#101: How to Honor Your True Hungers & Find Body Acceptance with Rachel Estapa of More to Love Yoga

Food Psych Podcast with Christy Harrison

Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CEDS

Health, Food, Bodypositive, Antidiet, Recovery, Fat, Dietculture, Weight, Eating, Positivity, Intuitive, Diet, Nutrition, Psychology, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Body

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🗓️ 24 April 2017

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Size-acceptance speaker and yoga teacher Rachel Estapa (More to Love®) discusses how being a larger-bodied child led to early experiences of shame and dieting, why a lack of plus-size clothing options exacerbated her body hatred, why diet culture's promise to "fix" us is so alluring, how an acute illness led to an unexpected truce with her body, why rediscovering her loves and desires was essential to her recovery from dieting, how the practice of yoga helped show her the path to liberation, how she's navigating the transition from blogger to coach and teacher, why running a recovery-oriented business can be so challenging, and lots more!

Rachel Estapa, founder of More to Love®, is a certified life coach, certified Kripalu Yoga teacher, writer, speaker and social entrepreneur who educates and supports plus size people on approaches to positive body image and wellness, enabling all bodies to lead more empowered lives. Find her online at MoreToLoveWithRachel.com.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Food Psych, a podcast about intuitive eating, body positivity, and health at every
0:06.2	size.
0:07.2	I'm your host, Kristi Harrison, and I'm a registered dietitian nutritionist and certified
0:11.2	intuitive eating counselor, specializing in weight-inclusive wellness.
0:15.3	Join me as I talk with interesting people from all walks of life about their relationships
0:19.3	with food.
0:20.3	Hey there, welcome to episode 101 of Food Psych.
0:39.4	I'm your host, Kristi Harrison, and today I'm talking with Rachel Estapa, a yoga teacher,
0:44.6	life coach, and speaker who helps people make peace with their bodies and accept their
0:48.6	size.
0:49.6	She is such a great guest.
0:51.2	We had a really amazing, far-ranging conversation about recovering from diet culture, body
0:56.0	shaming and childhood, how she finally ended her fight against her body, and why she launched
1:01.3	a blog called More to Love that has really taken off and morphed into an amazing business.
1:07.6	So I can't wait to share it all with you in just a moment, and I would love to hear
1:11.5	your feedback in our Food Psych listener Facebook group.
1:15.1	We have such an amazing group now with thousands of people from around the world, fellow listeners
1:19.6	like you, sharing your reactions to the podcast, and also sharing resources and support on
1:25.6	this anti-diet journey.
1:27.2	So it's become a really lovely supportive community, and I would love for you to be a part
1:31.8	of it.
1:32.8	To join, just go to KristiHarrison.com slash community, and you'll be redirected to the
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