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Body Kindness
by Rebecca Scritchfield, RDN, Certified Exercise Physiologist
This is a show about health, not weight loss. It's time to redefine what it means to pursue health, where your well-being matters more than your weight. When you practice Body Kindness®, you create a more satisfying life by being good to yourself. Learn how self-compassion and acceptance help you cultivate a "caregiver" voice and quiet the "inner critic". HAES Dietitian and Certified Exercise Physiologist Rebecca Scritchfield and her guests have interesting conversations about the cultural influences that keep you stuck in "diet prison" and how you can break free to create meaningful changes in your life. Instead of dieting, you'll practice self-care, including better sleep, flexible eating patterns, having more fun, and moving in way that feels good, not punishing. Regular guest Bernie Salazar, a former Biggest Loser "winner" shares why he's happier and healthier as a fat man.
Episodes
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#180 - The Switch Witch with Bernie Salazar
Reunion alert! Bernie and I are back with our first podcast in a minute. We actually recorded this October 20, 2022... but evidently the Switch B* (err... I mean...) The Switch Witch is still around... and we have thoughts. My kids (then 8 and 9 years old) came to me and asked "Mom, do we believe...
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#179 - Treating Your Anxiety with Kindness with The Anxiety Sisters
My guests Abbe Greenberg and Maggie a.k.a. "The Anxiety Sisters" have built a lasting friendship and a thriving online community over their lifelong struggles with anxiety. In this episode, you'll learn about why there is no one-size-fits-all approach to managing anxiety and how their new book…
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#178 - What If I'm 'Too Numb' to Connect? with Bernie Salazar
Hey, listeners! Bernie and I continue our conversations on 'connection' and 'numbness' as we re-connect to each other after a year or so apart (thanks global pandemic). This is episode 2 of 3 in our series where Bernie goes deeper in describing his feelings of numbness and explores more about…
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#177 - Bouncing Back from Numbness with Bernie Salazar
We're baaaaaack! Bernie and Rebecca managed to chat one more time before the end of 2021 and it was bittersweet. Tune in and find out what a sh*tstorm it has been for us. Bernie shares how his coping mechanisms of shutting down and feeling "numb" have returned and Rebecca helps support a gentle...
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#176 - Why Intuitive Eating Works for Diabetes Concerns
This is Episode 6 in a special Self-Care for Diabetes series on the Body Kindness podcast, with my guest co-host Dietitian Glenys Oyston. This episode is about intuitive eating and why it works for diabetes concerns. If you feel like you need more support, we would love to welcome you to our...
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#175 - Why Modified Movement Works for Diabetes
This is Episode 5 in a special Self-Care for Diabetes series on the Body Kindness podcast, with my guest co-host Dietitian Glenys Oyston. This episode is for you if you've ever felt what you can do with movement right now is "not good enough" - whether. you're a beginner, or coming off an injury,...
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#174 - The Truth About Carbs and Diabetes
This is a special series on the Body Kindness podcast with Dietitian Glenys Oyston. The #1 thing that people stress about when it comes to diabetes and food? "Carbs". In this episode we talk about some of the myths around carbohydrates and diabetes. We share a truth that your overall eating...
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#173 - Busting Myths about Blood Sugars and Diabetes
This is a special series on the Body Kindness podcast with Dietitian Glenys Oyston. There is so much misinformation about diabetes… it's no wonder if you find yourself confused, frustrated, and overwhelmed. One source of stress we would like to help you take off the table is stressing over…
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#172 - Understanding Weight Concerns and Diabetes Self-Care
This is a special series on the Body Kindness podcast with Dietitian Glenys Oyston. We want to talk about weight and diabetes because it's a myth that dominates diabetes care… and there is so much to unpack. We discuss… What is weight cycling and how is it harmful to mind/body health? Why do...
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#171 - How to Deal with Diabetes Diagnosis Shame
This is Episode 1 in a new mini-series for Body Kindness: Self care for diabetes. We need to talk about diagnosis shame because it's real. Doctors, family and strangers on the internet make it seem like "it's your fault" if you get a diagnosis of diabetes or a "warning" of "prediabetes' and it's...
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#170 - The Body Is Not An Apology with Sonya Renee Taylor
I'm so thrilled to welcome Sonya Renee Taylor back to the podcast. We talk about what's different in the second edition of The Body Is Not an Apology -- which is a New York Times bestseller! We also talk about the forthcoming Your Body Is Not an Apology Workbook. Tune in and find out how Sonya...
