Encore: Empower Her to Live Well and Find Hope: Breaking Free from Diet Culture with Kristy Baranovskis

Summary: Alicia chats with Kristy Baranovskis about her brand Klean Eating with Kristy and her programs that help women gain confidence in the kitchen and improve their relationship with food. They discuss the challenges women face in the kitchen, the importance of involving children in cooking, and the impact of social media on food expectations. Kristy shares her own journey with food and how she combines her love for flavor with healthy eating. Kristy explains the Kitchen Confidence program, which helps individuals gain confidence in the kitchen and set themselves up for success. Keywords: clean eating, kitchen confidence, food insecurity, women's health, body positivity, meal planning, emotional eating, food restrictions, food, mood, energy levels, rewriting stories, control, Empower Her program, sustainable changes, relationship with food, exercise, mindset, Kitchen Confidence program, confidence, success Takeaways: Kitchen skills are lifelong skills that can be passed down to future generations. Involving children in the kitchen helps them appreciate and understand food. Food presentation is not as important as the nutrition and love that goes into it. Restrictive diets can be replaced with an added mindset, focusing on adding nutritious foods to meals. Tracking food without measurements or calorie counting can help identify patterns and understand the impact of food on energy levels. Understanding the connection between food, mood, and energy levels is crucial for overall well-being. Rewriting our own stories and taking control of our choices is empowering. The Empower Her program focuses on making sustainable changes in the relationship with food, exercise, and mindset. The Kitchen Confidence program helps individuals gain confidence in the kitchen and set themselves up for success. Sound Bites: "When we are confident with what we are eating and what we are putting in that body, our body, that confidence exudes in so many other areas of our life." "Over three, four, five, six, seven weeks, the mood changes, energy level changes, the time that you're eating changes because what you're doing, right, it's very intuitive too because you're stopping for a second and you're saying, okay, wait a minute, how am I feeling right now? Yes. What is happening?" "Once you understand too that it's a story about you, it's a story about your life and you get to rewrite that story every single day, that's powerful." "It's so important for them to be able to do this because they feel guilty. They feel like they didn't do a good enough job, good enough quote unquote, right? With their own children, this is their second chance. They get to do this, you know, with that." Chapters: 00:00 Introduction and Kitchen Confidence 02:03 Food Insecurity and Empowerment 08:08 Kitchen Confidence Program 13:01 Involving Children in the Kitchen 19:39 Flavor and Overcoming Food Restrictions 21:24 Taking an Added Mindset 24:10 Tracking Food and Understanding its Impact 25:39 The Connection Between Food, Mood, and Energy Levels 27:33 Rewriting Our Stories and Taking Control 30:00 The Empower Her Program: Making Sustainable Changes 36:13 The Kitchen Confidence Program: Gaining Confidence in the Kitchen Stay connected with Kristy! Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kleaneatingwithkristy.com/⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/kleaneatingwithkristy/⁠ Subscribe to The Eating Me Podcast on YouTube!! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@aliciachristian9226?si=lndTSV7K9miNuetj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stay in contact with Alicia! Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.aliciachristian.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Divaleesh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thealiciachristian/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thealiciachristian?lang=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