Whole-Hearted Eating ™ with Dana Monsees & Cristina Hoyt
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What is restriction? It’s not what you think…
February 16, 2022 12:00 - 59 minutes - 56.3 MBOn this week’s episode we’re discussing: What is restriction? It’s way broader than you think. We may not think that we’re being restrictive, but a lot of ‘normal’ or ‘healthy’ behaviors are very restrictive. This causes people to under-eat, or under-nourish, which can contribute to a worsening of their health symptoms AND their relationship with...
Identity crisis in the food healing journey with Victoria Yates
February 09, 2022 15:52 - 47 minutes - 41.7 MBVictoria 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...
Retraining the nervous system to heal stress eating and disordered eating, with Elisabeth Kristof
February 02, 2022 15:55 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBElisabeth Kristof is a certified applied neurology practitioner and the founder of Brain-Based Wellness, a revolutionary online platform that trains the nervous system and body to resolve old patterns, improve performance and increase well-being. On today’s episode we’re digging into how to use brain-based wellness to re-train the nervous system to heal stress eating and...
#200! Gentle Nutrition and Spotting Fake Intuitive Eating
January 26, 2022 12:00 - 55 minutes - 52.8 MBWelcome 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 “New Year, New Me” feeds the binge-restrict cycle and toxic comparison
January 19, 2022 12:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBSammy Previte is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, Certified Personal Trainer, owner of Find Food Freedom, co-host of What The Actual Fork Podcast and host of the Find Food Freedom Podcast! On today’s episode we’re diving into how the “New Year, New Me” feeds the binge-restrict cycle, the comparison trap, and prevents you...
Working through limiting beliefs with weight-neutral strength training, with Mark Breedon
January 12, 2022 12:00 - 45 minutes - 43.6 MBMark 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...
How to un diet meal prep with Workweek Lunch founder Talia Koren
January 05, 2022 12:00 - 35 minutes - 30 MBWorkweek Lunch founder Talia Koren joins us today to talk about how to un diet meal prep, and how to use meal prep in a way that works best for your lifestyle, budget, and preferences – without the boring chicken, broccoli and rice containers! Talia talks about how meal prep isn’t a lifestyle, it’s a...
Non-diet goal setting for the New Year
December 29, 2021 12:00 - 52 minutes - 50 MBLet’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...
How to stop overeating and build body trust
December 22, 2021 12:00 - 47 minutes - 44.8 MBIn this Part 2 episode to last week’s “Am I overeating?”, Dana and Cristina discuss practical solutions to work through overeating, binge eating, and scavenger eating. They also dive into how to stop overeating and build body trust – even while dealing with a chronic health condition or recovering from chronic dieting. Listen to the...
Am I overeating?
December 15, 2021 12:00 - 46 minutes - 43.2 MBDana 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...
Healing from the root cause of binge eating and disordered eating, with Bonnie Roney
December 08, 2021 12:00 - 50 minutes - 42.6 MBBonnie Roney is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor who helps women eat without guilt by giving diet culture the middle finger & improving body image. On today’s episode we’re digging into how to heal from the root cause of binge eating and disordered eating! We’re also discussing how a lot of healthy...
How to fix your period and take back control with Nicole Jardim
December 01, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutes - 29.1 MBNicole 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...
2021 Holiday Gift Guide – Whole-Hearted Eating Approved
November 24, 2021 12:00 - 25 minutes - 24.4 MBWe’re switching things up this week to bring you a fun, quick episode on our 2021 Whole-Hearted Eating Holiday Gift Guide! Click the links below to check out all the fun gift ideas we mention, and don’t forget to grab our free guide for tough conversations around the holidays, below! Grab all the holiday gift...
The effect of holiday stress and perfectionism on the nervous system, with Victoria Albina
November 17, 2021 12:00 - 42 minutes - 35.7 MBVictoria Albina is a Nurse Practitioner, Life Coach, has a Masters Degree in Public Health and is Certified Breathwork Practitioner. She coaches women raised by codependents and alcoholics to stop being anxious, exhausted and overwhelmed, so they can have better relationships with their partners, parents and themselves. On today’s episode we’re digging into the effect...
Preparing for holiday food and body talk
November 10, 2021 12:00 - 42 minutes - 41.3 MBOn 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....
The impact of intergenerational trauma on inflammation, disease, and eating disorders with Dr Carolyn Ross
October 27, 2021 11:00 - 43 minutes - 35.9 MBDr. Carolyn Ross is our guest on the show today, who specializes in working with patients from an integrative medicine approach, incorporating trauma history, eating disorders, body image work, and clinical symptoms. On today’s episode we’ll be discussing the impact intergenerational trauma and childhood adversity have on inflammation, disease, and the development of disordered eating,...
