Trigger Warning: In this episode, we may cover topics related to eating disorders, suicide and other mental health challenges. While we do talk about issues relating to food and body, some episodes may be more emotionally challenging or difficult and may make you uncomfortable. If the podcast feels triggering in any way, please turn it off and get the appropriate help. Remember, I am not a doctor, but an eating recovery coach. Enjoy the episode! The guest in this episode is pretty new on her jou...
Jan 23, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 38
For so many of us, food is used as a means for comfort. This can cause anxiety to a lot of people, especially when you feel unable to control that urge to numb out by indulging in your favorite foods. Today Jessi talks about how to empower yourself to stop using food for comfort and how to retrain your brain’s thoughts around food. She goes over why you don’t want to create excess rules for yourself, how to change your beliefs about food and how you can use the “build a plate” strategy to honor ...
Jan 21, 2020•39 min•Ep. 37
Confidence comes in all shapes and sizes. No matter where you are in your journey to food freedom and self-love, you can start to build your own confidence. Today Jessi had the pleasure of talking to her good friend Ariel about embodying confidence whether or not you fit the “ideal body image”. They chat about how Ariel got into fitness and ended up opening her own gym, how to navigate the pressures of gym intimidation and learning to be thankful for your body. They break through the myths that ...
Jan 16, 2020•51 min•Ep. 36
One of the best things to know about your struggle to healing your relationship with food is this: you DON’T have to go it alone. Today Jessi is joined by two FFM alums, Joyce and Brenda. At the start of their journey, the two were total strangers but after joining the program, they became accountability partners and instantly clicked. In this episode, they chat about how the FFM has changed their lives and what it’s taught them about themselves. You’ll hear how they’ve changed their relationshi...
Jan 14, 2020•53 min•Ep. 35
You’re in for a treat with today’s guest, Samantha Skelly. Samantha is a speaker, best selling author and wellness coaching expert who trains people across the globe to become masterful food and body coaches. She opens up about her past struggles with food and body and why she started her business, Hungry for Happiness. Samantha and Jessi chat about using your pain as a catalyst for growth and moving through the layers of the structured mind, soft mind and embodied awareness to reach healing. Th...
Jan 13, 2020•49 min•Ep. 34
How do you make sure you’re going into the new year ready to take on all that life throws at you? Today you’ll hear Jessi’s process for reflecting on the previous year and what she does to set intentions for the new year. She shares a few personal stories of what lessons she learned in 2019 and what stood out to her the most from the year. She dives into why you need to set realistic goals and the importance of choosing a theme or word of the year. In this episode: Giving yourself grace during t...
Jan 10, 2020•49 min•Ep. 33
The guest on today’s episode has a remarkable story to share, after over 54 years of struggling with a disordered relationship with food and her body, she has finally conquered binge eating. Julie is an FFM client who opens up about her story and how her struggles with food and her body image began. Julie and Jessi chat about retraining how your brain thinks about food and stair-stepping your way to healing. They dive into how the FFM community has impacted Julie’s healing process, why you need ...
Nov 19, 2019•51 min•Ep. 32
Decluttering your life can have a profound impact on your sanity and mental well-being. Today, Jessi is joined by Allie Casazza, a minimalist who helps women declutter their hectic homes and lifestyles through her work. Allie and Jessi chat about Allie’s struggles with food and body and how a perspective shift finally helped her overcome these struggles. They discuss the therapeutic impacts of decluttering and how your relationships with others (and even yourself) can improve from decluttering. ...
Nov 12, 2019•56 min•Ep. 31
Today’s guest, Julie began to struggle with food and body image issues at a very young age. When she started to get comments from others about her body, things started spiraling for her and she began to become obsessed with tracking food. She shares her experience with purging, food and body issues and how she finally started to recover. Julie and Jessi chat about some of her most pivotal breakthrough moments and how giving up dieting has helped her to recover from her struggles with food and bo...
Nov 05, 2019•48 min•Ep. 30
For so many of you, the struggle with food and body image trails back all the way to when you were a child. On today’s episode, you’ll hear from FFM client Kylie, about what it was like growing up as the “fat kid” in her family. She shares how comments from others affected her self esteem and in turn how this then caused her to feel shame and become secretive with her food choices. They discuss how your socioeconomic class can play a role in how you feel about food and your body. Jessi and Kylie...
