5. Living in the Land of Food Confusion

06/29/22 • 40 min

The battle cry for so many midlife women? "What am I supposed to eat?!?" Why are we all so confused about what to eat for our health and weight?

In this episode Heather talks about:

Where the confusion around food originated from;
The story of the two pioneering women who set up the first food guidelines for healthy eating;
Where the signals got messed up in food messaging;
The simple way to think about food and drop the confusion.

Links Mentioned in the Episode

How To Select Foods by Caroline Hunt, 1914

The Harvard Healthy Eating Plate

The Eat Free Healthy Eating Guide

Click HERE to download the guide now.

Bonus Recipe

Here is the recipe for a summer veggie recipe to get you started on healthy eating!

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The battle cry for so many midlife women? "What am I supposed to eat?!?" Why are we all so confused about what to eat for our health and weight?

In this episode Heather talks about:

Where the confusion around food originated from;
The story of the two pioneering women who set up the first food guidelines for healthy eating;
Where the signals got messed up in food messaging;
The simple way to think about food and drop the confusion.

Links Mentioned in the Episode

How To Select Foods by Caroline Hunt, 1914

The Harvard Healthy Eating Plate

The Eat Free Healthy Eating Guide

Click HERE to download the guide now.

Bonus Recipe

Here is the recipe for a summer veggie recipe to get you started on healthy eating!

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I would love to hear from you! What did you think of the episode? Share it with me :)

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4. Bathing Suits and Body Image

Does the phrase "happy summer" fill you with anxiety?

For so many women, the dread of getting into a bathing suit, or wondering if last season's shorts still fit is real. In my latest podcast, I share some strategies that you can use today to help with feeling your best about your body image and bathing suit this summer.

In this episode Heather talks about:

how society has distorted what an ideal body is;
how thoughts and opinions around body image are hard-wired from childhood;
Heather's story and opinion of her own body
important tools we can use to make peace with our bodies

Links Mentioned in the Episode

Download the FREE PDF to journal and gain more understanding of body image

Emma Thompson article

Christie Brinkley Instagram

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

Self Compassion by Kristen Neff

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6. Learn to Ditch the Diet Mentality

Are you stuck in the diet mindset, the way of thinking that tells you that diets are the only way to eat? Join me to debunk the myth of this fixed mindset.

In this episode Heather talks about:

How Heather learned to use all her senses when cooking and eating food;
What a diet mindset is and how to free yourself from its grips;
The key differences between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset.

Links Mentioned in the Episode

The book Mindset, by Caroline Dweck

FREE! Guide to Help With Mindset Beliefs

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