Ep. 007: McKenzie Zajonc on How to Tap Into Your Inner Nutritionist
12/28/16 • 59 min
Today I’m speaking with McKenzie Zanjonc. McKenzie has a Masters in Nutrition and a Counseling Degree in Health Psychology and helps trade in their food and body struggle for a more meaningful life through her practice, Inner Nutritionist. You can find more about McKenzie at www.innernutritionist.com.
In this episode McKenzie talks about how to tap into our “Inner Dieter” and our “Inner Nutritionist” to begin to heal our relationship with food. Here’s a quick summary of the distinction between the two, but definitely give the episode a listen for the full scoop.
The Inner Dieter is full for “shoulds” and “shouldn’ts”, is constantly judging food as good or bad, and is always in “fight or flight” mode. The Inner Dieter is full of unrealistic goals (which can especially creep up around New Years!). The Inner Dieter is sneaky. It can also show up as a Diet Rebel. The voice that is telling you to “have a cheat day” or “go off the wagon.” In those moments you might feel like you are not listening to your Inner Dieter, but in fact, you are.
The best way to distinguish your Inner Nutritionist from your Inner Dieter is that in Inner Nutritionist is in the NOW. It is not rolling up past dieting experiences or planning the future. It requires a pause, a checking in. It requires curiosity: What’s my hunger? What’s my fullness? Do I want hot food? Cold food? Something resh? The Inner Nutritionist is your ally and it’s main concern is that you are able to nourish yourself in the present moment.
McKenzie believes the first step to tapping into your Inner Nutritionist is simply being aware of this. Give the full episode a listen to hear more about how to be more satisfied around food by releasing control and listening to your Inner Nutritionist.
Links & Resources
Sign up for email updates: www.JessiHaggerty.comMcKenzie Zajonc: www.innernutritionist.com Christy Harrison, Food Psych Podcast, “Intuitive Eating Intuitive Everything” - https://www.christyharrison.com/foodpsych/3/amie-roe-therapist-intuitive-eating
Today I’m speaking with McKenzie Zanjonc. McKenzie has a Masters in Nutrition and a Counseling Degree in Health Psychology and helps trade in their food and body struggle for a more meaningful life through her practice, Inner Nutritionist. You can find more about McKenzie at www.innernutritionist.com.
In this episode McKenzie talks about how to tap into our “Inner Dieter” and our “Inner Nutritionist” to begin to heal our relationship with food. Here’s a quick summary of the distinction between the two, but definitely give the episode a listen for the full scoop.
The Inner Dieter is full for “shoulds” and “shouldn’ts”, is constantly judging food as good or bad, and is always in “fight or flight” mode. The Inner Dieter is full of unrealistic goals (which can especially creep up around New Years!). The Inner Dieter is sneaky. It can also show up as a Diet Rebel. The voice that is telling you to “have a cheat day” or “go off the wagon.” In those moments you might feel like you are not listening to your Inner Dieter, but in fact, you are.
The best way to distinguish your Inner Nutritionist from your Inner Dieter is that in Inner Nutritionist is in the NOW. It is not rolling up past dieting experiences or planning the future. It requires a pause, a checking in. It requires curiosity: What’s my hunger? What’s my fullness? Do I want hot food? Cold food? Something resh? The Inner Nutritionist is your ally and it’s main concern is that you are able to nourish yourself in the present moment.
McKenzie believes the first step to tapping into your Inner Nutritionist is simply being aware of this. Give the full episode a listen to hear more about how to be more satisfied around food by releasing control and listening to your Inner Nutritionist.
Links & Resources
Sign up for email updates: www.JessiHaggerty.comMcKenzie Zajonc: www.innernutritionist.com Christy Harrison, Food Psych Podcast, “Intuitive Eating Intuitive Everything” - https://www.christyharrison.com/foodpsych/3/amie-roe-therapist-intuitive-eating
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Ep. 006: Paige Smathers, RDN on How to Create a Food Structure
Today I’m speaking with Paige Smathers. Paige is a registered dietitian in Salt Lake City, Utah in private practice who specializes in helping people heal their relationship with food. Paige recently launched her online Intuitive Eating Course, Educate, Embrace, Empower: a 10-week course where you learn to tap into your inner wisdom and become your own eating expert. You can learn more about Paige and this course at www.paigesmathersrd.com.
