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Hello my fellow recovering perfectionists! You are going to love today’s conversation, with guest Kara Loewentheil, about how to truly create self confidence by rewiring your brain and thoughts, and letting go of perfectionist fantasies around New Year's resolutions.   Kara Loewentheil, J.D., is a Master Certified Coach, Host of the top-rated podcast UnF*ck Your Brain, and creator of The Clutch: A feminist mindset revolution. A graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School, she did what every Ivy League feminist lawyer should do: Quit a prestigious academic career to become a life coach! Her Jewish parents have almost recovered; the fact that she built her business from zero to seven figures in three years didn't hurt. Five years after leaving the law she has taught thousands of women how to identify the ways that sexist socialization impacts their brains, and how to literally rewire their thought patterns to create true authentic confidence from within.    Her podcast, UnF*ck Your Brain, which combines evolutionary biology, cognitive psychology, and feminist theory in concrete and practical teachings and tools, has more than 12 million downloads. In 2019 she launched The Clutch, a feminist coaching community aimed at spreading the feminist mindset revolution across the globe. Since then thousands of women have joined and learned how to overcome insecurity, anxiety, imposter syndrome, people-pleasing, and their dependence on external validation. Kara specializes in teaching a step-by-step system that identifies and removes internalized oppression and creates new and unshakeable self-confidence.    Connect with Kara: Website Podcast  Instagram  Facebook    In this episode we discuss: Kara’s journey from lawyer to becoming a master certified coach and starting her own business, podcast and  coaching community. How thoughts create our feelings and impact our actions, and how to use the thought ladder to positively change this. New Year’s Resolutions: Are they good goals or perfectionist fantasies?  Three “women’s empowerment” sayings that actually do a disservice for us in truly being empowered as women. What it truly takes to accept and love your body at any size. How to work towards neutral beliefs about your body to help change your body image. Kara shares about her amazing podcast, Unfuck Your Brain, and her coaching community, the Clutch. How Kara practices wellness without obsession. Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.  Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community for more community & support. Take a look at our new online shop, the Wellness Without Obsession Shop.   Let’s hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN: Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram Nourishing Minds Nutrition website   For every guest that comes on the show, we donate money to Loveland Foundation. The Loveland Foundation, a foundation that provides therapy and  healing to Black women and girls. We are honored to donate monthly to the Loveland Foundation, and you can learn more and donate yourself here.   *Note: We are pausing on working with Primally Pure at this time until improvements in who they chose to sponsor with and brand integrity improves. I do not condone the dangerous ideologies of an affiliate of theirs and incredibly disheartened to learn about this.

Click here to receive our newest freebie, the New Year, Non-Diet Intention Setting Worksheet! Today I am so excited to have guest, Mimi Cole, on the show today. Mimi is in school to become a therapist, and is particularly passionate about OCD through her own lived experience and research. Mimi shares in this episode what exactly is OCD, how this differentiates from someone who is organized or just “so OCD” and some specific examples of how OCD manifests. We also chat at length how OCD connects to orthorexia and what recovery with OCD and an eating disorder looks like. In this episode we discuss: Mimi walks us through her journey to decide to go back to school to become a mental health counselor.  What exactly is OCD and what differentiates OCD from the desire to just be organized. Most common examples of how OCD manifests and how to know if you are potentially struggling with OCD. The connection between OCD and disordered eating such as orthorexia. If someone with an ED also had OCD needs to know about treatment and recovery. Why Mimi’s IG account is called the lovely becoming and her goal to create a community for humans who are becoming.  How Mimi practices wellness without obsession?   Learn more about Mimi: @the.lovelybecoming (Instagram) www.Mimi-Cole.com (website)   Thanks to Primally Pure for bringing us today’s episode. I’m currently obsessed with the plumping face mask, beauty cream, and body butter. I’ve also been using the gua sha stone and body brush daily for circulation and lymphatic drainage support (hello, fall allergies). Don’t forget to use the code NOURISH for 10% off your first order.   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.  Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community for more community & support. Take a look at our new online shop, the Wellness Without Obsession Shop.   Let’s hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN: Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram Nourishing Minds Nutrition website For every guest that comes on the show, we donate money to Loveland Foundation. The Loveland Foundation, a foundation that provides therapy and  healing to Black women and girls. We are honored to donate monthly to the Loveland Foundation, and you can learn more and donate yourself here.

Please help us make the podcast even better in 2021 by taking two minutes to fill out this brief survey. Click here to receive our newest freebie, the New Year, Non-Diet Intention Setting Worksheet! I am SO thrilled to have guest Simi Botic back on the show. Simi was last on the show in episode 78 sharing about overcoming perfectionism and the power of reinterpreting events. And today she is back to share about unmeasured movement to support your intuitive eating and living journey. Simi is one of my absolute favorite intuitive eating coaches and if you describe yourself as a perfectionist, you’re going to want to follow her and learn all that she has to share! In this episode we discuss:  What Simi has been up to since last on the show, and her 2020 goal to discuss intuitive movement. What inspired Simi to create your Barre membership group, Unmeasured. Simi shares why its called Unmeasured and why she believes movement should be aboud joy, not punishment. Simi shares tips for ways we can let go of the perfectionism and “should-ing” on ourselves about our  exercise habits Exploratory questions you can begin asking yourself to determine if exercise that day would be an act of self care, versus exercising out of self control. Simi shares what our relationship to rest can tell us about our relationship to movement. How Simi practices wellness without obsession. Learn more about Simi and her work: Sign up for Unmeasured!  Free 7 Day Movement Mindset Series https://www.instagram.com/simibotic/ (IG) https://www.simibotic.com/ (website)   Thanks to Primally Pure for bringing us today’s episode. I’m currently obsessed with the plumping face mask, beauty cream, and body butter. I’ve also been using the gua sha stone and body brush daily for circulation and lymphatic drainage support (hello, fall allergies). Don’t forget to use the code NOURISH for 10% off your first order.   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.  Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community for more community & support. Take a look at our new online shop, the Wellness Without Obsession Shop.   Let’s hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN: Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram Nourishing Minds Nutrition website For every guest that comes on the show, we donate money to Loveland Foundation. The Loveland Foundation, a foundation that provides therapy and  healing to Black women and girls. We are honored to donate monthly to the Loveland Foundation, and you can learn more and donate yourself here.

