It’s Beyond The Food: Non-Diet Health Coaching

How you do one thing is how you do everything. How you relate to food is how you relate to life. In the same way, how you think about your body is likely how you think about money. Understanding this coaching concept will help you create the freedom and ease you want to have now in your life after years of dieting. What you’ll learn listening to this episode: How your beliefs about food impact all other areas of your life How the cognitive bias system is holding you back from changing how you relate to food and life The 3 steps you can take now to start trusting yourself again Why you should start with changing your relationship to food before anything else Mentioned in the show: Quiz: Is it you or your diet? Podcast Roadmap Undiet Your Life Coaching

Do you struggle to make quality decisions for yourself? For example, you want to believe things like “my body is neutral”... but actually believing that feels SO damn hard? I have been there sister and I’m here to tell you I can confidently say that I no longer have “bad body image days”. Whaaat!? You read that right – and I am certain that this can be your reality too… *if* you are willing to start making quality decisions for your future self. Are you ready? Let’s do this! What you’ll learn listening to this episode: How to stop having bad body image days What happens when you choose not to make a decision Why your brain doesn’t want to change your current reality & what to do about it How to make quality decisions for your future self Mentioned in the show: Quiz: Is it you or your diet? Podcast Roadmap Undiet Your Life Coaching

Do you feel like you’re REALLY living the life you were meant to live? Undieting your life allows you to do that. And living the undieted life is the outcome of the Undieting Your Life Coaching Process. There is a sh*tload of opportunity waiting for you on the other side of undieting your life. I know this because I’m living it right now, and in today’s episode, I’m sharing how YOU can live the undieted life too. What you’ll learn listening to this episode: What happens when food and body image are no longer the “problem” What it means to truly live the undieted life The #1 question Stephanie asks herself to access new possibilities in her life Mentioned in the show: Quiz: Is it you or your diet? Podcast Roadmap Undiet Your Life Coaching

Why we fantasize about eating better is because somewhere inside of us we think that there is a better. We hope that by eating better we will feel better. What you’ll learn listening to this episode: Why we fantasize about eating better The solution to the illusion of eating better How we do one thing is how we do everything The role of self-trust in gentle nutrition Mentioned in the show: Undiet Your Life Course Quiz: Is it you or your diet? Podcast Roadmap

At some point, I’ll just eat better right? That is often the question we ask ourselves as we go through intuitive eating. We think that if we do the intuitive eating work diligently it will lead us to eating better. What is eating better? To a brain that has been affected by diet culture and had to adapt to survive years of food restriction, eating better most often means “eating healthier”. How does an undieted brain think of gentle nutrition? What you’ll learn listening to this episode on gentle nutrition: What is gentle nutrition Gentle Nutrition: What it’s not The role of gentle nutrition in health Healthism: Healthy behavior gone wrong How to integrate gentle nutrition into your life Mentioned in the show: Gentle Nutrition Accelerator Quiz: Is it you or your diet? Podcast Roadmap Undiet Your Life Course

The origin of diet culture is shady and creepy… and likely not what you think it is. Tunes to this week’s podcast where I share with you how diet culture was born. Surprisingly, the cultural belief system about women managing their size only goes back about a hundred years or so and came out of a social narrative that had nothing to do with health or medicine. The conversation about your weight which may feel like a scientific dictum inside of a doctor’s visit actually has very little to do with health and a heck of a lot more to do with social oppression. This podcast episode of our podcast is actually an extract from an interview I did on a colleague’s podcast The Eat Influencer Podcast by Maggie Landes MD. We are going to explore the origins of diet culture and the somewhat sinister beginnings of the modern weight loss industry. What you’ll learn listening to this episode: The origin of diet culture When and how the weight loss industry was born The historical link between feminism and diet culture Mentioned in the show: Original Podcast Quiz: Is it you or your diet? Undiet Your Life Course Podcast Roadmap

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Can you succeed in the pursuit of your goals without enduring failure too? Nope. Your failure capacity will determine your ability to achieve your desired level of success faster. Yes, I’m calling you out as a person, who has been socialized as a woman, to do some mindset work. In fact, this is why you focus on your thoughts and beliefs, rather than tactics, to achieve your goals. It’s actually the belief that failure is “bad” (not the “wrong” sales tactics) that holds you back from achieving the success you desire… ready to practice failing? WHAT YOU’LL LEARN LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE ON FAILURE CAPACITY AS A NON-DIET COACH : The reason why avoiding failure is interfering with your ability to get clients Why failure is essential to your business’ success A new way of thinking about failure that will help your success How to build your failure capacity MENTIONED IN THE SHOW: TRAINING EVENT FOR NON-DIET COACHES MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FREE RESOURCES SCHOLARSHIP UNDIET YOUR LIFE COURSE PODCAST ROADMAP

Your exercise mindset is key when it comes to repairing your relationship with your body and movement. If you have a history of dieting, you likely have a complicated exercise mindset. Changing your exercise mindset will allow you to reconnect to your body and it will empower you to make exercise goals from a place of self-care, rather than punishment. What you’ll learn listening to this episode on the 5 steps to change your exercise mindset: Why putting weight loss on the back burner can help you explore exercise in a different way How to reconnect to your body through movement Why love is more effective than fear when it comes to motivation How reflecting on your childhood can help you re-discover movement you enjoy What it means to set goals from a place of self-care Mentioned in the show: Undiet Your Life Course Podcast Roadmap Rebellious Eating Solution Masterclass Connect with our guest: Website Instagram Facebook

