Somatic Digest | Integrating Mindful Eating, Sustainable Weight Loss and a Healthy Mindset

Why is the Vagus Nerve important on an Intuitive Eating journey? The Parasympathic Nervous System also known as, Rest and Digest has a wide range of functions throughout the body. It travels around the stomach and into both the small and large intestines and is involved in digestion, decreasing heart rate, and breathing. Activating your Vagus nerve really helps you chill out. Listen to this episod...

Gentle Nutrition: the 10th Intuitive Eating Principle is a nutrition approach that blossoms self-compassion. The journey to gentle nutrition is a different approach than diet culture because it takes dismantling your food beliefs, actions around food and ways that you cope using food. Listen in to learn how to bring a more gentle approach to your health. Work with me : ⁠apply here ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Do you have a hard time sensing your hunger sensations? Are you under a lot of stress? If you are under a stress response your body may have a hard time signaling you to eat. Listen in to this episode to hear the importance of regulating your nervous system and tips on how to do. Work with me: ⁠ apply here  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Grab your ⁠ ULTIMATE Snack List & Guide EPISODE BITES (2:37) W...

When we have done a lot of different diets in our life, it is normal to wonder if Intuitive will be another waste of time. Listen in to this episode to hear how Intuitive Eating saves you time. Kim shares two different client stories discussing time and how Intuitive Eating comes quick. Work with me: ⁠ apply here ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Grab your ⁠ULTIMATE Snack List & Guide EPISODE BITES (2:4...

We all have experienced the long days in the gym doing the exercises we didn't feel confident doing. If you continue to experience guilt and shame from exercise it may be worth looking into the foundation of your relationship with exercise. Listen in to the episode to hear how to do it. Work with me: ⁠ apply here ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Grab your ⁠ ULTIMATE Snack List & Guide EPISODE BITES...

Body acceptance is challenging and it impacts our food and exercise choices. On this weeks episode, Kim shares insights into body acceptance, the ugly truth behind it and steps to support you on your journey. Work with me: ⁠ apply here ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Grab your ⁠ ULTIMATE Snack List & Guide EPISODE BITES (2:13) Kim shares insights from her journal (3:08) Body acceptance is a work in pr...

We all have different food voices that create and protect our food beliefs. The different voices include: The Food Police, The Nutrition Informant, The Diet Rebel. The voices can be harmful and helpful. The Food Police is the voice that creates shame and guilt that we feel from food. On an Intuitive Eating journey you are transforming these voices into a more compassionate voice; The Nutrition Inf...

The Health, Nutrition, Fitness world is infiltrated with the desire to change. On this episode, Kim breaks down the steps of change that welcomes more compassion. The Gene Keys by Richard Rudd is mystical in origin but the teachings can be used in many different aspects of our life. Listen in to hear how to apply the teachings to your Intuitive Eating journey. Apply to Kim's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠...

Ever wonder the side effects of dieting? Stephen Reeder, MA, LPC, LPCC, CEDS-S, NCC has been a therapist for 15 years. He has worked with substance abuse, domestic violence and eating disorders. This is a jampacked conversation about diet culture, body image concerns and self-acceptance. Listen in to hear advice, statistics and wisdom from Stephen Reeder. Apply to Kim's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Physic...

Do you have a hard time knowing the difference between craving your favorite food versus using your favorite food to cope with your emotions? This is the episode for you. Listen in as Kim breaks down the difference of coping versus craving and tips to overcome emotional eating. Apply for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Physical Decoding Program ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Grab the  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

If you are looking for a health and wellness routine that sticks but continue to find yourself eating to the point that you feel sick, listen to this episode. Kim shares the biggest mistake she sees and has personally done, when it comes to food. Apply for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Physical Decoding Program ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Grab the  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ULTIMATE Snack List & Guid...

On this episode, Kim welcomes our first interview. Kim host Jess Dennis. Jess is a mom to three girls (14, 11 & 3) and a wife to her high school sweetheart of 15 years. She’s been an entrepreneur for the past 15 years, running companies from direct sales to bricks n mortar franchises. She views businesses as creative endeavors and loves bringing a concept to market and then helping it grow int...

