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Apr 2021
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86: Discovering the Joy of Eating with R...

Carolyn Coker Ross, MD, MPH
About this episode

"How would you eat if you weren’t trying to lose weight?" - Rachael Hartley

My guest, Rachael Hartley, and I will discuss how to change your relationship with food from one of eating only to lose weight to do what she calls “gentle eating.” She discusses her approach to gentle nutrition and intuitive eating. Rachael also talks about how trauma can impact intuitive eating and what to do about that.

In this show you will learn:

  1. What are some of the psychological effects of dieting?

  2. What is intuitive eating?

  3. What is the difference between the pursuit of health and the pursuit of thinness?

Information on today’s guest:

Rachael Hartley, RD, LD, is a Columbia, SC-based nutrition therapist, certified intuitive eating counselor, and nationally recognized food and nutrition expert who is passionate about helping others rediscover the joy of eating and foster a healthier relationship with food. She is the founder of Rachael Hartley Nutrition, a weight-inclusive practice where she specializes in disordered eating and healing from chronic dieting, IBS and other digestive disorders, and women's health. She also runs the popular blog The Joy of Eating, where she shares practical intuitive eating advice and non-diet recipes and is featured regularly in national media outlets.

In 2021, Rachael’s first book, Gentle Nutrition: A Non-Diet Approach to Healthy Eating was released.

https://RachaelHartleyNutrition.com

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The Anchor Program is a 12-week non-diet program offering ONLINE group and individual sessions for the treatment of binge eating, emotional eating, food addiction, and compulsive overeating.  Want to learn more about the Anchor Program? https://AnchorProgram.com

Where you can find me:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-healing https://www.youtube.com/user/DrCarolynRoss

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