Oct 29, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 29
You’re much more equipped to heal from binge eating than you give yourself credit for and on today’s episode, Jessi and her guest Michelle will be discussing how to get back in tune with your body. Michelle Chalfant is a licensed therapist, holistic life coach, author, speaker and podcaster. They discuss Michelle’s journey of struggling with her relationship with food and body and how she navigated herself out of that using The Adult Chair method. She explains what this method is, how to begin u...
Oct 15, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 27
026 - From Self-Hatred to Body Confidence with @choosingchelsea Have you ever wondered if there would come a day when you’d be confident in your own skin? Today’s guest Chelsea is all about body confidence and how to get to this place of being okay with yourself exactly how you are. Jessi and Chelsea discuss Chelsea’s struggle with self-hatred toward her body and how she finally decided to be okay with herself. She shares how her mindset has changed from then to now and how she’s learned to ditc...
Oct 08, 2019•55 min•Ep. 26
If there are aspects in your life where you’ve ever struggled with feeling worthy, whether that be in friendships, relationships, or even the bedroom then you need to hear this episode. Today Jessi is joined by guest, Mary Jelkovsky. Mary is a former bikini competitor turned self-love advocate who hosts worldwide retreats to help people with their own self-love journey. They discuss eating disorders, what they looked like for them and how they showed up in their lives. Mary shares why you should...
Oct 01, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 25
In today’s episode, Jessi discusses something that is so incredibly important on your journey to food freedom. This is something that everyone is guilty of doing on a day-to-day basis and it impacts the way you feel, the way that you show up and it can even influence your behavior without you realizing it. She shares the role that identity plays in your life and why you need to claim what you want to identify with and ditch the rest. It’s time to step into the driver’s seat and stop letting your...
Sep 17, 2019•17 min•Ep. 24
If you’re struggling with addiction - whether its addiction to food, drugs, alcohol, , gambling or whatever else it may be, what is going on in the brain is very similar. Inside this episode, Jessi shares some takeaways that she had from a conference she went to with her mom. She talks about understanding the science behind behavior change and addiction. She shares how to hone your energy on faith and develop a sense of awareness around the thoughts you have. She discusses how negative thoughts ...
Sep 10, 2019•20 min•Ep. 23
Eating intuitively doesn’t have to be a one-way street. When you give yourself the freedom and permission to eat what you crave, you’ll find yourself not feeling as obsessive over food choices and having less worry around the possibility of binging. On today’s episode, Jessi shares why you should operate in balance instead of extremes. She shares some of the meal combinations she uses to help her stop binge eating and why she likes to have meals with a mix of different textures and tastes. This ...
Sep 03, 2019•23 min•Ep. 22
Have you been considering a reinvention of yourself? On this episode, Jessi shares the 5 steps to reinventing yourself and why she’d rather feel fear for stepping into the unknown than to feel the disappointment of being 5, 10 or 20 years down the road and realizing that she had settled for mediocrity. She discusses what made her realize that she wanted to put herself out there and help others. She also chats about the fear and discomforts that come with admitting you’re ready to change and why ...
Aug 27, 2019•34 min•Ep. 21
Have you heard the news? Weight Watchers created a new app called Kurbo, which was designed for kids as young as 8-years-old. It teaches children a traffic light system to categorize foods under green light, yellow light and red light. This might seem like a good idea on the surface to help inform children about nutrition and help them make smarter choices with food. The problem is, this system mimics what it’s like to count calories and labeling foods as good or bad. However, when you understan...
Aug 21, 2019•33 min•Ep. 20
Have you ever wondered if your struggles with food are even valid? If you’ve never been clinically diagnosed with an eating disorder or struggled with weight fluctuation, you may question if you actually have a disordered relationship with food. Your frustrations and struggles are valid and they do deserve your attention. In this episode, Jessi shares why your disordered relationship with food might look different from how it looks on other people, how to understand your thoughts and emotions ab...
Aug 13, 2019•29 min•Ep. 19
Is your relationship with food affecting your connections with your spouse, children, friends or coworkers? As much as we think we can hide and compartmentalize our struggles, the reality is that it seeps into and affects our mood, our thoughts, our life, how we show up on a day to day basis, how we interact with other people and so many elements of our relationships with others. Being aware of and knowing this is a huge part of your journey to healing a disordered relationship with food and bod...
