Episode #84: Ginelle Testa on Mindfulness and the Gifts of Intuitive Eating

On the podcast, Ginelle Testa, body positivity advocate and recovery and mental health writer, shares her healing journey with food and body acceptance. She shares how mindfulness helped her tune into her body so she could practice giving herself enough food, how recognizing that her bingeing was a result of not eating enough every day and how connecting with communities has helped her build strength and ride out challenges. 

We also shared lots of personal stories around cooking, writing, and sharing authentically. 

 Ginelle is working on her forthcoming memoir “Make a Home of You: A Memoir”.

Connect with Ginelle on Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/ginelletesta/

Read some of her articles here- http://www.ginelletesta.com/

Episode #82: Healing Compulsive Exercise with Amy Gardner

Amy Gardner, certified eating disorder registered dietician and yoga teacher, is passionate about helping those with compulsive exercise heal their relationship with movement. On the podcast, Amy shares what compulsive exercise is and how to detect it, how important it is to reflect on whether exercise is additive or detractive to the quality of your life, and why moving toward exercise as a way to heal and create connection is a more positive approach (if available) than stopping exercise altogether. 

Learn more about Amy and her work at metrowestnutrition.com and imovebook.com

@imovewithamy (IG) @mwnutr (IG) @MetroWestNutr (FB) @imovemethod (FB)

iMove virtual group (starting in March) iMove Clinician Training (pilot, website in development - people can email me amy@metrowestnutrition.com or visit imovebook.com)

Episode #81: Mindful Closets and Intuitive Eating with Dacy Gillespie

Dacy Gillespie, owner of Mindful Closet,  intuitively guides her clients to discover what they feel best in by helping them to let go of the external messages they’ve been given about what they should wear and get to the heart of what’s making them uncomfortable about their clothes. On the podcast, Dacy and I discuss the parallels between creating a mindful closet and intuitive eating, such as dropping external rules and using a somatic experience to determine what feels best. Dacy shares how having a mindful closet can be a warm welcome for those having a hard time accepting their “now” body and why it’s okay to grieve pieces in your closet before you let them go. 

Check out Dacy’s group program, Making Space: https://mindfulcloset.lpages.co/making-space/

Instagram.com/mindfulcloset

Mindfulcloset.com