Nourishing Women Podcast

This episode marks an exciting update to the show, we are now offering two episodes a week!  Tuesday episodes will be shorter in length and Friday episodes will include personal life updates again and usual business updates, and then share the longer length episodes. I’m also thinking Tuesday episodes will be more of thought based conversations and Friday episodes will be for guests or educational, step by step, or more science driven episodes. I promise I’ll always have episodes on Friday no matter what, but the Tuesdays may be just seasons we...or every other week...let’s see how I feel about it on the production side and how you feel about it from the content side and we will go from there! Today we are going to chat how social media can impact your intuitive eating journey. Social media's role in your journey is so important its something I ask every client at Nourishing Minds Nutrition, and included it in my Body Image Reset.  After this episode I want you to do  your own analysis of your relationship wi

On the podcast today we have back on the show Megan Perez, one of the dietitians at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. In this episode, Megan shares her feedback and personal experience trying the whole 30 diet, and how this is not a non-diet approach. We review who the diet was created for, the pros, cons and major takeaways from her experience implementing it. Overall, our goal is to show you that no external sources that tell you what you can and cannot eat is true intuitive eating, and that placing food and good or bad categories creates an all or nothing approach to food. While the episode aims to be open-minded to why someone may implement this in their lives, we feel there is no way it could heal someone's relationship with food or could be sustainable for the long term.   Get Victoria’s FREE E-BOOK on how to ditch the diets.   Victoria’s favorite Primally Pure products: Soothing serum Baby oil Baby balm Body butter For the double cleansing method to clean your face: cleansing oil and baby bar   Reso

Today on the podcast we have with us Dylan Murphy. Dylan Murphy is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist working in private practice in Nashville, TN. Living in a diet saturated world, she knows it can be overwhelming to determine what a healthy relationship with food looks like. Women are constantly fed lies that happiness is found in the size of their jeans, the number on the scale and the cups of celery juices they can drink in a day. Her passion is to help women ditch the nonsense of diets and create lives marked with food freedom and body confidence.  She graduated with a degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition from Clemson University and completed her Dietetic Residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She offers nutrition coaching with a non-diet, HAES approach. In her practice, Dylan Murphy Nutrition, she provides nutrition coaching, using her signature process - The Free Method, to women all across the country. Her focus areas are eating disorders, negative body image, disordered eating, chr

Dietitian at Nourishing Minds Nutrition, Kelsey Pukala, is back on the show, this time to help explain to you what happens in the body when you lose your period. Kelsey shares in detail: How the menstrual cycle works Long term health consequences of not having a period How the HPG axis works to create a period What affects the HPG axis How food, exercise, sleep and stress can shut off the HPG axis and cause hypothalamic amennorhea   References from episode: No Period, Now What Book   Victoria’s favorite Primally Pure products: Soothing serum. I”ll be doing a giveaway for this next week on IG!   Other Primally Pure favorites:  Baby oil Baby balm Fancy face serum Body butter For the double cleansing method to clean your face: cleansing oil and baby bar   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here. Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every Tu

In this episode we have back with us guest Lisa Hayim. Lisa is a registered dietitian and nutritionist who helps her community discover food freedom and learn modern mindful eating with her Instagram account, blog and online course Fork the Noise Fundamentals. We discuss in this episode:   -Lisa’s journey with disordered eating and how she discovered food freedom -What are food fears and specific tools you can use to let go of the fear and have freedom around food choices -How disordered eating is so much deeper than food issues alone -The differences between traditional mindful eating and modern mindful eating -Advice for any bride-to-be for not giving in to dieting behaviors surrounding the wedding -Who Fork the Noise Fundamentals is for, how you may benefit from taking the course and when you can take it (open right now for the last time in 2019!)   Here’s the FREE e-book on beginning your journey to ditch the diets.   My special discount for YOU for Lisa’s Fork the Noise Fundamentals Course. Course enrol

