One Body to Love with Dr. Meredith MacKenzie
One Body to Love with Dr. Meredith MacKenzie is a space for honest, unfiltered conversations about food relationships, body image, and the emotional journey to self-acceptance. Hosted by binge eating therapist and intuitive eating coach Dr. Meredith MacKenzie, this podcast dives deep into what it really takes to break free from the cycles of bingeing, restricting and food guilt, in order to finally feel at home in your body. With warmth, insight, and lived experience, this show offers connection and guided support for women who are tired of chasing perfection and ready to reconnect with themselves in a more meaningful way, free from outside pressures.
Each week through solo episodes, guest interviews, and real-life coaching conversations, listeners are invited into real, grounded conversations. Ranging from topics of intuitive eating and binge eating recovery, to reclaiming your body, joyful movement, and navigating life in a culture obsessed with size. If you’ve ever whispered, “I don’t know what else to try,” One Body to Love will offer a new perspective, one rooted in compassion, curiosity, and sustainable change. Whether you’re in the thick of it or slowly finding your way forward, this is your reminder that healing is possible and you don’t have to do it alone.
One Body to Love with Dr. Meredith MacKenzie
Rooted In Reconnection: Healing from Scarcity, Shame, and Infertility with Hope Mikal
This week on One Body to Love, I’m joined by Hope Mikal, founder of Unicorn Marketing Co., for a deeply honest conversation about healing your relationship with food, your body, and yourself after years of disconnection. From growing up in food scarcity and taking on adult responsibilities at a young age, to navigating a long road with endometriosis and infertility, Hope shares her story with powerful vulnerability. We explore how rebellion, self-protection, and control can shape our body narratives, and how we begin to soften into compassion, even when the journey feels uncertain.
In this episode, you will hear:
• 01:26 – Growing up with food scarcity and becoming the caregiver too early
• 07:26 – Rebellion, survival, and using food to self-soothe
• 15:12 – The moment body shame first took root
• 21:54 – Receiving an endometriosis diagnosis after a decade of symptoms
• 37:01 – Fertility treatments, grief, and honoring emotional limits
• 49:04 – Rebuilding body trust through small, nourishing routines
If Hope’s journey resonates with you, let it be a reminder that healing is rarely linear, and you are allowed to be a work in progress. If you’re moving through your own relationship with food, body image, I’d love to hear from you. Message me on Instagram and let’s continue the conversation. Or if you’re ready to go deeper, the One Body to Love program is here to support you.
Connect with Hope:
Website:https://unicornmarketingco.ca
IG: https://www.instagram.com/hellounicornmarketing
Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/itsthemagichourpodcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/magic-hour-podcast/id1663684286
Anti-Diet Holiday Club https://meredith-mackenzie.mykajabi.com/club-waitlist
One Body to Love 10-Week Intuitive Eating Program
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