In this episode, Sam expands on last week’s episode related to her fertility journey! She shares the physical, mental, and emotional hardships that come with pregnancy and how to cope with comments from others after going through infertility/pregnancy. Sam is currently 35+ weeks pregnant with her second IVF baby and has lots of thoughts and feelings she wants to share with you in hopes of validating what you are experiencing on your own fertility journey! This episode is sponsored by Cozy Earth! Go to https://cozyearth.com/ and use code FREEDOM to get 35% OFF! Resources mentioned: Natalie Crawford, MD IG: https://www.instagram.com/nataliecrawfordmd/ IVF Podcast: https://www.nataliecrawfordmd.com/thepodcast/epis… Mom’s in The Making Fertility Support Group IG: https://www.instagram.com/momsinthemaking/ ALL things Find Food Freedom®:   Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/FFFinsurance     Instagram: @find.food.freedom  TikTok: @findfoodfreedom  Website:https://find-foodfreedom.com/  Join the FFF Membership and you can use code 'IWANTFOODFREEDOM'

In this episode, Sam shares her fertility journey that led her and her husband to a positive pregnancy test. She talks about what it’s like going through 3 rounds of IVF, how to stay hopeful during your infertility journey, and how to support a loved one going through it. Resources mentioned: Kari Von Goeben, MD IG: https://www.instagram.com/karivongoebenmd/ Natalie Crawford, MD IG: https://www.instagram.com/nataliecrawfordmd/ IVF Podcast: https://www.nataliecrawfordmd.com/thepodcast/epis… Mom’s in The Making Fertility Support Group IG: https://www.instagram.com/momsinthemaking/ Factor Meals for sponsoring the podcast! Head to https://factormeals.com/freedom50 and use code freedom50 to get 50% OFF!  ALL things Find Food Freedom®:   Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/FFFinsurance     Instagram: @find.food.freedom  TikTok: @findfoodfreedom  Website:https://find-foodfreedom.com/  Join the FFF Membership and you can use code 'IWANTFOODFREEDOM'

This episode is a repost from the What The Actual Fork Podcast! In this episode, Jenna and Sam interview Nicola Salmon from Fat Positive Fertility to talk about how anti-fat bias informs fertility care, how ozempic affects fertility, and Nicola’s tips for getting pregnant. This episode is sponsored by Cozy Earth! Go to https://cozyearth.com/ and use code FREEDOM to get 35% OFF! Listen to What the Actual Fork Podcast: https://linktr.ee/whattheactualfork  Follow Nicola at: https://www.instagram.com/fatpositivefertility/ Follow co-host Jenna at: https://www.instagram.com/happystronghealthy.rd

Happy National Nutrition Month! Today is our fifth RD Meet the Team Series episode where you will get to hear Sam interview the amazing providers that make up the Find Food Freedom® Team! Today we are featuring: Grace Bridgford! Grace is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor who resides in Alaska! In today’s episode, Grace shares her personal story of how her relationship with food started to spiral once the obsession with health became unhealthy - something that is often glorified in diet culture. Grace supports clients at Find Food Freedom® through 1:1 counseling! You can follow Grace on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/graciebridgford Factor Meals for sponsoring the podcast! Head to https://factormeals.com/freedom50 and use code freedom50 to get 50% OFF!  ALL things Find Food Freedom®:   Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/FFFinsurance     Instagram: @find.food.freedom  TikTok: @findfoodfreedom  Website:https://find-foodfreedom.com/  Join the FFF Membership and you can use code 'IWANTFOODFREEDOM'

Happy National Nutrition Month! Today is our fourth RD Meet the Team episode where you will get to hear Sam interview the amazing providers that make up the Find Food Freedom® Team! Today we are featuring: Alex Spicer! Alex is a Registered Dietitian and has Master's Degree in Nutrition. For 10 years, Alex had been stuck in the restrict-binge cycle, unable to trust her body's own wisdom. She found so much more freedom and joy once she made peace with food and her body. She is now honored to share this freedom with the world and help others do the same! She supports clients at Find Food Freedom® through 1:1 counseling! You can follow Alex on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/pcos.nutritionist.alex ALL things Find Food Freedom®:   Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/FFFinsurance     Instagram: @find.food.freedom  TikTok: @findfoodfreedom  Website:https://find-foodfreedom.com/  Join the FFF Membership and you can use code 'IWANTFOODFREEDOM'

