The Art & Science Podcast is taking a break! But don’t worry, you can still reach out to Jessica at jessica@shiftnutrition.com if you have any questions. You can also work with her individually. Keep working on fighting diet culture!! Keep finding new ways to love your body and food.

Hello and welcome back to the Art & Science of Eating podcast! Grab a blanket and find a comfy space to tune into today’s episode with Dr. Kelly Kessler. Dr. Kessler is a licensed physical therapist and certified Strength and Conditioning specialist in the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). However, her story originally started with shaping her body through her personal workout routine and ultimately developing an eating disorder. In healing and caring for her body, D...

Victoria Evans is an Intuitive Eating coach that uses her experience with disordered eating, to help others find their own food freedom. In this episode we hear her story of how and why her eating disorder developed and what steps she took to recover. You can learn more about her here: https://www.victoriaevansofficial.com/ Victoria’s favourite book recommendation is The Polyvagal Theory by Stephen Porges.

Welcome back to the Art & Science of Eating podcast! It’s a huge step to reach out to a professional for help, because being vulnerable can be scary! Jessica’s goal with her clients is to create a safe place where people can explore ways to heal from disordered eating, emotional eating and binge eating without shame, without useless “helpful hints”, but understanding you as a human being with needs and a need for unconditional support. In this week’s question, Jessica answers an i...

Hello! One topic that has been frequently discussed for a long time has been the myth of food addiction. As a note, addiction is a large subject on its own and the current studies are somewhat nebulous on how it could affect our relationship with food. Despite this, Jessica discusses the question of how to practice eating intuitively if one feels like they have a food addiction. Jessica references several literature sources on what is addiction (see the transcript), and hypoth...

In this week’s episode, Jessica receives a question from a member from her Facebook community group, The Comfy Spot, about what is Gentle Nutrition and how that can be applied to someone who has or had actively engaged in dieting behaviours. Furthermore, Jessica speaks on being mindful of ourselves, giving ourselves the time for self care when needed. Does raincouver ever give off a chilling vibe? Sort of like how we can get an uneasy feeling about our bodies from the judgement a...

The school year is upon us which raises several questions on the adversities that adolescent students deal with. As a student, these questions pop in and out throughout the school year, and in particular one question that is often on people’s minds is how do I perceive my relationship with food? In today’s episode, Jessica brings Jen, who is a student counsellor, onto the show to discuss how school-age children perceive their relationship with food in the body. Additionally, they als...

Do you consider eating as a method of self-care? Oftentimes, unrecognized influences by diet culture can jeopardize our connections with food and our bodies. It’s hard to determine what is perceived as a healthy diet, or how we should feel about ourselves when eating. In this week’s episode on the Art & Science of Eating podcast, Jessica discusses the two constituents of emotional eating, from which she will support her clients in the upcoming Connected Eating Program. That is, she touc...

In this week’s episode of the Art & Science of Eating, Jessica and her guest Shannon explore the question: “How do I develop intuitive eating skills for myself and my 7 year old?”. She explains for Shannon: To understand hunger-fullness cues better when under stress. How Ellyn Satter’s “Division of Responsibility in Feeding” can be used for both Shannon and her 7 year old son Links to Ellyn Satter’s website on her “Division of Responsibility in Feeding”. Ellyn also...

In this week’s episode, Jessica tackles the popular intermittent fasting diet. We answer the question, “is intermittent fasting really for our health or is it just another restrictive diet?” Jessica breaks down the science behind intermittent fasting as well as the potential long term effects and what it means for those of you that struggle with emotional eating. Want us to answer your question? Email us here at support@shiftnutrition.com Connect with Jessica on Instagram: @shiftnutri...

The slides for this talk “How to Support Your Emotional Self: can be viewed here. Jessica’s Free and Private Facebook group, the Comfy Spot - come join us there now: www.facebook.com/groups/comfyspot Connected Eating Group Program - to learn how to break the emotional eating cycle and finally free from worry about food. We will be accepting new applicants in the Fall. In the meantime you can read about the program and join the mailing list here: https://shiftnutrition.com/c...