Please help us make 2021 the best podcast year yet, by taking this brief survey! Today on the podcast we have guest Kate Eskuri. When I found Kate it was like finding a long lost like minded sister in this world of holistic health and well being! Kate is a registered nurse, going back to school to get her doctorate in integrative health. She believes in traditional practices backed by modern research, which is totally up my alley. In this episode, you’ll hear us geek out on our love for blending Eastern and Western philosophies, how to be less black and white about your health and wellness rituals and what it means to practice holistic and realistic self care. Kate is the author and founder of the Foundation blog and I know if you enjoy today’s episode you’ll love learning from her blog and following her on Instagram.  In this episode we discuss: Kate’s origin story to beginning the Foundation Blog What does foundation mean to Kate and 3  tips or takeaways of foundational health Kate shares about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, and the process towards self actualization. How we can simplify health and wellness, making it holistic and realistic Gray area of health and wellness, not going to extremes and also blending together the worlds of Eastern medicine and Western medicine philosophies. How Kate practices wellness without obsession Kate’s favorite Primally Pure products: the gua sha stone, clarifying serum and deodorant. I would add this beauty cream as a personal favorite, too!   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.  Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community for more community & support. Take a look at our new online shop, the Wellness Without Obsession Shop.   Let’s hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN: Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram Nourishing Minds Nutrition website For every guest that comes on the show, we donate money to Loveland Foundation. The Loveland Foundation, a foundation that provides therapy and  healing to Black women and girls. We are honored to donate monthly to the Loveland Foundation, and you can learn more and donate yourself here.

Today on the show we have an amazing dietitian who specializes in PCOS, Melissa Groves Azzaro (aka the Hormone Dietitian on Instagram).   Melissa’s mission is to help women live healthy and symptom-free lives using whole-foods nutrition and lifestyle changes to overcome hormone imbalances during the reproductive years so they can thrive through their whole lives. She uses a functional medicine approach to figure out the root causes of your symptoms, and together, we develop a personalized plan to get you feeling better and living your best life.   Melissa spent the first 15 years of my career working as a copywriter in New York City medical advertising—so, she understands the challenges of incorporating healthy habits into a busy lifestyle.   Melissa lives in Portsmouth with her husband and our 4 cats. She sees clients virtually from the comfort of your own home one-on-one and in group programs, and hundreds of women have taken her online, self-study PCOS course, The PCOS Root Cause Roadmap. In this episode we discuss: Melissa’s journey to become a RD, and what inspired her to specialize in hormones and PCOS The main root causes of PCOS Mistakes women make when it comes to PCOS nutrition and how to create a more balanced approach to PCOS management Why Melissa doesn’t recommend eliminating foods for PCOS and how it’s not evidenced based to do so Creative ways someone with insulin resistance PCOS can improve their blood sugar regulation that are outside of what you eat Melissa shares about her new book, a Balanced Approach to PCOS! How Melissa practices wellness without obsession   Learn more about Melissa: The Hormone Dietitian website The Hormone Dietitian Instagram account Book, A Balanced Approach to PCOS   This episode is brought to you by my holiday survival guide. This free e-book will help you enjoy and celebrate the holiday season, food included. Click here to grab yours! You can receive more support by heading to our Wellness Without Obsession Shop.   Thank you to Ned for sponsoring today’s episode! I am thrilled to have Ned as a new podcast sponsor. Ned produces the highest quality full spectrum CBD oil, extracted from organically grown hemp plants in Colorado. Learn about Ned with the episode they did here on the show! My favorite products from Ned are the body butter and CBD sleep blend.   If you want to check out Ned and try them out for yourself, Ned is offering 15% off AND free shipping to my listeners by using the link included here in the shownotes or you can use the code NOURISHINGWOMEN to receive the discount.   Thank you also to Primally Pure for being a podcast sponsor. I’m currently obsessed with the plumping face mask, beauty cream, and body butter. I’ve also been using the gua sha stone and body brush daily for circulation and lymphatic drainage support (hello, allergies). Don’t forget to use the code NOURISH for 10% off your first order.   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.  Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community for more community & support. Take a look at our new online shop, the Wellness Without Obsession Shop.   Let’s hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN: Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram Nourishing Minds Nutrition website For every guest that comes on the show, we donate money to Loveland Foundation. The Loveland Foundation, a foundation that provides therapy and  healing to Black women and girls. We are honored to donate monthly to the Loveland Foundation, and you can learn more and donate yourself here.

