The Body Image Podcast

Sarah Rzemieniak, a Carolyn Costin Institute Certified eating disorder recovery coach, joins The Body Image Coach for a candid and open conversation on her work as a coach and shares some things she's learned along the way in her own recovery journey. We explore being helpful versus harmful in coaching work; identifying the eating disorder versus the "the healthy self;" resilience in recovery; the function of an eating disorder; and she shares some tools and inspiration for continuing along the healing path.

Adrien Paczosa, RD, LD, CEDRD-S, joins The Body Image Podcast to talk triggers in eating disorder recovery. More specifically, we discuss: What does it mean to be triggered What happens to the body when we are triggered Why triggers aren't always negative How to feel safe in your body when triggered Holding space as the the client and as the provider Self-compassion in recovery And more Practitioners, find Adrien at Fearless Practitioners Find her group practice at iLiveWell Nutrition Learn more about Corinne at https://corinnedobbas.com/

Catie Lynch, LCSW, Therapist and Eating Disorder Coach, intimately explores the challenges of recovery from diet culture and an eating disorder in the context of being a new mom. Inside season 4's final episode, we explore: The postpartum experience in eating disorder and diet culture recovery Harmful postpartum body image messages Healing diet culture wounds External pressures women feel after giving birth Coping with big feelings Advice for mom's struggling in their body after giving birth Catie's experience with postpartum OCD Advice for new mom's during Covid Catie's personal experience of being a new mom And so much more Catie's Website / Instagram / Facebook group: Body Image Healing Group with Catie Find The Body Image Podcast host, Corinne Dobbas, MS, RD here.

Whitney Trotter, MS, RDN/LDN, BSN, RN, RYT, registered dietitian, nurse and yoga teacher shares how trauma impacts our relationship with food and our body. More specifically, she talks about: How she got involved in her work Trauma and the dietitian Trauma and eating disorders How trauma affects our relationship with food How trauma affects our relationship with our body Food insecurity and food How the body holds trauma Feelings and trauma Breath work around meals Grief and trauma in food and body healing work Recovery work between client and practitioner The importance of autonomy in food and body image work And so much more Learn more about Whitney here. Find all Body Image Podcast episodes here.

In this episode, Summer Innanen joins me, and we dig into why positive body image isn't about 'liking the way you look.' We also explore separating your identity from your body size and food choices, strengthening your sense of self, and why accepting your body doesn't mean 'letting yourself go.' Summer is a professionally trained coach through the internationally renowned Coaches Training Institute (CTI), who specializes in body image, self-worth, and confidence. She is the best-selling author of Body Image Remix and host of the podcast, Eat the Rules (formerly Fearless Rebelle radio). More specifically, inside the show we talk about: Why positive body image isn't about 'liking the way you look' Why our value doesn't lie in our aesthetic Separating your identity from your body size and food choices Understanding your beliefs about yourself Cultivating self-compassion in your thoughts and actions Why accepting yourself isn't 'letting yourself go' How understanding intellectually that diet culture isn't helpful is different than embodying this knowledge What does taking care of yourself mean? Why your health is not an obligation The privilege in taking care of ourselves Finding community Find Summer here. Learn more about the show host, Corinne, here.

Whitney Russell, MS, LPC-S, CEDS-S, a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist-Supervisor, talks about anxiety and moving beyond restriction in eating disorder recovery. Whitney is also a mom of four and the owner and founder of Brave Haven Counseling in Richardson, Texas. Inside the show, we discuss: What does restriction mean? Restriction beyond just food The unmet needs behind restriction Allowing yourself rest How to sit with vulnerability Food and anxiety How to step outside of diet culture Meeting unmet needs The importance of defining what health look like for you How and why to care for yourself and feed yourself when hunger cues aren't there How eating disorders and restricting tendencies can exist in any size body, and Much more Whitney's website / Podcast / Instagram / Find full show notes & learn more at CorinneDobbas.com

Kristina Bruce, Certified Body Trust Provider and Body Acceptance Coach, joins us for the concluding episode of season 3 (and it's an episode not to miss). Kristina delves into letting go of the thin ideal, privileges of being in a smaller body, weight stigma, what learning to accept your body really looks like, and so much more. Kristina also shares her personal food and body story and how she stopped equating her worth with her weight. More specifically, Kristina talks about: Her family's involvement in her feelings about her body and weight How her perception of her appearance affected her feelings of worth How people treated her differently when she lost weight (and what happened when the weight came back) How Kristina's identity became wrapped up with health and wellness How food and striving to control her body affected her romantic relationship How Kristina stopped equating her worth with her weight and left diet culture Thin privilege Working with the fear of weight gain Weight science Changing the narrative around weight and health How to accept your body when weight stigma and thin privilege exists Finding value and worth outside of your appearance Helpful tools as weight gain happens And so much more! Kristina's website // instagram // facebook // YouTube Learn more about The Body Image Podcast host, Corinne Dobbas, MS, RD, here.

