We (Andrea and Jenn) chat share some insights and updates about life during the coronavirus pandemic, and how they are navigating this uncertain time. We also provide a critical look at some of the problematic messaging we've seen about bodies, food and weight during this global crisis, including an article from our own local paper.  Finally, we share some things we've been both struggling with and enjoying during our extended time at home!  Articles and resources mentioned in this episode: Jenn's fundraising initiative for Full Plates Full Potential: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-0Iusyg7kb/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Full Plates Full Potential: https://www.fullplates.org/ "Fattening the Curve" article (CW: weight and food shaming language): https://www.pressherald.com/2020/04/26/when-it-comes-to-eating-this-pandemic-is-carbogeddon/ Andrea's current podcast favorites: Home Cooking (with Samin Nosrat and Hrishikesh Hirway): https://homecooking.show/ or https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/home-cooking/id1503149669 The Dream Podcast: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stitcher/the-dream NYT No Knead Bread: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/11376-no-knead-bread

In this episode we talk with Diana Rice, RD aka The Baby Steps Dietitian. Diana discusses how her own relationship with food has influenced her interest in the the work she does today as dietitian, Certified Lactation Education Counselor, writer, and mom to two young kids. We talk about the pressure and often unrealistic expectations put on moms around child feeding, family meals, and how moms can shift their approach in a way that will benefit the whole family - including themselves. Finally, Diana shares her personal experience as a parent to a kid with food allergies.  Follow Diana: Instagram: @dianakrice  Facebook: @babystepsRD Blog posts mentioned: https://dianakrice.com/my-childs-food-allergy-feels-like-the-worlds-biggest-mom-fail https://dianakrice.com/a-simple-exercise-to-reframe-how-we-feel-about-feeding-kids/ https://dianakrice.com/allergy-friendly-tikka-masala/ Diana's support group for Food Allergy Moms: https://www.facebook.com/groups/selfcareforallergymoms/ Our podcast is edited by Liquid Studio (www.liquidstudiosli.com/podcast-editing). Need an editor for your show? Email us at [email protected] for contact info!

Jenn and Andrea are back! We chat about our own perspectives on New Year's goals and resolutions, and make a special announcement regarding some changes for one of us in 2020! We also discuss how diet companies are trying to rebrand themselves as being about "wellness, not weight loss" and the confusion and pressure that can create for some people. Finally, we dive into Gentle Nutrition, the 10th and final principle outlined in Intuitive Eating, and talk about how to incorporate this in principle if you are wanting to make some improvements to your health and wellbeing this year. Resources and show notes: Evelyn Tribole 10 Principles of IE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evelyntribole/ Our podcast is edited by Liquid Studio (www.liquidstudiosli.com/podcast-editing). Need an editor for your show? Email us at [email protected] for contact info!

Whether directed at an adult or a child, food-related talk comes up for many of us during holiday gatherings. Jenn and Andrea answer some listener questions related to navigating Intuitive eating, food diet talk during the holiday season. Also discussed: how to trust the process of intuitive eating when you have rejected diet culture, but may be struggling with feeling confused or out of control around previously off-limits food.  Resources: Jes Baker: https://www.instagram.com/themilitantbaker/  https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/23/opinion/sunday/emotional-eating-holidays.html Our podcast is edited by Liquid Studio (www.liquidstudiosli.com/podcast-editing). Need an editor for your show? Email us at [email protected] contact info!

Valerie Costello joins us on the podcast this week to chat about her journey to food freedom, her evolving relationship with her body, and her role as middle school health & wellness teacher. Valerie is a yoga instructor, personal trainer, health coach, public school teacher, as well as a first time mom. She graciously shares some challenging experiences in her past, which eventually lead her to find and practice intuitive eating. She also speaks to how becoming a mom has forced her to continue to learn about self-care and self-compassion. Finally, Valerie shares some "behind the scenes" info on what it is like to work with middle schoolers, and what kinds of health messages they are internalizing, and what kind of health education she would love to see more of in schools.  Resource on skills-based health education: The Essentials of Teaching Education by Sarah Benes and Holly Alperin: https://www.amazon.com/Essentials-Teaching-Health-Education-Instruction/dp/1492507636 Follow Valerie! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valerie.costello/ Website: http://www.valeriecostelloyoga.com/ Note 1: mentioned radical unschooling related to "previous guest", however this episode has not be released yet. Stay tuned!  Note 2: mentioned baby-lead weaning (sort of out of the blue) at the end of the episode as Valerie is going through this process with her son. This is the course and resource she mentions: https://www.feedinglittles.com/ Follow the Food Confidence Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foodconfidencepod/ Help us reach more people by leaving us a rating or review on your favorite podcast app! Find all streaming locations here: https://anchor.fm/food-confidence If you have questions or suggestions, please send us an email at [email protected]

Jenn and Andrea share some life updates after taking a break between seasons 1 and 2 of the Food Confidence Podcast. We share some updates from  August 2019 regarding the news that WW (formerly Weight Watchers) launched the Kurbo "health" app, aimed at children ages 8 and up. Because this app encouraged kids to track their food and weight, this was big news in the non-diet world. ICYMI, here are some some of the articles that addressed some of the concerns:  https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/08/240564/ww-weight-watchers-kids-diet-program-kurbo-controversy https://www.seattletimes.com/life/wellness/weight-watchers-for-kids-experts-caution-against-wws-new-kurbo-app/ On the topic of weight discrimination: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/weight-discrimination-is-rampant-yet-in-most-places-its-still-legal/2019/06/21/f958613e-9394-11e9-b72d-d56510fa753e_story.html On a more personal note... Jenn's new website: https://www.bravojenny.com Andrea's new website: https://www.andreapaulrd.com

