Marie Young: Finding Freedom with Plant-Based Food - Episode 7

<p>My guest Marie Young unexpectedly found her true calling in a dark moment of her own binge eating and self-comparison. It happened the moment she snuck into her husband's Facebook account to stalk his ex-girlfriend. For years, Marie had an unhealthy relationship with food and being thin. She chose careers based on status and people-pleasing, and food based on calories and how it would supposedly make her look. Disconnected from her body, she used food to punish herself instead of nourish, yet once she made the change from disconnection to connection, everything else transformed for the better.</p> <p>Marie is a holistic nutritionist and "food freedom" life coach via her website: <a href="http://bloomwithmarie.com"><strong>Bloom with Marie</strong></a>. Her signature nutritional expertise combined with spiritual life coaching helps women free themselves from food obsession, so they can finally love the way they look and feel.&nbsp;</p> <p>We discuss:</p> <p>Marie's upbringing on a sailboat in the South of France</p> <p>Her people-pleasing career choices in sailing boats and flying airplanes</p> <p>The deep dark secret that led Marie to a plant-based vegan diet</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196613.Skinny_Bitch">Skinny Bitch</a> diet book and how Marie found pleasure in creating food</p> <p>Discovering balance and feeling good eating a plant-based diet</p> <p>How food quality instead of counting calories helped her feel good</p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/marieforleo/">Marie Forleo</a> says: "Don't drink the compareshlager!"&nbsp;</p> <p>How Marie stopped comparing herself and felt healthier inside out</p> <p>Marie's approach "from filling a hole to feeling whole"</p> <p>Intuitive eating and being open on a plant-based diet</p> <p>Ditching labels and feeling free to choose foods in a healthy way</p> <p>How Marie suffered from Hypothalamic Amenorrhea and healed with plant-based foods</p> <p>Mothering, food choices as a family, feeding kids, and enjoying meals</p> <p>The communa