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Satisfaction Factor#97 - Intuitive Eating Hot Tips & Hot TakesIf you've ever felt like the intuitive eating framework just doesn't resonate with you as it's presented in the books, then this episode is for you! This week, we're offering some different perspectives and ways to practice each principle that you might not find in the book, and that we’ve found through years of practicing on our own and working with clients. These hot tips and hot takes might be just what you need if you've been feeling stuck or like something's missing from your practice.We're talking about:Why it's so important to keep co...2024-08-2153 minSatisfaction Factor#96 - Approachable Practices to Integrate Intuitive Eating & Anti-Diet Work Into Your LifeEver wondered why you intellectually understand intuitive eating & anti-diet concepts but struggle to truly live them? In this episode, we're giving you 5 actionable practices to help you move from theoretical knowledge to practical application. We're talking about:Why it's not enough to learn about intuitive eating & anti-diet concepts; we have to actually practice themThe importance of tailoring intuitive eating & anti-diet practices to fit your unique needs, experiences, and identitiesHow we can take big concepts & break them down into approachable practices or goalsAnd if you do want to get some support in this work, Naomi h...2024-08-0753 minSatisfaction Factor#95 - Realistic Expectations for Navigating Intuitive Eating On Your OwnNavigating the world of intuitive eating & anti-diet living can be a daunting task, especially when you're doing it solo. In this episode, we're diving deep into the journey of pursuing intuitive eating without professional support, with 7 crucial insights that can help you set realistic expectations & understand the long-term commitment required for this process.We're talking about:Why it's normal to hit plateaus or feel stuck on your intuitive eating journeyThe importance of setting realistic expectations to avoid discouragement Why everyone’s timeline is unique & it’s perfectly okay for the jour...2024-07-2446 minSatisfaction Factor#92 - Listener Q&A: Navigating the Nuances of "Normal" Eating, Restriction, Munchies & Satisfying LunchesThis week, we're answering some listener questions! In this episode we're covering:What if I eat more than everyone I know or more than what I see people eating online?Is it restriction if I avoid foods that I know make me feel guilty?How can I navigate the munchies from partaking in THC while still practicing intuitive eating?How do you pack satisfying lunches?And if you're looking for individually tailored support for your intuitive eating journey, Naomi has 3 spots open for 1:1 Intuitive Eating & Anti-Diet coaching! You can get all the details & submit your a...2024-06-1245 minSatisfaction Factor[REPLAY] #51 - Is Intuitive Eating for Everyone?Often when we talk about Intuitive Eating with new people or on social media, we hear variations of "I'd love to eat intuitively, but I can't because..." The end of that sentence is sometimes about weight loss, sometimes about health concerns, or sometimes about something completely different. So this week, we're talking about who gets to practice Intuitive Eating! We're digging into all the nuances of whether or not Intuitive Eating is really for everyone, including: whether you need to lose weight first; whether you can practice Intuitive Eating if you have a medical condition; how Intuitive Eating might...2024-05-1556 minSatisfaction Factor#89 - Intuitive Eating for Perimenopause & MenopauseThis week we’re covering a topic that is often full of harmful diet culture advice - perimenopause & menopause! In this episode we're talking about how we can apply the Intuitive Eating principles to this experience instead. Since we are not registered dietitians, we’re not giving specific nutrition recommendations, but instead, we’ll be discussing:what perimenopause & menopause arewhy it's important to approach this transition through an anti-diet lens how we can apply the Intuitive Eating mindset & principles to 4 common symptoms of perimenopause: weight gain, fatigue & sleeplessness, gastrointestinal issues, and elevated cholesterol & blood sugar levelsStay i...2024-04-1758 minSatisfaction Factor#88 - Oprah, Ozempic & Ob*sityThis week, we're coming in hot with a breakdown of Oprah, Ozempic, and ob*sity.... oh my! A couple of weeks ago, Oprah did a TV special called “Shame, Blame & the Weight Loss Revolution," which was basically an hour-long infomercial for weight loss drugs. In this episode, we talk about:Oprah's history with diet culture & moral panicThe difference between Oprah exercising her own body autonomy vs. going on TV to promote her dietsA breakdown & critique of all the main points of the special (so you don't have to watch it!)And why framing ob*sity as a d...2024-04-031h 15Satisfaction Factor#87 - Taking the Weight Stigma Out of PCOS with Chelsea LevyThis week, we’re talking to Chelsea Levy all about PCOS!Chelsea is a Certified Intuitive eating counselor, Registered dietitian nutritionist, and diabetes educator candidate. She is the founder of Chelsea Levy Nutrition – a private practice in NYC serving individuals worldwide.She earned her Master of Science degree