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

How often do you get curious about why you think and speak about food the way you do? Why do you name some foods as "bad" or "good"?  Today on the show I am chatting with clinical counselor and former 1500m Canadian national team athlete, Kendra Pomfret. Today we are chatting about the role counseling provides women and some of the common misconceptions surrounding nutrition and therapy that conti...

What is your favorite “fun food?” What is your go-to food that holds little nutritional value, yet you just love to eat it?  Chocolate? Ice cream? Cookies?  Or maybe you are a savory person and it's something like chips, warm bread rolls with butter? NOW, how many of you can enjoy your fun foods, WITHOUT a side of guilt? Can you have the chocolate or chips, taste the food, enjoy the food, and then...

I don’t own a scale.    I haven’t been on one since I was pregnant.    Then I had to get on one at the doctor’s office…    How many times have you hopped off of a scale and felt empowered?    Have you ever felt that your weight was awesome, after weighing in?    The scale is a topic I know can be triggering, but there is truth in the trigger.  As for today I want to invite you to consider whether...

How often do you find yourself in a scenario: You’re on your way somewhere, probably running late, and this is the first moment you’ve had all day to actually feel your body's biofeedback… And it’s telling you that you are hungry! Because you have nothing available in your vicinity you can very quickly go from hungry to HANGRY. Hanger is real and it does not make the world a better place! This is...

There are two types of people when it come to this topic... 1) Those who brag about their poop 2) And those who we question if they even do it.    Whether you fall on the spectrum, the reality is... we all poop.  My filter with this topic was originally weathered by becoming a dietitian, but then any filter that remained was obliterated when I had two boys. My boys think poop and farts are the mos...

I spend more time refereeing at family dinners than I do tasting my food.    My attention is on my email (instead of my lunch) when I take my lunch "break".    The reality is mindful eating in a fast-paced, often chaotic environment can be challenging. For me, I had forgotten how powerful it could be and lost the practice. After a trip on my own (without kids and away from emails) I was pleasantly...

If you have ever struggled with food, you understand the level of hard it can be to make peace with food and your body. Charlotte Prouse, 2-time NCAA Runner Up, 6-time All American, 3000M Steeplechase Western Hemisphere record holder, and professional runner knows this all too well.  I am so excited to have Charlotte, an amazing client, and incredible human, on the show to share her story of recov...

When did exercise become something that we have to do? When did it turn into a form of punishment or an obligation?  When did we lose the ability to just play?    I have two boys (one is six and one is eight) and most Saturdays I drag my family to the gym. My husband and I work out together while the kids go to kid care. What’s really fun is when we’re done with the workout and the kids get to run...

We all love it. We all want it… but how much is OK to eat?   The experts say the recommended “dose” is approximately 1 to 2 ounces/day. Indulge in anything more than that, and you may be consuming too many calories.   Yeah... that doesn't work for me.   They also say that the most useful chocolate is bitter and contains at least 60% cocoa. Cocoa beans are rich in dietary fiber and magnesium, there...

I want to want to eat a salad!    Also… how do I eat dessert or fries without the food police siren going off in my head?   Working through this is a journey requiring many steps along the way. Today, I’m getting you started on this journey with 2 steps you can take NOW in your Empowered Eating journey.    If there’s one thing I can promise you, it is this: Becoming an empowered eater is worth eve...

If you struggle with body confidence… welcome to the club! YOU ARE NOT ALONE! It’s estimated up to 90% of the ladies out there feel uncomfortable in their bodies. If you’re among the 90%, you’re obviously in good company... and this is exactly why we’re here having this conversation!   The fact is, we do live in our body and whether we like it or not, we will do ourselves a huge favor if we learn...

Is Protein Powder something I should supplement with?    How is it processed?    Does it actually work?    I had all these questions too! That is why I reached out to the expert. Today, I am bringing Darcy Haggath, CEO of Gruppo Nutrition and Polar Joe , to talk to us about the production, processing, and science behind protein powder. Gruppo Nutrition is a sports drink company that targets athlet...

For anyone with a history of black-or-white thinking, trying something new or setting a new goal can be overwhelming…. Because when we operate in black-or-white thinking, we are operating in a PASS OR FAIL mentality.    Then there is this other word I want to unpack: healthy discipline. If you are like me, you may have a bit of an aversion to this word. And after years of exploring I have come to...

