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The Haesy Podcast

The Haesy Podcast

By Carly R Metcalf

We are two dietitians who believe in a Health at Every Size (HAES) approach. Our episodes involve talk about eating disorders, how to prevent them, our struggles with diet culture and interviews with change makers who give us a deeper understanding of the HAES concept.
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EPISODE 8: AMY PENCE-BROWN

The Haesy PodcastApr 19, 2020

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Episode 14: From Eating Disorder To Body Positive TikTok Queen, Brittani Lancaster

Episode 14: From Eating Disorder To Body Positive TikTok Queen, Brittani Lancaster

Brittani Lancaster rose to TikTok fame when one of her dances went viral early this year. She then realized that there were more important things she wanted to share on the app. She is the Queen of "What I Eat in a Day in Recovery From an Eating Disorder" and "Balance is Key". Listen as we unpack all the details of her life before TikTok and how she feels about the newly found fame.
TikTok: @brittanilancaster
Instagram: @brittanilancaster
Oct 18, 202256:17
HAESY 2.12: The Third Energy & Compassion For Those Struggling

HAESY 2.12: The Third Energy & Compassion For Those Struggling

In this episode we reflect on our last episode with Dr. Anita Johnston and talk about our biggest takeaways. Carly talks about the metaphors that really made her think and Jo discusses the third energy that she is working to find in her own life. Let Carly and Jo know how you like the episode by leaving a rating and review. We hope you enjoy the episode!
May 03, 202128:18
HAESY 2.11: Dr. Anita Johnston - Storytelling, Metaphors, Divine Marriage Of The Feminine & Masculine

HAESY 2.11: Dr. Anita Johnston - Storytelling, Metaphors, Divine Marriage Of The Feminine & Masculine

Dr. Anita Johnston is an eating psychology pioneer, author of the book "Eating in the Light of the Moon," Executive director of Eating Disorder Program for Integrative Life Center in Nashville, co-founder of Ai Pono eating disorder treatment facilities in Hawaii, Creator of online groups & courses at Light of the Moon Cafe, and of course, part-time mermaid and island girl. In this episode we discuss the deeper meaning behind food and body struggles. Anita also shares some of her profound wisdom through the use of story-telling and metaphors. She shares many of her resources including skills for cracking the code with food and assertive communication. It was an enlightening experience to have her on, and we hope you get as much out of listening to it as we did recording it! Her piece with the MOMA: https://www.moma.org/collection/works/78677 Her website: https://dranitajohnston.com/ Her online workshops & other resources: https://lightofthemooncafe.com/ Instagram Wisdom: https://www.instagram.com/dranitajohnston/ Resource: Cracking The Hunger Code Quiz - you can also find a PDF for this at Light Of The Moon Cafe: https://lightofthemooncafe.com/quiz/ Assertive Communication Outline: https://lightofthemooncafe.com/assertive-communication/
Apr 15, 202101:04:31
HAESY 2.10: Julie Duffy Dillon

HAESY 2.10: Julie Duffy Dillon

This week we talk to the amazing, Julie Duffy Dillon all about PCOS, health, why diets don't work, and more! Julie believes in never promoting diets or rigid eating. She states on her website that, "The scale does not monitor progress rather mood, lab values and quality of life portray a better outlook of continued success. I want clients to experience meetings to be nonjudgemental and compassionate with permission to heal on your their own terms. The supportive environment provides a special space free of body judgment and food policing. Instead, all clients have unconditional permission to eat what is pleasurable in their present body no matter the size." Please join us as we pick Julie's amazing RD brain for more info.

You can find Julie at: Juliedillonrd.com

Download the PCOS Roadmap: https://juliedillonrd.com/great-news-for-pcos-sufferers-there-is-another-way/

Music Provided by https://www.purple-planet.com

Apr 01, 202153:47
HAESY 2.9: Feminine Energy - what is it and how does it relate to intuitive eating

HAESY 2.9: Feminine Energy - what is it and how does it relate to intuitive eating

Let's talk feminine energy. In this episode we discuss and introduce the term "feminine energy" in relation to energy, food, and our cultural ideas about the term. This episode is not just for women, or women identifying people. After listening, we hope you feel empowered to harness your feminine energy and find a balance in your health journey.