HAES in endocrinology, with Dr Gregory Dodell
October 20, 2021 11:00 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MBDr. 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...
How gut issues are influenced by your relationship with food, with Marci Evans
October 13, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBMarci Evans, RD is our guest today and we’re digging deep into the intersection of gut symptoms, mental health, chronic stress on the body and our relationship with food. You don’t have to have a diagnosable eating disorder, or severe disordered eating to experience gut issues that stem from a complicated relationship with food. Marci...
Burnout, self-care and pandemic flux syndrome
October 06, 2021 11:00 - 39 minutes - 39.4 MBOn today’s episode Dana and Cristina are discussing pandemic flux syndrome, burnout, and different types of self-care that we can use to combat burnout and anxiety. In particular, they’re digging into: foundational self care, restorative, or replenishing self-care, and self-preservation. Links mentioned: Article: Pandemic Flux Syndrome from The Washington Post Verilux Happy Light – a light...
HAES myths and emotional eating with Dr. Alexis Conason
September 29, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 54 MBDr. Alexis Conason, Psy.D., CEDS-S is a clinical psychologist and certified eating disorder specialist-supervisor in private practice in New York City. On today’s episode with Dr. Conason we’re digging into HAES myths, emotional eating, and mindful eating with chronic health conditions. We’re also discussing evidence-based guidelines and weight inclusive care. Our Recommendations this week! Evive...
Alcohol culture and our relationship with food, with Dr Colleen Reichmann
September 22, 2021 11:30 - 49 minutes - 42.6 MBDr. Colleen Reichmann is our guest today and we’re diving into how our relationship with alcohol exists on a spectrum, just like our relationship with food and exercise. How does alcohol culture relate to our relationship with food? If you tend towards an all-or-nothing mentality with food or exercise, those same types of patterns might...
Boundary setting for self-care with Jocelyn Hamsher
September 15, 2021 11:00 - 47 minutes - 38.4 MBOn today’s episode Cristina and Dana are chatting about boundary setting for self-care with their guest Jocelyn Hamsher, LPC, CSAT, who is a Licensed Professional Counselor and course creator who runs a private practice in Arizona. Jocelyn is passionate about helping people heal from trauma and learn to lead healthy relationships. She has extensive training...
How to get back on track without dieting or restriction
September 08, 2021 11:00 - 39 minutes - 37.3 MBHey friends! The podcast is back after a summer break and we couldn’t be more excited! On today’s episode we’re chatting about where we’ve been on our summer breaks and a new episode structure for the podcast moving forward with *new segments*. Our main topic of discussion for today: How to get back on track...
Living without limits and celebrating bodies of all sizes in fitness with Kanoa Greene
June 30, 2021 11:30 - 48 minutes - 38 MBKanoa Greene is an Opera Singer turned NYC Corporate Recruiter, turned internationally recognized yoga instructor and fitness trainer who hosts body positive fitness retreats around the world. On today’s episode we’re chatting about the struggles of being plus sized in fitness culture, living without limits, how Kanoa uses movement to help women break down barriers...
‘Good vs bad fatties’ and weight bias in healthcare with Ragen Chastain
June 23, 2021 11:30 - 52 minutes - 43.7 MBRagen Chastain is a speaker, writer, and thought leader in the fields of Body Image, Health at Every Size, Fitness, Corporate Wellness, Weight Stigma and weight bias in healthcare. She is the author of the blog DanceswithFat.org, the book Fat: The Owner’s Manual, editor of the Praeger Anthology “The Politics of Size,” and co-founder of...
Self-objectification and becoming more than a body with Dr. Lindsay Kite
June 16, 2021 11:30 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBDr. Lindsay Kite is co-author of the new book “More Than a Body” and co-director of the nonprofit Beauty Redefined, alongside her identical twin sister Lexie Kite. While many well-intentioned people promote positive body image from the basis of helping women realize and embrace their beauty, Lindsay and Lexie’s new book, More Than a Body...
Redefining sexiness and confidence with Body Image with Bri
June 09, 2021 11:30 - 58 minutes - 45.7 MBOn today’s episode with Brianna Campos, aka Body Image with Bri, we’re diving deep into sexiness, confidence and body image! We’re also talking about the grief and discomfort that can frequently come up around residing in a larger body, and the fear of not being loved. We know you all are going to love this...
Breaking free of the invisible cage of food and body obsession with Katie Barbaro
June 02, 2021 11:30 - 57 minutes - 45.6 MBKatie Barbaro is an intuitive guide and creativity doula with a background in occupational therapy, trauma-informed yoga, and improv & standup comedy. Through intuitive coaching sessions, Katie guides clients through a process of discovering a deeper connection to themselves by playfully exploring areas of life that feel out of alignment. She has recently published Fed...