We talk to naturopathic physician Dr. Cornia Dunlap, ND, MS and Integrative Health Coach and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor Greta Jarvis, MSc all about women's hormones and periods! They share that whatever stage of life someone is in; just starting menses, trying to conceive, post-natal, or entering menopause, our hormones play an important role and our periods are one of the ways our bodies communicate with us. Both Dr Dunlap and Greta share their paths towards doing the work they are so passionate about, which is empowering women and supporting them on their health journeys. They explain FHA or Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea and how this intersects with diet culture, and finally we discuss how women can best support themselves and/or women they love and care for with their period and hormonal health. Recommended Resources: Dr. Cornia Dunlap: https://www.drcorinadunlap.com/ Instagram: @drcorinadunlap Greta Jarvis: http://nutritionforgood.net/about.html Instagram: @nutritionforgood No Period. Now What? By Dr Nicola Rinaldi: https://www.amazon.com/Period-Now-What-Regaining-Improving/dp/099723668X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=no+period+now+what&qid=1566783232&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Embody by Connie Sobszak: https://www.amazon.com/embody-Learning-Unique-quiet-critical/dp/0936077808/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=embody+book&qid=1566787849&s=gateway&sr=8-2 For Keeps by Victoria Zackheim: https://www.amazon.com/Keeps-Women-Bodies-Growing-Acceptance/dp/1580052045 Fertility Friday Podcast: http://fertilityfriday.com/

Part 2 of our first Q&A series. Jenn and Andrea share some thoughts on a couple recent pieces of health media, and answer three listener questions related to navigating Intuitive Eating. We provide some thoughts on untangling physical vs psychological response to food intolerances, dealing with the “shoulds” and “shouldn’ts” of eating, and unconditional permission. A reminder that this podcast provides information only, and is not a substitute for individualized medical advice.  Books mentioned:  - Pressure Cooker: Why home cooking won’t solve our problems and what to do about it: https://www.amazon.com/Pressure-Cooker-Cooking-Solve-Problems/dp/0190663294 - The Intuitive Eating Workbook: https://www.amazon.com/Intuitive-Eating-Workbook-Principles-Relationship/dp/1626256225/ref=asc_df_1626256225/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312673449485&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11127403097001968086&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9002576&hvtargid=aud-643574997066:pla-350011770874&psc=1

Jenn and Andrea share some life updates, comment on recent news articles and answer listener questions related to Health at Every Size (HAES™️) advocacy, managing kids’ requests for sweets, and navigating cravings in the process of relearning Intuitive Eating. Show notes: Smash the Wellness Industry in The NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/08/opinion/sunday/women-dieting-wellness.html What Does Intuitive Eating Even Mean The Cut: https://www.thecut.com/2019/06/what-is-intuitive-eating-a-guide-to-intuitive-eating.html Nike UK Plus Size Mannequin: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/06/235033/nike-plus-size-mannequins-controversy HAES Research: Weight Science: Evaluating the Evidence for a Paradigm Shift (Linda Bacon and Lucy Aphramor): https://nutritionj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1475-2891-10-9 Books: - The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor: https://www.amazon.com/Body-Not-Apology-Radical-Self-Love/dp/1626569762 - Landwhale by Jess Baker and Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls by Jess Baker : http://www.themilitantbaker.com/ - You Have the Right to Remain Fat by Virgie Tovar: https://www.amazon.com/You-Have-Right-Remain-Fat/dp/1936932318 -Happy Fat: Taking Up Space in a World that Want to Shrink You by Sofie Hagen: https://www.amazon.com/Fat/dp/0008293872/ref=sr_1_1?crid=30JAOR817GCPJ&keywords=happy+fat+sofie+hagen&qid=1564404744&s=books&sprefix=happy+fat+%2Cstripbooks%2C144&sr=1-1 - Hunger by Roxanne Gay: https://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Memoir-Body-Roxane-Gay/dp/0062420712/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1UV4887G1BPZ4&keywords=hunger+roxane+gay&qid=1564404581&s=books&sprefix=hunger+rox%2Cstripbooks%2C145&sr=1-1 To take to your healthcare provider's office -- Health Care Providers: Providing Sensitive Care for People of All Sizes (PDF from Linda Bacon's website) https://lindabacon.org/HAESbook/pdf_files/HAES_Providing%20Sensitive%20Care.pdf Division of Responsibility, Ellyn Satter Institute: https://www.ellynsatterinstitute.org/how-to-feed/the-division-of-responsibility-in-feeding/ Blog post on Intuitive Eating and Cravings: http://www.streetsmartnutrition.com/faq-cravings/

In this episode we chat with Laury Raiken, a yoga instructor, personal trainer, mom to two young kids, and an eating disorder survivor. Laury shares her experience as a teen recovering from an eating disorder, and her years working in the health & wellness industry. She describes her journey from being entrenched in diet mentality and wellness culture to being an advocate for intuitive eating and the anti-diet movement. Laury gives real-life examples of the sneaky ways diet culture has shape-shifted over the years, and how we can be gentle with ourselves in the process of unlearning its toxic messages. Show notes: Laury's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauryannraik/ Food Psych Podast: https://christyharrison.com/foodpsych Ellyn Satter's the Division of Responsibility: https://www.ellynsatterinstitute.org/how-to-feed/the-division-of-responsibility-in-feeding/ Ashley Seruya (Instagram: @cozibae) on pseudo-recovery: https://www.instagram.com/p/BzBThAzl7pN/ Diet culture is like an onion (from @foodandfearless): https://www.instagram.com/p/BnhraibFtoL/?igshid=nvw16b4ig15x