The holidays are often painted as a time to get together with friends and family to eat and drink, but for many of us healing our relationship with food, it can feel like pressure, anxiety, and shame. Whether it’s the fear of losing control, the guilt after eating, or the constant battle between wanting to enjoy and trying to be “good”. In this episode, I walk you through what actually makes holiday meals so hard, while offering supportive steps you can take before, during, and after the meal...
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The holidays are often painted as a time to get together with friends and family to eat and drink, but for many of us healing our relationship with food, it can feel like pressure, anxiety, and shame. Whether it’s the fear of losing control, the guilt after eating, or the constant battle between wanting to enjoy and trying to be “good”. In this episode, I walk you through what actually makes holiday meals so hard, while offering supportive steps you can take before, during, and after the meal...
The holidays are often painted as a time to get together with friends and family to eat and drink, but for many of us healing our relationship with food, it can feel like pressure, anxiety, and shame. Whether it’s the fear of losing control, the guilt after eating, or the constant battle between wanting to enjoy and trying to be “good”. In this episode, I walk you through what actually makes holiday meals so hard, while offering supportive steps you can take before, during, and after the meal...
This week on One Body to Love, I’m taking you back to a holiday season that changed everything. I share a personal story from 2009 that became the turning point in my journey with food and body image, when I realized guilt had become my holiday tradition. I’m introducing The Anti-Diet Holiday Club; a limited-time space where joy replaces guilt, and you get to experience peace with food in real time. If you've ever wished for a cozy, confident, guilt-free season, this is your chance! In this e...
For those of us healing our relationship with food, the holidays can be a minefield of comments that trigger some of our deepest wounds. In today’s episode of One Body to Love, I’m naming the grief, the shame, and the hypervigilance that diet talk can awaken in spaces that are supposed to feel safe. Whether you’ve spent years healing your relationship with food, or you’re just starting to build boundaries around what you will and won’t tolerate, I want you to know that you are not overreactin...
This week on One Body to Love, I’m joined by Hope Mikal, founder of Unicorn Marketing Co., for a deeply honest conversation about healing your relationship with food, your body, and yourself after years of disconnection. From growing up in food scarcity and taking on adult responsibilities at a young age, to navigating a long road with endometriosis and infertility, Hope shares her story with powerful vulnerability. We explore how rebellion, self-protection, and control can shape our body nar...
This week on One Body to Love, I’m delighted to be joined by Julie Fried. Julie is a mom, business owner and the host of The Systems for Everything podcast. Julie shares her journey with binge recovery, starting with her first binge in middle school, to entering treatment in her early twenties, and how becoming a mother sparked a whole new reason to heal. Julie’s story reminds us that healing is not about perfection. For those who feel like their relationship with food is messy, complicated o...
This episode is for the woman caught between two worlds of wanting freedom with food, yet terrified of what might happen to her body if she lets go of control. I’m not giving you a five-step plan today, I’m naming the thing we don’t always say out loud. We’re not bypassing the grief, instead we’re sitting in it, and deciding that we want peace more than control. Let’s talk about what it means to grieve the body you thought you were supposed to have and what healing actually looks like. In th...
In today’s episode, we’re going to unpack the fear of weight gain, where it comes from, what it’s costing you and how to begin releasing it without giving up on your wellbeing. Because when you’re constantly monitoring your body, you’re also shrinking your joy, your confidence and your ability to be fully present in your life. I’m here to walk beside you as you navigate that space, with practical tools, emotional truth, and the reminder that your body is not the problem. In this episode, you...
In today’s episode, I’m unpacking why food feels overwhelming, chaotic, or hard to manage, even when you're trying to do everything “right”. Whether it's undereating, mental restriction, emotional burnout, or “taste hunger,” I’ll help you identify what’s really going on underneath your eating patterns and what your body is asking for. Together, we’ll explore the four most common reasons women feel stuck in the cycle of overeating or cravings, and why these patterns are never about willpower....
It starts every Monday: new groceries, new goals, and new promises to “stick to the plan.” But by Friday, you're burnt out, craving relief, and blaming yourself for falling off track. In this week’s episode, I’m breaking down the truth about the weekly “reset” cycle and why the real problem isn’t your willpower, it’s the system that’s never been built to last. This episode will help you see what’s really happening underneath the behavior. We’ll unpack how perfectionism, shame, and unrealisti...
Have you ever wondered where your relationship with food really started? In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on my own personal journey and introducing you to my new private podcast series - ‘Food Freedom Rewind’. I share the story of how food and body obsession began for me in eighth grade and how cultural messages around control and appearance shaped my coping strategies. I’ll dive into why so many of us struggle with food because of things we've inherited over time. ...
