One Body to Love with Dr. Meredith MacKenzie

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One Body to Love with Dr. Meredith MacKenzie is a space for honest, unfiltered conversations about food relationships, body image, and the emotional journey to self-acceptance. Hosted by binge eating therapist and intuitive eating coach Dr. Meredith MacKenzie, this podcast dives deep into what it really takes to break free from the cycles of bingeing, restricting and food guilt, in order to finally feel at home in your body. With warmth, insight, and lived experience, this show offers connection and guided support for women who are tired of chasing perfection and ready to reconnect with themselves in a more meaningful way, free from outside pressures. Each week through solo episodes, guest interviews, and real-life coaching conversations, listeners are invited into real, grounded conversations. Ranging from topics of intuitive eating and binge eating recovery, to reclaiming your body, joyful movement, and navigating life in a culture obsessed with size. If you’ve ever whispered, “I don’t know what else to try,” One Body to Love will offer a new perspective, one rooted in compassion, curiosity, and sustainable change. Whether you’re in the thick of it or slowly finding your way forward, this is your reminder that healing is possible and you don’t have to do it alone.

  1. 4H AGO

    How to Find a Registered Dietitian in BC (And Why It Matters)

    If you’ve ever felt confused about who to trust for nutrition advice, this episode will bring clarity. There is so much information online about food, weight, health, intuitive eating, and GLP-1 medications. Some of it is helpful. Much of it is conflicting. And it can be incredibly difficult to know what actually applies to you. In this conversation, I sit down with Amy Chow, RD, founder of BC Dietitians, to talk about what it really means to work with a registered dietitian in British Columbia. We discuss the difference between regulated dietitians and general “nutrition advice,” how dietitians are trained, and why the relationship between a client and a dietitian is so foundational, especially in eating disorder recovery and disordered eating support. Amy shares her founder story and explains how BC Dietitians was created to make it easier for people to find qualified, specialized dietitians who truly match their needs. We also talk about collaboration between therapists and dietitians, why interdisciplinary care matters, and how to navigate nutrition advice online without getting overwhelmed. If you’re looking for eating disorder support, help with emotional eating, chronic health conditions, or simply want to build a more balanced relationship with food, this episode will help you understand what professional nutrition care can actually look like. If you’re in British Columbia and looking for a registered dietitian, you can explore Amy’s platform at: 👉 https://bcdietitians.ca You can browse dietitian profiles, read blogs and nutrition resources, explore community events, or request help being matched with a dietitian who fits your specific needs. And if you are working on your relationship with food and body image and want support that integrates both therapy and nutrition care, this episode is a reminder that you do not have to navigate it alone. If this conversation resonated with you, I’d love to hear what stood out. You can always reach out to me on Instagram or reply to this episode link. One Body to Love 10-Week Intuitive Eating Program 💻 Book a Connection Call Website - www.meredithmackenzie.ca Instagram - @Dr.MeredithMackenzie Facebook - Meredith MacKenzie Coaching Pinterest - pinterest.com/drmeredithmackenzie Youtube - @Dr.MeredithMackenzie

    30 min

  2. FEB 17

    What Happens When the Culture Shifts Back to Thinness

    In this episode, I share honestly about a season of self-doubt and questioning within my business, and how the shifting landscape of body image culture deeply impacted me. Over the past year, as conversations online have moved back toward weight loss, GLP-1 medications, and the revival of thinness as the ultimate goal, I found myself wondering whether there was still space for body acceptance and intuitive eating in today’s world. I talk about what it felt like to consider stepping away from the One Body to Love program, and how marketing messages around weight loss and “fixing” your body began to challenge my confidence and clarity. I also share how returning to one-on-one therapy sessions with women struggling with binge eating, disordered eating, and body image concerns helped ground me again in what I know to be true. This conversation is about more than business. It’s about navigating diet culture, healing your relationship with food, grieving the thin ideal, and recognizing the emotional toll that repeated weight loss attempts can take. I speak to the women who have tried everything, who feel discouraged by the resurgence of weight loss culture, and who are ready for deeper, sustainable support rooted in intuitive eating and self-trust. If you’ve felt confused, discouraged, or disheartened by the cultural shift back toward shrinking your body, this episode will help you feel less alone — and clearer about what support can look like when you’re truly done with dieting. One Body to Love 10-Week Intuitive Eating Program 💻 Book a Connection Call Website - www.meredithmackenzie.ca Instagram - @Dr.MeredithMackenzie Facebook - Meredith MacKenzie Coaching Pinterest - pinterest.com/drmeredithmackenzie Youtube - @Dr.MeredithMackenzie

