Whole-Hearted Eating ™ with Dana Monsees & Cristina Hoyt

We’re back again for a part 2 to last week’s episode where we’re digging into your body image questions! In this episode we’re tackling your questions about how to reconcile wanting to change your body or lose weight and intuitive eating. If you’re someone who is on (or considering) an intuitive eating or non-diet journey to improve your relationship with food – but you still haven’t lost the desire to lose weight, listen in. We’re talking about the discomfort of gaining weight, how to re-frame and work through new body changes and expectations, both physically, mentally, and emotionally. Recommendations & Resources Mentioned Ashlee Bennett – Body Mapping Self-objectification and becoming more than a body with Dr. Lindsay Kite Identity crisis in the food healing journey with Victoria Yates Book: More than a Body, by Lindsay and Lexie Kite Course: The Body Image Audit Am I overeating? Got a question or feedback for the show? Email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com – follow the show @wholeheartedeatingpod– Dana on Instagram – @danamonsees_cns– Cristina on Instagram – @cristinahoytnutrition Learn more about our 1×1 Nutrition & Coaching services: Schedule a free 15 minute consult worldwide via video or phone – Book Dana HERE Book Cristina HERE Have questions about the episode, a guest you’d love us to interview, or a topic you’d love us to cover? email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com ! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to get all new episodes and write a five-star rating & review on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts – you guys are the best! It really helps the show grow and reach more people. We appreciate you!

If you’re in the non-diet, HAES instagram space – you may have seen a lot going on over the past few weeks regarding some very problematic interactions between Lindo Bacon, the author of the book Health At Every Size, and several other individuals. We wanted to address this directly so we can be very clear on our thoughts here – and we have a lot of them! {not sure what we’re talking about? Learn more about it here and here.} There are a lot of layers to this conversation, but WE (Cristina and Dana) think Lindo’s actions and conversations with these individuals are inexcusable. It will be a surprise to no one that we stand firmly behind Marquisele Mercedes aka Mikey (@fatmarquisele), and all those who have displayed immense courage to come forward about the outrageous treatment by, and experience with Lindo Bacon, It’s extremely disappointing to see that one of the leading voices in the field of HAES has displayed such blatant anti-fat bias, white fragility, and steamrolling marginalized voices and attempting to coerce them into ghostwriting a new version of the HAES book for Lindo’s own profit and benefit. We hope we have made this abundantly clear in all our work: we have never and will never use body size as a barrier to entry for anything, and we firmly support body justice and fat activism for all sizes. For us, Health at Every Size has always included this. Lindo Bacon is not the creator or owner of this movement, they have just received the most notoriety for their book titled Health at Every Size. We will obviously no longer be recommending this book or supporting their work. lf you’re looking for more books and resources discussing fat positivity, fat activism, etc. that aren’t Health At Every Size, Vinny Welsby (@fierce.fatty), compiled an incredible resource list that can be found on their instagram page here. A few episodes where we dive more into the topics of fat liberation and racism in health: Body Justice and Fat Joy with Amanda Martinez Beck‘Good vs bad fatties’ and weight bias in healthcare with Ragen ChastainThe impact of intergenerational trauma on inflammation, disease, and eating disorders with Dr Carolyn RossRedefining Sexiness and Confidence with Body Image with Bri We firmly believe that someone with thin white privilege (Lindo) cannot sit at the top of the table for a movement that was created by individuals seeking fat liberation and equitable treatment for those in marginalized bodies – founded by fat, black women. For Lindo, an able-bodied, thin, white person, to tell people who belong to these marginalized groups that they haven’t earned their seat at the table to be the face of this movement, because Lindo has more clout from the book, is disgusting and appropriating. As WE are thin, able-bodied, white women in this field – it’s our job to listen and do the work to support & elevate the marginalized voices who are behind and are living the body justice and fat activism movement. We want to do everything we can to make our space a safe space for EVERY body. So it’s our job to educate ourselves to sit on the sidelines to learn, so we can share their work with the people that have found our podcast, instagram, newsletter, website, etc. Anything short of this is performative. If you have any questions or comments on anything, our inbox is always open.

