The Food Therapy Podcast

As we are both in our bridal era, it's time to take some time to chat about our experiences, dive into a few personal and business updates, and an important announcement!    During today's episode, we chat about Lauren's wedding dress shopping experience, Lauren heading out on her honeymoon, and a shift in our businesses. We also discuss the emotional part of the wedding industry and the expectati...

Today we are joined by special guest, Nicole Speeney! Nicole is currently a graduate student and dietetic intern who will be pursuing her license as a Registered Dietitian. Nicole strives to help women who struggle with orthorexia and restriction due to her own experience with disordered eating as a D1 athlete in her private practice, Expedition Nutrition.    Over the next 32 minutes, we dive into...

T oday's guest is psychotherapist, Kimia Moghadam. Kimia uses psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral, and relational techniques emphasizing the here and now, seeking to build strong interpersonal relationships with clients. She hopes to help her clients feel a greater sense of self-acceptance, self-confidence, and growth.    During our important conversation, we discuss what trauma is, the trauma sp...

Joining the podcast today is Jenna Stern, a non-diet personal trainer, nutritional guide, and indoor cycling instructor from Philadelphia. She helps women ditch the black-and-white diet mentality and guides them toward a balanced, realistic, and sustainable lifestyle. Over the next 30 minutes, Jenna shares her journey to becoming a body-neutral trainer, her methods to find food freedom and practic...

Today we are joined by Sam Abbott! Sam is a registered dietician and owner of PCOS Nutrition Company, she helps those with PCOS ditch diets, improve insulin resistance and balance hormones without feeling guilty or stressed about food. Sam shares her experiences with PCOS advocacy and provides insight on the challenges of obtaining a proper diagnosis and treatment. Sam shares practical tips to man...

Gentle nutrition is the final principle of intuitive eating which often means it is implemented last, we believe that you can implement it from the very beginning. In today's episode we explore the topic of gentle nutrition, we chat about how you can actually incorporate nutrition into your intuitive eating journey without becoming obsessive.    In this episode, we cover: Gentle nutrition for begi...

Today's special guest is Brittany's maid of honor and sister Missy. Since Lauren is away on vacation we are using this opportunity to do a full debrief on my wedding weekend! We discuss dealing with anxiety, why you shouldn't feel the need to change your body, and dealing with post-wedding blues.    In this episode, we cover:   Dealing with feeling disassociated and my anxiety  [2:12] Letting go a...

The warm sun rays are gracing our skies, we're getting a lot more daylight, and we're finally seeing patio furniture. That means summer is almost around the corner. With the summer months comes a lot more social activities including summer weddings. Although it's the best season weather-wise, it can also be triggering for your body image and self-esteem. So in today's episode were chatting all thi...

We're joined by the lovely Jennifer D'Amato, a coffee-loving Life Coach who helps women overcome negative self-talk and tap into intuitive eating. A mom to four daughters, Jennifer is on a mission to help women make peace with food, stop the restriction-overeat cycle and change generations to come!   After dealing with her own struggles and disordered eating, Jennifer discusses how she found a pea...

Today's episode is a one-on-one catchup and life update episode. We talk about wedding planning, flight anxiety, and why we feel like the world is ending when we fall sick!   In this episode we cover: Catching up on wedding planning [1:31] Dealing with flight anxiety [7:32] Thriving on familiarity and getting sick on vacation [13:15] Feeling dread when you're sick  [18:17]   Connect with Brittany...

Today we are joined by Lauren Sharifi, a registered dietician nutritionist based in Massachusetts who owns her own virtual private practice. Lauren specializes in ARFID (Avoiding Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) and provides one on one group support for parents, teens, adults.    During our conversation, Lauren discusses what ARFID is, navigating self shame around sensory issues and how you can p...

Today is my first solo episode without Lauren, and I'm so excited to have the opportunity to chat with you directly. This week is Eating Disorder Awareness Week, which is an annual campaign to educate the public about eating disorders. The aim is to provide hope, support and visibility to all those affected.   During this episode, I give a quick overview about eating disorders, the different categ...

