In this episode, Rachel is joined by her close friend and fellow Registered Dietitian, Miriam Shurpin, where they share their personal journeys of how they overcame the challenges of leaving the trenches of diet culture and pivoting their practice from a weight loss approach to a weight-inclusive one. This is an honest conversion about what it's like to be an intuitive eating dietitian in a diet-obsessed world and the continuous challenges we face. In this episode, we cover: How Miriam’s clients...
Jun 24, 2025•1 hr 28 min
You’ve heard about ozempic, mounjaro, zepbound, and other GLP-1s for weight loss. But do you really know what they are doing to your body and the risks involved? Too many people are prescribed weight loss medication without informed consent. Meaning, they are given zero education on what these drugs actually do to the body, the risks involved, or what to do to manage and mitigate such risks. While I personally don’t endorse intentional pursuits of weight loss, I’m all for body autonomy. It’s you...
Jun 09, 2025•1 hr 19 min
In this episode, Rachel is joined by Jewish influencer, Alyssa Goldwater, who shares her journey from a diet-centered childhood that eventually led to being diagnosed with binge eating disorder - and how she healed to find food + body peace, and how she is now fighting diet culture with her platform and voice. In this episode, we cover: How Alyssa’s childhood shaped her negative body image, even if it was from well-meaning family members What helped her set boundaries with people she loved Her r...
May 20, 2025•1 hr 17 min
In this episode, Rachel is joined by Eden, who has attempted to embrace intuitive eating and eat with food freedom multiple times - only to end in the usual binge and guilt every time. You’ll be able to listen in as Rachel coaches Eden in real time and helps her identify the real reasons her binges persist and provides steps and insights on how Eden can heal her relationship with food, stop the food guilt,and opt out of the diet-binge cycle for good. Rachel also helps Eden get to the root of her...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 34 min
If you’ve tried to eat intuitively but you feel like you’re just eating all the things and not feeling good, which has led you to the assumption that ‘its not working’ - this is the podcast episode to listen to. Intuitive Eating is more than just ‘let yourself eat whatever you want, whenever you want it’. This approach to eating with food freedom can quickly turn into feeling all over the place with food, even if it does feel good to no longer diet. In this episode, Rachel shares how to differen...
Feb 18, 2025•27 min
Eating disorders are often misunderstood, tricky to identify, and can be really scary when someone you love is struggling with one. How do you know if they're struggling if they won’t be open with you about it? How do you know when it's time to get help? And what do you do if they don’t want to get support? Whether you worry about the person you love, or are wondering if its time for you to get help yourself - this podcast episode is the one to listen to. Rachel is joined by Registered Dietitian...
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr 3 min
In this free 3-part training, you’ll learn HOW to break free of food guilt and rules that are fueling your binge eating & chaotic relationship with food. In this episode, we dive into the third and final part of the training, where we cover: Understanding why just eating your trigger or ‘off limit’ foods is not enough to remove the guilt that comes with it and have true peace with food. The 6 step framework to specifically identify your food guilt and rules and how to challenge and overcome ...
Feb 06, 2025•47 min
In this free 3-part training, you’ll learn HOW to break free of food guilt and rules that are fueling your binge eating & chaotic relationship with food. In this podcast episode, we are diving into Part 2 of the training where we discuss: How to clearly recognize when food guilt is causing your binge eating The 4 ways in which food guilt fuels food chaos and declined health The mindset to let go of unhelpful approaches that have not worked until now to break free of food guilt and binging. T...
Feb 05, 2025•26 min
In this free 3-part training, you’ll learn HOW to break free of food guilt and rules that are fueling your binge eating & chaotic relationship with food. In the next 3 podcast episodes, we’re going to cover: Clarity on why you experience food guilt in the first place (it’s not as obvious as you think!) How food guilt is CAUSING your binge eating Why telling yourself “don't’ feel guilty” doesn’t work and what you actually need to do to stop feeling guilty! How to effectively identify and free...
Feb 04, 2025•35 min
Ayala had been on diets since she was a kid. Ever since she can remember, her mother was worried about her weight and she’d grown up with the feeling that her body size was a problem. Up until the birth of her first child, she was endlessly stressing about food and the scale, trying one diet after the next. Until she reached a breaking point. She no longer wanted to focus on all the things she can’t have, being mean to herself, and constantly stressing about food and her size. She was ready to f...
