The Love, Food Podcast: Peace From Emotional Eating, Binge Eating, Eating Disorders, And Negative Body Image Through Intuitiv

In this episode, Julie discusses how to not be an almond mom when you had an almond mom yourself. She provides six ways to avoid projecting your own fears onto your children when it comes to food and weight. Julie also talks about the division of food responsibility and how it may not work for everyone. She emphasizes the importance of not categorizing foods as good or bad and teaches kids to be respectful of others' food choices. Lastly, Julie highlights the significance of not commenting on others' bodies and promoting body diversity.Keywords: almond mom, projection, fears, food and weight, division of food responsibility, categorizing foods, respectful eating, body diversityTakeawaysDo your own work to avoid projecting your own fears onto your children when it comes to food and weight.The division of food responsibility may not work for everyone, and it's okay to prioritize other things.Avoid categorizing foods as good or bad and teach kids to be respectful of others' food choices.Don't

In this episode, Julie discusses how to mend your relationship with food if you had an 'Almond Mom' who influenced your views on body size and eating. She provides eight recommendations for healing, including using guardrails to make food choices, replacing diet-y thoughts with positive ones, relearning what eating enough means for you, playing with your food, spending time in 'donut land' to repair your relationship with food, prioritizing healing as a health-promoting behavior, and keeping the big picture in mind rather than focusing on individual food choices.Keywords: Almond Mom, relationship with food, healing, guardrails, diet-y thoughts, eating enough, playing with food, donut land, prioritizing healing, big pictureTakeawaysHaving an 'Almond Mom' can impact your relationship with foodUsing guardrails can help make food choices while exploring intuitive eatingReplacing diet-y thoughts with positive ones can help mend your relationship with foodRelearning what eating enough means

In this episode, Julie discusses how 'food noise' can be triggered when people start dieting again. She shares the experiences of individuals who have been working on repairing their relationship with food and how they use food noise as a cue to recognize when they are being triggered to diet. She then introduces the term 'almond mom' and explains its origin as a parent or caregiver consumed by the diet trap. Julie identifies five reasons why almond moms can be problematic, including teaching distrust of hunger and fullness, promoting disordered eating, reinforcing body hierarchy, encouraging control of one's body, and prioritizing others' enjoyment of one's body. She concludes by emphasizing the importance of self-compassion and time to repair one's complicated history with food.Keywords: food noise, dieting, relationship with food, almond mom, diet trap, distrust of hunger and fullness, disordered eating, body hierarchy, control of body, self-compassionTakeawaysFood noise can

What is the solution to food noise? Turns out it's easier than you might think. The key is eating enough and giving oneself permission to eat. Julie also discusses guardrails that you can implement to help you on this journey to reduce food noise and establish a healthier relationship with food.Please follow us on TikTok and LinkedIn @FoodVoiceRD to keep up-to-date with our socials.Do you have a complicated relationship with food? I want to help! Send your Dear Food letter to info@juliedillonrd.com. Mentioned in this episode: FVFV: Food Noise part 1 / FYVF: Food Noise part 2Food Voice resources: Julie Dillon RD blog / PCOS Power Free Roadmap / PCOS Power Course / 6 Keys To Food Peace If you're curious about what it looks like to stop pursuing weight loss, click here for some fabulous freebies that will help guide you in your journey!Click here to leave me a review on iTunes and subscribe. This type of kindness helps the show continue!Find FREE food voice resources here.Thank you for supporting Find Yo

Are GLP-1s the cure for food noise or are they just a repeat of previous drugs that promised the same? Julie urges listeners to do thorough research on all of the risks of these drugs before taking them. Subscribe so you don't miss part three, coming soon!Please follow us on TikTok and LinkedIn @FoodVoiceRD to keep up-to-date with our socials.Do you have a complicated relationship with food? I want to help! Send your Dear Food letter to info@juliedillonrd.com. Mentioned in this episode: Ragen Chastain's Substack / FYFV: What's the deal with GLP-1s? / FVFV: Food Noise part 1Food Voice resources: Julie Dillon RD blog / PCOS Power Free Roadmap / PCOS Power Course / 6 Keys To Food Peace If you're curious about what it looks like to stop pursuing weight loss, click here for some fabulous freebies that will help guide you in your journey!Click here to leave me a review on iTunes and subscribe. This type of kindness helps the show continue!Find FREE food voice resources here.Thank you for supporting