Madalyn Vasquez is a Registered Dietitian passionate about educating on how diabetes is a complex condition and should not have a one size fits all approach for management. She helps spread the truth on how to properly manage diabetes without becoming scared to eat carbohydrates. She loves helping individuals understand how food impacts blood sugars and how to pair foods appropriately to delay blood sugars from rising.    In this episode, we discuss in detail how someone with diabetes shouldn’t have fear around certain foods like carbs and how important it is to have a healthy relationship with food, especially for those with diabetes.   In this episode we discuss: Madalyn’s journey to becoming a RD and specializing in diabetes Chatting the misinformation that is spread about eating, diets and management of diabetes, like the idea you have to cut out food groups like carbs Why should we NOT give one size fits all recommendations for diabetes and how that can inhibit the ability to manage diabetes appropriately How to eat carbohydrates with diabetes with plate division methods How Madalyn practices wellness without obsession   Learn more and follow Madalyn on her Instagram account.   This episode is brought to you by my holiday survival guide. This free e-book will help you enjoy and celebrate the holiday season, food included. Click here to grab yours! You can receive more support by heading to our Wellness Without Obsession Shop.   Thank you to Ned for sponsoring today’s episode! I am thrilled to have Ned as a new podcast sponsor. I have been waiting to share about my love for CBD oil until I could find the right brand that aligned with my beliefs. Ned produces the highest quality full spectrum CBD oil, extracted from organically grown hemp plants in Colorado. Learn about Ned with the episode they did here on the show! My favorite products from Ned are the body butter and CBD sleep blend.   If you want to check out Ned and try them out for yourself, Ned is offering 15% off AND free shipping to my listeners by using the link included here in the shownotes or you can use the code NOURISHINGWOMEN to receive the discount.   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.  Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community for more community & support. Take a look at our new online shop, the Wellness Without Obsession Shop.   Let’s hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN: Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram Nourishing Minds Nutrition website   For every guest that comes on the show, we donate money to Loveland Foundation. The Loveland Foundation, is a foundation that provides therapy and  healing to Black women and girls. We are honored to donate monthly to the Loveland Foundation, and you can learn more and donate yourself here.

Wellness without obsession is our philosophy here at the Nourishing Women Podcast, and we have yet to have an episode dedicated to the concept!    I thought today was the perfect day to share what the philosophy means because we just launched our wellness without obsession shop, which I’ll share about later in this episode.   In this episode we will discuss why being food & wellness obsessed is holding you back, what defines wellness without obsession, and the key main messages of this philosophy and examples of a wellness lover vs a wellness obsessor.   My team and I are so excited to share that we have launched a Wellness Without Obsession Shop. We are taking the work we do in our practice, and creating programs and online courses so we can help more people in our areas of expertise. In this shop, you’ll find Permission Stage Playbook and the Body Image Reset, as well as courses that are coming in 2021 such as the Digestive Freedom Foundations and the Period Playbook, and even physical products and membership site!   This episode is brought to you by my holiday survival guide. This free e-book will help you enjoy and celebrate the holiday season, food included. Click here to grab yours! You can receive more support by heading to our Wellness Without Obsession Shop.   Shout to Primally Pure for sponsoring today's episode. I’m currently obsessed with the plumping face mask, beauty cream, and body butter. I’ve also been using the gua sha stone and body brush daily for circulation and lymphatic drainage support (hello, fall allergies). Don’t forget to use the code NOURISH for 10% off your first order.   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.  Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every week. Join the waitlist for next enrollment for our online course, Permission Stage Playbook.   Let’s hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN: Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram Nourishing Minds Nutrition website   For every guest that comes on the show, we donate money to Loveland Foundation. The Loveland Foundation, a foundation that provides therapy and  healing to Black women and girls. We are honored to donate monthly to the Loveland Foundation, and you can learn more and donate yourself here.

My personal work is with orthorexia, and as a result we see a ton of HA clients and use No Period Now What as a recommendation for our clients to read while we work together. I find people with orthorexia can use this scientific understanding of what’s going on in their bodies to focus on recovery. A lot of my work is focused on how exactly to eat more and exercise less, which sounds simple but is incredibly complex. But for today’s episode I really want to dive into the bodily processes and science behind what is happening in your body when  your period is missing, which is why I asked the main author of this incredible resource, Dr. Nicola Rinaldi to come on the show today.   Nico has a PhD in computational biology from MIT. After graduating she worked for a biotechnology company while pursuing her dreams of a family, which were thwarted by a diagnosis of hypothalamic amenorrhea (no periods). Eighteen months of trying to conceive followed. She spent hours on research, using the knowledge gained to work on recovery. Concurrently, she tried the medical route to pregnancy, with multiple doctor visits, injections, and ultrasounds resulting only in failure. Ultimately, she was able to achieve a natural pregnancy. Since that time, Nicola has shared her knowledge of the path to recovery, helping hundreds of others achieve their dreams of womanhood and pregnancy. She has spent the last three years as a stay-at-home mom, with her three boys, Antony, Timmy, and Cameron, while writing this comprehensive guide to recovery.   In this episode we discuss: What inspired Nico to dedicate so much of her career to HA and then writing the book, No Period, Now What. What exactly is HA and what’s going on in your body, from your hypothalamus, to how this impacts hormones and even how nerve cells are all involved, when you lose your period Exploring if body fat has to be low to lose your period PCOS vs HA, the similarities and differences and how to ensure you get an accurate diagnosis and treatment  based off diagnosis Recommendations on exercise breaks vs reducing exercise to get your period back How Nico practices wellness without obsession   Learn more about Dr. Nicola Rinaldi: No Period Now What website Instagram account Free chapter on PCOS vs. HA   This episode is brought to you by my holiday survival guide. This free e-book will help you enjoy and celebrate the holiday season, food included. Click here to grab yours! You can receive more support by heading to our Wellness Without Obsession Shop.   This episode is also brought to you by my love for all things Primally Pure. For Black Friday, their new holiday home collection will be available and I cannot wait for you to try it! This collection features our signature Holiday essential oil-based scent profile (Sweet Vanilla Mint). Products include: Non-Toxic Candle, Body Wash, Body Butter, and Tinted Lip balm.  I’m also currently obsessed with the plumping face mask, beauty cream, and body butter. I’ve also been using the gua sha stone and body brush daily for circulation and lymphatic drainage support (hello, fall allergies). Don’t forget to use the code NOURISH for 10% off your first order.   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.  Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every week. Join the waitlist for next enrollment for our online course, Permission Stage Playbook.   Let’s hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN: Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram Nourishing Minds Nutrition website

