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Today we have our youngest (and coolest) guest on the podcast, Rahanna Bisseret Martinez! At 16 years of age, Rahanna has been a Top Chef Junior finalist, and has staged at Chez Panisse Cafe, Compere Lapin, and Wolfgang Puck. She seriously had us questioning what we were doing with our lives at 16.  In This Episode We’ll Cover: • How Rahanna got into food and was featured Top Chef Junior • What works and doesn’t work when trying to get young people excited about new foods• Ways to incorporate creativity in the kitchen to make meals more exciting • Some of Rahanna’s favorite quarantine meals + MORE!  3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: • Rate• Review• Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES: • ember.com code HEAVEN for 10% off For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. Produced by Dear Media

Athletes face unique challenges with intuitive eating. It’s common practice to restrict, binge, carb load, and engage in other disordered eating patterns, to try to achieve a certain body image or reach performance goals. Today we’re talking with our dietitian friend Heather Caplan, who has a virtual practice that focuses on weight-inclusive sports nutrition for athletes at all levels.  In This Episode We’ll Cover: • How athletes can incorporate intuitive eating into their workout regimen • Why athletes may be more at risk for disordered eating • Nutrition considerations for athletes and carb needs for runners• Gentle nutrition for people who are active, but aren’t athletes & MORE!  3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: • Rate• Review• Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES: • ember.com code HEAVEN for 10% off For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. Produced by Dear Media

It’s that time of year again! The holidays are quickly approaching. This time of the year can be stressful and anxiety-provoking for some of the same reasons it’s such a fun and festive time of year: lots of decisions about food and eating, and lots of people to make those decisions around. Today we’re re-airing our conversation with dietitian friend Cara Harbstreet about how to navigate intuitive eating during the holidays.  In This Episode We’ll Cover: • Cara’s super informative tips for practicing intuitive eating during the holidays• How to deal with the fear-mongering articles about avoiding holiday weight gain• Navigating the (potentially triggering) weight-based comments that come up from our family members & MORE!  3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: • Rate• Review• Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES: • panasonickitchen.com • nurish.com  For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. Produced by Dear Media

Are you a parent burned out by cooking and food/body issues with your kids? We can only imagine. Today we’re talking with writer and recipe developer Amy Palanjian about how parents can come out of 2020 with their sanity somewhat intact. Amy is the author of the latest book Busy Little Hands: Food Play, and you can find her over at Yummy Toddler Food. In This Episode We’ll Cover: • How parents can navigate kitchen burnout during COVID• Ways to engage with children who have very selective palates • Fun ways to involve your children in the cooking process• How to raise confident eaters who trust their food choices • What to do when other people comment on your child’s body + MORE!  3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: • Rate• Review• Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES:  • panasonickitchen.com • nurish.com  For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. Produced by Dear Media

Generational wealth is a buzz term we’ve been seeing a lot lately, but what does it actually mean? Today we’re talking with Jala Eaton, an attorney who specializes in estate planning and contract law. She has so much valuable information to share and we had so many questions, so we’re breaking this up into two parts.  In Today’s Episode We’ll Cover: • What estate planning looks like in practice • The four most important documents you should consider having • The legal implications of not having an estate plan • How Jala’s relationship with money has evolved throughout the years + MORE!  3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: • Rate • Review• Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES:  • foragerproject.com • panasonickitchen.com For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. Produced by Dear Media

There’s this idea, especially among people of color, that eating disorders do not affect us and is an affluent skinny, white girl issue. Aside from not being true, this type of thinking is dangerous and harmful to people of color living with an eating disorder. It creates additional barriers to recovery, and erases the experiences of people who don’t see themselves in that stereotype. Today we’ll be unpacking this with Dr. Marcella Raimondo, a psychologist specializing in social justice and eating disorders.  In This Episode We’ll Cover: • How Marcella got into this work and her lived experience with an eating disorder (ED)• The prevalence of eating disorders within POC communities • How poverty and/or immigration can create unique challenges for people with eating disorders• How to incorporate cultural competence when working with people that have ED’s • Helpful things you can do if you think a loved one has a ED + MORE!  3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: • Rate• Review• Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES:  • www.foragerproject.com For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. Produced by Dear Media

A few weeks ago an article came out that stirred up a lot of conversation within dietitian circles titled “The Unbearable Whiteness and Fatphobia of Anti-Diet Dietitians” Written by Marquisele Mercedes, this article touched on the history of the body positive movement, how it’s been appropriated by thin, white dietitians, the racist roots of fatphobia, and a lot more. It’s one of the best articles we’ve read on body positivity, and today we’re having a conversation with the author.  In This Episode We’ll Cover: • Why Marquisele decided to write the article • The history of the body positive movement and its social justice roots• Ways in which the anti-diet movement has become exclusionary & problematic • The problematic ways the academy of nutrition promotes elitist, fatphobic, and culturally insensitive nutrition recommendations • Beauty standards within POC communities and the role privilege plays in all of this • How to center the voices of people in larger bodies + MORE!  3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: • Rate • Review• Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES:  • Simplemills.com and use code HEAVEN20 for 20% off purchase  For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. Produced by Dear Media

