My Healing Era

Savana Antonation, MSW RSW
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My Healing Era is a therapy podcast for women who want to break free from the toxic cycles that are keeping them stuck, and end the "not good enough" narrative in their head.This podcast covers unfiltered conversations around topics like healing from dieting, hustle culture, mental health, body image, nervous system regulation, stress, food freedom... and so much more! We'll also get right down to the nitty gritty on which wellness trends to stay clear of, and what actually works and what doesn't.And don't worry, I'm a therapist who gets it. I'm a recovered chronic dieter, anxiety warrior, and workaholic, and now I help women just like you heal from diet culture & hustle culture!Hang with me over on instagram at @womens.therapist 

  1. FEB 5

    Is it Dieting or Disordered Eating? A Critique on Dieting With Anika Roy

    Have you ever wondered what the difference is between dieting and disordered eating? What happens when you don't eat enough? What determines how "fast" or "slow" your metabolism is? In this episode Savana sits down with Anika Roy - eating disorder survivor who's currently finishing her Master's in Nutrition, and they do a deep dive together on where diets fall short despite the rate of dieting being the highest it's ever been.  This episode covers everything from signs that your dieting may have tipped over into disordered eating, the dangers of restricting food too much, the variables that impact your metabolism and body size, to a critique on common diets such as 75 hard, the Keto diet, and Intermittent fasting. Want to follow Anika on instagram? Check her out here @beating.disordered.eating Want to show some love or have a topic you want me to cover? Send me a message here! Did you enjoy this episode? Make sure to share it to your instagram stories and tag me @womens.therapist To hang with me daily, follow me at @womens.therapist on the gram! Are you located in Alberta or British Columbia and looking for a therapist? Check me out on psychology today!

    43 min

  2. JAN 22

    Why are Women so Burnt Out and Living in Survival Mode? Here's 6 Reasons Why

    Women are struggling with burn out and the feeling of living in survival mode more so now than ever. In this podcast episode, women's therapist Savana dives into the 6 trends she's seeing that are keeping women caught in the cycle of burn out. You won't want to miss this episode, because it's much deeper than just working too much and not getting enough sleep. Savana uncovers the subconscious and nervous system reasons why women are constantly running on E and unfortunately, most of the reasons are normalized in today's society.  Want to show some love or have a topic you want me to cover? Send me a message here! Did you enjoy this episode? Make sure to share it to your instagram stories and tag me @womens.therapist To hang with me daily, follow me at @womens.therapist on the gram! Are you located in Alberta or British Columbia and looking for a therapist? Check me out on psychology today!

    32 min

  3. 09/25/2024

    Weight loss Surgeries, the Ozempic Era + Food Noise: Sitting Down with R.D. Kirsten Ackerman

    You've heard about weight loss surgeries and Ozempic, but is it really the magic cure for permanent weight loss? In this episode Savana sits down with a former weight loss surgery dietitian, Kirsten Ackerman, who tells us everything we need to know about weight loss surgeries and the ozempic era. R.D. Kirsten Ackerman brings forward an interesting perspective as a former weight loss surgery dietitian who did a complete 180, and is now anti diet and working as an Intuitive Eating Dietitian. She tells us exactly why weight loss surgeries and ozempic may not be the "cure all" for those in bigger bodies like we've been promised, and we talk all things food noise (AKA the reason why you have food noise)  In this episode we cover:  what a weight loss surgery procedure looks like and the biological reason they're not always effective long-term the potential effects of weight loss surgery on mental health risks and side effects of weight loss surgery that are often glossed over how ozempic actually works what it actually means when you experience food noise the truth about metabolism and weight loss plateaus when taking ozempic or post weight loss surgery Connect with Kirsten on instagram @theintuitive_rd Want to show some love or have a topic you want me to cover? Send me a message here! Did you enjoy this episode? Make sure to share it to your instagram stories and tag me @womens.therapist To hang with me daily, follow me at @womens.therapist on the gram! Are you located in Alberta or British Columbia and looking for a therapist? Check me out on psychology today!

    38 min

  4. 09/18/2024

    From Bikini Competitor to Weight Gain: My PCOS Era Unfiltered

    September is PCOS Awareness month, so what better time for Savana to share her PCOS journey in depth with listeners! In this solo podcast episode Savana takes you through her PCOS journey from the start to the present day.  Savana's PCOS journey is a still a work in progress, but she takes you back to the beginning to discuss the first PCOS symptoms she had, how she discovered she had PCOS despite having never heard of it before, and the endocrinologist appointment that left her in tears. Savana also talks about allllllll the trial and error of the many diets that are recommended for PCOS and how this still led to her developing Reactive Hypoglycaemia, as well as what PCOS has taught her about herself and life.  Are you a fellow Cyster? Let's chat in the DM's and let me know which part of this story resonated with you! Want to show some love or have a topic you want me to cover? Send me a message here! Did you enjoy this episode? Make sure to share it to your instagram stories and tag me @womens.therapist To hang with me daily, follow me at @womens.therapist on the gram! Are you located in Alberta or British Columbia and looking for a therapist? Check me out on psychology today!

