Nourishment and Nuance with Chelsea Levy - EFTROU: S2, Ep4

Embodiment for the Rest of Us - Season 2, Episode 4: Chelsea Levy

 

Chavonne (she/her) and Jenn (she/her) interviewed Chelsea Levy (she/her) about her embodiment journey. This is part 1 of our first-ever two-part episode!

 

Chelsea Levy (she/her) is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and registered dietitian nutritionist. She earned her Master of Science from Hunter College and completed her dietetic internship at the City of New York (CUNY) School of Public Health. Chelsea utilizes Health at Every Size® (HAES®) principles in her approach to nutrition therapy. She works with individuals struggling with disordered eating and eating disorders, with a focus on weight-inclusive medical nutrition therapy, body image healing, and Intuitive Eating. Chelsea has interest in treating individuals with diabetes, and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) along with folks, who are in larger-bodies, and those who are transgender or non-binary. She believes it is vital to provide care relevant to an individual’s culture, ethnicity, and overall identities. Chelsea hosts a collaborative space for the exploration of food and body healing through creativity and compassion.

www.chelsealevynutrition.com 

Instagram: @ChelseaLevyNutrition

 

Content Warning: discussion of privilege, discussion of diet culture, mention of mental health struggles, discussion of dissociation

 

Trigger Warnings:

58:19: A discussion of fatphobia that can exist when discussing the fatness spectrum

 

The captions for this episode can be found at https://embodimentfortherestofus.com/season-2/season-2-episode-4-chelsea-levy/#captions/

 

A few highlights:

4:32: Chelsea shares her understanding of embodiment and her own embodiment journey

44:08: Chelsea discusses her understanding of “the rest of us” and how she is a part of that, as well as her privileges

1:33:08: Chelsea shares embodiment practices for folks experiencing various stages of eating disorder recovery

 

Links from this episode:

Absolute Fat vs. Relative Fat

Carbohydrate Metabolism

Don’t Let It Get You Down

Doshas

Fatness Spectrum

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Polyvagal Theory

Protein Metabolism

Window of Tolerance

 

Music: “Bees and Bumblebees (Abeilles et Bourdons​)​, Op. 562” by Eugène Dédé through the Creative Commons License

 

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