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The Food & Life Freedom Podcast is here to help you explore your relationship with food and body, to overcome out-of-control eating such as binge or emotional eating and take the guilt out of food. We are so much more complex and interesting than the diet-y messages and food rules make us out to be. When we start working with our bodies (rather than against them), we can find our food and life freedom! Emma Townsin is a Registered Dietitian and a Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor.
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Are you worried you have a slow metabolism because you don’t seem to eat very much but then struggle to lose weight or put on weight? In this episode we explore: What is metabolism What can make our metabolism faster or slower What helps to increase metabolism _____________________________________ I'm Emma Townsin, a Specialist Eating Disorder Diet…
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For times you feel strong or out of control urges, impulses or drives. This will support you to find safety and to calm your nervous system response so you can make decisions from a calmer place. _____________________________________ I'm Emma Townsin, a Specialist Eating Disorder Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor. This podcast is …
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Do you want to stop the all or nothing cycle of feeling obsessed with food but when you try to move away from diets, you panic and turn to another diet? Then this episode is for you. We will look at the physiological and emotional reasons why this happens and how you can get past this to truly find a peaceful diet-free relationship with food. _____…
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Do you try to wait as long as possible to eat? Or feel confused about when is the best time to start eating? Or maybe you constantly feel ravenous or thinking about food and wonder if you could ever trust your hunger? This is the episode for you! We explore what hunger can feel like, why you shouldn't wait as long as possible to eat and what signs …
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Take-away can be a fun, satisfying and easy meal option. But if you feel frustrated with how much you rely on take-away foods, this is for you. Let's explore the reasons we can get caught in a 'take-away-for-dinner' cycle and some tips for a better relationship with take-away foods. _____________________________________ I'm Emma Townsin, a Speciali…
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The soup and shake weight loss diets involve replacing food with special nutritional shakes that are fortified with vitamins and minerals. But, do they work? What are the risks? And is it worth giving up eating actual food for the promises of weight loss and/ or diabetes remission? _____________________________________ I'm Emma Townsin, a Specialis…
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It's been a while! But I'm happy to be back :) What to expect from future episodes: no more seasons but ongoing bite-sized episodes posted every 2 weeks (solo and some guest) information for you to learn more about food and body experiences you may resonate with ideas and tips to support you get a feel for what it's like working with me to fell goo…
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S2 E12. How body respect can help overcome emotional eating and feeling stressed around food
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Stressful emotional eating issues often stem from issues with our body. In this episode we will explore What body respect is How a poor relationship with your body can trigger emotional eating How to work with your body from a body respect approach So you can feel good around food! For more support, join the Anti-Diet Guide to Overcoming Emotional…
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The holidays is no holiday for diet culture. These 3 steps can help you stay grounded and confident in your own body and avoid being drawn back into dieting. For more support, join the Anti-Diet Guide to Overcoming Emotional Eating online course. With lessons, exploratory activities and practical tools to feel good around food into 2024 and beyond!…
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S2 E10 Body acceptance while living with a chronic illness or condition with Grace Hamner
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Grace and I discuss how navigating chronic body symptoms and chronic illness can negatively impact on our body image. And how easily this can spiral in dieting, disordered eating or an eating disorder. Grace wonderfully weaves her story of navigatingMCAS (Mast Cell Activation Syndrome) and vulvodynia into her professional knowledge as we explore bo…
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Krista and I discuss the first principle of intuitive eating - rejecting the diet mentality. We explore why we can feel stuck dieting, how to spot sneaky "not-a-diet" diets and the first steps you can take to move away from dieting to make space to become an intuitive eater. About KristaKrista Beck is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eat…
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Experiencing stressful eating is more common than we realise but we don't talk about it enough! This episode we will explore The difference between overeating, binge eating and emotional eating Why you might experience stressful or eating out-of-control Some tips to start feeling good around food ___ Get more support in the Anti-diet guide to overc…
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Today Sherry and I discuss the challenges many women face while navigating midlife and menopause while living in a diet culture. From navigating emotions, weight changes, life changes and our society's erasure of aging women, there can be a lot to process and accept which can for some lead us toward dieting as a way to try control a changing intern…
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Binge eating is very common, although if we are struggling with out-of-control eating, it might not feel like it. It is a topic we don't talk about much in our culture. Toni and I are here to change that and take the shame and stigma out of binge eating. We explore: What binge eating is Why we might develop binge eating What we can do to start feel…
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Dieting tells you your body cannot be trusted. It tells you your body is wrong and it's normal to feel in a fight between body and mind. This is not true and we can feel at peace with food while supporting our bodies to feel their best. The key is having a strong mind-body connection. We will cover: what mind-body connection is what it can tell us …
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S2 E4. Navigating postpartum body image with Raquel Griffin
