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In this heartfelt episode, Holly Toscanini explores the multi-dimensional aspects of our relationship with food. Starting with the universal experience of gathering around a table, the episode digs deep into how food serves as a living connection to our ancestry, heritage, and even spirituality. Holly …
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Are you The Optimistic Struggler, The Confused Seeker, The Frustrated Quitter, or The Reluctant Accepter?
This quiz emphasizes that diet culture does not determine our worth or happiness, and encourages people to take back their power, redefine their own standards of health and beauty, and embrace intuitive eating practices and body acceptance.
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How Empowering Communities Help Transform Body Image
Welcome to another eye-opening episode of ‘Say When’ with Holly Toscanini. Today, we’re diving deep into the transformative power of community in reshaping our relationship with our bodies and ourselves. Are you ready to break free from the shackles of diet culture and step into a space of soul-nourishing self-acceptance? Then this is your episode!
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In this transformative episode, Holly Toscanini unravels the life-changing magic of mindfulness as a catalyst for whole-person wellness and self-empowerment. Tune in as Holly shares invaluable insights on how the practice of mindful meditation is far more than a trend—it’s a tool for radical self-love, body acceptance, and spiritual enrichment.
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The Gentle Nutrition Guide to Joyful, Mindful Eating
Are you exhausted by diet dogma and ready for a culinary experience that celebrates you—just as you are? In today’s episode, we unpack the liberating concept of Gentle Nutrition, a philosophy that empowers you to create a fulfilling, judgment-free relationship with food and your body.
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Anniversary Special: One Year of Liberating Minds and Bodies
Can you believe it’s been a year already? In this milestone episode, we celebrate a year of breaking free from diet culture’s grasp and journeying toward authentic self-love and body acceptance. Consider this episode your ultimate roadmap to emancipation from societal norms that have held you captive.
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Tired of equating your worth to the number on the scale? In this eye-opening episode, we dismantle the damaging myths propagated by diet culture and present empowering alternatives that are all about genuine self-care and acceptance.
So, go ahead, pour yourself a cup of herbal tea or perhaps light a scented candle, and prepare for an episode that could liberate you from diet culture’s limiting beliefs, once and for all.
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Get ready for a reality check! This episode tackles the myths and fabrications that diet culture has been peddling, hoodwinking us into a perpetual cycle of dieting, guilt, and shame. Have you ever felt like you’re ‘not enough’ simply because of the number on the scale? Or believed that if only you had more willpower, you’d finally reach your ‘ideal’ weight? We’re pulling back the curtain on the big lies that keep us trapped in a diet mentality. From the deceptive allure of ‘sugar-free’ foods to the damaging notion that weight loss is a mere numbers game, we’re dismantling these toxic myths one by one.
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Are you tired of the dieting merry-go-round? Ready to get off that wheel and discover a genuinely satisfying relationship with food and your body? This episode is your invitation to a more intuitive, freeing way of eating. We dive into the 10 principles of Intuitive Eating, exploring mindful eating and systematic habituation as liberating alternatives to traditional dieting dogma. Forget the outdated terms like ‘detoxing’ and ‘clean eating’; we’re embracing pleasure-oriented food choices and non-judgmental awareness. Whether you’re dealing with emotional eating or navigating biological hunger, this episode paves the way for a transformative, joyful relationship with food and exercise
When I decided to walk away from diet culture, my mindset was wrapped up in the idea that I needed to fix myself plus I had all these thoughts that I wasn’t good enough the way that I was.
The root cause of my problem was my unwillingness to acknowledge and feel all my feelings, especially the ones that made me uncomfortable. I had this fantasy that I absolutely believed in that once my problem (weight loss) was solved, everything aspect of my life would be perfect and I wouldn’t ever have to deal with my negative emotions.
