The Curious Therapist Show

Today I share 5 tips for improving body image! I also have a blog on this here: https://greenlifepsychology.com/blog/ You can find my freebies below: “Top 5 Reasons Your Diet Keeps Failing”. It includes a PDF and mini-video training. You can access it at the link in my Instagram bio or below: https://bffp.activehosted.com/f/5 Get your free guide to managing the not good enough voice PDF - Not Good...

 My guest for today is Unyime Oguta, a Life and Nutrition Coach for Mums. She is passionate about equipping mothers with the mindset, strategy, and skills to help them stop surviving and start thriving in the beautiful chaos that is motherhood. Through her private coaching and podcast, The Thriving Mum Podcast, she challenges, educates, and motivates mothers and mothers-at-heart on their path to c...

A few exciting announcements first: -I have an awesome new freebie called “Top 5 Reasons Your Diet Keeps Failing”. It includes a PDF and mini-video training. You can access it at the link in my Instagram bio or below: VMPRES2 Email Marketing - (activehosted.com) -My CURIOUS webinar (creating body peace and food freedom) is open for registration!!! The link to register is here: https://pfnl.co/XZde...

  This is a short episode about my newest offer called the CURIOUS METHOD MASTERCLASS!   Here's the registration link: https://pfnl.co/XZdeT It's live online on June 29, 2022 at 7pm AEDT. I will have a free giveaway for those who attend live! Recording will be sent out for those who can't attend live.   This is for you if: -you’re sick of worrying/obsessing about food all the time ...

This is part one of a conversation with my sometimes co-host and childhood best friend, Reva Segnitz, where we talk about periods, self-care during different parts of our cycle and how this can all impact body image and eating! I hope you come away feeling more understood, seen and with permission to be kind to yourself! A few exciting announcements: -I have an awesome new freebie called “Top 5 Re...

WELCOME TO SEASON 2 of my podcast!! I am so excited about what’s in store for you…including some new offers, new freebies and some awesome guests! Today, I share about my own body and food story and how it’s shaped my mission in helping other women. Feel free to listen, rate this podcast with 5 stars and find me on social media below😊 I am so happy to have you listening! Get my new freebie!! Top...

Welcome to the last episode of Season 1!!! Season 2 will kick off June 2022….I have some awesome stuff in store for you😊 In the meantime, connect with me on Instagram at @vanessa_preston_ My guest for today was so lovely to interview and is coming to us all the way from London! Dr Lara Zibarras is a psychologist and food freedom coach. She helps women create a healthy and happy relationship with...

If you, your child or your partner struggle with anxiety, today’s episode is for you! I talk about: -what the DSM says about anxiety -learning to view anxiety differently -viewing anxiety on a spectrum and learning strategies to respond -a super basic explanation of Polyvagal theory and how this can help Apply for the Body and Food Freedom Project Apply for the BFF group here Get your free guide t...

Join me in welcoming Jeff Ash to my podcast!! Jeff Ash is a certified nutritionist, personal trainer, and intuitive eating coach living in Houston, TX USA. He works with individuals, families, adolescents, and children to help them transform their relationship with food and develop healthy bodies, minds, and attitudes without restriction, guilt, shame, or fixation on the size and shape of their bo...

If you’ve been in the non-diet space, you have likely heard the term “joyful movement”. If you struggle with this concept, this episode is for you! Many women I work with either totally avoid exercise OR they have engaged with it in an unhealthy way…punishing themselves for what they ate, having an all or nothing mentality about it, thinking certain exercise doesn’t count or isn’t hard enough. Eng...

In the non-diet world and intuitive eating spaces, you will hear the word “restriction”. But I have found in my work that often we don’t know what that means. We think, “Oh Vanessa, I let myself eat donuts and pizza so I’m not restricting”. However, it’s more complex and deeper than that. Today I discuss: -what restriction means -I talk about physical and mental restriction -common forms of restri...

I am so excited for today’s guest and I think everyone can learn something from today’s episode! Lindsay Sarson is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and host of The Intuitive Diabetic Podcast. Lindsay runs an online non-diet, holistic nutrition practice that is focused on helping her clients ditch the diets and improve their relationships with food and body...

