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Download Episode!Hey there, lovely radicals… podcast time! Today, on the “Life. Unrestricted.” podcast, you’ll hear the episode that was the toughest—by far—to record for me. And therefore the toughest for me to release. Yet, maybe it’s also the most important one. When I say: I’m flying blind from this point on, I mean it quite […] Read more... The post LU 065: Me, solo – Giving up control, going to residential treatment & my plan for this podcast. appeared first on Life. Unrestricted. Boost your body image and recover from food & exercise madness..

Download Episode!Hey, lovely radicals… podcast time! In today’s episode of the “Life. Unrestricted.” podcast, we’re going to change perspectives a little bit. We’ve been talking a lot about how our upbringing, our parents, our environment – and of course the insidious messages that our diet-obsessed culture bombards us with! – shape the way we grow […] Read more... The post LU 064: Me, solo – How is your country’s culture influencing you? My thoughts about Switzerland. appeared first on Life. Unrestricted. Boost your body image and recover from food & exercise madness..

Download Episode!Hey, lovely radicals… podcast time! In today’s episode of the “Life. Unrestricted.” podcast, I talk to Chris Sandel from outside of London, UK. Chris is a health and nutrition expert who runs his own company called “7 Health”, and alongside that, his wonderful podcast “Real Health Radio”. Chris works with clients all over the […] Read more... The post LU 063: Chris Sandel – Effects of food restriction (and exercise) on your body and hormones. appeared first on Life. Unrestricted. Boost your body image and recover from food & exercise madness..

Download Episode!Lovely radicals… it’s podcast time! In this week’s episode of the “Life. Unrestricted.” podcast, it’s my great pleasure to talk to Dr. Michelle Lelwica from Minnesota. Michelle is a professor of religion at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, where she teaches courses on the intersection of religion, gender, culture, and the body. She did […] Read more... The post LU 062: Dr. Michelle Lelwica – The origins of “The Religion of Thinness and Physical Improvement”. appeared first on Life. Unrestricted. Boost your body image and recover from food & exercise madness..

Download Episode!Hey there, lovely radicals… podcast time! In today’s episode of the “Life. Unrestricted.” podcast, I talk to Alan Levinovitz from Charlottesville, Virginia. Alan is an assistant professor of religion at James Madison University, and his academic work focuses on classical Chinese thought, the philosophy of play, and the intersection of religion and medicine. He […] Read more... The post LU 061: Alan Levinovitz, Ph.D. – The religious roots of modern food fears & “The Nocebo Effect”. appeared first on Life. Unrestricted. Boost your body image and recover from food & exercise madness..

Download Episode!Hey, lovely radicals… podcast time! In today’s episode of the “Life. Unrestricted.” podcast, I’m talking to Marya Hornbacher from Minneapolis, USA. Marya is known for many things. She is an assistant professor of Writing Arts at Rowan University, she is an award-winning journalist and – as most of you might know – she is […] Read more... The post LU 060: Marya Hornbacher – Fighting the stigma of mental illness and eating disorders. appeared first on Life. Unrestricted. Boost your body image and recover from food & exercise madness..

Download Episode!Lovely radicals, it’s podcast time! In today’s episode of the “Life. Unrestricted.” podcast, I get to talk to Dana Sturtevant from Portland, Oregon. Dana is a trainer, mentor, Kripalu Yoga teacher, and Registered Dietitian specializing in Health at Every Size (HAES) and Intuitive Eating. She is the co-founder of “Be Nourished”, a revolutionary business […] Read more... The post LU 059: Dana Sturtevant – How being truly nourished helps your body to trust you (and vice versa!) appeared first on Life. Unrestricted. Boost your body image and recover from food & exercise madness..

