Strong Not Starving

Negative body image is a key factor in the cycle of binge eating. This series will focus on beating negative body image step by step to help you put a stop to binge eating for good! Strong Not Starving YouTube: https://youtube.com/@strongnotstarving?si=zzmTveIdGUD0omuM Strong Not Starving Website: www.strongnotstarving.com Find Marcus on Instagram: https://instagram.com/mkaincoaching?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Coaching Consult Booking: https://form.jotform.com/240493269367062

Let's talk about unconditional permission... and croissants. Youtube: https://youtube.com/@strongnotstarving?si=zzmTveIdGUD0omuM Coaching Consultation Booking: https://form.jotform.com/240493269367062 Marcus on Instagram: https://instagram.com/mkaincoaching?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Website: www.strongnotstarving.com

Muay Thai fighters Angela Chang and Tiziano Olmo join me to talk about the experience of training for something more than physical appearance, navigating body image struggles, and dealing with uninvited comments! Find Angela on IG: https://instagram.com/angelasitan?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Find Tiziana on IG: Find Marcus: Youtube: https://youtube.com/@strongnotstarving?si=zzmTveIdGUD0omuM On Instagram: https://instagram.com/mkaincoaching?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Website: www.strongnotstarving.com Coaching Consult Booking: https://form.jotform.com/240493269367062

Today Dr. Andrea Love joins me to discuss, the risk perception gap - what it is and how people in the wellness space use it to try and manipulate us, how easy it is to make perfectly safe foods sound really scary and what do to if you’re feeling guilt or anxiety around what to feed your family. Find Dr Andrea Love On Instagram On Substack Find Marcus Kain Strong Not Starving Website On Instagram On YouTube

Therapist, Craig Lee, is joining me today to talk about his journey with food and body image, as well as some home hitting points about misconceptions around trauma, tribalism in the wellness and recovery space, and the emerging trend of unhelpful idealism in body acceptance messages. Craig Lee on Instagram HERE Marcus Kain on Instagram HERE Book a Call with Marcus HERE Strong Not Starving on YouTube! Website: www.strongnotstarving.com

Today I'm joined my client, Justine, who worked with me in 2023! Justine went through some extraordinary challenges with food as a dancer in New York City, and has since created an incredible career as a physical therapist. She joins us today to talk about her path to food freedom, and the obstacles along the way! Book a Call with Marcus HERE! Strong Not Starving on YouTube! Website: www.strongnotstarving.com

A "set the record straight" style episode that’s covering a lot of ground. I’m going to be addressing a bunch of topics that come up regularly in nutrition coaching sessions… (To book a call, just TAP HERE!) What happens if you’re not binge eating, but just persistent grazing? The difference between fullness and satiety Clean eating and detoxes Inflammation Physical pain and injuries as a barrier to exercise Overtraining and injury risk Undertraining due to fear of injury…. This is like a top down view of the big picture and a bunch of ways things are going sideways, along with some keys to setting things right!

Struggles with food are more often than not misunderstood. It’s not about will power. It doesn’t mean you’re weak. And there is so much we can do to create a sustainable relationship with food that supports your goals, your health, your relationships, your career, your family, all of it. In light of that, I’m stoked you’re here for this conversation with Dr. Nina! The MENtal Fitness Intensive - Reserve Your Space HERE

Eating disorder awareness advocate, Jason Wood, joins me to talk about the realities of recovery, sobriety, whether abstinence from processed foods is a viable long term path, and the experience of struggling with disordered eating on your wedding day. To find Jason on Instagram TAP/CLICK HERE To book a call with Marcus TAP/CLICK HERE To find Marcus on Instagram TAP/CLICK HERE To hear Jason's story in his first appearance on this podcast GO HERE

Joe is a retired firefighter who runs mental health training for first responders, and holy shit, do we have a lot to learn from this guy. You’re about to hear the story of how a work injury began a series of events that upturned joe’s life finally culminating in a suicide attempt, and his incredible path out of place. To find Joe on Instagram TAP/CLICK HERE To find Marcus on Instagram TAP/CLICK HERE To find out more/apply for coaching with Marcus, TAP/CLICK HERE