Happy National Nutrition Month! Today is our third RD Meet the Team episode where you will get to hear Sam interview the amazing providers that make up the Find Food Freedom® Team! Today we are featuring: Eden Morris! Eden is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. She's a former collegiate softball player turned mountain biker and skier who loves pocket snacks, tacos, playing outside, hanging with her Australian cattle dog, and camping in new places. Eden internalized so many of diet culture's messages when she was a young girl - from her mom, magazines, fitness culture, movies, etc. She didn't understand that dieting would damage her body and hinder her performance in sports until she was diagnosed with Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport at age 22. In today's episode, Eden shares how this diagnosis was a pinnacle in her life personally and professionally. She supports clients at Find Food Freedom® through 1:1 counseling! You can follow Eden on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/gardenofeden_rd/ This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/FOODFREEDOM and get on your way to being your best self! ALL things Find Food Freedom®:   Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/FFFinsurance     Instagram: @find.food.freedom  TikTok: @findfoodfreedom  Website:https://find-foodfreedom.com/  Join the FFF Membership and you can use code 'IWANTFOODFREEDOM'

Happy National Nutrition Month and Happy Registered Dietitian Day! Today is our second RD Meet the Team episode where you will get to hear Sam interview the amazing providers that make up the Find Food Freedom® Team! Today we are featuring: Maya Rizkala! Maya is a Registered Dietitian and proud Lebanese American, who believes that food has always been at the heart of her life. Before working at Find Food Freedom®, Maya worked in school food service as well as nutrition counseling for eating disorders in residential treatment, partial hospitalization programs (PHP), and intensive outpatient programs (IOP). In today’s episode, she shares her own personal experience of making peace with food and how that impacts the incredible work that she does with her 1:1 counseling clients! Thank you to Factor Meals for sponsoring the podcast! Head to https://factormeals.com/freedom50 and use code freedom50 to get 50% OFF! ALL things Find Food Freedom®:  Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/FFFinsurance    Instagram: @find.food.freedom TikTok: @findfoodfreedom Website:https://find-foodfreedom.com/ Join the FFF Membership and you can use code 'IWANTFOODFREEDOM' for 3 months free, join here: https://www.findfoodfreedommembership.com More resources here: https://linktr.ee/findfoodfreedom

Happy National Nutrition Month! Today kicks off our RD Meet the Team Series where you will get to hear Sam interview the amazing providers that make up the Find Food Freedom® Team! Today we are featuring: Emily Oschmann! Emily is a Registered Dietitian with her Master’s in Nutrition (and she is currently working towards a second Master’s degree)! In today’s episode, she shares her own personal experience of making peace with food and residing in a larger body and how that impacts the incredible work that she does with her 1:1 counseling clients! Factor Meals for sponsoring the podcast! Head to https://factormeals.com/freedom50 and use code freedom50 to get 50% OFF!  ALL things Find Food Freedom®:   Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/FFFinsurance     Instagram: @find.food.freedom  TikTok: @findfoodfreedom  Website:https://find-foodfreedom.com/  Join the FFF Membership and you can use code 'IWANTFOODFREEDOM'

Welcome to the last episode in our Dating + Marriage Podcast Series! Today's episode takes a deep dive into how to thrive in a long term partnership related to food and body. Sam gives her top 3 tangible tips of what you can do to get started pouring into your relationship today. Send us a DM and let us know your thoughts after listening to this episode!   Factor Meals for sponsoring the podcast! Head to https://factormeals.com/freedom50 and use code freedom50 to get 50% OFF!  ALL things Find Food Freedom®:   Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/FFFinsurance Instagram: @find.food.freedom  TikTok: @findfoodfreedom  Website:https://find-foodfreedom.com/  Join the FFF Membership and you can use code 'IWANTFOODFREEDOM'