Are you sick of hearing your friends and family offer unsolicited opinions about dieting or weight loss? So are we. Today we’re talking about how to navigate diet talk with loved ones, from the subtle comments they make about your body to the comments they make about the foods they’re eating to stay “in shape”  In This Episode We’ll Cover: • What diet talk is and the ways it can be harmful• Examples of how diet talk has manifested in our personal lives• Concrete tools listeners can use the next time this happens• The importance of compassion when communicating + MORE!  2 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: • Rate• Review For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. Produced by Dear Media

There’s a lot of fear and stigma around getting old, even though it’s something most of us will experience. From the endless anti-wrinkle products to the fear of dementia, aging is usually not embraced in our society. Today we’ll be talking with gerontologist Christina Peoples, who holds a master’s degree in gerontology. She has an online platform dedicated to providing education on aging, called Gero What.  In This Episode We’ll Cover: • What the study of gerontology is and how it’s useful in everyday life• Ageism, age denial, and why these things can be problematic • Common myths and stereotypes about aging • Practical ways to prepare for aging + MORE! 2 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: • Rate • Review For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. Produced by Dear Media

We’ve been wanting to cover fibroids for the longest time, and specifically wanted to interview a black woman on this topic since African-American women have a higher prevalence of fibroids, and experience more severe symptoms and unique concerns. We were SO happy to find Dr. Soyini Hawkins, a board-certified, fellowship-trained Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgeon. In This Episode We’ll Cover: • Whether or not black women have a higher prevalence of fibroids• Symptoms of fibroids and how to find out if you have them • Ways to manage fibroids via lifestyle changes and/or medical treatment • How to decide when fibroid surgery is appropriate & MORE! 3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: • Rate• Review• Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES: • Go to https://branchbasics.com/ and enter code foodheaven for 15% off starter kit• Go to https://oseamalibu.com/foodheaven for $10 off your first purchase of $50+ For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. Produced by Dear Media

Is it just us or is Intuitive Eating NOT all that “intuitive” at first? If you are confused about some of the nuances when it comes to intuitive eating, or how to make it work for you, you’ll want to tune in to today’s podcast episode. Whether you are an athlete or you have an autoimmune disease, today we answer all of your specific questions about how to eat more intuitively...in the real world. Towards the end of the episode, we do a fire round where we try to answer some questions in less than 30 seconds...tune in to the very end to see how we did.  In This Episode We’ll Cover: • Whether or not it’s possible to practice intuitive eating and lose weight  • What to do when loved ones don’t shut up about their diets • How to eat intuitively when you have no desire to eat or only want to eat sweets• Ways to navigate intuitive eating if you don’t feel well physically in your larger body• & MORE!  3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: • Rate• Review• Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES: • Branch Basics: For 15% off the starter kit, go to branchbasics.com and use code foodheaven at checkout For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast.

Recently, we had you submit your burning questions and got an overwhelming amount of submissions. Since we can’t tackle all of your questions today, we’re going to take on some of the more personal ones, and we’ll do a few follow-up episodes answering your business, nutrition, and intuitive eating questions. In This Episode We’ll Cover: • Whether or not Jess and her hubs are planning on having kids• Some of our most memorable moments throughout the years • Should people be giving out nutrition advice without nutrition credentials? • & MORE! 3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast:• Rate• Review• Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES: • OSEA: oseamalibu.com/foodheaven for $10 off your first purchase of $50+• Buffy: Visit buffy.co and enter code FOODHEAVEN for $20 off your buffy comforter  For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. Produced by Dear Media

Do you get frustrated when shopping for clothes because sizing is inconsistent and/or not inclusive? Today we’re going to talk about how to ease that frustration so you’re better able to dress your current body comfortably.   In This Episode We’ll Cover: • The role of body neutrality when going shopping for clothes • How to stop putting pressure on yourself to fit into old clothes • Ways to feel less crappy about letting go of clothes that no longer fit • Money saving tips for getting new gear • Our favorite size inclusive shops + MORE!  For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. 3 ways you can support this podcast: 1. Rate 2. Review 3. Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes HOOKUP CODES:  • Go to branchbasics.com and use code foodheaven for 15% off the cleaning starter kit Produced by Dear Media

Cooking for one during quarantine? We got you. Today we’ll be going over practical tips and tricks for making solo cooking more efficient and enjoyable. We’ll also be talking with Klancy Miller, who authored Cooking Solo: The Fun of Cooking for Yourself. In This Episode We’ll Cover:• How to minimize food waste when cooking for one • Ways to make solo cooking more enjoyable • Pro food storage tips to make the most out of your fridge • Ideal recipes for solo cooks • Ways to socially connect over cooking while social distancing & MORE! 3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast:• Rate• Review• Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES: • OSEA: Go to oseamalibu.com/foodheaven for $10 off your first purchase of $50 or more• Buffy: For $20 off Buffy comforter, visit Buffy.co and enter code FOODHEAVEN For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast.