In Day 4 of the masterclass, learn how to reshape your mind to think confident thoughts and let go of default thinking. In this BONUS Q&A session, we unpacked some of the most common questions we get asked in Undiet Your Life and there’s a good chance your diet brain has these questions too. We dive into exactly how to harness your power to rewire your brain and think thoughts that will create the unshakeable confidence you desire. What you’ll learn listening to this episode: How to stop avoiding people out of fear that they’ll judge your weight What you can do to catch the subconscious thoughts that are getting in the way of confidence How long it takes to rewire your brain so that you don’t slip into default thinking What it looks like to reshape your identity after dieting How to stand your ground with the authority figures in your life Mentioned in the show: Undiet Your Life Course

On Day 3 of the masterclass, learn how to stop stressing about your weight by managing other people's thoughts and opinions about you. The number one reason why women stop creating confidence is that they care more about others’ opinions than their own. When your own opinion of yourself is shitty, it’s hard to stop stressing about your weight on your own. When you learn how to manage your mind, you then have the power to stop stressing about your weight (including what others think about your weight) and create your own confidence. This is exactly what I’m showing you in this episode and what we’re diving even deeper into in Confidence Bootcamp. What you’ll learn listening to this episode on Stop Stressing About Your Weight Masterclass Day 3 The #1 reason why women stop creating confidence The only way other people’s opinions can affect you 5 steps to stop letting other’s thoughts and opinions affect you How the Confidence Bootcamp will help you Mentioned in the show: Undiet Your Life Course

On Day 2 of the masterclass, learn how to stop stressing about your weight by learning how to create confidence. The truth is, creating confidence is as easy as thinking confident thoughts. You are going to feel a lot of resistance trying to think new thoughts about your body and weight. The key to moving through this resistance is reclaiming authority over your life. In today’s episode, I teach you how to do that. What you’ll learn listening to this episode: How to use your thoughts to create confidence in your body Why you need to sell your brain on this new confident perspective The difference between safety in body compliance versus unshakeable body confidence How to self-authorize new thoughts about your body and weight Mentioned in the show: Register-Stop Stressing About Your Weight 3-Day Masterclass Undiet Your Life Course

In Day 1 of the masterclass, you’ll learn how to stop stressing about your weight and instead feel confident. You have the power to create unshakeable confidence by reshaping your mind, not your body. Creating unshakeable confidence is simpler than you think – really, there are only 3 things you need to do. We explored these in Day 1 of the Masterclass, as we focused on the power your thoughts have in creating both shame AND confidence in your body. What you’ll learn listening to this episode on Stop Stressing About Your Weight Masterclass Day 1: The 3 things you need to do to stop stressing about your weight and instead feel confident How to create unshakeable confidence in yourself How to use the Weight Peace Protocol The way you’ve been socialized to think about your body is not your fault Mentioned in the show: Stop Stressing About Your Weight 3-Day Masterclass Undiet Your Life Course

Are you looking for a guide on how to be healthier without losing weight? Have you been trying to lose weight for years on end with no “success”? Yet, you likely have been told that the only solution to your pain and ailments resides in losing weight – but it does not. It is scientific fact that you can improve your health without losing weight. You deserve to know this. If you're ready to improve your health without pursuing weight loss, you need to get in the 3 days masterclass series now. It’s time to let go of the shame about your weight. In this free, 3-part masterclass series you’ll learn how to take control of your feelings and end weight stress for good. What you’ll learn listening to this episode: What to do if you believe you need to lose weight for your health The true definition of health vs what you think it is Why changing your weight doesn’t change your body image The #1 thing you can do to reduce stress and be healthier How to take control of your feelings and end weight stress for good Mentioned in the show: Stop Stressing About Your Weight 3-Day Masterclass Quiz: Is it me or my diet? Podcast Roadmap Undiet Your Life Course Research Health At Every Size approach 214 - Podcast on set point 216 - Podcast on BMI 228 - Podcast on Wellness Culture & Healthism 264 - Podcast Health Goals versus Weight Loss Goal 208 - Podcast on weight neutral approach to health Visual Determinant of health Link between body dissatisfaction and health behaviors

Stop stressing about your weight and learn how to create confidence. Think about the way you feel when you step off the scale. If you don’t like that feeling, then I’m talking to you, sister. LET GO OF THE SHAME AND STRESS OF WEIGHT FOR GOOD STOP BEING AFFECTED BY OTHER PEOPLE’S WORDS... THEN CREATE CONFIDENCE If you want to completely change the narrative you have about your body right now, get your butt in the FREE 3-Day Masterclass to Stop Stressing About Your Weight. What you’ll learn listening to this episode: Why most women are not feeling confident about their body and instead stress and shame about their weight How to stop feeling stressed and shameful about your body How to create confidence Where many women are getting tripped up when it comes to body acceptance The most common error in thinking I see How I can help you feel unshakeable confident and feel good in your skin right now Mentioned in the show: Stop Stressing About Your Weight 3-Day Masterclass Quiz: Is it me or my diet? Podcast Roadmap Undiet Your Life Course

Body confidence is a skill that you can build no matter what body size or age you are, sister. The way we approach body confidence right now is faulty. But it's not your fault that the way you’re approaching, pursuing, and chasing after body confidence isn’t right. It’s because that’s the way you were socialized to think about body confidence. These 3 unpopular truths about body confidence are most often what we skip, or what we think is not going to work for us. What you’ll learn listening to this episode: Why confidence is a skill that anyone can build How your ability to trust yourself determines your confidence The most effective way to regain self-trust and body confidence Why one of the most common misconceptions about confidence isn’t true Mentioned in the show: Quiz: Is it me or my diet? Podcast Roadmap Undiet Your Life Course

