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Freedom to Nourish

Freedom to Nourish brings together stories, guidance, and encouragement for adults and families navigating eating disorder recovery. I’m Kathy Salata, an educator, advocate, and recovered anorexia survivor. This podcast serves as your weekly reality check in a world obsessed with diets, weight loss drugs, and unrealistic beauty standards. If you"re tired of counting calories, letting the scale dictate your worth, fearing food, or feeling like your body is never "good enough", you"re not alone. Here,

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Ep 18: Thanksgiving From Dread to Connection

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2025/11/25

For years, Thanksgiving felt heavy for me. I share how the worry started weeks before the meal and how my eating disorder made me believe people were studying my plate. I talk about what was really happening under that fear, why holidays can feel unsafe when you are trying to heal, and how recovery slowly changed the way I show up at the table. If you feel pressure around food or old patterns during the holidays, this episode is for you.💚 WHAT MATTERS MOST THIS HOLIDAY:Connection, not

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Ep 17: The History of Weight Loss Drugs

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2025/11/18

Today, I talk about how weight loss drugs have changed over the years and why the same pattern keeps coming back. Each generation got a new “miracle” pill. Each one brought hope first and harm later. This pressure-fed toxic diet culture made people believe their bodies were problems to fix.I look at how these drugs shaped fear of being hungry, chronic dieting, and the comparison trap. And why stepping back helps us see that the real issue has never been our bodies.🥬 HERE’S WHAT WE GET INTO:Pressure

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00:07:55

Ep 16: Words Can Kill

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2025/11/11

Today, I talk about how words can harm, even when we mean well. Saying “you look great” after someone loses weight can sound kind, but we don’t know what’s behind that change. It could be grief, stress, or illness. I share my own story of being praised when I was sick and how those words fed my eating disorder.We also look at why before-and-after photos and beauty filters feed toxic diet culture and how we can talk about people’s energy, kindness, or courage instead of their looks.🥬 HERE’S WHAT WE

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00:07:28

Ep 15: Is There a Magic Pill to Good Health? Escaping...

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2025/11/04

I’m talking about the myth of the “magic pill” and how it keeps us stuck in toxic diet culture. From powders and gummies to injections and patches, we’re told these quick fixes will change everything. But real health doesn’t come from a capsule. It’s built through compassion, connection, and consistency.I share how wellness marketing rebrands itself to sell us hope, and what real self-care looks like.🥬 HERE’S WHAT WE GET INTO:How diet culture has rebranded as “wellness"Why supplements aren’t

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00:27:38

Ep 14: Finding Self-Compassion w/ Michelle Kelly

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2025/10/28

This week, I sit down with Michelle Kelly, a marriage and family therapist who helps women rebuild self-trust and find calm after years of chasing perfection. She knows what it’s like to lose yourself in caregiving, people-pleasing, or holding everything together. Her work is about helping women reconnect with who they are beneath all that pressure.We talk about how to step out of the comparison trap, why awareness brings more freedom than control, and how real self-care looks nothing like what

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Ep 13: Healing Body Image w/ Ana Gamino

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2025/10/21

This week, I sit down with Ana Gamino, founder of SheisZenith, for a real conversation about body image, recovery, and self-worth.After struggling with bulimia for 11 years, Ana found freedom by rebuilding her self-worth and healing her relationship with food. Through SheisZenith, she now helps women overcome bulimia, binge eating, and negative body image, without giving up their favorite foods or their healthy lifestyle.Together, we talk about making peace with food and our bodies, how toxic diet

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Ep 12: Weight Pressure in the Military

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2025/10/14

In this episode, we look at the military, where strict body standards can determine careers. Twice a year, soldiers face weigh-ins that decide promotions, training, and even theirfuture in service.The pressure often leads to fasting, dehydration, chronic dieting, and weight cycling. Instead of supporting readiness, these practices harm health, fueling shame, stress, and disordered eating.🥬 HERE’S WHAT I GET INTO:How strict body rules in the military shape a soldier’s futureThe toll of weight

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Ep 11: A Better Way: Weight Normative vs Weight...

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2025/10/07

We’ve been taught that weight equals health. Doctor’s visits, public health posters, and wellness ads all repeat the same promise: lose weight, get healthy. But that narrative leaves too many people feeling ashamed, dismissed, and untreated for what really matters.In this episode, I introduce a different path: weight-inclusive care. Instead of focusing on the number on the scale, it centres on behaviors, access to care, and compassion.🥬 HERE’S WHAT I GET INTO: How weight-focused care often harms

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Ep 10: Why Diets Don't Work

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2025/09/30

Ep 10: Why Diets Don't WorkThis week, we dig into a truth most of us know deep down: diets don’t work. Science shows that chronic dieting and yo-yo weight cycling aren’t about willpower, they are about biology. And the cost is high: inflammation, high blood pressure, shame, and endless food preoccupation.🥬 HERE’S WHAT I GET INTO:Why almost all intentional weight loss is regained within 3 to 5 yearsHow weight cycling harms physical and mental healthThe truth about metabolism, hunger hormones,

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Ep 9: Breaking Free From Emotional Eating w/ Laura...