Food noise, a trendy new name for a concept long researched, has blown up on social media these days, but what really is food noise and is it just a normal reaction to environmental stressors and deeper unmet needs. Subscribe so you don't miss part twoSummaryThe conversation explores the concept of 'food noise' and its impact on individuals. Food noise refers to constant food thoughts and the compulsion to eat, which may or may not be associated with physical hunger. The episode discusses the experience of food noise and how it has been researched for almost 100 years. It challenges the notion that food noise is solely the individual's responsibility and suggests that it may be a normal reaction to something in the environment. The episode also highlights the influence of the diet industry and the importance of addressing deeper unmet needs.Keywordsfood noise, constant food thoughts, compulsion to eat, research, restraint, willpower, diet industry, unmet needsTakeawaysFood noise refers to cons

Listen in for the four and final part of a minisode series discussing the recent Washington Post article "As obesity rises, Big Food and dietitians push 'anti-diet' advice. In this fourth installment, Julie shares why it's problematic that the article focuses solely on individual's food choices and neglects examining systems of oppression and social determinants of health that impact weight and health. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss out episodes!Please follow us on TikTok and LinkedIn @FoodVoiceRD to keep up-to-date with our socials.Do you have a complicated relationship with food? I want to help! Send your Dear Food letter to info@juliedillonrd.com. Mentioned in this episode: Washington Post article "As obesity rises, Big Food and dietitians push 'anti-diet' adviceFYFV Series: Are anti-diet dietitians ignoring health and killing us softly?Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Food Voice resources: Julie Dillon RD blog / PCOS Power Free Roadmap / PCOS Power Cour

Listen in for part three of a minisode series discussing the recent Washington Post article "As obesity rises, Big Food and dietitians push 'anti-diet' advice. In this third installment, Julie shares why the article's argument that Big Food's recent marketing tactics around diet culture are more complicated than you might think. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss out on part four!Please follow us on TikTok and LinkedIn @FoodVoiceRD to keep up-to-date with our socials.Do you have a complicated relationship with food? I want to help! Send your Dear Food letter to info@juliedillonrd.com. Mentioned in this episode: Washington Post article "As obesity rises, Big Food and dietitians push 'anti-diet' adviceFYFV Series: Are anti-diet dietitians ignoring health and killing us softly?Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Food Voice resources: Julie Dillon RD blog / PCOS Power Free Roadmap / PCOS Power Course / 6 Keys To Food Peace If you're curious about what it looks lik

Listen in for part two of a minisode series discussing the recent Washington Post article "As obesity rises, Big Food and dietitians push 'anti-diet' advice. In this second installment, Julie shares why the article's argument that weight gain is proof that anti-diet movement doesn't work. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss out on part three!Please follow us on TikTok and LinkedIn @FoodVoiceRD to keep up-to-date with our socials.Do you have a complicated relationship with food? I want to help! Send your Dear Food letter to info@juliedillonrd.com. Mentioned in this episode: Washington Post article "As obesity rises, Big Food and dietitians push 'anti-diet' adviceFYFV Series: Are anti-diet dietitians ignoring health and killing us softly?Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Food Voice resources: Julie Dillon RD blog / PCOS Power Free Roadmap / PCOS Power Course / 6 Keys To Food Peace If you're curious about what it looks like to stop pursuing weight loss, click he

Listen in for part one of a minisode series discussing the recent Washington Post article "As obesity rises, Big Food and dietitians push 'anti-diet' advice. In this first part, Julie shares her initial reactions to the article. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss out on part two!Please follow us on TikTok and LinkedIn @FoodVoiceRD to keep up-to-date with our socials.Do you have a complicated relationship with food? I want to help! Send your Dear Food letter to info@juliedillonrd.com. Mentioned in this episode: Washington Post article "As obesity rises, Big Food and dietitians push 'anti-diet' adviceFYFV Series: Are anti-diet dietitians ignoring health and killing us softly?Part 2Part 3Part 4Food Voice resources: Julie Dillon RD blog / PCOS Power Free Roadmap / PCOS Power Course / 6 Keys To Food Peace If you're curious about what it looks like to stop pursuing weight loss, click here for some fabulous freebies that will help guide you in your journey!Click

