#319: Rethinking Wellness: The Wellness Trap ...

Writer, speaker, and weight-inclusive health/fitness professional Ragen Chastain joins us to discuss the potential side effects and other downsides of using GLP-1 drugs (like Ozempic and its ilk) for weight loss, the massive influence the manufacturers of these drugs are having o ...  Show more

In this episode, Christy answers two audience questions about period pain, endometriosis, and whether “anti-inflammatory” protocols or elimination diets can alleviate symptoms.This episode is cross-posted from our other podcast, Rethinking Wellness.More from Christy:Check out Chr ...  Show more

Writer Virginia Sole-Smith was a skinny teenager who became a fat adult. She now writes about and personally experiences anti-fat bias on a daily basis, from finding clothes to accessing medical care. On this episode, hear Ricki open up about her own weight journey as she and ...

This episode originally aired on July 30, 2024. In this throwback episode, Ricki speaks with writer Virginia Sole-Smith. Virginia was a skinny teenager who became a fat adult. She now writes about anti-fat bias, from finding clothes to accessing medical care. On this episode, hea ...  Show more

Send a textThis week on The Less Stressed Life Podcast, I have Jenna DeKok, my incredible co-pilot and fellow registered dietician in my practice, back. In this episode, Jenna tells us her story of how following popular diet culture beliefs didn't best serve her and how she overc ...  Show more

Fitness pursuits can bring various benefits. However, within the modern fitness industry there is a complex interplay of body image ideals, societal pressures, and disordered eating behaviors.

Research continues to illuminate how certain practices and messaging within t ...