Coping with your emotions without turning to food is an important skill to have. Having the right tools to support your emotions can help you discern when coping with food isn’t helpful. Here’s the thing: emotional eating is normal, but we don’t often see it that way. This is because the general perception is that emotional eating is bad... it’s not! In this episode, our guest, Sabrina Rogers, explains why emotional eating is healthy and how we can expand our toolbox to cope with our emotions beyond the food. What you’ll learn listening to this episode: All eating is emotional eating Eating to cope works, it's our first coping tool We can also benefit from having other coping tools so we are not always using food Examples of these other tools and how to find other coping tools Mentioned in the show: Undiet Your Life Course Podcast Roadmap Rebellious Eating Solution Masterclass Connect with our guest: Website Instagram Facebook

Healthy eating is different for every human. There is no one plan that works for everyone, yet this is what most “healthy eating” plans miss. In this episode, we explore healthy eating in 7 steps without having to restrict ANY food... This is the non-diet approach to healthy eating. Follow these steps and you will feel powerful in your relationship to food. In fact, you will be able to enjoy life because you’re not obsessed with food. This kind of healthy eating is available to you and it’s the outcome of undieting your life. What you’ll learn listening to this episode: The 7 steps to healthy eating without restriction Why there is no one way of eating for all humans What’s missing in most “healthy eating” plans How to eat for self-care instead of self-control Mentioned in the show: Undiet Your Life Course Podcast Roadmap Quiz: Is it me or my diet?

Upgrade your body image with body neutrality so that you can free yourself from all-consuming negative body image. Your body image is not uni-dimensional. Rather, it’s the sum of how you see, think, and feel about your body. And as a result, how you treat your body. The goal of body neutrality is to dial down the enormous significance that’s being given to physical attractiveness in our society. Body Neutrality pushes back on all aspects of society that continue to promote beauty ideals as the ultimate accomplishment. As such, it also rejects the idea that a person’s appearance is indicative of their worth. What you’ll learn listening to this episode: The 4 components of body image The Body Image Scale Why you shouldn’t aim to be body positive The feminist approach to body image Body neutrality in real life Mentioned in the show: Undiet Your Life Course Podcast Roadmap Quiz: Is it me or my diet? Rebellious Eating Solution Masterclass

You know that you struggle with binge eating or overeating, so now what? When I recall the last time I caught myself binge eating, I knew that’s what I was doing, but I had no idea why I was doing it. I blamed, judged, and punished myself for it, and kept it all a secret. I now know that I was eating in response to the food restriction I was imposing on myself, and to numb the emotions, I didn’t want to feel. If you are struggling with binge eating, you are not alone. In today’s episode, we’ll talk about 4 steps you can take to overcome it. What you’ll learn listening to this episode: The spectrum of eating behavior Disordered eating versus eating disorder Overeating versus binge eating How to end the binge-restrict cycle 4 steps that will help you overcome binge eating Mentioned in the show: Undiet Your Life School Podcast Roadmap Quiz: Is it me or my diet? Rebellious Eating Solution Masterclass Canadian National Eating Disorder Information Center Hotline: 1-866-633-4220 US: National Eating Disorders Toll-free Number: 1-800-931-2237

Set non-diet goals for the new year so that the better life you desire is not conditional on achieving a goal. Diet culture goals are dirty goals - the ones you’re used to setting. They are the type of goals that focus only on having a better life AFTER you’ve achieved the goal. Dirty goals tell us that we need to achieve the thing in order to feel worthy, confident, and happy; clean goals teach us how to use our thoughts to create these feelings TODAY. What you’ll learn listening to this episode: The difference between dirty vs. clean goals How to feel confident, happy, and worthy right now Why the intention behind your goal is important How to set clean, non-diet goals for the new year Mentioned in the show: Undiet Your Life Podcast Roadmap Quiz: Is it me or my diet?

Say no to Diet Culture's New Year, New You BS, and choose to create yourself this year. You are not something to be fixed, sister. Instead, you get to choose to create yourself without fixating on changing what you can see on the outside (your body). It's time to throw out the “New Year, New You” list of weight and health resolutions and commit to unlearning diet culture, believing in yourself, and creating the life you desire in 2022. What you’ll learn listening to this episode on how to say no to Diet Culture's "New Year, New You" BS: The origins of chasing resolutions Why your body struggles aren’t actually about your body How to create yourself instead of fixing yourself What to do if you’ve tried the non-diet way and it didn’t work How to bring in the new year without diet culture Mentioned in the show: Undiet Your Life The Unretreat - Undiet 2022 with us! Podcast Roadmap Quiz: Is it me or my diet?

Food Freedom these days is getting tossed around a lot...and unfortunately, most often it’s a clickbait term to diet culture. The truth is, Food Freedom is simply normal eating. It is our innate state of being as humans until the moment restriction comes in. These restrictions and rules are layered on in the Food Freedom Diet, all under the disguise of "Food Freedom". The Food Freedom Diet continues to center your body and food and fails to address the diet culture belief system that leads to fear of fatness. Until we dismantle these beliefs, we haven’t achieved true food freedom. What you will learn listening to this episode on food freedom: Food Freedom is the new clickbait of diet culture Definition of Food Freedom Diet culture red flags 5 questions to ask yourself before buying into a new plan Mentioned in the show: The Unretreat - Undiet 2022 with us! Podcast Roadmap Undiet Your Life School

'Tis the season to smash down diet culture... and if we want that, we need to understand the roots of the holiday season so that we can smash down the roots of oppression. "Indulgence” is rooted in diet culture – it makes you feel bad for enjoying holiday foods and it sets you up for eating out of control. It is a stepping stone on the path to binging because this mentality towards food is tied up in your self-worth and body image. What you'll learn listening to this episode on 'tis the season (to smash down diet culture): The origin of the holiday season & how it became commercialized How holiday norms perpetuate patriarchal ideals Why holiday “indulgence” is harmful to your self-worth How to bring awareness to diet culture during the holidays Mentioned in the show: Undiet Your Life School Podcast Roadmap Rebellious Eating Solution Masterclass Connect with our guest: Podcast - Unyime Instagram - Unyime Facebook - Unyime

