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Send me (Ali) a text message.We grow up in a culture, like a fish swimming in water, that rewards those who are thin. And if you’re thin, white and blonde too? You receive access to ALL. THE. THINGS!In today’s episode with writer, speaker and body justice advocate, Melissa Toler breaks down diet culture so we can find our way out! As Melissa shares her story, if you keep thinking there has to be more to life than trying to control your body and beauty, you can opt out of diet culture and discover more truth and beauty. Melissa and IMelissa and I discuss:1. How the wellness world is really diet culture and diet culture mirrors patriarchy2. How weight loss is sold as empowerment while in truth, it does the opposite3. Discuss the intersection of race with diet culture and how Melissa’s acceptance of her natural hair laid the ground work for her to give up dietingConnect with Ali & Insatiable: Click here to text Insatiable (for privacy, we only see the last 4 digits of your phone number) and won't be abl

Send me (Ali) a text message.Self-care has become a buzz word and catch-all solution to anything that ails you. Marketers have pounced on this as a way for women especially to empower themselves, while making them a lot of money. But the kind of self-care that leaves you feeling replenished, not broke or indulging in wine, are rarely identified and discussed. Instead, you end up with temporarily relief yet long-term depletion of your bank account and trust in yourself if you don’t have time for your self-care routine!In today’s episode, Melody Wilding, LMSW and coach and I discuss: 1. How the most common advice to get you to buy and do self-care is to put yourself first when in actuality, you are putting yourself first in this unconscious, depleting way2. Key mental shifts to diffuse life’s stress while making it more fulfilling for you and your loved ones3. Some of our all natural, totally free solutions for deep self-careConnect with Ali & Insatiable: Click here to text Insatiable (for privacy, we only

Send me (Ali) a text message.With so much not working in the Western medicine model as evidence of increasing illness and weight gain despite spending more money than any other country in the world, old beliefs and truths around our bodies and health are falling away. For those of us using a holistic microscope, that focus has shifted to wellness and getting to the root causes of issues to build a bridge to new, vibrant solutions. Yet, that bridge isn’t fully complete and knowing what you need, who to trust along with limited time and money to figure it out creates stress just navigating your health-care.In today’s episode, Insatiable favorite Sera Snyder is bringing guidance to navigating this crazy mess based on her experience with a Desmoid tumor and professionally, works with health care providers to deliver more value to their patients. In today’s episode, Sera and I discuss:1. The distinct and profound difference between health-insurance and health-care. And how to figure out which providers to choose w

Send me (Ali) a text message.In today’s power packed episode, we discuss:1. How Elizabeth honored her intuitive, bodily knowing during each of her heroine’s journey, from dealing with Wall Street sexism and departing as business partners and friends with Ivanka Trump once the Donald declared his presidency.2. The signs that you aren’t living in your body and how Elizabeth reclaimed feeling safe in her body after childhood sexual abuse to today, seeing her body as an ally in expanding what is possible for the impact she wants to make in the world.3. How women are being called to new types of leadership roles at work, in their communities and own personal lives so as Elizabeth says, we can bring home a world of good.Connect with Ali & Insatiable: Click here to text Insatiable (for privacy, we only see the last 4 digits of your phone number) and won't be able to text back. Please don't delete prepopulated numbers as that identifies your message is meant for us. Help me reach 200 reviews by the end

Send me (Ali) a text message.There’s so much possibility when you’re fed up with the fighting and fixing of your body and food. Today, my client Stephanie Truax will share with you how a powerful cocktail of desperation and not wanting to give up on herself inspired her to give up not just diets but diet culture. She’ll share the missing component of why she wasn’t successful with all the other approaches, two life-changing steps to transform the emotions that drive “I don’t care but I care” eating and the new metrics she uses for success, including a brilliant approach to free you from the tyranny of the scale.Connect with Ali & Insatiable: Click here to text Insatiable (for privacy, we only see the last 4 digits of your phone number) and won't be able to text back. Please don't delete prepopulated numbers as that identifies your message is meant for us. Help me reach 200 reviews by the end of the summer! It only takes 30 seconds to rate, review, and subscribe to Insatiable.

