When you feel the urge to control your food, your body, or other people’s reactions, you may actually be trying to regulate something much more vulnerable inside. Obsession and urgency are often protective responses to shame, fear, conflict, or fragile self-worth. In this episode, I sit down with Marcus Kain to explore how emotional healing happens through safe relationships, self-compassion, emotion regulation, and reconnecting with the parts of you that once felt unseen.
Marcus is an Eating Disorder informed Nutrition and Strength and Conditioning Coach with additional certifications in Stress Management and Couples Coaching. His podcast, Strong Not Starving, was born from his own experience of navigating body image struggles and disordered eating in the fitness industry.
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🎙 Marcus' Podcast: Strong Not Starving on Apple & Spotify
📌 TIME STAMPS
00:00 Introduction
02:44 Why You Feel the Constant Need to Fix Your Body
07:47 What's the Obstacle to Food Freedom
11:49 Managing Your Body to Fit In Socially
14:29 It Was Never About Your Body
15:37 Red Flags: Obsession & Urgency
16:56 Physical Insecurities Are Relational
19:58 Noticing Old Patterns
23:54 Love That is Not Conditional
26:08 Compassion Isn't Coddling
29:24 You're In the Middle!!
33:16 Why You Avoid the Inner Work
35:48 How to Deal with Urgency
42:13 How to Break the Cycle
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💁🏻♀️ ABOUT NATALIE ROSE
Hey, I’m Natalie Rose, a licensed therapist and coach. I help women break through the real, raw healing of food and body image struggles, to find peace, joy and deep self-worth.
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and not a substitute for medical advice.
