Ep. 291 Coach's Corner: Why Your Relationship with Food Can Make or Break Your Results with Rae Plessala

Welcome to the eighth and final episode of the Coach's Corner Series!

Today, I sit down with Coach Rae to talk about something we don't see many functional health companies address: relationship with food.

We dig into why diet culture and social media have made it so hard for women to feel at peace with food, from the Britney Spears waist era to today's constant stream of body trends.

Coach Rae shares the signs she looks for when a client's relationship with food might need extra attention, from fear of carbs to being afraid to keep certain foods in the house. We talk about why functional health can't just be labs, meal plans, and supplements, and why the mindset work around food fear matters just as much as the physical protocols.

Rae walks us through how she approaches clients with real GI symptoms who are afraid to eat, including how elimination diets can help separate true food sensitivities from fear driven reactions. She also opens up about her own twenty plus year journey with food and control, and why curiosity with yourself is often the starting point for change.

We then talk through the personality patterns she sees most often, the anxious perfectionists who feel safest when they're in control of their food, and why that sense of control can actually make your nervous system more fragile over time. Rae reminds listeners that struggling with food isn't about a lack of discipline, and that healing is possible no matter how long you've felt stuck.

This is a real, honest conversation about what it actually looks like to build freedom and peace with food.

Time Stamps:

(2:37) Why Women Struggle with Food

(5:02) Signs of Food Relationship Improvements

(10:52) Where To Start When Working On This On Your Own

(22:52) Parting Words on Relationship with Food

(24:32) Please Share With A Friend

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