In today’s episode Sam shares a personal story about how a complete stranger came up to her at a bar and asked her “are you pregnant?!” Sam compares this experience to when the same thing happened to her back in October. Sam discusses the nuance involved in how this affects those who reside in smaller bodies versus larger bodies. Podcast Episodes Referenced in Today’s Episode: My Family Member Asked Me if I was Pregnant: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/my-family-member-asked-me-if-i-am-pre...
Jul 09, 2025•29 min•Ep. 114
This week, we have Mattie on the podcast - one of our incredible clients! Mattie shares her honest thoughts and feelings of her experience working with the Find Food Freedom® team. She shares how her relationship with food and body image transformed throughout her journey of getting 1:1 virtual support (fully covered by insurance) with her Find Food Freedom dietitian, Grace! ALL things Find Food Freedom®: Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/FFFinsurance Instagram: @find.food.free...
Jul 02, 2025•27 min•Ep. 113
Today Sam does a deep dive into the why behind her new What I Eat in a Day series on IG. Some people find these videos controversial so Sam is here to offer a different perspective. Sam refers to this video in the episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/DKzoHzMuX17/ ALL things Find Food Freedom®: Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/FFFinsurance Instagram: @find.food.freedom TikTok: @findfoodfreedom Website: https://find-foodfreedom.com/ Join the FFF Monthly Membership here: https://...
Jun 25, 2025•25 min•Ep. 112
Today is another episode in our RD Meet the Team Series where you will get to hear Sam interview the amazing providers that make up the Find Food Freedom® Team! Today we are featuring: Tory Stroker! Tory is an anti-diet Registered Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. She supports women in all body sizes who are exhausted from dieting and want to feel liberated in their relationship with food and their body. As a mom of two, Tory’s professional interests have shifted to supporting ...
Jun 18, 2025•30 min•Ep. 111
Sam opens up about her funky relationship with movement starting way back in college where she felt like a hamster on a wheel with the ellipital. She shares the two biggests pieces to the puzzle when it comes to making peace with movement: intention and enjoyment. ALL things Find Food Freedom®: Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/FFFinsurance Instagram: @find.food.freedom TikTok: @findfoodfreedom Website: https://find-foodfreedom.com/ Join the FFF Monthly Membership here: https:/...
Jun 11, 2025•28 min•Ep. 110
This week, we have Lia on the podcast - one of our incredible clients! Lia shares her honest thoughts and feelings of her experience working with the Find Food Freedom® team. She shares how her relationship with food and body image transformed throughout the past year (22 sessions) of getting 1:1 support (fully covered by insurance) with her Find Food Freedom dietitian! ALL things Find Food Freedom®: Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/FFFinsurance Instagram: @find.food.freedom T...
Jun 04, 2025•35 min•Ep. 109
Sam interviews Vinny Welsby, an anti-fat bias consultant. Sam and Vinny discuss the most common consequences of how anti-fat bias can impact your health outcomes. Resources mentioned in today’s episode: Weight Centric Healthcare Cycle (Vinny’s Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/p/DI1_yfKzC2Y/?img_index=1 Fierce Fatty Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fierce-fatty-podcast/id1481565570 Download the ‘Fat in Healthcare’ Survey here: https://fiercefatty.my.canva.site/download-fat-in-h...
May 28, 2025•37 min•Ep. 108
Sam is unhinged and sharing all about the simple joys in life: press on nails and self tanner. She dives into the latest wellness BS all over social media: #skinnytok, her thoughts on WW going bankrupt, eating watermelon instead of sunscreen…WTAF is going on?! Additional links mentioned in today’s episode: Dr. Lauren Hughes: https://www.instagram.com/p/DJp64jhRw2j/?img_index=1 Press on Nails:https://go.shopmy.us/p-17988638 Self Tanner: https://go.shopmy.us/p-18011236 ALL things Find Food Freedom...
May 21, 2025•31 min•Ep. 107
Sam shares a personal story of noticing her thighs jiggling in a way she had never seen before. She walks your through how she processes negative body image thoughts IRL and how body image work can change your life. ALL things Find Food Freedom®: Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/FFFinsurance Instagram: @find.food.freedom TikTok: @findfoodfreedom Website: https://find-foodfreedom.com/ Join the FFF Monthly Membership here: https://findfoodfreedommembership.com and use the code '...
May 14, 2025•22 min•Ep. 106
This week, we have Marissa on the podcast! She is one of our incredible clients at Find Food Freedom®! Marissa shares her honest thoughts and feelings of her experience working with the Find Food Freedom® team. She opens up about how her relationship with food and body image transformed 'before' and 'after' working with a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. If you want to book a 1:1 counseling session with the Find Food Freedom® team covered by your health insurance you can go to https://bit.l...