Send me (Ali) a text message.Anxiety isn’t an all or nothing diagnosis or all in your head. Anxiety results in part from turning up the thermostat of inflammation in your body. The hotter it gets, the more anxiety you feel. In this minisode, I’ll share why anxiety is more likely to affect women, three food tips you can implement to reduce your anxiety and a common vitamin deficiency that might require a special kind of vitamin to relieve your anxiety.Connect with Ali & Insatiable: Click here to text Insatiable (for privacy, we only see the last 4 digits of your phone number) and won't be able to text back. Please don't delete prepopulated numbers as that identifies your message is meant for us. Help me reach 200 reviews by the end of the summer! It only takes 30 seconds to rate, review, and subscribe to Insatiable.

Send me (Ali) a text message.Taking on the National Rifle Association (NRA), one of the most well-funded, intimidating and recently turned extreme lobby groups in America sounds stressful at the very least and putting your life on the line at most. It would make me eat all the chocolate! In this inspiring interview, Shannon Watts, Founder of Demands Action for Gun Sense in America, shares:•How Sandy Hook changed the course of her life after she started a single Facebook page•How she leveraged the skills she had from her previous Corporate life to get creative and achieve great gun safety wins and their organizational mindset for when they lose legislative battles. This philosophy is necessary for any of us trying to do hard, life changing things.•How she has found purpose, community, and chutzpah in her activism, including the strength she gets from leaning into the horror of gun violence, and the health tools she uses so she doesn’t burn out and can continue to restore our public safety.Connect with Ali &

Send me (Ali) a text message.Now on Netflix, What the Health is an inspiring documentary on the power of nutrition to reverse chronic disease. There are wonderful points this movie makes and some key points that would’ve made the documentary stronger. In today’s episode, I’ll share what I loved about this documentary, including more resources if you’re interested in the conflicts of Big Food and our health, how it missed the mark saying veganism is the answer and sugar isn’t a problem and tips to become a better consumer of health media so you can become empowered not overwhelmed when new nutrition studies and media come out.Connect with Ali & Insatiable: Click here to text Insatiable (for privacy, we only see the last 4 digits of your phone number) and won't be able to text back. Please don't delete prepopulated numbers as that identifies your message is meant for us. Help me reach 200 reviews by the end of the summer! It only takes 30 seconds to rate, review, and subscribe to Insatiable.

Send me (Ali) a text message.Most of us know if we’re a Libra or a Capricorn. But did you know that is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to classical astrology? It turns out much like today’s nutrition information, mainstream astrology is reduced to a one-size-fits-all assumption based on one planet in your chart. The reality is when you understand the uniqueness of your entire chart, you can understand more about yourself and how to use your essence to support your health goals. What I love about Molly and reason I wanted to have her on the show is she has studied astrology and human behavior deeply. In this fascinating interview, you will get a perspective on astrology that’s totally different than what you’re expecting.In this episode, you’ll learn:1. How traditional astrology, which assumed each of our physical bodies had a spiritual essence, was historically the primary basis of health and medicine.2. The four traditional astrological elements and how identifying your elemental make-up empowers you to

Send me (Ali) a text message.A lot of people are feeling anxious today, tired but wired and having intense cravings. Could caffeine be the cause? Or can we blame it all on Trump? In today’s episode, I’ll share the symptoms that indicate you may need to modify or change your caffeine habits. Healthy guidelines for caffeine use: it doesn’t have to be all or nothing and lastly, how to work through the hurdles of going off caffeine.Connect with Ali & Insatiable: Click here to text Insatiable (for privacy, we only see the last 4 digits of your phone number) and won't be able to text back. Please don't delete prepopulated numbers as that identifies your message is meant for us. Help me reach 200 reviews by the end of the summer! It only takes 30 seconds to rate, review, and subscribe to Insatiable.