This week on One Body to Love, I’m joined by the incredible Marilee Pumple, a non-diet registered dietitian and co-founder of Little Spuds Nutrition. As someone deeply rooted in eating disorder recovery work, Marilee brings a powerful blend of clinical expertise and lived experience to this conversation. We dive into the nuanced connection between ADHD and food, from sensory sensitivity and executive dysfunction, to emotional regulation and shame. If you've ever felt like meal planning ...
For decades, Weight Watchers was more than just a diet, it was a cultural institution. A meeting, a mindset, a “lifestyle” disguised as empowerment. But what happens when we look underneath the success stories and start asking harder questions? In this episode, I take you back to the beginning of Weight Watchers and walk you through how it shaped our beliefs about food, our bodies, and ourselves. From living room weigh-ins to GLP-1s and Oprah, this is the story of how a billion-dollar brand t...
You skip the snacks, say no to the bagel, eat clean all day. Then 8pm hits and you're in the pantry again. It feels automatic. Shame kicks in before the day even ends and you promise yourself tomorrow will be different. In this episode, I’m unpacking why this pattern is not about willpower, and why you are not broken. We’ll explore the powerful biological and emotional drivers behind nighttime eating, why restriction is a trap (even when it doesn’t look like one), and the first gentle steps y...
If you're craving more structure around food, but terrified of slipping back into old patterns, you're not alone. In this episode, I open up about my own story of navigating disordered eating, food freedom, and the confusing space in between. We’ll unpack what “gentle nutrition” actually is (and isn’t), the myths that keep so many women stuck, and the foundations you need in place before nutrition can feel safe again. If you’ve ever felt like you're doing intuitive eating wrong, this on...
If you’ve ever thought, “I know what intuitive eating is, so why does food still feel chaotic?” you’re not alone. In this episode, I’m unpacking the hidden barriers that make intuitive eating feel impossible, burnout, emotional disconnection, and body image struggles. You’ll hear real client stories, learn why capacity matters more than discipline, and discover how to reconnect with your body without turning it into another set of rules. If food freedom feels just out of reach, this conversat...
You don’t need 21 containers and a spreadsheet. In this episode of One Body to Love, I’m giving you a real peek inside Module 5 of my mini-course Food Freedom in a Weekend. This is not about rigid plans or tracking points. It’s about finding a soft place to land in your day-to-day life, especially when you’re busy, overwhelmed, or running on fumes. Together, we’ll explore how intuitive eating and gentle planning can coexist, and how to create the kind of meal structure that helps you feel fed...
Have you ever caught yourself asking, “Why am I always thinking about food?” Or wondering if that constant food noise in your head is just part of life now? In this episode of One Body to Love, I walk you through 7 gentle, but powerful red flags that your relationship with food might need a reset. These are the patterns I’ve seen in so many clients, and lived myself, that are often overlooked or even praised by diet culture. If you’ve been stuck in the cycle of guilt, control, and overthinkin...
Sometimes a scroll through social media can spark more than just comparison, it can shake your sense of safety in recovery. In this episode on One Body to Love, I share a personal story about unfollowing a business account I genuinely admired, and why that boundary was necessary for my healing. If you’ve ever felt sucker-punched by weight loss content or questioned whether you were “overreacting,” this conversation will remind you: your peace is reason enough. We explore the fine line between...
On One Body to Love, we make space for the gray area, the space where food, body image, and healing don’t always follow the rules. In Part Two of my conversation with Cathy Olson, we explore what it means to make a decision for your own peace, even when it doesn’t align with the narrative around you. (If you missed it, catch part 1 here!) Cathy opens up about the choice to begin a GLP-1 medication, the intense shame she felt around it, and the impact that decision had on her relationship with...
Content TW: eating disorders, disordered eating, body shame, body transformation Welcome back to One Body to Love! On today's episode I'm sitting down with Cathy Olson, who is sharing her experience using GLP-1 medication, not just the physical changes, but everything it brought up around food, identity, parenting, and self-trust. Cathy opens up about what it’s been like to live with disordered eating for most of her life, to try every possible fix, to feel unsupported even by well-meaning l...
The holidays are often painted as a time to get together with friends and family to eat and drink, but for many of us healing our relationship with food, it can feel like pressure, anxiety, and shame. Whether it’s the fear of losing control, the guilt after eating, or the constant battle between wanting to enjoy and trying to be “good”. In this episode, I walk you through what actually makes holiday meals so hard, while offering supportive steps you can take before, during, and after the meal...