Music Provided by https://www.purple-planet.com

Mar 15, 202152:49
HAESY 2.8: Aaron Flores - On Star Wars And Smashing The Weightiarchy

HAESY 2.8: Aaron Flores - On Star Wars And Smashing The Weightiarchy

Aaron is the first male guest we have ever had on the show! In this episode, he shares his body story and how he came to find HAES and become a Certified Body Trust® Provider. Aaron has a private practice in Calabasas, CA and also facilitates online support groups for men and for providers struggling with their own eating and body image issues.  If you want to hear more from Aaron check out his amazing podcast, Dietitians Unplugged To work with Aaron or just find out more about all of the amazing work that he does, check out his website Find & follow Aaron on Instagram here music for this episode provided by: https://www.purple-planet.com
Mar 01, 202152:37
HAESY 2.7: The Body Postitive Movement - Q&A + How We Feel About It All
Feb 15, 202146:28
HAESY 2.6: Intuitive Eating Assessment Scale from The Intuitive Eating Workbook
Feb 01, 202138:41
HAESY 2.5: ALEXA BARNEY

HAESY 2.5: ALEXA BARNEY

Today we have Alexa Barney on our podcast to talk to us about her experience with dieting, diet culture, exercise, food, life as a dietetic/masters student, and disordered eating. We laugh, get serious, talk about capitalism, and learn with Alexa. We hope you enjoy! 

Alexa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cabernetandcarrots/

Jan 15, 202151:40
HAESY PODCAST 2.4: Lauren Hansen - Tips & Tricks For Navigating The Holidays with an Intuitive Eating Coach

HAESY PODCAST 2.4: Lauren Hansen - Tips & Tricks For Navigating The Holidays with an Intuitive Eating Coach

Today we talk with Lauren Hansen regarding Holiday eating, recovery, and boundary setting. Lauren is a HAES aligned intuitive eating and body acceptance coach, providing 1:1 intensive sessions. You can find her on Instagram at @living.as.lauren or via her website at https://www.liveasyouwellness.com. You can also find the Tips and tools for handling eating disorders around the holidays at https://news.llu.edu/health-wellness/tips-and-tools-for-handling-eating-disorders-around-holidays 

Instagram accounts recommended by Lauren:

@heytiffanyroe
@the.lovelybecoming
@bodyimage_therapist
@fatpositivetherapy
@yrfatfriend
@laurenleavellfitness
@theshirarose
@meg.boggs
@fatgirlflow
@stephanieyeboah
@raffela_mancuso
@bodyimagewithbri
@bodypositive_dietitian
@tiffanyima
@bodyliberationwithlindley
@themilitantbaker
@virgietovar
@find.food.freedom
@drrachelmillner
@fierce.fatty
@kneadtotalk
@dietitiananna
@sassy_latte
@Jennifer_rollin
@danielleisanxious
@scarrednotscared
@curvynyome
@fullbodiedbekah

Dec 15, 202049:26
HAESY PODCAST 2.3: Abby And Walking The Path Of Remission

HAESY PODCAST 2.3: Abby And Walking The Path Of Remission

In this episode Jo and Carly talk with Abby from A Body Well Fed on Instagram about living with an Eating Disorder, remission, and the basic trials and tribulations of life. Enjoy!

TW: eating disorders, disordered eating

Instagram: @a_body_well_fed


Dec 01, 202048:34
Episode 2.2: Mariah Stout - Dietitans Living With Chronic Disease

Episode 2.2: Mariah Stout - Dietitans Living With Chronic Disease

In this episode we talk to Mariah Stout, a registered dietitian with a new diagnosis of prediabetes. She shares some of her history with an eating disorder and talks to us about navigating her new diagnosis through the lens of Intuitive Eating and HAES. 

Nov 15, 202050:01
Season 2 Premier
Nov 01, 202048:50
Episode 18: Kimmie Singh - Weight-Inclusive Dietitian
Jul 19, 202045:08
Episode 17: RanDee Anshutz - Health At Every Size And The Entrepreneurial Spirit

Episode 17: RanDee Anshutz - Health At Every Size And The Entrepreneurial Spirit

Jul 05, 202042:60
Episode 16: Fat Fertility Coach Nicola Salmon
Jun 21, 202044:16
Episode 15: Wedding Woes and Diet Culture W/ Kate Callahan MS, RDN, LD
Jun 14, 202047:54
Black Lives Matter: Our Encouragement This Week

Black Lives Matter: Our Encouragement This Week

This week we felt it unnecessary to release a full episode, instead we wanted to share some amazing black voices, writers, education and events that are changing the world. 

