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Satiated PodcastAuthor: Stephanie Mara Fox
Welcome to the Satiated Podcast where we explore physical and emotional hunger and satiation and healing your relationship with your food and body. Hosted by Stephanie Mara Fox, MA, creator of Somatic Eating, and Somatic Nutritional Counselor & Mentor. Shes supported women, coaches, and wellness professionals for over a decade all over the world heal from disordered eating patterns, emotional eating, chronic dieting, and digestive and body image concerns. Stephanie shares the tools to Somatic Eating and talks with professionals exploring relationship with food and body, disordered eating and eating disorder recovery, somatic nutrition, body empowerment, body positivity, body diversity, health at every size, anti-diet, somatics, trauma healing, polyvagal theory, vagus nerve, digestion, nervous system regulation, self care, food freedom, embodied physical movement, self confidence, mindfulness, and yoga therapy. Satiated was created to support you in healing your relationship with food and body and feel more regulated, safe, and embodied in your life. You can find all transcripts to the podcast at stephaniemara.com/blog Language: en-us Genres: Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, Nutrition Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Restrictive Diets Are Traumatic and a Response To Trauma
Episode 304
Sunday, 16 August, 2026
If someone had told me the truth that going on Weight Watchers at 13 years old would lead to a lack of trust in your body, obsession with food for years to come, an intense fear of food and anxiety around what to eat, and a decade in the restrict-binge cycle, I’m curious if my smart little self would have said, “No thank you. I’ll find a different way to feel safe.” But now I know I was drawn to dieting as a response to other traumatic situations in my life. I was desperate to find some sense of control and be able to land safely into something that could hold me the way I needed to be.And this is what I've seen in my private practice year after year is that restrictive dieting can be traumatic and be a response to trauma. In this week's Satiated Podcast episode, I chat about: The similarities between dieting and trauma Approaching food recovery the same way as trauma recoveryHow diets mimic a trauma response The somatic wisdom and protection diets are trying to offer You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/restrictive-diets-are-traumatic-and-a-response-to-traumaHope you enjoy it and talk to you more soon!With Compassion and Empathy, Stephanie Mara FoxSupport the showKeep in touch with Stephanie Mara:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_stephaniemara/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephaniemarafoxWebsite: https://www.stephaniemara.com/https://www.somaticeating.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephmara/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stephaniemarafoxContact: support@stephaniemara.comSupport the show:Become a supporter: https://www.buzzsprout.com/809987/supportAll affiliate links: https://www.stephaniemara.com/resourcesReceive 15% off my fave protein powder with code STEPHANIEMARA at checkout here: https://www.equipfoods.com/STEPHANIEMARAUse my Amazon Affiliate link when shopping on Amazon: https://amzn.to/448IyPlSpecial thanks to Bendsound for the music in this episode. www.bensou...
