339: Client Mary on Healing From SIBO, Orthorexia and Letting Go of Health as an Identity

I am so honored to say today on the podcast my guest is a client I’ve worked with Mary Weis. Working with Mary was an absolute joy. She was like many of our clients, working to fully heal her relationship with food and her body. But when we started working together, I immediately noticed how intense her digestion symptoms were. 

 

You’ll hear in this episode how we helped her work with her doctor to get antibiotics to treat SIBO, and we focused on removing the stressors in her life, healing her relationship with food and body and experimenting with different supplements that aid digestion and SIBO recovery.

 

We also discuss in detail orthorexia, why commenting on weight loss is problematic and the importance of letting go of health as your one and only identity. Listen to learn more and get inspired in your own recovery journey!

 

In this episode we discuss:

What Mary’s relationship was like with food, exercise and her body growing up. When Mary’s relationship with food started to change, and what made her decide it was time to reach out and ask for help. Working through the fear of beginning the process to truly let go and give yourself unconditional permission to eat and not letting the fear of weight gain hold you back.  Letting go of the identity of being the “healthy one” and the importance of doing so. Mary’s SIBO journey and how this influenced her journey. Mary’s advice for anyone listening that feels like they aren’t sick enough to ask for help. How Mary practices wellness without obsession.

 

Find Mary on her Instagram and her blog.

 

Announcements:

Get Your Period Back Playbook is currently open for our March enrollment, join this last live round to regain your health and fertility from HA! Food & Body Peace Playbook is also open for pre-sale for our April enrollment, if you join before March 11th  you will get a FREE 60 minute session with me, that way you can have a personalized coaching session to help you better implement the strategies you’ll learn inside FBPP. We are currently booking for March for individual counseling at our virtual practice, Nourishing Minds Nutrition. If you’re looking for intuitive eating and body image support and/or you’re in need of anti-diet advice for HA, PCOS and IBS we would love to support you. 

 

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 online shop, the Wellness Without Obsession Shop, which now includes a self paced online course to begin your intuitive eating journey, the Beginner’s Guide to Food & Body Peace.

 

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