    27 min

  3. FEB 10

    Why Food Still Feels Out of Control — Even When You Don’t Want to Diet

    There’s a difference between stopping dieting and actually feeling safe with food. Many people expect that once they let go of restriction, food will finally quiet down. That eating will feel calmer. That trust will return. And when that doesn’t happen, it can be deeply unsettling. In this episode, I slow down the moment where food still feels loud, confusing, or unpredictable after dieting ends. Not to diagnose you or push you toward a specific path, but to help you understand why this phase is so common, why it feels the way it does, and why struggling here doesn’t mean you’ve failed. We talk about how dieting creates structure and predictability for the nervous system, and why removing that structure without establishing safety can actually increase fear rather than relief. I explain why insight alone doesn’t change patterns around food, how learned responses form over time, and why intuitive eating often feels chaotic when it’s attempted without enough support or containment. This is a grounded, compassionate conversation about regulation, safety, and why food feeling “out of control” at this stage is not a personal flaw, but a predictable response to the conditions you’re working within. If this episode stirred something for you, you don’t need to rush to resolve it. Awareness on its own is meaningful. If you’re curious about what support could look like for you, I invite you to learn more about One Body to Love, my group program designed for people who know this isn’t just about food and don’t want to keep navigating it alone. You can read more or book a connection call at:  https://meredithmackenzie.ca/obtl And if you’d like to share what stood out from this episode, you’re always welcome to send me a message on Instagram. One Body to Love 10-Week Intuitive Eating Program 💻 Book a Connection Call Website - www.meredithmackenzie.ca Instagram - @Dr.MeredithMackenzie Facebook - Meredith MacKenzie Coaching Pinterest - pinterest.com/drmeredithmackenzie Youtube - @Dr.MeredithMackenzie

    14 min

  4. FEB 3

    When Struggling With Food Is More Than “Just a Phase”

    One of the hardest parts about recognising a problem with food is that it rarely announces itself clearly. Most people don’t wake up one day knowing exactly what’s wrong. Instead, they live in a grey zone — where things don’t feel right, but also don’t feel extreme enough to justify getting help. In this episode, I walk through the eating-behaviour continuum (normal eating struggles → disordered eating → eating disorders), and I explain why the line between these categories isn’t clean or predictable. I also explore why “severity” isn’t determined by how often something happens, what you weigh, or how well you hold things together. It’s determined by the cost: the mental load, the emotional labour, the rigidity, the fear, and the erosion of trust in your own body. From there, I talk about why these patterns rarely resolve through insight alone. Disordered eating and eating disorders persist because they serve a purpose — often as regulation, coping, or a form of safety when the nervous system is under strain. You can understand diet culture, believe in intuitive eating, and still feel dysregulated when you try to practice it, because these patterns live in the body, not just the mind. I also spend time on where Ozempic / GLP-1 medications enter the conversation — and why appetite suppression can complicate assessment, reinforce restriction, or quiet behaviours without addressing the underlying relationship with food. Finally, I share the markers I see clinically that suggest support may be warranted, and I explain what support can actually look like when you don’t want to keep carrying this alone. One Body to Love 10-Week Intuitive Eating Program 💻 Book a Connection Call Website - www.meredithmackenzie.ca Instagram - @Dr.MeredithMackenzie Facebook - Meredith MacKenzie Coaching Pinterest - pinterest.com/drmeredithmackenzie Youtube - @Dr.MeredithMackenzie