Aug 06, 2019•34 min•Ep. 18
Exercise and movement should be an act of self-care, not a form of punishment for the food you’ve indulged in. Today on the podcast, Jessi shares why exercise should be a reward for yourself rather than a penalty for what you’ve done wrong. She opens up about her past disordered relationship with exercise and how this came about from being a fitness competitor. She chats about what her relationship looked like with exercise, the mental breakdowns she dealt with and how this led to extreme exhaus...
Jul 30, 2019•34 min•Ep. 17
When you’re working through a disordered relationship with food, it can be helpful to know how others who have gone through the same thing have learned to work through it too. Today Jessi is sharing what she eats in a typical day and how she and her husband navigate planning out their meals for the week. She shares why boxing yourself into a restrictive diet is a disservice to your body and brain’s functions given the uniqueness of people and the types of food that they enjoy eating and find sat...
Jul 23, 2019•30 min•Ep. 16
There is nothing sweeter than food and body freedom, feeling comfortable in your own skin and having an easy and effortless relationship with food. This episode is about being unafraid of pursuing recovery and healing. While it can seem scary and overwhelming to pursue, staying where you’re at in the pain of overeating, binging and being in the mental space where you’re all consumed with food and body thoughts is far more painful than going after healing and recovery. Today, Jessi shares her tho...
Jul 16, 2019•23 min•Ep. 15
Have you ever felt guilt, shame or embarrassment after a binge where you overindulged with food? The weight of guilt can feel so heavy after letting yourself enjoy a long weekend, a holiday or celebration. It's an icky feeling that can weigh on you and distract you from other things in your life. Guilt steals our joy and our light and prevents us from moving forward. On today’s episode, Jessi shares some tangible strategies for releasing guilt and why it's so necessary to release guilt. She also...
Jul 09, 2019•17 min•Ep. 14
Whether you’re headed to a 4th of July party or a holiday gathering with your family, there’s no doubt that there will be food involved in the festivities. This episode of the podcast is about being able to navigate through those difficult social situations without binging. Jessi shares why you should avoid the last summer mentality and how you can use the build a plate strategy in social settings to make sure you are satisfied with your food choices. She also discusses putting your energy into ...
Jul 02, 2019•21 min•Ep. 13
Recovery isn’t about obtaining a perfect life. There are a lot of misconceptions about what healing from a disordered relationship with food and body is and what it’s like to conquer this struggle. This episode is a Q & A style with questions from Jessi’s clients and listeners. Jessi discusses what life is actually like on the other side of a disordered relationship with food and body. She also shares a few of her current insecurities that she is working through and relinquishes the expectat...
Jun 25, 2019•44 min•Ep. 12
Having a morning routine will help you to start to feel more in control not only of your body but of your life. When you practice a morning routine, you will begin to be less susceptible to impulsive overeating because you are strengthening the area of your brain responsible for discipline, ration and reasoning. Studies show that our brains are most susceptible to change first thing in the morning. Today, Jessi shares the 5 practices she has implemented into her morning routine and how she keeps...
Jun 18, 2019•38 min•Ep. 11
When you are on your journey to food freedom, it’s so important that you don’t stop on the surface level. There are so many layers that you must dig deeper into so you can change your identity and rid yourself of the root of disordered thinking as it relates to food, your body and what you believe about yourself. On today’s episode, Jessi shares the 3 common mistakes she sees people make on their journey to food freedom. She shares the 10 principles of intuitive eating and why you need to retrai...
Jun 11, 2019•46 min•Ep. 10
After seeing hundreds of women heal from binge, compulsive and emotional overeating there are a few qualities that those who heal faster typically embody. On today’s episode, Jessi will be sharing the qualities that you must possess to overcome binge eating. She also shares why we need to reverse engineer our thoughts and emotions to discover what we really need and why we need to take action to break down fear. It’s time to learn how to rewire our brains and go against what is automatic. In thi...
Jun 04, 2019•32 min•Ep. 9
When you’re battling with your mind over the urge to binge, it can feel like a mental tug of war. Today's episode is about getting out of the mind and into your body. Jessi shares why it's important to reprogram the way your brain thinks about food. She also shares actionable strategies for clearing your head and coming back to reality where the impulse to binge isn’t as strong. In this episode: Why we experience a mental tug of war over food Listening to hunger and fullness cues Dropping out of...
May 28, 2019•22 min•Ep. 8