This week, Julie interviews Adina Silverman and Carolyn Karoll, who are also committed to eradicating weight stigma, and are co-authors of an upcoming book called Eating Disorder Group Therapy, a Collaborative Approach. Adina and Carolyn share why adding group therapy to your healing process can help your complicated history of food and how to get started on that journey. Follow us on TikTok and LinkedIn @FoodVoiceRD to keep up-to-date with our socials.Do you have a complicated relationship with food? I want to help! Send your Dear Food letter to info@juliedillonrd.com. Mentioned in this episode: Preorder Eating Disorder Group Therapy, a Collaborative Approach / Adina's website / Carolyn's websiteFood Voice resources: Julie Dillon RD blog / PCOS Power Free Roadmap / PCOS Power Course / 6 Keys To Food Peace If you're curious about what it looks like to stop pursuing weight loss, click here for some fabulous freebies that will help guide you in your journey!Click here to leave me a review on iTunes

This week, Julie interviews Judy Simon, award winning registered dietitian nutritionist who specializes in reproductive health, about her upcoming book, Getting to Baby: A Food-First Fertility Plan to Improve Your Odds and Shorten Your Time to Pregnancy. This rich conversation covers everything from the importance of adding in nutritious food, and not restricting, especially when trying to get pregnant to advocating for yourself at the doctor when in a higher weight body.Follow us on TikTok and LinkedIn @FoodVoiceRD to keep up-to-date with our socials.Do you have a complicated relationship with food? I want to help! Send your Dear Food letter to info@juliedillonrd.com. Mentioned in this episode: You can preorder Getting to Baby here / Judy's Instagram and FacebookFood Voice resources: Julie Dillon RD blog / PCOS Power Free Roadmap / PCOS Power Course / 6 Keys To Food Peace If you're curious about what it looks like to stop pursuing weight loss, click here for some fabulous freebies that will help guid

This week, Julie is joined by FYFV resident anti diet chef, Rachel Popik, to talk about playing with food. Yup, you heard that right, how playing with food can help you heal your relationship with food. From learning to find joy in letting ice cream drip down your hands, to using cookbooks to find exciting new things to try in the kitchen, let your inner child out and reconnect to how fun food can be. Please follow us on TikTok and LinkedIn @FoodVoiceRD to keep up-to-date with our socials.Do you have a complicated relationship with food? I want to help! Send your Dear Food letter to info@juliedillonrd.com. Mentioned in this episode: Eat Up by Ruby Tandoh / Rachel's TikTok and Instagram Food Voice resources: Julie Dillon RD blog / PCOS Power Free Roadmap / PCOS Power Course / 6 Keys To Food Peace If you're curious about what it looks like to stop pursuing weight loss, click here for some fabulous freebies that will help guide you in your journey!Click here to leave me a review on iTunes and subscribe.

Have you ever quit a diet to then be seduced by some program or regimen that promised you change, community, or safety? Listen in to hear Julie's advice to a listener question for avoiding these diet culture side monsters. Please follow us on TikTok and LinkedIn @FoodVoiceRD to keep up-to-date with our socials.Do you have a complicated relationship with food? I want to help! Send your Dear Food letter to info@juliedillonrd.com. Mentioned in this episode: Follow Julie for co-working sessions on TikTok / Join Julie in the Circle CommunityFood Voice resources: Julie Dillon RD blog / PCOS Power Free Roadmap / PCOS Power Course / 6 Keys To Food Peace If you're curious about what it looks like to stop pursuing weight loss, click here for some fabulous freebies that will help guide you in your journey!Click here to leave me a review on iTunes and subscribe. This type of kindness helps the show continue!Find FREE food voice resources here.Thank you for supporting Find Your Food Voice!Our Sponsors:* Check out

This week Julie chats with Dacy Gillepsie, weight inclusive personal stylist, about how your personal style and shopping for clothing can be an alternative entry point to learning to live a diet free lifestyle. They get into finding a personal style while your body is changing, dressing professionally in a plus size body, and all things thrifting. Please follow us on TikTok and LinkedIn @FoodVoiceRD to keep up-to-date with our socials.Do you have a complicated relationship with food? I want to help! Send your Dear Food letter to info@juliedillonrd.com. Mentioned in this episode: Mindful Closet website / Dacy Gillepsie on TikTok and Instagram / Unflattering Substack / Cake Plus Size / Artemis / Curve Conscious / The Plus Bus Boutique Food Voice resources: Julie Dillon RD blog / PCOS Power Free Roadmap / PCOS Power Course / 6 Keys To Food Peace If you're curious about what it looks like to stop pursuing weight loss, click here for some fabulous freebies that will help guide you in your journey!Click here t