Healthy body image isn't about focusing on what your body looks like...or even trying necessarily to change that. Sure, it could be a byproduct of this work for some people. But for many of you, that may not even be a goal. And believe it or not, that's okay!   As you’ll learn in this episode, healthy body image is less about your looks and more about practicing body respect. It's learning how to treat your body well, even on your bad body image days. It's understanding that we cannot let our negative self talk dictate every action we take on a daily basis. And it's learning how to shift that language internally instead tp curiosity and kindness.   Are you struggling to figure this out? If so, the Body Image Reset is your resource for how to begin your journey to build better body image, starting today.   Inside the Body Image Reset you'll receive:   The Body Image Reset e-book and workbook, walking you through mindset shifts, dialogue practice and actions to take to build better body image. 5 Lessons on how to let go of the desire to change your body. Lessons detail through why you need to let go, health at every size, set point theory, how to practice body respect and how diet culture influences our perception of body image. Bonus videos, handouts and worksheets to help you implement the recommendations inside the reset.   Now is the time to purchase, the Body Image Reset will increase in price after Wednesday December 2nd.   Click this link to build better body image with the Body Image Reset.   This episode is brought to you by my holiday survival guide. This free e-book will help you enjoy and celebrate the holiday season, food included. Click here to grab yours!   This episode is also brought to you by my love for all things Primally Pure. For Black Friday, their new holiday home collection will be available and I cannot wait for you to try it! This collection features our signature Holiday essential oil-based scent profile (Sweet Vanilla Mint). Products include: Non-Toxic Candle, Body Wash, Body Butter, and Tinted Lip balm. This home collection releases THIS FRIDAY and you can also use the code NOURISHVM25 for 25% off your order.   Other holiday deals from Primally Pure include free shipping through next Monday and site wide deals of $10 off $75 purchase / $20 off $100 purchase / $35 off $150 purchase.   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.  Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every week. Join the waitlist for next enrollment for our online course, Permission Stage Playbook.   Let’s hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN: Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram Nourishing Minds Nutrition website

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Day! Today on the podcast, I had a fun episode for you to listen to post-holiday. Our guest, Andy Mathis is the dietitian and owner of Beautiful Eats & Things and Little Eats &  Things. In this episode we discuss starting a food blog, how the South influences Andy’s cooking, navigating picky eating and how to become more confident in your body.   Andy hopes to inspire you to enjoy food and cooking, and show that not all Registered Dietitians are obsessive calorie-counting, kale-obsessed individuals! Andy is a registered dietitian that received her Bachelor’s Degree in Family and Consumer Sciences, Concentration: Dietetics from the University of Montevallo and her Master’s Degree in Health Studies/Health Promotion from the University of Alabama. She has been a Licensed/Registered Dietitian since 2009.   In this episode we discuss: Andy’s journey to becoming a dietitian and creating Beautiful Eat and Things How living in the South influences Andy’s cooking Advice to anyone who wants to start their own blog on how to get started How Andy started Little Eats & Things and how she keeps food playful for her little ones How Andy recommends navigating picky eating with littles How dietitians can be curvy too, and how Andy created confidence around this Andy’s relationship with her body and how she navigates poor body image days How Andy practices wellness without obsession   Learn more about Andy:   Beautiful Eats & Things https://www.beautifuleatsandthings.com/  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/beautifuleatsandthings/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/beautifuleatsandthings/ Twitter (BeautifulEandT): https://twitter.com/BeautifulEandT Pinterest (BEandThings): https://www.pinterest.com/BEandThings/ TikTok (@beautifuleatsandthings): https://vm.tiktok.com/Jd728bJ/    https://www.tiktok.com/@beautifuleatsandthings/   Little Eats & Things http://littleeatsandthings.com/  FB: https://www.facebook.com/littleeatsandthings/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/littleeatsandthings/ Twitter (LittleEandThing): https://twitter.com/LittleEandThing Pinterest (LittleEandThing): https://www.pinterest.com/LittleEandThing//   This episode is brought to you by my holiday survival guide. This free e-book will help you enjoy and celebrate the holiday season, food included. Click here to grab yours!   This episode is also brought to you by my love for all things Primally Pure. For Black Friday, their new holiday home collection will be available and I cannot wait for you to try it! This collection features our signature Holiday essential oil-based scent profile (Sweet Vanilla Mint). Products include: Non-Toxic Candle, Body Wash, Body Butter, and Tinted Lip balm. This home collection releases THIS FRIDAY and you can also use the code NOURISHVM25 for 25% off your order.   Other holiday deals from Primally Pure include free shipping through next Monday and site wide deals of $10 off $75 purchase / $20 off $100 purchase / $35 off $150 purchase.   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.  Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every week. Join the waitlist for next enrollment for our online course, Permission Stage Playbook.   Let’s hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN: Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram Nourishing Minds Nutrition website

