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Nobody wants to be a slave to the rules of toxic diet culture and yet it’s something that far too many struggle with! Today’s guest, Molly Alliman, is here to help you break free with tangible and practical advice. After struggling with her own experience of disordered eating, binge eating, bulimia, and more, Molly decided to choose recovery and now helps others do the same. Her work centers aroun...

Commenting on another's body is always a risky move. Whether they struggle with the average body image issues, full blown body dysmorphia, have poor health, or are in recovery from an eating disorder, those words have impact. We live in a society that is constantly critiquing and commenting on the bodies of those in the spotlight. Because of that, it's become common place to comment on standardize...

Sex or no sex? The ultimate question that can bring up feelings of shame, guilt, pressure, or mockery depending on the societal environment you’re in. Today’s guest, Kat Harris, is on a mission to demystify the role of sexulaity in everyday life and especially when it comes to relationships. Her work is a reminder that pleasure, relationships, and intimacy can be about so much more than just sex....

Sound Healer, Reiki Master, and Herbalist Nicole Rutsch joins us today for a conversation on the power of healing from within. As a holistic healer, Nicole’s work focuses on educating, empowering, and sharing her healing gifts with others so that they too can learn to heal. With an emphasis on the power of sound, Nicole shares her knowledge on matching the frequency of our life to the frequency at...

If you're feeling a little lost or uncertain right now know that you're not alone. It's easy to get wrapped up in the "should" of life and feeling pressure to follow the path of society. It takes awareness and curiosity to explore other paths and find the one best suited for you. That's why I share my firsthand experience with taking the road less traveled and explain how to explore this in your o...

Have you ever found yourself obsessing over wellness? It’s an easy thing to do in today’s culture of weight stugma and diet talk but doens’t have to be the only road to health. Victoria Myers is a non-diet based Registered Dietician working to reverse the damage of diet culture. Her practice helps women find peace with food and body image so that they can have true wellness without the obsession....

Through reading the book Atomic Habits I’ve taken a deep dive into habits and the role of them in day to day living. From eating disorders to work, relationships and more, habits play a major part! Understanding the impact of habits that no longer serve your life is key to building new ones and moving forward.  In this episode I discuss: The essence of habits Habits that no longer serve me Recover...

Trauma can occur in so many different ways with various lengths of lasting impact. Emmy Marie struggled through her own experience with an abusive relationship that traumatized her for years to come. After doing the work to understand the lasting impact of this trauma on her life, Emmy decided to make a change and now helps others do the same. Her work is focused on transforming toxic shame into s...

As a holistic hormone expert, Krista King works with women struggling to find balance and harmony with hormonal health. Her work focuses on the connection between lifestyle, gut, and hormone health since they each impact the other. As she shares in today’s episode, imbalanced hormones are quite common and can produce many of the symptoms or conditions that women struggle with. Everything from PMS...

Experiencing burnout is all too common nowadays and today’s guest, Chelsea Glaser, has experienced the hard impact of it firsthand. As a multi-passionate entrepreneur and creative, Chelsea has turned her life from stressed and burned out to efficient and thriving by learning some very important lessons. Between her two businesses, Launch It Girl and Fredi, Chelsea has the experience and wisdom nee...

Far too often we see the impact of diet culture through disordered relationships with food and body image. Today’s guest, Nicole Modic, is sharing her journey from first time she became aware of her body and how that led to an eating disorder. Nicole first experienced diet culture as a child and her relationship to it would eventually morph into binge eating disorder and bulimia. After several lif...

Creating your ‘dream’ reality can seem like a far fetch if you don’t have the vision to dream it. Today’s guest, Kelsey Chapman , knows firsthand that your present reality can be the ‘dream’ if you simply know where to look. Her work centers around the impact of mentorship in envisioning and building the life or business you desire. We all know that what you see and what you think influence the li...

Binge eating is an all too common struggle that many don’t truly understand. Today’s guest, Marissa Kai Miluk, is here to share the real deal information on binge eating and binge eating disorder from years of experience and education in the field. As a registered dietician with a passion for educating and empowering others, Marissa works to support others in their healing journey towards recovery...

