More Than What You Eat

For most, diet culture is introduced into our lives way too young. And we need to spend so much time undoing that damage as adults.    An effective, and often unexplored and underrated way of healing your body image struggles begins with inner child work and healing it at the source.    I couldn't think of a better person to help navigate this conversation with than mindset coach, Jennifer Diaz. ...

If you've ever felt self-conscious about your body when exercising, or have ever thought you can't possibly do XYZ workout because you aren't 'fit' or 'thin' enough… This podcast episode is for you!!    Tiffany Croww, a certified yoga instructor with a size-inclusive approach who will teach you how CAN get moving at ANY size!    Tiffany shares her own personal body neutrality and healing journey o...

In this episode Rachel shares her personal experience of navigating body image, body changes, intuitive eating, shifts in internal cues, and emotional eating during her 4th pregnancy.   In this episode, we cover: [3:32] My initial thoughts when I found out I was pregnant  [5:20] Recognizing the new layer of your journey [7:12] Redirect your thoughts to what you need to do to make your body feel go...

In today's episode, Rachel chats with a past client, Kelsey, and reflects on Kelsey's journey that led her to food freedom and body peace. They discuss Kelsey's initial relationship with food and her body starting from childhood, and Kelsey shares the ways in which restriction and diet culture had negatively  impacted her life.    Kelsey also opens up about the tips and tools that have helped her...

Do you want to heal your relationship with food and body image but feel like you can't let go of your desire to lose weight, too?    In this solo episode, Rachel discusses why it is OKAY to desire weight loss and why  that it does not immediately conflict with healing your body image in your current body size. In fact, acknowledging our desires related to body size can be so helpful in actually he...

We are getting close to 2022, and you know what that means. Diet culture is on full blast! As New Year's inches closer it seems that everyone and their mother is focused on changing their eating habits and their bodies after the holidays "damage".    The New Year presents the opportunity for people to jump on the diet bandwagon with the belief that they are changing their life for the better but i...

In this episode, I am talking to past client Laura, who shares her experiences with dieting as a young girl and ultimately her journey towards intuitive eating.    During our discussion, Laura shares how she entered the dieting world at a young age. She explains why she felt the need to diet, how the belief of "thin = health" was reinforced and led her down the rabbit whole of disordered eating an...

I know that this time of year can be so triggering to so many people with how they feel about their bodies. When it comes to the holiday season, the foods, the people, the advertisements, and the diet culture marketing can be overwhelming and make you feel bad about yourself (and it's totally understandable).     If this is you and you're feeling kind of mediocre in your body, this is the episode...

Intuitive eating may be self-explanatory to some but how can you tell the difference between intuitive eating and impulsive eating?   When it comes to intuitive eating, there needs to be a connection between pausing and understanding what it means to eat in line with what your body wants, and then consider when it feels chaotic and out of touch with what your body actually needs.     In today's ep...

The holiday season is a time when diet culture ramp ups and can be difficult to navigate as an intuitive eater. If you aren't sure how to handle triggering conversations around food and weight or feel nervous to set boundaries with friends and family, this episode is for you.      In today's episode, I'm talking to Kirsten Ackerman, an Anti-Diet Registered Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating...

Feeling the rage of your hormones??  Understanding your body is one of the most powerful ways to care for it. Especially when great changes are happening like per-menopause.   It is never too early (or late) to prepare yourself for these hormonal changes so you can feel empowered instead of defeated in this season of life.     In this episode we cut through that confusion with Naturopathic Doctor...

In this episode, Functional Medicine Registered Dietitian Brooke Boskovich  shares with us  The #1 myth about nutrition, diet and fertility  The signs and symptoms of fertility issues before any diagnosis The underlying issue to many fertility issues that do not get a clear diagnosis Steps you can take before IVF How nutrition and stress impact your reproductive system How a healthy relationship w...

Registered Dietitian, Noelle Martin, shares with you her tried and true tips and insights  on how to meal prep on a budget without restrictions, food rules, stress, or overwhelm!    Noelle's Resources:    Follow Noelle on  Instagram: instagram.com/motherhoodandmeals/     Noelle's free Grocery and Meal Planning Guide: https://mailchi.mp/57ac9081bc6d/motherhoodandmeals     Rachel's Resources:    Fol...