May 07, 2025•38 min•Ep. 105
In this episode, Sam shares her experience with emptying her dresser and closet and getting rid of 3 bags of clothes. She shares some of her favorite parameters of how to decide what to do with each piece of clothing. She also reveals something that she never knew she felt guilt about until she did this clean out. Podcast Episode Referenced in this episode: Victoria Garrick Browne’s Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-build-a-wardrobe-you-love-stop-saying-i-have/id1466166364?i=...
Apr 30, 2025•38 min•Ep. 104
This week is national infertility awareness week and Sam wants to get real with you and talk about all things fertility. In this episode, Sam shares what she thinks made her IVF journey successful and how to best protect your peace when navigating a fertility journey. How I survived 3 rounds of IVF (2021 throwback episode): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-i-survived-3-rounds-of-ivf-2021-throwback/id1561021438?i=1000652689651
Apr 23, 2025•35 min•Ep. 103
Today is another episode in our RD Meet the Team Series where you will get to hear Sam interview the amazing providers that make up the Find Food Freedom® Team! Today we are featuring: Julie Roberti! A note from Julie: “When I first started my training as a Registered Dietitian I fell into a very disordered relationship with food and my body. The first time I lost weight was by accident, but the results were overwhelming. I got so much attention and noticed when I stopped restricting I gained ba...
Apr 16, 2025•29 min•Ep. 102
This week, we have Rennie Dyball on the podcast - one of our incredible clients AND the author of the children's book: B is for Bellies! This episode takes a deep dive into Rennie's personal journey with food and body image. Rennie shares her honest thoughts and feelings of her experience working with the Find Food Freedom® team. She shares what she thought it would be like working with an Intuitive Eating Counselor versus what it was really like! If you have ever wondered what it is like to get...
Apr 09, 2025•43 min•Ep. 101
This week Sam shares a theme that she has been thinking about recently: "Life is too special to starve yourself". She gives a life update of all of her upcoming travel/events and how the younger version of herself (who was entrenched in diet culture) would have not been able to enjoy the present moment because she was too obsessed with food and body image. Sam also gives an update on her psych medication journey and how it has impacted her mental health. ALL things Find Food Freedom®: Get your I...
Apr 02, 2025•32 min•Ep. 100
Happy National Nutrition Month! Today is our final episode in our RD Meet the Team Series where you will get to hear Sam interview the amazing providers that make up the Find Food Freedom® Team! Today we are featuring: Chelsey Leonard! Chelsey is a Massachusetts native and earned her bachelor’s degree in nutrition from UMASS Amherst and then completed her dietetic internship through Priority Nutrition Care with a concentration in business. She moved to Florida in 2018 and earned her master’s deg...
Mar 26, 2025•32 min•Ep. 99
Happy National Nutrition Month! Today is another episode in our RD Meet the Team Series where you will get to hear Sam interview the amazing providers that make up the Find Food Freedom® Team! Today we are featuring: Molly Hoffman! Molly is an Intuitive Eating, non-diet, and HAES-aligned Registered Dietitian based out of Green bay, Wisconsin but works virtually with clients all over the nation. Molly offers weight-inclusive care to those struggling with disordered eating and want to heal their r...
Mar 12, 2025•30 min•Ep. 97
Happy National Nutrition Month! Today kicks off our RD Meet the Team Series where you will get to hear Sam interview the amazing providers that make up the Find Food Freedom® Team! Today we are featuring: Sara Geiger! Sara is a fiercely anti-diet Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) specializing in eating disorders. She is the perfect dietitian for you whether you’re seeking judgment-free, realistic nutrition advice! In additio to eating disorders, Sara specializes in PCOS, IBS, and mood diso...
Mar 05, 2025•33 min•Ep. 96
This week Sam is sharing her 11 year professional timeline starting with her college days as a nutrition student bonging beers and skipping class to present day helping people make peace with food and body. It is never too late to unlearn the BS diet culture (and disordered behaviors) that society pushes and choose a life of freedom! ALL things Find Food Freedom®: Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/FFFinsurance Instagram: @find.food.freedom TikTok: @findfoodfreedom Website: http...
Feb 26, 2025•37 min•Ep. 95
This week Sam shares a story about how she parented her toddler in a food situation involving multiple donuts. If you are wanting to raise your children to be intuitive eaters then this episode is for you! Sam references this IG post with more context: https://www.instagram.com/p/DFuwgxcO7uG/?img_index=1 ALL things Find Food Freedom®: Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/FFFinsurance Instagram: @find.food.freedom TikTok: @findfoodfreedom Website: https://find-foodfreedom.com/ Join...