In today's episode, our guest Laurel Kimmerly joins us to speak on Ozempic, the new drug that has taken the world by storm for its purported weight loss benefits. Laurel, is a registered dietician diabetes educator with a focus on nutrition and food science and has seen firsthand how a spike in Ozempic usage has affected her clients. While Ozempic may seem like the one size fits all drug for peopl...

Lately we have been noticing this cultural shift towards alcohol, where a lot more people are embracing a sober life, opting for a year-round dry January and focusing more on understanding the impact of alcohol on your health. In today's episode, we explore this topic further, discussing sobriety, alcohol, and our own relationship with drinking.    In this episode we cover: A shift towards embraci...

We are joined by Eli Weinstein, a social work therapist who has worked in a psych hospital intensive outpatient clinic and currently runs his own private practice in both New York and Nevada. He became a therapist and podcast host to fill a need for a more modern outlook on mental health and to create a more digestible and relatable view on mental health.    During our chat, Eli explains how his c...

Personally, we are not huge fans of New Year's resolutions because we feel that it tends to focus too much on diet and weight loss. Instead, we love setting goals for the new year, both personally and professionally because they are more focused on growth and milestones that you can achieve across the year. During the episode, we talk about intention and goal setting, our own personal and professi...

  Today we are joined by Alex D'Elia, an integrative and functional registered dietitian and the owner of Olox nutrition, a virtual nutrition coaching company specializing in mind-body health and using food as medicine. During our conversation, Alex shares how her personal experience with mental health made her realize how essential food and lifestyle are in managing her symptoms and overall quali...

Today we are joined by Alli Magier, a registered dietitian, certified life coach and founder and CEO of Well by Alli. With her practice, she  helps women get to the root cause of their symptoms to optimize their pre and post pregnancy health through nutrition, lifestyle and functional medicine testing.    During our conversation, Alli discusses what motivated her to take control of her health, how...

This is an exciting episode of the Food Therapy podcast as we celebrate Lauren's engagement! During our discussion, Lauren shares the proposal story, how she is taking the time to enjoy the engagement, and dealing with the comparison of wedding culture.   In this episode we cover: Lauren shares all the proposal story details [1:13] Taking the moment to enjoy the engagement [8:22] Navigating the pr...

We've officially entered the holiday season with the very first celebration being Thanksgiving. We know that around this time of year there is a lot of fear and apprehension around food, which is completely normal. In this episode, we wanted to give you some action steps to help you feel prepared for your next holiday event. We discuss how society hypes up Thanksgiving as a massive feast, the fear...

In today's episode, we are talking to Marci Evans, a food and body image healer practicing from a Health at Every Size and anti-oppression lens. She has dedicated her career to counseling, supervising, and teaching in the field of eating disorders. She is a certified eating disorder registered dietitian, supervisor, and certified Intuitive Eating counselor. Marci talks to us about digestive health...

In today's episode we are going to be talking about some of the biggest misconceptions of intuitive eating because there certainly are a lot of them out there. When we were first introduced to the concept of intuitive eating as students, we were really confused, and we had our own preconceived notions. Thankfully, we've grown a lot and we now know just how powerful intuitive eating is and how it t...

In today's episode we are bringing sexy back -aka how to feel good naked! Obviously, this topic is important, because you should feel good naked, but we get that sometimes it isn't as easy as it sounds. However, our guest is an expert on empowering women to feel good with their clothes on and off. Chardét Ryel is a Brazilian-American author, wellness entrepreneur and Behaviour Change Specialist, e...

In today's episode, we are talking about the impact of intergenerational dieting. This is not only something we have dealt with personally but also something we see with a lot of our clients who have either dealt with this or want to know how to ensure they don't let their potential children deal with diet culture passed on from family member to family member.   During our conversation, we discuss...

In today's episode, we talk to Aaron Flores, a registered dietitian nutritionist based out of Los Angeles, California with over 10 years of experience working ith eating disorders. He uses intuitive eating and Health at Every Size in his work to help individuals learn how to make peace with food and their bodies. More recently, he is the co-host of the popular podcast Dieticians Unplugged, as well...