from Hunter College and completed her dietetic internship at the City of New York School of Public Health in New York City.Chelsea is a self-identified fat health care provider committed to utilizing a weight inclusive medical model for the treatment of eating disorders and chro...2024-03-2041 minSatisfaction Factor#86 - Weight Loss Surgery Fact & Fiction with Kirsten MorrissonThis week, we’re talking to Kirsten Morrisson all about weight loss surgery.Kirsten Morrisson is an Anti-Diet Registered Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. She is the Host of Intuitive Bites Podcast and runs her own virtual private practice helping women heal their relationships to food and body.We had an awesome conversation with Kirsten about...how her experiences working in a bariatric surgery department got her started on the path to intuitive eating & Health at Every Size the facts about the weight loss from weight loss surgerywhether weight loss surgery can "solve" hun...2024-03-0642 minSatisfaction Factor#85 - Deconstructing Diet Culture Language: Reframing Even More Diet Culture PhrasesThis week we’re deconstructing 5 more diet culture phrases! We really enjoy this series, and we hope you do too! This week’s phrases have a bit of a theme - the way that diet culture loves to pathologize totally normal things, add stigma to them, create fear around them, and generally just make them so much worse and more complicated than they need to be.The phrases/terms we're covering in this installment are:Skinny FatFood NoiseCravingsAtypical Anorexiaand Bingeing We're breaking down the ways these phrases are used within diet culture, how they're causing harm...2024-02-2148 minSatisfaction Factor#84 - Fat Positive Fertility with Nicola SalmonThis week, we’re talking to Nicola Salmon about all things fat positive fertility!Nicola is the leading voice for fat folks seeking fertility support, bringing a unique fat-positive perspective to her work as a fertility coach and author of the groundbreaking book "Fat and Fertile”.She is a prominent figure in the world of fat activism, using her platform and expertise to challenge the weight bias and stigmas that exist within the fertility industry and empower those who are often marginalized to take control of their reproductive health with confidence and self-assurance.Thro...2024-02-0732 minSatisfaction Factor#83 - Unexpected (But Very Practical!) Benefits of Intuitive EatingThis week we’re talking about some super practical and sometimes unexpected benefits of intuitive eating! We all know intuitive eating can transform your relationship with food and your body, but what might that look like on a practical level? How does that show up in our lives, from the day-to-day stuff to the big stuff? It can be hard to wrap our heads around why it's worth doing all the work it takes to practice intuitive eating, so these are some examples of how it can impact our lives far beyond whether or not we're eating the cookies!2024-01-2452 minSatisfaction Factor#82 - Navigating Non-Diet New Year's ResolutionsWe're so happy to be back this week with a brand new episode all about how to set non-diet New Year's resolutions! We've noticed a lot of people setting resolutions or intentions this year - way more than we have in quite some time - and we wanted to support that choice with a conversation about how we can make sure that diet culture isn't creeping into this practice.In this episode we're chatting all about:Those in & out lists we're seeing everywhere this yearWhy resolutions don't have to look a specific way & some alternatives to...2024-01-1035 minSatisfaction Factor[REPLAY] #15 - New Year, Same Us!We're taking our first ever Satisfaction Factor holiday break this year! We’ll be back with a new episode on January 10th, but until then, we hope you enjoy this replay!Get ready for a fun & candid New Year's episode! It’s officially 2022, and Naomi is still rebelling against structure & rigidity, and Sadie is still loving a schedule and a well-established plan. Even though we both function from two pretty opposite operational styles, we both agree that setting any kind of New Year’s resolution, intention, or goal should be something you WANT to do, not so...2023-12-2754 minSatisfaction Factor[REPLAY] #56 - Coping With Holiday Diet & Body TalkWe're taking our first ever Satisfaction Factor holiday break this year! We’ll be back with a new episode on January 10th, but until then, we hope you enjoy this replay!If you're dreading the diet & body talk at your holiday family gatherings, you're not alone! Even if we are really good at having these conversations with friends, acquaintances, professionals, or co workers, having these conversations with family can feel way more loaded than it does in other contexts. In this episode we're discussing why diet & body talk hits different from our families, an...2023-12-1356 minSatisfaction Factor#81 - Diabetes Myth Busting with Esther TambeThis week, we’re talking to Esther Tambe, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES (she/her) about the mainstream myths about diabetes & what a weight inclusive approach to diabetes looks like!Esther Tambe is a New York-based weight-inclusive Registered Dietitian passionate about helping women recover from eating disorders and disordered eating. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition from Long Island University and another in Health Science-Public Health from Stony Brook University. She also has a Master’s degree in Nutrition from Long Island University. Esther is committed to increasing awareness of eating disorders/disordered eating in Bla...2023-11-2946 minSatisfaction Factor[REPLAY] #41 - Caring For Ourselves When The World Is On FireWhile the context is different, we thought this would be a good time to revisit these self-care practices and conversations about caring for ourselves. And, in an effort to practice what we preach, we took a week off from recording to allow ourselves to rest & regulate. We'll be back with a new episode on November 29th, and we hope this replay will be supportive for you in the meantime.To say that he past few weeks have been hard would be a huge understatement. So this week's episode is all about how we...2023-11-1541 minSatisfaction Factor#80 - What If Weight Loss Could Actually Help Your Situation?This week, we're answering the question, “What if weight loss could actually help my situation?” And if you've ever found yourself wondering about that, you’re not alone. Maybe you understand that health is more complicated than just our personal behaviors, and you've realized that the “thin ideal” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. But some things still feel more complicated. Because wouldn’t weight loss actually help when it comes to finding clothes that fit, avoiding weight stigma at the doctor and other areas of life, being able to travel or go to the theater, and a whole host...2023-11-0137 minSatisfaction Factor#79 - Viewing Diet Culture Through a Trauma-Informed Lens with Katie KurtzThis week, we’re talking to Katie Kurtz, MSW LISW-S (she/her), a subject-matter expert and trainer who specializes in integrative and inclusive trauma-informed care. As a licensed social worker & certified coach, she has spent the last 15 years specializing in trauma-informed training and consultation across multiple disciplines and industries. She reimagines trauma-informed care as inclusive and accessible for all people and professions through her developed frameworks and methodologies. She has created an integrative trauma-informed care approach to train thousands of professionals in multiple industries across 6 continents. She brings a vast lens of integrative instruction to embody these skills across man...2023-10-1858 minSatisfaction Factor#78 - Beyond Shrinking & Drinking with Lael AtkinsonThis week, we’re talking to Lael Atkinson (they/them), a certified professional recovery coach who works at the intersection of drinking and dieting. During their experience of parting ways with alcohol and then tackling a lifetime of dieting, disordered eating, and body shame, they found resources that addressed quitting drinking OR that addressed food and body image issues, yet could not find any sources that spoke to the intersection of the two. And in both their personal experience and the experience they saw with many of their clients, they found that the two do indeed frequently overlap. This led...2023-10-0440 minSatisfaction Factor#77 - Allow Ourselves to Re-Introduce Ourselves!Next week will mark two years since we published the first episode of Satisfaction Factor! In that first episode, we introduced ourselves, told you our origin stories, and generally gave you the low down on who we are, what we do, and what we believe in. So in this week's episode, we're celebrating our podcast-iversary by reintroducing ourselves! We're chatting all about what's changed for us in the past two years in life, business, podcasting, and everything in between. Thanks to all our amazing listeners & guests for making these past two years so successful! We're so...2023-09-2042 minSatisfaction Factor#76 - The Truth About Body Neutrality with Jessi KneelandThis week, we’re talking to Jessi Kneeland about body neutrality & their new book, Body Neutral: A Revolutionary Guide to Overcoming Body Image Issues!Jessi Kneeland (they/them) is a coach, writer, and speaker dedicated to helping people overcome the suffering associated with body anxiety, insecurity, and negativity, and to improve their relationship with their bodies. After working as a personal trainer for a decade in New York City, Kneeland became an iPEC certified life coach and launched a coaching practice centered around the meaningful work of self-acceptance. Their innovative approach allows them to partner with clients in...2023-09-061h 00Satisfaction Factor#75 - What Is Body Diversity & Why Does It Matter?This week we’re talking all about body diversity! We realized that we use this term frequently, but we’ve never talked about what it is, why it matters, or how you can start cultivating an appreciation for it. So that’s exactly what we’re doing in this episode!We had a great conversation, including:What body diversity is (and how bodies are like zucchinis 😂)How we're conditioned to believe that all bodies are supposed to be the sameThe oppressive systems upheld in what we believe about "normal" bodiesThe harm done by a lack of body divers...2023-08-2352 minSatisfaction Factor#74 - Unpacking Diet Culture in the Dance World with Jenna JozefowskiThis week, we’re talking to Jenna Jozefowski about diet culture