Jan 28, 2025•59 min
Rachel shares her most honest podcast episode yet, as she reflects on this past year and sets her intentions for 2025. In this episode Rachel shares the behaviors and beliefs she is ready to let go of so she can get out of her own way and not only succeed, but thrive - on her terms. In this episode Rachel covers: Why she’s no longer following or consuming anymore ‘parenting’ content The “New Year” things Rachel is no longer doing and why they don’t actually yield results How her ego has gotten i...
Jan 21, 2025•55 min
Post-holiday is often a time where many resolve to “get back on track” with their eating habits. However, what happens when the intention of getting back on track is rooted in restriction and food rule? In this episode I talk about how you can truly get back on track and realign yourself with your body’s needs to live a sustainable healthy life, without food rules or obsession – so you can be the expert of your body and feel confident with food, for life! If you’re desiring personalized and nuan...
May 01, 2024•26 min
In today’s episode Rachel shares why her husband ended up in bed with fever for 2 days after racing in central park because he did not take her advice, and the lessons this experience will teach you in your food and body peace journey. In this episode, we cover: The advice I gave my husband in preparation for the race we signed up for Why he got fever after the race How this experience is a roadmap to why intuitive eating is not working for you What you SHOULD do to heal your relationship with f...
Apr 25, 2024•28 min
Weight gain has been demonized by diet culture, that much is clear. Which makes it hard to heal your body image, especially if you've regained weight as you have been healing your relationship with food. Given body diversity is normal and we are not all meant to be thin, this can be normal and a part of the healing process. But what happens when you keep gaining and gaining weight? How do you know when it is part of healing or part of an issue? And more importantly, if it is a result of an unhea...
Apr 16, 2024•52 min
Diet culture complicates nutrition when in reality - it’s really quite simple. But what happens when you want to care for your health BUT: → You don’t know what ‘healthy eating’ looks like anymore. → You’re worried you’ll revert back to your dieting ways. → You’re so burned out from your dieting days that even the thought of vegetables makes you feel restricted. → You feel so confused on what nutrition advice you should be listening to with all the misinformation out there. I answer every one of...
Mar 27, 2024•44 min
If you’re struggling to climb out of the dark hole that is food rules, stress, guilt, and body shame - my past client’s Jovaughn’s journey is going to show you that there IS a light at the end of the tunnel! In this episode Jovaugh shares with us how she went from fearing carbs, restricting food & feeling guilty all the time for what she ate, not knowing how to manage her blood pressure, and never feeling good enough in her body to → enjoying all foods without guilt and without losing contro...
Mar 18, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Living with an inner critic in your mind that relentlessly makes you feel bad about your body.. That tells you how ‘bad’ you are for eating a slice of cake… That convinces you that you're weak, a failure, and not enough - is EXHAUSTING! But what if the way to rid yourself of these mean thoughts wasn’t to focus on actually getting rid of them? Because so far, that hasn’t worked. It’s only causing you to get more frustrated with yourself. What if the answer was not to fight these mean thoughts, bu...
Dec 27, 2023•53 min
In this episode, Rachel covers: The difference between eating with freedom and eating with intuition (and why the 2 get confused) When food freedom can turn into impulsive eating and red flags to look out for Reasons you are stuck in the ‘eat what you want’ phase but still don’t feel physically good or in control Essential steps to assess and take in order to eat with freedom AND intuition - so can enjoy food and feel like your healthiest self. Rachel’s Resources: Follow Rachel on Instagram Stop...
Dec 12, 2023•28 min
The sooner you focus on the RIGHT things to build your business and work with dream clients, the sooner you’ll achieve that goal and live out your vision of success. Looking back, when I began my entrepreneur journey, I stalled my own success because I was focusing on the wrong things. Things I thought were important but actually weren’t. As soon as I understood what actually matters in building a successful business and took action in that direction, I signed on dream clients, created and fully...
Aug 03, 2023•42 min
When I shared a video of me cruising in my car, jamming to music, and expressing how thankful I am that I faced my fear of driving and am now able to relax and enjoy the ride - I did not expect to have people asking me how I overcame my fear of driving! Apparently driver’s anxiety is more common than I thought. So I’m sharing with you the step by step approach I took to overcome this fear. But really, this approach works for overcoming ANY fear that’s holding you back. If you have fears that hol...