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2025/09/23

This week, I sit down with Laura Chandler, M.A. in Counselling, spiritual healer, and mindset coach. Laura helps women break free from emotional eating and self-doubt so they can thrive in life, love, and business.Together, we talk about her personal journey through trauma, eating disorders, and the turning points that led her to healing. You’ll hear how perfectionism, unrealistic beauty standards, and toxic diet culture keep women stuck in cycles of food shame and self-criticism. And why connection

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Ep 8: Lessons From The Biggest Loser

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2025/09/16

This week, we take a hard look at one of the most popular weight-loss shows of the 2000s and what really happened to its contestants long after the cameras stopped rolling. Spoiler: the results aren’t the “success stories” we were sold.From metabolic slowdown to emotional fallout, The Biggest Loser is one of the clearest examples of why diets fail long-term. Science shows us it’s not about willpower. It’s biology fighting back.🥬 HERE’S WHAT I GET INTO:What studies reveal about metabolism and weight

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Ep 7: When Disorder Eating Goes Too Far

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2025/09/09

Most people think you either have a healthy relationship with food or a full-blown eating disorder. But the truth is, there’s a messy middle = disordered eating. It’s often normalized, even praised, yet it can deeply affect your health, emotions, and quality of life.In this episode, I share the early red flags I missed, what separates disordered eating from diagnosed eating disorders, and why noticing the signs early can make all the difference. Whether you’ve struggled with chronic dieting, the

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Ep 6: Body Image

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2025/09/02

This week, I want to dig into what body image really means. On the surface, it seems to be all about thighs, stomachs, and mirrors. But underneath, there are deeper issues like shame, control, fear of rejection, grief, and the desire to fit in. Asking the simple question: “Then what?” can help us get to the heart of what we’re actually after. Body image isn’t just about how we look; it’s more about the emotions we try to ignore and the beliefs we have about our worth.🥬 HERE’S WHAT I GET INTO:Why

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Ep 5: What Marketers DON'T Want YOU to Know

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2025/08/26

This week, I pull back the curtain on how the diet industry uses marketing to keep us stuck. As someone with a background in marketing, I’ve seen how these strategies are designed to sell shame, false hope, and a lifetime of “not enough.”From fear and isolation to the promise of belonging, marketers know exactly which buttons to push. You’ll learn how these messages tie into identity, why the goalpost always keeps moving, and the toxic lie that diets fail because you didn’t try hard enough.🥬 HERE’S

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Ep 4: What Happens When You Stop Dieting

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2025/08/19

What happens to your body and mind when you stop dieting?This week, we look at the science behind what calorie restriction does to your brain, hormones, metabolism, and emotional health, and what changes when you start eating intuitively.I share the research, including the Minnesota Starvation Experiment, and why many of the things you feel after quitting diets are signs your body is healing.We’ll talk about rebuilding trust with your body, what intuitive eating is, and why the idea that you’ll just

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Ep 3: Skinny Tok

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2025/08/12

This week, we’re talking about one of the most toxic trends resurfacing online, the rise of #SkinnyTok.It looks harmless. Aesthetic routines. What I eat in a day. Gut health powders. But under the surface, it’s the same old diet culture, only rebranded, monetised, and targeting a new generation.From restrictive routines to wellness influencers glamorising disordered behaviours, this episode is a reality check for anyone in recovery, and a call to protect your space.🥬HERE’S WHAT I GET INTO:What

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00:07:16

Ep 2: What Wellness Really Looks Like

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2025/08/05

I’m Kathy Salata, and this week we’re digging into what wellness actually means, and why so much of what gets labelled as “healthy” today is just diet culture in disguise.From smartwatches to gut protocols to wellness challenges, we’re sold on the idea that health can be tracked, hacked, and perfected. But real wellness isn’t about control. It’s about connection.🥬HERE’S WHAT I GET INTO:Why wellness has become a stand-in for thinness and restrictionThe problem with tracking, comparison, and

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00:08:29

Ep 1: History of Diets

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2025/08/05

Welcome to the first episode of Freedom to Nourish. I’m Kathy Salata, and I’m so glad you’re here! This show is here to help you question the rules you’ve been taught about food, health, and your body.And we’re starting right at the root: diet culture.In this episode, I break down where our obsession with thinness came from, how food got tied to morality, and why the system was rigged from the start. I’m talking history, racism, religion, and a whole lot of wellness messaging that still shapes how

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Welcome to Freedom to Nourish

Freedom to Nourish ·

2025/07/07

Freedom to Nourish brings together stories, guidance, and encouragement for adults and families navigating eating disorder recovery.I’m Kathy Salata, an educator, advocate, and recovered anorexia survivor. This podcast serves as your weekly reality check in a world obsessed with diets, weight loss drugs, and unrealistic beauty standards. If you're tired of counting calories, letting the scale dictate your worth, fearing food, or feeling like your body is never "good enough",

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