in dance spaces... and so much more!Jenna Jozefowski helps active women learn to lift and get strong with equal parts challenge and compassion. She is a certified personal trainer & kettlebell instructor, Trauma Informed Weightlifting coach, dance teacher, yoga teacher, and semi-retired professional dancer. After years of living and working in industries full of diet-culture, she got sick and tired of watching people (including herself) running themselves into the ground trying to uphold the narrow-minded image of what our culture sees as “healthy” and “fit”. But instead of...2023-08-091h 01Satisfaction Factor#73 - Embodiment for Fat Folks with Melanie LosaccoThis week, we’re talking to Melanie Losacco about embodiment practices for fat folks!Melanie (she/hers) draws on her lived experience as a fat person as well as her professional background as a trauma informed somatic coach to help fat folx become more embodied. Outside of work she fills her days mom-ing, laughing with friends, binging trashy tv and plotting ways to continue smashing the system. We had an amazing conversation with Melanie about...how feminism is often missing the weight stigma lens the problems with blank slate therapy what somatic experiencing even iswhy b...2023-07-2653 minSatisfaction Factor[REPLAY] #26 - Deconstructing Diet Culture Language: Authority, Discipline & Accountability[This week's episode is a replay because we're on vacation/having surgery! But we'll be back on July 26th with a brand new episode for you!]This week, we're deconstructing the common diet culture concepts of authority, discipline, and accountability. In particular, we're looking at: what systems are being upheld by these conceptshow these concepts can interfere with our self-trust and autonomyhow we address these concepts within our work with clientsand how interrogating the language we use can help us better identify & meet our n...2023-07-1253 minSatisfaction Factor#72 - Yoga For Body Liberation with Vivian SellesThis week, we’re talking to Vivian Selles about yoga as a path to body liberation in eating disorder recovery and beyond! Vivian Selles is an experienced registered yoga teacher and Yoga Alliance continuing education provider. Yoga is action, and Vivian cultivates positive change in the yoga community through her practice and teachings. Vivian’s intention as a yoga teacher is to create and hold safer, accessible spaces for all people on their path to liberation. Vivian combines her extensive education and experiential expertise teaching yoga philosophy and practices in eating disorder recovery treatment centers and through natio...2023-06-2847 minSatisfaction Factor#71 - Unpacking a Real Life Experience of Medical Weight StigmaCW: medical weight stigma, BMI, bariatric surgery, and some discussion of restrictive post-surgical diets Last month, Naomi had a really difficult medical experience, and when she shared about it on Instagram, she got a lot of responses from people saying how helpful it was to hear how she navigated it. Unfortunately, experiences like these are way too common, and hearing about how other people navigate them can both take the shame out of them, and also help us to prepare.So, this week, we're unpacking Naomi's real life experience of weight stigma, including:...2023-06-1447 minSatisfaction Factor#70 - Anti-Diet Myth BustingThis week, we're busting 5 common anti-diet myths! In this episode we're talking about why being anti-diet definitely doesn't mean:Completely cutting out “diet” foodsAvoiding workoutsHating fruits & veggiesAlways eating dessertOr always choosing to wear a bikini.Instead, we're breaking down what it really means to be anti-diet, and what questions we can ask ourselves when making food, body, and clothing choices to make sure we're not falling back into diet culture.Want to work on cultivating the skills to make your own anti-diet choices? The waitlist is open for Naomi's new cohort of Nourish & Bloom , her 40 week...2023-05-3141 minSatisfaction Factor#69 - Approaching Financial Conversations Through an Anti-Diet LensThis week, we're talking about all about the ways that conversations about financial freedom often overlap with conversations about food freedom, and how we can apply our anti-diet lens to our financial conversations.We had a great conversation, including:The way the privilege in conversations about financial freedom mirrors the privilege in conversations about food freedomHow concepts like moderation & restriction show up in budgetingAnd how we might be able to practice "budget respect" & "intuitive spending."Referenced in this episode:Retire 'Tightening the Belt': Why Fatphobia Doesn't Belong In Your 2022 Financial Goals by Virgie Tovar2023-05-1741 minSatisfaction Factor#68 - We Need to Talk About Ozempic & WegovyThis week, we’re talking about a very hot topic that has been requested of us multiple times - the weight loss drugs Ozempic & Wegovy (plus a little bit about Mounjaro & Saxenda)!Note: We are not registered dietitians, or doctors, or medical providers of any type, and this podcast does not constitute medical advice! Instead, this episode is more of a research roundup. We did all the Google searching & reading so you don’t have to if you don’t want to. (But also, if you do want to, we’ve provided links to every...2023-05-031h 05