The CULT of Diet CULTure with Sarah Edmondson
04/03/23 • 58 min
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In this episode, Michelle sits down with Sarah Edmondson, actor and NXIVM whistleblower, to talk about how exactly to identify a “cult” or “culty” selling tactics in the nutrition and diet industry. They compare the manipulative messaging in both cults and diet culture, with tangible tips for how to access your own intuition in these situations.
They discuss:
- Sarah’s background and experience in the NXIVM cult
- Comparison between cult messaging and manipulative messaging in diet culture
- Red flags to look out for with fad diets or self-help programs
- Cult-like behavior in healthcare sales tactics
- How to spot coercive control in diets & personal development programs
- Choosing that health components that resonate with you vs. blindly following a diet fad or trend
- Accessing your own intuition
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Links –
Sarah Edmondson’s resources:
Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM
Work with Michelle and her free resources:
Episode Page (with transcript!)
Work 1-on-1 with a functional Registered Dietitian at Michelle Shapiro Nutrition LLC
Join our FREE membership community!
Functional nutrition conference 2023
Timestamps:
(1:23) Intro to Sarah Edmondson and the NXIVM cult
(11:24) The cults within diet culture
(24:34) How to spot cult-like messaging in diets, health programs, and healthcare practitioners
(33:33) Accessing your own intuition to create your own system of health beliefs
(39:57) Red flags of culty sales tactics
(44:11) What makes you prone to culty diet culture tactics
(52:15) Divisiveness in the health, nutrition, and diet space
In this episode, Michelle sits down with Sarah Edmondson, actor and NXIVM whistleblower, to talk about how exactly to identify a “cult” or “culty” selling tactics in the nutrition and diet industry. They compare the manipulative messaging in both cults and diet culture, with tangible tips for how to access your own intuition in these situations.
They discuss:
- Sarah’s background and experience in the NXIVM cult
- Comparison between cult messaging and manipulative messaging in diet culture
- Red flags to look out for with fad diets or self-help programs
- Cult-like behavior in healthcare sales tactics
- How to spot coercive control in diets & personal development programs
- Choosing that health components that resonate with you vs. blindly following a diet fad or trend
- Accessing your own intuition
Subscribe to get your weekly dose of NYC-style-sarcasm, nutritional nuance and messages of healing.
Links –
Sarah Edmondson’s resources:
Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM
Work with Michelle and her free resources:
Episode Page (with transcript!)
Work 1-on-1 with a functional Registered Dietitian at Michelle Shapiro Nutrition LLC
Join our FREE membership community!
Functional nutrition conference 2023
Timestamps:
(1:23) Intro to Sarah Edmondson and the NXIVM cult
(11:24) The cults within diet culture
(24:34) How to spot cult-like messaging in diets, health programs, and healthcare practitioners
(33:33) Accessing your own intuition to create your own system of health beliefs
(39:57) Red flags of culty sales tactics
(44:11) What makes you prone to culty diet culture tactics
(52:15) Divisiveness in the health, nutrition, and diet space
Previous Episode
Navigating Medical Appointments with Andrea Nakayama
In this episode, Michelle sits down with Andrea Nakayama, Functional Medicine Nutritionist & Founder of the Functional Nutrition Alliance. They dive into how to navigate medical appointments and get the most results from them, despite the biases that many people experience while in appointments. You’ll learn about how to navigate conventional medical appointments as well as functional and what it truly means to be your own advocate.
They discuss:
- Functional nutrition
- Why you might leave the doctor’s office feeling unsatisfied
- How to decipher our bodies’ signs/symptoms
- How to advocate for yourself in healthcare visits (step-by-step)
- Medical gaslighting - what it is & how to heal from it
- Case study: Hypothyroidism - standard vs. functional medicine treatment
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Links:
Blog Post: Weight Bias in Healthcare
Download the Symptom Tracker
The Functional Nutrition Matrix - image & explanation
Join our FREE membership community!
Andrea Nakayama’s resources:
Functional Nutrition Alliance program
Work with Michelle and her free resources:
Episode Page (with transcript!)
Work 1-on-1 with a functional Registered Dietitian at Michelle Shapiro Nutrition LLC
Timestamps:
(6:00) Functional nutrition explained; Improving outcomes by combining convention & functional medicine
(12:45) Why people feel crappy leaving doctors’ appointments
(16:00) Signs/ symptoms as a message between the brain & body
(21:30) How to advocate for yourself in healthcare visits
(30:00) Medical gaslighting - what it is & how to heal
(36:30) Case study: Hypothyroidism - standard vs functional medicine treatment
Next Episode
What We Missed This Season + Giveaway! with Michelle & Nicki
NOTE: Season 2 of QTD will be coming back MAY 1st!
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🎉 ENTER QTD SEASON 1 FREE GIVEAWAY 🎉
What each of our 2 winners gets (seriously!)
- Further Food Vanilla Collagen
- Chomps Grass-fed Beef Sticks
- LMNT Electrolytes (variety pack)
- Raw Rev Protein bars (variety pack)
- Redmond Real Salt
- Jigsaw Health Adrenal Cocktail Supplement
- Flackers
- MUD\WTR Adaptogen Coffee Alternative
- Banyan Botanicals Massage Oil
- Lavender Epsom Salt
- Hu Kitchen Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds
- Cold-pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil
** WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON THE PODCAST & INSTAGRAM APRIL 24TH! **
How to enter:
(Up to 2 entries per person):
1. 1 entry via Instagram stories
- Screenshot your favorite podcast episode, post it to your IG story, and tag @quietthedietpod in your story
2. 1 entry via Apple Podcast reviews (or a rating on Spotify)
- Go to Apple Podcasts > Quiet the Diet > Scroll down to “write a review”
- Screenshot your written review and email to [email protected]
- If you’ve already written a review, send us a screenshot or your review title and username.
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In this episode, Michelle and her staff Dietitian, Nicki Parlitsis, RD recap season 1 and talk about what they “missed” from each episode! They have some juicy new tidbits to fill in the gaps, like how to identify your inner authentic self, exact lab values to look for, how much protein to aim for in your diet (and how exactly to get there!)
They discuss:
- “What we missed” in each episode of Season 1!
- Supporting digestive issues while working through disordered eating
- Fighting “diet culture” vs. empowering YOU and building resiliency
- Separating our diagnosis from our identity
- Optimal ranges for essential lab markers (glucose panel, cholesterol)
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** Mentioned in the episode **
The Gluten Free Guide to NYC & beyond
Nerva Gut-directed Hypnotherapy app
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