    31 min

  5. JAN 20

    Intuitive Eating and Movement When Goals Just Don’t Stick

    If you’ve ever made a plan for yourself to move your body more, to take better care of yourself, or to do something that genuinely matters, and then felt frustrated or disappointed when it didn’t happen, this episode is for you. So often, when our goals don’t stick, we turn that experience inward. We assume we’ve failed, that we’re lazy, unmotivated, or incapable of consistency. But what if the problem isn’t you, or even the plan, but the way we’ve been taught to think about follow-through, structure, and doing it “right”? In this episode, I’m talking about intuitive eating and intuitive movement through a very real-life lens. I’m sharing personal examples from my own season of motherhood, caregiving, and shifting energy, and unpacking why goals often fall apart when they’re built for perfection rather than for a human life. We’ll explore how all-or-nothing thinking, self-criticism, and unrealistic expectations can quietly drain motivation, and how building flexibility, backup plans, and compassion can actually help you stay connected to your intentions over time. This is a grounded, practical conversation about learning to do what works in this season, without shame. In this episode, you will hear: 02:10 – Why having good intentions doesn’t always translate into follow-through04:45 – The gap between the version of you who makes the plan and the version who has to live it06:55 – How all-or-nothing thinking shows up in intuitive eating and movement09:30 – Why most of the distress comes from self-criticism, not the plan falling apart12:15 – Going week-by-week instead of planning for an idealized future version of yourself15:40 – How backup plans prevent burnout and help maintain momentum18:20 – What “no-brainer” movement really looks like in a full, demanding life21:10 – The difference between aspirational habits and reliable ones24:05 – Why flexibility is not lowering the bar — it’s self-respect26:40 – How to gently audit what’s draining your energy without blaming yourself29:10 – Reframing plans as tools, not contracts you’re failing to upholdIf you’d like a gentle, actionable next step, I invite you to take my free Eating Personality Quiz. It can help you better understand how you relate to food, structure, and self-care — and what kind of support actually works for you. 👉 Take the quiz here: https://meredithmackenzie.ca/personality-quiz And if this episode resonated, I’d love to hear from you. You can send me a message on Instagram and let me know what stood out or what you’re noticing in your own life right now. Until next time, take care of yourself — and remember that doing what works right now is not giving up. It’s listening. One Body to Love 10-Week Intuitive Eating Program 💻 Book a Connection Call Website - www.meredithmackenzie.ca Instagram - @Dr.MeredithMackenzie Facebook - Meredith MacKenzie Coaching Pinterest - pinterest.com/drmeredithmackenzie Youtube - @Dr.MeredithMackenzie

    26 min

  6. JAN 6

    Stopping the Shame Spiral: What To Do After a Binge

    If you’ve ever found yourself in the aftermath of a binge — flooded with guilt, panic, and promises to “fix it tomorrow” — this episode is for you. In today’s episode of One Body to Love, I walk you through exactly what to do after a binge, not from a place of control or punishment, but from care, nervous system safety, and self-compassion. This episode is a practical, grounding guide you can come back to whenever the shame spiral starts to take over. This isn’t about being perfect. It’s about knowing what actually helps — even when everything feels messy. Summary Binge eating is rarely just about the food. It’s about what happens after: the mental math, the fear, the self-blame, and the urgent desire to undo what just happened. In this episode, I share a clear, step-by-step roadmap for navigating the post-binge moment in a way that reduces shame, prevents restriction, and supports long-term binge eating recovery. I talk through how to calm your nervous system, nourish your body without compensation, and interrupt the binge–restrict cycle — even if you’re listening while the discomfort is still very real. This episode may feel especially supportive if you: Binge eat at nightFeel stuck in cycles of restriction and overeatingExperience intense shame after eatingWant food freedom without another “reset” or dietEpisode Timestamps 00:55 – Why the shame spiral after a binge feels so intense02:39 – The compassionate roadmap I use with clients04:45 – Step 1: Why trying to “undo” a binge keeps the cycle alive07:44 – Step 2: Gentle hydration as nervous system care09:25 – Step 3: Why rest and sleep matter more than willpower12:53 – Step 4: Why restriction and compensation backfire15:20 – Step 5: How to approach your next meal without punishment18:10 – Step 6: Ending emotional self-punishment20:45 – Step 7: Small acts of safety and self-care23:10 – Step 8: Curiosity instead of criticism26:30 – Step 9: A simple tool to help prevent future bingesResources & Links Five Steps to End Binge Eating at Night (Free Guide)Am I Really Hungry? Flowchart (a 60-second check-in I use with clients every week) Food Freedom in a Weekend mini-courseOne Body to Love 10-Week Intuitive Eating Program 💻 Book a Connection Call Website - www.meredithmackenzie.ca Instagram - @Dr.MeredithMackenzie Facebook - Meredith MacKenzie Coaching Pinterest - pinterest.com/drmeredithmackenzie Youtube - @Dr.MeredithMackenzie