Brooke Miller, RD, CLC and Cristina discuss how complicated parenthood can be; especially when it comes to navigating all of the confusing nutritional advice, expectations, and body image triggers that come up for mothers throughout pregnancy and their postpartum period. How do you navigate the biggest pregnancy & postpartum nutrition misconceptions? They dive into how the exact targeted ads and advice for new parents actually have detrimental effects and dig them deeper into fatigue and running on empty when that’s the last thing they need. If you’re expecting and want to prep for a baby, or you’re in your postpartum period, Brooke offers an awesome course called Nourished After Baby. It’s all about supporting yourself nutritionally during such an important time. Please use the code WHOLEHEARTED30 for $30 off at checkout. Find Brooke: Instagram: @nutrition.for.mamasPodcast: The Mama Well PodcastNourished After Baby Course – Use code WHOLEHEARTED30 for $30 off at checkout.Website: www.brookemillernutrition.comThe Mama Well Accelerator ProgramMore Resources for Moms from Brooke Brooke Miller is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Lactation Counselor, wife and mom of her son Ashton, who rocks an extra chromosome and who has Down syndrome and expecting baby #2 this summer. She is passionate about helping moms and women improve their health without food rules and restrictions. She helps women inside of the Mama Well on helping moms heal their relationship with food and body. She also co-hosts the The Mama Well Podcast. Brooke enjoys hiking, snowboarding and spending time with her friends and family. Got a question or feedback for the show? Email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com – follow the show @wholeheartedeatingpod– Dana on Instagram – @danamonsees_cns– Cristina on Instagram – @cristinahoytnutrition Learn more about our 1×1 Nutrition & Coaching services: Schedule a free 15 minute consult worldwide via video or phone – Book Dana HERE Book Cristina HERE Have questions about the episode, a guest you’d love us to interview, or a topic you’d love us to cover? email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com ! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to get all new episodes and write a five-star rating & review on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts – you guys are the beeeest! It really helps the show grow and reach more people. We appreciate you!

Amanda Montalvo from Hormone Healing RD and Dana dig deep into a clinical approach to stress, hormone health, and mineral imbalances! Amanda talks us through: what are the biggest contributors, or causes, to developing mineral imbalances? How can these imbalances contribute to our symptoms and ability to cope with stress? How does this tie in with adrenal fatigue and burnout? You’ll also learn a lot about hair mineral analysis testing, which can provide a big missing piece to your healing journey’s puzzle! Hang out with Amanda! Website: https://www.hormonehealingrd.com/ Instagram: @hormonehealingrdMaster Your Minerals CoursePodcast: Are You Menstrual? Recommendations & Resources Mentioned Check out our previous episode with Amanda: Losing weight won’t fix your hormones and the impact of fasting on women’s healthCheck out Dana on Amanda’s podcast: How Your Relationship with Food Impacts your Gut & Stress Got a question or feedback for the show? Email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com – follow the show @wholeheartedeatingpod– Dana on Instagram – @danamonsees_cns– Cristina on Instagram – @cristinahoytnutrition Learn more about our 1×1 Nutrition & Coaching services: Schedule a free 15 minute consult worldwide via video or phone – Book Dana HERE Book Cristina HERE Have questions about the episode, a guest you’d love us to interview, or a topic you’d love us to cover? email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com ! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to get all new episodes and write a five-star rating & review on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts – you guys are the beeeest! It really helps the show grow and reach more people. We appreciate you!

On this week’s episode with Nicola Salmon we’re discussing how to navigate pregnancy, fertility, and medical weight stigma with a fat positive approach. Nicola, the author of Fat and Fertile, breaks down the traditional medical research that is often used as a barrier for individuals in a larger body to access fertility treatment and shares her unique fat positive approach to advocating for yourself and believing that you can get pregnant at any size. Find Nicola: Instagram: @fatpositivefertilityWebsite: nicolasalmon.co.uk Book: Fat and Fertile: How to Get Pregnant in a Bigger Body Got a question or feedback for the show? Email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com – Dana on Instagram – @danamonsees_cns– Cristina on Instagram – @cristinahoytnutrition– follow the show @wholeheartedeatingpod Learn more about our 1×1 Nutrition & Coaching services: Schedule a free 15 minute consult worldwide via video or phone – Book Dana HERE Book Cristina HERE Have questions about the episode, a guest you’d love us to interview, or a topic you’d love us to cover? email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com ! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to get all new episodes and write a five-star rating & review on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts – you guys are the beeeest! It really helps the show grow and reach more people. We appreciate you!

