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From Mayhem To Mindset With Dr. LauraEp. 52 - From Provider to Advocate: Making Sure Covered Services Get CoveredIf you've spent any time in the eating disorder field, you will recognize the name Jessica Setnick, MS, RD CEDS-C. Jessica spent many years developing evidence based treatment protocols and educating professionals about the role of dieticians in eating disorder recovery. In addition to being an author and speaker, Jessica is the founder of IFEDD (The International Federation of Eating Disorder Dieticians) and advocates to ensure that nutrition counseling is covered by insurance for ED treatment.
2026-06-0239 min
Bulimia Sucks | Kate Hudson HallBulimia Sucks! | Episode 284 | Setback and Successes | Jessica SetnickAs the fireside warms, Kate chats again with the incredibly inspiring Jessica Setnick. Jessica Setnick is your favorite kind of dietitian - she knows her stuff but doesn’t take herself too seriously. She blends her personal bulimia recovery story with 24 years of experience in the eating disorder field as she writes, speaks and interviews worldwide. Sharing the message that everyone needs a safe place to talk about their eating and everyone who wants help should be able to get it. Need Support? If anything you he...
2026-05-2542 min
Uncle Marv's Unhealthy PodcastRethinking “Good” And “Bad” Foods (EP 102)This episode is for anyone who has ever counted calories, tried the next “miracle” diet, or gone to bed mad at themselves because of what they ate… or didn’t eat. I talk with registered dietitian and eating disorder specialist Jessica Setnick, who has spent decades in the trenches of those hard conversations, about why so many of us feel like food is running the show and why “I’m fine” usually translates to “feelings I’m not expressing.” We start with that little word fine, move into the awkward “so what do you do” conversations about being a dietitian, and quickly l...
2026-05-2145 min
The Fatherhood Challenge Podcast & Radio ProgramThe Sentinel’s Guide to Eating CompetenceEating disorders and disordered eating are among the most complex challenges a family can face. As dads, we often want to 'fix' the problem with logic or discipline. But when it comes to a child’s relationship with food, the mission requires a different set of tools: empathy, strategy, and a deep understanding of how to build 'eating competence.' And if you’re like me, you don’t have a clue where to even begin and that’s why I brought an eating disorder professional who is a registered dietician to walk us through the healing process for eating d...
2026-05-1527 min
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroDitching Diet Culture: Fostering Your Baby’s Healthy Food Relationship with Vanessa Rissetto, MS, RD#112: If you’ve ever thought, I do not want my baby to grow up with all of the messed up food stuff I grew up with, this episode is for you. In this conversation, registered dietitian Vanessa Rissetto joins me to talk about diet culture, the pressure parents feel around feeding, and how to start fostering a healthier relationship with food for your baby from the very beginning.
Vanessa breaks down what diet culture actually looks like in real life, how our own food beliefs can shape the way we feed our kids, and why less pressure ar...
2026-05-1439 min
Casting The Net - Reeling In Holistic Health - Mondays With Coach RiceHealing Your Inner Eater: Transforming Your Relationship with FoodIn this powerful conversation, I sit down with eatingdisorder specialist and dietitian Jessica Setnick to unpack something deeperthan food itself—your relationship with it.As we talked, it became clear that this isn’t just aboutwhat we eat… it’s about what we believe, what we’ve experienced, and what we’vecarried—sometimes since childhood. I realized that so many of us aren’t struggling with “foodproblems”, we’re navigating emotional patterns, inherited habits, and internalnarratives that have quietly shaped how we eat, cope, and even judge ourselves.We dive into what it really means to “heal...
2026-04-2939 min
Casting The Net - Reeling In Holistic Health - Mondays With Coach RiceHealing Your Inner Eater: Transforming Your Relationship with FoodIn this powerful conversation, I sit down with eating disorder specialist and dietitian Jessica Setnick to unpack something deeper than food itself—your relationship with it.As we talked, it became clear that this isn’t just about what we eat… it’s about what we believe, what we’ve experienced, and what we’ve carried—sometimes since childhood.I realized that so many of us aren’t struggling with “food problems”, we’re navigating emotional patterns, inherited habits, and internal narratives that have quietly shaped how we eat, cope, and even judge ourselves.We dive into what it...
2026-04-2739 min
The Livin'Sky PodcastPicky Eating, ARFID, and Food Anxiety in Kids with Jessica Setnick MS,RD, CEDRD-SSend us Fan MailWhen a child struggles with food, parents are often told one of two things:“They’ll grow out of it” or “you need to push harder.”But what if neither of those is actually helpful?In this episode of The Livin’Sky Podcast, I sit down with eating disorder expert, educator, and speaker Jessica Setnick to talk about what’s really happening beneath picky eating, food anxiety, and eating challenges in children.We talk about how to recognize red flags without panick...
2026-04-1349 min
the denmother podcast5.27 Eating Disorders with Jessica SetnickWe, as women, have been shaped by advertising, diet culture, the beauty industry and so much more. And often, the messages we received early on start to affect our eating in negative ways. So, how do we navigate our own relationship with food while also working to help our kids have a healthy relationship with food? That's where Jessica Setnick comes in.Jessica Setnick is known by eating disorder professionals worldwide for bringing a new vision of eating disorder care to the field. Through her training workshop, Eating Disorders Boot Camp, and hundreds of conference and community...
