Have you ever wondered what the difference is between dieting and disordered eating? What happens when you don't eat enough? What determines how "fast" or "slow" your metabolism is? In this episode Savana sits down with Anika Roy - eating disorder survivor who's currently finishing her Master's in Nutrition, and they do a deep dive together on where diets fall short despite the rate of dieting being the highest it's ever been. This episode covers everything from signs that your dieting ...

Women are struggling with burn out and the feeling of living in survival mode more so now than ever. In this podcast episode, women's therapist Savana dives into the 6 trends she's seeing that are keeping women caught in the cycle of burn out. You won't want to miss this episode, because it's much deeper than just working too much and not getting enough sleep. Savana uncovers the subconscious and nervous system reasons why women are constantly running on E and unfortunately, most of the rea...

You've heard about weight loss surgeries and Ozempic, but is it really the magic cure for permanent weight loss? In this episode Savana sits down with a former weight loss surgery dietitian, Kirsten Ackerman, who tells us everything we need to know about weight loss surgeries and the ozempic era. R.D. Kirsten Ackerman brings forward an interesting perspective as a former weight loss surgery dietitian who did a complete 180, and is now anti diet and working as an Intuitive Eating Dietitian. ...

September is PCOS Awareness month, so what better time for Savana to share her PCOS journey in depth with listeners! In this solo podcast episode Savana takes you through her PCOS journey from the start to the present day. Savana's PCOS journey is a still a work in progress, but she takes you back to the beginning to discuss the first PCOS symptoms she had, how she discovered she had PCOS despite having never heard of it before, and the endocrinologist appointment that left her in tear...

Is society's obsession with eating healthy, checking food labels, avoiding processed foods and stressing over ingredients actually healthy? Or could it be making us sicker? Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor (and social worker!) Natasha Snapper joins Savana for a fascinating episode where they discuss when healthy eating becomes orthorexia and the impacts of the healthy eating craze on mental health, physical health and the nervous system. You won’t want to miss this episode, because...

Savana turns 30 this week! This is a special birthday episode where Savana talks about the 30 most important and insightful things she's learnt this far in life, and as a therapist (who also goes to therapy). Tune in to hear what Savana has learnt about our patterns as humans, the nervous system in action, the most important superpowers of life to master, some of the most inspirational insights that has helped her clients, and so much more! Want to show some love or have a topic ...

Why do I have thoughts about dieting on a bad body image day? Why am I so scared about gaining weight? Or so stressed when I miss a workout? In this episode, Savana reveals the reason why you do these things... and guaranteed, you haven't heard it before! This episode covers: what it actually means when you have the urge to diet and restrict on a bad body image day why you keep going back to dieting even though you know it doesn't work in the long runthe physiological reason...

Do you have ADHD and feel like your eating patterns and relationship with food feel chaotic? There’s a reason why! In this episode I sit down with an anti-diet Nutritionist, Ellen Biemiller, and we discuss all things ADHD and having a healthy relationship with food that doesn’t include diet culture. Here’s everything that we cover: which ADHD symptoms can contribute to a stressful and chaotic relationship with food the differences in the way an ADHD brain functions which can ...

Have you heard of the nervous system responses fight, flight or freeze, but don't really know exactly what that means for you and your nervous system? Every nervous system response has an origin story, and even things that have happened to us years and years ago impact how we respond to stress today. In this podcast episode, Savana uses her own nervous system as an example of how it keeps track of all our experiences. In other words, this is a real life, real time example of how the body ke...

Are you actually binge eating? Or are you just overeating? Listen to Savana sit down with a fellow therapist, Daniela Durazo, who specializes in Binge Eating. In this episode we talk about what exactly Binge Eating Disorder is and looks like, and what the differences are between binge eating, overeating, and emotional eating. This episode covers: why binge eating is more than just eating your favourite foods until you feel physically full what binge eating and dieting have i...

