Satiated Podcast

Happy Satiated Saturday!  ALL of your food behaviors are a reflection of your nervous system state. This is why eating is a somatic practice.  Every time you’re in relationship with food, it will reveal if your body is feeling safe or threatened by your food cravings, hunger and satiation cues, pace of eating, and digestion. Your food impulses are body communication and what we will continue to ex...

Happy Satiated Saturday!  I've had people close to me this past year finally receive their ADHD diagnosis as an adult after struggling since they were kids with ADHD behaviors. I witnessed how much compassion came in and a profound deep understanding of their patterns.  One of the main characteristics of ADHD is having lower dopamine levels. I've previously discussed how those also navig...

Happy Satiated Saturday!  I wish financial literacy was taught in schools earlier on in life. I've had so many conversations with others about the deep shame and personal judgment that can arise when you feel unclear about how to navigate your money life. And how does this connect with food? Well, often how we interact with one area of our life is how we respond to all other areas. Have you e...

Happy Satiated Saturday!  I love astrology. When I was a kid, I was always drawn to reading my horoscope in the newspaper. I felt so seen every time I read anything about an Aries sun sign. Then, in undergrad, I made new friends who were happy to chat about astrology over a cup of tea for hours.  The year before I went to graduate school, I dabbled in reading charts for others and when I moved to...

Happy Satiated Saturday!  We are at the last episode of this month-long body image healing focus. And, I would be remiss if I didn't address our younger generations. Parents face a huge challenge now in navigating body image concerns with their kids as they face societal pressures from every angle to look a certain way. I work with so many parents who feel overwhelmed as to where to start or...

Happy Satiated Saturday!  I have been asked many times over the years, "Is it alright to want to change my body?" To which I always respond, "Yes!" with a caveat that we explore your intention behind the body goal.  Do your physique goals align with how you want to feel, what you want for your life, increasing presence, and fostering safety in your body? Or are they to prove yo...

Happy Satiated Saturday!  I used to say, "I feel fat" all the time.  These words would fly out of my mouth like it was a totally normal thing to say. I would say this in moments where I felt uncomfortable, overwhelmed, out of control, and a sense like I wanted to crawl out of my skin. But, not only is fat not a feeling, saying this in moments of emotional dysregulation perpetuates the co...

Happy Satiated Saturday!  How many years have you been working toward trying to love your body? How has that pursuit felt? Frustrating? Hopeless? Agonizing? Maybe all the suggestions on body image healing have been missing the mark. Maybe healing your relationship with your body and its appearance isn't about learning to love your body, but rather, how you care for your body regardless of how...

Happy Satiated Saturday!  This week's podcast episode got me reflecting on harm reduction. Harm reduction is a public health strategy designed to reduce the negative consequences associated with various human behaviors, particularly high-risk activities. It prioritizes minimizing harm rather than solely focusing on eliminating the behavior.  Harm reduction accepts that certain behaviors are p...

Happy Satiated Saturday!  What I have seen is that even after food coping mechanisms like binge eating, emotional eating, restricting, or chronic dieting stops, body image concerns continue to hang around the longest.  With summer here, I know how difficult this time of year can be when the temperatures are guiding you to wear less clothing and you may feel exposed and uncomfortable. The warm weat...

Happy Satiated Saturday!  My first memories of leaning on food to not feel takes me back to middle school. There were things going on at home that were way too much for such a young little girl to navigate and process. I was bullied at sleepaway camp and Hebrew School. I look back now and it makes total sense how my body guided me toward binge eating. Binging was never the problem. It became the a...

Happy Satiated Saturday!  I find the missing piece that is under-discussed about food freedom is that it's about you feeling empowered to make your own food decisions. This means that sometimes you say no to certain foods or drinks because they don't make you feel the way you want to feel. Saying no does not correlate to a lack of freedom.  Freedom is the power or right to act, speak, or...

