The Midlife Feast
The Midlife Feast
Jenn Salib Huber RD ND
Menopause and Disordered Eating: A Midlife Reality Check
30 minutes Posted Sep 24, 2026 at 8:00 am.
When Food Choices Feel Like Fear
Disordered Eating Without A Diagnosis
Jessica’s Turning Point Postpartum
How “Protocols” Can Fuel Control
Red Flags Like Rigidity And Rules
Menopause Nutrition Pressure And Praise
Disordered Eating Awareness Week Preview
Adding Joy And Getting Support
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If you've ever wondered whether your "healthy eating" has started to feel more like anxiety, this episode is for you. This week I'm joined by Jessica Thiefels, host of Nope, That's Not Normal, to talk about disordered eating. That's the wide, often invisible space between a relaxed relationship with food and eating disorders. Jess shares how a restrictive healing protocol in her twenties slowly turned into a decade of rigid eating, and the moment she said out loud, "I think I'm straddling the...