Send me (Ali) a text message.In talking with clients, a lot of them struggle with portions because they feel bad wasting food. Their conscious is on the right track. Today, will clarify more effective ways than stuffing yourself to reduce food waste. As dood waste is not only a hunger issue but a climate change issue.In today’s episode, 412 Food Rescue co-founder Leah Lizarondo shares with us:1. How we as individuals can truly eliminate food waste in our day to day lives (and it doesn’t involve finishing your plate)2. How Leah’s organization is connecting people who are food insecure with really healthy food that would otherwise go into a landfill and theamazing results they are getting (and hopefully, coming to a city near yousoon)3. The cultural issues and influences that have played to an abundant yet inefficiently distributed food supply. These statistics will shock youConnect with Ali & Insatiable: Click here to text Insatiable (for privacy, we only see the last 4 digits of your phone number) and won

Send me (Ali) a text message.Most of today’s chronic health issues – from psoriasis to depression to Hashimoto’s –stem from an autoimmune response in an unhealthy gut. For two decades, Dr. Susan Blum has been providing relief to her patients by getting to the root of their chronic illness through a ground breaking whole body approach that with precision, addresses the physical and emotional roots of these issues.In today’s episode, I get the scoop from Dr. Blum on:The most effective testing to see if you have gut issues and how this test is also a tool to feeling relief you didn’t know was possible. This is important because not all gut issues show up in your digestive system!The nitty gritty details of gut healing, including expected timelines, when pre and probiotics make sense and how you don’t have to eat “perfect” to be able to get relief How much stress influences gut issues and how much weight you should give to stress relief in relation to dietary changes. The % will surprise you!This also lead to a d

Send me (Ali) a text message.Clients often tell me they think everyone needs the work we’ve done together. Yet many of their friends or family believe they just aren’t working hard enough. It’s a common misconception when you know you reward yourself too much with food or don’t get to the gym enough. Yet it’s untrue. In today’s episode, I’llIn today’s episode, I’ll share:1. Why it’s so hard to stop believing you're just not working hard enough on your body and yet you must if you don’t want to miss out on what’s possible for you2. Why addressing your emotions are essential to revolutionary body freedom yet get dismissed in our body conversations and how you can make them part of your plan 3. 2 key questions to start working smart, not hard, for more agency and results with your body and food3. 2 key questions to start working smart, not hard, for more agency and results with your body and foodConnect with Ali & Insatiable: Click here to text Insatiable (for privacy, we only see the last 4 digits of y

Send me (Ali) a text message.In this episode, I speak with Dr. Terry Wahls on her dramatic reversal of MS after eight years of decline on conventional drugs (including how she had to leave her 20 year vegetarian diet behind to get well), how her VA clients taught her how to eat healthy on limited resources, including incredible results without being organic and how Dr. Wahls learned to bring the medical and MS community skeptics along with her pioneering discoveries that apply to MS, Lupus, other autoimmune issues and even neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. She shares her incredible story of going from odd person out to visionary.Connect with Ali & Insatiable: Click here to text Insatiable (for privacy, we only see the last 4 digits of your phone number) and won't be able to text back. Please don't delete prepopulated numbers as that identifies your message is meant for us. Help me reach 200 reviews by the end of the summer! It only takes 30 seconds to rate, review, and subs

Send me (Ali) a text message.In today’s episode, I interview one of my first clients, Sera Snyder on her wild and dramatic healing journey that started with a battle with food and how her body looked and has transformed into her supporting patients and health care professionals to collaborate on better health experiences and outcomes for 21st-century holistic health-care that works. In today’s episode, Sera and I talk about:1.1. How a health-crisis or battle with your body can be an invitation into profound growth and power, but it won’t be a straight line. And you can leave those simple, overly-positive self-help tips at the door.2.2. How finding your voice is a key to healing and losing weight 3.3. The most progressive view of how health-care is evolving and transforming to offer better value to you as a consumer. And how to become the best advocate for yourself so you get the best outcomes.2.2. How finding your voice is a key to healing and losing weight3.3. The most progressive view of how health-care is

