Often we are so disconnected from our bodies that we wait for someone else to tell us what we should be doing rather than discerning what is right for us on our own. Maida Ference has her own unique relationship with food, body image and nutrition and is here today to address the cause and effect of what you are eating and how it impacts how you show up in the world. Dismiss Expectations & Highlight The Importance Of Forgiveness The owner of Nuanced Nutrition and fellow nutritional therapy practitioner, Maida has experienced the implications of being in a larger size body and a straighter size body and is here today to share her experience with you. Over the course of the last seven years, Maida has been able to figure out the right way to eat for her body and is passionate about creating a space where people are able to share openly and vulnerably.  Whether you are in a larger body or a smaller body, Maida is here to dismiss expectations and highlight the importance of forgiveness in the relationship between you and your body. Our mindset, history and life experiences all impact our food consumption, and it is only by accepting that you can do anything you want in the body that you have right now that you can start to believe all that you are capable of.  Have you subconsciously linked your self-worth or ability to connect with the size of your body? Share what you relate to most about Maida’s journey of self-discovery and body acceptance with us in the comments section of the episode page.   In This Episode How to get into your body and discern what is truly the right fit for you (8:35) Addressing the implications of being in a larger size or straighter size body (12:10) Tips for finding connection and joy within your body at any size or state (18:40) What it is like to undergo surgery that alters your outward bodily appearance (21:42) How to navigate a changing body without it becoming a ‘before and after’ (24:30) The role of sobriety and embracing a 12 step program in your food journey (29:20)   Quotes “We can sit there and argue all day long about the right way to do something, but if we are not asking each other ‘why do you believe that?’ or ‘what is your experience of that?’ then we are missing out.” (10:18) “I started to recognize the cause and effect of what I was eating and how it impacted how I walked through the world, how I was able to show up.” (17:05) “You can do anything in the body you have right now, you don’t have to fit into someone else’s framework of what that is supposed to look like.” (19:16) “You can experience the freedom and the joy and the connection that I have experienced in the past 7 years, without your body changing on the outside.” (27:16) “I didn’t realize how much I lied to myself and how that impacted and how much it was driven by fear, and doing that work allows me to be completely rigorously humbly honest and to know that there is a reason.” (33:18)   Links Nuanced Nutrition Website Follow Nuanced Nutrition on Facebook | Instagram LTYB 272: Introducing The Listen To Your Body Podcast HTK 188: What is Nutritional Therapy? Nutritional Therapy Association Join The Core 4 Facebook Club Here Listen To Your Body Podcast is sponsored by the Nutritional Therapy Association. Registration is now open for the NTA’s March class. You can learn more and save your seat by clicking here (and don’t forget to mention my name on your application!) You can also try out their free 7-day course, Nutritional Therapy 101 by clicking here. Check out the full show notes here! Follow Steph on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Pinterest I'd really love it if you would take 1 min and leave us a rating and review on iTunes!