Have you been anxiously waiting to hit up that beauty salon because COVID toes are real? Well, today we’re going to talk about whether or not that’s a wise move with expert epidemiologist Dr. Marquinta Harvey! In This Episode We’ll Cover: • What an epidemiologist does as it relates to COVID-19 • If reopening different facilities is a good idea right now • Projections for how long it’s anticipated we’ll be social distancing • Health risks vs economic risks of COVID • Measures for reducing risk if visiting salons/public spaces & MORE! 3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: • Rate• Review• Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES: • OSEA: oseamalibu.com/foodheaven For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast.

Today we’re chatting with our good friend Kevin Curry about the ups and downs of being a Black food blogger. Kevin started Fit Men Cook over 8 years ago, and has developed a loyal community of over 1 million followers online. Today we’ll be diving into all the behind the scenes tea, from recipes to dating in quarantine. In This Episode We’ll Cover: • Our experiences getting paid less than our white counterparts to do the same work • Frustrations of being a black person in a predominately white food industry • Transitioning your brand from a passion project into a business• Where Kevin gets recipe inspo from • What Kevin’s DMs are looking like (wink, wink) & MORE! 3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: • Rate• Review• Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES: • Urban Movie Channel: Visit UMC.TV and use code FOODHEAVEN for an extended 30-day free trial. After that, it’s just $4.99 per month.  • Buffy: Buffy.co with code FOODHEAVEN For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. Produced by Dear Media

A lot of us already had issues getting quality sleep before, and now with COVID it’s all gone out the window. Today we’re talking with psychologist Justin Gibson who is trained CBTI (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia). We’ll be discussing practical ways to improve sleep quality during COVID. In This Episode We’ll Cover: • What Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTI) is and why it’s effective • The difference between insomnia and occasional sleep troubles • How many hours a night people should actually be sleeping• Myths vs facts about sleep health & MORE! 3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast:• Rate• Review• Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES: • Blake's Seed Based: Visit blakesseedbased.com/FOODHEAVEN and get 20% off your first order now! • Tasting Room: Go to TastingRoom.com and enter code FOOD at checkout to get your wine tasting kit for just $9.95 ($30 in savings) plus FREE Shipping! • Urban Movie: Visit UMC.TV and use code FOODHEAVEN for an extended 30-day free trial. After that, it’s just $4.99 per month. For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. Produced by Dear Media

Quarantine can add an added layer of stress to intimate relationships, especially if you’re quarantined together under the same roof. Today we have clinical psychologist Dr. Adia Gooden back on the pod to talk about how to navigate relationships and dating during this time. She provides incredibly useful information for people who are in intimate relationships, living with their partner, and/or wanting to date. In This Episode We’ll Cover: • The potential pros and cons of being cooped up with a partner during quarantine • What “doing the work” actually means within the context of a relationship • Ways to circumvent some of the biggest challenges couples face during quarantine • How to keep the romance alive during quarantine • Ways couples can strengthen their relationship and deepen their connection during quarantine • Creative and safe ways to date during quarantine & MORE!  3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: • Rate • Review• Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES:  • Blake's Seed Based: Visit blakesseedbased.com/discount/FOODHEAVEN and get 20% off your first order now! • Tasting Room: Go to TastingRoom.com and enter code FOOD at checkout to get your wine tasting kit for just $9.95 ($30 in savings) plus FREE shipping! • Urban Movie: Visit UMC.TV and use code FOODHEAVEN for an extended 30-day free trial. After that, it’s just $4.99 per month. For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast.

Black people don’t like to go to the doctor. That’s something we’ve heard and experienced time and time again, and it doesn’t just come out of nowhere. There’s a deep history of medical trauma and mistrust in the Black community, and it makes total sense that Black people don’t want to go somewhere they don’t feel safe or seen. Today we’re talking with Dr. Rashawn Ray about the impacts of living in a racialized healthcare system. In This Episode We’ll Cover: • The history of medical mistrust within the black community and how this ties into black people not wanting to go to the doctor • Systemic conditions that impact racial health disparities • How these systemic conditions have manifested during COVID• Things health care providers can do to make their care more inclusive and compassionate • Ways patients can be better advocates for themselves when stepping into a doctors office + MORE! 3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast:• Rate• Review• Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below HOOKUP CODES:  • Visit https://www.blakesseedbased.com/discount/FOODHEAVEN and get 20% off your first order now!  Tasting Room: For $30 off your wine tasting kit, use code FOOD at tastingroom.com For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. Produced by Dear Media

Do you feel more pressured to exercise during quarantine? You may find yourself forcing a workout because you’re scared to gain weight or see your body composition change. Today, we’re talking with social justice activist and accessible yoga teacher Dianne Bondy about finding joy in movement, especially during stressful times. In This Episode We’ll Cover: • Ways to make movement more inclusive and enjoyable • How to separate weight loss and unrealistic body expectations from exercise• Things people who don’t enjoy exercise can do to get moving in a more joyful way• How to incorporate body respect into our movement routines + MORE! 3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: • Rate• Review• Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP’ codes below For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. Produced by Dear Media