2026-03-2455 min
Mental HEALTH Break With Dr. Nafisa SekandariWhy Eating Has Become So Confusing: Diet Culture, Social Media, and Raising Healthy EatersShare your thoughts here! As part of The Happiness Project’s March theme: Parenting, this episode explores one of the most complicated topics families face today...food.In this powerful conversation, I sit down with eating disorder specialist Jessica Setnick to unpack why eating has become so confusing in modern culture.Between diet culture, viral wellness trends, and social media influencers promoting extreme or rigid ideas about “healthy eating,” many people feel overwhelmed, anxious, or even guilty about what they put on their plate.Jess...
2026-03-1348 min
Life and In-BetweenJessica Setnick: Building Eating Disorders Boot Camp + Lessons in Credibility, Coaching & SpeakingIn this episode of Life & In Between, Diana Gonzalez-Lehboub and Patrick Perez sit down with Jessica Setnick (she/her) , a Dallas-based dietitian, author, speaker, and widely respected educator in the eating disorder space — for a conversation that starts with food and expands into a powerful discussion about behavior, culture, access, and the systems that shape how we eat.Jessica breaks down the layered truth behind eating behaviors: what you eat, how much you eat, why you eat, why you don’t eat, and how everything from childhood experiences to emotional patterns to food availability can...
2026-03-081h 04
Hope for Humanity — Conversations on Healing, Trauma & Psychedelic Integration#18 Shame, Stress, and the Inner Eater with Jessica SetnickJessica Setnick is trained as an eating disorder dietitian, but today her work is focused on teaching and consulting with health professionals—and advocating for appropriate insurance coverage for eating disorder care. In this conversation, we explore why food can become a mood-altering strategy under stress, why “food addiction” is often misunderstood, and how shame and secrecy keep eating patterns stuck.Learn more about Jessica's work at JessicaSetnick.comOr email her directly at jessica@understandingnutrition.comJessica's Healing Your Inner Eater workbook is at https://www.understandingnutrition.com/items/healing your in...
2026-03-031h 08
The Chronic TruthEating Disorders and Chronic Illness: Why Emotional Capacity Matters as Much as What's on Your PlateNine out of ten people with eating disorders never receive specialty care. They're sitting right next to you, walking wounded in a diet culture designed to keep them that way. Eating disorder dietitian Jessica Setnick has spent 28 years uncovering the intergenerational food stories, unconscious childhood rules, and emotional programming that drive disordered eating long before anyone thinks to ask for help. From the language to use when a friend is struggling to the childhood circle exercise that reveals exactly why you eat the way you do, this conversation brings eating issues out of the shadows and into the light...
2026-02-2024 min
Attachment Theory in ActionFinding Security in Recovery: Jessica SetnickToday Kirsty sits down with Jessica Setnick for a conversation about how early life experiences can shape our relationship not only with others, but with food. Listen as they take a deep dive into reframing eating disorders, the path to dysfunctional eating and how it can all link back to attachment.
To connect with Jessica and find out more about her work and resources:
Website: https://www.jessicasetnick.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessica.setnick
YouTube: @jessicasetnick2643
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2026-02-1745 minAttachment Theory in ActionFinding Security in Recovery: Jessica SetnickToday Kirsty sits down with Jessica Setnick for a conversation about how early life experiences can shape our relationship not only with others, but with food. Listen as they take a deep dive into reframing eating disorders, the path to dysfunctional eating and how it can all link back to attachment.
To connect with Jessica and find out more about her work and resources:
Website: https://www.jessicasetnick.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessica.setnick
YouTube: @jessicasetnick2643
Connect with the Attachment Theory in Action Podcast:
ATIA Podcast Website: https://www.attachmenttheoryinaction.com/
ATIA Po...
2026-02-1745 min
The Chronic BrewEp. 19- Food, Chronic Illness, and the "Normal" Myth (feat. Jessica Setnick)What happens when your relationship with food becomes a medical battlefield?
For many in the chronic illness community, "normal" eating is complicated by more than just willpower—it’s tangled up in medical restrictions, clinical stereotypes, and a healthcare system that doesn't always see the full picture. In this episode of The Chronic Brew, we sit down with Jessica Setnick, MS, RD, CEDSS, an international leader in the eating disorder field who brings a unique, "human-first" perspective to nutrition.
As an anthropologist and dietitian, Jessica helps us peel back the layers of why we eat the...
2026-02-0856 min
Happy Healthy Her PodcastHealing Your Inner Eater: How Family Food Stories Shape Our Relationship with FoodWhat if your struggles with food were never really about willpower, discipline, or “doing better”?
In this episode of the Happy Healthy Her Podcast, Cynthia, Tracey, and Lorraine sit down with registered dietitian Jessica Setnick for a deeply compassionate conversation about the unseen forces shaping our relationship with food.
Jessica shares how her work with children facing eating disorders revealed something profound: the tools used to heal disordered eating are relevant for anyone who eats. Together, we explore how family dynamics, early childhood experiences, and intergenerational beliefs quietly influence how we eat, how we feel about our bodies, and how we u...
2026-01-251h 05
The Appetite#141: Healing Your Inner Eater – Looking Back to Move ForwardHow does your story with food from childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood impact your current relationship with food? Opal Co-Founder, Julie Church, RDN interviews Jessica Setnick, RDN the creator of the “Healing Your Inner Eater” workshop and workbook which invites individuals to look back in order to move forward in one’s relationship with food. Listen in to Jessica’s passionate story telling to learn about the three parts of your inner eater and how learning about your eating legacy could help heal your current eating concerns. This episode is like a buffet– there is something in it for everyone!
