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

Ready or not, we're in the second week of 2024 and we are knee deep in 'weight-loss season'. So, I think it's a great time to have a conversation about: what really works for weight loss, what doesn't work for weight loss, how does our metabolism work, and how can we move through all the noise and stay on the empowered eating course.   Now, I believe in defining your health goals based on what YOU...

Hello gorgeous! I'm so glad you're here today because I am so passionate about this topic, this idea, of differentiating between discipline and rigidity. This topic is such a crucial component in your healthy food and body journey, but it can also feel complicated. The gains are so worth it though, because when we can differentiate between discipline and rigidity things become a lot more clear.  ...

Hey my friend, welcome to 2024! Today we're talking about how to set yourself up for empowered eating in the next 30 days. This is such a great time to reflect on the past year, and set some goals for the year ahead, to truly set ourselves up for an empowered eating makeover this new year.    One of the ways I have found beneficial in setting, and attaining, goals is to take some time to mindfully...

I'm so jazzed for the new year! While I'm not much of a new year's resolution girl, I am all about casting new vision and dreaming up new ambitions for the year.   I love working with all of you this time of year as we move into the new year full of hope for a fresh new start, and re-energized to grow a healthy relationship with food and our body.   So in today's episode, I'm going to help get mot...

Hey Awesome! Yeah, you! I know... You’re ready to stop falling into an all-or-nothing mentality when it comes to food and finally put together a realistic plan on how to boost your energy and find food freedom!   I’m Jess, and I am obsessed with all things nutrition, science and helping you navigate this information while maintaining a deep sense of peace and empowerment in your body. I am a regis...

I hope you're enjoying this season and giving yourself that mindful balance of intentionality with food, mixed with some grit and grace, and balancing that glucose too!    Today, I'm sharing one of my most popular episodes from last year, where I offer some practical tips on how to get unstuck from the pendulum swing cycle of overeating, to not eating enough. I want to help you stop this pendulum...

Welcome to episode #2 of the Happy Holiday Eating Series!!  Today we are talking about how to politely decline foods when you want to say "No!" so you can feel free to say yes to what you really want! This one is for all the people pleasers out there as I share the how to say no framework. We are talking about boundaries babe and I have 2 steps on how to say no (nicely of course) and draw boundari...

We are getting deeper and deeper into the holiday season, and it's the perfect time of year to unpack the awesome that is empowered eating!   There's so much baggage that can come up within us during this time of year, and when we couple all the extra craziness with any insecurities we may have, we can often find ourselves feeling triggered.   My mission today, is to give you some practical tips a...

I want to kick off the month of December by diving in a little bit deeper into your food journey. At the heart of my personal food and body healing story is my faith and how I reconnected with God. This faith switch was the catalyst I needed to help me break free from self-sabotage so that I could live empowered and comfortably in my own skin.   I couldn't think of anyone better to help me tackle...

If you're feeling guilt over all the holiday eating, you're not alone! I remember the days when the stress over holiday eating felt like such a weight on my shoulders. Now, I'm able to freely enjoy the holiday season, without all the guilt, because I've found a better way. This time of year is where empowered eating really shines.   My friend Meredith Franczak is also no stranger to this struggle....

We're getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving over here in America, and it's a big food holiday. Some of you might be totally stoked about the upcoming holidays, and some of you might be totally stressed. Wherever you are on this spectrum, I'm so glad you're here with me today, because we're going to spend some time assessing our intentions for this holiday season.   One of the biggest things that...

Today's interview is GOLD. My friend Kelli Watkins is an incredibly accomplished woman. Her story is such a great reminder that even those who are successful can still experience challenges, and even big goal getters can struggle with their relationship with food and body.    I know many of you will relate to Kelli's story of overcoming her own unhealthy relationship with food and body. Kelli gets...

It's crazy how tired we get when we're juggling all the things, and sometimes our brain just stops working. When I had my kiddos, and was still working full time, I realized I really needed to up my game when it came to how I was taking care of my body.   That's why today, I want to chat about how we can boost our brain health with nutrition. Nutrition is so cool in this sense, it's like lotion fo...