Do you often answer the question “How are you doing?” with “I’m just so busy....” The thoughts that want to validate the fact that you’re too busy, that there’s not enough time, are coming from the exact same place in your brain that criticizes your body, that criticize your food choices. That part of your brain is your fight or flight part of your brain – aka diet brain. That part of your brain is designed and fully committed to keeping you exactly where you are. I am committed to helping you get where you want to go. Tune in to Episode 301 of the podcast where I will teach you how time scarcity is linked to body dissatisfaction and disordered eating. It’s all bundled up together... What you’ll learn listening to this episode on the link between time, body, and food scarcity: The link between time scarcity, body dissatisfaction and disordered eating The little cousin to diet culture... hustle culture The sneaky ways hustle culture support diet culture How to shift out of time scarcity Mentioned in the show: Undiet 2022-Spend a year with me undieting your life and creating confidence, peace and liberation for yourself Podcast Roadmap 2 Days Virtual event

Ready to escape the new year new you bs? Do you want to make 2022 the year where you say: enough is enough… I’m taking back my body from diet culture? Then you’re ready for the un-retreat! Our mission; to make 2002 the year you undiet your food, your body and you mind… heck your whole life! Here’s the plan… Kickstart 2002 with a transformative unretreat and then we get to spend the whole year together. Click here for more details and register: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/unretreat/ I’ll see you on the other side! Stephanie

We are celebrating the 300th episode of our podcast and entering our 6th year! Woot Woot! So, this is a special episode: Chapter 6 of She’s Beyond The Food: My personal story. For most of my life, I misunderstood acceptance. I have to admit today, I was wrong. I used to believe that acceptance meant being resigned and giving up. I was socialized to believe that self-acceptance meant being passive in the face of my life and somehow lazy. The pain and suffering that I attributed to my body not being the right size and my inability to control what I ate were in fact due to the resistance I had to accept my body. The truth is that accepting myself for who I am today in my now body in today’s world is audacious. Self-acceptance is counter-culture. It’s an act of bravery and it took courage. Today, I know I’m a complex human being, an imperfect human being capable of making mistakes as well as significant accomplishments. When we embrace the audacity of acceptance, we move from fixing to creating. We begin spending our resources creating the version of ourselves that will take us to the life we desire. What you’ll learn listening to this episode: Reflection from journal entries dating to 2012 and 2014 Why understand systemic oppression was a turning point The role of self-image with food and body image My belief plan Musing on why self-love is a political play for women Mentioned in the show: Work With Me: Undiet Your Life Course Podcast Roadmap Rebellious Eating Solution Masterclass

Decolonizing diet culture and our approach to non-diet coaching is essential for the healing of all of our clients and it’s goes beyond simply white people’s food. Diet culture centers on the white narrative of what is “healthy”. Non-diet coaches need to know how to hold space for clients who have been taught that their food is “bad”, and play an active role in decolonizing diet culture in practice. What you'll learn listening to this episode: How white culture sets the “standard” in diet culture Why our language around culture & food matters How to support clients whose culture is erased in diet culture Tips for coaches to decolonize diet culture in practice Links mentioned in the show: Non-Diet Professional Mentorship Program Free Professional Training & Resources Connect with our guests: Podcast - Unyime Instagram - Unyime Facebook - Unyime Instagram - Jin Website - Tara Instagram - Tara Facebook - Tara Website - Marissa Instagram - Marissa Facebook - Marissa

Wishing Thinking is when you want something to be true even when it’s not true, like the fantasy of the thin ideal. Think of all the years we pursue dieting… The endless “on and off” diet cycle always landing right back in the same place. Wishful Thinking is the formation of beliefs based on what might be pleasing to imagine rather than on reality, evidence, FACTS. It’s is usually grown from fear. We don’t resort to Wishful Thinking because it works. We resort to Wishful Thinking because it allows us to avoid confronting our fear. Wishful Thinking is the trap that prevents you from seeing the reality that food restriction doesn’t work, and all bodies are good bodies. The solution is objective Thinking. What you'll learn listening to this episode: How Wishful Thinking presents itself in our lives The companion to wishful Thinking; Magical Thinking The illusion of diet culture The power of objective Thinking Mentioned in the show: Podcast Roadmap Ask Stephanie Anything Live Webinar Registration Undiet Your Life Course

Bro marketing “works” because its tactics are rooted in scarcity, authority, and social proof which ultimately brings cash into our non-diet coaching businesses. Building ethical marketing into your non-diet business with the right messaging and strategy for your brand will set you up so that you can reach more people, build brand awareness, and get your dream clients interested in your offer. What you’ll learn listening to this episode: > What bro marketing is and why ethical marketing is better > Manipulative bro marketing tactics to avoid > Why self-agency is key to the ethical buying process > How to identify your core message with the 3-word rebellion > The key difference between messaging vs marketing > Where to start with building an ethical marketing plan Links mentioned in the show: Non-Diet Professional Mentorship Program Free Professional Training & Resources

Learning to have your own back is the process of developing an internal culture of unconditional self-compassion It is being your own best friend and treating yourself in a respectful and supportive way. Having your own back means that no matter what, you will fight for your own potential, not limitations as imposed by diet culture or patriarchy. Learning to have your own back is training your brain to make the choice to have your own back. It’s about choosing to see the possibilities in your own damn self It’s about choosing to believe in yourself Understanding that failure is an opportunity to learn - failure capacity What you’ll learn listening to this episode: What it means to have your own back Where did we learn NOT to have our own back What happens when you learn to have your own back How to have your own back Mentioned in the show: Podcast Roadmap Ask Stephanie Anything Live Webinar Registration Undiet Your Life Course