Jul 25, 2023•31 min
Do you feel like you are ‘good’ all week, even month, and then your period comes along and RUINS it all with intense cravings that send you spiraling into a binge and shame fest? One thing I WISH I knew years ago was that period cravings are NORMAL. It's so sad that as women diet culture conditions us to believe that all we need is more "willpower" to beat period cravings.. or to eat some frozen grapes instead??? (um, how are we even comparing grapes to a big ol' bowl of trix? Do ya think my tas...
Jul 18, 2023•56 min
I had a Youtuber make a hate video about me and my account to his 60K+ subscribers. People have said to me “I don’t get why so many people follow you.” A family member told me I’m not a ‘real’ dietitian if I’m not helping people lose weight. If you’re scared people will not value your work as an Intuitive Eating Dietitian, I’m gonna shoot straight with ya - you’re right. That’s no reason to hold yourself back from showing up and doing this life changing work you were meant to do! Don’t let peopl...
Jul 13, 2023•32 min
If you struggle with mindful eating - this podcast episode will be a GAME CHANGER for you! Chances are, if you’ve been on the dieting train for years, then everything you learned about mindful eating is wrong! In fact, your attempt to eat mindfully might actually be fueling MORE food chaos. In this episode you’ll understand what true mindful eating should look and feel like and how to achieve mindfulness with your meals to eat ways that feel good to your body - without the food rules and stress!...
Jul 03, 2023•25 min
Do you feel like all of your struggles with food lead you to believing that you must have a food addiction? I get it. For years I felt the same! I felt like I must be addicted to food because who else would eat copious amounts of food to the point of feeling physically horrible (and sometimes with foods that I wasn’t even enjoying!!) And with all the fear mongering media about how sugar is addictive, it's easy for binge eaters to believe they are food addicts. But… are you?? In today’s episode w...
Jun 27, 2023•52 min
Do you worry that if you have any thoughts of desiring weight loss you will not be able to heal your body image? Or worse, you might be undoing the progress you’ve already made? This was the fear my client, Amy, shared with me in a recent session. She was making great progress in stopping to binge eat and removing food guilt from her food choices. She was learning to accept that her body at her thinnest was not the healthy weight for her because she needed to keep restricting and obsess about fo...
Jun 22, 2023•31 min
You may have heard this before about a million times: “It’s NORMAL for your body to change!!” But it also may not FEEL normal. Especially when your body is not only changing in its physical appearance - but also experiencing symptoms that leave you feeling like you are not yourself anymore. Welcome to the journey of menopause. And when I say welcome - I’m not just talking to the 45+ year old women. I’m talking to all women! Yes, even if you are 25! I believe that the more you are informed about ...
Jun 15, 2023•58 min
Maybe you're not an emotional eater in the way that you thought you were... I can't even tell you how many times a client comes to me saying she's an emotional eater only to discover through working together that it was a symptom of a different issue. When we work on that core issue, her "emotional eating" isn't a struggle anymore. Because we got to the ROOT of the matter. Today, I’m sharing with you the insights, tools, and support I give my emotional eating clients…so that you, too, can stop f...
Jun 13, 2023•33 min
How many times have you said to yourself… ‘If I had more time I would launch my business’ ‘If I had more time, I would work out’ ‘If I had more time I’d prepare more nourishing meals’ ‘If I had more time I would start that instagram account’ ‘If I had more time I would go on date night’ I get it. Life can get BUSY! As a mom of 4 who is also running a business, don’t I know it! I often get asked: “Rach, how do you do it all?” I’ll tell you this much right now - I absolutely do NOT do it all. And ...
Jun 05, 2023•42 min
Past client Yael, shares her inspiring journey to food freedom and body peace! The moment Yael realized that she was simultaneously obsessed with and afraid of food, and how unhealthy that was, was the moment that her life shifted for the better. She knew she couldn’t tackle her food rules and fears on her own, so she reached out for help. In this episode, Yael shares about growing up in diet culture and how she overcame her food rules and fears. She shares specific steps she took to overcome fe...
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 15 min
If you’ve ever been curious about the power of manifesting (or doubting the concept, chalking it up to ‘woo-woo’ vibes), this episode is for you. When you look for all the reasons that your dream won’t work: that’s what you will find. There is strength to be found in continuing to follow your aligned path, even when you can find all the reasons that the timing isn’t perfect. You don’t need to know exactly how your dreams are going to become reality in your life. Keep taking messy aligned action ...
Nov 30, 2022•35 min