Connect wi...
2026-01-2346 min
Unveiling the Beast180 What We Get Wrong About Eating (It’s Not Willpower)What up, Beasts. Welcome back to the show! In this episode, I sit down with eating disorder dietitian, educator, and advocate Jessica Setnick for a conversation that cuts straight through food shame, diet culture nonsense, and the idea that you have to be “sick enough” to deserve help. We talk about how disordered eating is often normalized or even admired, why emotional eating is a very human coping tool, and how shame keeps people stuck far longer than food ever does. Jessica shares how her background in anthropology shaped the way she understands eating behavior, why one-size-fits-all nutrition advice caus...
2025-12-2637 min
Complex Kids, Simple SolutionsJessica Setnick — Taking the Shame Out of Mealtimes for Complex KidsSend us a textIn this episode, Michelle sits down with pediatric dietitian and eating-behavior specialist Jessica Setnick to talk about one of the most stressful parts of raising complex and neurodivergent kids: mealtimes. Jessica breaks down why picky eating, food battles, and nutrition worries are rarely about the food itself—and how families can create calmer, more connected routines around eating.Jessica shares:Why mealtimes feel so emotional. Parents carry their own childhood memories, family rules, and pressure to “get nutrition right.” Jessica explains how these...
2025-12-0842 min
Rosabel Unscripted PodcastHealing Your Relationship With Food: A Powerful Conversation with Eating Expert Jessica SetnickSo many of us carry silent shame around food — guilt after eating, confusion about hunger, or the belief that our bodies are “the problem.” In this honest and transformative conversation, internationally recognized eating disorder expert Jessica Setnick joins Rosabel Unscripted to unpack the deeper psychology behind eating and the messages we inherit from childhood.Jessica brings clarity and compassion to topics most people struggle with privately: emotional hunger, intrusive thoughts about food, body image, and why so many of our eating patterns were shaped long before adulthood. This episode offers a grounded, judgment-free path toward understanding your relati...
2025-11-2653 min
Parenting Tips: Young Dad Podcast255: Working WITH Picky Eaters- Jessica S.Welcome into the Young Dad Pod—whether you're meal prepping for the week, stealing fries off your kid's plate, or just trying to survive snack time—thanks for being here and tuning in.Today’s guest is Jessica Setnick, a leading voice in eating disorder care and nutritional psychology. She’s trained thousands of professionals, created Eating Disorders Boot Camp, and written Healing Your Inner Eater—a deep dive into how our childhood shapes our relationship with food.Jessica is here to help dads understand how their words, actions, and own food stories influence their kids—while...
2025-11-2454 min
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroHow to Create a Pressure-Free Feeding Environment with Jessica Setnick, MS, RD, CEDRD-S#72: Pressuring babies to eat more and pressuring babies to eat less can both lead to problematic outcomes when babies are learning to eat. But starting solids is a STRESSFUL time for many parents and caregivers, and sometimes without even realizing it we can be creating a feeding environment that is so high pressure both you AND your baby begin to dread mealtime.
In this podcast episode Jessica Setnick, MS, RD, CEDRD-S is talking us through all sorts of tips for creating a pressure-free feeding environment. Jessica is a world renowned eating disorder dietitian who has also worked...
2025-11-2043 min
Life in the Bari LaneHealing Your Inner Eater with Jessica Setnick (Part 1)In Part 1 of this conversation, Jessica Setnick breaks down the origins of our eating patterns by tracing them back to infancy, early attachment, and the messages absorbed from caregivers. She explains how babies experience comfort, connection, and safety through feeding — and how disruptions in this process can shape emotional patterns for decades.Jessica introduces her “influence map” exercise, showing how parents, grandparents, teachers, and even family culture leave imprints on how we feel about food and our bodies. Through stories and examples, she illustrates how eating behaviors that seem confusing or frustrating in adulthood are often logical respon...
2025-11-1934 min
The High-Functioning DisasterJessica Setnick: Food, Trauma & the Stories We Carry (Part 2)Eating disorder dietitian Jessica Setnick returns for Part 2, and we go straight into the intersections of trauma, food, grief, and the stories we’re still unconsciously living by.Jessica breaks down food as a mood-altering chemical, why bingeing or restricting often starts as survival, and how childhood chaos gets wired into adult patterns. Sacha shares her own post-op anger and a childhood food memory that suddenly makes perfect sense.We explore how shame hijacks behavior, how regret opens the door to change, and why seeing parents’ reactions through the lens of fear can rewrite your whol...
2025-11-1837 min
The High-Functioning DisasterWhy You Eat the Way You Do with Jessica Setnick (Part 1)Dietitian and eating-psychology educator Jessica Setnick joins Sacha to unravel the unconscious stories shaping our eating, coping, and self-soothing behaviors — stories rooted in childhood, emotion, and survival.Jessica introduces the idea of the “inner eater” — the younger self who learned how to navigate fear, comfort, chaos, and connection through food. Together, she and Sacha explore how emotional environments, family dynamics, and attachment wounds silently influence adult behaviors we often shame ourselves for.If you’ve ever wondered “Why do I do this?” — this episode starts answering that question with compassion rather than judgment.🧭 In This Episode
2025-11-1734 min
Empowered Plates Empowered LivesShame Isn’t Willpower: Why Emotional Eating Is Deeper Than You ThinkEpisode 113 Feel Out of Control Around Food? This Is Why.Shame Isn’t Willpower: Why Emotional Eating Is Deeper Than You ThinkEver feel like your food choices are sabotaging your healing—no matter how hard you try to stay on track? What if it’s not about discipline or willpower at all?In this episode, Healthy Habits & Lifestyle Coach Jovonnie sits down with Jessica Setnick, Eating Disorder Specialist and founder of IFEDD, to talk about the inner eater—the part of you that’s trying to feel safe, not just full. We dive deep...