Happy Satiated Saturday!  A few weeks ago, my husband and I were reflecting on a research study that shows that making around $80,000 a year in the United States is the general amount that leads to emotional wellbeing and safety and anything above that doesn't actually lead to more happiness.  When I looked this up, the optimal income name was called the Satiation Point and it suggests that b...

Happy Satiated Saturday!  Recently, I put out a ​post​ on social media discussing how do you know when you need more or less structure with food. It was a clear yes that you all wanted me to go into more detail on this.  It has been a common suggestion​ when healing your relationship with food that you need to eat all foods. Food habituation refers to a psychological phenomenon where repeated expo...

Happy Satiated Saturday!  While I would never wish the digestive issues I had in the past on anyone, they did teach me how to listen to my body because it would scream at me loudly if I didn't. And over time, it could speak softer and softer to me knowing that I was going to hear what it had to say.  This didn't happen overnight. It took practice over and over again to listen to what my...

Happy Satiated Saturday!  Is anyone else feeling fed up with all the conflicting advice on social media? You have diet and wellness culture yelling at you that there's only one right way to eat and anti-diet culture telling you that all foods need to fit. Neither side asks you what works for you. Neither side is guiding you on how to listen to your body. Neither side is empowering you that on...

Happy Satiated Saturday!  When I decided to start a podcast, the name came quickly to me. I had created a whole course that got merged with the Somatic Eating® Program that I called Satiated. Saying the word satiated always brings me this full body satisfaction. I love saying the word, feeling the word in my body, and reflecting on what it means to live a Satiated Life. This is a term I teach in t...

Happy Satiated Saturday!  I've been speaking up a lot more about my thoughts on Intuitive Eating.  First, I'm grateful for Intuitive Eating as it was a starting point in guiding many people into a more peaceful relationship with food. And, with any modality, over time we've seen that there are gaps in Intuitive Eating, yet it's been the predominant approach to healing patterns...

Happy Satiated Saturday!  After traveling to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands for almost 2 weeks, many of you requested that I share some tips on how to navigate food fears and body image concerns while traveling. There's this messy middle part when you're healing from disordered eating where you won't know what your body is trying to tell you and when you travel, your sympathetic...

Happy Satiated Saturday!  Did you know being entrenched in diet culture for decades can affect your bodily expression? One way this can show up is through tightening and sucking in your belly for years. I know this was something I used to do and sometimes have to remind my belly that's not something we need to do anymore.  When you've received messages about how your body is supposed to...

Happy Satiated Saturday!  As many of you know, I adore my dog, Tato. He's taught me a lot over the years about unconditional love, how to stop and literally smell the roses, and about boundaries.  When Tato was 6 months old, we started taking him to puppy school to get some training. We learned early on that Tato gets overwhelmed easily and gets scared of other dogs. So what the trainers star...

Happy Satiated Saturday!  When everything goes haywire in your life, what's your first impulse? Do you isolate yourself from your friends, family, and those who love you when your stress levels reach a critical point?  Self isolating can feel like a wise strategy in the moment. When you disconnect from those around you, it can feel like it's protecting you from being in your body and how...

Happy Satiated Saturday!  After I was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome around the age of 20, I dove deep into the holistic health world. I was not going to settle with the doctor's suggestion of just managing my stress and watching out for my triggers.   I discovered so many resources to support my digestion and feel more at ease when eating any meal. Herbs continued to support me afte...

Happy Satiated Saturday!  I first started learning about the vagus nerve when I did research for my published thesis on how to cultivate a relationship with the gut brain. The vagus nerve plays a role in hunger, satiation, cravings, taste buds, and digestion. So you can imagine that having a toned vagus nerve is highly important when you're trying to cultivate a peaceful and regulating relati...

Happy Satiated Sunday!  I remember during my binge eating years that at times I would be like, "What is going onnnnn!?!?!" Binge eating can be confusing and disorienting. It can at times be an out-of-body experience. Yet, sometimes, the emotions and sensations showing up in your body may feel like too much (I know at times they were for me) that you don't want to be IN your body.  I...