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#169 - Bernie and Rebecca Discuss Emotional Eating
Today Bernie and I talk about emotional eating. What's normal, what's not, when is it time to make meaningful changes? Tune in and learn all about the protective system of emotion regulation and how Bernie's "inner caregiver" helped him find connection and community.. Check the show notes to…
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#168 - Hope in Healing: Blending Psychedelic Medicine with Emotion Coaching with Dr. Adele Lafrance & Dr. Joe Tafur
Today on the podcast I'm diving into a fascinating topic that's relatively new to me - Emotion Coaching, Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), and Psychedelics. I'm joined by Dr. Adele Lafrance & Dr. Joe Tafur, two leading experts in this field. We talk about why EFFT is such a powerful tool for...
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#167 - Body Kindness Backstory with Rebecca Scritchfield and Bernie Salazar
OMG! We did it. Bernie Salazar and I brushed our hair and did our first video podcast for Body Kindness! We talked about our "origin story" of how we met and how the Body Kindness philosophy came to be. Check the show notes to watch the video version. In this episode: Learn how Rebecca and Bernie...
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#166 - Why We Need to Brave Body Shame in 2021 with Julie Sweeney
You aren't born feeling body shame. It's decided for you, conditioned in you, and you become entangled. Dominant culture's body ideals can keep you ensnared in your own self-loathing. But what if you want out? Make a pivot and CONNECT to your body, even if you wish it was different. Braving body...
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#165 - You Are MORE Than A Body. How To Heal Your Relationship With Yourself - Doctors Lindsay and Lexie Kite
Your body is an instrument not an ornament and just in time for the New Year, I'll help you understand what you can do if you want new tools and skills to be kind to yourself. My guests Doctors Lindsay and Lexi Kite, co-founders of Beauty Redefined, share their wisdom from years of research in...
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#164 - Reflections and Intentions to Learn and Grow with Bernie Salazar
Bernie Salazar sits down with Rebecca to recap his year parenting a "quarantine baby" navigating his businesses, his health, and personal COVID losses. Rebecca and Bernie discuss coping with stress, anxiety, and shifting intentions toward 2021. --- Join Rebecca and Bernie in their Virtual Body...
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#163 - Rebecca and Bernie with Aubrey Gordon, on What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat
In this emotional episode, Bernie Salazar, former "winner" of NBC's The Biggest Loser share his regrets and what he has learned from reading Aubrey Gordon's new book, What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat. We discuss how anti-fat bias shows up everywhere from air travel to our…
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#161 - 2020 Burnout: Saving Our Mental Health for the Greater Good
It's been a year of testing so much for all of us. Bernie and I catch up on how we're making it through parenting and trying to stay distant (and connected) during COVID, which is relentless. We also discuss the election stress, our self care plans, and why we need to "complete our stress cycles"…
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#160 - Rage Becomes Her: Why Self-Care Won't Save Us with Soraya Chemaly
In the countdown to the 2020 election I interviewed Soraya Chemaly, author of Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger - an amazing book she wrote after 2016 election delving into the reasons why women can't be angry without being called "unhinged" or a "b*". Our conversation includes: how…
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#159 - Bodies on the Ballot with Jaclyn Friedman, author and activist
What does your body liberation have to do with voting this year? Everything. Everything is on the line this election, up and down the ballot. Jaclyn Friedman, author of Unscrewed, helps me link body kindness to climate change, economic justice, healthcare, and more. Don't settle for…
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#158 - Creating Communities Where You Belong with Dr. Joy Cox author of Fat Women in Black Bodies and Co-founder of Jabbie app
If you can't find a community where you belong, make one. That's what my guest Dr Joy Cox is doing with her latest book Fat Girls in Black Bodies, podcast, and new app Jabbie. Everything Joy does centers inclusivity and fat Black excellence. Joy is a funny person and her work is dead serious…
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#157 - Becoming an Embodied Anti-Racist for Collective Trauma Healing with Francesca Marguerite Maximé
Let's talk trauma and racism. I found today's guest, Francesca Marguerite Maximé, from her podcast called Re-Rooted on the Ram Das Be Here Now network. She interviewed Dick Schwartz, the creator of Internal Family Systems (IFS) about his "racist parts" and I was all in on their discussion. Side...
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[Repost] #109 - Under Pressure - How Anxiety Shows Up for Today's Teen Girls and How Parents Can Help with Lisa Damour, PhD
Most American kids are officially back to school in some way shape or form. As if we didn't have enough to worry about, now we have COVID and our kids well-being to contend with this year. I'm bringing back a personal and fan favorite all about stress and anxiety in girls. Lisa D'Amour is a...
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#156 - Helping Young Adults Explore Their Radical Anatomy with Kelly Jensen
In today's episode I talk with Kelly Jensen about her new book for young adults called Body Talk, which covers the themes of ability and disability, body positivity, fat positivity, tattoos, language, and much more. Tune in for essay readings and a nuanced conversation about intentions vs. impact...