5 essential points for a successful journey with exercise and training, plus 4 different levels of intensity to work with based on your needs and commitments - because we talk about food and body image a lot here, and something that often becomes collateral damage when those things go to a dicey place is our relationship with exercise. How to resolve this issue and set yourself up for a life of happy training? Let's unpack that! For the MENtal Fitness Bootcamp and Training Not Triggering application, TAP/CLICK HERE

To book a call with Marcus TAP HERE This is the 100th episode!!! I’m going to celebrate by sharing with you 3 of the biggest lessons i’ve learned since starting the podcast in 2021. Also I’m going to unpack something super important that came up in a coaching session with our friend Erin in January about how to reconcile the following paradox - How to we regulate our consumption of certain foods that we can easily overeat, without being restrictive?

TRIGGER WARNING - Detailed discussion surrounding eating disorders. In this episode dietitian, Alex Rodriguez, joins me to tell his story as an eating disorder survivor. We talk about the Eating Disorder Voice - the internalised manifestation of thoughts and feelings that drive ED behaviours - and the potentially lethal question "Am I sick enough to need help?". To find Alex on Instagram TAP/CLICK HERE To book a call with Marcus TAP/CLICK HERE

"Nothing else gives me the same feeling! I've tried other things but always come back to food!" - When food starts to play the roll of 'emotional support' in our lives, things can get complicated. Especially when messages about Intuitive Eating, Unconditional Permission, and Body Acceptance come into play. Eric Pothen joins me to unpack the difference between healthy distractions, and the kind of dissociation that leads to regret. To reach out to Marcus Kain, TAP/CLICK HERE To reach out to Eric Pothen, TAP/CLICK HERE

Are weight loss drugs a solution for what’s being called “Food Noise” - compulsive, obsessive thoughts about food that disrupt your day and make it hard to stick with healthy habits? To reach out and book a call TAP/CLICK HERE Thinking about food constantly between meals.Planning what you’re going to eat.Constantly working to make social plans fit around your diet.Feeling like you have to compensate for certain food choices with exercise, or calorie restriction, or even purging.Basically, a tonne of mental time and energy going to food every day in a way that is distracting and disruptive. Often anxiety inducing. The things I’m unpacking in this episode about the way the wind seems to be blowing with weight loss drugs and what’s being called “Food Noise” .

Is flexible dieting a reliable strategy in terms of being able to stay on a diet, while also eliminating binge eating and improving your relationship with food? And after being “recovered” for as long as I have, do I ever use anything like flexible dieting? Diving into this in today's episode! TAP/CLICK HERE to reach out and book a call. Leave binge eating behind and discover what's possible for you. Study referenced in today's episode: Westenhoefer, J., Stunkard, A. J., & Pudel, V. (1999). Validation of the flexible and rigid control dimensions of dietary restraint. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 26(1), 53-64

Today we’re going to chat about something a lot of us are doing that becomes a self perpetuating cycle with binge eating, something that will absolutely keep you stuck feeling like a slave to your food choices, and I’m not talking about dieting. If you'd like to talk about how we can work together to change your experience of food, exercise, and body image TAP/CLICK HERE

"How to make exercise important, without it becoming the focal point of my day" - this topic came from a conversation with a client I had in late December. In the midst of a career change, a new work schedule, and more responsibilities to consider the question became How do I maintain great habits with exercise without it becoming obsessive or stressful? This is what we're diving into today! Stay tuned and make sure you're following this podcast for more info on creating a rewarding dynamic with food, exercise, and self image!

Happy Holidays! Have you ever made a food choice and thought "DAMMIT, I thought I was doing well! What does this mean?!" Well, we're addressing that! Reach out to Jacqueline HERE Reach out to Marcus HERE

Sarah and Stefanie, co-hosts of the Life After Diets Podcast join me for today's episode. There's a lot of "STOP DIETING" noise flying around, and sure, that's great... but then what!? Sarah and Stafanie are here to help unpack that. To find the Life After Diet's Podcast TAP HERE To reach out to Marcus Kain TAP HERE