In this episode, Eric has a conversation with Rachel Frost about her story of living with an eating disorder and her road to recovery.

Throughout the episode, Rachel openly shares about her early experiences with dieting and how several life experiences led to the onset of her eating disorder. Rachel also talks about her journey of entering in and out of recovery multiple times.

Rachel mentions that one of her favorite reminders in recovery is that she “can’t maintain a small body and live a big life.” She also talks about the importance of radical acceptance and taking the moment to pause when you’re finding yourself in a challenging place in recovery.

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Have you ever been unhappy in your body? What do you do in those moments? In this episode, Eric has a conversation with Daniel Hight about his journey with his body and his story of being diagnosed and living with incurable brain cancer.

Throughout the episode, Daniel shares about what was going on internally as he became a new parent and the thoughts that were in his mind about his body. He shares his journey of learning to embrace and honor his body and recognizing the fact that his journey with his body ebbs and flows.

Eric and Daniel also chat about his platform, More Than Our Story: a platform that uplifts other individuals’ stories with the hopes of creating community and a place where other people feel less alone in their struggles. Daniel shares the importance of learning to live life looking through the windshield, not the rear view mirror. A beautiful reminder for us all!

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About Daniel Hight

After being diagnosed with incurable brain cancer in January 2021, he committed himself to giving back through founding More Than Our Story, helping to inspire others find their inner-strength through sharing stories of everyday heroes, normalizing being vulnerable and breaking down barriers and stigmas around important topics, through articles educating and promoting a healthy and active lifestyle. He also set out on a renewed fitness journey, and to embrace living life with cancer. Learn more about Daniel at www.morethanourstory.com or email him at daniel@morethanourstory.com .

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Have you ever been stressed and resorted to food to cope? In this episode, Eric has a conversation with registered dietitian, Kate Regan, about the concept of emotional eating.

Throughout the episode, Kate shares her wisdom on what emotional eating is, how to begin to become aware of any emotional eating you may be engaging in, and some strategies to help you begin to cope in new ways.

Eric and Kate also chat about the importance of emotional awareness and using that information to help us respond in the moment. Addressing and maneuvering emotional eating is something that’s highly individualized, so the two also talk about the importance of knowing yourself best and what you might need in moments of heightened emotion.

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About Kate Regan:

Kate Regan is a registered dietitian, content creator and founder of Wholesome Chick Nutrition, a virtual group private practice based in Philadelphia. Her team utilizes a non-diet approach to help their clients ditch dieting and disordered eating for good so they can live a life of food freedom + body acceptance. They help humans around the world learn to eat for their health without dieting and reconnect with their bodies so that they feel like they are on the same team as their body, rather than fighting against it. Find us on Instagram or TikTok @wholesomechicknutrition or our website www.wholesomechicknutrition.com.

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