Thin privilege in coaching is a reality that will impact your client relationship and coaching efficiency. Here's the thin privilege definition: being able to experience the world knowing you will always be accommodated for and considered “acceptable”, based on the (smaller) size of your body. Thin privilege in health coaching – what it means for non-diet coaching businesses is that coaches in smaller bodies have to take responsibility for their thin privilege in practice. What you'll learn listening to this episode on thin privilege in coaching: Thin privilege – definition & what it means in practice The power of language when discussing bodies Why feeling guilty about your thin privilege isn’t helping & what to do instead Your role as a non-diet coach when helping clients in larger bodies Links mentioned in the show: Undiet Your Coaching Scholarship Non-Diet Professional Mentorship Program Free Professional Training & Resources Alissa Rumsey Julie Duffy Dillon Connect with our guests: Website - Alissa Rumsey Instagram - Alissa Rumsey Facebook Alissa Rumsey Website - Julie Duffy Dillon

I want you to think of the process of undieting your brain of all the diet culture thoughts and beliefs, like Marie Kondioing your mind. Undiet Your Life is the act of decluttering your mind from all the thoughts that are no longer serving you, that no longer spark joy, happiness, and ease for you. You’ve picked thoughts all along your life, and up until now, you have kept them. Now, you have a mind filled with thoughts that create anxiety, perfectionism, black-and-white thinking, and fear. Thoughts are like the clutter Marie Kondo is coaching people to purge… You can purge your old thoughts too. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE: Why Marie Kondo is such a brilliant analogy for undieting your brain Learning to respect your old thoughts How to declutter your mind Developing a critical lens for intentional thinking MENTIONED IN THE SHOW: PODCAST ROADMAP REBELLIOUS EATING SOLUTION MASTERCLASS UNDIET YOUR LIFE COURSE

We are back with a Q&A-style podcast this week. I help you find your answer to the question: “Can I accept my body and still want to change it?” In this episode #296 of the Going Beyond The Food Show, we will discuss: How my relationship with my family has changed What does body acceptance truly mean Why is there not 1 answer for everyone to the questions 3 questions to ask yourself to find the answer to the question to find the best answer for you Mentioned in the show: Podcast Roadmap Undiet Your Life Rebellious Eating Solution Masterclass

Undieting your life doesn’t mean stopping dieting. Although stopping dieting is the first step. I hosted a workshop yesterday The Rebellious Eating Solution and the Q&A part of the class was on fire! I received one question that stomped me and I decided to create a podcast episode about it. This is today’s episode! What you’ll learn listening to this episode: Why did I add “ not just your food” to the title What does it mean to undiet your life Where to start to undiet your life Mentioned in the show: Undiet Your Life Rebellious Eating Solution Masterclass

Thru their body women are asked to comply with society's prescribed norms. Body compliance defines, controls, and constrains women. As women, we learn to perform via our bodies. We demonstrated our ability to be self-disciplined, self-controlled, and to comply with social norms via body constraint. As a result, we learn not to disturb and take space through our bodies. That it is its size or its sign of aging. Body compliance and beyond At first, it's compliance with our body, but it spreads quickly to many other aspects of our life: Need to perform at work People-pleasing our way through a relationship Being productive at all times... Compliance becomes a way of life for many women. We aim to comply not to stand out and feel the judgment of others. Compliance becomes a safety net that spreads through our life. What you'll learn listening to this episode: The history of body compliance for women The link between compliance and safety The Intersection between grind culture and diet culture How to liberate ourselves from the desire to comply Mentioned in the show: Undiet Your Life Rebellious Eating Solution Masterclass Podcast Roadmap

Rebellious eating is when we use food and/or eating in order to resist authority. In fact, it's an action to affirm one's power of food, body, or existence. Rebellious eating is not about the food... it's about resisting authority over us. Rebellious eating is about fighting for our autonomy and agency. When we eat rebelliously, We're actually restoring our autonomy and protecting our boundaries. Rebellious eating allows us to reclaim our power. What you'll learn listening to this episode: What is rebellious eating How does it show up in different stages of undieting your life What are you rebelling against? The solution to rebellious eating is counterintuitive Mentioned in the show: Rebellious Eating Solution Masterclass Podcast Roadmap Undiet Your Life

Most often, when women start their journey beyond dieting, it’s because they want to overcome compulsive eating behaviors like binging or what they self-describe as “overeating.” They have learned that restriction is causing these compulsive eating behaviors, so they quit dieting... but is it the solution? Is it the only action that needs to be taken in order to end compulsion around food? That’s what we discussed on today’s podcast. If perhaps you are at this point where even though you have lifted the restriction and still struggling with "overeating," binging & diet culture this is a must-listen! What you’ll learn listening to this episode: The link between restriction and compulsive eating behavior What most people miss when it comes to compulsive eating behavior Why making peace with food is not the ultimate solution for binging, overeating or any compulsive behaviors. The belief that is fundamentally holding your back from eating “normally.” Mentioned in the show: Podcast Roadmap Undiet Your Life