Today on the show we answer three listener questions on preparing mentally and physically for pregnancy, how to know when its time to do an elimination diet for PCOS and how to get your period back besides the basic concept of eat more and exercise less.   Information discussed in the episode:   Here’s the FREE E-BOOK ON HOW TO EAT FOR YOUR HORMONES.   SIGN UP FOR THE PERIOD PEACE WORKSHOP. Hosted on Saturday, September 28th at 11am EST this workshop is for any woman who wants to feel educated, connected to and empowered to understand their menstrual cycle and how to support it.   Victoria’s favorite Primally Pure products: Baby oil Baby balm Fancy face serum Body butter For the double cleansing method to clean your face: cleansing oil and baby bar   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here. Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Live Q&As are hosted every Tuesday e

Did you know your hormones are in constant shift throughout your monthly cycle? No wonder we feel different throughout different times of the month! Today’s episode goes over in detail how your menstrual cycle works, including what hormones and what body parts are involved with your period bleed monthly. Then, we go over how to track your menstrual cycle through the sympothermal method of Fertility Awareness Method. By using our body’s signals and symptoms, we can predict and then confirm ovulation and then know when our next menstrual cycle is coming.   Information discussed in the episode:   Here’s the FREE E-BOOK ON HOW TO EAT FOR YOUR HORMONES.   SIGN UP FOR THE PERIOD PEACE WORKSHOP WAITLIST.   References and resources:   The Fifth Vital Sign Book No Period, Now What Book Understanding Cervical Mucus by the Real Life RD How the Menstrual Cycle Works How to Track Your Cycle with FAM Not Getting Your Period is Not Normal Part One and Part Two NWP Episode 86: Fertility Awareness Method, the Menstrua

Today’s episode we come back to a popular conversation on the podcast, digestion. Have you ever heard of the low FODMAP diet? It’s an evidenced based diet plan that has been clinically shown to reduce symptoms in 3 out of 4 people with IBS. But there’s a lot of confusion and misconceptions around the diet, including how long to follow it. GET THE FULL SHOWNOTES: https://www.victoriamyers.net/blog/nwp-episode-109 FREE EBOOK ON HOW TO EAT FOR HORMONES HERE.

This episode is a long time in the making! The most FAQ I receive about both intuitive eating and the health at every size framework is this: is intuitive eating actually healthy for you? And can you practice it with a health condition? This episode answers these questions for you and details through:   The research behind Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size Limitations of weight loss research Intuitive Eating (IE) and Health at Every Size (HAES) are NOT anti-health How IE and HAES improve your health for now and the long term Using behavior changes to improve health instead of intentional pursuit of weight loss Debunking common misconceptions about IE Applying IE principles and a HAES framework with ideas of how to apply for health conditions such as: diabetes, hypertension, Celiac disease, food allergies, PCOS, and IBS. How to use this information to guide your client experience as a healthcare provider   Information discussed in the episode:   Books: Intuitive Eating, Health At Every Size, Body

This episode is a special one! Victoria and Nick share their birth story of having their daughter in a hospital and what happened along the way. This story is a great example of blending holistic, natural methods with medical interventions when needed. They share the days leading up to going into labor, laboring at home, using a doula during childbirth and why it was beneficial, what kind of support was helpful, how to create a dream team for your delivery, pros and cons to giving birth in a hospital and how to set flexible birth intentions.   Read the birth story here.   Childbirthing classes Chiropractor for Webster’s technique Doula and placenta encapsulation services Midwife and OBGYN clinic   Victoria’s favorite Primally Pure products: Baby oil Baby balm Fancy face serum Body butter   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here. Join our FREE support group for like-minded women, the Nourishing Women Community. Li