Rachel Coleman, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, talks about mindfulness, food, feelings, and coping skills to respond to those feelings. We also talk about: How mindfulness is connected to body image work Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) & DBT skills The nuances of "emotional eating" Exploring what to do when "emotional eating" feels distressing to you Separating feelings and food (or disordered eating behaviors) Showing yourself grace Rachel's website // Instagram // Podcast To learn more about The Body Image Podcast host, Corinne Dobbas, click here.

Kim Hoban, Registered Dietitian, NASM Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor talks about body image and the transition into motherhood. She openly (and vulnerably) shares about her relationship with her body before, during, and after having her baby. She talks about your change in identity upon becoming a mother, connecting with your body after birth, and what to do when you want your pre-baby body back. Kim also talks about: Her personal body image story Identity and body image The importance of support The identity shift in becoming a mom Postpartum body image struggles How she began connecting with her body and belly again after her cesarean birth Finding joyful movement after having a baby What to do when you want your pre-baby body back Being gentle with yourself And more Kim's website // Instagram // Podcast You can learn more about The Body Image Podcast host, Corinne Dobbas, here.

Katherine Metzelaar, Non-Diet Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and nutrition therapist talks about how our relationship with food is related to our relationship with our body, moving from fixing to being, grief in body image healing work, and the importance of compassion. We also talk about: What a personal body story is, The importance of body flexibility and what that is, How intuitive eating can be taken over by diet culture, Practical ways to nurture a more positive body image, and Much more! Katherine's Website // Instagram // YouTube Channel Learn more about The Body Image Podcast host, Corinne Dobbas here.

Aaron Flores, registered dietitian nutritionist and certified body trust provider, shares his journey of how he found trust in his body and in his career, after learning about intuitive eating and meeting Elise Resch, one of the originators of Intuitive Eating. Inside, Aaron shares super practical tools and approaches to help you feel more at home in your body. He also openly shares how he moves through weight stigma. Other fabulous talking points include: learning to recognize hunger and fullness cues, how to make foods emotionally neutral, what it's like to identify as a man with body image concerns, handling airplane seats when you're in a larger body, and what body liberation really means. More specifically, we talk: Aaron's personal story of dieting How he decided to become a dietitian Why Aaron doesn't like the word body positivity Social justice in body work What is body image? What is body liberation? Making space for body stories and why they're so important What is body trust? Practical tools to begin cultivating more trust in you body Learning how to recognize body cues, specifically hunger and fullness cues, and how to respond to those How to make foods emotionally neutral? How intuitive eating, Health at Every Size® and body trust interconnect and why they're so important in eating disorder recovery What it's like to identify as a man who has body image concerns How Aaron has moved through microaggressions about his body size Aaron's personal wisdom of how he handles airplane seats when in a larger body How do we teach acceptance and empathy for males around body image concerns? Why support and community in this work is so important And more! Aaron's website // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

Brianna Campos, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who specializes in body image and eating disorder recovery, shares her journey in making peace with food and her body and some insight in how we all can have a satisfying relationship with food and our bodies too, no matter our size. Bri delves into her experience with weight loss surgery and how it didn't provide her the peace she was looking for and how she ultimately found Health at Every Size (HAES®) and intuitive eating, which helped her nurture a caring, compassionate relationship with both her body and food. This is an intimate interview where you can feel the joy in our conversation, but it's also an interview full of a lot of wisdom and heart for anyone looking to have a healthy relationship with food and their body. Inside the show we talk: What body image means The difference between body image and body satisfaction What body positivity really means Body positivity and social justice and how they connect Bri's personal body image story Bri's experience with weight loss surgery Her experience of cognitive dissonance while working at an eating disorder treatment center and struggling with her own body image concerns How she found intuitive eating What is health at every size (HAES®)? Personal and beautifully human anecdotes of what it actually looks like to make peace with food (and your body) And much more! Bri's instagam / Her website

Meredith Divita, yoga teacher and owner of The Soulful Yogi, joins The Body Image Podcast to share her authentic personal beautiful story of working through anxiety and depression, getting sober, and finding yoga, breathing, and various healing modalities to help her better connect with her body and herself. Inside the show we talk: Meredith's personal story of finding reiki, Her personal story of anxiety and depression, How she stopped drinking and got sober, How she found yoga, How to handle judgmental mean thoughts, Yoga, depression, and anxiety, Why negative self-talk is human, The power of journaling, Why it's so important to find a form of movement that you actually look forward to, How yoga can feel exclusive and how to make it feel more inclusive, How individuals can use yoga and breath work to feel more connected with their body, Tools to help you be in and with your body, How to find an inclusive yoga studio, And more. Meredith's Website // Instagram // YouTube Channel // Facebook Page