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#155 - The Truth About IBS, Anxiety, and Effectiveness of the Low FODMAP "Diet" with Kate Scarlata, RDN
A diagnosis of IBS can be a real pain in the a**! Seriously, IBS impacts 25-45 million people in the U.S. alone. The treatments for IBS aren't really that great. The low FODMAP protocol may not even work in about half the people who try them. Worse, if you dare consult "Dr. Google" you'll find...
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#154 - How to Cope with Your Emotions with Kindness with Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch authors of Intuitive Eating
Intuitive Eating is out with a 4th edition and the co-authors Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch are on the show to discuss what you can expect in the newest edition and we answer listener questions about struggles with intuitive eating. We discussed: The new alignment of Intuitive Eating with...
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#153 - Help with Picky Eating, Is it ARFID? with Rebecca Thomas
Most "picky eating" in kids and adults is just that -- pickiness. But others can deal with social emotional issues and malnourishment (at any size). Joining me to discuss "supertasters" and challenges with picky eating, Rebecca Thomas, RDN. She is a dietitian and Body Kindness helping pro mentee…
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#152 - Changing the Value Systems in Yoga with Janessa Mondestin, Yoga Therapist and Director of Culture for Yoga International
In Part 2 of White Supremacy in Yoga series, we discuss the harms and the fixes, including what you can do as a yoga teacher, teacher trainer, student, or person who cares about anti-racism work. This includes reading books, having conversations, and taking meaningful actions. Here's just a taste...
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#151 - White Supremacy of Yoga with Sabrina Strings PhD, Author of Fearing the Black Body
Join me in conversation with Dr. Sabrina Strings, author of Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia. She also is a certified yoga teacher and advocate for inclusivity in yoga. We discuss our experiences with yoga and hope for systemic change. She shares a personal story on racism...
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#150 - Racism Explains the Origins of Fat Phobia and Diet Culture, with Sabrina Strings PhD, Author of Fearing the Black Body
This episode was first aired June 2019. Sabrina Strings, PhD is the author of the book Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia. In the first part of this interview, we discuss how she was able to connect racism with fat phobia, control of women's bodies historically and through...
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[Repost] #65 - So You Want to Talk About Race with Ijeoma Oluo
Ijeoma Oluo's So You Want to Talk About Race is a great starting point for listening, learning and taking meaningful action. I also recommend White Fragility by Beverly DiAngelo to any white person who wants to do better at creating change. Books to talk to kids about race. For race and health, I...
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#149 - Learn & Grow Part 13 – How to Avoid a "Weight Lecture" at the Doctors with Bernie Salazar
Bernie Salazar guests with an update on how he is changing the conversation with his primary care doctors. He's better at boundaries and aiming to keep the focus on medical needs, but the doctors still clearly struggle to understand what it means to provide weight inclusive medical care. He…
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#148 - Improve Your "Family System" by Creating "Fair Play" at Home with Eve Rodsky
May is mental health awareness month and I'm focused on shows that can help you create a better life and support your well-being. This [COVID-19] Mother's Day, women are still providing $10.8 trillion dollars a year of invisible, unpaid labor. My guest this week Eve Rodsky says it's unsustainable...
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#147 - Compassion through Crisis, Stories of Hope & Gratitude for Healthcare Workers
My three guests today speak from the heart about their experiences during COVID-19 as patient advocate (Lara Loverro) and healthcare workers (Shannon Hughes and Katy Gaston). We discuss the meaning of compassion "to suffer together" and how the personal and collective traumas we're experiencing...
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#146 - A different type of COVID-19 loss: Pregnancy dreams "on hold" with Fertility Coach Nicola Salmon
Has your fertility or medical care been delayed or disrupted due to COVID-19? My guest today is Nicola Salmon, author of Fat and Fertile. We discuss how her work as a fat positive fertility coach has changed dramatically in the face of COVID-19. You'll learn how she is helping people through and…
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#145 - Coping with Anxiety During COVID-19
My guest is Lara Loverro, a health coach, certified intuitive eating counselor, and she's a professional mentee of mine. Importantly, Lara is a resident of New York and her mother is COVID-19 positive (over two weeks on a ventilator). Her teen son is struggling with anxiety related to the trauma....
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#144 - Resilience Practices for Anxiety and Body Shame During COVID-19 with Nicola Haggett
Practicing Body Kindness during COVID-19 is all about resilience skills as we navigate this collective trauma. While some people are finding "humor" in memes or chats about social distancing-related weight gain or the supposed "quarantine 15," these messages are fatphobic and harmful to people...
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[Repost] #117: How to recover from BURNOUT with Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
These times are truly unprecedented. For the past month I have been allowing myself to be human, showing up for my family, my clients (many hospital workers, displaced students, and parents turned home schoolers, many with disordered eating and anxiety exacerbated by the social distancing...