  We finish going over the Intuitive Eating Principles in this episode including: discover the satisfaction factor, cope with emotions without using food, respect your body, exercise feel the difference and honor your health with gentle nutrition. Victoria provides personal and clinical experience and advice, as well as recommending different tools you can use as you work through the Intuitive Eating principles. This episode details: Allowing pleasure and satisfaction to be part of your health and well being How mindfulness can help with discovering satisfying foods How to figure out if you are emotional eating Ways to cope with emotions with and without food Developing strategies to combat emotional eating if occurring Letting go of the desire to lose weight Set point theory and how to discover your body’s natural body size Ideas for ways to take care of and respect your body Tools you can use to help develop body acceptance Discovering the appropriate amount of exercise for you and your needs The benefits

In today’s episode, we go over the first five principles of Intuitive Eating: reject diet mentality, honor your hunger, make peace with food, challenge the food police and feel your fullness. Come back next week for part 2 for an explanation of the last five Intuitive Eating principles and final thoughts on intuitive eating from Victoria.   This episode details: What is diet mentality and diet culture Ideas for ways to reject diet mentality and questions to ask yourself to see if you believe in dieting The hunger and fullness scale What is primal hunger and signs of it and what are signs you should eat The permission stage of intuitive eating Ideas for ways to make peace with food and challenge the food police Ways the food police shows up in the health and wellness world Avoiding the hunger and fullness diet and anti-fullness message   Links: Hunger and fullness scale Diet culture definition by Christy Harrison episode 77: emotional eating and body dysmorphia    Resources for you: Learn more about ou

In today’s episode we explore the topic of fat discrimination and oppression by diet culture with author of You Have the Right to Remain Fat and expert on body justice and fat activist, Virgie Tovar.   We discuss: Virgie’s story of how she became an expert in fat discrimination and sexuality studies What is fat phobia and how to recognize it How diet culture is a form of oppression Ways that diet culture is bigotry How we can be better allies for fat acceptance What is internalized inferiority and ways to recognize how you may feel inferior in your everyday life   Virgie Tovar is the author of You Have the Right to Remain Fat and one of the nation's leading experts and lecturers on fat discrimination and body justice. In 2018 she was named one of the top 50 most influential feminists by Bitch Magazine. She is the founder of Babecamp, a 4-week online course designed to help women who are ready to break up with diet culture. She started the hashtag campaign #LoseHateNotWeight and in 2018 gave a TedX talk on

Today’s podcast is a bittersweet one as its an end of an era, this episode is Meg’s final episode as a podcast co-host. In the intro, Victoria shares why as well as what you can expect from the podcast going forward. For Meg’s final episode, Victoria and Meg answer your questions on sustainability.   Listener Questions answered in this episode:   Is there a company where we can send old clothes and they'd reuse and recycle the textiles? Your advice for hosting a clothing exchange. Which sustainably root companies you support. What are your thoughts on purchasing from Amazon? Is a vegetarian diet the most sustainable way to eat?   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here. Join our FREE tribe for like-minded women, the Nourishing Minds Tribe.   Let’s hang out! Connect with us: Meg’s Instagram Meg’s Website Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram

Megan Perez, dietitian at Nourishing Minds Nutrition, is back on the podcast today sharing her insight into why sleep matters for your overall health and wellness and how to improve it.   Topics discussed: Why sleep is important for our health and functioning How sleep affects hormones and digestion Why it has made such an impact on my health and in my life recently Common reasons we have trouble sleeping How sleep is impacted by our circadian rhythm and the four cycles of sleep. The negative effects of lack of sleep Megan’s top tips for improving your sleep quantity and quality   Resources discussed in this episode: Studies referenced: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5123208/ https://www.wageningenacademic.com/doi/pdf/10.3920/BM2016.0150 Sleep Smarter Book NWP Episode 27: How to Improve the Quality of Your Sleep   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here. Join our FREE tribe for like-minded women, the

