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Casey sits down with herbalist, writer, and mentor Miriam Latif (Understory) for a heart-opening conversation about uncertainty, nuance, and practicing in the messy middle spaces of wellness. They unpack the collapse of certainty, the harm of binaries, how capitalism shows up in diet and purity culture, and what it means to hold both clinical rigour and enchantment. What You’ll Hear About:  Holding uncertainty without collapsing into doubt The grief and liberation of “has everything I learnt been a lie?” How colonialism, capitalism and patriarchy shape purity culture, diet culture, and wellness narratives The tension practitioners feel living between clinical spaces and enchanted, earth-based ways of knowing The radical power of nuance in a culture hungry for "controversial hot takes"This episode is a balm for practitioners who straddle worlds: evidence-based and intuitive, clinical and animist, scientific and soulful... and are ready to feel at home in their complexity. 👉 Free resource: Download the practitioner guide Working with Clients with Disordered Eating for Naturopaths and join the waitlist for Body as Earth: Foundations in Disordered Eating Awareness for Naturopaths, Herbalists & Holistic Nutritionists (opening mid-2026).  LINKS: Miriam's Instagram: @___understory Casey's website: https://www.funkyforest.com.au Casey's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funky.forest.health Casey's Instagram: @funky.forest.health Non-Diet Naturopath Instagram: @nondietnaturopath Grab your FREE practitioner guide + jump on the waitlist for Disordered Eating for Naturopaths Grab your copy of my free e-book The Modern Yogi's BS-Free Guide to Wellbeing and sign up for my regular monthly newsletter! Support the show

When “wellness” programs promise balance but deliver restriction, naturopathy loses its way. In this episode, I unpack how weight-loss prescriptions quietly betray the naturopathic oath of First, do no harm - and why speaking up about it isn’t an attack, it’s seeking accountability. We’ll talk about the difference between professional critique and personal criticism, why discomfort doesn’t equal disrespect, and how avoiding hard conversations only protects the systems that keep clients harmed and practitioners silenced. This one’s for the practitioners who care deeply about doing better: about integrity, reflection, and truly trauma-informed, evidence-based naturopathy. If you’re a naturopath, herbalist, or nutritionist ready to do better - to make your care truly trauma-informed, body-inclusive, and ethical - this is for you. ✨ Download the free guide for practitioners and join the Body as Earth waitlist! What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Why weight-loss programs like Metabolic Balance and shake-based “clinical” protocols contradict the naturopathic oathThe difference between critiquing systems vs. attacking practitioners - and why professional critique isn’t the same as personal attackHow weight-centric programs disguise restriction as “balance”, "healing", or even "non-diet"The scientific evidence on long-term weight regain and metabolic adaptationWhy Intuitive Eating and trauma-informed care cannot ethically coexist with weight-centred practiceWhat to do instead - how to practise from a truly non-diet, body-trust, trauma-aware frameworkHow to have courageous, respectful professional conversations about harm, ethics, and scope✨ Prefer to read? This episode is part of my series and blog at https://www.funkyforest.com.au/blog/do-no-harm-why-weight-loss-prescriptions-betray-the-naturopathic-oath 👉 Free resource: Download the practitioner guide Working with Clients with Disordered Eating for Naturopaths and join the waitlist for Body as Earth: A Root-Cause Approach to Disordered Eating for Naturopaths. LINKS: Casey's website: https://www.funkyforest.com.au Casey's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funky.forest.health Casey's Instagram: @funky.forest.health Non-Diet Naturopath Instagram: @nondietnaturopath Grab your FREE practitioner guide + jump on the waitlist for Disordered Eating for Naturopaths Grab your copy of my free e-book The Modern Yogi's BS-Free Guide to Wellbeing and sign up for my regular monthly newsletter! Support the show Support the show

