Fuel Her Awesome — Mental Health, Aging, Nutrition & Healing Your Relationship With Food: gut-brain connection, emotional eating, women’s hormone health, food freedom, empowered eating

Food. Sleep. Connection.  The basics of self-care that… honestly, go out the window when we move into mama-hood.   Becoming a mom really threw a wrench in my self-care routine and I had to learn new and different ways of taking care of myself. Especially when it came to food and exercise. To all my mama’s out there, I am so excited for this interview with author and licensed mental health counselo...

“I love what I weigh.” -said no woman ever after getting off the scale   A woman’s relationship with the scale is complicated. We feel like we need the scale so we keep it. We hate the scale and yet we keep going back to it.    Today’s episode is all about neutralizing our relationship with the scale and coming up with a method to interact with the scale without playing the shame game.    The only...

Intuitive Eating: Does it work and how do I do it?? Today's episode is EVERYTHING! What is intuitive eating, does it work, and how do I do it? This one is a must listen for every single woman. It is time to make peace with food once and for all!   Because who else is tired of feeling like this when they hear nutrition info?     Cheers and happy eating friends,   👉 Learn more or apply to work toge...

Sure… most everyone wants to lose weight… but do you need to.    We have debunked the diets, now it's time to debunk this question! What to ask yourself and how to evaluate if you really, in fact, NEED to lose weight.   While many of us feel uncomfortable in our body, is weight loss the answer? And if it is, is weight loss something we are prepared to approach from a curious, balanced perspective?...

When you looked in the mirror this morning did you say:    "Good morning gorgeous!"    If you didn't say something remotely close to that...   You NEED to hear this episode!    I asked my 5-year old niece what she thinks makes a woman beautiful and her answer brought me to tears. She lays out the truth we all need to be reminded of and I cannot wait for you to be uplifted by her wisdom.    Tune in...

 👏🏼👏🏼DEBUNKING DIET SERIES👏🏼👏🏼 continues…    Is Clean Eating THE Thing You Need To Be Doing?   What is clean eating? Paelo? Whole 30? No processed food? No sugar… or is it all orthorexia?   I am SO stoked to be continuing this Diet Debunking series! We are sorting through the mainstream nutrition trends and creating empowered eaters one episode at a time.  Let me know what ya think. ♥️  Ch...

Empowered Eating Client Shares ALL!    Do you feel like it is impossible to make peace with food??   Have you ever felt nervous about how a changed relationship with food could impact your life?   So did Kaitlin...    This episode is for anyone who has ever considered going on an intuitive eating journey, but isn’t quite sure what it will bring. One of my long time clients joins the show with a re...

 👏🏼👏🏼DEBUNKING DIET SERIES👏🏼👏🏼 continues…    Keto or veto?   Does keto live up to the promises? Is it worth it? What does the science say?      I am SO stoked to be bringing you ladies a series every other week!   More to come your way…  Paelo, Whole 30, Clean Eating or orthorexia?   Does intuitive eating really work?   Ladies I am loving the stories you are sharing with me on social media...

I weigh 20 pounds more than I did pre-kid. Want to know why I am 100% OK with it!?!?!    Tune into today’s episode: Food Freedom and Intuitive Eating not giving you the results you expected? Why you shouldn’t give up and how to stay focused on the goals that matter.    Life is way too short and way too busy to count macros forever. Which is why I snuck in a Monday morning pep-talk for all you food...

👏🏼👏🏼DEBUNKING DIET SERIES👏🏼👏🏼   Intermittent fasting or fraud? Keto or veto? Paleo, Whole 30, Clean Eating or neurotic eating?   Does Intuitive Eating really work?   I am SO stoked to be sprinkling in a four part diet debunking series every other week for the next few weeks!    THIS WEEK: Intermittent Fasting? Or Fraud?    Is intermittent fasting the thing we all need to be doing? Or is it...

