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The Redefining Health Podcast is hosted by Victoria Yates, RN-BSN, health coach, and certified intuitive eating counselor who's on a mission to redefine what healthy looks like. Here on the podcast, you'll learn how to eat intuitively and get to the root of why you feel so crazy around food, practice health without obsession, and have a better relationship with food and your body.
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The Menders: Lead from Within podcast engages real-world healthcare leaders in conversation to explore innovative and emotionally intelligent approaches to addressing the most complex challenge facing healthcare leaders today: how to take better care of their people. Each episode features thought leaders in healthcare innovation, inclusive leadership, employee engagement, communication strategy, and healthy organizational practices.
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"Those cookies are constatnly calling my name" "I could never buy those chips... I'd eat the whole bag" Does it ever feel like this for you with food? In today's episode I want to help you get to the place where you can... Keep these foods in your house without feeling like you have zero control around them. Buy the food and feel confident having t…
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What if this could be the summer you wore the shorts, unapologetically? What if this summer you could get in the water and not hide up on the beach under all your clothes? What would it be like to go through the summer and actually feel confident in your body? In this week's episode I'm walking you through how to feel more confident in your body th…
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It can feel hard to still prioritize your health and keep up your healthy habits when things get busy. It's easy to let your health slip to the back burner and be "all or nothing". So, today on the podcast I want to share with you some tips for how to keep prioritizing your health even in busy seasons. If you're tired of dieting and are looking for…
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What if eating could feel more INTENTIONAL? As in, on purpose, your decision. How often have you eaten something and you're like "you know... I didn't even want that" or "I knew I was full but I kept eating". In this episode, I want to share with you 2 questions to ask yourself to become a more intentional eater. And how to get to a place where eve…
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How do you know you're getting enough protein, fat, fiber, carbs if you're not counting or tracking and just eating intuitively? How do you eat intuitively when you have Celiac or another medical condition that requires that you restrict certain foods or food groups? How do you stop overeating and stress eating? Man, these are such great questions!…
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Do you struggle with knowing how to balance your blood sugar? Has your doctor maybe told you that you are pre-diabetic or diabetic and you're not sure how to eat to keep your blood sugar levels in a healthy range? Or maybe you are wanting to be pro-active and take care of your blood sugar levels now, before they become an issue. This week on the po…
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For today's episode, I'm answering your questions. I reached out to my community on Instagram to ask you what questions you wanted me to answer and talk about in this week's episode. You'll hear: What to do when your doctor tells you you need to lose weight because of abnormal lab findings, the lense I take with a non-diet approach, and how you can…
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Ozempic. Wegovy. What are these medications everyone's talking about for weight loss right now? Are they the "miracle drug" they're being made out to be? Chances are you know someone who is on it, have thought about it for yourself, or are on one of these medications. So, how do these medications impact your health, relationship with food, and even…
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Do you struggle with sleep? I just looked up a study that said that 10-30% of people struggle with sleep (and maybe even up to 50-60%). So if you're one of these people who struggle with sleep, this episode is for you. I invited my friend Martha Lewis (@thesleepdetective) on the show to help us understand what's at the root of why we struggle with …
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Today's episode is a little different. I wanted to share a podcast interview and conversation I had with my friend, Darlynn Childress, on her podcast "Become a Calm Mama" all about how to help our kids grow up with a healthy relationship with food & their bodies. Darlynn is a parenting coach and a dear friend of mine. This is the second time she's …
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"Food had always been this thing on my mind. I’d tried all the diets. And I knew that the thing that was going to solve my problems was not the next diet." On today's episode I invited my client Kirsten on to share her story. You'll hear from Kirsten and where she was before we started working together... she talks about growing up in a family wher…
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Sometimes I see this message that food freedom means eating whatever, whenever, however much you want without thinking about how your body feels. Maybe you've had this thought too. And maybe it's kept you from wanting food freedom. I get it... I don't want to eat donuts every day all day, either. I want to eat and feel healthy & have a balance. But…
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Today I want to encourage you if you're feeling like you've "let yourself go" this past year. I have heard this from a lot of you... you feel like you've let yourself go and you're feeling ashamed for the weight you've gained and how you're maybe not where you thought you would be by now, at this time last year. But, what I do know is that there's …
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You know that exercising consistently will help you feel better and live better. You know that eating less takeout would be better for your health. You know all these things that you "should" be doing, but for some reason you're not doing it. Maybe you've told yourself "I'm just lazy", or "I'm just not disciplined". What I want you to know is that'…
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Accountability is often the first thing we ask some else for when we have a new goal. We ask our spouses "can you hold me accountable to not eat dessert after dinner" and we ask our friends to exercise with us to "hold us accountable". And, as you'll hear in this episode, accountability is a vital part of reaching your goals. But, it can't be the o…
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“It's such a relief. To feel comfortable around food and I can enjoy it so much more versus living in fear and worrying about gaining weight or feeling the need to control my calorie intake, I trust my body and listen to what it tells me. And I find that in doing this, I don't overeat as much or feel uncomfortable after meals.” In this episode, Vic…
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“Your macronutrient needs are different every single day. And so just following a … blanket plan … is not going to work because your needs are different every day. In this episode, Victoria discusses struggles with macro and calorie counting. She delves into her views on macro counting, highlighting that while it can be a tool for understanding the…
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“…what we need more often are the little sips of water, the little sips of self-care sprinkled throughout our week. That's what's going to help you to have those little gentle waves of emotions versus those rises and falls.” In this episode, Victoria talks about stress and provides tips on how to handle stress, especially during the holiday season.…
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“Yeah, well, I think one is, is focusing on your body as being an instrument. Rather than an ornament…” In this episode, Victoria welcomes her first male podcast guest, Jeff. They discuss the topic of intuitive eating and how it is not limited to just women. Jeff and Victoria also debunk the common misconception that you can’t track progress with i…
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Happy Thanksgiving week this week if you're celebrating in the U.S. I wanted to share with you a little bonus episode to help you as you navigate all the food and eating during the holidays. But, this is probably going to be different than your typical advice on mindful eating during the holidays. Today I want to share with you specifically how to …
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"Confidence is a deep understanding, appreciation, and acceptance of who you are today, while also allowing space to grow into who you want to become." In this episode, Victoria explores the topic of confidence and challenges the common misconception that confidence is tied to a specific personality type. Victoria emphasizes that confidence is an i…
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"Noticing how whatever action we take feels in our body is a good indicator of alignment with our values." - Libby Bloom In this episode, Victoria is joined by Libby Bloom to discuss the intersection of values and intuitive eating. They explore how individuals can have specific eating values while still practicing intuitive eating. They emphasize t…
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"You can live and die in a prison in your mind if you don't ask for help." - Jennifer S. In this episode, Jennifer, a life coach and Victoria’s client, joins the show. Jennifer shares her experience working with Victoria as her coach. After recovering from a severe eating disorder, Jennifer still felt a void and sought help to address the residual …
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"We can hold that desire for wanting to lose weight in one hand and we can also hold this desire for freedom from dieting." - Victoria In this episode, Victoria discusses the taboo topic of weight and how it affects our relationship with food. She acknowledges that wanting to lose weight is influenced by societal messaging, but it doesn't mean you …
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"Letting go of control is really where healing and freedom come from, regardless of how our bodies end up looking." - Erin Machen In this episode, Erin Machen, a licensed counselor and registered yoga teacher, joins Victoria to discuss body image. Erin shares her personal journey with disordered eating and how she found freedom through intuitive ea…
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