Welcome to our Dating + Marriage Series taking place ALL of February on the pod! This episode talks all about what to do if you and your partner have different beliefs about food and body image. Does your partner not understand Intuitive Eating? Does your partner still subscribes to diet culture behaviors? Does your partner comment on your food choices? If 'yes', then this episode is for you! Send us a DM and let us know your thoughts after listening to this episode! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/FOODFREEDOM and get on your way to being your best self! ALL things Find Food Freedom®:  Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/fffbenefitcheck  Instagram: @find.food.freedom TikTok: @findfoodfreedom Website:https://find-foodfreedom.com/ Join the FFF Membership and you can use code 'IWANTFOODFREEDOM' for 3 months free, join here: https://www.findfoodfreedommembership.com More resources here: https://linktr.ee/findfoodfreedom

Welcome to our Dating + Marriage Series taking place ALL of February on the pod! Valentine’s Day is a glorified Hallmark Holiday so our team wanted to get real with you when it comes to dating and relationships…especially in a world where diet culture is all around us! This episode takes a deep dive into how to navigate physical intimacy with poor body image. Avoiding intimacy because of your body can be a sign of a disordered relationship with food. Send us a DM and let us know your thoughts after listening to this episode! We would like to thank our sponsors at HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/freedomfree and use code freedomfree for FREE breakfast for life! ALL things Find Food Freedom®:  Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/fffbenefitcheck  Instagram: @find.food.freedom TikTok: @findfoodfreedom Website:https://find-foodfreedom.com/ Join the FFF Membership and you can use code 'IWANTFOODFREEDOM' for 3 months free, join here: https://www.findfoodfreedommembership.com More resources here: https://linktr.ee/findfoodfreedom

Welcome to our Dating + Marriage Series taking place ALL of February on the pod! Valentine’s Day is a glorified Hallmark Holiday so our team wanted to get real with you when it comes to dating and relationships…especially in a world where diet culture is all around us! This episode takes a deep dive into how important it is to work on your relationship with food and body image if you are also interested in dating and looking for a life partner! ALL things Find Food Freedom®:  Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/fffbenefitcheck  Instagram: @find.food.freedom TikTok: @findfoodfreedom Website:https://find-foodfreedom.com/ Join the FFF Membership and you can use code 'IWANTFOODFREEDOM' for 3 months free, join here: https://www.findfoodfreedommembership.com More resources here: https://linktr.ee/findfoodfreedom

This week Sam does a rapid fire episode where she responds to food / body image / movement obstacles that were written in on her most recent Instagram question box! This rapid fire episode focuses specifically on comparing ourselves to the younger/smaller versions of ourselves, what it really means to listen to our body, what to do when you realize you have overate, and intuitive eating with PCOS. Sam got hundreds of responses so she is going to have to come back to cover more.💙 We would like to thank our sponsor, Factor! Head to https://factormeals.com/freedom50 for 50% off your entire order! ALL things Find Food Freedom®:  Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/fffbenefitcheck  Instagram: @find.food.freedom TikTok: @findfoodfreedom Website:https://find-foodfreedom.com/ Join the FFF Membership and you can use code 'IWANTFOODFREEDOM' for 3 months free, join here: https://www.findfoodfreedommembership.com More resources here: https://linktr.ee/findfoodfreedom

In this episode Sam shares all of the lessons she has learned throughout her 33 years on Earth related to food, body image, fertility, motherhood, relationships, and more! This is an unfiltered episode with your big Sis, Sam. She is sharing all of the lessons she wishes she knew before turning 33! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/FOODFREEDOM and get on your way to being your best self! ALL things Find Food Freedom®:  Get your Insurance Benefits Checked: https://bit.ly/fffbenefitcheck  Instagram: @find.food.freedom TikTok: @findfoodfreedom Website:https://find-foodfreedom.com/ Join the FFF Membership and you can use code 'IWANTFOODFREEDOM' for 3 months free, join here: https://www.findfoodfreedommembership.com More resources here: https://linktr.ee/findfoodfreedom

Do you fear gaining weight? Do you cringe at the thought of your body getting bigger? Diet culture has told you to shrink yourself to solve this ‘problem’ but where has that led you? In this episode, Sam breaks down 3 tangible steps to stop fearing weight gain today. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/FOODFREEDOM and get on your way to being your best self! Go to HelloFresh.com/freedomfree and use code freedomfree for FREE breakfast for life Follow Find Food Freedom®: Instagram: @find.food.freedom TikTok: @findfoodfreedom Website:https://find-foodfreedom.com/ Join the FFF Membership and you can use code 'IWANTFOODFREEDOM' for 3 months free, join here: https://www.findfoodfreedommembership.com For more food freedom resources visit: https://www.findfoodfreedomresources.com & don't forget to grab your free gift!