Send me (Ali) a text message.Does the idea of dieting frustrate you yet you continue to pursue weight loss? Do you feel like you have no other choice but to be all or nothing? On or off? Would you like to find a way to get results without all the striving in diet and lifestyle plans?If so, today’s episode is for you. I’ll share:1. Why we pursue dramatic diet and weight loss efforts even though they rarely work.2. The key concept to replace discipline and gearing up so you can relax into your health efforts and results.3. And why it’s critical to stop thinking of your weight loss as a journey. I’ll share a better metaphor that will help you pace and sustain yourself with your approach.Connect with Ali & Insatiable: Click here to text Insatiable (for privacy, we only see the last 4 digits of your phone number) and won't be able to text back. Please don't delete prepopulated numbers as that identifies your message is meant for us. Help me reach 200 reviews by the end of the summer! It only takes 30

Send me (Ali) a text message.Feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy can drive us to overeat. Yet if we listen to conventional self-help to “just ignore your inner critic and crush your fears”, you lose self-trust. In this nuanced conversation, I talk with Melody Wilding, a licensed social worker, TEDx speaker and Human Behavior faculty member at the City University of New York.In today’s episode, we discuss the:1. The counter-intuitive way to make self-doubt an ally, not an enemy2. How being highly conscientious gives you a competitive edge yet can also turn into a weakness and how to mitigate the downside of being so on the ball3. The imposter syndrome and how it gets high achievers to question so much about themselves and the solution is NOT to play to your strengths!Connect with Ali & Insatiable: Click here to text Insatiable (for privacy, we only see the last 4 digits of your phone number) and won't be able to text back. Please don't delete prepopulated numbers as that identifies your message

Send me (Ali) a text message.Could the space you live in be holding you back from your health and weight loss goals? According to Rebecca McLoughlin, an Interior Life Coach, the space around you reflects the space within you. She sees our homes are metaphors for our inner world, and working directly with them can catalyze transformation and support us as we grow into who we want to become.In today’s episode, we talk about:1. How clutter and outdated wardrobes represent emotional blocks keeping you trapped in frustrating patterns and the number one key to release these blocks2. How getting rid of supplements and/or your fat and skinny wardrobe could be the ticket to getting out of a weight loss pattern driven by shame3. And Rebecca shares three profound steps to upgrade your space for where you want to go in your life, none of which require a lot of money or buying more.Connect with Ali & Insatiable: Click here to text Insatiable (for privacy, we only see the last 4 digits of your phone number) and won&apo

Send me (Ali) a text message.Clients often come to me wanting their insides and outside figure to match. They have confidence in certain areas of their life but also feel held back in at least one area of their life and their weight. In today’s episode, I dive deep with spiritual shadow diver L’Erin Alta to illuminate what bridges our spirit and body, why understanding our shadow and its discomfort is critical to spiritual healing (not just “love and light!”) and incredibly insightful tips and questions to ask yourself so you can grounded and safe in your spirit and body instead of using food to do a job it isn’t qualified to do.Connect with Ali & Insatiable: Click here to text Insatiable (for privacy, we only see the last 4 digits of your phone number) and won't be able to text back. Please don't delete prepopulated numbers as that identifies your message is meant for us. Help me reach 200 reviews by the end of the summer! It only takes 30 seconds to rate, review, and subscribe to Insatiable.

Send me (Ali) a text message.Clients often come to me frustrated from everything they’ve tried and exhausted by the lack of results. They also believe it requires too much energy and effort to do ALL. THE. THINGS to lose weight, be healthy and oh yes, fit in your life too. In today’s episode, I’ll reveal the mindset that keeps you working hard not smart, the opportunity you have when you realize not all efforts are equal and the trick to sticking with healthy living and your weight loss path.Connect with Ali & Insatiable: Click here to text Insatiable (for privacy, we only see the last 4 digits of your phone number) and won't be able to text back. Please don't delete prepopulated numbers as that identifies your message is meant for us. Help me reach 200 reviews by the end of the summer! It only takes 30 seconds to rate, review, and subscribe to Insatiable.