Welcome to a repost of one of my favorite holiday episodes with the staff of Nourishing Minds Nutrition! This episode is with myself, Kelsey and Megan- the three dietitians that serve clients at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. You’ll be inspired with 3 tips to not only survive, but actually ENJOY the holiday season!   This episode is brought to you by my holiday survival guide. This free e-book will help you enjoy and celebrate the holiday season, food included. Click here to grab yours!   This episode is also brought to you by my love for all things Primally Pure. For Black Friday, their new holiday home collection will be available and I cannot wait for you to try it! This collection features our signature Holiday essential oil-based scent profile (Sweet Vanilla Mint). Products include: Non-Toxic Candle, Body Wash, Body Butter, and Tinted Lip balm. This home collection releases THIS FRIDAY and you can also use the code NOURISHVM25 for 25% off your order.   Other holiday deals from Primally Pure include free shipping through next Monday and site wide deals of $10 off $75 purchase / $20 off $100 purchase / $35 off $150 purchase.   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.  Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every week. Join the waitlist for next enrollment for our online course, Permission Stage Playbook.   Let’s hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN: Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram Nourishing Minds Nutrition website

Since we are all in our homes A LOT right now, I thought this podcast guest would be a perfect fit! Lisa Tselebidis is a professional organizer and KonMari Certified Consultant. Lisa shares the belief that wellness is about so much more than just simply how we eat and how we move our bodies. Whole body wellness looks at all areas of our lives for how they can bring joy and meaning to our lives, including our home environment!   Lisa supports her clients in decluttering and organizing their homes, minds and lives. She truly believes a home in which you are surrounded by items you love can be so life changing. After leaving her career in the fashion industry in 2016, she took a step back and stepped into her innate strengths and skillset. This led Lisa to discover her passion for home organization and ever since, has been helping women go from overwhelmed to organized and thriving.   In this episode we discuss: Lisa’s journey to becoming a KonMari Certified Consultant and organizing enthusiast Lisas thoughts on having a home in which you are only surrounded by items you love and how this can be life-changing How our homes and the home organization & environment can support our well-being What exactly is the KonMari method and what are the core principles How you listening get started today organizing your home to thrive in a stress-free space How Lisa practices wellness without obsession   Links to learn more from Lisa: KonMari Category Checklist Lisa Tselebidis Instagram Lisa Tselebidis Website   This episode is brought to you by my holiday survival guide. This free e-book will help you enjoy and celebrate the holiday season, food included. Click here to grab yours!   Thank you to Ned for sponsoring today’s episode! I am thrilled to have Ned as a new podcast sponsor. I have been waiting to share about my love for CBD oil until I could find the right brand that aligned with my beliefs. Ned produces the highest quality full spectrum CBD oil, extracted from organically grown hemp plants in Colorado. One of the things I love most about Ned is they do not cut corners in their production. Their CBD oil is made from gentle, slow extraction with no high temperatures or high pressure, and zero isolates and synthetic ingredients. If you want to check out Ned and try them out for yourself, Ned is offering 15% off AND free shipping to my listeners by using the link included here in the shownotes or you can use the code NOURISHINGWOMEN to receive the discount.   This episode is also brought to you by my love for all things Primally Pure. I’m currently obsessed with the plumping face mask, beauty cream, and body butter. I’ve also been using the gua sha stone and body brush daily for circulation and lymphatic drainage support (hello, fall allergies). Don’t forget to use the code NOURISH for 10% off your first order.   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.  Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every week. Join the waitlist for next enrollment for our online course, Permission Stage Playbook.   Let’s hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN: Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram Nourishing Minds Nutrition website

In today’s episode I am reposting one of our favorite Tuesday podcast episodes all about honoring your hunger and fullness. One of the most common complaints I hear from my listeners, online course students and clients is annoyance with your hunger and your body’s cues to eat. I want to encourage you to begin questioning why you feel that way.   Why is it that we find a body’s signal to us annoying? Desire to question it? Or straight up don’t listen to it? Diet culture is the culprit!   Honoring hunger isn’t “giving in”, it’s body respect! It’s self care! It’s listening to your body and one of the first steps to that mind body connection.   In this episode, we will review the hunger and fullness scale and primal hunger to build that mind body knowledge for intuitive eating.    Because it’s so important to listen to your body’s cues! When primal hunger sets in, this is our body’s survival mechanisms taking over. While it can be frustrating to not feel well, remember this is your body loving and protecting you. This is not a loss of willpower, its biology.   We want to avoid getting to the point of primal hunger if we can, because it doesn’t make you feel good physically and mentally and can often lead to what feels like over eating and binge eating. In this episode I’ll also review with you avoiding common pitfalls with intuitive eating, including turning the hunger fullness scale into a diet.   This episode is brought to you by my holiday survival guide. This free e-book will help you enjoy and celebrate the holiday season, food included. Click here to grab yours!   This episode is also brought to you by my love for all things Primally Pure. I’m currently obsessed with the plumping face mask, beauty cream, and body butter. I’ve also been using the gua sha stone and body brush daily for circulation and lymphatic drainage support (hello, fall allergies). Don’t forget to use the code NOURISH for 10% off your first order.   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.  Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every week. Join the waitlist for next enrollment for our online course, Permission Stage Playbook.   Let’s hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN: Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram Nourishing Minds Nutrition website