Feb 19, 2025•26 min•Ep. 94
This week Sam shares a story of how her toddler commented on her belly! She takes a deep dive into her body image image journey and how different she would have responded when she was deeply entrenched in diet culture versus where she is now. If you are a parent or have a close relationship with a kiddo in your life, this is a great episode to listen to! ALL things Find Food Freedom®: Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/FFFinsurance Instagram: @find.food.freedom TikTok: @findfood...
Feb 12, 2025•28 min•Ep. 93
This week, Sam does a rapid fire episode where she responds to a bunch of different food and body image obstacles that were sent through on IG. She covers everything from not being able to look in the mirror, to hormonal cravings, to infertiltiy nutrition, to being told to restrict calories to lower your cholesterol. Do you have something you want Sam to cover? Shoot her a DM on IG: @find.food.freedom ALL things Find Food Freedom®: Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/FFFinsurance...
Feb 05, 2025•33 min•Ep. 92
This week, Sam shares a mental health update. If you are feeling emotionally effected by the state of the world right now, you are not alone. ALL things Find Food Freedom®: Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/FFFinsurance Instagram: @find.food.freedom TikTok: @findfoodfreedom Website: https://find-foodfreedom.com/ Join the FFF Membership and use the code 'IWANTFOODFREEDOM' for 3 months completely FREE!...
Jan 29, 2025•21 min•Ep. 91
This week, Sam does a rapid fire episode where she responds to a bunch of postpartum body image obstacles that were sent through a question box on Instagram. This episode covers everything from diastasis recti, the discomfort that comes with postpartum, and a reflective exercise that can help promote self compassion during this transformative season. ALL things Find Food Freedom®: Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/FFFinsurance Instagram: @find.food.freedom TikTok: @findfoodfree...
Jan 22, 2025•34 min•Ep. 90
This week, Sam does a rapid fire episode where she responds to food / body image / movement obstacles that were written in on her most recent Instagram question box! Sam got hundreds of responses so she is going to have to come back to cover more! This week she responds to obstacles related to GLP-1 meds, wedding planning, postpartum, losing motivation in recovery, and losing weight to "feel better". Sign up for our FREE virtual Masterclass: WTF is Set Point Weight taking place on Monday 1/20/25...
Jan 15, 2025•33 min•Ep. 89
This week, Sam addresses the #1 obstacle submitted by our online community on Instagram: "It feels like everyone is taking Ozempic or chasing intentional weight loss and I'm not and it sucks." Sam breaks down why this can be so difficult even if you know you don't want to pursure dieting anymore. She also digs into the definition of body image and what it means to 'do the work'. ALL things Find Food Freedom®: Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/FFFinsurance Instagram: @find.food....
Jan 08, 2025•36 min•Ep. 88
This week, Sam sits down to talk about her cholesterol numbers coming back high, the impact of medical weight stgima and shit medical care, and what ACTUALLY impacts your health. If you are feeling overwhelmed by the diet culture New Year rhetoric, this episode is a must listen. Resource mentioned in this episode: https://www.goinvo.com/features/determinants-of-health/ ALL things Find Food Freedom®: Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/FFFinsurance Instagram: @find.food.freedom Ti...
Jan 01, 2025•38 min•Ep. 87
Happy holidays from Sam and the entire Find Food Freedom team! We are extremely grateful to have you in our online community. The holidays can be a magical time AND they can be reallyyyyyyy hard. Please know that our team is here for you today and everday. This episode includes some much needed holiday affirmations to ensure you feel cared for this holiday season. ALL things Find Food Freedom®: Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/FFFinsurance Instagram: @find.food.freedom TikTok:...
Dec 25, 2024•16 min•Ep. 86
This week, Sam shares her favorite reflective questions to get you curious about your diet history and intentions for 2025. This episode feels like a 1:1 counseling session with Sam! ALL things Find Food Freedom®: Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/FFFinsurance Instagram: @find.food.freedom TikTok: @findfoodfreedom Website: https://find-foodfreedom.com/ Join the FFF Membership and use the code 'IWANTFOODFREEDOM' for 3 months completely FREE!...
Dec 18, 2024•33 min•Ep. 85
This week, Sam sits down to share an update from 'Live Laugh Lexapro' episode that aired on 10/9/24. Sam is in the process of switching psych medications. When sharing an Instagram story about her medication journey, she got hundreds of DM's asking about this journey so she wanted to update you on all the details here! ALL things Find Food Freedom®: Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/FFFinsurance Instagram: @find.food.freedom TikTok: @findfoodfreedom Website: https://find-foodfr...
Dec 11, 2024•36 min•Ep. 84