In this solo podcast episode, Savana talks about the subconscious reasons why someone who has experienced trauma may take comfort in dieting. Savana educates listeners on how the subconscious mind works, and how dieting may be a subconscious process to perpetuate patterns of feelings stemming from trauma. If you're someone who diets and also puts others feelings before your own, are constantly never feeling good enough, do things like chew gum instead of eat food to respond to your body's hu...

Is cold plunging for nervous system regulation all it's cracked up to be? Or could it actually be fuelling your nervous system dysregulation? In this episode I'm joined by Therapist & Registered Nurse Chrissy Stanko, to talk about whether or not this cold plunge craze is actually what your nervous system needs to become regulated. In this fascinating and information packed episode, you can listen to 2 therapists do a deep dive on how the nervous system actually works (and what pop psy...

Are you going through miscarriage? Or do you know someone that is? In this episode Savana compiles answers to the following questions from women who have been through miscarriage. Here's what we talk about: -what women struggled with the most while going through their miscarriage -things that were helpful while grieving the loss of the pregnancy -what people shouldn't say to those going through miscarriage Miscarriage is an isolating experience, so Savana felt inspired to create this podca...

1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage, and Savana was no exception. In this episode Savana merges her raw vulnerability with her knowledge as a therapist to share her unfiltered story of her recent miscarriage. Savana details the reality of miscarriage and the emotional impact it can leave on women who go through this in silence, what she wished she would have known prior to having a miscarriage, what to expect when passing the pregnancy (this is the part no one talks about but is traumatiz...

Is emotional eating bad? If you've ever felt like you struggle with emotional eating or you're a professional who works with those who do, you'll want to hear this unique perfective from a non-diet therapist (Savana), and a non-diet dietitian Shannon Costello. Savana & Shannon unpack the problem with the trending topic of emotional eating - many of these reasons contributing to why Savana has taken the term "emotional eating" out of her vocabulary as a therapist. We talk about the follow...

Are you struggling with your body image? You don’t want to miss this solo episode where Savana dives into the most common thought patterns seen in those who struggle with body image and/or are dieting, and how to shift those thoughts to improve your body image. Savana covers the following: -What exactly is a “thinking trap” -The relationship between your thoughts and your nervous system -What it looks like to retrain your brain to think differently -An overview of the 3 mo...

Have you ever heard someone say “the body keeps the score?” when talking about the nervous system? In episode 4 Savana is joined by Dr. Helen Porat to talk all things nervous system! Dr. Porat is a physical therapist who works with patients experiencing pain, but does this work through the lens of the nervous system. In this episode we discuss: -What it means when people say “the body keeps the score” when talking about the nervous system -Physical signs that your body may be stuc...

If you want to improve your body image but your go-to is to start another diet, this is a must listen to episode! Savana covers the following topics: -why dieting in inherently flawed when it comes to improving body image -the body image diet cycle -how many times a woman will attempt dieting in her lifetime (and why this is a red flag) -why it's not enough to change your thoughts about your body or dieting without changing your behaviour -what it means to actually heal and improve your bod...

In this episode we sit down with Jacquelyn from Gentle Gut Nutrition, and we cover everything from: The most overlooked thing when treating GI issues (hint: it's not the gluten, dairy or sugar), how dieting and restriction impacts gut health, if cutting out food groups is actually the way to a healthier gut, the connection between a stressful relationship with food & GI issues, what happens to our gut when we're in the binge-restrict cycle, if bloating and changes to your stomach after ...

In this first episode of My Healing Era, Savana walks you through her journey of how she went from bikini competitor and chronic dieter to non-diet body image therapist. After struggling with body image and anxiety for years, Savana embarked on a weight-loss journey which inevitably spiralled into disordered eating and obsessing over weight-gain. Savana had to face her fear of weight gain head on after a PCOS diagnosis, and although initially feeling like a failure for gaining weight, Savan...