[Repost] #212: Breaking Free From Restriction and Food Obsession with Alissa Rumsey, Anti-Diet Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor
Food Psych Podcast with Christy Harrison
Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CEDS
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 31 May 2021
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
Fellow anti-diet dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor Alissa Rumsey shares her experience with intuitive eating personally and professionally, how adopting a Health At Every Size® approach shifted her work with food companies, how stopping exercise helped her examine her relationship with movement and with her body, what she learned when she stopped wearing makeup, and so much more! (This episode was originally published on November 4, 2019.)
Alissa Rumsey MS, RD, CDN, CSCS is a New York City-based registered dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor who is passionate about empowering women to reclaim the space to eat and live unapologetically. She is the founder of Alissa Rumsey Nutrition and Wellness, a weight-inclusive private practice that specializes in intuitive eating, body acceptance and disordered eating recovery. Her philosophy is rooted in the anti-diet and Health at Every Size (HAES®) framework, as she believes true health comes from nurturing behaviors to enhance physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. Through her virtual one-on-one coaching and online programs, she helps people break the dieting cycle and cultivate a healthy and peaceful relationship with food and their bodies.
Alissa’s expertise is regularly featured on television, online, and in print. She is a monthly contributor to US News and World Report and has appeared in over 100 media outlets including NBC Nightly News, CNN, SELF and Women’s Health. Alissa earned dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Dietetics and Exercise Science and a Master’s of Science degree in Health Communications. In her spare time, Alissa can be found traveling to far-off countries, and, as a self-proclaimed “foodie,” exploring the expansive New York City food scene. Find her online at AlissaRumsey.com.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there. |
| 0:01.4 | So the podcast is currently on an extended hiatus so that I can write my next book and work |
| 0:06.9 | on some other exciting projects. |
| 0:09.0 | But while we're away, I hope you'll enjoy this fan favorite episode from the archives. |
| 0:13.9 | If you want brand new content to help you make peace with food and heal from diet culture, |
| 0:19.4 | come sign up for my free weekly newsletter at christieherrisand.com slash newsletter, where |
| 0:24.8 | I answer a weekly listener question. |
| 0:27.7 | And as always, if you join my intuitive eating fundamentals course at christieherrisand.com slash |
| 0:32.9 | course, you get access to our exclusive monthly Q&A podcast where I answer all your new questions. |
| 0:40.2 | Just go to christieherrisand.com slash newsletter and christieherrisand.com slash course to sign |
| 0:45.8 | up or click the links in the episode description. |
| 0:49.7 | Welcome to food psych, a podcast about intuitive eating, health at every size, body liberation |
| 0:56.1 | and taking down diet culture. |
| 0:58.8 | I'm your host christieherrisand and I'm an anti diet registered dietitian, certified intuitive |
| 1:04.1 | eating counselor and author of the book anti diet, reclaim your time, money, well being |
| 1:09.9 | and happiness through intuitive eating, which is available wherever books are sold. |
| 1:15.5 | Join me here every week as I interview interesting people from all different backgrounds about |
| 1:20.2 | their paths toward peace with food and their bodies. |
| 1:23.8 | And by the way, on this show we bleep out diet culture stuff like weight and calorie numbers, |
| 1:29.2 | but we don't censor swear words or other adult language, so listener discretion is advised. |
| 1:59.8 | Hey there, welcome to episode two 12 of food psych. |
| 2:03.5 | I'm your host christieherrisand and today I'm talking with Alyssa rumsy, a fellow anti diet |
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