Ep. 100: The Gut Brain Connection

In this powerful conversation, JJ Flizanes sits down with clinical psychologist Dr. Nafisa Sekandari to explore the deeper truth behind anxiety, burnout, and what it really takes to create lasting happiness.This episode goes beyond surface-level solutions and dives into the root ...  Show more

In today’s episode, JJ breaks down a topic that confuses so many people—why yoga can feel amazing but still not deliver the body results you’re looking for.After 25+ years in the fitness and health industry, JJ shares the truth about exercise, body composition, and the biggest mi ...  Show more

Media studies scholar and author Emily Contois returns to the podcast to discuss gender dynamics in food media and marketing; her new book, Diners, Dudes, and Diets: How Gender and Power Collide in Food Media and Culture; the avatar of The Dude; the parallels between Dad Bod and ...  Show more

Fellow Health At Every Size dietitian Rebecca Scritchfield shares how her family's identity as "emotional eaters" led to their embrace of diet culture, how childhood poverty and food insecurity affected her relationship with food, how she finally discovered the anti-diet movement ...  Show more

Dr. Mindy Pelz is a holistic health expert and a leading advocate for women's health education, renowned for her mission to initiate a women's health revolution. She employs a "5-Step Approach," guidi ...

Fellow anti-diet dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor Alissa Rumsey shares her experience with intuitive eating personally and professionally, how adopting a Health At Every Size® approach shifted her work with food companies, how stopping exercise helped her examin ...  Show more