I’m unpacking how “personalised” protocols like Metabolic Balance slip diet culture into naturopathic care. We’ll unpack the things clients say that can signal disordered eating beneath the surface, the ways practitioners can cause harm (even unintentionally), the pitfalls of elimination diets, and why supplement fixes can’t heal restriction. ✨ Download the free guide for practitioners and join the Body as Earth waitlist! What you’ll learn in this episode: Two ways disordered eating shows up in naturopathic care: the client brings it into the consult room, or the practitioner endorses it (ouch).Why Metabolic Balance and other “clinical” weight loss programs cause more harm than healing.The fine line between elimination diets and harm - especially for neurodivergent clients.How supplement-heavy approaches can mask restriction.What truly non-diet, trauma-informed naturopathic care looks like. Resources and Links:  ✨ Download my free practitioner guide: Working with Clients with Disordered Eating for Naturopaths 🌿 Join the waitlist for my 2026 course: Body as Earth: A Root-Cause Approach to Disordered Eating for Naturopaths (you’ll be added automatically when you download the guide!) 📖 Prefer to read, or want all the research references? Find the article for this episode over on my blog! That other article I referred to in this episode: Detoxification: so NOT about juice fasts & colonics LINKS: Casey's website: https://www.funkyforest.com.au Casey's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funky.forest.health Casey's Instagram: @funky.forest.health Non-Diet Naturopath Instagram: @nondietnaturopath  Grab your FREE practitioner guide + jump on the waitlist for Disordered Eating for Naturopaths Grab your copy of my free e-book The Modern Yogi's BS-Free Guide to Wellbeing and sign up for my regular monthly newsletter! Support the show

In this episode I’m unpacking five key red flags that may indicate a client is experiencing disordered eating. As naturopaths, herbalists, and holistic health practitioners, we’re often the first point of contact for people struggling with food and body concerns. But diet culture and wellness culture can make it tricky to know what’s a genuine health issue and what’s a red flag for disordered eating. Today I’ll walk you through five signs that should make you pause, get curious, and consider whether your client needs more support. In my upcoming course Body as Earth: A Root-Cause Approach to Disordered Eating for Naturopaths, I’ll go into these in much more detail - but they’re a solid starting point for anyone wanting to practice safely and responsibly. What you’ll learn in this episode: Why recognising red flags is crucial for safe naturopathic practiceFive common signs that may indicate disordered eating (and what not to ignore)The importance of working collaboratively with other health professionalsHow to avoid minimising or pathologising clients’ concernsWhy critical thinking and weight-neutral frameworks are essential in this space Resources and Links:  ✨ Download my free practitioner guide: Working with Clients with Disordered Eating for Naturopaths 🌿 Join the waitlist for my 2026 course: Body as Earth: A Root-Cause Approach to Disordered Eating for Naturopaths (you’ll be added automatically when you download the guide!) 📖 Prefer to read, or want all the research references? Find the article for this episode over on my blog! That article I wrote whose title I embarrassingly couldn't remember in the episode: Rethinking Wellness Rebellion LINKS: Casey's website: https://www.funkyforest.com.au Casey's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funky.forest.health Casey's Instagram: @funky.forest.health Non-Diet Naturopath Instagram: @nondietnaturopath  https://www.instagram.com/nondietnaturopath/ Grab your FREE practitioner guide + jump on the waitlist for Disordered Eating for Naturopaths Grab your copy of my free e-book The Modern Yogi's BS-Free Guide to Wellbeing! https://www.funkyforest.com.au/a-modern-yogis-bs-free-guide-to-wellbeing.html Support the show

Re-released in full: my unfiltered story of breathwork gone bad, and what it says about the culture of wellness. A lot of folks told me this one really hit home, so I’m bringing it out into the world in full.  Now, I adore cacao. I drink it often, and I respect its nourishing, heart-opening qualities. But this is the story of a breathwork retreat that unravelled from "healing" into the utterly unhinged - sensory overload, unsafe practices, a roomful of people desperate to feel something, and facilitators hell-bent on claiming the mantle of "spiritual guru." Since first telling this story, I’ve learned more about breathwork traditions and the practices these facilitators were trying to emulate. But delivered without skill or safety, it left people overwhelmed and at risk. And I’ve since heard from so many others with similar experiences... which is why I’m re-releasing it here. For me, this retreat was just one messy branch of a wider wellness culture that ties worthiness to suffering, restriction, or chasing intensity. The same culture that so often overlaps with disordered eating. ✨ If you’re a naturopath or natural health practitioner who wants to spot these overlaps in your own clients, grab my free guide: Disordered Eating for Naturopaths.  LINKS: Casey's website: https://www.funkyforest.com.au Casey's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funky.forest.health Casey's Instagram: @funky.forest.health Non-Diet Naturopath Instagram: @nondietnaturopath  https://www.instagram.com/nondietnaturopath/ Grab your FREE practitioner guide + jump on the waitlist for Disordered Eating for Naturopaths Grab your copy of my free e-book The Modern Yogi's BS-Free Guide to Wellbeing! https://www.funkyforest.com.au/a-modern-yogis-bs-free-guide-to-wellbeing.html Support the show

