Jessica Coviello & Maggie Lefavor
Nourish & Empower
Have you ever felt like you could use a little extra support when working on your relationship with food and your body? Join Jessica, a Licensed Professional Counselor, and Maggie, a Registered Dietitian & Certified Eating Disorders Specialist, along with special guests, as we chat about mental health, nutrition, eating disorders, diet culture, body image, and so much more. Together, we have close to 20 years of experience working in eating disorders and mental health treatment. Let’s redefine, reclaim, & restore the true meaning of health on The Nourish & Empower Podcast.
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Jessica Coviello & Maggie Lefavor
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Jul 9, 2026
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Episodes
Eating Disorder Treatment, Diabetes Care, & Sports Nutrition with Registered Dietitian Rebecca 29.05.2023 37:07
Send us Fan Mail Join us as we interview Rebecca Jaspan MPH, RD, CDN, CDCES from Laura Cipullo Whole Nutrition & Yoga. Rebecca’s extensive nutrition interests include diabetes care, eating disorder treatment, and sports nutrition. For more information, check out https://lauracipullo.com/ . Resource links: ANAD: https://anad.org/ NEDA: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ NAMI: https://na...
How to Navigate Weddings and Special Events 25.05.2023 29:40
Send us Fan Mail Part 2 to our wedding episode. In today’s episode, Maggie & Jessica dive into being a bridesmaid/in a wedding or being a guest at a special event like a wedding. Listen for some of their personal thoughts, as well as some tips for how to be authentically you at these events. Resource links: ANAD: https://anad.org/ NEDA: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ NAMI: https://na...
Celebrate National Mental Health Awareness Month With Us & USLI! 22.05.2023 36:06
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, Maggie & Jessica reflect back on their experience presenting for USLI’s Mind Your Mental Health Event in honor of National Mental Health Awareness Month! They also discuss some questions and myths/misconceptions regarding eating disorders that they reviewed in their presentation. Resource links: ANAD: https://anad.org/ NEDA: https://www.nationaleatingdisord...
Episode 12: The Mind-Body Connection with Elyssa Toomey 15.05.2023 44:31
Send us Fan Mail This week, Elyssa Toomey joins Maggie and Jessica to discuss her work as an anti-diet, health at every size informed, weight inclusive eating disorder dietitian and registered yoga teacher. Elyssa discusses embodiment approaches in the treatment of disordered eating and eating disorders, as well as using somatic work with her clients. Please check out Elyssa’s website for more in...
Episode 11: Defining & Challenging Mental Health Stigma 08.05.2023 27:03
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Maggie asks Jessica about her thoughts regarding mental health stigma- what is it, why does it exist, and how we can continue to challenge it. Resource links: ANAD: https://anad.org/ NEDA: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ NAMI: https://nami.org/home Action Alliance: https://theactionalliance.org/ NIH: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/ How to find a provider: http...
Episode 10: Performance nutrition without restriction by Lexi, certified sports dietitian 01.05.2023 39:30
Send us Fan Mail Lexi Moriarty MS, RD, CSSD joins Maggie & Jessica this week to discuss her work with disordered eating, sports nutrition, eating disorders, RED-S, and intuitive eating. As a certified sports dietitian who practices from a non-diet approach, Lexi is an expert on fueling for an active lifestyle without food rules or restrictive diets. See Lexi's website here: https://expert...
Episode 9: Being Authentically You on Your Wedding Day 24.04.2023 28:15
Send us Fan Mail The wedding industry is steeped in diet culture. Join Jessica & Maggie as they discuss how to be authentically YOU on your wedding day! The only shedding for the wedding we’re doing here is shedding the belief that you have to lose weight or change your body to enjoy your wedding day. Resource links: ANAD: https://anad.org/ NEDA: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ NAMI:...
Episode 8: What is a Non-Diet Dietitian? Maggie gives us the inside scoop! 17.04.2023 18:47
Send us Fan Mail What does it even mean to be an anti-diet dietitian? Join us as Jessica asks Maggie a bit more about her work as an anti-diet dietitian challenging diet culture & helping her clients develop a better relationship with food. To learn more, follow Maggie on Instagram at @nourishwithmaggie. Resource links: ANAD: https://anad.org/ NEDA: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ N...
Episode 7: Eating disorders through the lens of a clinician who's recovered herself! 10.04.2023 35:54
Send us Fan Mail Gabrielle Morreale, founder and owner of Recovered & Restored Eating Disorder Therapy Center, joins Maggie & Jessica on today’s episode. Gabby is a therapist with lived eating disorder experience and shares with us about her own recovery, as well as how her past experiences have led her to becoming the amazing clinician she is today. Follow Gabby on instagram at @gabriell...
Episode 6: Interview with Katie and Erin, Registered Dietitians 03.04.2023 41:20
Send us Fan Mail Join us as we welcome Katie Cornwall & Erin Gilbert to the podcast! Katie and Erin are amazing registered dietitians at Balanced Nutrition LLC based in Pennsylvania! In this episode, we dive into Katie’s work with moms in eating disorder recovery, Erin’s work with oncology nutrition, and both of their work in eating disorder treatment. Katie & Erin are insightful, compassi...
Episode 5: Body Image 27.03.2023 44:39
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Maggie & Jessica discuss body dysmorphic disorder, where to start when working on your own relationship with your body, and the differences between body positivity and body neutrality. Resource links: ANAD: https://anad.org/ NEDA: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ NAMI: https://nami.org/home Action Alliance: https://theactionalliance.org/ NIH: https://...
Episode 4: Eating Disorders 101 20.03.2023 36:11
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Maggie and Jessica review some of the basics regarding eating disorder treatment including diagnoses, behaviors, the importance of an interdisciplinary treatment team, the various levels of care, and more. Resource links: ANAD: https://anad.org/ NEDA: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ NAMI: https://nami.org/home Action Alliance: https://theactionalliance.o...
Episode 3: Interview with Hilary Raciti, a Registered Dietitian 13.03.2023 44:00
Send us Fan Mail Join us as we interview our first guest: Hilary Raciti MS, RDN, CDN! Hilary is the founder of Truce Nutrition, a non-diet, weight inclusive nutrition counseling practice in Wayne, NJ. In this episode, you’ll learn more about Hilary’s path to becoming a dietitian, how she practices from a non-restrictive approach, the connection between food and emotions, and so much more! Resource...
Episode 2: Q&A 06.03.2023 37:45
Send us Fan Mail Join us for our first Q&A episode! Jessica and Maggie answer questions from listeners about supporting loved ones as they are going through depression, what to do when food doesn’t seem appealing, and how to approach personal relationships with food vs. familial relationships with food. ** 2 edits for this show: 1. Edit at 17:19, Health At Every Size 2. Edit at 17:26, trans fa...
Episode 1: Introducing the Hosts 27.02.2023 57:51
Send us Fan Mail Join us as we interview each other in this first episode! Jessica and Maggie talk about their own career paths, how they became interested in eating disorder treatment, their favorite snacks, and so much more! Follow us on instagram @nourishandempower_podcast Resource links: ANAD: https://anad.org/ NEDA: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ NAMI: https://nami.org/home Action A...
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