"Health extends far beyond what we eat and how we move."

Trying to be healthier often comes with a long list of diet rules, food fears, and pressure to do everything perfectly. But what if pursuing health actually meant doing less of what diet culture tells you to do? In this episode, I'm sharing five surprising ways to pursue health without dieting, including why letting go of comparison, managing stress, questioning nutrition myths, and embracing intuitive eating can support your health far better than another set of food rules.

✅ What You'll Learn:

• Why comparing your food choices and body to other people keeps you stuck
• How an unhealthy relationship with food can become a major source of stress
• The nutrition myths that may be standing in the way of your health
• Why a growth mindset matters when you're healing your relationship with food
• What the research says about intuitive eating and long-term health
• Five practical ways to pursue health without dieting

🔗 Resources:

• Grab the Hunger & Fullness Scale Guide at DietCultureRebel.com/hungerfullnessscale and take your next step toward building trust with your body and food.
• Episode 111: Everyone Benefits When Your Doctor Supports Your Healthy Relationship with Food and Your Body
• Episode 116: How Nicole is Breaking Generational Dieting While Healing from 30 Years of Food Issues
• Episode 120: 3 Risks of Buying Into Diet Culture That We Don't Talk About Enough
• Connect with me over on Instagram at @diet.culture.rebel.

Struggling with food, but not sure where to start?

You don’t have to feel 100% ready to get support. If you're tired of obsessing over food or feeling stuck in the diet cycle, my team of Registered Dietitians is here to help. We offer one-on-one nutrition counseling—and we accept insurance! Spots are limited, so head to https://dietculturerebel.com/insurance to see if we’re covered in your state and learn how to get started.

"The more unnecessary food rules we follow, the harder it becomes to trust ourselves around food."

Are blood sugar hacks creating more fear than freedom? In this episode, I take a closer look at the research behind food order and the popular advice to eat carbohydrates last for better blood sugar control. We explore what the science actually says, some important limitations that often get left out of social media conversations, and why many of these studies don't reflect how people typically eat in real life. Most importantly, I share why body attunement matters more than following another food rule and how to navigate blood sugar conversations with less fear and more trust in your body.

✅ What You'll Learn:

• What "food order" or "food sequencing" actually means
• What the current research says about eating carbohydrates first versus last
• Why many food order studies may not reflect real-life eating patterns
• The difference between short-term blood sugar responses and long-term health outcomes
• How rigid food rules can interfere with body attunement and trust around food
• Why a balanced approach to eating carbohydrates can support both health and a positive relationship with food

🔗 Resources:

• Grab the Hunger & Fullness Scale Guide at DietCultureRebel.com/hungerfullnessscale and take your next step toward building trust with your body and food.
• Nutrient intake order on metabolic outcomes in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
• Episode 238, Carbs Aren't the Problem: What Actually Affects Insulin Resistance with Kristie Messerli
• Connect with me over on Instagram at @diet.culture.rebel.

Struggling with food, but not sure where to start?

You don’t have to feel 100% ready to get support. If you're tired of obsessing over food or feeling stuck in the diet cycle, my team of Registered Dietitians is here to help. We offer one-on-one nutrition counseling—and we accept insurance! Spots are limited, so head to https://dietculturerebel.com/insurance to see if we’re covered in your state and learn how to get started.

"Our worth as human beings should not be dependent on our health profile."

Millions of people watched Jillian Michaels debate body positivity advocates on Jubilee, but the version we saw on YouTube was only part of the story. In this episode, I sit down with Tigress Osborn to discuss what happened behind the scenes, why she chose to participate, and what viewers didn't get to see. We also dive into bigger conversations about body positivity, fat activism, weight stigma, size discrimination, and the differences between mainstream body positivity and fat liberation. Whether you've already watched the debate or are hearing about it for the first time, this conversation offers important context and challenges some of the assumptions our culture makes about bodies, health, and worth.

✅ What You'll Learn:

• Why Tigress ultimately decided to participate in the Jubilee debate with Jillian Michaels
• What happened behind the scenes before, during, and after the viral debate
• How Tigress defines body positivity, fat activism, and fat liberation
• Common misconceptions people have about the body positivity movement
• How weight stigma and size discrimination impact people's daily lives
• Why civil rights protections for people in larger bodies remain an important part of the conversation

🔗 Resources:

• NAAFA Website
• NAAFA Instagram: @naafaofficial
• Tigress' Instagram: @iofthetigress
• William Hornby on Substack
• Episode 223: Have You Watched Fit for TV? Here are My Honest Thoughts on The Biggest Loser Documentary
• Jillian Michaels vs. The Body Positivity Movement
• Grab the Hunger & Fullness Scale Guide at DietCultureRebel.com/hungerfullnessscale and take your next step toward building trust with your body and food.
• Connect with me over on Instagram at @diet.culture.rebel.

Struggling with food, but not sure where to start?

You don’t have to feel 100% ready to get support. If you're tired of obsessing over food or feeling stuck in the diet cycle, my team of Registered Dietitians is here to help. We offer one-on-one nutrition counseling—and we accept insurance! Spots are limited, so head to https://dietculturerebel.com/insurance to see if we’re covered in your state and learn how to get started.