Today we are so excited to have the CEO of Health-Ade Kombucha, our favorite kombucha company, on the show! Daina Trout co-founded Health-Ade Kombucha in 2012 alongside her husband, Justin Trout, and best friend, Vanessa Dew. Since the beginning, the trio has been committed to brewing the best tasting and highest quality kombucha on the market. Trout first learned how to brew kombucha during her tenure at Tufts University, where she earned Masters’ degrees both in Nutrition and Public Health after receiving her BS from Georgetown University.    During that time, she also developed her personal philosophy that health is less about science, and more abou what makes you feel good and happy. After graduation, Trout moved to Los Angeles to accept a position working in pharmaceuticals but continued to cultivate an interest in holistic and “real” food that fuels a hard-working lifestyle. Trout funneled this energy into an entrepreneurship club she formed with Justin and Vanessa to explore ways they could combine their diverse backgrounds into a successful business venture; the result, Health-Ade Kombucha.   Over the course of the last seven years, Trout has nurtured what started as a small production and niche product into what has become a national brand that is sold at 30,000 grocery stores and health food markets nationwide, including major retailers like Target, Whole Foods and Costco. Today, Health-Ade is currently the fastest growing brand in its category for three years in a row and is projected to significantly expand its business nationwide each year under her leadership as CEO.    In this episode we discuss: How Daina, her husband and best friend started Heath-Ade Kombucha What exactly kombucha is and how it is made What are the benefits of fermented foods like kombucha What makes Health-Ade kombucha different from others on the market and why it’s taking over the grocery stores What Dana believes is the #1 skill or characteristic that has supported her to be a successful entrepreneur How Dana practice wellness without obsession   This episode is brought to you by my holiday survival guide. This free e-book will help you enjoy and celebrate the holiday season, food included. Click here to grab yours!   Thank you to Ned for sponsoring today’s episode! I am thrilled to have Ned as a new podcast sponsor. I have been waiting to share about my love for CBD oil until I could find the right brand that aligned with my beliefs. Ned produces the highest quality full spectrum CBD oil, extracted from organically grown hemp plants in Colorado. One of the things I love most about Ned is they do not cut corners in their production. Their CBD oil is made from gentle, slow extraction with no high temperatures or high pressure, and zero isolates and synthetic ingredients. If you want to check out Ned and try them out for yourself, Ned is offering 15% off AND free shipping to my listeners by using the link included here in the shownotes or you can use the code NOURISHINGWOMEN to receive the discount.   This episode is also brought to you by my love for all things Primally Pure. I’m currently obsessed with the plumping face mask, beauty cream, and body butter. I’ve also been using the gua sha stone and body brush daily for circulation and lymphatic drainage support (hello, fall allergies). Don’t forget to use the code NOURISH for 10% off your first order.   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.  Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every week. Join the waitlist for next enrollment for our online course, Permission Stage Playbook.   Let’s hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN: Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram Nourishing Minds Nutrition website

Today’s episode is an important conversation that NEEDS to be in podcast form. I’ve touched on thin privilege on Instagram posts and with guests on the show, but I wanted an entire episode dedicated to the subject.   Here’s what I want you to understand about thin privilege: Your body image struggles are real no matter your size. Your experience and struggles are real and valid. But we have to be willing to look at our privileges in all situations, body image and how this impacts our relationship with food, included.   There are three types of fat phobia, that I’ve learned from Virgie Tovar (click here to listen to her episode on the podcast). A person in a thin body can experience INTRApersonal struggles as we all fear becoming fat in our society that tells us it's the worst thing in the world to happen to our bodies. But a thin body won’t experience interpersonal and institutionalized fat phobia. This helps explain thin privilege in a meaningful way- that yes, your experiences are real, but these are two major areas you likely will never experience or understand if you live in a thin body.   I used to promote myself as the “body positive dietitian” and I now realize how much of a mistake on wording that was. That was taking a movement that wasn’t created for me. And honestly ignorance on my part thinking me as a size 10 was not accepted. I hope this episode helps you see that your experiences are real and true and you are not alone in not accepting your body. Yet, as with any privilege we hold, it’s not your fault or something you should feel guilty about. It’s about recognizing that there’s some experiences we may never be able to understand.   This episode is brought to you by my holiday survival guide. This free e-book will help you enjoy and celebrate the holiday season, food included. Click here to grab yours!   This episode is also brought to you by my love for all things Primally Pure. I’m currently obsessed with the plumping face mask, beauty cream, and body butter. I’ve also been using the gua sha stone and body brush daily for circulation and lymphatic drainage support (hello, fall allergies). Don’t forget to use the code NOURISH for 10% off your first order.   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.  Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every week. Join the waitlist for next enrollment for our online course, Permission Stage Playbook.   Let’s hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN: Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram Nourishing Minds Nutrition website

