Live Unrestricted - The Intuitive Eating & Food Freedom Podcast

Do you feel like you've been doing everything you can do change your experience with food, yet you're still not where you want to be? Maybe you’ve read the books. Listened to the podcasts. Done the journaling, the mindset work, the healing work. And yet… you’re still overeating or obsessing over food constantly. In this episode, we’re unpacking why that's happening, and no, it’s not...

Obsessing over food is exhausting. It feels like an ongoing mental battle that takes over your mental space and affects all areas of your life.  This is the time of the year when diet culture is everywhere. It's easy to fall into the tap of the “New Year, New Me” mindset and get pulled back into the dieting cycle that doesn't serve you. But what if this was the heal you finally found fre...

Does this pattern feel familiar to you? You go on a diet/restrict food to lose weight  You feel deprived and your cravings for foods you "shouldn't" have increase  You give in to temptation and eat the "off-limit" food. You might think to yourself "I shouldn't be having this", so you eat quickly and don't quite enjoy the food. You probably eat a lot bec...

You know that thing you do where you swear this year will be different with food… And then January rolls around and you’re right back in the same mental tug-of-war? Trying to be “good.” Trying not to think about food. Trying to control it harder this time. This episode is for the part of you that is exhausted from "starting over" . In this episode, I’m walking you through a 4-step reset...

Are you ready to finally enjoy the holidays without feeling like food consumes you?! If you’re heading into the holidays worried about food, weight, overeating, or that familiar “f*ck it, I’ll start in January” mentality, this episode is EXACTLY what you need. What you're about to learn is that having a completely different experience with food this year is not as hard as you think. Inside to...

The holidays can be extremely triggering, especially when you're working on your relationship with food and your body.  You might feel stressed going to family get-togethers because you expect certain people to make comments about your weight, food choices or have non-stop conversations about dieting. Your stomach drops. Your face gets hot. You suddenly feel watched, judged, or like you have...

Perfectionism isn’t just about color-coding your pantry or needing straight-A’s. It’s the quiet, relentless voice that tells you you’re never doing enough, being enough, or eating “good” enough.  In this episode, I sit down with Jennifer Delliquadri , a Midlife Fitness Coach who helps women rewrite the stories they’ve been telling themselves about their body, their habits, and what’s truly possibl...

Let's be hones...December is challenging. You might find yourself more anxious around food, thinking about your body more, overeating more often or slipping back into old patterns you thought you were done with.  Let's talk about why.  It's not because you're failing. You’re not going backwards. You’re not suddenly terrible at intuitive eating.  There's just so many unique...

If you’ve ever felt yourself clenching your way through life - micromanaging every detail, obsessing over getting it “right,” trying to predict every possible outcome so nothing feels scary or uncertain - you already know how exhausting the grip of control can be. It feels like you’re holding everything together… while quietly falling apart inside. You don't trust yourself, others or the worl...

What if your struggles with food and body image weren’t really about food or your body at all? In this powerful conversation, I’m joined by author, TEDx speaker, reiki Master and body-love coach Marla Mervis-Hartmann to explore the deeper layers of healing - where spirituality, self-compassion, and divine connection meet our relationship with food. Together, we talk about:  ✨ Why dieting and sham...

Being triggered... sucks. A LOT.  It feels like your whole body gets hijacked in an instant, as if an old wound you didn’t know was still there suddenly grabs the wheel and convinces you you’re not safe. And if you've been in situations lately that have sent you down an anxiety spiral, you're not alone friend.  In this episode, I’m taking you behind the scenes of a very real, very human...

If you’ve ever felt anxious skipping a workout, guilty resting, or found yourself “earning” food through exercise, this episode is for you. Today, we’re unpacking exercise addiction : what it really looks like, how to recognize when your relationship with movement has crossed the line, and most importantly, how to begin healing it so that you can move your body in a way that feels good, is flexibl...

If you can’t stop doing mental math every time you eat - adding up calories in your head, planning your next meal based on what you’ve already had, or feeling anxious when you don’t know the numbers - this episode is for you. Today, I’m walking you through my 5-step process to stop mentally counting calories so you can finally eat from a place of trust instead of control . You’ll learn how to calm...

