logo
episode-header-image
May 2023
1h 25m

#162: When Wellness Becomes BS w/ Christ...

Mary Jelkovsky
About this episode
tail spinning
Up next
Today
What Happened While I Took a Break from This Self-Love Podcast
Think of this like an extra-long voice note from a friend you haven’t heard from in a while. A lot has happened over the summer, but also, nothing at all. I took a little break from this self-love podcast thinking I’d have everything figured out before I came back. But jokes on m ... Show More
37m 19s
Aug 20
How Women Can Share the Mental Load in Relationships with Eve Rodsky (Encore)
If you’ve ever felt like you’re somehow responsible for remembering, planning, anticipating, organizing, and keeping track of ALL THE THINGS in your relationship, this conversation with Eve Rodsky is going to make you feel very seen. Eve and I talk about the mental load women car ... Show More
1h 24m
Aug 13
What It Takes to Build a Healthy, Lasting Relationship with Dr. Alexandra Solomon (Encore)
How do you know if your romantic relationship consists of real, healthy love versus just chemistry, anxiety, or the excitement of something new? I’m talking all things love and relationships with renowned relationship psychologist Dr. Alexandra Solomon in one of my favorite conve ... Show More
49m 38s
Recommended Episodes
Dec 2021
How to Embrace the Anti-Diet | Christy Harrison
<p>This episode is the second in our two-part Anti-Diet Series, and features guest <a href="https://christyharrison.com/" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Christy Harrison</a>. Christy is an anti-diet registered dietitian and nutritionist, a certified intuitive eating c ... Show More
1h 6m
Jan 2021
#266: Steering Clear of Diet Culture's New Year's Traps, and Managing Chronic Illness Without Disordered Eating with Aleta Storch, Anti-Diet Dietitian
Anti-diet dietitian and mental health counselor Aleta Storch joins us to discuss diet culture in the ADHD and autoimmune disorder communities, her and Christy’s experiences of living with chronic illness, how social determinants of health are often ignored or twisted to uphold di ... Show More
1h 16m
Jul 2021
[Repost] #182: Fitness Culture, Hypothalamic Amenorrhea, and Why Health Is Not an Obligation with Cara Harbstreet, Non-Diet Dietitian
Non-diet dietitian Cara Harbstreet joins us to discuss hypothalamic amenorrhea and the lack of adequate care in conventional and alternative health, the normalization of diet-culture thoughts and behaviors in collegiate athletics and dietetics education, why thin privilege and ot ... Show More
1h 29m
Oct 2022
#294: The Truth About Food Journaling
Christy answers an audience question about whether tracking what you eat is helpful or harmful. We discuss the ways it can unintentionally support diet culture, some things to consider in relating to wellness-diet foods, and how to tell if your food journaling is disordered or in ... Show More
12m 30s
Nov 2020
#260: Redefining Health and Wellness, Hearing Your Own Voice, and Why Fear Isn't a Good Motivator with Melissa Toler, Anti-Diet Writer and Speaker
Anti-diet writer, speaker, and podcaster Melissa Toler returns to discuss her new podcast, Hearing Our Own Voice; redefining health and wellness to be more inclusive; why fear is not a motivator for behavior change; finding intrinsic motivation for movement; and so much more. Plu ... Show More
1h 5m
Nov 2019
#213: Intuitive Eating for the Culture with Christyna Johnson, Health At Every Size Dietitian
Fellow anti-diet dietitian Christyna Johnson joins us to discuss adapting intuitive eating for different cultures and life situations, how microaggressions can contribute to eating-disorder behaviors and poor health, fatphobia and Eurocentrism in dietetics and clinical nutrition, ... Show More
1h 14m
Dec 2022
#305: Processed Foods, the Food Environment, and Their Effects on Intuitive Eating
Christy answers an audience question about processed foods, unpacking flawed research and common assumptions about how the food environment interacts with our ability to trust our cravings and internal cues. If you're ready to break free from diet culture once and for all, come c ... Show More
18m 11s
Feb 2022
[Repost] #185: How Diet Culture Hurts Your Relationships with Kristina Bruce, Health At Every Size Life Coach and Anti-Diet Activist
Health At Every Size® life coach Kristina Bruce joins us to discuss how diet culture can affect relationships, how to find self-trust and self-acceptance in recovering from disordered eating, how diet culture shows up in spiritual communities, why health and well-being is about s ... Show More
1h 30m
Apr 2021
[Repost] #203: Healing from Orthorexia and The Wellness Diet with Katherine Metzelaar, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and Anti-Diet Dietitian
Fellow anti-diet dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor Katherine Metzelaar joins us to discuss orthorexia within the health-and-wellness field, the cultural shift that made it cool to eliminate foods, mourning the loss of community and connection when you stop dietin ... Show More
1h 18m
Jan 2022
[Repost] #179: How to Avoid Falling for The Wellness Diet This New Year with Colleen Reichmann, Anti-Diet Psychologist
Anti-diet therapist Colleen Reichmann joins us to discuss how to keep from falling prey to diet culture, the problem with Whole30 and other forms of The Wellness Diet, why true well-being is about so much more than food and movement, a quick way to tell if your “lifestyle change” ... Show More
1h 27m