Learning to better understand ourselves is often the first step towards growth. Today’s guest, Vrin Rao, has spent years learning, practicing, and implementing the healing tools of the enneagram, meditation, and ego work to become her most expanded self. Through self analysis, asking questions, and allowing space for reflection, Vrin has been able to grow in all aspects of life. And now she helps...

As a therapist in training and eating disorder recovery advocate, Mimi Cole is here to share reflections on unlearning and becoming. Her work is meant to inspire thought, empower action, and bring about change in the everyday life. With a speciality in OCD and it’s patterns, Mimi explains how OCD impacts the mind and specifically the mind of anyone experiencing disordered eating. Through personal...

Joining me for a special birthday edition podcast episode is Renee Taylor of @killinitwithcrohns. We get very candid while discussing past and present struggles as well as wins along the way. This is an episode sprinkled with laughter as well as tidbits of wisdom and life advice for anyone on a similar path. Renee truly embodies the queen energy and hopes to share that with anyone struggling to re...

As a content creator, blogger, and podcast host, Emily Gass uses her voice and affintiy for photography to connect with thousands working to leave behind diet culture. After sharing her recovery journey in a very real and raw way, Emily now hopes to empower others as they work to rewire their thoughts and build new habits around food, body image, and overall recovery. Her content reaches thousands...

Working through an eating disorder takes time and dedication, two things that today’s guest, Liv van Aarsen, has learned over the years. As an ED warrior and now openly autistic creator, Liv’s mission is to connect with others facing similar struggles. Her work is here to empower and educate so that others may live a fulfilled life free of diet culture. After a recent diagnosis of autism, Liv’s fo...

Join me as I take a stroll down memory lane and reminisce on the treasures and turmoil of 2020. Starting with my Hep C test results, sponraneous travel, the shutdown, starting school again, struggling with health, and all the details that I never shared. Even as this year presented many challenges and character tests, it also gifted us all with a new perspective. I share the mindset and lfiestyle...

After struggling with undiagnsed health concerns for years, Kailey Donewald grew tired of professionals telling her “everything seems fine”. Taking her health into her own hands, Kailey embarked on a journey of healing, self discovery, and growth. Through trying new healing modalities and following her intutuion, she was able to heal herself and move forward with her life. Inspired by the culture...

As expert soulpreneurs in the self and business development field, Kara Ladd and Alyssa Brieloff are here to guide others in intentional living. Using their combined experience and wisdom, this tag team duo are here to be sustainable leaders and spiritual strategists. Their work is brining modern mindfulness to the masses so that everyone has the opportunity to thrive. In this episode we discuss: ...

Sharing my real and raw thoughts on change and how I’m handling it. I discuss how my past and present are colliding in unexpected ways that have led me to experience past emotions and anxiety again. In this I share the struggles of coping mechansims that oftentimes creep in when we’re overwhelmed and distracted. This includes:   How to work through change rather than against it Identifying emotion...

Gerogia shares  about the ups and downs of this recent year for her and how it ultimately led to burnout. We chat about what it looks like to slow down before this happens and how to start again *slowly* after you’ve caught your breath. As Georgia and I say, “life doesn’t slow down for you, it’s up to you to hit the brakes”. Grief is another topic that comes up after Georgia’s own recent experienc...

How do we slow down in life before reaching the breakdown? In today’s solo episode I discuss my relationship with work and the ‘hustle’ mentality that has drove me to my limits. Whether it’s pure exhaustion, adrenal fatigue, an injury, or more, pushing past our limits with work and life never ends well. This is the breakthrough from my breakdown after falling into the hustle 24/7 lifestyle. In thi...

Shame is something we all feel at some point. Whether it relates to your personal life, work, a diagnosis, an emotional tie, or more, shame is a heavy weight to carry. Today's guest, Shoshanna Raven, is a shame-slayer and shares her experience overcoming it. After receiving a diagnosis of Herpes, Shoshanna's entire outlook on life changed as she carried this shame inside. It was only after working...