Episodes
#143-Story Session: What 30 Years as a Dietitian Taught Pia About Health and Weight
What did you think of this episode? Send me a text message and let me know! After years of practicing traditional dietetics, Pia and I found ourselves on a liberating journey—stepping away from diet culture and embracing a weight-neutral, intuitive eating approach. In this episode, we share our experiences, from joyful food-filled retreats in Italy […]
#136 -Health vs. Weight: Debunking the Biggest Wellness Myth with Val Schonberg, RD
What did you think of this episode? Send me a text message and let me know! If you believe that weight loss is an essential step in improving your health, this episode will explain why that assumption just doesn't hold up. I'm joined by registered dietitian and menopause expert Dr. Val Schonberg who draws on […]
#121 – 5 Things My Sister Wants You to Know About Perimenopause
What did you think of this episode? Send me a text message and let me know! Welcome to this week's episode of the Midlife Feast, our season four finale! 🎉 For this special episode, I invited my sister, Friedel to join me. We didn't grow up together, (those details are in the episode) but by […]
#110 – Parenting Without Diet Culture with Oona Hanson
What did you think of this episode? Send me a text message and let me know! Join me and parent coach Oona Hanson for a compassionate conversation about the tangled relationship between diet culture, body image, and family dynamics. Drawing from both professional expertise and personal journey through eating disorder recovery, Oona offers helpful insights […]
#109 – The Body Acceptance Mistake That’s Keeping You Stuck in the Suck
What did you think of this episode? Send me a text message and let me know! If you're ready to hop off the dieting rollercoaster, you might be starting to wonder what body acceptance really means for you. But here's the thing: a lot of folks mix up body acceptance with giving up, and it’s […]
#103 – Story Session: From Flaws to Features: Embracing Body Acceptance with Christina Testut
What did you think of this episode? Send me a text message and let me know! In this special story session, Christina Testut—a kindergarten teacher and champion of body acceptance—joins us this week on The Midlife Feast to share her inspiring un-dieting journey and the lessons that quarantine taught her about embracing body diversity. She […]
#97 – The Impact of Ageism on Body Image in Midlife with Deb Benfield, MEd, RDN
What did you think of this episode? Send me a text message and let me know! Today we’re tackling a topic we haven’t yet devoted an entire episode to but certainly deserves one! I’ve invited Nutrition & Body Relationship Coach, Deb Benfield to help us explore the subtle but profound impact of ageism on body […]
#92 – From Body Grief to Body Acceptance: The Way Forward with Amanda Mittman
What did you think of this episode? Send me a text message and let me know! You know the overwhelming and even sometimes paralyzing feelings you battle when you catch a glimpse of yourself in the mirror or a photo? It’s when the image we see in front of us doesn’t match the image in […]