Non-Diet Naturopath

If you prescribe weight loss, talk about metabolic health, prescribe elimination diets, support clients on GLP-1s, or use practitioner-only weight-loss programs, you need disordered eating literacy. In this episode Casey unpacks five things natural health practitioners need to know about disordered eating when weight loss is part of their clinical work. We talk about why you can’t assess health by...

Casey returns to The Non-Diet Naturopath after a six-month pause with a personal, hopeful, slightly goblin-energy update on life, grief, single parenting, and the long, messy road to finally launching DECIDE - her disordered eating training for natural health practitioners. In this episode, she shares why disordered eating is not a niche issue, how it shows up every day in gut, hormone, fertility,...

Casey sits down with herbalist, writer, and mentor Miriam Latif (Understory) for a heart-opening conversation about uncertainty, nuance, and practicing in the messy middle spaces of wellness. They unpack the collapse of certainty, the harm of binaries, how capitalism shows up in diet and purity culture, and what it means to hold both clinical rigour and enchantment. What You’ll Hear About:  Holdin...

When “wellness” programs promise balance but deliver restriction, naturopathy loses its way. In this episode, I unpack how weight-loss prescriptions quietly betray the naturopathic oath of First, do no harm - and why speaking up about it isn’t an attack, it’s seeking accountability. We’ll talk about the difference between professional critique and personal criticism, why discomfort doesn’t equal d...

I’m unpacking how “personalised” protocols like Metabolic Balance slip diet culture into naturopathic care. We’ll unpack the things clients say that can signal disordered eating beneath the surface, the ways practitioners can cause harm (even unintentionally), the pitfalls of elimination diets, and why supplement fixes can’t heal restriction. ✨ Download the free guide for practitioners and join t...

In this episode I’m unpacking five key red flags that may indicate a client is experiencing disordered eating. As naturopaths, herbalists, and holistic health practitioners, we’re often the first point of contact for people struggling with food and body concerns. But diet culture and wellness culture can make it tricky to know what’s a genuine health issue and what’s a red flag for disordered eati...

Re-released in full: my unfiltered story of breathwork gone bad, and what it says about the culture of wellness. A lot of folks told me this one really hit home, so I’m bringing it out into the world in full.  Now, I adore cacao. I drink it often, and I respect its nourishing, heart-opening qualities. But this is the story of a breathwork retreat that unravelled from "healing" into the u...

I’ve lived at every stage of the eating spectrum - from normal eating, to disordered eating, to recovery and intuitive eating. In this episode, I unpack what each stage looks like in practice, and why recognising the messy middle matters so much in naturopathy and holistic care. For practitioners and anyone curious about the overlap between wellness culture and disordered eating. We explore: The e...

After a few years off the mic, I’m back - with dirt under my nails, a herbal medicine apothecary by my side, and a renewed fire in my belly. In this episode I share why I’ve renamed the podcast The Non-Diet Naturopath formerly Non-Diet Yogi) , what’s changed (spoiler: a lot), and what remains the same (like my intolerance for wellness horse shit). I talk about leaving behind yoga spaces steeped in...

Intuitive Eating is an incredible approach for people seeking to heal their relationships with food and their bodies. But it's not without its challenges. In this episode I speak with the wonderful Jenna Hollenstein, who brings years of experience as a non-diet dietitian and meditation teacher to the table to help us understand how to tolerate the discomfort that so often arises in one's...

The Pre-Ovulatory Phase or "Inner Spring" starts from the cessation of menstrual bleeding to a few days before ovulation. In a typical 28-day cycle, this approximately corresponds to day 6 until day 11.  This phase has traditionally been seen as a time of dynamism, of rising energy levels and growing confidence. Here are my top tips for deeply nourishing yourself during this phase, nutri...

The cyclical nature of your menstrual cycle communicates your constantly changing needs: physically, mentally and emotionally. The Menstrual Phase starts from the first to the last day of bleeding, lasting around 3 to 7 days.  Here are my top tips for deeply nourishing yourself during this phase, nutritionally and otherwise. It might not be what you think! This is first in a series of five on nour...

What do you get when you combine a cacao ceremony, hypoxia-inducing breathwork, a bunch of influences from disparate spiritual cultures, partner yoga with intrusive eye-gazing, and really loud music? All that culturally appropriated pseudo-spiritual jazz, otherwise known as The Modern Spiritual Experience.  Access the FULL episode by becoming a Patreon for as little as $2 US a month at https://www...

