The Food Therapy Podcast

In this episode you'll hear: How our relationship with food impacts our romantic, familial, and friend relationships (4:42) How often you think about food is related to your relationship with food itself (5.33) Lauren and Brittany share their stories about their previous relationship with food and how it impacted them when going out with friends (8:49) When people make comments about eating habits...

In today's episode, we interview Gabby Valdes, a dating coach who helps singles looking for love find their special someone to enjoy life with. Gabby has helped dozens of singles finally find a healthy and committed relationship. In this episode you'll hear: Our attachment styles are based on we how we first learned to love as children and impact how we love as adults. (3:54) Healthy relationships...

In this episode you'll hear: How diet culture pushes the image and messaging around summer body which hurts our mental health and our relationship with food. (1:24) While it's normal for humans to compare themselves to other humans, you'll hear questions to ask yourself to help sort through why it's happening. (4:11) Two social media tips for diversifying the images you see and how to clear out th...

In today's episode, we interview Molly Seifert, is a Body Image Coach and Mentor who helps women feel comfortable in their body as it changes with Intuitive Eating. Molly is on a mission to empower more women to radically love themselves and their bodies! It lights her up to watch women be their full selves, unapologetically! In this episode, you'll hear: Molly's journey with body image, how her r...

In this episode you'll hear: A conversation about intuitive eating and alcohol, and the impact of alcohol on our overall sleep, stress, well being, and anxiety. (01:02) Experience with alcohol during college, an increase in drinking during the world wide pandemic, and learning how alcohol impacts the body. (4:45) The relationship of alcohol with disordered eating and how it can present itself as "...

In today's episode, we interview Dr. Morgan Francis, a Doctor of Clinical Psychology and a Licensed Mental Health Therapist whose mission is to break through the mental health shame game. In this episode you'll hear: The importance of refraining from commenting on people's bodies so we can shift our focus from the physical appearance to non appearance related compliments. (2:45) What to do if your...

In today's episode, we interview Dr. Natasha Larmie, a weight inclusive GP who is campaigning for an end to weight stigma in the medical profession.  In this episode you'll hear:  Natasha's background and her experience dealing with body image issues from a young age as a general practitioner in the UK. (1:16) Her dive into the concept of brain health vs mental health and what it means in today's...

In this episode you'll hear: Brittany and Lauren share their mental health stories and what it was like during childhood, adolescence, adulthood and where they are today. (0:51) When Lauren first started to know she had anxiety and what it looked like as a child living with this. (4:52) How Princess Diana's unexpected death caused worry for Brittany because her mother had a physical resemblance to...

In this episode you'll hear: Brittany shares when she first realized she wanted to lose weight and that she spent most of her childhood and adolescence on some type of diet. (1:48) In preparation for her bat mitzvah, Brittany went to Weight Watchers for the first time and started seeing a nutritionist. (3:41) An important note about body image work and it's healing relationship with food, because...

Welcome to The Food Therapy Podcast, where we talk honestly and openly about mental health, diet culture bs, and food freedom. We are your co hosts, Brittany Modell, owner of Brittany Modell Nutrition and Wellness, and Lauren Sharpe, owner of Empower Method Nutrition. We are Food Freedom Registered Dietitians who have struggled with mental health, poor body image and disordered eating behaviors. W...