Hi, this is Alisa Likt, and this is Leave Your Mark the podcast, where I brew fresh career advice with some of my most inspiring and successful friends.

It's professional advice that you can action immediately, whether you're just starting out in your career or well on your way.

With a massive to-do list and a large cup of coffee, I promise that you can get it all done and still

have time to post about it. Kim Shapira is a celebrity dietitian, nutritional therapist, and

author with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Tulane and a master's degree in human

metabolism and clinical nutrition

from Boston University. Kim has spent over 25 years helping people lose weight and keep it off

with a giant emphasis on keeping it off. She's in L.A., and she works in her private Los Angeles

practice in hospital, sports clinics, addiction centers, and

universities. And she's the author of the book, and this is the best title ever, this is what you're

really hungry for, six simple rules to transform your relationship with food to become your

healthiest self. And of course, Kim's primary goal is to help you become your best self, physically,

emotionally, spiritually, and medically. And her formal training has morphed into what she calls

the Kim Shapira method using six simple rules. And these rules will help people journey into a

normal relationship with food. And let me tell you, Kim, this episode is for me. This is for

me. This is a selfish episode because I love food. I love food. But it is, you know, it's that love

hate relationship. So first and foremost, give us a little background on you. Well, first of all,

that was a great intro. Thank you. I'm so happy to be here. And I love that you started it with I love food. And I mean, I'm from Los Angeles and I've been here my whole life except for when I went to school. And I see clients privately. I have a very full roster. And I also, you know, see clients in group sessions. So I've seen it all. And I will tell you that I also

love food. And thank God for that because it's what we need to survive. But what I learned very

early on in my career is that it has nothing to do with how healthy kale is. And it's more about why we're eating than what we're eating.

And so we can continue to love food, which is great.

But it's getting a little quieter and more grounded in your body and learning to love yourself

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