Are you a very logical woman who perhaps uses her brain capacity to succeed at work yet struggles with her relationship to food & body? And just like me in secret, you wonder: Why is it that I can solve very complicated problems at work, yet something as simple as how I eat and feel about my body isn’t working for me? You’re not alone—the secret thought and the same one that many of us have or had. In this new segment of Her Story, you’ll meet Monserrat Lopez, a Physics Ph.D. and a sewing artist, mom of 2 and wife to an amazing man. In her journey to undiet her life, radical self-responsibility has created an unshakable sense of self-acceptance in her life. What you’ll learn listening to this episode on creating unshakable self-acceptance: Unlearning how to use her logical brain in order to create the life she wanted The learning from her relationship to social media and self-acceptance A life event that allowed her to expand self-acceptance beyond the food The relationship between self-responsibility and self-acceptance How her personal growth is impacting her children Mentioned on the show: Podcast Roadmap Undiet Your Life

Are you successful in many aspects of your life, yet food and body remain a secret struggle? Kim Beckman is a high-performing, achieving professional who, after a 50-year journey with food and body restriction, has committed herself to the journey of unlearning diet culture. She joined Undiet Your Life a year ago, and in this interview, she will share with us what she has learned. She has a special message for all “type A” women! What you’ll learn listening to this episode on a high achieving & type-A woman unlearning diet culture: The 50 years journey searching for THE formula How perfectionism and control was in every part of her life What triggered her to stop trying to fix her body How learning to befriend vulnerability was a game-changer for her The gift of unlearning diet culture beyond the food she has experience. The role of mentor she is now taking in her profession to help other women Mentioned on the show: Podcast Roadmap Undiet Your Life

Kim was a listener of the podcast for more than 6 months, and then one day, she listened to me talking about taking action instead of just listening to the podcast. That's when she joined us. She'll share with you that when she joined Undiet Your Life, she thought, "Let me try this intuitive eating thing... it sounds a lot healthier than my last diet." That's almost a year ago. What you'll learn listening to this episode: Kim's journey making peace with food and her body The trigger that moved Kim into action How undieting her life shifted her relationship with her mother The correlation between her relationship to food and white supremacy Podcast Roadmap https://www.stephaniedodier.com/roadmap/ Undiet Your Life Program https://wwwstephaniedodiercom.ontraport.com/tl/387

Diet culture beliefs do not support your amazingness, your goodness and your brilliance. Diet Culture has been manufactured in order to create self-doubt in women, feeling of victimhood, distrust of self and disempowerment. In order to believe in yourself and the possibilities that can be present for you in your life, you need to have beliefs that support this amazingness, goodness that is in you now. And these beliefs aren’t shared by Diet Culture. How do we get to believe in ourselves more than diet culture? That’s what we are going to explore in this episode of our podcast. What you’ll learn listening to this episode: The diet culture beliefs that stop you from believing in yourself The process of deepening your self-beliefs Believing it’s possible for you to change 10 non-diet culture beliefs that can transform your life Mentioned on the show: Podcast Roadmap Undiet Your Life

Today, we are sharing stories and unpacking one of the most common beliefs women share: the belief that we are not good enough. And very often, controlling our bodies and beauty are the tools offered to us in order to access our self-worth and confidence, always selling us with the promise that we will feel good enough when we get to the “right body” size and beauty. Although I consider myself a confident woman today, it hasn’t always been this way. Diet culture conditioning and the pursuit of the thin ideal kept me from accessing what was a fact: my innate worth. I was chasing externally what was already present internally. Our guest expert today Vanessa Preston will help navigate our way back to confidence and feeling good enough. Vanessa will help us navigate the path back to feeling good enough. What you’ll learn listening to this episode: The power in naming the feeling of not good enough The intersection between diet culture and women feeling not good enough Being curious is the first step in tuning the voice of not good enough How to use compassion to feel good enough Mentioned on the show: The Roadmap to Not Good Enough Voices Undiet Your Life Podcast Roadmap Connect with our guest Website Instagram Facebook RWbYSFeq7ROk8lzSj43H

After every single diet failure over the span of a 25-year dieting career, these thoughts were on running on a loop in my mind "What's wrong me with?" "Why is it that it works for ALL these women but not for me." "If only I had more discipline and willpower, I couldn't have kept the weight off." What if I told you that nothing had gone wrong? That diet failure was the actual expected outcome of ANY diet. Diet Failed You. You didn't fail at dieting. What you'll learn listening to this episode: The Biggest Loser 8-year review The conclusion of a meta-analysis of long term diet study The belief system that leads us to self-blame How to liberate yourself from diet culture Mentioned on the show: Undiet Your Life Podcast Roadmap Article reviewing all studies stated on the podcast

About 4 years ago, I came across an analysis of 57,000 women and found that those who had experienced physical or sexual abuse as children were twice as likely to behave compensatory behaviour with food. These women said that they felt more physically imposing when they were bigger. They felt their size helped ward off sexual advances from men. That's how food and trauma are often linked. It's not only in the context of sexual violence but also in various forms of trauma where food is often used as safety, comfort, avoidance of pain, numbing of suffering, buffering, etc. And then body-shaming gets layered in this already very difficult emotional situation. In fact, I believe and experience that fatphobia, from an external source or internalized, is trauma itself. Sexual violence And Intuitive Eating This is when many people will begin the cycle of binge-restrict. Overeating food in an attempt to create safety, then feeling the shame of fatphobia, then use food once again but this time in a restrictive way with the hope to shrink their body. If this is you, I feel you, sister, because I was there for 25 years. Here's where it gets interesting… we can actually find our way out of the trauma response cycle by using food. I know it may appear counterintuitive, but it works. The process of learning an intuitive eating framework helps women nurture safety with food and their body. It's a beautiful healing process to be watched unfold. In today's new Going Beyond The Food Podcast, I have a powerful teaching conversation with Sarah Berneche, a trauma-informed nutritionist. She uses intuitive eating to help survivors of sexual violence stop diet-binge cycling and reclaim the joy of eating. Sarah Berneche is a somatic-oriented, weight-inclusive Nutritionist®, a Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor and author of Enjoy It All: Improve Your Health and Happiness with Intuitive Eating. Fusing Intuitive Eating with evidence-based therapy models, she helps survivors of sexual violence stop diet-binge cycling and reclaim the joy of eating. What you’ll learn listening to this episode: The connection between sexual violence and disordered eating Self-objectification and dieting Food and body as symbolic communicators How dieting reinforces rape culture A trauma-informed approach to working with sexual trauma survivors I believe that any woman should listen to this episode as it will help you help other women, if not today, in the future. Knowledge is power sister. Mentioned on the show: Podcast Roadmap Undiet Your Life Take the ACE Test US Based Resources CAN Based Resources Tracy Brown Connect with our guest: Website Instagram Facebook