    41 min

  5. 09/04/2024

    Is Our Obsession with Healthy Eating Actually Healthy? All things Orthorexia, and the Food Stress + Nervous System Connection with Natasha Snapper

    Is society's obsession with eating healthy, checking food labels, avoiding processed foods and stressing over ingredients actually healthy? Or could it be making us sicker? Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor (and social worker!) Natasha Snapper joins Savana for a fascinating episode where they discuss when healthy eating becomes orthorexia and the impacts of the healthy eating craze on mental health, physical health and the nervous system.  You won’t want to miss this episode, because Savana and Natasha discuss the research findings on the health outcomes of countries who have less dieting behaviour than those in North America (your mind will be blown!), where the research falls short on health outcomes and processed food intake, and the other factors that contribute to health that literally no one is talking about.  This episode covers:  What is Orthorexia? And what’s the difference between making healthful food choices? My journey through cutting out foods in the beginning of my PCOS journey and what it did to my mental healthWhy America’s health outcomes and life expectancy are worse than other countries despite having the highest rate of dieting What happens to your nervous system when you label foods as “bad” or stress over food labels Fascinating studies about the stress and illness connection and how this relates to your relationship with food, and the flaws with studies on nutritionThe one mindset shift you can make today to talk yourself out of your next spiral when you're stressing over the foods you eatThe variables that aren’t considered when talking about health (it’s not just about the food!) Why we may not have to fear processed foods as much as we think... we tell you exactly what the research on processed foods is missing!The reason why we fixate on food when we’re worried about health The shocking statistic around children developing eating disorders vs diabetes Want to connect with Natasha? Check her out on instagram @nourishwithnatasha Research discussed in episode: Rozin, P. (1993). Food and cuisine: Education, risk and pleasure. Journal of Gastronomy, 7, 111-120. Rozin, P. (1999). Food is fundamental, fun, frightening, and far-reaching. Social Research, 66, 9-30.   Rozin, P., Fischler, C., Imada, S., Sarubin, A., & Wrzesniewski, A. (1999). Attitudes to food and the role of food in life: Comparisons of Flemish Belgium, France, Japan and the United States. Appetite, 33, 163-180.  foodattfranceapp99 Want to show some love or have a topic you want me to cover? Send me a message here! Did you enjoy this episode? Make sure to share it to your instagram stories and tag me @womens.therapist To hang with me daily, follow me at @womens.therapist on the gram! Are you located in Alberta or British Columbia and looking for a therapist? Check me out on psychology today!

    45 min

  6. 08/28/2024

    30 Things I've Learnt in Life and in Therapy

    Savana turns 30 this week! This is a special birthday episode where Savana talks about the 30 most important and insightful things she's learnt this far in life, and as a therapist (who also goes to therapy).  Tune in to hear what Savana has learnt about our patterns as humans, the nervous system in action, the most important superpowers of life to master, some of the most inspirational insights that has helped her clients, and so much more!  Want to show some love or have a topic you want me to cover? Send me a message here! Did you enjoy this episode? Make sure to share it to your instagram stories and tag me @womens.therapist To hang with me daily, follow me at @womens.therapist on the gram! Are you located in Alberta or British Columbia and looking for a therapist? Check me out on psychology today!

    41 min

  7. 07/17/2024

    Why am I Scared of Gaining Weight? The Secret Diet Culture is Keeping From You

    Why do I have thoughts about dieting on a bad body image day? Why am I so scared about gaining weight? Or so stressed when I miss a workout? In this episode, Savana reveals the reason why you do these things... and guaranteed, you haven't heard it before!  This episode covers:  what it actually means when you have the urge to diet and restrict on a bad body image day why you keep going back to dieting even though you know it doesn't work in the long runthe physiological reason why you're so scared to gain weight and why this keeps you locked in the dieting cycle why dieting actually exasperates distressing body image  the reason you spiral over the calories in myfitnesspal, missing a workout, or the number on the scale  Want to show some love or have a topic you want me to cover? Send me a message here! Did you enjoy this episode? Make sure to share it to your instagram stories and tag me @womens.therapist To hang with me daily, follow me at @womens.therapist on the gram! Are you located in Alberta or British Columbia and looking for a therapist? Check me out on psychology today!

    25 min

  8. 07/10/2024

    ADHD and Relationships with Food: From Chaotic Eating to Intuitive Eating with Ellen Beimiller

    Do you have ADHD and feel like your eating patterns and relationship with food feel chaotic? There’s a reason why! In this episode I sit down with an anti-diet Nutritionist, Ellen Biemiller, and we discuss all things ADHD and having a healthy relationship with food that doesn’t include diet culture.  Here’s everything that we cover:  which ADHD symptoms can contribute to a stressful and chaotic relationship with food the differences in the way an ADHD brain functions which can make eating feel more difficult eating as a sensory experience and what this means for those who are neurodivergent the ADHD and dieting shame cycle why the binge-restrict cycle may be more common in those who have ADHD my own experience through ADHD and how this has effected my relationship with food why Intuitive Eating is a great tool for those with ADHD what to focus on if you have ADHD and would like to feel less chaos in your relationship with food Connect with Ellen on instagram @yourantidietbff ADHD and eating behaviour blog post  Or visit Ellen's website!  Want to show some love or have a topic you want me to cover? Send me a message here! Did you enjoy this episode? Make sure to share it to your instagram stories and tag me @womens.therapist To hang with me daily, follow me at @womens.therapist on the gram! Are you located in Alberta or British Columbia and looking for a therapist? Check me out on psychology today!

    44 min
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My Healing Era is a therapy podcast for women who want to break free from the toxic cycles that are keeping them stuck, and end the "not good enough" narrative in their head.This podcast covers unfiltered conversations around topics like healing from dieting, hustle culture, mental health, body image, nervous system regulation, stress, food freedom... and so much more! We'll also get right down to the nitty gritty on which wellness trends to stay clear of, and what actually works and what doesn't.And don't worry, I'm a therapist who gets it. I'm a recovered chronic dieter, anxiety warrior, and workaholic, and now I help women just like you heal from diet culture & hustle culture!Hang with me over on instagram at @womens.therapist 

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  • Creator
    Savana Antonation, MSW RSW
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 My Healing Era
  • Show Website
    My Healing Era