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UN-Podcast 018: UNStoppable
Here’s why today’s episode of the Finding Our Hunger podcast is amazing, summed up in one quote from our ridiculously eloquent guest: “You never know everything–and as soon as you do, you don’t...
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UN-Podcast 019: UNtimed
[source] I’ve said it before, but I think it bears repeating (again and again, since it seems to surprise me every time): our paths are inexplicably intertwined with the paths of those who need to be...
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Fitness Friday: How to Exercise When You’re Injured: HIIT Dip Bar Workout
Well, I’m back on the West Coast, and I realized that it’s been a hella* long time since the last “How to Exercise When You’re Injured” post, SO…time for another exciting workout that you can do,...
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Trigger HAPPY Thursday: Get the Body You’ve Always Wanted
I do have to warn you: today’s Trigger HAPPY Thursday may contain some triggers. If you aren’t ready for this, that’s okay. Just come back when you’re ready to have it out with the ED in your head....
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UN-Podcast 024: UNstrung
So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead, climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot more often, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets,laugh more, cry less. Life must be...
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UN-Podcast 026: UNlisted
One of the most important things I think we can do in order to break free from addictions, end disordered eating and exercise, and transform our bodies and our health is to stop following our...
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Disgust, Body Shame, and Fitspiration: Why We Care About Maria Kang
TL;DR: Fitspiration sucks. Stop fat-shaming/fit-shaming yourself and others, kthx. Strong is the New…? I just want to take a brief interlude and ask a question, because it’s something that’s been...
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UN-Podcast 029: UNinventoried (Theresa Goodrich)
[source] In the past couple of days, I’ve had to come up head-to-head with many of my old beliefs about fitness and training, and reassess where I stand when it comes to exercise. As a person with an...
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Friday Reading: Stop Counting to Make Paleo Count
Happy Friday! So, I’ve been receiving a lot of communication from all of you out there in the blogosphere regarding feeling out of control about counting, tracking, and logging “health goals.” While...
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Cover Your Mouth!: Disordered Eating is a Communicatable Disease
The seasons are changing, and it’s that time of year when we have to start being extra-careful about our immunity. And I’m not just talking about the flu–I’m talking about body image issues. In case...
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Un-Podcast 035: UNcooked (Michelle Norris)
[source] If I’ve learned nothing else in the past year and a half of this journey to health, I’ve at least learned this: You cannot change the world by yourself. You cannot change yourself by...
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‘Twas the Morning of Christmas (A Holiday Poem for the Exercise Addict)
[image source] ‘Twas the Morning of Christmas: A Holiday Poem for the Exercise Addict ’Twas the morning of Christmas, though the children were sleeping, I was Yelp!-ing like crazy, while silently...
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UN-Podcast 038: UNresolved (Justin Manning)
There are few things in this world that I abjectly and unequivocally hate, and two of those things involve suitcases: packing and unpacking. [image source] Ironic, considering the fact that I use the...
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UN-Podcast 040: Am I Addicted to Exercise?
Is it possible to be addicted to exercise? Let me start off by saying that exercise is NOT inherently a bad thing. Getting out, moving your body, lifting weights, spinning, biking, running, hiking,...
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Is it Fitness, EDNOS, or Anorexia? Differentiating Disordered Behavior
*Trigger warning!* It’s National Eating Disorders Awareness week, and today’s post comes from a desire to raise a little awareness about what an eating disorder really looks like. You see, we throw a...
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UN-Podcast 053 and the True Meaning of Fitness
Raise your hand if you think you know what the word “fitness” means. Hint: It’s NOT this. [image source] Here—let me get rid of the mystery: the condition of being physically fit and healthy. the...
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UN-Podcast 064 & When Eating Disorders Become Your “Business”
TL;DR: Go listen to today’s podcast with Jodi Rubin now! I’m not going to pretend that the main reason I got certified as a personal trainer in 2010 wasn’t because of my eating disorder. I “wasn’t” an...
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UNpodcast 097: Exercise Addiction: How to Face Your Demons
TL;DR: Go listen to today’s podcast with Kimber Simpkins & find out how to win 12 books on body love for free! In today’s podcast, Kimber Simpkins shared a parable about the Buddha that made my...
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Podcast 131: On Weight Loss: But What about Health?
One of the most frustrating conversations that happens in the world of body image and body positivity is the “but what about health” conversation. I feel like I have it on the regular, because weight...
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