In this week’s episode, Jessica is discussing a listener’s question, “How much fat should be in my diet?” Fad diets have long taught fat is bad, which is simply not true! Fat does so many things in our bodies such as regulate hormones, insulate our organs, metabolize certain vitamins, and so much more. Want us to answer your question? Email us here at support@shiftnutrition.com Connect with Jessica on Instagram: @shiftnutritioncounselling If you want to hear more “The Art & Sc...

In this week’s episode, Jessica is discussing the question, “How can I cut out foods for health reasons, without it becoming disordered?” These topics can be quite complex in nature, and I would always recommend seeing a dietitian that specializes in healing from restrictive eating! To learn more about the topics discussed in today’s show you can visit the following articles: https://foodallergycanada.ca/mythbuster-are-food-sensitivity-tests-igg-tests-helpful-for-diagnosing-a-food-aller...

In this week’s episode, Jessica is discussing the question, “How do I heal my food insecurity from early childhood?” Food insecurity in early childhood can impact your relationship with food in adulthood. These effects can lead to restriction, hoarding food, anxiety around food, and bingeing. Want to break the emotional eating cycle yourself? Join Jessica in the Connected Eating Program. Connect with Jessica on Instagram: @shiftnutritioncounselling If you want to hear more “The Ar...

In this week’s episode, Jessica is discussing the question, “How do I incorporate exercise into my life?” We will be chatting about healthy exercise and joyful movement. So often exercise can be tied to weight loss, and we will be discussing how we can break that cycle. Want to break the emotional eating cycle yourself? Join Jessica in theConnected Eating Program. Connect with Jessica on Instagram: @shiftnutritioncounselling If you want to hear more “The Art & Science of Eating”, be...

In this week’s episode, Jessica is discussing “Creating a Happy Relationship with Your Body”! This comes from a conversation from her free and private Facebook group. Looking to get connected to this Facebook group? Click here to join The Comfy Spot. For more information about this week’s episode, click here. Want to break the emotional eating cycle yourself? Join Jessica in the Connected Eating Program. Connect with Jessica on Instagram: @shiftnutritioncounselling If you ...

In this week’s episode, Jessica is a listener's question of “How can I support my roommate that struggles with food?” In these instances it is important to decide how much you can actually help and what you can do to help. Also consider, are these things you are struggling with personally, too! Want to break the emotional eating cycle yourself? Join Jessica in theConnected Eating Program. Connect with Jessica on Instagram: @shiftnutritioncounselling If you want to hear more “The ...

In this week’s episode, Jessica is discussing with a former client, Abi, and her mother about her story of recovery from anorexia. The bravery of Abi and her mother shows the wonderful healing power of love. Everyone’s story of recovery is different, but if you take away one thing from Abi’s story, it should be hope! Want to break the emotional eating cycle yourself? Join Jessica in theConnected Eating Program. Connect with Jessica on Instagram: @shiftnutritioncounselling I...

In this week’s episode, Jessica is discussing the topic: “Returning to Regular Life after a Pandemic”. The last 365+ days have been a rollercoaster and, rightfully so, this major change has affected many of our habits and routines. The lifting of the restrictions can even bring up new feelings of anxiety as our world begins to return to “normal”. Want to break the emotional eating cycle yourself? Join Jessica in the Connected Eating Program. Connect with Jessica on Instagra...

In this week’s episode, Jessica is discussing the question: “I’ve given myself permission to eat, am overeating, now how do I learn to be intuitive with eating?” There are so many messages and fears around this topic, but there is nothing more freeing than fully understanding how to listen to your body so that you don’t have to feel trapped. If you get hungry, you can always give yourself permission to eat! Want to break the emotional eating cycle yourself? Join Jessica in the Connected...