The 8 limbs of yoga fundamentally support anti-racism, diversity, and body acceptance - and yet yoga in the west has been largely inaccessible to anyone who isn’t white, wealthy, thin, and able-bodied. In this episode I speak with the incredible Dianne Bondy, and she delivers truth-bombs with her characteristic vivacious spirit! We talk about the commodification and cultural misappropriation of yo...

My personal journey with movement: how I got into yoga, how yoga contributed to my developing and recovering from an eating disorder, discovering the benefits and limits of strength training, and what my practice looks like nowadays. Access the FULL episode by becoming a Patreon for as little as $2 US a month at https://www.patreon.com/nondietyogi LINKS: Casey's article on 15 Benefits of Stre...

By neutralising body size, not focussing on weight loss and instead emphasising the importance of enjoying movement and caring for our bodies, Anna Hearn is reimagining what the fitness industry could look like. Plus, we discuss the elephant in the room: thin privilege. SHOW NOTES: 00:56    A personal update 07:18    What is thin privilege? 15:07    How and why Anna’s body inclusive fitness and yo...

Patriarchy seeks to control and exert power over nature generally, and the bodies of women specifically.  Beneath marketable wellness concepts like "clean eating" lie deep ties to body control, and culturally imposed shame over women’s bodies and processes like menstruation. But there is an alternative, more feminist and inclusive approach to food and our bodies that is honouring of our...

Here I offer some compassion and gentle guidance to anyone who has experienced an increase in their body weight that concerns them. By taking a naturopathic, holistic and HAES-aligned approach, I want to help you get on board with your body and understand at a deep level what might be going on. Hint: it's not just about “calories in, calories out”. SHOW NOTES: 07:48: What is meant by "ad...

There is an inherent fat phobia and weight stigma in the natural health and wellness communities. Leanness is conflated with health: we're consistently told that fat is the problem, and weight loss is the solution. But focussing on weight loss directly opposes the naturopathic principle of "first, do no harm". Here's why, and what we can do instead.     Support the show

Naturopathy was never intended to focus on weight loss. And when it comes to women’s health - especially preconception care, postpartum and peri-menopause - taking the emphasis off of weight and shape and onto health becomes even more imperative. Dr. Caitlin O’Connor, a naturopathic doctor based in Denver, Colorado shares her wisdom. SHOW NOTES: 09:08    What brought Caitlin to naturopathy and HAE...

What happens when you combine diet culture with MLM essential oil giants doTERRA and Young Living? Disordered eating, poor body image, and a burnt gullet. The practice of ingesting essential oils has been a wellness trend for the last few years thanks to essential oil MLMs. But most qualified aromatherapists and herbalists warn against it. Why the discrepancy? Let's spill the oil. Access the...

Yes, we can hold both conventional and natural medicine in the same hand. Yes, we can work with traditional wisdom philosophies, whilst using modern science to provide cognitive inoculation against COVID disinformation. And we can do it all whilst staying heart-centred. Salvatore Battaglia, founder of Perfect Potion speaks about true integrative medicine in the time of the pandemic. SHOW NOTES: 10...

Working amongst wellness and yoga circles, and living in a permaculture eco village that draws many alternative lifestyle-seeking fringe dwellers, I'm embedded within multiple vaccine hesitant communities. Navigating both my personal stance and my role as a holistic health practitioner within this intersection has been a growth-inducing and revelatory process. Access the FULL episode by becom...

In this episode I share why this podcast went quiet in the past year. I discuss divorce, compassion & critical thinking, and working as a holistic health practitioner in communities burdened by COVID misinformation. It contains a lot of personal details and reflections. If that's not your thing, no worries - scroll on. SHOW NOTES: 02:30     On being a "muscles and bones" yoga te...

Restrictive eating is a major pain, especially when it causes you to lose your period. Hypothalamic Amenorrhoea (HA) leads to infertility but also a bunch of other lesser known issues. Anti-diet naturopath Phoebe Jobson and I talk all things HA - a condition close to both our hearts as we each have experienced and recovered from this condition. In this episode: What is HA? Plus some signs, symptom...