2025-11-051h 04
Impossible BeautyEpisode 180: When 'Healthy Eating' Becomes Unhealthy- Jessica Setnick, MS, RD, CEDRDIn 2013, after 16 years of hospital and community work, Registered Dietician and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, Jessica Setnick, closed her private practice to fulfill her mission of educating primary care professionals about eating disorders, dysfunctional eating behavior, and how to best promote recovery and prevention. In addition to speaking and authoring numerous publications, Jessica also mentors the next generation of eating disorder professionals through case consultation and supervision.In my conversation with Jessica, she discusses how shame and fear-based messages in the health care field often make people's eating issues worse, as well as the normalization and prevalence of...
2025-11-0547 min
Parenting on the Spectrum#275: A New Vision for Eating Disorder Care with Jessica SetnickWhat if the way we’ve been approaching eating disorders is incomplete — and sometimes even harmful?Today, I’m thrilled to welcome Jessica Setnick, a leading voice in the eating disorder field. Through her renowned training program, Eating Disorders Boot Camp, and hundreds of presentations worldwide, Jessica has transformed how professionals, families, and communities understand eating disorders and the people who experience them.Jessica brings a rare blend of clinical expertise, authenticity, and compassion. She breaks down complex topics into practical, human-centered strategies that support real healing.Join us for a powerful conversation about re...
2025-11-0126 min
Business With Chronic Illness: Women Entrepreneurs Navigating Burnout & Autoimmune ConditionsWhy Food Shame Is Keeping You Burned Out in Business | Jessica Setnick🌿 If you’re navigating entrepreneurship and chronic illness, or simply craving a more sustainable way to grow your business without sacrificing your health, energy, or self-care priorities, explore Chronically You & Profitable (CYAP).About this Episode:In this episode of Business with Chronic Illness, I'm joined by Jessica Setnick, RD, CSSD, LD—a registered dietitian, eating disorder specialist, and founder of a nonprofit making eating disorder care accessible—to talk about the invisible energy drain keeping entrepreneurs burned out: food shame.Jessica opens up about her own journey of having to go to therapy just to l...
2025-10-2457 min
LIFE WELL LIVED BY OMOBOLA STEPHENE245: How To Heal Your Inner Eater :Breakng The Chain Of Dysfunctional Eating With Jessica SetnickWelcome to Life Well Lived By Omobola Stephen where mindshift conversations lives. We explore on the topic of dysfunctional eating behavior on the show today with host Omobola Stephen and her guest Jessica Setnick, a eating disorder specialist and dietitian. This is a conversation about the people who raised us and how their eating experiences and issues contributed to the way we eat today. Once we become aware of the food stories in our head, we can choose to keep or rewrite them. Jessica is known by eating disorder professionals worldwide for bringing a new vision of eating...
2025-10-1025 min
The DAUGHTERED PodcastCan Fathers Impact Daughters' Eating Habits More Than We Think? A Conversation w/ Jessica SetnickSend us Fan Mail In this episode of the Daughtered podcast, Oscar engages in an insightful discussion with Jessica Setnick, a renowned expert in eating disorders. Jessica shares her extensive experience and practical advice on fostering healthy eating habits in children, particularly in daughters. The conversation delves into how parents, especially fathers, can support their daughters in developing a positive relationship with food and body image. Key topics include giving children agency at the dinner table, avoiding food-related power struggles, and being mindful of the language used around food and body image. Jessica also emphasizes the importance of...
2025-10-0756 min
Age Like a Badass Mother: Healthy Aging, Plant-Based Nutrition & LongevityEp. 73: Body Confidence Isn’t About Loving Every Inch: Here’s What WorksQuestion or comment? Send a one-way text to Age Like a Badass Mother. Include your email so I can answer you back.Jessica Setnick, MS, RD, CEDRD-S, is a nationally recognized eating disorder specialist who brings both professional expertise and deeply personal experience to the conversation. Together, we explore the intersections of menopause, body image, and eating behaviors, and how these complex issues show up throughout a woman’s life.Jessica shares her own journey navigating perimenopause while reflecting on how childhood experiences and cultural pressures continue to influence our relationship with food as adults. Sh...
2025-10-071h 01
ABCs of Parenting Adult ChildrenNourishing Your Child’s Future: Habits That Shape a LifetimeClick on Fan Mail link and give me feedback. ThanksIn this insightful episode of ABC's Parenting Adult Children podcast, host James Moffitt welcomes Jessica Setnick, a renowned dietitian and educator, to explore practical strategies for fostering healthy eating habits at home. Discover how parents can positively influence their children's relationship with food by addressing learned behaviors and promoting a balanced diet. Jessica shares her expertise on the importance of variety, the role of self-care in nutrition, and how to create a supportive environment that encourages healthy choices. Tune in to learn how small changes can lead...
