TW: Suicidal thoughts How do you let go of restrictive dieting and a lifetime of people-pleasing to ultimately embrace intuitive eating and start living a life that honors your true needs, desires, and values? Food freedom & mindset coach, author, speaker, and award-winning fitness professional Kim Basler takes a deep, vulnerable, insight-filled dive into that … Continue reading Real Fit Podcast ep. 55 | Ditching dieting to embrace authentic, wholehearted living with Kim Basler
What is Intuitive Eating? No matter what you've seen on Instagram, intuitive eating is about so much more than eating whatever you want whenever you want. It's not the hunger/fullness diet. And it's not license to eat donuts all day every day or permission to never eat a vegetable again. Intuitive eating (which is based … Continue reading Real Fit Podcast ep. 54| Intuitive Eating Principle 1: Reject the Diet Mentality (Part 2)
Christine Yu is an award-winning journalist whose work focuses on the intersection of sports science and women athletes. Her writing has appeared in Outside, The Washington Post, Runner’s World, and other publications. She’s a lifelong athlete and yoga teacher who loves running, surfing, and skiing. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Her new book, Up … Continue reading Real Fit Podcast Ep. 53 | Christine Yu on owning her voice and validating women athletes’ experiences
Jill Merkel is an anti-diet, weight-inclusive Registered Dietitian specializing in disordered eating, Intuitive Eating, and sports nutrition. She’s been in private practice since January 2017 helping women find freedom from diet rules and restriction and helping athletes and active individuals fuel their bodies without obsession. The team dietitian for the NFL Tennessee Titans for 5 … Continue reading Real Fit Podcast Ep. 52 | Jill Merkel, Anti-Diet Dietitian and Runner: On uncoupling weight and health
image courtesy of Shilletha Curtis When queer athlete, writer, and influencer Shilletha “Dragonsky” Curtis lost her job right when the pandemic lockdowns started, the depression and anxiety she’d been living with for years kicked in — hard. She experienced panic attacks, and ended up doing intensive outpatient= treatment and when her program ended, the New … Continue reading Real Fit Podcast: Ep. 51 | Shilletha Dragonsky Curtis, queer athlete, writer, and influencer of color: Facing mental health issues and racism on the Appalachian Trail