I’m so honored to have Davida Lederle, a friend of mine and someone I admire DEEPLY for her integrity and authenticity on the online space on the podcast today. Davida is the owner and creator of the blog, the Healthy Maven.   The Healthy Maven is a multi-channel health and wellness platform helping women to live healthFULLY rather than living for their health. Over the past 6 years Davidas has shifted her belief that healthy living is about extending the years of your life, to instead extending the quality of your life. Life should be about prioritizing your health, but not at the sake of living your life. That’s why she believes in living healthFULLY. Wellness can exist without obsession, and we love that she shares this belief that is the foundation of everything we do here at Nourishing Women Podcast!   In this episode we discuss: Davida gives us a life update to what she has been up to since she was last on the show May 2018 Davida’s 8 month Instagram break and what she learned from this experience Different revenue sources an online business can have Why Davida left the sponsorship model for her blog and business Tips for avoiding the comparison trap on social media Davida’s tips on swapping to green makeup products, why you may consider doing this What technically counts a product as considered “safe” or “green” makeup Davida’s favorite green beauty products How Davida practices wellness without obsession   Learn more about Davida: The Healthy Maven website Learn about natural skincare from Davida’s blog Davida’s green beauty shop on her website   Important information for you! Download your free holiday survival guide e-book! Join the waitlist for next enrollment for our online course, Permission Stage Playbook.   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.  Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every week.   Let’s hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN: Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram Nourishing Minds Nutrition website

214: How to Say No Without Being a Dick with Amy Smith   You are going to LOVE today’s podcast episode with guest Amy Smith. In this episode, we focus on giving you all the tips and tricks you’ll need to establish boundaries and say no, all without being a dick and instead with kindness and compassion. Amy E. Smith [a bit of a sass-pants] life coach, fellow podcaster and founder of www.TheJoyJunkie.com.   More about Amy: She is a certified confidence coach, masterful speaker, and personal empowerment expert. Founder of TheJoyJunkie.com, Amy uses her roles as coach, writer, podcaster, and speaker to move individuals to a place of radical personal empowerment and self-love.  With acute focus on helping people “find their voice”, she is highly sought after for her uncommon style of irreverence, wisdom, and humor and has been a featured expert on Fox 5 San Diego and YourTango.com.   In this episode we discuss: Amy shares her personal journey to becoming a life coach, podcaster and author of the book Stand Up for Yourself Without Being a Dick.  Amy’s personal stories establishing boundaries and saying no to help you learn to implement these strategies in your life How people pleasing and caring so deeply about what others think of us impact our ability to live a meaningful and joy filled life Examples for you to  say “no” and establish boundaries, all without being a dick The issues with perfectionism and how it keeps us playing small in our lives How to be soft and strong in our approaches to establishing boundaries How Amy personally practices wellness without obsession   Links to reach Amy:   Grab Amy's FREE eWorkbook, Stand up for Yourself without Being a Dick http://thejoyjunkie.com/free   Join Amy's FREE Facebook Community with Bonus Trainings, Camaraderie, and Freebies http://thejoyjunkie.com/club   Connect with Amy on Insta where she mini-blogs every day! http://instagram.com/thejoyjunkie In today’s episode I also share FAQ about my program, Permission Stage Playbook. If you’re ready to confidently become an intuitive eater and embrace wellness without obsession, I would love to invite you to become a student of Permission Stage Playbook. (P.S. Use the code NOURISH for $20 off your order!)   My online program, Permission Stage Playbook, is currently open for enrollment! Are you as excited as I am?! Here's what you need to know:   Enrollment is open for the next week only. Doors close on Monday, October 26th. Spots are limited and fill up fast. We keep the group small to ensure the best experience possible. This is the last enrollment period for 2020, enrollment will not open again until later in 2021. You have two options, pay in full or pay in two installments. Most RDs charge this price for just an online course OR group coaching, we are committed to making this program accessible and affordable, so you get both for the price of one! Click here to learn more and sign up so you can confidently become an intuitive eater! (And Use the code NOURISH for $20 off your order!)   Thank you to Ned for sponsoring today’s episode! I am thrilled to have Ned as a new podcast sponsor. I have been waiting to share about my love for CBD oil until I could find the right brand that aligned with my beliefs. Ned produces the highest quality full spectrum CBD oil, extracted from organically grown hemp plants in Colorado. One of the things I love most about Ned is they do not cut corners in their production. Their CBD oil is made from gentle, slow extraction with no high temperatures or high pressure, and zero isolates and synthetic ingredients. If you want to check out Ned and try them out for yourself, Ned is offering 15% off AND free shipping to my listeners by using the link included here in the shownotes or you can use the code NOURISHINGWOMEN to receive the discount.    Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.  Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every week.   Let’s hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN: Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram Nourishing Minds Nutrition website

I know you, my friend. I know you love all things health, wellness and nutrition. But the real truth? You obsess over it. Fear it. And deprive yourself of true enjoyment. You’re here, listening to the show because you are ready for change. In today’s episode, I invite you to reflect and identify your personal reasons you fear making peace with food.   My hope and goal is by identifying your personal barriers or what scares you, you can determine if that’s value based or not for you to continue having an unhealthy relationship with food.    So many of these barriers come from this belief you have to be hypervigilant with your health in order to have health. But is this true, or is this diet culture influenced? In this episode, I share examples of black and white thinking around health versus a gray area perspective that we so deeply believe in here on my show and in my business.   If you’re ready to confidently become an intuitive eater and embrace wellness without obsession, I would love to invite you to become a student of Permission Stage Playbook. (P.S. Use the code NOURISH for $20 off your order!)   My online program, Permission Stage Playbook, is currently open for enrollment until Monday, October 26th. I would love to have you as a student if:    You are ready to go from food obsession to food flexibility You want to remove the confusion, overwhelm and messiness of trying to figure out intuitive eating on your own You are so over switching from one diet and clean eating plan to the next You desire clarity & confidence about the step by step process to walk through the permission stage of intuitive eating You're ready to embrace intuitive eating in your life, so you can practice wellness without obsession You want to make peace with your food choices and your body  Permission Stage Playbook is an online course + VIP coaching experience that will give you the step by step education, guidance and support to confidently become an intuitive eater.   (Without the pain of trying to figure out intuitive eating on  your own or spending thousands of dollars to work one-on-one with a dietitian.)   Are you as excited as I am?! Here's what you need to know:   Enrollment is open for the next week only. Doors close on Monday, October 26th. Spots are limited and fill up fast. We keep the group small to ensure the best experience possible. This is the last enrollment period for 2020, enrollment will not open again until later in 2021. You have two options, pay in full or pay in two installments. Most RDs charge this price for just an online course OR group coaching, we are committed to making this program accessible and affordable, so you get both for the price of one! Click here to learn more and sign up so you can confidently become an intuitive eater! (And Use the code NOURISH for $20 off your order!)   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.  Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every week.   Let’s hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN: Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram Nourishing Minds Nutrition website