2025-10-0342 min
The AppetiteHealing Your Inner Eater – Looking Back to Move ForwardHow does your story with food from childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood impact your current relationship with food? Opal Co-Founder, Julie Church, RDN interviews Jessica Setnick, RDN the creator of the "Healing Your Inner Eater" workshop and workbook which invites individuals to look back in order to move forward in one's relationship with food. Listen in to Jessica's passionate story telling to learn about the three parts of your inner eater and how learning about your eating legacy could help heal your current eating concerns. This episode is like a buffet– there is something in it for everyone! C...
2025-10-0146 min
Your Lifestyle Is Your MedicineEpisode 56: Jessica SetnickJessica Setnick, a worldwide authority on eating disorders, explains how disordered eating exists on a spectrum that affects everyone, not just those with clinical diagnoses. Her anthropological background provides unique insights into why we make the food choices we do and how our emotional states influence eating patterns.• Eating disorders exist on a spectrum – anyone who eats can have eating problems• The key question is whether your eating habits support or detract from your life goals• "How you're feeling after eating is how you were feeling before" – food often becomes a scapegoat for pre-existing emotions• Past...
2025-09-2653 min
Unwiring MindsUnwiring Habits: Eating BehaviorsEveryone goes through a stage in life where their relationship with food isn't the strongest. Whether it is about under- or overconsumption, or an estranged relationship with our nutrition. Jessica Setnick, a dietician, explains why it is so important to understand our eating behaviors and how we can start changing our eating habits. This 15-minute episode helps enhance lives, one at a time. For more information, head over to jessicasetnick.com and healingyourinnereater.com
2025-09-0816 min
The Nourished ChildHeal Your Relationship with Food and Raise Competent Eaters with Jessica SetnickJessica Setnick helps parents heal their relationship with food, what she calls the "inner eater," so you can raise a competent eater.
2025-09-0446 min
Too Young To Be Old with Diane Gilman, The Queen of Jeans206. Why Every Woman Struggles With Weight After 50 (And What Actually Helps)🎙️ Too Young to Be Old: Eating, Aging & the Truth About Menopause: Why You’re Not to Blame for Your Changing BodyWhat if your struggles with weight, eating habits, and body image in midlife have deeper roots than you think? Diane Gilman sits down with renowned eating disorder dietitian Jessica Setnick for a revelatory, compassionate look at how grief, trauma, menopause, and intergenerational messages all shape our bodies and our eating behaviors. From emotional eating to the unexpected science behind “menopause weight,” discover why true health goes way beyond calories-plus practical steps to reclaim confidence and self-care at any age...
2025-07-2231 min
Understanding Disordered Eating: For anyone whose relationship with food feels harder than it shouldFrom the Vault: Examining the Harmful Implications of the AAP's Guidelines on Weight Loss Medication and Surgery for Children with Jessica Setnick, MS, RD, CEDRD-SWe're continuing our summer throwback series with a powerful episode that's simply too important to leave behind. While we're taking a short break this summer, we'll be resurfacing some of our most impactful conversations — the ones that made us think, challenged the status quo, and sparked meaningful dialogue. Today's rerun is one of those episodes. Originally aired as Episode 72, this conversation with Jessica Setnick dives headfirst into the controversial 2023 guidelines issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). These guidelines made headlines — and not in a good way. Recommending behavioral interventions and even weight loss medications and surg...
2025-07-0141 min
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Nurturing Through AdversityNurturing a Healthy Body Image- Unmasking MythsAre you navigating the complex journey of raising grandchildren, wondering how societal health ideals might inadvertently harm your grandkids' self-perception? Are you seeking fresh insights into nurturing healthy body images for the youngsters now in your care? Explore the under-discussed topic of eating disorders affecting youths and how celebrated health behaviors can mask early symptoms. Learn about racial inequities, food insecurity, and educational misconceptions that silently affect our grandkids' health.Jessica Setnick has one of the most recognizable names in the eating disorders treatment world, thanks to her engaging and charismatic presentation style, her unique point of...
2025-07-0150 min
Nourished Inside Out with Aneta WaclawEating Disorder Myths, Mistakes, and What Actually Works | With Jessica SetnickSend us a textWhat does effective eating disorder treatment really look like? In this powerful episode, renowned expert Jessica Setnick, MS, RD shares game-changing insights from over two decades in the field. Known for her Eating Disorders Boot Camp and dynamic presentations around the world, Jessica breaks down the biggest mistakes providers make, the myths still harming patients, and the practical tools that actually support long-term recovery.Whether you're a clinician, therapist, dietitian, educator, or someone impacted by disordered eating, this conversation delivers real answers and fresh perspective. Learn how...
2025-06-2741 min
The Growth Show with Whitney BatesonEp. 65 - Career Pivots and Speaker Coaching with Jessica Setnick MS, RD, CEDS-CIn this episode of The Growth Show, host Whitney Bateson welcomes Jessica Setnick to discuss her unique career journey from a hospital dietitian to a professional speaker and business coach. Jessica shares her strategies for building confidence in speaking, effectively selling speaking services, and overcoming common challenges like hecklers. Listeners will also gain insights into how to structure a speaker page on a website, the importance of negotiating, and creative ways to handle budgets when pitching speaking engagements. Whether you're an aspiring speaker or looking for tips to advance your current speaking career, this episode is packed with valuable...
