159 |Overcoming Eating Disorders and Finding Food Freedom with Kelsey Heenan
Welcome to Episode 159 of The Optimal Body Podcast
Overcoming Eating Disorders and Finding Food Freedom with Kelsey Heenan
Wanting to fix your relationship with food? Had experience with an eating disorder? Wanting out of your eating disorder? Know that you are not alone! Kelsey Heenan, takes us through an emotional ride as she describes her eating disorder journey, her thoughts, and exactly how she was feeling as she tried to navigate her overriding, fearful, and anxiety-inducing thoughts around food and body image. As she dives into the social pressures associated with being a female and an athlete, she explains the miscommunication around what healthy eating consists of, the importance of fueling for performance, and how she re-orientated herself around triggering foods. As an athlete who had to quit because of her physical conditions from her eating disorder, Kelsey dives into how she felt after re-feeding, how she approaches disordered eating, and when she thinks calorie counting is beneficial. Through education, Kelsey provides her favorite way to get individuals to begin to approach their relationships with food and how movement can help heal your relationship with food and body image. Let’s lean with Kelsey!
The Optimal Body Membership! With 4 Functional Workouts, 4 Mobility Flows, 4 Core Workouts, 5 Muscle Activations/ Corrective Exercises, a new recipe guide, and mindset tools every month, DocJen & Dr. Dom are offering 50% off the year membership! As we shift into the new Jen Platform, new member access to the membership will be closed soon. If you purchase the membership now, you will receive exclusive access to the Jen Platform. Get access to both platforms at 50% off The Optimal Body Year Membership! https://www.docjenfit.com/theoptimalbody/
What You Will Learn in this Interview with Kelsey Heenan
3:50 – Kelsey’s Background
7:10 – Kelsey’s Anorexia Diagnosis
10:13 – Where was there miscommunication about what healthy eating is
11:29 – Was Kelsey the only one experiencing restriction
13:46 – How did Kelsey re-orient and eat triggering foods again
17:23 – Did Kelsey’s restriction affect her athletics?
18:35 – What changes did Kelsey feel after re-feeding?
20:52 – How to approach disordered eating
24:14 – Are “what I eat in a day” valuable?
28:10 – How to approach calorie counting and when is it appropriate?
33:59 – Does Kelsey still struggle with disordered behaviors and thoughts around food?
36:40 – How did Kelsey move into education through movement
39:32 – Where can you learn with Kelsey
About Kelsey Heenan
Kelsey Heenan is certified trainer, nutrition coach, and the Co-Founder of the brands HIIT BURN and The Daily Kelsey. She is also a trainer on Openfit, where you can find her programs Four Weeks of Focus and Get Strong with Kelsey. She has worked with tens of thousands of people across the world to become healthier, happier, and more fit through her workout, nutrition, and mindset programs. Kelsey works with celebrities, athletes, and people from all types of backgrounds and fitness levels. She was recently featured on the cover of Strong Fitness Magazine and her work has been featured in publications like Shape, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, Forbes, Nike Training, and Muscle & Fitness. Kelsey helps you get fit by improving your relationship with food, exercise and your body, to help you become Stronger Than Ever in every sense!
Items mentioned:
We think you’ll love:
Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show!
Follow Me on Insta
Treat Yo'Self!
Sign up to receive NEW updates and exclusive mobility and movement tips! Learn how to relieve pain, prevent injury, and optimize movement through WEEKLY newsletters!