This is PART TWO of a two part series I am bringing you babes on how to empower the next generation to trust and feel good in their bodies, WHILE building healthy habits.   Today’s episode is all about the dietary foundation our daughters, nieces, mentees, and maybe even ourselves NEED to maintain a healthy balance with food AND to stay out of the diet trap!     I’ve got 2 tips coming at ya on emp...

Instilling healthy habits in our kids and helping them LOVE the skin they’re in! Who doesn't want that!  This is PART ONE of a two part series I am bringing you babes on how to empower the next generation to trust and feel good in their bodies and create habits that build their healthiest self.    Today’s episode is all about the mental foundation our daughters, nieces, mentees, and maybe even our...

Do you exercise on purpose? Spoiler… if you do then you are considered an ATHLETE!!!    And as athletes, it is so important that we are fueling our bodies with enough food to support our activity and the other 23 hours of the day.    It is estimated that 43% of women don’t fuel enough and get kicked into something called relative energy deficiency syndrome (RED-S).   Today I have the pleasure of i...

Are you wanting to up your fitness game or take your diet to the NEXT LEVEL, but feel uncertain how to do so without going back to diet culture mentality?    You are NOT alone!    I’ve been there… and so many of my clients are there now! Tune into today’s episode for 3 steps to move toward your healthiest self WITHOUT going back to the obsessive, unhealthy dieting mentality. Because who wants to g...

Wondering if you can be free of the scale for good???   My second episode “Free Yourself from the Scale” was an interview with a client. It has been 30-days since I challenged her to put the scale away and focus on her journey instead of that number. Today’s episode is her 30-day follow up!!! I am so excited to share this session with you and I cannot wait for you to hear how it went for her becau...

Can I intuitively eat and reach my goals?    Is it possible to accept my body and want it to change at the same time?   What is “ Health at Every Size ” and what does it mean to me?    Do you have to choose between dieting and fighting diet culture?   So many questions and I am answering all of them today! Including: In and Out Burger at 10:30AM? YEP! How and why a balance of structure and flexibi...

I talk a lot about intuitive eating, but what are you supposed to do when things like… you know… a pandemic hit... and anxiety impacts your appetite?    Anxiety influences your GI track in a specific way that can lead to under or overeating. Join me today to talk nutrition deets on how to biologically set your body up to better manage anxiety. I even included some research references at the end of...

If you enjoy feeling bad about what you eat and don’t want to feel healthy and empowered… this episode ISN'T for you. 😝 Bryn Smith, AMAZING Registered Dietitian and my good friend, joins me today as we dive into our treatment model for walking our clients toward EMPOWERED eating.  Empowered eating is letting go of the misguided nutrition advice that probably doesn’t apply to you anyways, and lear...

Are you ready to make peace with your plate?    You tried all the diets.    You are thinking about , but aren’t quite sure…    All you know is that you want a change. One that lasts.    Instead of starting a diet that tells you what you can’t do, what if instead you focused on what you CAN do?!? Today I cover 3 steps in starting your food freedom, body love journey and how you can work toward a re...

95% of all dieters will regain their lost weight in 1-5 years. Is it due to lack of willpower? Is it because we get lazy? Or is it something more…   On today’s episode I dive into what happens when your body goes on a diet. The calorie deficit is a catalyst for metabolic problems and a bad mood...    Slower metabolism.  Hormone imbalance.  Even anxiety.    Before you say yes to the next diet, tune...

Does the scale have the ability to make or break your day? Are you finding yourself hating it even more after the holiday season? In today’s episode, I am sharing a live session with a client who is ridding the holiday weight gain wave and learning to let go of the scale. After seeing her weight jump up 7 pounds in two weeks, I walk her though combatting the initial freakout and staying focused on...

As y’all know, I am SUPER passionate about living your best, healthiest life. I’m at the gym as often as I can be. I chow down on nutrient dense grub and yet… I still live life! I enjoy rest days, vacations, happy hours with friends, and donuts every Thursday. I live my life in this balance of both discipline and permission, fueled by yummy food and faith. Today’s episode is the journey that got m...