    18 min

  7. 12/09/2025

    Not Sure If You’re Hungry? Try This Quick Check-In

    If you’ve ever found yourself wandering into the kitchen, opening the fridge, grabbing something to eat, and thinking, “I don’t even know if I’m actually hungry…” this episode will feel like a deep breath. Today I’m walking you through one of the most common struggles women share with me: the feeling of being disconnected from your hunger cues. Whether you’re working on binge eating, stress eating, emotional eating, or simply trying to rebuild trust with food, those moments of “I can’t tell what my body needs” can feel confusing and discouraging. But your hunger cues aren’t gone—they’ve just been buried under stress, rushing, caregiving, emotional labour, diet culture, and everything your nervous system has been holding. In this episode, I break down how to use my Am I Really Hungry? Flowchart to understand what’s happening in the moment you feel the urge to eat—whether that urge is tied to physical hunger, emotional needs, exhaustion, overwhelm, or simply being on autopilot. This gentle check-in tool helps you slow down, tune in, and make choices from clarity, not guilt. If you’ve ever wished for a moment of pause before spiralling into stress or shame around food, this will help you reconnect with your body in a way that feels supportive, not restrictive. In this episode, you’ll hear:  • 00:54 – Why your hunger cues feel “lost,” and why they’re not gone  • 02:32 – How the Am I Really Hungry? Flowchart actually works  • 05:08 – The first question to ask when you feel the urge to eat  • 06:42 – How to use the hunger scale to check in with your body  • 07:30 – The difference between gradual hunger and sudden urges  • 08:15 – How specific cravings can point to emotional needs  • 09:24 – What your emotions might be trying to tell you before you eat  • 11:03 – Why emotional eating isn’t “wrong,” and how to honour it without shame  • 12:16 – How to make this check-in a gentle, grounding daily micro-movement Download the Flowchart 👉 meredithmckenzie.ca/flowchart If today’s episode gave you clarity or a moment of connection, I’d love to hear from you. Send me a message on Instagram:  👉 @dr.meredithmckenzie And if you’re ready to feel more grounded around food and rebuild trust with your body, the One Body to Love program is here when you’re ready. Until next week! One Body to Love 10-Week Intuitive Eating Program 💻 Book a Connection Call Website - www.meredithmackenzie.ca Instagram - @Dr.MeredithMackenzie Facebook - Meredith MacKenzie Coaching Pinterest - pinterest.com/drmeredithmackenzie Youtube - @Dr.MeredithMackenzie

    13 min

  8. 12/08/2025

    You’re Not Back at Square One: Reframing A Binge Eating “Slip”

    If you’ve ever had one tough night with food and thought, “I ruined everything,” let this be your deep exhale. Today I’ll walk you through one of the most misunderstood parts of binge eating recovery: the difference between a slip and a spiral. When shame is loud and panic sets in, it’s easy to feel like you’re back at square one. But the truth is, one moment doesn’t undo your progress. In this episode, I explain how to recognize a slip, stop it from turning into a spiral, and why these moments are not signs of failure, but signs of growth. If you’ve ever felt discouraged the morning after a binge, let this help you find clarity, calm, and a way forward that feels empowering. In this episode, you will hear:  • 02:59 – What a “slip” really is, and how to know if you're in one  • 05:25 – Real-life examples of how slips show up in recovery  • 05:58 – When a slip becomes a spiral,  and why shame fuels it  • 08:35 – Signs your nervous system is shifting into shutdown  • 09:52 – How to gently interrupt the spiral and reconnect with support  • 15:21 – Why a slip can actually be a sign of progress, not failure For a gentle, actionable next step, try my free Eating Personality Quiz: meredithmackenzie.ca/personality-quiz If today’s episode resonated, I’d love to hear from you. Send me a message on Instagram, and if you’re ready to break free from binge eating and reclaim peace with food, my One Body to Love program is here to support you. Until next time! One Body to Love 10-Week Intuitive Eating Program 💻 Book a Connection Call Website - www.meredithmackenzie.ca Instagram - @Dr.MeredithMackenzie Facebook - Meredith MacKenzie Coaching Pinterest - pinterest.com/drmeredithmackenzie Youtube - @Dr.MeredithMackenzie

    20 min
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One Body to Love with Dr. Meredith MacKenzie is a space for honest, unfiltered conversations about food relationships, body image, and the emotional journey to self-acceptance. Hosted by binge eating therapist and intuitive eating coach Dr. Meredith MacKenzie, this podcast dives deep into what it really takes to break free from the cycles of bingeing, restricting and food guilt, in order to finally feel at home in your body. With warmth, insight, and lived experience, this show offers connection and guided support for women who are tired of chasing perfection and ready to reconnect with themselves in a more meaningful way, free from outside pressures. Each week through solo episodes, guest interviews, and real-life coaching conversations, listeners are invited into real, grounded conversations. Ranging from topics of intuitive eating and binge eating recovery, to reclaiming your body, joyful movement, and navigating life in a culture obsessed with size. If you’ve ever whispered, “I don’t know what else to try,” One Body to Love will offer a new perspective, one rooted in compassion, curiosity, and sustainable change. Whether you’re in the thick of it or slowly finding your way forward, this is your reminder that healing is possible and you don’t have to do it alone.

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