Download Episode!Lovely radicals… podcast time! This week on the “Life. Unrestricted.” podcast, I am talking about a topic that sadly doesn’t get addressed nearly enough: The importance of recognizing anorexia in people in bigger bodies. In our thin-obsessed culture, eating disorders go undetected at alarming rates. With the stereotypical depiction of an emaciated teen (white, […] Read more... The post LU 058: Me, solo – “You don’t have to be thin to be underweight”: Anorexia at higher weights. appeared first on Life. Unrestricted. Boost your body image and recover from food & exercise madness..

Download Episode!Hey, lovely radicals… podcast time! In today’s episode of the “Life. Unrestricted.” podcast, I talk to Dr. Steve Prentice from Columbus, Ohio. Steve, as a practicing chiropractor and health contrarian since 1996, has spent his career questioning the status quo and the accepted norms when it comes to health and wellbeing. His experience working […] Read more... The post LU 057: Dr. Steven Prentice – Are you ready for “Healthnut Rehab”? Here’s how real health works. appeared first on Life. Unrestricted. Boost your body image and recover from food & exercise madness..

Download Episode!Hey there, lovely radicals… podcast time! This week on the “Life. Unrestricted.” podcast, I get to talk to Dr. Michelle May from Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Michelle May is a former physician, mindful eating speaker, and recovered yo-yo dieter who founded the “Am I Hungry?”-company that offers mindful eating programs and training. “Am I Hungry?” […] Read more... The post LU 056: Michelle May – “Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat” as the way to heal eating issues. appeared first on Life. Unrestricted. Boost your body image and recover from food & exercise madness..

Download Episode!Hey there, lovely radicals… podcast time! This week on the “Life. Unrestricted.” podcast, I’m telling you about the shame we feel to be stuck in patterns of disordered eating, disordered exercise and our fears to break out of those patterns. It’s not a coincidence that I should be talking about this in this week’s […] Read more... The post LU 055: Me, solo – Stuck on the island of disordered eating? Miserable, yet afraid of leaving it? appeared first on Life. Unrestricted. Boost your body image and recover from food & exercise madness..

Download Episode!Hey there, lovely radicals… podcast time! This week on the “Life. Unrestricted.” podcast, I get to talk to Amy Pence-Brown from Boise, Idaho. Amy describes herself as a fat feminist mother who believes in opening her mouth and her heart. From both of these places she tells stories – as a writer on her […] Read more... The post LU 054: Amy Pence Brown – Taking a badass stand for radical self-acceptance & body image healing. appeared first on Life. Unrestricted. Boost your body image and recover from food & exercise madness..

Download Episode!Hey there, lovely radicals… podcast time! This week on the “Life. Unrestricted.” podcast, it’s time to call out the inner Gremlin voice and all its rules that it is constantly making up for us. Most of you might be familiar with those thoughts; the ones that tell us we have to be “on” all […] Read more... The post LU 053: Me, solo – When the inner Gremlin insists on perfectionism and productivity, give him this. appeared first on Life. Unrestricted. Boost your body image and recover from food & exercise madness..

Download Episode!Hey there, lovely radicals… podcast time! This week on the “Life. Unrestricted.” podcast, it’s not just vulnerability time, it’s not just real, raw badassery time, no, it’s also … Well, it’s actually the most fun episode with the most unexpected circumstances I’ve ever had. Mix that with the incredible depth of the conversation, and […] Read more... The post LU 052: Jennifer Rollin – Exercise bulimia, engrained habits, ED myths, and getting very personal. appeared first on Life. Unrestricted. Boost your body image and recover from food & exercise madness..

Download Episode!Hey lovely radicals, podcast alert! This week on the “Life. Unrestricted.” podcast, it’s my pleasure to talk to Andrea Wachter from California. Andrea is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the author of “Getting Over Overeating”. She is also the co-author of “The Don’t Diet, Live-It Workbook” and “Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: […] Read more... The post LU 051: Andrea Wachter – How to make therapy work for you (whatever your struggle might be). appeared first on Life. Unrestricted. Boost your body image and recover from food & exercise madness..