2025-06-2352 min
Drive On: Helping Veterans Navigate PTSD & Life After Military ServiceNutrition and Mental Health for VeteransYou trained hard, ate right, and stayed in top physical condition in the military. But after getting out? It's easy for those habits to fall apart. Food becomes a comfort, a coping mechanism, or just an afterthought in the chaos of civilian life. And before you know it, the disciplined approach you once had is gone. In this episode, Jessica Setnick, a nutritionist specializing in eating behaviors, breaks down why so many veterans struggle with food after service. We dive into the connection between food and mental health, how stress alters your eating habits, and why so many of...
2025-06-0359 min
Baby-Led Weaning with Katie FerraroPost-Partum Depression: How a Solid Food Feeding Schedule Helped New Mom Carissa Rose#32: Postpartum depression affects 1 in 10 mothers—but not all moms feel comfortable talking about it. In this episode, mom of two Carissa Rose shares how her struggle with postpartum depression after the birth of her first baby left her feeling like a failure—until starting solid foods with baby-led weaning gave her a new sense of purpose. Carissa explains how feeding her babies 100 different foods helped her reconnect with motherhood and find success on her own terms.
Listen to this episode to learn:
1. How post-partum depression impacted Carissa’s ability to feed and care f...
2025-04-2433 min
Become a Confident Eater: Overcome Overeating, Establish Healthy Eating Habits56. How to Heal From Your Parent’s Eating Habits (& Not Pass Them Down) with Jessica SetnickHave you ever realized how your eating habits were shaped by your parents—or even generations before them?Maybe it hit you while on vacation with family or when you noticed the same patterns showing up in your own kids.In this episode, I chat with Jessica Setnick, an eating disorder specialist and creator of Healing Your Inner Eater Workbook, to explore how our upbringing influences our relationship with food and how to break free from unhelpful patterns.What you’ll learn...- ho...
2025-03-0639 min
Health, My FriendHealing Your Inner EaterJoin myself and Jessica as we discuss what it means to "heal your inner eater" and find awareness when it comes to your food patterns. I'm grateful to have Jessica Setnick on as a guest and I know you'll benefit from this conversation!Questions, comments, want more in depth work? Please reach out!Email: healthmyfriend@gmail.comIG: Abby Mallard - Health, My Friend - Food Freedom & Self Love (@healthmyfriend) • Instagram photos and videosI am in your corner and you matter!Want to connect with Jessica? You can find her here: https://www.jessicasetnick.com/
2025-03-0532 min
Mindset Cafe183. Guest: Jessica Setnick - Transforming Nutrition & Eating BehaviorsSend us Fan Mail Join host Devan Gonzalez on the Mindset Cafe as he welcomes renowned dietitian and eating behavior expert Jessica Setnick for a deep dive into the powerful connection between mindset, nutrition, and eating habits. Discover how childhood experiences shape our food choices, why social media impacts body image, and practical strategies for fostering healthy eating in children. Jessica also shares how to separate emotions from eating decisions, reframe food from the “enemy” to a supportive tool, and b...
2025-02-2842 min
More Than What You EatEp 119 how to know if you or your loved one has an eating disorder, the first step to getting treatment, & how to see diet culture for the life thief that it is with Jessica Setnick MS, RD, CEDS-SEating disorders are often misunderstood, tricky to identify, and can be really scary when someone you love is struggling with one. How do you know if they're struggling if they won't be open with you about it? How do you know when it's time to get help? And what do you do if they don't want to get support? Whether you worry about the person you love, or are wondering if its time for you to get help yourself - this podcast episode is the one to listen to. Rachel is joine...
2025-02-111h 02
The Healthy Post Natal Body PodcastUnderstanding and Preventing Pediatric Eating Disorders: Expert Insights with Jessica SetnickSend us Fan MailThis week I have the absolute pleasure of being joined by pediatric eating expert Jessica Setnick ( MS,RD, CEDRD-S).Jessica is one of my favourite guests to have had on the show.We are talking everything to do with eating disorders in children;How it can start, how you can tell there are issues and how to start resolving it.Basically this is all about how you can help your child have a healthy relationship with food, regardless of whether they currently have one or...
2025-02-0939 min
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Nurturing Through AdversityAll You Need to Know About Healing Your Inner EaterAre you a grandparent raising grandchildren and navigating the complex world of eating habits and food narratives? Do you struggle with understanding how to manage dietary needs while promoting a healthy relationship with food in your household? Do you find yourself overwhelmed with the desire to model positive eating behaviors without falling into the trap of food restriction?I’m Laura Brazan, your host for 'Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Nurturing Through Adversity.' Like many of you, I've faced the unique challenges and joys of raising my grandchildren, and I'm here to offer support and insights to help yo...
2025-02-0446 min
Heart to Heart with AbagabaJessica Setnick: Registered Dietician and Authoressica Setnick is known by eating disorder professionals worldwide for bringing a new vision of eating disorder care to the field. Through her training workshop, Eating Disorders Boot Camp, and hundreds of conference and community presentations, Jessica has spread her message to thousands of healthcare professionals, educators, college students and others. Combining authenticity, two decades of expertise, and her unique ability to translate complicated topics into practical tools, Jessica connects with audiences on a deep level, whether from a podium or across cyberspace. I'm so happy to welcome Jessica to our podcast today.
2024-12-2036 min
V.I.B.E. Living PodcastRethinking Eating Disorders: How Women Over 40 Are ImpactedJoin us for an enlightening discussion with Jessica Sitnick, a renowned expert in eating disorder treatment, as we unravel the myths surrounding eating disorders, particularly in women over 40. Despite being perceived as a condition for younger demographics, eating disorders significantly impact women in midlife and beyond. In this episode, Jessica draws on her unique journey from anthropology to nutrition to shed light on the cultural, psychological, and systemic factors that shape our relationship with food.Explore how chronic stress and societal pressures influence eating behaviors and how midlife transitions can affect body image and self-esteem. Jessica shares...