Jemele Hill is Unbothered, a podcast with award-winning journalist Jemele Hill

Hear to Slay, “the black feminist podcast of your dreams, with Roxanne Gay and Tressie McMillan Cottom

WATCH these following shows/movies :

13th (Netflix)

King In The Wilderness (HBO)

The Hate Y Give (Cinemax)

When They See Us (Netflix)

📚READ these books:

White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo

How To Be an Anti-Racist by Ingram X. Kendi

The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

LISTEN to these Podcasts:

1619 (New York Times)

About Race

Code Switch

Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast

Seeing White

LISTEN to these Podcasts:

1619 (New York Times)

About Race

Code Switch

Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast

Seeing White

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An opportunity/event for white members seeking anti-racist education:

"A Conversation for White People to Reconnect to Our Spirit and Our Humanity to Interrupt White Supremacy"

Wednesday, June 10th

1 pm pt/2 pm mt/3 pm ct/4 pm et (2 hours)

Wednesday, June 10th

1 pm pt/2 pm mt/3 pm ct/4 pm et (2 hours)

Info -

To Our White Friends,

We need a critical mass of white people to join in a radical awakening to interrupt white supremacy. We need to reconnect to our spirit and our humanity, the deep knowing that human beings are interconnected to one another and to all living beings.

We are inviting white people into an interactive conversation on Wednesday, June 10th for two hours. We will address the impact of white supremacy and illusions of separateness. We will engage in small interactive conversations on prompts:

· How have you personally benefited from white supremacy?

· How have we contributed to a state of being that has led to our white culture of domination, extraction, and violence?

· What if spirit and humanity were prioritized by our ancestors, what different choices might have emerged? How do we repair and heal all that has gone wrong?

If these questions resonate with you, we invite you into the conversation.

Kelly Miller, Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence

Ed Heisler, Men As Peacemakers

Karen Tronsgard-Scott, Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

Kristen Zimmerman, Kristen Zimmerman Consulting

Aimee Thompson, Resonance Network

https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eh4l38roa5321058&oseq&c&ch&fbclid=IwAR34hzAypt0OufMOoWfZXTLkXjD0UthY99YL1btITf8K5sQRa2UON8mXZE4

Jun 07, 202001:16
Episode 13: Reminiscing And Responding To Questions/Rebuttals About HAES And Intuitive Eating
May 24, 202039:41
EPISODE 12: Empowerment Photographer, Meagan Elemans

EPISODE 12: Empowerment Photographer, Meagan Elemans

Megs is a writer, empowerment photographer and mamma based out of Alberta, Canada. Marrying her passion for creating a safe space for women, and photography she has dubbed herself an empowerment photographer - with the aim to uplift, inspire, and encourage women everywhere. Tune in to find out more!

Instagram: @__mephoto

Facebook: @mephotoss or Me Photo


May 17, 202038:16
Episode 11: Rhonda O'Brien - Why Health At Every Size Is The Only Way To Go
May 10, 202051:11
Jess Maitri: How to Ground Yourself in Times of Uncertainty
May 03, 202043:27
AMY PENCE-BROWN PART 2

AMY PENCE-BROWN PART 2

This is part two of our two-part interview with Amy Pence-Brown.  Amy Pence-Brown is a fat feminist mother who believes in opening her mouth and her heart. From both of these places she tells stories – as a writer on her blog and other local & national publications, as a historian and adjunct faculty speaking and teaching, and as a visual artist creating subversive stitchings and performance pieces. She’s been a body image activist for the past decade and recently became internationally known for her radical stand for self-love at the Capital City Public Market in Boise, Idaho in 2015, which was documented in a blog post, photographs and a video viewed over 200 million times. Her message about the value of all bodies, no matter their size, has been covered by numerous media outlets, including CNN, USA Today, Cosmopolitan, People, TODAY, Huffington Post, Upworthy, HLN, the Dr. Oz show, SHAPE, xo Jane, TIME and Fitness magazine. She continues to lead the body positive revolution through public speaking and education, including on the TEDx stage, to students young and old, and the Boise Rad Fat Collective, a radical group of 2,300 people of all ages, sizes, colors, genders and nationalities. She also leads RADCAMP: A Body Positive Boot Camp for Feminists and Feminist Teens, Be RAD! Be YOU! A Body Image Workshop for Girls aged 10-12, builds school gardens on the Boise Bench as a school garden coordinator and was named one of the 50 Idaho Women of the Year by the Idaho Business Review in 2017. Learn more about Amy's work and follow her on social media:

Website: https://www.amypencebrown.com/

Facebook fan page: https://www.facebook.com/idahostyle/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/IdahoAmy

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/idaho_amy/

Amy's stand for self love: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJyqP_u5sHs&feature=youtu.be

Amy's talk on the TEDx stage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnTLFlQ419s

Apr 26, 202040:28
EPISODE 8: AMY PENCE-BROWN

EPISODE 8: AMY PENCE-BROWN

This is part one of our two-part interview with Amy Pence-Brown.  Amy Pence-Brown is a fat feminist mother who believes in opening her mouth and her heart. From both of these places she tells stories – as a writer on her blog and other local & national publications, as a historian and adjunct faculty speaking and teaching, and as a visual artist creating subversive stitchings and performance pieces. She’s been a body image activist for the past decade and recently became internationally known for her radical stand for self-love at the Capital City Public Market in Boise, Idaho in 2015, which was documented in a blog post, photographs and a video viewed over 200 million times. Her message about the value of all bodies, no matter their size, has been covered by numerous media outlets, including CNN, USA Today, Cosmopolitan, People, TODAY, Huffington Post, Upworthy, HLN, the Dr. Oz show, SHAPE, xo Jane, TIME and Fitness magazine. She continues to lead the body positive revolution through public speaking and education, including on the TEDx stage, to students young and old, and the Boise Rad Fat Collective, a radical group of 2,300 people of all ages, sizes, colors, genders and nationalities. She also leads RADCAMP: A Body Positive Boot Camp for Feminists and Feminist Teens, Be RAD! Be YOU! A Body Image Workshop for Girls aged 10-12, builds school gardens on the Boise Bench as a school garden coordinator and was named one of the 50 Idaho Women of the Year by the Idaho Business Review in 2017. Learn more about Amy and follow her on social media: 

Website: https://www.amypencebrown.com/ 

Facebook fan page: https://www.facebook.com/idahostyle/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/IdahoAmy 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/idaho_amy/

Amy's stand for self love: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJyqP_u5sHs&feature=youtu.be

Amy's talk on the TEDx stage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnTLFlQ419s

Apr 19, 202044:24
Episode 7: Claire Chewning

Episode 7: Claire Chewning

Claire Chewning is an anti-diet registered dietitian, social media queen, and a serious PB&J enthusiast. She discusses growing up in a food-positive environment, taking on stricter food rules while studying nutrition in her undergraduate program, and breaking free from those food rules and re-adopting intuitive eating.  Check out this episode and get to know more about Claire and the amazing work she does by following the links below! Claire's Website: https://clairechewning.com/ Podcast: https://clairechewning.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clairechewning/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@clairechewning Facebook Support Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1933119400043415/
Apr 12, 202045:40
HAESY PODCAST EPISODE 6: ABBY DOUGLAS

HAESY PODCAST EPISODE 6: ABBY DOUGLAS

In this episode, Abby Douglas talks about privilege, being a Health at Every Size dietitian, Intuitive Eating w/ diabetes, and much more! Take a listen!
Apr 05, 202042:15
Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian, Danielle Basye, RDN, LD, RYT-200
Mar 29, 202046:29
Intuitive Eating and COVID-19

Intuitive Eating and COVID-19

In this episode we dive deeper into what intuitive eating is and discuss how we practice its 10 principles. We also talk about the current COVID-19 pandemic and how it affects our intuitive eating practices.

Mar 22, 202054:12
Celebrating Lizzo - Being An Ally

Celebrating Lizzo - Being An Ally

In this episode, we respond to questions asked by Jillian Michaels, personal trainer from "The Biggest Loser" about the singing goddess, Lizzo.
"Why are we celebrating her body? Why does it matter? Why aren't we celebrating her music? 'Cause it isn't gonna be awesome if she gets diabetes."
#fatphoic #fatshaming #allbodiesaregoodbodies #Lizzo #diversity
Mar 15, 202031:59
Dieting Dietetic Student
Mar 08, 202046:10
From Eating Disorder to Registered Dietitian

From Eating Disorder to Registered Dietitian

In this episode Megan Jo Olson, one of the hosts of the HAESY podcast tells her story of how she began down the path of an eating disorder and how she now is on the other side of that as a Health at Every Size dietitian. We talk about statistics of eating disorders in the Registered Dietitian community and the struggles that come with our education. 

Feb 25, 202055:47