About 15 minutes into this show, Paige paints a beautiful picture to show how she teaches intuitive eating. Here it is, in a nutshell: Imagine two ends of a spectrum. On one end there is food obsession, and the other is food apathy. To a black and white thinker, intuitive eating can sound like it’s telling you to just stop caring about food. But now imagine that spectrum becoming a much smaller range. On one end, instead of food obsession, you have food concern, or awareness. On the other, you have food flexibility. You get to choose where you want to fall. Do you want to pay attention to nutrition a bit more? Or do you want to be more flexible? Or, do you want to fall right in the middle? Paige says, there is space for both. Throughout the episode Paige offers a lot of great tips on how to set up your environment so you can tap into your intuition. To those with a diet history or black-and-white thinkers, Paige offers tips to provide you with the structure you need to dip your toes into the process of intuitive eating. We know how hard it is from diet mentality to body and food acceptance. But, there is a space between those two places that can offer you both structure and flexibility and freedom. As long as you stay aware! Listen to the episode for the full scoop.
Links & ResourcesSign up for email updates: www.JessiHaggerty.comPaige Smathers: www.PaigeSmathersRD.com Nutrition Matters Podcast: nutritionmatterspodcast.comPaige Smathers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paigesmathersrd/ Paige Smathers IG: https://www.instagram.com/paigesmathersrd/ Educate, Embrace, Empower Course: http://www.paigesmathersrd.com/course
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Ep. 008: Bari Tessler on How to Release Shame Around Money
Today I’m speaking with Bari Tessler. Bari Tessler Linden, MA, is a Financial Therapist, Mentor Coach and Mama-preneur. Bari’s gentle, body-centered approach weaves together personal, couple, and creative entrepreneurial money teachings into one complete tapestry. She is the founder of The Art of Money: a global, year-long money school, which integrates Money Healing, Money Practices and Money Maps. Her work has been featured on Oprah.com, Inc.com, and the Huffington Post and in US News & World Report, Reuters Money, The Fiscal Times, Experience Life Magazine, Yogi Times, Best Self Magazine and Emerging Women. Bari is also the author of The Art of Money: A Life-Changing Guide to Financial Happiness, published by Parallax Press. Learn more about Bari at: http://baritessler.com/
After reading Bari’s book, I knew I just had to interview her. I know, maybe a little strange to have a financial therapist on a show about food and nutrition, but Bari’s money practices actually have a lot in common with my nutrition practices. She also stresses the importance about connecting to your body when making a decision about money.
Most prominently, this episode is about releasing shame around money. And again, I can’t stress enough, like we all have money shame, we all carry food and body shame as well. Shame is shame is shame. No matter what you’re struggling with right now, Bari offers some really great tips on how to release feelings of shame, and start taking productive action to heal your relationship with money, and ultimately, yourself.
Her book really helped me see that I am not bad with money. Just like you can’t be bad with food, your issues surrounding money are not your fault. And the solution doesn’t involve sticking with an unrealistic and strict budget. Much of the solution involves shifting your mindset, and making gentle shifts in your money practices, and your future planning (sound familiar)?
After you listen to the episode, if you’re craving more information, I highly recommend reading Bari’s book, The Art of Money. I’ve read it twice! Also, Bari will be launching her fifth round of her year-long course, also The Art of Money. Registration opens on January 17th and I WILL be enrolling! I am not an affiliate for the book or program, so I am recommending this because it’s something I truly believe can be helpful if this is an area you struggle with!
Links & Resources
Sign up for email updates: www.JessiHaggerty.comBari Tessler: www.BariTessler.comArt of Money Course: http://baritessler.com/art-of-money/
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