Intuitive eating is a journey on giving yourself unconditional permission to eat food. Any type of food. Sweets. Junk Food. Burgers. Pizza. But how do you do it? Join Kim on this weeks episode to hear the most common fears and how to overcome them. Apply for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Physical Decoding Program ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Grab the  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ULTIMATE Snack List & Gu...

When you decide to go on an Intuitive Eating journey and allow yourself to eat freely you may find yourself asking, "how is this healthy?" This is the golden question that can either lead you into gentle nutrition or another fad diet. Join Kim on this episode to hear the tricks to release from the honeymoon cycle and continue on your intuitive eating journey. Apply for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On this episode, Kim talks about how embracing her inner child has been lifechanging. We all use food to cope with our emotions and the secret to stop self-sabotaging your body and find control with food is hiding with your inner child. Listen in to this episode to hear Kim's tips for connecting and embracing with your inner child. Apply for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Physical Decoding Program ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Food Frenzy. Binge. Overeating. Out-of-control. We call it something different but we have all seen it. Those nights where we eat different foods in the pantry trying to feel full. Why do we keep finding ourselves here? Why do we keep eating the food that hurts our stomach? Listen in to this episode to hear why the binge episodes keep happening and how to stop it. Apply for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Physic...

Can you relate to using food to fill a void or cope with your emotions? Kim shares a story about being stuck in the food chatter and finding yourself in a food frenzy after a busy day at work. Listen in to this week's episode to hear how to address your physical, emotional, and mental needs to help break the food addiction once and for all. Apply for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Physical Decoding Program ⁠...

This weeks episode is little different. Kim has a good ol' friend chat with you about getting back to the basics to prioritize your well-being. Kim shares things that she is doing to honor her mind, body and soul. Listen in to hear how to approach your well-being as a whole. Apply for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Physical Decoding Program ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Grab the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ULTIMATE Snack Lis...

On this weeks episode, Kim breaks down 5 common food rules that she sees with her clients in her program. Listen in hear what the five common food rules are, how they impact you, and how intuitive eating can help you overcome them. Apply for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Physical Decoding Program ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Grab the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ULTIMATE Snack List & Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ EPISODE BITES (3:04) Kim shar...

Does the desire for weight loss control you? Join Kim on this episode to hear a clients story with releasing the constriction from diets. Listen in to hear how the desire for weight loss is something we all have and how to live without it controlling you. Don't miss the FREE event; grab your spot here ! Apply for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Physical Decoding Program ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Grab the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On this weeks episode, Kim explains how the diet cycle keeps you trapped. You feel frustrated and angry about continuing to fail diets and you are starting to resent your body. This is a normal side effect of the diet cycle and it is nothing to feel ashamed of. Listen in to the episode to hear how to break the cycle. Apply for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Physical Decoding Program ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Grab the ⁠⁠...

Do you feel shameful when you stand on the scale? On this podcast episode, Kim shares the energetics with the scale and how they cause you to feel shameful. Listen in to the podcast episode to hear tips to overcome the shame that you feel when you hop on the scale. Apply for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Physical Decoding Program ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Grab the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ULTIMATE Snack List & Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ EPISODE BITES...

You know that food that causes you to binge? Kim was messaging with someone on her Instagram about how chocolate usually starts a binge for this person. Kim brought this topic to the podcast as a coaching session to share reasons why it may be happening. Listen in to grab the tips to stop the binge before it starts. Apply for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Physical Decoding Program ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Grab the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ULTIM...

On this Episode of the Somatic Digest Podcast, Kim shares a topic that a client and her were discussing: Comparison. Comparison is normal for a lot of us, especially as we are healing our relationship with our body. Listen in to hear how Kim helps transmute the comparison for her client. Apply for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Physical Decoding Program ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Grab the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ULTIMATE Snack List & Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ EP...

On this Episode of the Somatic Digest Podcast, Kim piggybacks on her personal journey to share more about her mental health. Anxiety was a big part of Kim's identity. Listen in to hear how she used food and exercise to release anxiety and ground herself in her body. Apply for the ⁠⁠⁠ Physical Decoding Program ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Grab the ⁠⁠⁠⁠ULTIMATE Snack List & Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠ Attend the FREE ⁠Confused...