Body Justice and Fat Joy with Amanda Martinez Beck
May 26, 2021 11:30 - 53 minutes - 41 MBAmanda Martinez Beck is a weight-inclusive body image expert and coach, in addition to being a fat body liberation activist, podcaster, neighbor, writer, and anti-racist. On todays’ episode with Amanda we’re diving deep into fat joy, fat liberation vs. body positivity, fat liberation and faith, diet devotionals, and the damaging nature and undertones behind saying...
Navigating body changes and negative body comments with Kristina Bruce {Part 2}
May 19, 2021 11:30 - 37 minutes - 29.7 MBOn today’s episode we have Part II of II with Kristina Bruce, Certified Integrative Life Coach and Body Trust® Provider (Click here for Part I). We’re talking about the navigating body changes & negative body comments, and the challenges of physical and psychological restriction when you’re working on neutral nutrition and unconditional permission to eat....
Grieving your ‘Ideal’ body weight and weight suppression with Kristina Bruce {Part 1}
May 12, 2021 11:30 - 38 minutes - 30.1 MBKristina Bruce, Certified Integrative Life Coach and Body Trust® Provider is our guest today for the first of a two-part episode! Today, we’re digging deep into how our identity can be tangled up in weight suppression, the fear that happens when we don’t maintain weight loss, and grieving the “thin” body we want or had....
Body Image & Conditional Food Neutrality
May 05, 2021 11:30 - 31 minutes - 29.7 MBOn today’s episode we’re introducing our May focus: body image and body neutrality. Today’s episode is a solo one – just Dana and Cristina – and we’re digging into conditional food neutrality: how and why we set conditions on when we feel like we can, or are allowed to have food neutrality or food freedom...
Microaggressions in the Fitness industry and Fitpros Against Weight Stigma with Becky Scott
April 28, 2021 11:30 - 54 minutes - 46.5 MBOn today’s episode with Becky Scott we’re chatting about microaggressions in the fitness industry, the problematic “worth it” aspect of exercise, how to create more inclusive fitness spaces, and the work she’s doing with FitPros Against Weight Stigma. Becky is the creator of MissFits Workout. Becky found body positivity and fat liberation in her early...
Rebelling against toxic postpartum body ideals and gaslighting in the fitness industry with Larkin Silverman
April 21, 2021 11:30 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBLarkin Silverman is a self-proclaimed Vinyasa Vixen who teaches accessible, inclusive, empowering, Body Neutral and Trauma Informed group and private fitness classes. For Larkin, these movement modalities are an act of reckoning and reclamation. In today’s episode she is going to be sharing these deeply liberative practices and mindset shifts with you in podcast form,...
Problems with before & after photos and the all-or-nothing fitness mentality, with Barb Puzanovova
April 14, 2021 11:30 - 56 minutes - 44 MBBarb Puzanovova is our guest today, who is also known as the the Non-Diet trainer! Barb is an ACE-certified personal group trainer, Behavior Change Specialist and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. She’s dedicated to teaching her clients how to move joyfully and train with intention for all bodies. On today’s episode with Barb we’re digging into...
Intuitive Fitness & How to Repair Your Relationship with Movement, with Carolyn Viggh
April 07, 2021 11:30 - 1 hour - 45 MBThis month on the Whole-Hearted Eating Podcast we’re diving deep with our guests on the topic of intuitive fitness, and how you can begin to change the way you view exercise away from an all-or-nothing mentality that is always tied to changing the size of your body. Our guests are all non-diet fitness professionals who...
Introducing: the Whole-Hearted Eating Podcast with Dana Monsees & Cristina Hoyt
April 02, 2021 11:30 - 2 minutes - 2.27 MBWelcome to the evolution of the Real Talk with Dana podcast with Dana Monsees, to…the Whole-Hearted Eating Podcast with Dana Monsees and Cristina Hoyt! Whole-hearted Eating is the philosophy we created that marries the principles of integrative health, weight-inclusive care, and non-diet, neutral nutrition. It is a way of empowered eating and living that creates...
The Nutrition Jungle, Wellness Chasing & *Big Announcement for Real Talk with Dana*
March 31, 2021 11:30 - 33 minutes - 29.7 MBThis week on Real Talk with Dana is the last episode until we change to the Whole-Hearted Eating Podcast! Cristina Hoyt, aka my new co-host going forward, and I will be diving into the topics of wellness chasing, conditional food freedom, and The Nutrition Jungle – also known as, we get so confused and overwhelmed...
How to manage burnout, and the whitewashing of adaptogens with Lopa Van Der Mersch
March 24, 2021 11:30 - 54 minutes - 44.5 MBLopa Van Der Mersch is an Ayurvedic practitioner. Mother of two. Sustainability advocate. TEDx speaker and recovering cult member. Her adventures have taken her around the world in search of health, spiritual fulfillment, and deep energy. Two years ago, she added a new chapter to her life story: Founder and CEO of Rasa, the adaptogenic...