Rachel goes solo to discuss why and how forgiveness is a powerful way to help you heal from diet culture.   Rachel's Resources:    Follow Rachel on Instagram: instagram.com/dietitian.rachelgoodman/     Rachel's Online Program Living Free: rachelgoodnutrition.com/program/     Contact Rachel: rachel@rachelgoodnutrition.com

In this episode, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Rachel Goodman discusses the psychology of food exposure to stop binge eating. She walks you through the process of increasing your exposure to holiday foods so you can stop feeling out of control and ENJOY your holiday meals again.    Rachel's Resources:    Follow Rachel on Instagram: instagram.com/dietitian.rachelgoodman   Rachel's Online Progra...

As Kristina Bruce, a Certified Body Trust Provider and Life Coach, says in this interview: "No one ever felt motivated to care for something that they hate". Understand what body acceptance truly means and get the tools you need to stop hating your body and instead learn to care for it and love yourself at every size, even when you don't love your body!   Kristina's Resources:    Follow Kristina o...

Are your eating behaviors and relationship with your body fueled from a place of never feeling enough, or are you leading with worthiness?    In this episode, Rachel discusses the difference between a lack mindset and abundance mindset and how both can show up in your life - as well as the power of an abundance mindset for healing body image.   Rachel's Resources:    Follow Rachel on Instagram: in...

Is dieting bringing you close to your life's fullest potential, or pushing you further away? One reason dieting makes us miserable is because it stops us from engaging fully in life and being fully present with what matters most to us.    In this episode, Rachel is interviewed by therapist Esther Edelkopf-Sussholz LMHC, on what is Intuitive Eating, what are common myths, and how reclaiming food fr...

Physical discomfort during the hot summer months is REAL! But that doesn't have to come with the discomforts of internalized shame about your body.    In this episode Bri Campos shares with us how to cope with physical discomfort and body changes, as well as weight loss or body shaming thoughts.    Bri's Resources:    Bri's Website https://www.bodyimagewithbri.com/     Follow Bri on  Instagram: ht...

Can Religious Fasting ruin your relationship with food and is it safe to do when you have an eating disorder or disordered eating habits?    Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Emily Fonnesbeck & Rachel have both fasted for religious purposes. In this episode Emily shares her insights on when it's safe (and unsafe) to fast, red flags that are signs to not fast and how to go about it, ways to modify...

Rachel walks you through #1 reason why you continue to feel out of control even though you've embraced food freedom and have given yourself permission to eat. Rachel then guides step by step on what you can do to get unstuck and break free of your chaotic eating behaviors and truly eat with intuition so that you enjoy your fav foods and feel good, too!   Apply to Rachel's IntuEATive Living Group C...

Rachel and Paige discuss how to make nutritious choices without dieting, restricting, or food rules.   Visit Paige's website: www.positive-nutrition.com   Listen to Paige's podcast: https://www.positive-nutrition.com/podcast   Rachel's Resources:    Follow Rachel on Instagram: instagram.com/dietitian.rachelgoodman   Rachel's Crash Course: Secrets to Stop Binge Eating: rachelgoodnutrition.com/crash...

Singer, songwriter, performer, and choreographer, Jezliah Villarreal, shares her journey to Judaism and how spirituality, music, and dance keep her feeling positive about her body.    Jezliah also shares the body image struggles her dance students have faced and how she uplifted and empowered them to show up and love themselves in the body they were given. Because you are more than just your body....

In this episode, Meg Boggs, an author, athlete, mother, and self-empowerment advocate, shares her journey from being body shamed and bullied as a child for not fitting the societal 'ideal body type' which led to years of disordered eating and boyd shame to finding food and body peace and living out her dream as an athlete.    She also shares how she advocates for plus sized women and the ways in w...

Self Discipline can be a great tool to do the things you know you need to do to live a happy and fulfilled life. But are you using it to better your life or to judge yourself?   In this episode Rachel shares how to recognize negative self talk hidden under the guise of self discipline and  how to apply self discipline through the lens of kindness and fulfilment, for a truly happy life!   Blame you...