The Dear Body Podcast

Did you know that a study out of 10,000 adults showed that more than 3 out of 5 adults in the United States are lonely? We are the most connected we’ve ever been yet lonelier than ever before. On today’s episode Jessi shares her own story with loneliness, ways that loneliness shows up in our lives & tips to moving through loneliness that we may be experiencing. It is entirely normal to experience feelings of loneliness in our seasons of our lives.

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For so many of you, the struggle with food and body image trails back all the way to when you were a child. On today’s episode, you’ll hear from FFM client Kylie, about what it was like growing up as the “fat kid” in her family. She shares how comments from others affected her self esteem and in turn how this then caused her to feel shame and become secretive with her food choices. They discuss how your socioeconomic class can play a role in how you feel about food and your body. Jessi and Kylie also dive into Kylie’s experience of dieting for over 15 years, her breaking point where she decided to make a change and the outpouring of love and support she’s received from the FFM group on some of her toughest days.

In this episode:

• Meeting each other for the first time in person
• How Kylie’s food and body images came about
• Her first negative experience with food and how comments from others affected her
• The built-up shame she started having and becoming secretive about food
• How the scarcity mindset and socioeconomic status can lead to food and body issues
• The stigma around mental health and eating disorders
• Growing up with her mom struggling with her body image
• Struggling with losing and gaining weight for over 15 years
• Kylie’s breaking point and when she decided to make a change from dieting
• Her experience of being a mom and going through binge eating
• Discovering Jessi and the FFM and how Kylie felt about it
• Getting the courage to tell her husband about wanting to make a change
• The reality of how food and body struggles affect relationships
• Not being able to find jeans that fit her and how that made her feel
• The outpouring of love and support she received from the FFM Facebook group
• The identity shift she had when she ditched constant dieting and began intuitive eating
• Pushing herself to share and be vulnerable
• Peeling back the layers and working through them
• What Kylie’s advice and encouragement would be for herself pre-FFM

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Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Book your free strategy call to see if The Food Freedom Online Program is a good fit for you: www.foodfreedomonlineprogram.com

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

On today's episode Jessi walks you through 6 tangible tips to improve body image. From this episode you will be reminded that you are so much more than a body. You are an experience. Your earth suit is a vessel to make memories. Train your mind to focus on other aspects of who you are.

Links:

Sign for Jessi’s VIP email list here where she will share exclusive content *You don’t want to miss the 1st email which includes an EPIC workbook guide for alll my visual gals on Nervous System Regulation!*

Are you ready to end the fight with food once and for all? Click here to learn more information about The Food Freedom Online Program.

Trigger Warning: In this episode, we may cover topics related to binging, purging and other mental health challenges. While we do talk about issues relating to food and body, some episodes may be more emotionally challenging or difficult and may make you uncomfortable. If the podcast feels triggering in any way, please turn it off and get the appropriate help. Remember, I am not a doctor, but an eating recovery coach. Enjoy the episode!

As a mom, healing from struggles with food and body is not only a gift to yourself but to your family too. In this episode, you’ll hear from Joni, a mother of five and client of the FFM who came on to discuss her journey of struggling with food and her body. She opens up about how a loss in her family opened her up to the idea of food as comfort at a young age. Joni shares how her struggles progressed over the years and affected her as a mom and wife. She and Jessi talk about her struggles with binging and purging and how she decided it was time to pull herself out of this struggle. Joni discusses what’s helped her the most through the course and her advice for other people who are pursuing healing. She talks about taking the power back in her life and overcoming dark times she was facing.

In this episode:

• Where her struggles with food and body started
• How her grief propelled her weight issues which led to dieting at a young age
• How her struggle evolved and affected her journey through motherhood
• What made her realize she needed to make a change
• How she ended up turning to binging and purging as an attempt to lose weight
• Her experience of trying to pull herself out of this struggle alone
• How she stumbled across Jessi and the FFM
• What worked for Joni and helped her the most through the course
• Her advice for someone who is resonating with her story
• How her life is different as a result of healing from her struggles with food and body
• How there is no right or wrong way to pursue the course
• What Joni hopes that women will take away from her story

Join me for The Food Freedom Breakthrough Masterclass. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!

Trigger Warning: In this episode, we may cover topics related to self-harm, rape, trauma, bi-polar disorder, eating disorders and other mental health challenges. While we do talk about issues relating to food and body, some episodes may be more emotionally challenging or difficult and may make you uncomfortable. If the podcast feels triggering in any way, please turn it off and get the appropriate help. Remember, I am not a doctor, but an eating recovery coach. Enjoy the episode!

No matter what you go through in life, there’s an opportunity for you to come out stronger on the other side. That’s what happened to the guest in this episode and FFM client, Alesha. Alesha has gone through a lot of trials and tribulations over the course of her life. She navigated the trauma of multiple rapes and sexual assaults and a mysterious illness that eventually led to her eating disorder. She and Jessi chat about her experience of being diagnosed with bipolar disorder and anxiety. Alesha shares her story of surviving a suicide attempt and the life-changing realization this brought her. She opens up about overcoming past traumas in therapy. Alesha also talks about how she found the FFM and got on the journey to recovery from her food and body struggles.

In this episode:

• What triggered Alesha’s struggles with food and body
• Thinking back on her first dieting experience in 5th grade
• Desperately wanting to fit in and belong and the conflicting beliefs of her dieting experience
• Alesha’s experience with falling ill and doctors not knowing what was wrong
• How steroids catapulted her eating disorder into reality
• How Alesha’s illness randomly went away
• The mental health challenges that came when she overcame her illness
• How the trauma affected Alesha through her high school experience
• Being diagnosed with Bipolar 2 disorder and anxiety in college
• Her experience with rape and being sexually assaulted
• How what you’re doing or wearing isn’t a form of consent
• Alesha’s memory of trying to end her life and being thankful that she survived
• Her path to recovery and working through her layers of trauma
• Setting powerful intentions to focus on her physical health
• How Alesha got connected with Jessi and the FFM
• How her relationship with food has transformed since joining the FFM
• The supportive community and how it promotes healing
• Why diversity is needed in your social groups
• Where Alesha’s at right now with food and her body
• Her biggest advice for someone who resonates with her story

Links:
Adult Chair Podcast Episode 153 - Binge Eating With Jessi Jean
Alesha’s Instagram
Rise with Me LIVE

Join me for The Food Freedom Breakthrough Masterclass. This class is for those who know they want to improve their relationship with food and their body, but are afraid of spiraling out-of-control and want a proven, step-by-step system to go from feeling crazy around food to normal again!

You can either live your life at war with your mind or learn to work in sync with it. If you’re ready to work in sync with your mind and evolve your life, welcome to The Dear Body Podcast! Our mission is to help driven women have an easy and effortless relationship with food and unshakeable self-confidence in their own body. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode & learn more about us here!