Ardelle Viau an Intuitive Eating Coach and Certified Holistic Nutritional Consultant, and Vanessa discuss: How perfectionism with food makes you miserable and how you can find balance Is perfectionism bad? Here's why it's stealing your joy How to embrace your imperfections and begin to appreciate what they bring to the table Where Ardelle's perfectionism came from and how she overco...

This episode gave me goosebumps! Today I speak with Eve Skliros. Eve recently completed the Body and Food Freedom Project (my 16 week women's group) which she said was a transformational experience both personally and professionally. Eve works as a clinical dietitian in Melbourne Australia. She's a mum of 2 young kids, enjoys being in nature, dancing like nobody is watching and spending...

In this episode, I discuss the heartbreaking trend I see among many women....postponing parts of their lives in the pursuit of thinness.  I hear women all the time say: I will do that business dream when...I will wear that when....I will try that when... And often when never comes. If you relate, stay tuned for today's episode:) Resources: http://fiercefatty.com/ https://bodyimagewithbri.com/...

Join me as I interview my guests, Jo, Yaz, and Kristi, on how the Body and Food Freedom group transformed their relationship with food, their bodies and exercise! We discuss: Their experience in my 16 week group How doing the work within the group helped reduce shame How their relationship with their bodies improved How their relationship with food changed How the work goes beyond food and body Wh...

Join Vanessa today as she talks about what helps with shame and how to get help for shame. She will also discuss: How does community help you cope with shame What does shame look like What are shame and guilt, and how are they different How does shame grow How is shame associated with suppression of emotions The less you talk about shame, the more power it has over your life How vulnerability can...

Join Vanessa as she speaks to her guest, Stephanie Dodier, on how to break free from diet culture and become the expert on your own body. They will be discussing: What does undiet your life mean Why do dieting and weight worries rise at a young age Can a thought cause a panic attack How does diet mentality show up for women What is the wishful thinking trap on diet culture Are people happier after...

Join Vanessa as she discusses how to make your new year's resolution wellness, NOT a weight loss. She will also talk through: Why new year's resolutions to lose weight often end in failure How diet culture impacts most women as holiday approach Fat profits: How the diet culture industries cashed in on body image issues Pervasive negative beliefs – who made you feel worthless Why are know...

Today Vanessa interviews Shelby Gordon. Shelby is a retired professional dieter who broke the chains of restriction, excessive exercise and body hatred to embrace Body Trust. She helps professionals and organizations to collaborate and ignite their awareness of the intersection of insidious racism and dehumanizing diet culture. For today's interview, I recommend staying open minded, curious a...

Today Vanessa interviews Shelby Gordon. Shelby is a retired professional dieter who broke the chains of restriction, excessive exercise and body hatred to embrace Body Trust. She helps professionals and organizations to collaborate and ignite their awareness of the intersection of insidious racism and dehumanizing diet culture. In this interview:  -Shelby shares about her own story of ditching die...

Natasha Ngindi, the founder of The Thick Nutritionist brand, and who promotes enjoyable movement for ALL bodies, and Vanessa discuss: Natasha's experience in breaking up with diet culture for good Tips on how she find joy in moving her body Describing the impact of body image in different cultures The hurtful reality: Most people think that losing weight can make you more attractive Say what?...

Sabrina and I met in a group mentorship program where we became friends and colleagues. Listen along as we speak about: - Why woman feel the need to compete and overcoming this - The inner critic, shame and self-compassion - How restricting food and pleasure impacts us - Our own experiences with emotional eating, binge eating and restriction - How intuitive eating can help us have a more peaceful...

Katie Valley, a Holistic Nutritionist, Intuitive Eating Coach and Adjunct Professor, and Vanessa discuss: - Understanding Healthism  - When healthy eating becomes a disorder - Why do people do intuitive eating (to improve your overall health and wellness) - Stop striving for an unrealistic body type and learning to treat the body with respect and appreciation- no matter what it looks like - Her ow...

Stefanie Bender, a non-diet strength coach, and Vanessa discuss: Shame and shame resilience How to integrate self-compassion into a daily practice Her transition from classic diet approach with clients to integrating intuitive eating into her life and in her coaching A bit about her own food and body story (relatable) Some tips for improving your relationship with exercise Stefanie was a delight t...