anxiety is high about transitioning back after struggling with recovery or disordered eating. Here Leah answers our young clients most burning questions about how to adapt AND empowers girls to do hard things! 

Join Leah as she debriefs parents for how to help their kids transition back into school during recovery. She answers questions from real parents who are in the trenches with their daughters. School is an often triggering time. Being prepared and having a plan makes it less so! 

Menstruation dysfunction is an extremely common symptom of trauma and eating disorders... How and why does this happen? When will it return? What can I do to help it come faster?  AND MORE about the magical gift of menstruation and what happens when we deprive our body of its most basic needs. Food & Rest.  FREE BODY IMAGE WORKBOOK www.empoweredrx.org Instagram: @empoweredrx FREE FAC...

Join 15 year old Caeli for an amazing story of perseverance, bravery and overcoming. Here she tells us all about her struggles with Anxiety/Depression and the darkness she experienced. We hear about her experiences in out-patient, in-patient and life beyond treatment as she heals and finds her way.   *TRIGGER WARNING* Self Harm- depression- anxiety- darkness As one of the first girls to join...

Join Leah with her friend and co-worker, Jon Collette! Here they dive deep into Jon's background which lead him to developing the Nutrition Program at Prototype Training Systems, formerly CrossFit Prototype.  Here they discuss the nutrition consequences of trauma and how certain personality traits are predisposed to certain habits and forms of exercise. Jon is a role model for anyone who has...

Join our Intern Bri with her close friend Maya as they dive deep into what it was like to grow up with OCD and an Eating Disorder. Maya talks about the complexities of her food relationship from a young age and touches on how treatment can be so individualized. We give some practical tips on how to make sure you're getting the best treatment and Maya tells all about her experiences from start to f...

Are you a leader in your own life? Dive deep with Leah Hantman, the founder of Empowered RX as she helps you identify ways you are holding yourself back from leading your most authentic and inspired life. This episode is focused on growth and development from the perspective of OWNING the process and letting go of self-limiting beliefs. Trauma and adverse life experiences can knock us down, BUT Em...

In this episode the staff of Empowered RX gather for a round-table discussion about their lived experiences growing up immersed in diet culture. The sad part of it all is that the universal thread woven among all of our stories is one of self-deprecation, confusion and body shame. As a society we NEED to do better.  Episode 22, Hosted by Jordan Connolly- focuses on diet culture experiences, f...

Join Carleen Mathews, 3x CrossFit Games Athlete, for an amazing story of pain, resilience and overcoming. Carleen dives deep into what is was like to overcome her struggles with Eating Disorders & Addiction. The tells us all about finding CrossFit and the experience of becoming a Games Athlete just a few years after entering recovery. This amazing transformation story shows us that anything is...

Join Mackenzie and I as we dive deep into her experiences with having an eating disorder and going through the recovery process while in high school. We talk diet culture, social cliques and messed up "norms". For anyone in recovery this is inspirational! RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE! Mackenzie is proof and her optimism is so hopeful. www.empoweredrx.org