Have you ever thought that you have a lack of discipline or will power related to moving your body? In today's episode, Sam will challenge this mindset and help you uncover what is at the root of your relationship with movement. Sam unpacks the beginning stages of how to make peace with movement. You will walk away from this episode with tangible things you can start doing today to make a positive impact on your relationship with movement. Follow Find Food Freedom®: Instagram: @find.food.freedom TikTok: @findfoodfreedom Website:https://find-foodfreedom.com/ Join the FFF Membership and you can use code 'IWANTFOODFREEDOM' for 3 months free, join here: https://www.findfoodfreedommembership.com For more food freedom resources visit: https://www.findfoodfreedomresources.com & don't forget to grab your free gift!

Happy New Year! This week Sam shares how to set yourself up centering what is most important to you this year. If you feel this your relationship with food and body is standing in the way of what you want to feel and experience in this life, then this episode is for you! Follow Find Food Freedom®: Instagram: @find.food.freedom TikTok: @findfoodfreedom Website:https://find-foodfreedom.com/ Join the FFF Membership and you can use code 'IWANTFOODFREEDOM' for 3 months free, join here: https://www.findfoodfreedommembership.com For more food freedom resources visit: https://www.findfoodfreedomresources.com & don't forget to grab your free gift!

Welcome to the 10 Weeks of Diet Culture! Over the next 10 Weeks leading up to Christmas week we are going to call out some of the biggest diet culture BS! Today we are discussing New Year's Resolutions! Sam breaks down how to tell if you New Year's Resolution is rooted in diet culture or if it is health-promoting! Sam also shares some client reflections exercise that can put a whole new spin on New Year's Resolutions! Follow Find Food Freedom®: Instagram: @find.food.freedom TikTok: @findfoodfreedom Website:https://find-foodfreedom.com/ Join the FFF Membership and you can use code 'IWANTFOODFREEDOM' for 3 months free, join here: https://www.findfoodfreedommembership.com For more food freedom resources visit: https://www.findfoodfreedomresources.com & don't forget to grab your free gift!

Welcome to the 10 Weeks of Diet Culture! Over the next 10 Weeks leading up to Christmas week we are going to call out some of the biggest diet culture BS! Today we are reviewing why we do not support intentional weight loss and therefore do not support weight loss injections. This conversation includes a lot of nuance; we encourage you listen listen with curiousity and an open mind! Resources mentioned in today's episode are: DR ASHER LARMIE’S MASTERCLASS: https://findfoodfreedom.lpages.co/weight-loss-injections-101/ CHRISTY HARRISON’S POD: https://christyharrison.com/foodpsych/9/the-truth-about-those-new-diet-drugs   Follow Find Food Freedom®: Instagram: @find.food.freedom TikTok: @findfoodfreedom Website:https://find-foodfreedom.com/ Join the FFF Membership and you can use code 'IWANTFOODFREEDOM' for 3 months free, join here: https://www.findfoodfreedommembership.com For more food freedom resources visit: https://www.findfoodfreedomresources.com & don't forget to grab your free gift!

Welcome to the 10 Weeks of Diet Culture! Over the next 10 Weeks leading up to Christmas week we are going to call out some of the biggest diet culture BS! Today we are discussing the traditional diet culture BS that we see in Hollywood! From there, Sam breaks down the TIME Person of the Year Article about Taylor Swift. She shares her opinion on the profound statements Taylor made about her own relationship with food, movement, body, and alcohol! Shoot us a DM on Insta and let us know what you want to hear next! Follow Find Food Freedom®: Instagram: @find.food.freedom TikTok: @findfoodfreedom Website:https://find-foodfreedom.com/ Join the FFF Membership and you can use code 'IWANTFOODFREEDOM' for 3 months free, join here: https://www.findfoodfreedommembership.com For more food freedom resources visit: https://www.findfoodfreedomresources.com & don't forget to grab your free gift!