In today’s episode, Dylan sits down Stefanie Michele, a Diet Culture Recovery Coach specializing in helping women overcome food and body image issues. She holds degrees in Human Development Psychology and Occupational Therapy with a certification in Integrative Health Coaching, and is currently working on her Intuitive Eating Counselor certification. After struggling with multiple eating disorders for 25 years, Stefanie learned how to stop bingeing on peanut butter and ice cream and feel comfortable in her own skin. She considers her "boots-on-the-ground" experience of recovery her most teachable asset. In this episode you’ll hear: Stefanie and Dylan discuss the merits of having a recovery coach and how that differs from having a therapist (2:20) Stefani shares her own struggle with eating disorders for over 20 years, how she was able to find freedom and what her journey towards recovery looked like especially as she got older. (6:39) We often hear the terms wellness, culture, and diet culture in the dietetics world, however, there can be confusion around these ideas. Stefani discusses these phrases, what they mean and how they might differ. (12:33) How the obsession with being thin gets transferred on to the obsession with being well and being healthy, and how that becomes a new moral obligation for us. (13:55) Being part of the holistic health community gives perspective on diet culture, but at the same time can promote unhealthy approaches to health and wellness. (17:26) How motherhood has changed her approach to dieting and how kids often change your perspective (20:21) Stefani explains how being open with food allowed her to help her own recovery and help her daughter as well. (28:41 Connect with Stefanie: Website: www.iamstefaniemichele.com IG/FB/YouTube: @iamstefaniemichele  Links: Spring/Summer Recipe Book FREE Method Nutrition on Instagram Dylan on Instagram Work with our team