Non-Diet Naturopath

If you prescribe weight loss, talk about metabolic health, prescribe elimination diets, support clients on GLP-1s, or use practitioner-only weight-loss programs, you need disordered eating literacy. In this episode Casey unpacks five things natural health practitioners need to know about disordered eating when weight loss is part of their clinical work. We talk about why you can’t assess health by body size, why “they asked for weight loss” is not the same as informed consent, why a shrinking...

What do you get when you combine a cacao ceremony, hypoxia-inducing breathwork, a bunch of influences from disparate spiritual cultures, partner yoga with intrusive eye-gazing, and really loud music? All that culturally appropriated pseudo-spiritual jazz, otherwise known as The Modern Spiritual Experience. Access the FULL episode by becoming a Patreon for as little as $2 US a month at https://www.patreon.com/nondietyogi Funky Forest Health & Wellbeing - online non-diet nutrition co...

My personal journey with movement: how I got into yoga, how yoga contributed to my developing and recovering from an eating disorder, discovering the benefits and limits of strength training, and what my practice looks like nowadays. Access the FULL episode by becoming a Patreon for as little as $2 US a month at https://www.patreon.com/nondietyogi LINKS: Casey's article on 15 Benefits of Strength Training https://www.funkyforest.com.au/blog/15-benefits-of-strength-training-that-have-nothin...

Patriarchy seeks to control and exert power over nature generally, and the bodies of women specifically. Beneath marketable wellness concepts like "clean eating" lie deep ties to body control, and culturally imposed shame over women’s bodies and processes like menstruation. But there is an alternative, more feminist and inclusive approach to food and our bodies that is honouring of our menstrual cycles, seasonal cycles, and different life stages. Access the FULL episode by becoming a P...

There is an inherent fat phobia and weight stigma in the natural health and wellness communities. Leanness is conflated with health: we're consistently told that fat is the problem, and weight loss is the solution. But focussing on weight loss directly opposes the naturopathic principle of "first, do no harm". Here's why, and what we can do instead. Support the show

What happens when you combine diet culture with MLM essential oil giants doTERRA and Young Living? Disordered eating, poor body image, and a burnt gullet. The practice of ingesting essential oils has been a wellness trend for the last few years thanks to essential oil MLMs. But most qualified aromatherapists and herbalists warn against it. Why the discrepancy? Let's spill the oil. Access the FULL episode by becoming a Patreon for as little as $2 US a month at https://www.patreon.com/nondiety...

Working amongst wellness and yoga circles, and living in a permaculture eco village that draws many alternative lifestyle-seeking fringe dwellers, I'm embedded within multiple vaccine hesitant communities. Navigating both my personal stance and my role as a holistic health practitioner within this intersection has been a growth-inducing and revelatory process. Access the FULL episode by becoming a Patreon for as little as $2 US a month at https://www.patreon.com/nondietyogi SHOW NOTES for t...

Restrictive eating is a major pain, especially when it causes you to lose your period. Hypothalamic Amenorrhoea (HA) leads to infertility but also a bunch of other lesser known issues. Anti-diet naturopath Phoebe Jobson and I talk all things HA - a condition close to both our hearts as we each have experienced and recovered from this condition. In this episode: What is HA? Plus some signs, symptoms, and accompanying issues (short and long term)All about the food piece – how much, how often, ...