Don’t forget to sign up for The Food Obsession to Food Flexibility Workshop with one final date left to sign up, tomorrow Saturday, October 17th at 10am EST.   Today’s podcast episode is with guest Deanna Wolf RD/N, LD/N who is the creator and owner of @dietitiandeanna, the Food Freedom Breakthrough Program and Dietitian Entrepreneur Academy. We have a wonderful conversation about Deanna’s journey towards food freedom, what food freedom means to her, and how to build a badass nutrition business you love and that allows for income and impact. In this episode we discuss:   Deanna’s journey to dropping dieting and transforming her relationship with food.  Deanna’s experience with bodybuilding competitions & how this contributed to disordered eating What does food freedom means Deanna explains how intuitive eating supports your metabolism and feeling your best Deanna shares about the Dietitian Entrepreneur Academy, and the inspiration behind creating it. The top 3 characteristics that led Deanna to the success she has had as a dietitian and building a badass online business How Deanna practices wellness without obsession   Learn more about Deanna at her website and on Instagram.   Thank you to Ned for sponsoring today’s episode! I am thrilled to have Ned as a new podcast sponsor. I have been waiting to share about my love for CBD oil until I could find the right brand that aligned with my beliefs. Ned produces the highest quality full spectrum CBD oil, extracted from organically grown hemp plants in Colorado.   One of the things I love most about Ned is they do not cut corners in their production. Their CBD oil is made from gentle, slow extraction with no high temperatures or high pressure, and zero isolates and synthetic ingredients.   If you want to check out Ned and try them out for yourself, Ned is offering 15% off AND free shipping to my listeners by using the link included here in the shownotes or you can use the code NOURISHINGWOMEN to receive the discount.    My online course on intuitive eating, Permission Stage Playbook, is currently closed for enrollment but you can join the waitlist by clicking here. Enrollment re-opens later in fall!   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.  Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every week.   Let’s hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN: Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram Nourishing Minds Nutrition website

I recently shared a post on perfectionism and the unhealthy obsession with eating healthy and it resonated with SO many of you, so I wanted to share more in depth in today’s episode.   In the post I shared, that I’m not sure I’ve ever worked with a client that’s had orthorexia and didn’t also seriously struggle with perfectionism, people pleasing and fear of lack of control.   I also know this too deeply from my own personal experience. My desire to be the “perfect” dietitian made me *attempt* to perfect my eating habits more and more until I got to a point where everything I ate made me anxious. When you dive into the clean eating world you can almost always find something “wrong” with what you’re eating.   I share this because perfectionism is at the root of why your desires to live a healthy lifestyle have become obsessive and dogmatic, reaching the point of disordered behaviors. I also share because the same issue that gets us in to this mess, it also what tends to prevent us from seeking healing and/or asking for help to recover.   If you too struggle with the desire to be perfect and perfect your eating habits (the breeding ground of orthorexia) I want you to know that part of this process, the healing part, is going to BE MESSY.   It’s A OKAY if for a period of time your eating habits look far from what you think is “healthy” to give yourself the time and space to heal and loosen the grips of your unhealthy obsession with eating healthy.   Your body is resilient. I promise it can handle if you don’t eat what you think is enough veggies (or sub in whatever food you’re fearful of NOT consuming) for a period of time.   As I shared in my post, The messy parts are where are the magic happens. So if you end of eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches instead of kale salads with every trendy superfood possible, I promise you’ll be okay. I promise you can trust your body. I promise the messy parts lead to your goals of food freedom and flexibility.   In today’s podcast episode I share why it’s critical to work through perfectionism, how it shows up not only in our healing journeys but also in the health and wellness world, and how to work towards imperfect actions. Remember, self love can also come with self awareness, and these imperfect actions are how you’ll move towards that gray area of health and wellness.   Are you ready to move on from food and wellness obsession and instead towards food flexibility, food freedom and intuitive eating? Then my free workshop, the Food Obsession to Food Flexibility Workshop, was created just for you! The Food Obsession to Food Flexibility Workshop will be held THIS week with three dates available to sign up: Thursday, October 15th at 12:30pm and 6:30pm and Saturday, October 17th at 10am EST.   Use the code NOURISH for 10% off your first  Primally Pure order, get your dry skin products ready for the winter! I’m personally obsessed right now with the body brush, body butter and beauty cream.   My online course on intuitive eating, Permission Stage Playbook, is currently closed for enrollment but you can join the waitlist by clicking here. Enrollment re-opens later in fall!   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here.  Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every week.   Let’s hang out! Connect with Victoria and the staff at NMN: Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram Nourishing Minds Nutrition website