Want your voice to be including in Julie's upcoming Find Your Food Voice book? Listen in to hear about how to write a Dear Food letter to possibly be included in the book!Julie is looking for Dear Food letters about: early stages of working with a dietitian or therapist; being new to living a diet free life; experiencing oppression while finding your food voice; feelings that come up while trying to reject diets; connecting with health while trying to recover from diet culture; and diet culture related traumaPlease follow us on TikTok and LinkedIn @FoodVoiceRD to keep up-to-date with our socials.Do you have a complicated relationship with food? I want to help! Send your Dear Food letter to info@juliedillonrd.com. Mentioned in this episode: Dear Food Letter Guidelines / Submit your Dear Food letterFood Voice resources: Julie Dillon RD blog / PCOS Power Free Roadmap / PCOS Power Course / 6 Keys To Food Peace If you're curious about what it looks like to stop pursuing weight loss, click here for some fab

Time for another listener question! Listen in for Julie's 6 recommendations on how to not get sucked back into dieting when it seems like everyone around you is talking about their current fad diet. Please follow us on TikTok and LinkedIn @FoodVoiceRD to keep up-to-date with our socials.Do you have a complicated relationship with food? I want to help! Send your Dear Food letter to info@juliedillonrd.com. Mentioned in this episode: Legalize Emotional Eating / Follow Julie for co-working sessions on TikTok / Join Julie in the Circle CommunityFood Voice resources: Julie Dillon RD blog / PCOS Power Free Roadmap / PCOS Power Course / 6 Keys To Food Peace If you're curious about what it looks like to stop pursuing weight loss, click here for some fabulous freebies that will help guide you in your journey!Click here to leave me a review on iTunes and subscribe. This type of kindness helps the show continue!Find FREE food voice resources here.Thank you for supporting Find Your Food Voice!Our Sponsors:* Check

Join Julie, Rachel, and Coleen as they talk through the very unglamorous start to the New Year they are having and how they interact with the idea of new year's resolutions without being sucked back into diet culture. This episode is also Coleen's last before her maternity leave, and she poses the question to the team, as well as listeners, "what family traditions do you have that you love and cherish?" Please follow us on TikTok and LinkedIn @FoodVoiceRD to keep up-to-date with our socials.Do you have a complicated relationship with food? I want to help! Send your Dear Food letter to info@juliedillonrd.com. Mentioned in this episode: Rachel's TikTok and Instagram / Coleen's Instagram /Follow Julie for co-working sessions on TikTok / Join Julie in the Circle CommunityFood Voice resources: Julie Dillon RD blog / PCOS Power Free Roadmap / PCOS Power Course / 6 Keys To Food Peace If you're curious about what it looks like to stop pursuing weight loss, click here for some fabulous free

As we enter January, what we at Find Your Food Voice call, International Dieting Month, join Julie for a guided meditation and reflection exercise to help you get through this month and all the diet BS that comes along with it.Please follow us on TikTok and LinkedIn @FoodVoiceRD to keep up-to-date with our socials.Do you have a complicated relationship with food? I want to help! Submit your Dear Food letter here or send it to info@juliedillonrd.com. Mentioned in this episode: Belly of the Beast by Da'Shaun L Harrison / Your Body is Not an Apology by Sonia Renee Taylor / Fearing the Black Body by Dr. Sabrina Strings / Decolonizing Wellness by Dalia KinseyFood Voice resources: Julie Dillon RD blog / PCOS Power Free Roadmap / PCOS Power Course / 6 Keys To Food Peace If you're curious about what it looks like to stop pursuing weight loss, click here for some fabulous freebies that will help guide you in your journey!Click here to leave me a review on iTunes and subscribe. This type of kindness helps the s

Welcome to the FYFV wintering minisode series! Join Julie as she gives you a pep talk about how to survive the upcoming onslaught of diet and weight loss talks as New Year resolution season approaches. Please follow us on TikTok and LinkedIn @FoodVoiceRD to keep up-to-date with our socials.Do you have a complicated relationship with food? I want to help! Submit your Dear Food letter here or send it to info@juliedillonrd.com. Mentioned in this episode: Belly of the Beast by Da'Shaun L Harrison / Your Body is Not an Apology by Sonia Renee Taylor / Fearing the Black Body by Dr. Sabrina Strings / Decolonizing Wellness by Dalia KinseyFood Voice resources: Julie Dillon RD blog / PCOS Power Free Roadmap / PCOS Power Course / 6 Keys To Food Peace If you're curious about what it looks like to stop pursuing weight loss, click here for some fabulous freebies that will help guide you in your journey!Click here to leave me a review on iTunes and subscribe. This type of kindness helps the show continue!Find FREE fo