Victoria Yates is a Registered Nurse Health turned health coach and intuitive eating counselor who helps women create healthy lifestyles without dieting. On today’s episode we’re digging into identity crisis as a major defining part of the body image and food healing journey.. Victoria talks through her story, and how she helps her clients let go of the ‘healthy girl’ identity that’s so wrapped up in perfectionism in order to cultivate a healthier, more balanced relationship with food, and find who you really are. Find {our guest} Instagram: @nondiet_rnRedefining Health PodcastWebsite: victoria-yates.com Resources Mentioned Book: I thought it was just me, but it isn’t, by Brené Brown You’ll love these episodes too: Healing from the root cause of binge eating and disordered eating, with Bonnie RoneyBreaking free of the invisible cage of food and body obsession with Katie Barbaro Got a question or feedback for the show? Email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com – Dana on Instagram – @danamonsees_cns– Cristina on Instagram – @cristinahoytnutrition Learn more about our 1×1 Nutrition & Coaching services: Schedule a free 15 minute consult worldwide via video or phone – Book Dana HERE Book Cristina HERE Have questions about the episode, a guest you’d love us to interview, or a topic you’d love us to cover? email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com ! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to get all new episodes and write a five-star rating & review on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts – you guys are the beeeest! It really helps the show grow and reach more people. We appreciate you!

​​Welcome to the 200th episode of the podcast!!! *Confetti everywhere* First I (Dana) wanted to send a HUGE thank you to everyone who’s been listening over the years, I wouldn’t have been able to do this without your support! On today’s episode we’re diving into some listener questions – from you! We’re covering: 3:31 – How to talk to specialist doctors (like orthopedics) about pains/injuries without them resorting to “well if you lost weight…” as the solution for every problem9:50 – How to add in gentle nutrition in when you’re feeling lost after years of dieting17:20 – How to build a nourishing plate31:35 – How to spot fake Intuitive Eating (aka diet culture posing as Intuitive Eating)45:50 – Diving into more about emotional eating and stress eating, and thyroid health! Thank you again from the bottom of my heart for all your support over the years! It would mean the world to us if you would share an episode with your friends, or leave a rating/review wherever you listen to podcasts. It helps the show grow and helps spread the non-diet, body neutrality word! We appreciate you! Resources mentioned: Medical Weight Decline CardWhole-Hearted Eating CourseWorkshop – Dealing with fatphobia at the doctor’s officeHAES Health SheetsFind a HAES ProfessionalHAES Community Practitioner Database More episodes on emotional eating & stress eating, and spotting fake intuitive eating Stop the binge-restrict cycle and embrace taking up spaceHAES myths and emotional eating with Dr. Alexis Conason64 | Weight stigma, BMI, and digging into emotional eating with Cara Cifelli95 | Deconstructing Binge Eating with Melissa BatesStressful season toolkit and the gut-brain + stress + hormones connection with Kaely McDevitt Got a question or feedback for the show? Email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com – Dana on Instagram – @danamonsees_cns– Cristina on Instagram – @cristinahoytnutrition– Follow the show @wholeheartedeatingpod Learn more about our 1×1 Nutrition & Coaching services: Schedule a free 15 minute consult worldwide via video or phone Book Dana HERE Book Cristina HERE Have questions about the episode, a guest you’d love us to interview, or a topic you’d love us to cover? email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com ! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to get all new episodes and write a five-star rating & review on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts – you guys are the beeeest! It really helps the show grow and reach more people. We appreciate you!

Mark Breedon is an online strength coach for women who joins us to talk about weight-neutral strength training, and how we can approach exercise, and specifically strength training, in a non-aesthetic-focused way. In this episode we’re talking about how feeling strong is for everyone. It’s not about what you look like or your weight on the scale. Mark shares how your body and your weight do not measure your worth, and they should not be prohibitive to anyone who wants to work on building strength and health through weight training. We’re also diving into the biggest myths and misconceptions around strength training for women, and how your training journey should be benefiting your mental health, not at the cost of your mental health. Finally, what the nuance that’s missing from the anti-diet/body positivity community to help people who are leaving dieting and want to pursue health? You’ll love these episodes on weight-neutral strength training too! 81 | Learn to embrace taking up space and getting strong with Steph Gaudreau49 | The Shame Cycle and why you don’t have to love your body with Noelle TarrLiving without limits and celebrating bodies of all sizes in fitness with Kanoa Greene Hang out with your hosts! – Dana – @danamonsees_cns & realfoodwithdana.com – Cristina on Instagram – @cristinahoytnutrition & cristinahoytnutrition.com Learn more about our 1×1 Nutrition & Coaching services: Schedule a free 15 minute consult worldwide via video or phone – Book Dana HERE and Book Cristina HERE Have questions about the episode, a guest you’d love us to interview, or a topic you’d love us to cover? email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com ! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to get all new episodes and write a five-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts – y’all are the best! It really helps the show grow and reach more people. We appreciate you! Got a question or feedback for the show? Email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com

