The Dr. Stefani Show ⎮ Holistic Health, Mindset, Habit Change

Travel can be one of THE biggest stressors-- and triggers for jumping back on the diet train. How can you prevent the shame-blame-restrict cycle that happens after travel? How do you travel with kids while keeping your health (and sanity)? My guest this week has you covered! This week I'm joined by one of my favorite virtual mom friends! I'm talking to Emily Krause, health and wellness coach turne...

Expectations drive diet culture. We expect that if we change our behaviors, then our bodies will change and this change will lead to happiness. It's just not true. We don't magically think differently just because we wear a smaller size. Don't worry... I'll help you understand how you really can create the feeling you want! In this ep, you'll also hear: What an expectation is How expectations are...

We don't develop eating disorders or start dieting for the sole purpose of losing weight or getting thinner. Sure, the thoughts may start there, but we go down the disordered and dysfunctional rabbit hole because of one thing... Control! We are all closet control freaks and I'm not exception. I struggle with this just like you!  In this ep, I want to share: 5 Things You Can Control If You Can't or...

You usually hear me say that "it's not about the food," but what if it IS about our BODIES. What if the way we view our bodies is precisely the reason that we struggle with food? And what if how we view our bodies is all wrong? My guest and I talk all about body image and more this week on the show. This week I'm joined by one of my favorite eating psychology and body image coaches. I'm talking to...

With kids back in school, the coughs, colds, and GI bugs are on the rise... and I got the WORST combination of ALL of it this past week. In my own personal sickness, I had some reflections on how the Diet Industry has even hijacked something as simple as illness... and how we can make peace with our own sicknesses. In this ep, you'll also hear: Why it's OKAY to get sick and go to the doctor Why do...

Do you like conflict? Not many of us do... obviously. But how we deal with conflict (both at an unconscious and conscious level) can have a paramount effect on our lives. We are always dealing with conflict, and learning how to process conflict is HUGE for living our most abundant dream lives. In this ep, you'll also hear: How to tell if you are handling conflict unconsciously or consciously (and...

You may have heard of "Health at Every Size," but not sure what it really means. Or you may still be struggling to accept that health doesn't equal the size of your body. I know many individuals who are thin or "normal" and are very unhealthy and I know larger individuals who are actually very healthy. What gives? In this ep, you'll also hear: My personal definition of health What does real health...

Pleasure might sound like a naughty word, but I think us women are SO bad at giving ourselves what we want and need. We give of everyone else and please everyone else and live up to everyone else's standards and then feel monotonous in our days... which means we turn to FOOD for our only source of pleasure. Let's change that up! In this ep, you'll also hear: What I mean when I say "pleasure" What...

Eating disorders, the diet industry, and dysfunctional relationships with food and our bodies steal our identity. They steal our voice, our power, and our authenticity. It's not uncommon as you begin healing your relationship with food that you also begin questioning who you are. This week I'm joined by one of my favorite (and most authentic) online business friends... and also one of the only fit...

Do you intellectually "get" that you "shouldn't" be dieting?... yet, STILL feels this deep desire to lose weight? Maybe some well-intentioned doctor or friend or loved one is telling you to lose weight. Or maybe you just can't ESCAPE the never-ending barrage from influencers and marketers and society at large preaching that you "need to" lose weight? (Spoiler alert: you don't!) In this ep, you'll...

I'd venture to guess that when you have been in a GREAT romantic relationship, you didn't "have an issue" with food or your body. It's super common! Because... many of us seek control around food and our bodies when all we really crave is LOVE. And when we DO have love, we don't feel the need to control food or our bodies. Let's break down Love so that it makes total sense for you! In this ep, you...

Do you think that food isn't your issue, but exercise might be? This week, I'm answering a listener who has this exact issue! It's pretty common too. Exercise is highly glorified in our society, but is exercise always good? And is there a "right" kind of exercise that is best for your mental and physical health? Or is exercise playing a role in your disordered eating and dysfunctional thinking? Do...

Do you feel the strong desire to control your food? Would you describe yourself as a bit of a "control freak?" Don't worry, I'm a recovered control freak myself, and I know that control is THE BIGGEST issue behind our food and body image issues. Let's break down Control so that it makes total sense for you! In this ep, you'll hear: The various dimensions of control and how to interpret your own un...

Welcome to It's Not About the Food! Dr. Stefani Reinold shares her story and evolution of the podcast and you'll hear a preview of what's to come on this season of the show. In this ep, you'll hear: What makes Dr. Stefani different from other anti-diet advocates and intuitive eating professionals The ONE thing that helped her overcome her 15 year+ body hatred/ food obsessed cycle The key to not on...