Shanna Tyler is an online life + biz coach for entrepreneurial women and podcast host of The Self Soul Sport Podcast. Based in New York City, she loves connecting with girlbosses from all over the world to build their brand + biz with clarity, accountability, and community. Shanna believes that you can do it and have it all -- from pursuing a life of passion, cultivating a supportive network, and making money doing what you love! You can find her Instagram keepin it really real or her website where she shares all of her offerings.   Topics discussed: Shanna’s mental health journey and how this led her down a path to becoming a business owner and life and business couch How struggles we experience in life can lead us to our greater purpose Shanna’s best tips and strategies for managing Major Depressive Disorder Navigating the wellness space in NYC Advice for those that don’t fit the mold of what “wellness” looks like What being a life and business coach means to Shanna How Shanna works with entrepreneurial

Today on the podcast, we have one of our amazing dietitians at Nourishing Minds Nutrition, Kelsey Pukala, back on the show to explain how disordered eating can be a root cause to digestive issues. In today’s episode we detail through: An explanation to what is disordered eating What kind of digestive issues you can experience with disordered eating Why and how disordered eating can lead to digestive issues Why we don’t use elimination diets and food sensitivity testing in our practice General tips to get started with improving your digestion   Information discussed in today's episode: Victoria Myers Blog Meg’s Etsy Shop Episode 83: Digestion Basics, IBS/SIBO and merging Intuitive Eating with Digestive Healing Episode 66: SIBO, IBS and Digestive Healing with dietitian Kelsey Kinney Episode 64: Probiotics: the what, how and why Marci Evans website Is Clean Eating Causing Your Digestive Issues? Improve Your Digestion Naturally (and Start Today!)   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nouri

Today’s episode is a special one! We have a deep, heartfelt discussion with our dear friend, Lisa Hayim. As you will see, Lisa has so much insight and wisdom to bring to the wellness space as she reminds us that true wellness encompasses more than just food. Her own journey with mental health and therapy is a powerful and inspiring one that will resonate with many!   Topics include: Mental health and the unfortunate stigma behind it. Having “food issues” and being in the wellness field. Mental health and social media. AEDP therapy and it’s transformational power. Mindful eating - what it means to Lisa and how she practices and teaches it.   Connect with Lisa: instagram website   Information discussed in today's episode: Victoria Myers Blog Meg’s Etsy Shop   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here. Join our FREE tribe for like-minded women, the Nourishing Minds Tribe.   Let’s hang out! Connect with us: Meg’s Instagra

In today’s episode we answer these listener questions: Am I orthorexic or just “healthy”? Struggling with orthorexic tendencies and combatting shame with “healthy” foods What are the hallmark symptoms of SIBO? But also why it is important to also recognize individuality with IBS. What are some helpful tips on understanding and discerning hunger and fullness cues?   Information discussed in today's episode: Victoria Myers Blog Meg’s Etsy Shop CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THE BODY IMAGE RESET.   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here. Join our FREE tribe for like-minded women, the Nourishing Minds Tribe. Let’s hang out! Connect with us: Meg’s Instagram Meg’s Website Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram

In today’s episode we discussed: PSA: It’s okay to not have perfect skin!!! Other factors at play- it’s not just hormones. The hormones involved with hormonal acne: cortisol, androgens, estrogen, and progesterone. How the birth control pill can indeed be a treatment for hormonal acne. What to do about hormonal acne- hormone testing and topical treatments. Using food as medicine & specific nutrients for optimal skin health. Links: Fermented Cod Liver Oil Vital Proteins Beef Liver Capsule   Information discussed in today's episode: Victoria Myers Blog Meg’s Etsy Shop CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THE BODY IMAGE RESET.   Resources for you: Learn more about our services at Nourishing Minds Nutrition. Read testimonials from our amazing clients here. Join our FREE tribe for like-minded women, the Nourishing Minds Tribe. Let’s hang out! Connect with us: Meg’s Instagram Meg’s Website Victoria’s Instagram Victoria’s Website Nourishing Minds Nutrition Instagram