#76: Body Trust and Competent Eating vs. "Healthy" Eating with Dana Sturtevant of Be Nourished

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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🗓️ 1 November 2016

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Dana Sturtevant, HAES dietitian and co-founder of the Be Nourished wellness center in Portland, OR, shares how her desire to be thinner manifested as a child, how a vegetarian friend introduced her to the idea of nutrition, how she began her career as a dietitian in the traditional "weight management" paradigm, what drew her to the Health at Every Size approach, and lots more!

Dana Sturtevant, MS, RD, is a trainer, mentor, Kripalu Yoga teacher, and dietitian specializing in Health at Every Size® and intuitive eating. She is the cofounder of Be Nourished, a revolutionary business helping people heal body dissatisfaction and reclaim body trust. Dana loves incorporating mindfulness and self-compassion practices into her work. A member of the International Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, Dana has facilitated more than 300 workshops throughout the United States for health care providers looking to enhance their skills in behavior-change counseling. Her work has been featured in the Huffington Post. Find her online at benourished.org.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

The Embodied Practitioner Retreat on 11/6

The No More Weighting e-course

The Be Nourished Training Institute for wellness professionals

My Refinery29 article about vegetarianism and intuitive eating

Eating in the Light of the Moon by Anita Johnston

Appetites by Caroline Knapp

Brene Brown's work

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0:00.0	You're listening to Food Psych, a podcast about nutrition, eating disorders and body image.
0:05.4	I'm your host, Kristi Harrison, and I'm a registered dietitian nutritionist and certified
0:09.4	intuitive eating counselor, specializing in health at every size.
0:13.5	Join me as I talk with interesting people from all walks of life about their relationships
0:17.5	to food.
0:19.4	Hey guys, welcome to episode 76.
0:36.9	My guest today is Dana Sturdavant, a fellow body positive dietitian and the co-founder
0:42.7	of Be Neurished, a body positive health and wellness center in Portland, Oregon.
0:48.2	They have, she and her business partner, Hillary Canaver, have created such an amazing
0:52.8	space in Be Neurished, not only for individuals seeking help in the Portland area, but also
0:59.0	for people all over the world because they have online trainings and courses for people
1:05.1	recovering from weight and body concerns, and also for providers, for healthcare providers
1:10.4	who are looking to integrate a more health at every size and body positive approach into
1:15.3	their own practice.
1:17.0	So I swear I didn't plan it this way, but I think this is a really good episode to include
1:21.0	on the heels of the last three episodes, which really got into the ethics of recommending
1:26.3	weight loss and why it's not really ethical to recommend weight loss as a health and wellness
1:30.6	professional in this day and age.
1:33.2	And I think the Be Neurished programs are a really nice resource for anyone who's looking
1:38.8	to learn more information about changing the direction of your practice.
1:43.7	And I'm going to include all those links in the show notes for this episode.
1:47.8	And a couple of specific resources from them that I want to mention, Be Neurished is holding
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