Men's Intuition Podcast
We’ve all heard of “women’s intuition.” However, men have intuition as well! Intuition can and should play a powerful role in helping men (everyone for that matter) when it comes to feeding ourselves and our families while navigating our challenging food environment. On my podcast, I explore a variety of topics related to a powerful, evidence-based eating framework called Intuitive Eating that integrates instinct, emotion, and rational thought. My hope is it will help you finally break free of the perpetual diet cycle! Some episodes are solo where I share some thoughts on a particular topic and some involve an interview with an expert in a particular area such as physicians, dietitians, coaches, athletes, and more!
We’ve all heard of “women’s intuition.” However, men have intuition as well! Intuition can and should play a powerful role in helping men (everyone for that matter) when it comes to feeding ourselves and our families while navigating our challenging food environment. This podcast explores and focuses on a variety of topics related to a powerful, evidence-based eating framework called Intuitive Eating that integrates instinct, emotion, and rational thought. My hope is it will help you finally break free of the perpetual diet cycle!
In this episode, I had the pleasure of talking with Vanessa Preston about trauma and its impact on various aspects of our lives including our relationship with food.
Vanessa is a Mental Health Social Worker, Psychotherapist, and Nutritionist in Australia (originally from Kentucky). She has provided assessment and therapy services for 14 years and specializes in treating posttraumatic stress disorder and complex trauma. Vanessa is the Body and Food Freedom Program creator and the host of the Body and Food Freedom Podcast where she supports women to make peace with food and their bodies. Vanessa’s group program focuses on self-compassion, shame resiliency, body image healing, and intuitive eating.
Some of the topics we discussed include:
- Vanessa provides a fantastic description of what trauma is and how it impacts us in a variety of ways including our relationship with food.
- How men are often less inclined to express hurts and emotional struggles and how this can impact our eating habits and behaviors even when the traumatic experience has nothing to do with food directly.
- How dieting negatively impacts those who are trying to work through their trauma.
- How non-diet approaches like Intuitive Eating address the needs of those who are recovering from trauma.
If you'd like to connect with Vanessa and her work or if her Body and Food Freedom Program sounds like it might be a good fit for you (if you're a woman) or a woman in your life:
Instagram: @vanessa_preston_
Web: greenlifepsychology.com
Facebook: Vanessaprestonglp
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