Episode 60: Weight Gain & Identity Loss
DIET CULTURE Laura Fox DIET CULTURE Laura Fox

Episode 60: Weight Gain & Identity Loss

Maybe you’re coming around to the idea that chronic under-eating and yo-yo dieting has contributed to some of your health issues. In order to feel better (balance hormones/reduce fatigue/support fertility/support immune system) you might actually have to EAT MORE and WORKOUT LESS.

BUT WHAT THE F DO YOU IF YOU’RE SCARED SHITLESS?

What happens when the "fit, thin, healthy girl” starts to gain weight?

In this episode I interview Denver based NTP and women’s health coach Jessica Christin. Jess shares her story of disordered eating, over-exercise, and the identity crisis that came with taking charge of her health.

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Episode 50: Eating Disorders & The Power of Sharing Your Story - Interview with Meg Doll
DIET CULTURE Laura Fox DIET CULTURE Laura Fox

Episode 50: Eating Disorders & The Power of Sharing Your Story - Interview with Meg Doll

Throughout the years Meg Doll has worked with women as a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, she also become a Certified Spiritual Coach because she began to see that all of her clients also needed exactly what she needed back in 2013: their own loving. Today I sit down with Meg to discuss her experience with eating disorder at the age of 10, diet culture, recovery as a process, and much more.

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Episode 49: Why You Need to Test Your Thyroid (& How to Do It)
DIET CULTURE Laura Fox DIET CULTURE Laura Fox

Episode 49: Why You Need to Test Your Thyroid (& How to Do It)

This episode is a must-listen for nutritionists and practitioners-to-be! I talk about the one social media experience that made me stop comparing, a recap for practitioners, why practitioners need to be okay with failing, thyroid health and brain health, systems in the body that thyroid affects, why testing TSH doesn’t cut it, the diet for Hashimoto’s, and thyroid labs you need.

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Episode 44: Celery Juice, Ditching Plastic, Chronic Constipation
GUT HEALTH, DIET CULTURE Laura Fox GUT HEALTH, DIET CULTURE Laura Fox

Episode 44: Celery Juice, Ditching Plastic, Chronic Constipation

Kyle and I are answering listener questions about the gut. Listen in as we sit down and answer questions like: What’s up with the celery juice craze? We also discuss problems with low stomach acid, problems with PPIs and acid blocking medications, practical ways to ditch plastic water bottles, problems with plastic, causes of chronic constipation, longterm laxative use, and herbs for constipation.

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Episode 43: Intersectional Feminism & the Co-opting of Movements with Chrissy King
DIET CULTURE Laura Fox DIET CULTURE Laura Fox

Episode 43: Intersectional Feminism & the Co-opting of Movements with Chrissy King

Chrissy King is a writer, speaker, strength coach, and educator with a passion for creating a diverse and inclusive wellness industry. Tune in as I sit down with Chrissy to talk about overcoming the fear of leaving a FT job to pursue her dreams, examining and questioning the stories we tell ourselves, specific ways to leverage your privilege, and how to be a part of the conversation when you don’t know what to say.

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Episode 32: Competitive Training & Intuitive Eating
DIET CULTURE Laura Fox DIET CULTURE Laura Fox

Episode 32: Competitive Training & Intuitive Eating

Sarah Canney is a RRCA and USATF Level One Running coach and brings to the table over 16 years of experience. Tune in as we uncover: Using competition to your advantage rather than demise, Self competition + body image issues, “Earning” your food through exercise, and Plant iron vs. animal iron with anemia .

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Episode 30: Low Carb Diets, Part 2
METABOLIC HEALTH, DIET CULTURE Laura Fox METABOLIC HEALTH, DIET CULTURE Laura Fox

Episode 30: Low Carb Diets, Part 2

Getting back to the "low carb" discussion in our last episode, we're diving back in - we had so many questions that we had to make a second one! Tune in as we answer these questions and more: Are low carb diets good for gut health? What is the difference between keto/low carb/moderate carb/high carb diets? Do you need carbs at every meal? Are white potatoes unhealthy? Is brown rice hard to digest? and How many carbs do you really need?

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Episode 28: Weight Loss & Holistic Nutrition
DIET CULTURE Laura Fox DIET CULTURE Laura Fox

Episode 28: Weight Loss & Holistic Nutrition

Holistic Trainer AJ Govoni is a yoga trainer, holistic fitness trainer, and a super creative. Today I'm interviewing with AJ to discuss how severe health issues led AJ on her holistic path, self disgust + chronic illness, what to do when health goals + weight goals don’t sync up, the link between fear + weight loss resistance, the most effective exercises for weight loss, and how to prevent over-exercise.

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Episode 21: Clean Eating with Carrie Forrest
DIET CULTURE, HORMONES Laura Fox DIET CULTURE, HORMONES Laura Fox

Episode 21: Clean Eating with Carrie Forrest

Carrie Forrest, blogger behind Clean Eating Kitchen, comes on the show to clarify what clean eating means. We dive into whether vegetarian is the healthiest diet, transitioning from vegan diet to an animal inclusive diet, intermittent fasting, eating for hormone health & PCOS, supporting Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, orthorexia, and how to find the balance in healthy eating with a disordered eating past.

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