Paige Smathers
182: Goodbye — context, thank you, parting advice and some social commentary
After 5 1/2 years, I'm ending the podcast! It's been so rewarding to put this podcast on, but the time has come for me to move on. This...
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NUTRITION MATTERS
A podcast exploring the Positive Nutrition® approach to health
Paige Smathers
- Aug 31, 2020
181: Intuitive Exercise & How to Train Happy
"If exercise had zero impact on your weight and appearance, would you still work out? If you answered 'yes', would you work out...
Paige Smathers
- Aug 17, 2020
180: Eating Disorders & the Higher Level of Care
In this episode, Paige and Amy Hanneke discuss the higher level of care for eating disorders: how to know if it's the right choice for...
Paige Smathers
- Aug 3, 2020
179: Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch on Intuitive Eating Fourth Edition
Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch, authors of the revolutionary book Intuitive Eating, join Paige to talk about the newest edition of the...
Paige Smathers
- Jul 20, 2020
178: Rest, Play, Humor & our Health
Shana Spence joins Paige to talk about the importance of challenging productivity beliefs and embracing rest, play, creativity and humor...
Paige Smathers
- Jul 6, 2020
177: What to Do if You're Afraid of Food
Amee Severson joins Paige to talk about her own history of fearing food and explains how she worked through it.
Paige Smathers
- Jun 22, 2020
176: Menopause—Weight, Health, Changing Bodies and Eating Disorders in ages 50+
Erica Leon is a registered dietitian who is passionate about speaking up about the changes that occur with bodies, weight, food,...
Paige Smathers
- Jun 8, 2020
175: Exploring what Healthy Really Means and Reclaiming it for Good
The word 'healthy' gets thrown around all the time, but what does it actually mean? And, is the concept actually helpful for us? Meghan...
Paige Smathers
- May 25, 2020
174: Pregnancy & Postpartum Body Image
Catie Lynch Shockey, LCSW is an eating disorder and body image therapist located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She is a licensed clinical...
Paige Smathers
- May 11, 2020
173: Finding Your Authentic Voice in Challenging Diet Culture
Cara Harbstreet is a Kansas City based Intuitive Eating Registered Dietitian and nationally-recognized food and nutrition expert, author,...
Paige Smathers
- Apr 27, 2020
172: Medical Nutrition Therapy & Intuitive Eating: How Nutrition Improves with Connection & Kindness
Kirsten Ackerman is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, Registered Dietitian and proud anti-diet advocate. During the day, Kirsten...
Paige Smathers
- Apr 13, 2020
171: Fat-Phobia in the Eating Disorder Treatment Community
Shira Rosenbluth, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker in New York City. She has a passion for helping people feel their best in...
Paige Smathers
- Apr 6, 2020
170: Navigating our New Normal—Adjusting to Social Distancing
In this episode, Paige and Shannon Ricks, LMFT discuss common themes that are coming up with their clients going adjusting to the pandemic.
Paige Smathers
- Mar 30, 2020
169: Ditching Diets and Practicing Body Acceptance in the Latina Community
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Paige Smathers
- Mar 23, 2020
Coronavirus Thoughts — What a Year this Week has Been
Hi Friends! I'm coming to you again this week as a human (read: not an expert) with some thoughts about the coronavirus pandemic. Many of...
Paige Smathers
- Mar 16, 2020
168: The Role of Intention, Flexibility, & Self-Compassion in Gentle Nutrition
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Paige Smathers
- Mar 15, 2020
We're in this Together — Mindset & Practical Ideas for Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic
Hi Friends, I want to use my platform for good. I wanted to provide some thoughts and resources during this time. In this episode,...
Paige Smathers
- Mar 2, 2020
167: Intuitive Eating and Weight-Inclusive Care in Black Communities
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Paige Smathers
- Feb 17, 2020
166: Shame Spirals & Wounded Healers
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Paige Smathers
- Feb 3, 2020
165: What One Doctor Wished Every Doctor Knew About their Patients with Eating Disorders
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Paige Smathers
- Jan 20, 2020
164: How the Binge-Restrict Pattern Shows Up in Other Areas of Life
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Paige Smathers
- Dec 4, 2019
163: Q&A—Peace with Food During the Holidays
In this episode, Paige answers a few questions about food and the holidays. Here's an outline of the talking points for this episode:...
Paige Smathers
- Nov 18, 2019
162: What Every LDS Missionary Should Know About Food, Nutrition & Body Image Before Serving
In this podcast episode, Emily Fonnesbeck joined Paige to discuss the topic of LDS missionaries and how they can cultivate and foster a...
Paige Smathers
- Nov 4, 2019
161: The Diet-Binge Cycle and How Isabel Foxen Duke Finally Stopped Fighting Food
Isabel Foxen Duke shares her personal story of chronic dieting and how her quest for thinness ultimately led her to treatment for an...
Paige Smathers
- Oct 21, 2019
160: Intentionally Diversifying Who you Learn From Online and In-Person
Take a quick inventory of your social circles both in-person and online. If you see that everyone you spend time around is the same as...
Paige Smathers
- Oct 7, 2019
159: The Similarities and Distinctions Between Addictions & Eating Disorders
Amanda E. White is a licensed professional counselor and yoga teacher. She specializes in working with women with eating disorders,...
Paige Smathers
- Sep 23, 2019
158: Exploring Enoughness in Eating and Beyond
Intuitive Eating simplified and boiled down is essentially about getting enough. Enough food, enough satisfaction, enough enjoyment, etc....
