Nourish & Empower
Have you ever felt like you could use a little extra support when working on your relationship with food and your body? Join Jessica, a Licensed Professional Counselor, and Maggie, a Registered Dietitian, along with special guests, as we chat about mental health, nutrition, eating disorders, diet culture, body image, and so much more. Together, we have over 15 years of experience working in eating disorders and mental health treatment. Let’s redefine, reclaim, & restore the true meaning of health on The Nourish & Empower Podcast.
Podcasting since 2023 • 68 episodes
Nourish & Empower
Latest Episodes
Breaking Stereotypes & Embracing Yourself: Eating Disorder Recovery for Males
You can’t heal what you can’t name. We sit down with recovery coach and advocate Eric Pothen to name what often goes unseen: how eating disorders affect men, why stereotypes keep them silent, and what real support looks like when shame an...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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56:05
Finding Your Therapist (and Why They Have Support Too)
Ever wonder what makes good therapy consistently good? We open the door to the real work that happens off-mic and off-session: supervision, collaboration, and the ethical guardrails that keep clients safe and supported. With licensed profession...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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42:51
Grounded Goals, Not Grand Transformations
A new calendar doesn’t require a new you. We kick off the year by taking apart the pressure cooker of resolutions, asking why a “firm decision” often casts you as a problem to be solved—and how that framing supercharges diet culture’s loudest s...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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44:49
Reviewing the New Food Pyramid: Pros, Cons, and Our Take!
A new “pyramid” lands, the internet erupts, and we’re left asking the only question that matters: what should actually change on our plates? We take you past the viral graphic and into the real guidance, translating policy-speak into practical ...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:00:59
Diet Culture vs. Anti Diet: How Inclusive Nutrition Actually Works
Ever feel trapped between diet rules and anti-diet slogans, like you have to pick a side to “eat right”? We invited ADHD dietitian Chelsea Pitrelli to break the stalemate. Chelsea has lived on both ends of the spectrum—teaching adult weight man...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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39:49