What you’ll learn listening to this episode, Diet Brain: What is Diet Brain? The 4 mindf*cks of diet brain How to liberate yourself of diet brain What is Diet Brain? It's a term that I created a few years back after my own 25 years career and having worked with hundreds of women that have a similar journey as me. We all try to solve our lack of confidence, perfectionist habits, people-pleasing behaviours, and all-or-nothing mindset with band-aids like weight loss. Diet Brain is a term I coined to illustrate how diet culture has impacted women's brains over time. It's the most common adaptive mechanism present in women who have been dieting for a long time. Diet Brain is a collection of a pattern of thinking that our human brain of women has created to survive diet culture, fatphobia and ultimately Patriarchy. The 4 mindf*cks of Diet Brain What I refer to as mindf*ck is actually scientifically known as thought errors in psychology. The error in thinking is the path in which our human brain adapts to diet culture. They are: 1. Perfectionism 2. All or nothing 3. People pleasing 4. Mental filtering or Body Blaming Here's the good news sister…. you weren't born this way. You adopted these thinking patterns to survive. More on this later… stay tuned! Why is mindset centric to our teaching at Undiet Your Life? Simply because our brain is the commanding officer of our human experience. Our brain command all of our behaviours, patterns, actions, reactions, habits and emotion. For example, our ability to feed ourselves is driven by our brain. Our brain decides our dislike of our self-reflection. Our self-confidence is 100% created by our brain. This is why mindset matter so much. There's a reason why dieting didn't work…. and surprise, it has nothing to do with you. The food restriction, the attempt to shrink our Body to feel better, the attempt to have more willpower, all of it was like putting a band-aid on an infected wound without treating it with disinfectant first. The mindset's work is about getting to the root of what is causing all of the sufferings… our thought The #1 goal of our human brain is to keep us alive Our brain keeps us alive by interpreting our environment, assessing potential threats and send commands to the rest of your body. The way our brain sends commands is through our thoughts. As we encounter events, our brain gives events interpretations based on past experiences, social constructs, learning, beliefs… via our thoughts. Our brain assesses our experiences as either safe or unsafe and creates a thought and consequently reactions to keep us safe or course correct if unsafe. You see, humans do not do anything for no reason Everything you do is done to keep you alive as long as possible. Binging, overeating, self-critical thinking, self-body hatred, disinterest in body movement… all of it are present in your life because your brain believes that these habits, actions will keep you safe. For many of us, the big threat in diet culture is all the connected beliefs associated with it. Like thinner is better, fat is unhealthy, thin body is the gateway to happiness, some food is bad, fat people are lazy, fat people lack self-discipline…. I mean, I could go on and on for pages, but I'll stop here. Diet Culture itself is a system of oppression Diet culture doesn't mean being on a diet; it by far exceeds this. It's an entire value system that worships thinness and equates to superiority, moral virtue and even today's world "health." It promotes weight loss as the tool to achieve this higher status and oppressed people who don't match the standards. So, of course, our brain believes that not being in a thin body is a threat to our survival and responds to it to keep us safe. There's also another system of oppression that contributes to women feeling unsafe in our society: Patriarchy. Patriarchy, the social system in which men hold primary power. Patriarchy is consistently seeking control and power for the white cis-gendered men over another gender. Diet Culture is a sub-belief system originating from Patriarchy specially crafted to keep women obedient. Socialization to diet culture Women socialized to diet culture and patriarchal beliefs at a very young age. Our women's brains are programmed to perform and keep us safe under these beliefs. As a result, we chase the thin ideal unconsciously for most of our life. We become a perfectionist to achieve all the standards Patriarchy expects from us. The belief that you will be rejected from society because of your body's size keeps you dieting and hating yourself. Right now, most of your choices about health,

One of the most profound questions I get on consultation is this one: How do I know if I’m ready to help clients in a Non-Diet Approach? First off, You’ll never feel totally ready. Waiting for this moment where you will feel ready to go out into the world and launch your program, I’m sorry to say, but you’ll likely wait forever. Why is it that we never really feel ready? One answer: The Human Brain. This question is one of the main reasons why I created a mentorship program and NOT a certification. I wanted to help health professionals feel ready and actually help people. I wanted to help practitioners get their human brains on board with their amazing talents and potential so they could create an amazing business that will serve hundreds and thousands of people! What you’ll learn listening to this episode, Are You Ready to Help Clients in a Non-Diet Approach?: How to determine if you are ready to help people in a non-diet approach Why getting another certification is not the solution to feeling ready 8 tips to get your human brain on board to feel ready Mentioned on the show: Non- Diet Mentorship Program Details Get Started Forms PRO Series – Free Training & resources Season 1 First, do no harm The Business of Intuitive Eating Diet Brain Non-Diet Marketing Strategies Addressing the Root Cause The Link Between Feminism and Non-Diet Approach The Transition to a Non-Diet Practice The Non-Diet Business Model Season 2 The Anatomy of the Non-Diet Approach What I Wish I Knew Before Starting My Anti-Diet Business Journey 3 Steps to Being a Confident Non-Diet Coach Success Stories of Non-Diet Practitioners How to Get Started in Your Non-Diet Practice Body Image Healing for Health Professionals Business Mindset the Non-Diet Way Q&A – Ask Me Anything… Really anything!