Paige Smathers
- Sep 9, 2019
157: Demystifying Gentle Nutrition & Its Role in Intuitive Eating
The last principle of the Intuitive Eating book is "Honor your Health with Gentle Nutrition" and this podcast episode dives into this...
Paige Smathers
- Aug 26, 2019
156: Fatness in Indian Culture
In this episode, Kimmie Singh shares her experience of the intersection of fatness in Indian culture. She shares her experience of eating...
Paige Smathers
- Aug 12, 2019
155: "Is it My Fault?"—Tips and Resources for People who Love Someone Struggling with Food
Nutrition Matters Podcast provides many resources and conversations exploring how people can heal from disordered eating and struggles...
Paige Smathers
- Jul 29, 2019
154: Navigating a Vegan Lifestyle while Embracing Intuitive Eating
Are Intuitive Eating and Veganism mutually exclusive philosophies? Taylor Wolfram, RDN and Paige wrestle with this question in this...
Paige Smathers
- Jul 15, 2019
153: Hitting Diet Rock Bottom
We're all familiar with what the term 'rock bottom' means—but, what does that look like with food and body image? Jennifer McGurk, RDN,...
Paige Smathers
- Jun 24, 2019
152: What Does it Look Like When Things are Going Well with Nutrition and Body Image?
This podcast outlines ways to identify when things are going well with your relationship with food. It's understandable that we spend...
Paige Smathers
- Jun 10, 2019
151: The Distinction Between Mindfulness and Intuitive Eating
This week on the podcast, I'm sharing an episode where I was a guest discussing mindfulness, intuitive eating, self-compassion and more:...
Paige Smathers
- May 27, 2019
150: A Simple, Straightforward Way to Decide What To Eat
"Okay this is all great, but what should I eat?!" If I had a nickel for every time I've been asked this question, I'd a rich woman! While...
Paige Smathers
- May 13, 2019
149: How Connecting to our Instinct to Eat can Help us Make Peace with Food
As a journalist, Virginia Sole-Smith tells stories of women. With her new book, The Eating Instinct: Food Culture, Body Image and Guilt...
Paige Smathers
- Apr 29, 2019
148: Practical Tips for Cooking for One
Cooking for one can be difficult to navigate for many reasons. It's easy to get into the mindset that it's not worth it to cook for one....
Paige Smathers
- Apr 15, 2019
147: Q&A—Comparison, Diet Culture Messaging, Bingeing vs. Restricting and More
In this episode, I go through listener questions about intuitive eating, making peace with food and how to navigate diet culture. Here...
Paige Smathers
- Apr 1, 2019
146: Demystifying Gut Health & the Microbiome
In this episode, I speak with Jessie Hoffman, PhD about her experience as a nutrition researcher and gut health expert. We discuss her...
Paige Smathers
- Mar 18, 2019
145: Bodies & Modesty in Mormonism: the Complexities of a Religious Culture & Body Image
Lexie and Lindsay Kite, PhD of Beauty Redefined® joined Paige on the podcast to talk about a topic that they've been outspoken about...
Paige Smathers
- Mar 4, 2019
144: Writing to Get Free & Unlearning to Heal
Melissa Toler is a speaker, writer, and educator. Her work encourages people to make the connection between our culture's oppressive...
Paige Smathers
- Feb 18, 2019
143: The Paradox of Permission with Intuitive Eating
Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD is the co-author of the book: Intuitive Eating. Evelyn is an award-winning registered dietitian, with a nutrition...
Paige Smathers
- Feb 4, 2019
142: What Marie Kondo Can Teach Us About Food
Marie Kondo's approach to tidying up is taking the world by storm. Her new Netflix special has shot her into the spotlight and has gotten...
Paige Smathers
- Jan 21, 2019
141: When Intuitive Eating Is Your Native Language
Diana K. Rice, RD, LD, is known as The Baby Steps Dietitian and is the founder of Diana K. Rice Nutrition, LLC, where she works with...
Paige Smathers
- Jan 7, 2019
140: The Magical Power of Saying No
I've missed all of you while I took a two month break from podcasting!! Happy New Year and welcome to 2019. This podcast episode is all...
Paige Smathers
- Oct 31, 2018
139: Your Holiday Food & Body Image Survival Guide
Molly Bahr, LMHC is a licensed mental health counselor currently stationed for a year in Haiti. She has a private practice primarily...
Paige Smathers
- Oct 24, 2018
138: Sports Nutrition & How Athletes Can Work with their Bodies
Fiona Sutherland is Director of The Mindful Dietitian & Body Positive Australia and has been practicing for 15 years primarily in the...
Paige Smathers
- Oct 17, 2018
137: Happiness isn't a Size: An Interview with Jes Baker, Author of Landwhale
Jes Baker is a positive, progressive, and magnificently irreverent force to be reckoned with in the realm of self-love advocacy and...
Paige Smathers
- Oct 10, 2018
136: Exploring Privilege and Why it Matters in Health & Nutrition
Nicole McDermid is a Social Worker, Counsellor (Australian spelling) and an Eating Disorder Recovery Coach, with over ten years...
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Paige Smathers
- Oct 3, 2018
135: What is Intuitive Eating? [Part II]
I'm stepping outside the box again on this podcast episode and bringing you another solo recording. Before I recorded last week's...
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