Neuroplasticity healing for Mold and CIRS with Carrie Eckert
March 17, 2021 18:48 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBCarrie Eckert is a holistic health coach, a friend of mine from grad school, and the author of the new book Going with my Gut. On today’s episode we’re chatting about neuroplasticity healing for mold and chronic inflammatory response syndrome, the effect of mold on the brain and the immune system, and how to tune...
The Importance of Clean Water for Gut Health, Thyroid & Skin Conditions with Israel Passwater
March 10, 2021 12:30 - 39 minutes - 37.7 MBIsrael Passwater is a co-owner of Clearly Filtered and today we’re talking about how not all water is created equal – and why clean water for gut health is so important. We talk all the time on this podcast about how food, mindset, stress, exercise affect our health – but we don’t talk as much...
Gut Health, Immune Support & Probiotics Problems with Tina Anderson
March 03, 2021 21:17 - 44 minutes - 38.2 MBThis month we’re going to be digging into all things gut health and healing from the inside out – of course, from a non-diet, neutral nutrition approach. This week we’re starting out by talking about some questions around the most popular gut-supportive nutrients and supplements you’ll hear about, including probiotics, prebiotics, mucosal support and immune...
Limiting Beliefs, Perfectionism and Mindfulness with Ashley Wray
February 24, 2021 12:00 - 37 minutes - 32 MBAshley Wray is the founder and CEO of Mala Collective. The company works with artisans in Asia (from Bali to India to Nepal) to create products supporting a mindfulness and meditation practice. Ashley has taught meditation across North America, taken meditation trainings from LA to NY to India and Bali, and has worked to make...
A root cause approach to hair loss and hormone health with Britt Reuter
February 17, 2021 12:30 - 43 minutes - 36 MBBritt Reuter is a Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Nutrition Specialist. She uses a whole-body, nutritional and functional medicine approach to help women experiencing hair loss. It’s Britt’s personal experience with chronic inflammation coupled with her formal training in functional medicine that empowers her to help women overcome the symptoms they feel stuck with. On...
Neuroinflammation and the stress-disease process with Dr. Jannine Krause
February 10, 2021 12:30 - 34 minutes - 30 MBDr. Jannine Krause is a naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist and today we’re diving into neuroinflammation, the nervous system, and the stress-disease process. Dr. Krause is also a podcast host of The Health Fix, where she is dedicated to empowering people to take charge of their own health. Huge thanks to Better Help for sponsoring today’s...
Nervous system survival mode and how to get back to thriving with Nathan Chilton
February 03, 2021 12:30 - 32 minutes - 27.6 MBNathan Chilton is a Chiropractic and Wellness Coach specializing in regulation of the nervous system and the body’s stress response. Today we’re talking about the body’s stress response, and what happens when it becomes overtaxed by physical, mental, and emotional stressors. Nathan believes that people are stuck in nervous system survival mode and is passionate...
Disordered Eating Recovery and Nuance in the “All Foods Fit” Mentality with Mindy Gorman-Plutzer
January 27, 2021 12:00 - 35 minutes - 29.5 MBMindy Gorman-Plutzer is Certified Functional Nutrition and Lifestyle Practitioner and Eating Psychology Coach. Mindy has created a framework that combines functional nutrition, positive psychology, and mind/body science; introducing a compassionate resolution to physical and emotional challenges resulting from chronic and complex health issues as they relate to Eating Disorders. Today we’re digging into disordered eating...
The Invisible Corset & Issues with the Body Positivity Movement with Lauren Geersten
January 20, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutes - 29.5 MBLauren Geertsen is a body connection coach and nutrition consultant, and the author of the new book the Invisible Corset: Break Free from Beauty Culture and Embrace Your Radiant Self. In today’s episode you’ll learn about Lauren’s journey from being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease at age 14, to becoming a nutrition consultant focusing on...
Healing from the root cause with mindset work, with Lana Shlafer
January 13, 2021 12:00 - 38 minutes - 29 MBOn today’s episode we’re digging deeper into our mindset, and how it can either provide a roadblock or unlock the key to our healing, especially when it comes to healing our body image and relationship with food, and healing from the root cause. Lana Shlafer is a mindset coach, podcast host of the Manifest That...
The dark side of the wellness industry, and how all-or-nothing thinking prevents long-term health and happiness, with Robyn Conley Downs
January 06, 2021 12:00 - 46 minutes - 37.1 MBWelcome to the new year! The theme for this month’s podcast episodes and guests is pursuing TRUE health and feeling good without diets or protocols – to go against the grain and provide a welcoming alternative to the traditional shame-based January new years resolutions culture. One of my main goals is to show you how...