1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage, and Savana was no exception. In this episode Savana merges her raw vulnerability with her knowledge as a therapist to share her unfiltered story of her recent miscarriage.

Savana details the reality of miscarriage and the emotional impact it can leave on women who go through this in silence, what she wished she would have known prior to having a miscarriage, what to expect when passing the pregnancy (this is the part no one talks about but is traumatizing for many women), and how her previous trauma became intertwined with her pregnancy and miscarriage experience.

This episode covers:

-Why Savana (yes, a therapist) had anxiety about a miscarriage right from the moment she found out she was pregnant
-The interconnectedness of Savana's past trauma and her experience with pregnancy and miscarriage
-The ultrasound appointment that changed everything
-The part that no one talks about - the unfiltered reality of passing a pregnancy that ends in miscarriage
-Why the word "miscarriage" feels desensitized and doesn't fully grasp what the true experience is like
-A deep dive into Savana's subconscious mind as she processes this loss

*This episode contains trigger warnings for miscarriage, pregnancy loss, and talk of motor vehicle accidents

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Is emotional eating bad? If you've ever felt like you struggle with emotional eating or you're a professional who works with those who do, you'll want to hear this unique perfective from a non-diet therapist (Savana), and a non-diet dietitian Shannon Costello.

Savana & Shannon unpack the problem with the trending topic of emotional eating - many of these reasons contributing to why Savana has taken the term "emotional eating" out of her vocabulary as a therapist. We talk about the following:

-the parts of emotional eating that everybody gets wrong
-why diet culture is currently obsessed with concept of emotional eating
-the real reason you can't stop eating in the evening after work (that has nothing to do with emotions)
-the 1 thing that emotional eating and dieting have in common
-how emotional eating can actually have a healthy place in our life
-how European cultures would view the concept of emotional eating
-how to actually work with emotional eating (hint: this does NOT involve restriction or starting another diet)

Are you struggling with your body image? You don’t want to miss this solo episode where Savana dives into the most common thought patterns seen in those who struggle with body image and/or are dieting, and how to shift those thoughts to improve your body image. Savana covers the following:

-What exactly is a “thinking trap”

-The relationship between your thoughts and your nervous system

-What it looks like to retrain your brain to think differently

-An overview of the 3 most common thought patterns in those who struggle with their body image: worst-case scenario, all or nothing, and black and white thinking

-How to challenge these thoughts patterns and start to retrain your brain

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