I recorded this on Sunday, May 16th, 2021. Enrollment to the waitlist for the next cohort of the Non-Diet Mentorship Program is officially closed. I'm so excited because we have folks joining us from all professional background: Nutritionist Health Coach Social Worker Psychologist Registered Nurse Fitness Professional The Non-Diet Approach is for All Health Profession The Non-Diet Approach is for all health professions for one simple reason: Diet Culture is present everywhere and in everyone. We as humans socialize in diet culture with our personal life while we practice health professions entrenched in diet culture. In some way, we are twice as much impacted by diet culture as our clients and patients. We got it as individuals and then went to school to learn a profession based on diet culture thriving. What you'll learn listening to this episode: Health professionals are indoctrinated in diet culture twice as much as a regular individual What is weight stigma? How weight stigma shows up in all health profession What does the non-diet approach look like in various health profession Therapist, social worker, nursing, medical doctor, naturopathic doctor, yoga teacher, personal training, nutritionist, dietician, health coach, etc. Mentioned on the show: Non- Diet Mentorship Program Details Get Started Forms Social Determinant of Health PRO Series – Free Training & resources Season 1 First, do no harm The Business of Intuitive Eating Diet Brain Non-Diet Marketing Strategies Addressing the Root Cause The Link Between Feminism and Non-Diet Approach The Transition to a Non-Diet Practice The Non-Diet Business Model Season 2 The Anatomy of the Non-Diet Approach What I Wish I Knew Before Starting My Anti-Diet Business Journey 3 Steps to Being a Confident Non-Diet Coach Success Stories of Non-Diet Practitioners How to Get Started in Your Non-Diet Practice Body Image Healing for Health Professionals Business Mindset the Non-Diet Way Q&A – Ask Me Anything… Really anything!

When is it time to go full-time in your non-diet practice? This could mean starting a new business. Or This could mean transitioning your practice to a non-diet approach. This question is a frequent one and a good one. On the podcast today, I discuss this question with my guest Kelsey Murphy. Kelsey Murphy is a Business & Life Coach working with Fortune 500 companies like Facebook & Twitter and industry thought leaders like Marie Forleo and her B-Schoolers. As a primer to this discussion, I share my journey going full-time in 2 businesses over the last ten years. What you’ll learn listening to this episode, Is it time to go full time in non-diet practice: My journey going full-time in my business How to know it’s time to go full time for you Should you start your own biz or work for someone else instead You are one decision away from a completely different life The grind… The hustle… What does it mean? Connect with our Guest: Website Whiskey & Work Podcast (iTunes) Facebook Instagram Mentioned on the show: Register Webinar May 20th - THE 7 STEPS BLUEPRINT TO BUILD A PROFITABLE NON-DIET BUSINESS & ATTRACT CLIENT READY TO DO THE WORK Mentorship Program PRO Get Started Guide PRO Series – Free Training & resources Season 1 First, do no harm The Business of Intuitive Eating Diet Brain Non-Diet Marketing Strategies Addressing the Root Cause The Link Between Feminism and Non-Diet Approach The Transition to a Non-Diet Practice The Non-Diet Business Model Season 2 The Anatomy of the Non-Diet Approach What I Wish I Knew Before Starting My Anti-Diet Business Journey 3 Steps to Being a Confident Non-Diet Coach Success Stories of Non-Diet Practitioners How to Get Started in Your Non-Diet Practice Body Image Healing for Health Professionals Business Mindset the Non-Diet Way Q&A – Ask Me Anything… Really anything!

Today we will answer two major questions I get when I teach health professionals about the non-diet approach. Usually, these questions come right on the tail end of the first time being introduced to the Non-Diet Approach. What are those questions that almost all health professionals have at their first encounter with the non-Diet approach? But, what about health? And What about nutrition? These two questions reveal how entrenched diet and wellness culture along with weight stigma in our education as a health professional. It is very important to note that we, as health professionals, were blind to this. We were taught to teach our patient and client how to co-opt diet culture and fatphobia. We have been trained and learned to believe that health can only result from dieting, thinness and restriction. So when faced with an approach to health that doesn’t promote diet culture, dieting, weight loss or food restriction, we assume it's not “healthy”… Non-Diet Approach to Health and Nutrition In today’s episode, we will be helping you navigate these two questions when encountering the non-diet approach for the first time. But what about health? But what about nutrition? What you’ll learn listening to this episode of Non-Diet Approach to Health and Nutrition: How to define health within a non-diet approach The danger of viewing health as personal responsibility Healthism The social determinants of health How to view nutrition within a non-diet approach Gentle Nutrition Mentioned in the show: Webinar - How to teach nutrition without co-opting Diet Culture Non-Diet Mentorship Program Details Free Intake Forms Social Determinant of Health PRO Series – Free Training & resources Season 1 First, do no harm The Business of Intuitive Eating Diet Brain Non-Diet Marketing Strategies Addressing the Root Cause The Link Between Feminism and Non-Diet Approach The Transition to a Non-Diet Practice The Non-Diet Business Model Season 2 The Anatomy of the Non-Diet Approach What I Wish I Knew Before Starting My Anti-Diet Business Journey 3 Steps to Being a Confident Non-Diet Coach Success Stories of Non-Diet Practitioners How to Get Started in Your Non-Diet Practice Body Image Healing for Health Professionals Business Mindset the Non-Diet Way Q&A – Ask Me Anything… Really anything!