3. From Rock Bottom to Discovering Food Freedom with Intuitive Eating Health Coach Stef Jung
The In Between Podcast · Kez Stuk
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Show Notes
In this powerful and deeply honest episode, Kez sits down with Stef Jung, Intuitive Eating Health Coach, who shares the unseen layers of her journey through anorexia, bulimia and binge eating, a path shaped by a nomadic childhood, and the disconnect she felt while living in the polished world of Dubai. What begins as a conversation about food becomes a much bigger story of identity, vulnerability, and coming home to the body.
Stef opens up about the moments that brought her to her knees, the rock bottoms that cracked her open, and the surprising places where support and love found her. Stef walks us through the turning points that led her toward healing: journaling as a lifeline, her relationship that mirrored all the places she was hiding, and the shift into Intuitive Eating Health Coaching, where she now guides others through their own reconnection with food, self-worth, and embodiment.
Together we explore the emotional roots beneath eating patterns, how mindset, intuitive eating, and nervous system attunement reshape our relationship with nourishment. This episode is an invitation into compassion, honesty, vulnerability and the radical power of recognising the moment you have had enough of your own suffering, and choosing to face the pain and make different, self-respecting decisions.
Chapters
(00:00) Introduction to Steph's Journey
(12:18) The Impact of a Nomadic Childhood
(18:13) Struggles with Eating Disorders
(20:07) The Power of Vulnerability
(24:16) Navigating Relationships and Mental Health
(44:24) Finding Support in Love
(46:40) Finding Identity Through Relationship
(47:11) The Journey to Holistic Health Coaching
(48:12) Rock Bottom and the Power of Journaling
(49:34) The Role of a Health Coach in Stef’s Recovery
(51:00) Exploring the Deeper Issues Behind Eating Habits
(52:14) The Holistic Approach to Food and Body Relationships
(53:55) Embodiment Practices and Self-Nourishment
(55:30) The Transformation of Relationship with Food
(57:06) Mindset: The Key to Healthy Eating
(59:34) Self-Respect vs. Self-Love in Healing
(01:03:37) Understanding Intuitive Eating Principles
(01:06:06) The Dangers of Diet Mentality
(01:11:22) The Ripple Effect of Food Relationships
(01:16:55) Influential People in Healing Journey
Connect with Stef:
Website: https://www.wholesomestef.com
Course: For The In Between listeners, Stef has kindly gifted 25% off her Discover Food Freedom Course using the code KEZ25 at checkout or access here Discover Food Freedom
Instagram: @wholesomestef
Connect with Kez:
Instagram: @theinbetween_co
Website: The In Between
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