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#143 - "I Developed a Restrictive Eating Disorder in Elementary School. Here's Why It Wasn't Diagnosed for Over a Decade" with Gloria Oladipo
Let's talk about eating disorders that are born from culture and hidden in plain sight. My guest to share her personal story is Gloria Oladipo, a 20-year-old Black woman who developed an eating disorder in elementary school that went undiagnosed for over a decade. A student at Cornell University,...
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#142 - Believe Me: Why trusting women is essential for collective well-being with Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti
I'm joined by Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti editors of a new anthology Believe Me: How Trusting Women Can Change the World. We discuss why we need a book about believing women's experiences are as credible and reliable as men. Believing women starts with believing ourselves and caring for…
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#141 - How the 4 S's help you "show up" for kids well-being with Tina Payne Bryson, PhD Bestselling Author
A significant part of the body kindness practice is held in our relationships, especially parents and caregivers to children. As adults we understand there were ways in which our childhood needs were not met and with a deep desire to to better, we don't want to mess it up. But we inevitably do…
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#140 - Boys and Sex: Navigating the new masculinity with bestselling author Peggy Orenstein
Author Peggy Orenstein is back on the show with her instant New York Times Bestseller, Boys and Sex. Tune in to hear insights from her conversations with over 100 boys from high school to college across the U.S. We discuss why parents aren't talking to their boys about sex and intimacy even…
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#139 - How to experience the joy of movement and the power of moving in community with Kelly McGonigal PhD
Movement gives us access to the best of ourselves and it has nothing to do with weight or abilities regardless of what the "fitness culture" says, it's science! Stanford Professor Kelly McGonigal PhD and author of The Joy of Movement is my guest and she has insight to help you reclaim movement.…
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#138 - Why being "ANTI-diet" is "pro" health with Christy Harrison, HAES dietitian, host of Food Psych podcast and author of Anti-Diet
As more people become aware of words like "body positivity" and "anti-diet" it opens the door for confusion — what does it actually mean and is it really good for health? What makes something a "diet? Christy Harrison's book Anti-Diet lays out the historical context of dieting and weight stigma,...
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#137 - Listener Q&A: How can teachers help kids with body kindness? What if I'm feeling detached from my body?
Bernie and I are back with another special episode of Learn and Grow where we answer questions from people who are reading and listening to Body Kindness. In this episode, Bernie Salazar and I respond to three listener questions. Sara says she feels detached from her body as a result of trauma…
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#136 - Listener Q&A: Can I learn to like exercise? How do I address co-workers food shame?
Bernie and I are back with another special episode of Learn and Grow where we answer questions from people who are reading and listening to Body Kindness. In this episode, Bernie Salazar and I respond to two listener questions. Paula says she hates to exercise and though she wants to get moving,...
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#135 - Take Meaningful ACTion toward change with Steven C. Hayes PhD author of A Liberated Mind
What if instead of trying to change negative thoughts, judgments, and feelings that come up when practicing Body Kindness, you learned to change how you relate to those thoughts and feelings instead? That's exactly what we're discussing in this week's podcast with Steven C. Hayes, the creator of...
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#134 - Listener Q&A: What's the real deal with Intermittent Fasting?
Bernie and I tackle a listener question on intermittent fasting - is it a diet in disguise and why is it so dang popular? Hoda and Jenna began an IF challenge on TODAY show recently. Tune in to hear Bernie break his silence about what drove him to step out of the public and "hide" after The…
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#133 - Learn & Grow Part 12 – "Dear Panic Attack, Thank You for All You Have Shown Me." (and Other Gratitudes From Body Kindness Readers and Listeners)
As we enter November, Bernie and I have gratitude on our minds. It's been 3 years since Bernie and I reconnected, and he began practicing Body Kindness. In this special episode, we reflect on the positive changes in his life and self compassion practice over time. We asked listeners to take a…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This is a show about health, not weight loss. It's time to redefine what it means to pursue health, where your well-being matters more than your weight. When you practice Body Kindness®, you create a more satisfying life by being good to yourself. Learn how self-compassion and acceptance help you cultivate a "caregiver" voice and quiet the "inner critic". HAES Dietitian and Certified Exercise Physiologist Rebecca Scritchfield and her guests have interesting conversations about the cultural influences that keep you stuck in "diet prison" and how you can break free to create meaningful changes in your life. Instead of dieting, you'll practice self-care, including better sleep, flexible eating patterns, having more fun, and moving in way that feels good, not punishing. Regular guest Bernie Salazar, a former Biggest Loser "winner" shares why he's happier and healthier as a fat man.
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Rebecca Scritchfield, RDN, Certified Exercise Physiologist
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