Grief changes everything - from how you feel in your body, to how you relate to food, to how you move through the world. In this powerful conversation, I’m joined by Krista St-Germain , grief expert, master coach, and host of The Widowed Mom Podcast . After losing her husband suddenly in a tragic accident, Krista found herself navigating a kind of grief that no one had prepared her for - and reali...

If you've ever had those days, where you feel like you're 10 pounds bigger than usual, and everything about your body is wrong - and then that voice pops in saying... "I don't deserve to eat today"  or  "I can't enjoy food like everyone else" ... this episode is for you.  I'm walking you through a powerful 4-step process to help you shift out of that ne...

Food guilt is exhausting. That constant replay in your head after you eat - telling yourself you did something bad, regretting your choices, promising to “be better” tomorrow, feeling like you have to make up for it - it keeps you stuck in shame and disconnection from your body. In this episode, we’re unpacking the truth about food guilt - what it really is, where it comes from, and why it’s not a...

If you’ve ever found yourself mid-binge thinking, “I know this isn’t going to make me feel better… so why can’t I stop?” , this episode will hit home. And it's not your fault.  You’re not broken or lacking willpower. There’s a deeper reason your brain keeps pulling you back to food, even when you “know better.” In this episode, you’ll learn: The real reason you can’t “just stop” binge eating,...

Have you ever felt like you’ve tried everything - therapy, different coaches, every diet under the sun, all the research and “new ideas” - and yet food still feels like it has this grip on your life? That’s exactly where Amanda was.  She had made progress, but the lingering struggles were still there: Using food for comfort, boredom, or numbing Avoiding social situations because food was involved...

Do you feel totally in control with food at home… but then everything goes out the window at social events? If so, this episode is for you my friend.  In this Coaching over Coffee session, we explore what really drives that feeling of losing control with sweets at parties, birthdays, and social outings. Together, we uncover why she still feels the urge to overeat “treat” foods, even though she kno...

Every day that you don’t move towards your goal of a healthier relationship with food, you are wasting time, energy and your peace of mind.  This week, I was reminded about HOW much is on the line when you don’t take your own healing seriously. This past week, I made some mistakes (yep, even coaches do) that left me in a LOT of pain today. But instead of just beating myself up, I pulled the lesson...

I got this amazing question in my instagram DMs this week: "Is it bad to have a preference for how your body looks? To want a leaner body that's still healthy and still have freedom with food?" You've probably asked yourself that same question, or a variation like...  “Does wanting weight loss mean I’m not truly committed to food freedom?” “Am I even able to pursue intuitive ea...

We are finally talking about GLP-1s!  GLP-1 meds like Ozempic and Wegovy are everywhere right now… and if you're curious, confused or concerned about them - I don't blame you. And today, we're demystifying it.  I'm sitting down with licensed psychotherapist,  best-selling author, mind-body practitioner, and trauma-informed weight-management specialist, Eliza Kingsford. We'...

You ever have those weeks (or months) where you just feel like CRAP? You feel like you're not moving forward, you're stuck in the same patterns, and you're frustrated because you can't coming back to "square 1".  My dear, I GET it.  Healing isn’t a straight line, and that’s a good thing. In this episode, I share the real, non-linear nature of healing and why setbacks...

If you haven’t listened to Part 1 yet, pause here and go back to that first - you’ll get the foundation that makes today’s episode even more powerful. In this follow-up, I’m diving into the remaining lessons I brought home from my business + personal development retreat in California. These aren’t just “nice ideas” - they’re perspective-shifting truths that will help you create a life of peace, fr...

I just got back from spending 3 days surrounded by some of the happiest and most successful people I know - and let me tell you, the breakthroughs I had were nothing short of life-changing. Here’s what I realized: the people we admire the most (those who radiate peace, freedom, and joy) didn’t get there by luck. They got there by doing the hard, uncomfortable inner work that most people avoid. And...