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 & Certified Eating Disorders Specialist, along with special guests, as we chat about mental health, nutrition, eating disorders, diet culture, body image, and so much more. Together, we have close to 20 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.
Nourish & Empower
Latest Episodes
Recovery on Campus: Friends, Roommates & Sorority Life
College is supposed to be a fresh start, but if you are living with an eating disorder, trauma, anxiety, or depression, that “new chapter” can turn into the perfect storm fast. We sit down with Lindsay James, LCSW, an eating disorder and trauma...
Is It Ever Okay To Comment On Someone's Body?
A single comment about someone’s body can feel harmless, even caring, until you zoom out and see what it reinforces: diet culture, comparison, and the idea that our bodies are public property. We sit with the discomfort of recent online discour...
The Audacity of Imposter Syndrome
Your brain can call you a fraud in seconds, even when you’ve done the work, earned the credential, or lived the experience. We get honest about what imposter syndrome actually feels like, starting with a surprisingly relatable moment: going bac...
Contemplating Treatment? Let's Talk Admissions
The hardest part of getting help is often the moment before help begins: that first phone call. We sit down with Alycia Aldieri, a behavioral health professional, who leads admissions for eating disorder treatment programs, to explain what “hig...
Choosing Confidence in a Thin-Obsessed World
Your jeans fit yesterday, the “same size” won’t go past your shoulders today, and suddenly you are questioning everything. We are talking about the messy intersection of body image, clothing, and summertime pressure, and why it can feel so hard...