We (Andrea and Jenn) chat share some insights and updates about life during the coronavirus pandemic, and how they are navigating this uncertain time. We also provide a critical look at some of the problematic messaging we've seen about bodies, food and weight during this global crisis, including an article from our own local paper. Finally, we sha…

Valerie Costello joins us on the podcast this week to chat about her journey to food freedom, her evolving relationship with her body, and her role as middle school health & wellness teacher. Valerie is a yoga instructor, personal trainer, health coach, public school teacher, as well as a first time mom. She graciously shares some challenging exper…

Jenn and Andrea share some life updates after taking a break between seasons 1 and 2 of the Food Confidence Podcast. We share some updates from August 2019 regarding the news that WW (formerly Weight Watchers) launched the Kurbo "health" app, aimed at children ages 8 and up. Because this app encouraged kids to track their food and weight, this was …

We talk to naturopathic physician Dr. Cornia Dunlap, ND, MS and Integrative Health Coach and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor Greta Jarvis, MSc all about women's hormones and periods! They share that whatever stage of life someone is in; just starting menses, trying to conceive, post-natal, or entering menopause, our hormones play an important …

Part 2 of our first Q&A series. Jenn and Andrea share some thoughts on a couple recent pieces of health media, and answer three listener questions related to navigating Intuitive Eating. We provide some thoughts on untangling physical vs psychological response to food intolerances, dealing with the “shoulds” and “shouldn’ts” of eating, and uncondit…

Jenn and Andrea share some life updates, comment on recent news articles and answer listener questions related to Health at Every Size (HAES™️) advocacy, managing kids’ requests for sweets, and navigating cravings in the process of relearning Intuitive Eating. Show notes: Smash the Wellness Industry in The NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/08/op…

In this episode we chat with Laury Raiken, a yoga instructor, personal trainer, mom to two young kids, and an eating disorder survivor. Laury shares her experience as a teen recovering from an eating disorder, and her years working in the health & wellness industry. She describes her journey from being entrenched in diet mentality and wellness cult…

In this episode of the Food Confidence Podcast, we talk to Jillian Tholen, a non-diet Registered Dietitian who specializes in disordered eating, eating disorders and sports nutrition. We talk about Jillian’s experiences in the world of sport, and how that lead to her interest in working with athletes, and also her passion for intuitive eating and H…

In episode six of the Food Confidence Podcast we talk to Leah Hackney, a Registered Dietitian and Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition. Leah shares how she came to be an Intuitive Eating and HAES (Health At Every Size) -informed practitioner, and how she applied these philosophies when working in an in-patient setting at a Children’s hospita…

In this episode we talk to Erin of Food Science Babe, a food scientist with over 10 years of experience in both the conventional and organic food sectors. Erin shares myth-busting information on Facebook and Instagram to help her audience learn about food production, marketing, and agriculture. We talk to Food Science Babe about some hot-topic issu…

In this episode, we talk to Jennifer Wiessner, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Sex Therapist who has a practice in Southern Maine. In addition to her practice, Jennifer is a speaker and writer, and hosts workshop for parents and caregivers on raising sexually healthy kids. In the episode, she speaks about the current state of sexual education…

In this episode, Jenn and Andrea talk to Dana Suchow, an award-winning speaker and educator whose work revolves around the prevention of eating disorders in children. An eating disorder survivor herself, Dana is passionate about working with parents and caregivers, to help give them the tools to raise body confident kids. In this conversations, Dan…

In this episode, Jenn and Andrea provide an introduction to two important concepts that will set the stage for the podcast going forward: Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size. The ability to eat intuitively is something that everyone is born with, but that our environment disconnects us from over time. The book titled Intuitive Eating was writ…

Welcome to the Food Confidence Podcast! The first episode is an introduction to the show, how the podcast came to be, and the funny story of how the co-hosts became friends and colleagues. Andrea is a Registered & Licensed Dietitian, and Jenn is a Certified Health Coach and Chef. Although they both work in health fields, their educational backgroun…