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Raquel and I discuss body image after pregnancy and how societal pressures and "bounce back" culture can fuel poor body image and sometimes lead to a difficult relationship with food. Raquel shares really helpful tips for navigating body image in the postpartum phase. About Raquel Griffin Raquel (she/her) is a queer therapist, Registered Social Wor…
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Today I am talking about what to do if you experience constant, obsessive or stressful thoughts about food. Often referred to as a lot of "food noise". I will talk through 5 reasons why food might be on your mind all the time. And, if you relate to this, I will offer some gentle steps you can take so food becomes less obsessive and more peaceful. H…
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S2 E2. Communicating Intuitive Eating with men with Jeff Ash
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Jeff and I discuss why intuitive eating and body acceptance messages don't always resonate with men and how we can communicate intuitive eating in a way that is better understood by men. This can help men access support and male partners can be better able to support an intuitive eating journey. About Jeff AshJeff is a nutritionist, Intuitive Eatin…
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Amanda and I discuss why we can feel body shame and distress around our body especially during periods of life when our body goes through changes. Amanda shares really helpful tips and support to navigate body shame and distress and develop a positive relationship with food and body. About Amanda Mittman Amanda is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionis…
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I'm back for season 2! I'm Emma Townsin, a UK Registered Dietitian and a Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor. The Food & Life Freedom Podcast is back to help you explore your relationship with food and body, to overcome out-of-control eating such as binge or emotional eating and take the guilt out of food. We are so much more complex and interest…
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Today we have a bonus episode to explore a listener question. “How do I know if I need another diet plan or if I should try intuitive eating?” We will look at the differences between following a diet plan compared with intuitive eating and explore the 6 signs to look out for that intuitive eating may be your path to finding food freedom. So tune in…
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This week we are exploring emotional eating. If you find yourself feeling out of control around food when big emotions come up, this episode will support you with the steps you need to recover from emotional eating without turning to dieting. We will cover: Why we eat for emotional reasons The positive role it can serve in your life How to know whe…
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How does stress and your nervous system influence your gut symptoms? If you experience IBS or gut symptoms, it can be tempting to turn straight to food. But, as we will learn, the gut responds to much more than just food. We will cover: 1. What is stress and why we need to stop trying to "reduce" it 2. How stress can impact the gut with both physic…
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Today, we are exploring what it really means to be “healthy”? Is health a personal responsibility? And how much impact does diet and exercise really have on our health? By understanding what makes you feel healthy, rather than what our culture says should be healthy, you can prioritise the areas of your health and wellbeing that really matter to yo…
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Today we are exploring diet culture and how it relates to principle 1 of Intuitive Eating - rejecting the diet mentality. We will explore what diet culture is, the 6 most common lies we are told about food and bodies and how we can actively start rejecting diet culture. Exploring and letting go of diet culture is the number one step to finding a pe…
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I speak with Ela Law, Nutritionist and Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor about how to let go of weight loss dieting and get started with Intuitive Eating. We explore why dieting has become about acceptance and safety rather than health, how our sense of identity fits in with becoming an intuitive eater and the most important first steps to take…
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What are the 10 principles of intuitive eating? As a Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor, I see many myths and just plain innacurate information about intuitive eating. So, to bust through this, let's break down the principles to learn how intuitive eating really helps you to stop feeling stressed over food and feel good in your bod…
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Today, we are exploring intuitive eating! What it is, how it can support a positive relationship with food AND with healthy eating, and I'll share my best tips to get started with intuitive eating. We will discuss: why body trust and connection is so important for intuitive eating our innate processes that naturally guide our eating how our cultura…
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Today I am joined Registered Dietitian and PCOS expert Cordula Henggler. Cordula shares her knowledge and helpful advice about how you can support your body to manage PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) symptoms without diets and food restriction. PCOS is a health condition heavily impacted by dieting and weight loss advice. But, as we discuss, this a…
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"I don't want to diet but I need to lose weight for health, what should I do?" Today we discuss how you can work towards health goals or health improvements without falling into the diet cycle trap. We discuss what the research actually says about weight loss diets and health improvements, why we are constantly told to "just lose weight" (as if it'…
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In this first episode we are exploring the biological changes that happen in your body when you weight loss diet so you can take away the guilt and shame you might have felt towards your body if you have not been able to stick with a diet. You don't fail a diet, a diet fails you! And importantly, even if you relate to these symptoms, it is possible…
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Food Life Freedom explores our relationship with food and the connection with nutrition, our physical health and our mental wellbeing. With your host Emma Townsin, a Registered Dietitian and Intuitive Eating Counsellor you will explore a new perspective that aims to take away the guilt and shame we so often feel towards food and our bodies so we ca…
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