To eat the Halloween candy, or not eat the Halloween candy.. that is the question.    Halloween kicks off what I call 'the food holiday season'! From today, until Valentine's Day, there will be food EVERYWHERE. This can bring up so many thoughts like.. How do I navigate the extra food?  What if I overeat?  What happens if I gain weight? How can I stay focused on my goals? Should I stay focused on...

It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so today I'm chatting with the amazing Allison Hendricks-Smith. Allison has beat breast cancer herself, and turned her trial into service with her non-profit foundation Pink Warrior House.     Allison is sharing her story of how she grew from an unexpected cancer diagnosis into the dedicated leader she is today. Allison is in the trenches building community with...

What's up friends! Today, you'll be hearing from my colleague Brittany Braswell, and we'll be chatting about one of my favorite topics, overcoming negative body image.   We'll be discussing the top three key pieces (two of which most women have likely never considered) that are needed in order to truly achieve and sustain the confidence to care for your physical and mental health. And.. we'll be t...

Welcome back friends! Today, we're talking about a very important topic.. body image and your 'inner body bully.' We have all struggled with this 'inner body bully' at least to some degree, and we may even be carrying it with us still to this day, and probably more than we'd like to admit.    One of the things that keeps coming up in my coaching sessions, inevitably, are these intense emotions aro...

Hey friends, today is a very special interview! My friend Erin Osbourn shares her story on how she overcame her battle with food, and is now serving others in this realm.   Erin is a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in eating disorders, body dysmorphia, OCD, substance use disorders, and trauma work. What I love about Erin is that, while she is now on the other side, she hasn't forgo...

What flies without wings? The answer is: time! As a mom, I know how true the concept of 'time is fleeting' truly is, and because of this, I have a deeper respect for time. I believe time is our GREATEST currency. We never seem to have enough time, and we all want more time.    Lacking the time to accomplish our goals is one of the biggest obstacles standing in our way from getting the results we d...

Do you feel like you're awesome at making time to get out and move whether it's walking, going for a jog, going to the gym or hitting that workout class but, then you get home and you get wrapped up in the chaos of the day? Before you know it, you realize It is noon and you haven't eaten anything. So, you glance around, and you grab whatever is available.    I believe our hectic lifestyle is one o...

Have you ever felt like fear is holding you back? Like you want so badly to see that next stage of your life that you can almost taste it. You can feel it. It's keeping you up at night, but you just feel so stuck because you're afraid. Afraid of starting because, what if you fail?    We've all faced something in our life that feels scary. And when it comes to growth and personal growth, facing our...

Who doesn't want more energy?! We all need extra, which is why I am sharing my top four techniques to boost energy. And the best part is, you can start doing these... TODAY!    On the show I reference psychological flexibility. Tune into last week's episode: The Best Way to Understand Your Body's Biofeedback for the Perfectionist, All-Or-Nothing Thinker to learn more about how psychological flexib...

I love talking women into swapping the scale for biofeedback. Say adios to the scale and chains of entrapment, and hello to some mind-body connection!   This swap is paramount for your empowered eating journey. However, there is one major mindset shift that has to come with it, and that is one of PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY. If we pull in the perfectionistic, all-or-nothing thinking - we are missing...

How to Move From Obsessive Eating to Food Freedom, Intuitive Eating, and Feeling Awesome in Your Own Skin.   Today, I am breaking down the exact framework I used to move from fear-based obsessive eating, to intuitive empowered eating. This framework has allowed me to become my strongest, fittest, spiritually connected and most mentally balanced self!    So, if you're ready to find food freedom, an...

You know how some days you're raring to go and ready to see how far you can push your body, and how much stronger you can become? Then, other days, you are totally content in some baggy sweatpants on the couch with a pint of Ben and Jerry's? I know you feel me!   This balance of discipline and flexibility, intentionality and freedom,  is a great example of my new favorite motto - grit and grace. A...