Let’s talk about New year’s resolutions, goal setting, and how to approach this with a non-perfectionistic, non-diet goal setting mindset – when you have health goals in mind! We’re all taught to believe diet/reset culture (or the mindset that goes with it) owns goal setting, and that we can’t be motivated to pursue any goals unless we’re doing it with an all-or-nothing approach. In this week’s podcast we’re walking you through how to set health-related goals in a non-diet, non-perfectionist way that will actually create more sustainable habits for the long-term! You’ll love these episodes too! Intuitive Fitness & How to Repair Your Relationship with Movement, with Carolyn Viggh Problems with before & after photos and the all-or-nothing fitness mentality, with Barb Puzanovova The dark side of the wellness industry, and how all-or-nothing thinking prevents long-term health and happiness, with Robyn Conley Downs Got a question or feedback for the show? Email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com – Dana on Instagram – @danamonsees_cns– Cristina on Instagram – @cristinahoytnutrition Learn more about our 1×1 Nutrition & Coaching services: Schedule a free 15 minute consult worldwide via video or phone – Book Dana HERE Book Cristina HERE Have questions about the episode, a guest you’d love us to interview, or a topic you’d love us to cover? email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com ! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to get all new episodes and write a five-star rating & review on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts – you guys are the beeeest! It really helps the show grow and reach more people. We appreciate you!

Dana and Cristina dig into the topics of overeating, scavenger eating, binge eating, and binge eating disorder today to answer the question: am I overeating? am I binge eating? They find there are a lot of misconceptions and mis-(self)-diagnoses between these terms both in what they see in their nutrition practices and in general. In this episode they talk you through the differences on this spectrum of comfortable, neutral eating all the way to what might be considered Binge Eating Disorder (BED), so you can better identify patterns within yourself and how you can seek out help if need. PLUS, they discuss tools that are promoted in the diet world that *will not fix your binge eating or overeating* and actually only make it worse! Reminder that this podcast is intended for general information purposes only and is not to be used as a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. You’ll love these episodes too: Healing from the root cause of binge eating and disordered eating, with Bonnie Roney Why you binge around the holidays and Inflammation 101 with Brianna Diorio Stop the binge-restrict cycle and embrace taking up space Got a question or feedback for the show? Email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com – Dana on Instagram – @danamonsees_cns – Cristina on Instagram – @cristinahoytnutrition Learn more about our 1×1 Nutrition & Coaching services: Schedule a free 15 minute consult worldwide via video or phone – Book Dana HERE Book Cristina HERE Have questions about the episode, a guest you’d love us to interview, or a topic you’d love us to cover? email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com ! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to get all new episodes and write a five-star rating & review on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts – you guys are the beeeest! It really helps the show grow and reach more people. We appreciate you!