All her life she was told her body wasn't good enough.  It needed to be fixed...  ...and because Hannah believed this for so long, she was never able to feel confident in her body or make health changes stick.  In today's episode my long-time client and Next Level Nutrition student, Hannah, is sharing her journey from body war to body peace and how this transformed her health.  Empowered eating cr...

Know what to do is one thing, but getting it to stick is another ball game! Today we are talking about how to get all your Empowered Eating goals to stick and become what you do!  It is going to be an incredible year sisters! And I can't wait to cheer you on.  Cheers, and happy eating!  Jess 👉 Learn more or apply to work together:  Apply to work with Jess FREE BEYOND MACROS MASTERCLASS + a free 1...

Anyone else sick more than they wanted to be over the last year?? Me too! Today's quick tip is all about boosting your immune system! It is going to be an incredible year sisters! And I can't wait to cheer you on.  Cheers, and happy eating!  Jess 👉 Learn more or apply to work together:  Apply to work with Jess FREE BEYOND MACROS MASTERCLASS + a free 12-day Reset Menu

Today's tip is all about boosting energy (without caffeine).  Don't get me wrong, I love my cup-of-joe, but there are more and better ways to boost energy with food! It is going to be an incredible year sisters! And I can't wait to cheer you on.  Cheers, and happy eating!  Jess 👉 Learn more or apply to work together:  Apply to work with Jess FREE BEYOND MACROS MASTERCLASS + a free 12-day Reset Me...

One of the major setbacks in using hunger as a cue to eat is when it is conflated with emotions. Often times we will reach for food and feel hungry, without truly being physically hungry. So today’s Empowered Eating Tip is all about identifying physical vs. emotional hunger.  It is going to be an incredible year sisters! And I can't wait to cheer you on.  Cheers, and happy eating!  Jess 👉 Learn m...

Welcome to 10 Days Of Empowered Eating!    Today, we are shifting into the nutrition science piece of the Empowered Eating puzzle. This is where the practical tools come in. Mindset first, then tactics my friends! This entire week I will be dropping mini-episodes with tactical nutrition tips. As for today- we are talking about the snack attack!    Should we be snacking? How often? And on what?   Y...

Welcome to 10 days of empowered eating! As we kick off 2023, we are building our skills strong to stand on the empowered eating platform. I know fear of failure is real, and trusting the process doesn’t come easy- combine this with all the sparkly new diets that make their way to our socials and the headlines… it is confusing and overwhelming! I am so glad you are here! I’m Jess, dietitian, wifey,...

Welcome to 10 days of empowered eating! As we kick off 2023, we are building our skills strong to stand on the empowered eating platform. I know fear of failure is real, and trusting the process doesn’t come easy- combine this with all the sparkly new diets that make their way to our socials and the headlines… it is confusing and overwhelming! I am so glad you are here! I’m Jess, dietitian, wifey,...

Welcome to 10 days of empowered eating! As we kick off 2023, we are building our skills strong to stand on the empowered eating platform. I know fear of failure is real, and trusting the process doesn’t come easy- combine this with all the sparkly new diets that make their way to our socials and the headlines… it is confusing and overwhelming! I am so glad you are here! I’m Jess, dietitian, wifey,...

Welcome to 10 days of empowered eating! As we kick off 2023, we are building our skills strong to stand on the empowered eating platform. I know fear of failure is real, and trusting the process doesn’t come easy- combine this with all the sparkly new diets that make their way to our socials and the headlines… it is confusing and overwhelming! I am so glad you are here! I’m Jess, dietitian, wifey,...

Welcome to 10 days of empowered eating! As we kick off 2023, we are building our skills strong to stand on the empowered eating platform. I know fear of failure is real, and trusting the process doesn’t come easy- combine this with all the sparkly new diets that make their way to our socials and the headlines… it is confusing and overwhelming! I am so glad you are here! I’m Jess, dietitian, wifey,...

As we wrap up the year, I hope you celebrate the goals you hit this year!  And as for the ones you didn't accomplish... I am leading with vulnerability here and sharing how facing my "failures" helped me grow this year in hopes you can do the same.  Today’s episode is my personal reflection on the year. The wins and some of the failures… and how each has taught me and brought me right where I need...