2024-12-1329 min
The Inside Story Podcast with April Adams PertuisEating Disorders among Women with Jessica SetnickEating disorders affect millions of people worldwide, yet they are often misunderstood or overlooked. Disordered eating behaviors can range from restrictive dieting to binge eating and are influenced by a variety of factors, including societal pressures, personal experiences, and even generational legacies. Understanding these behaviors and the stories behind them is a crucial step toward healing and creating a healthier relationship with food.In today’s episode, I welcome an old friend, Jessica Setnick – a dietitian, educator, and advocate with over 26 years of experience in the field of eating disorders. Jessica shares her professional journey, insights from her...
2024-11-2751 min
Raising Wild Hearts with Ryann WatkinTrusting Your Hunger and Developing a Healthy Relationship with Food with Jessica SetnickOn this episode of the Raising Wild Hearts podcast, I'm sitting down with Jessica Setnick to explore the complex relationship between food and comfort, particularly in the context of parenting and childhood development. We discuss how food can serve as a source of comfort from infancy, the importance of secure attachment in developing healthy eating habits, and the need for discernment in recognizing emotional versus physical hunger. Our conversation highlights the significance of understanding our own food relationships to better guide the next generation.Keywordseating disorders, food comfort, parenting, emotional hunger, self-esteem, nutrition...
2024-11-1159 min
To Your Health237. Losing Weight Without Messing Up Your Kids with Jessica SetnickYou want to lose weight and you also want to make sure that your young, impressionable kids, don't leave the house with the same messed up relationship with food that you picked up from your own mother's dieting attempts.
Can you have both?
That's what returning guest, Registered Dietician, Jessica Setnick, and I are discussing on today's episode.
If you missed her previous episode, tune into #217 to learn about how
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2024-09-2341 min
Real Food StoriesBreaking Free from Diet Culture: Real Food Stories on Body Positivity and Nourishing Midlife Women’s HealthHave you ever felt overwhelmed by the relentless messages of diet culture that dictate how we should look and feel, especially as we navigate the complexities of midlife? In this enlightening episode of Real Food Stories, host Heather Carey welcomes Jessica Setnick, a distinguished registered dietitian with a deep understanding of eating disorders and diet culture. Together, they delve into the profound impact of societal pressures on women’s body image, weight loss, and aging, particularly during the transformative years of midlife. Jessica sheds light on how many eating issues originate from childhood experiences and societal expectations, leading to di...
2024-07-3051 min
Neelu Gurung PodcastNavigating Social Media: Unmasking the Impact on Adolescent Eating Disorders (ft. Jessica Setnick)In this eye-opening episode, we delve into the intricate relationship between social media and adolescent eating disorders. From curated body ideals to the pressure of comparison, we explore how platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat shape self-perception and contribute to disordered eating behaviors. Join us as we discuss the role of influencers, cyberbullying, and the quest for validation in the digital age. Discover strategies for fostering a healthier online environment and empowering young minds to navigate social media mindfully. 🌟
Guest Speaker: Jessica Setnick
KEYWORDS: social media effects on eating disorders, media impact on eating disorders, eating disorders and social media use
2024-07-0118 minTo Your Health213. Resolving Eating Issues Picked Up in Childhood with Jessica SetnickIf you've ever wondered why it's so hard to change how you eat or feel about your body, this episode will shed light on just how complex our relationships with food really are.
It may or may not come as news to you that your current relationship with food and your body is impacted by the messages you received about those things when you were a kid.
Even more unbelievably is that you're impacted by the messages your parents and their parents received when they were kids.
I'm joined by Registered Dietician and...
2024-07-0148 min
Health and Wellness TrailblazersNavigating Eating Disorders with Jessica SetnickWelcome to the Health and Wellness Trailblazers Podcast! In this episode, we dive into navigating eating disorders.
Jessica Setnick is the best kind of dietitian - knows her stuff but doesn't take herself too seriously. She's fun to be around, and she's definitely not judging what you ate for lunch. Jessica's dream is a world where no one is ashamed to talk about their eating issues and anyone who wants help can get it.
She works toward that goal by teaching health professionals how to help people with eating...
2024-06-1816 minBulimia Sucks | Kate Hudson HallBulimia Sucks! | Episode 196 | Setback and Successes | Jessicsa SetnickKate is a therapist, author and podcaster offering online therapy for those in need.As the fireside warms, Kate chats again with the incredibly inspiring Jessica Setnick. Jessica Setnick is your favorite kind of dietitian - she knows her stuff but doesn’t take herself too seriously. She blends her personal bulimia recovery story with 24 years of experience in the eating disorder field as she writes, speaks and interviews worldwide. Sharing the message that everyone needs a safe place to talk about their eating and everyone who wants help should be abl...
2024-06-1041 minBulimia Sucks | Kate Hudson HallBulimia Sucks! | Episode 184 | Setback and Successes | Jessica SetnickKate is a therapist, author and podcaster offering online therapy for those in need.As the fireside warms, Kate chats again with the incredibly inspiring As the fireside warms, Kate chats again with the incredibly inspiring Jessica Setnick. Jessica Setnick is your favorite kind of dietitian - she knows her stuff but doesn’t take herself too seriously. She blends her personal bulimia recovery story with 24 years of experience in the eating disorder field as she writes, speaks and interviews worldwide. Sharing the message that everyone needs a safe place to talk abo...