Nicole Jardim is a Certified Women’s Health Coach, writer, speaker, mentor, and the creator of Fix Your Period, a series of programs that empower women and menstruators to reclaim their hormone health using a method that combines evidence-based information with simplicity and sass. On today’s episode we’re chatting with Nicole about healthy periods and “ideal body weight”, how the pill doesn’t actually fix your period or your hormones, and how to work on balancing your hormones without it becoming an obsession, or taking over your life! More from Nicole: Website: https://nicolejardim.com/ Podcast: The Period Party Fix Your Period Book Instagram: @nicolemjardim Dr. Sarah Hill’s This is Your Brain on Birth Control Bio: Nicole Jardim is a Certified Women’s Health Coach, writer, speaker, mentor, and the creator of Fix Your Period, a series of programs that empower women and menstruators to reclaim their hormone health using a method that combines evidence-based information with simplicity and sass. Got a question or feedback for the show? Email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com ! – Dana on Instagram – @danamonsees_cns – Cristina on Instagram – @cristinahoytnutrition Learn more about our 1×1 Nutrition & Coaching services: Schedule a free 15 minute consult worldwide via video or phone – Book Dana HERE Book Cristina HERE Have questions about the episode, a guest you’d love us to interview, or a topic you’d love us to cover? email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com ! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to get all new episodes and write a five-star rating & review on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts – you guys are the beeeest! It really helps the show grow and reach more people. We appreciate you! More episodes on hormone health: A root cause approach to hair loss and hormone health with Britt Reuter Stressful season toolkit and the gut-brain + stress + hormones connection with Kaely McDevitt Losing weight won’t fix your hormones, and the impact of fasting on women’s health with Amanda Montalvo

On today’s episode Dana and Cristina dive into how to prepare for holiday food and body talk! The holidays are always stressful in some way, and it’s likely that they will be even more so this year when we’re seeing friends and family members for the first time in around two years for some people. And with that, we anticipate, will come a lot of food, diet culture, and body talk. We’re chatting about how to handle this in the moment and giving you ideas responses for how to change the subject and set boundaries. Freebie: click here for the Tough Conversations – Holiday Edition PDF! Mentioned on this week’s episode: Dana’s recommendation: take a trip to Sedona, Arizona! & A short video recap of hiking in the Grand Canyon. Cristina’s recommendation: new underwear from Parade. All of their products are made from sustainable fabrics, they’re size inclusive and they donate 1% of sales to a local charity or organization of your choice. Got a question or feedback for the show? Email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com ! – Dana on Instagram – @danamonsees_cns – Cristina on Instagram – @cristinahoytnutrition Learn more about our 1×1 Nutrition & Coaching services: Schedule a free 15 minute consult worldwide via video or phone – Book Dana HERE Book Cristina HERE Have questions about the episode, a guest you’d love us to interview, or a topic you’d love us to cover? email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com ! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to get all new episodes and write a five-star rating & review on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts – you guys are the beeeest! It really helps the show grow and reach more people. We appreciate you! More episodes to prep you for the holiday food and body talk! Non-Diet Holiday Mindset {Workshop} 4 questions to ask yourself before the holidays get crazy the #1 mistake keeping you in the holiday food anxiety cycle 50 | Why you binge around the holidays and Inflammation 101 with Brianna Diorio Freebie: click here for the Tough Conversations – Holiday Edition PDF!

Dr. Gregory Dodell joins us on today’s episode for a discussion on HAES in endocrinology, weight stigma in the medical industry, and how he works on conditions like type 2 diabetes and PCOS in his practice from a NON-weight centered approach. Dr. Dodell is a New York-based endocrinologist who emphasizes that weight is not actually a behavior that we can use to control endocrine conditions. Dana and Cristina also discuss how to set some boundaries with your health care professionals (if necessary) around body and weight talk, and self-advocacy in the healthcare world. Find Dr. Dodell: Instagram @everything_endocrine Twitter @DodellMD Website: www.centralparkendocrinology.com Recommendations & Resources Mentioned: The new season of the Great British Baking Show! Peloton HAES and Anti-Diet Community on Facebook (thanks to one of our listeners Makara for this recommendation!!) Earth’s Best Organic Farms HAES Health Sheets ‘Good vs bad fatties’ and weight bias in healthcare with Ragen Chastain HAES myths and emotional eating with Dr. Alexis Conason Episode timestamps 1:00 – Discussion on Self-advocacy and boundary setting with healthcare professionals 12:30 – interview with Dr. Greg Dodell Got a question or feedback for the show? Email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com ! – Dana on Instagram – @danamonsees_cns– Cristina on Instagram – @cristinahoytnutrition Learn more about our 1×1 Nutrition & Coaching services: Schedule a free 15 minute consult worldwide via video or phone – Book Dana HERE Book Cristina HERE Have questions about the episode, a guest you’d love us to interview, or a topic you’d love us to cover? email us at hello@wholeheartedeating.com ! If you love the podcast, please subscribe to get all new episodes and write a five-star rating & review on iTunes or wherever you listen to podcasts – you guys are the beeeest! It really helps the show grow and reach more people. We appreciate you!