The Hope Wellness Podcast

Ep4 - A Smaller Body Does NOT Equal a Healthier and Happier You, The Toxicity of The Fitness Industry, Getting to the Root Cause of Chronic Illness

Health does NOT have a size... Just because someone is in a smaller body, does not mean they are happier, healthier or living a better life, we know this first hand. As women, we actually THRIVE with more body fat and with an abundance of nourishment, rest and enough FOOD. Fat is often times protective to the body, healing is a process and we need to remind ourselves our bodies are on our side. 
 
Summer (@healwithsummer) and I dive into a lot of nutrition and fitness industry myths and how we as women need to realize that shrinking ourselves and being the most restrictive possible is only leading to MORE health issues. Summer is a Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutritionist and focuses on getting to the root cause of gut, hormone and metabolic health.
 
There is real importance in getting to the ROOT cause of chronic illnesses or imbalances in the body, instead of just suppressing symptoms with restricting, cutting out food groups or popping prescriptions. Ever dealt with frustrating symptoms like bloating and immediately turned to restricting or cutting out sugar? We talk about what role this plays on our body and health, and it's not a positive one. Sugar is NECESSARY. In order to heal, we need to be providing our bodies with adequate nourishment and resources to function optimally, a mindset of ABUNDANCE is key and we talk about how you can shift these mindsets to support your health and lifestyle.
 
When it comes to food and food marketing, there is so much more to your nourishment than just looking at a nutrition label for the macros alone - if you've ever looked at the ingredient list on a birthday cake protein bar for example, you'd realize that list is full of additives and not so great ingredients for you, these fitness companies don't have your health in mind. They just want to sell you that hot and trendy high protein bar, but what is this doing to your health in the long wrong? Nutrient density, vitamins and minerals are what matter when we talk about what the MAJORITY of your nourishment should look like. 
 
What foods to be mindful of when it comes to gut health, digestion and bloating, absorbing nutrients etc.
 
What chronic stress can cause in the body, and if we don't learn when to listen to our bodies and rest, we can be doing a lot of harm in the long run.
 
Let's get nourished together!!!

Ep3 - Gut Health Disruptors and How To Begin Healing Your Gut, The Link Between Stress & Our Digestion

How many of you have struggled with gut issues? I think it's safe to say most of us, on some level, want to better our gut health, relieve uncomfortable bloating, and learn about what foods are going to promote healthy digestion. The gut health topic is a big buzz word these days, so I wanted to bring Madisen, aka the Gut Goddess, @the.gut.goddess on to chat about a lot of the myths in the gut health space, and provide you with some quality truths when it comes to healing the gut. I bet a lot of the things we unpack will surprise you!
 
When it comes to gut health, we've often been told to restrict, cut out foods or spend a ton of money on pills and supplements to relieve certain symptoms, and yet we often end up digging an even deeper hole. What if instead of just eliminating things from our lives, we got to the root cause of what actually might be causing the gut distress in the first place? 
 
In this episode we talk a lot about getting back to the basics of nourishment and digestion, how to promote healing in the body, relieving stress and how you can work towards a happier gut. 

Ep2 - Healing your Body Image & Moving Towards Body Acceptance

Diving into everything body image, body neutrality & acceptance, and freeing yourself from diet culture with Anna Marquardt @annamarq_ - Anna and I connected over instagram, and it's no wonder, we both share the same passion in sharing the important message to find kindness towards yourself, end the restricting and negativity towards your own body, and shed light on disorded eating patterns. She is an exercise physiologist, personal trainer, group fitness instructor and helps people ditch diet culture and find balance with their fitness, body image and mental health.
 
We unpack a lot of healing work that goes into discovering body acceptance and the struggles she personally faced along the way. The journey is never linear, but having helpful and positive tools in your back pocket when a negative body image day does arise, helps you continue to do the empowering work. Stick around until the end of the episode to hear tips on adopting a more neutral outlook towards your body and how to overcome a negative body image day.

The Hope Wellness Podcast - Ep1 - My journey through Diet Culture and Body Image Struggles

Welcome to The Hope Wellness podcast where we dive into everything from the effects of diet culture, body image struggles and finding food freedom. In each episode we dig into one of these areas with trailblazing individuals and women who are spreading empowering and positive messages in the health and wellness industry. Inspired by the conversations I've had with countless women who have experienced the consuming feelings of diet culture, we all have SO much in common when it comes to these struggles and desires to heal ourselves from the inside out, and I hope one day we no longer face these diet culture pressures, let's get empowered together.
 
You can find more of my work, message and nourishment tips on my Instagram @marisahopeee - I will always be an advocate for helping women get out of the toxic cycle of dieting, under eating and restricting. I have been through it all, and because of my journey I am extremely passionate about helping other women.
 
You can inquire about working one on one with me on my website hopewellnesscoaching.com - I help women ditch diet culture, teaching women how to rebuild their metabolism through nourishment and getting strong in their life so they can feel empowered to break free from the diet cycles for good and take back their power. Let's get nourished together!