2024-03-1841 min
The NPRDFunny, Fierce and Forward ThinkingJessica Setnick, MS, RD, CEDRD-S is an incredible entrepreneur in the eating disorder field. She has led the industry in Eating Disorder Boot Camp training for dietitians as well as authored what will be the 3rd Ed. (out in the fall of 2024) Pocket Guide to Eating Disorders for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Jessica’s Dietitians Guide To Professional Speaking is yet another endeavor as is the International Federation of Eating Disorder Dietitians. Jessica is funny, fierce and her forward thinking is insightful and inspirational.
2024-02-0727 min
The Gratefully Nourished Podcast with Alyssa Pike, RD30. Everything We Know About Eating Disorders Is Wrong (Ft. Jessica Setnick, MS, RD, CEDRD-S)If you've ever wanted to understand the basics of eating disorders, this episode will help you do just that. In today's episode, Jessica shares how she got into the eating disorder field, we discuss the spectrum of eating behaviors -- ranging from positive to neutral to destructive to threatening, the three needs for recovery and common misconceptions about eating disorders. Jessica delivered several key insights that I know I'm going to be thinking about for a long time.
I'm so grateful I got to sit down and talk with Jessica -- I share this...
2023-11-1750 min
The Nourished ChildHow to Arm Your Child Against Dysfunctional Eating with Jessica SetnickJessica Setnick shares her insights on dysfunctional eating in children and what parents can do right now to protect them. Get full information on the blog: https://thenourishedchild.com/blog/
2023-11-0950 min
It's Not About Food Podcast with Laurelee RoarkEpisode 165: Purpose with Special Guest Jessica SetnickFollowing our purpose leads us to the path that feeds our soul. We all possess unique gifts and we all have the need to express these gifts. To find our calling is to find the path to our hearts, the way of life that makes us feel alive and glad to be here. Over time we may find many different paths, small and large. We find our calling by listening to our inner voice and doing what feels right and true to ourselves. Jessica Setnickjessica@understandingnutrition.com
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2023-07-1431 min
Eating Liberty podcast from the Culinary LibertarianEpisode 237 Jessica Setnick on why eating disorder is the wrong phrase for an eating problemJessica Setnick joins me to discuss the 4 factors that can lead to eating disorders, which is a term she doesn't like.
Find Jessica's webpage link on the show notes page here
culinarylibertarian.com/237
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2023-04-1052 min
Just Dumb Enough PodcastEating Disorders with Jessica SetnickThe topic of eating disorders can make people really uncomfortable. It's not something that sees much attention, and according to my expert, it might be so well hidden for a number of reasons, including: shame, trendy diets, an injury, or just because the person engaged in the bad habits doesn't realize they have a problem. My guest today is Jessica Setnick. Jessica is a dietician with over 25 years of experience, who also regularly consults with other health professionals on a global scale to ensure better education. She's here today to discuss the various and numerous eating disorders, and the impact...
2023-03-1346 min
Just Dumb Enough PodcastEating Disorders with Jessica SetnickThe topic of eating disorders can make people really uncomfortable. It's not something that sees much attention, and according to my expert, it might be so well hidden for a number of reasons, including: shame, trendy diets, an injury, or just because the person engaged in the bad habits doesn't realize they have a problem.
My guest today is Jessica Setnick. Jessica is a dietician with over 25 years of experience, who also regularly consults with other health professionals on a global scale to ensure better education. She's here today to discuss the various and numerous eating disorders...
2023-03-1346 minUnderstanding Disordered Eating: For anyone whose relationship with food feels harder than it shouldExamining the Harmful Implications of the AAP's Guidelines on Weight Loss Medication and Surgery for Children with Jessica Setnick, MS, RD, CEDRD-SJoin legend Jessica Setnick and me in a conversation discussing the recent AAP guidelines. The AAP has suggested weight loss medication as young as 12 and weight loss surgery as young as 13 for children they deem "obese." Naturally, as eating disorder clinicians, we'll have a reaction or two to that. Jessica never disappoints, she's highly entertaining and delivers really important information for you to become a more informed patient. Jessica's website Find an eating disorder dietitian at Admin@IFEDD.org Ragen Chastain's research into the AAP's guidelines and authors of the guidelines
2023-01-2541 min
The SeasonED RDClaim Full Recovery at Lunch Today
Dr. Shaun Riebl, PhD, RDN
Claiming victories at each step
Using Body as a Resource
Neuroception, Polyvagal theory
Snake example – that’s my system trying to protect me
How can we get nutrition into the thinking brain?
Show up for the client and come into THEIR world with compassion
Shaun helps Beth with a little bit of supervision
Safe and Sound Protocol
Fully Claiming Victories
TWINKIES
Dr. Shaun’s Seasonings:
D...
2022-11-1154 min
The SeasonED RDThere Are No Mistakes, Only Opportunities
Elyssa Toomey, RDN, CEDS-S, RYT
So many people (physical therapists, yoga instructors, personal trainers) can be brought into the web of people that are trying to help clients be connected and create a peaceful relationship with food and their body
How do we hold space for our clients as dietitians, especially virtually?
What are the non-negotiable things I need as a clinician as a human, so that I can show up for my clients as my best self? We need self-care and support to do this work well.
Our patients need to give us permission to...
2022-08-2648 min