I’ve lived at every stage of the eating spectrum - from normal eating, to disordered eating, to recovery and intuitive eating. In this episode, I unpack what each stage looks like in practice, and why recognising the messy middle matters so much in naturopathy and holistic care. For practitioners and anyone curious about the overlap between wellness culture and disordered eating. We explore: The eating spectrum - from intuitive eating to clinical eating disorders, and why most clients sit in the messy middle.My lived experience moving through every stage of the spectrum, and how it shapes my practice today.How naturopathic and wellness programs like Metabolic Balance (yep, I’m going there!) - along with elimination diets and food sensitivity testing - can look “scientific” but actually fuel disordered eating.Why early recognition and referral saves livesA sneak peek at upcoming episodes, including a full deep dive on Metabolic Balance.You'll also hear about my upcoming online course, Disordered Eating for Naturopaths, launching mid-2026. Sign up to the waitlist and receive a bonus when enrolments go live! LINKS: Casey's website: https://www.funkyforest.com.au Casey's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funky.forest.health Casey's Instagram: @funky.forest.health Non-Diet Naturopath Instagram: @nondietnaturopath  https://www.instagram.com/nondietnaturopath/ Jump on the waitlist for Disordered Eating for Naturopaths Grab your copy of my free e-book The Modern Yogi's BS-Free Guide to Wellbeing! https://www.funkyforest.com.au/a-modern-yogis-bs-free-guide-to-wellbeing.html Support the show ARTICLE: Prefer reading? Here’s the full word magic. Great for neurospicy brains, quote-lovers, and anyone who likes to highlight and digest at their own pace. https://www.funkyforest.com.au/blog/the-eating-spectrum-in-practice-from-intuitive-eating-to-disorder-and-how-ive-lived-every-stage Support the show Support the show

After a few years off the mic, I’m back - with dirt under my nails, a herbal medicine apothecary by my side, and a renewed fire in my belly. In this episode I share why I’ve renamed the podcast The Non-Diet Naturopath formerly Non-Diet Yogi), what’s changed (spoiler: a lot), and what remains the same (like my intolerance for wellness horse shit). I talk about leaving behind yoga spaces steeped in clean eating and labour extraction, the fallout I faced for standing by public health, and why naturopaths need better tools for supporting eating disorders, chronic dieting, and neurodivergence.  We explore: What really happened at the ecovillage I used to call homeThe rise of culty thinking in natural health spacesThe dangers of misinformation and why critical thinking matters now more than everWhy naturopaths need better tools to support clients with eating disorders and chronic dietingBuilding a different path forward, with more earth, honesty, and neuroaffirming care.You'll also hear about my upcoming online course, Disordered Eating for Naturopaths, launching mid-2026. Sign up to the waitlist and receive a bonus when enrolments go live! This is the start of a new chapter. Where herbs, fat affirmation, neurodivergence, and calling out crap all belong! LINKS: Casey's website: https://www.funkyforest.com.au Casey's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funky.forest.health Casey's Instagram: @funky.forest.health Non-Diet Naturopath Instagram: @nondietnaturopath  https://www.instagram.com/nondietnaturopath/ Jump on the waitlist for Disordered Eating for Naturopaths Grab your copy of my free e-book The Modern Yogi's BS-Free Guide to Wellbeing! https://www.funkyforest.com.au/a-modern-yogis-bs-free-guide-to-wellbeing.html Support the show TRANSCRIPT: Prefer reading? Here’s the full word-for-word magic. Great for neurospicy brains, quote-lovers, and anyone who likes to highlight and digest at their own pace. Download a .pdf of this episode's transcript here: https://www.funkyforest.com.au/uploads/9/8/5/1/9851580/ep_34_transcript_-_non-diet_naturopath_podcast.pdf Support the show

Intuitive Eating is an incredible approach for people seeking to heal their relationships with food and their bodies. But it's not without its challenges. In this episode I speak with the wonderful Jenna Hollenstein, who brings years of experience as a non-diet dietitian and meditation teacher to the table to help us understand how to tolerate the discomfort that so often arises in one's journey into intuitive eating.  We talk about: What do meditation and Buddhism have to offer those on the Intuitive eating path?The importance of eating enoughHow one starts to make peace with food, and challenge food rules that seem second natureWhat is interoception, and why is it important? The co-opting of mindfulness The difference between doing this work as self-improvement VS doing it as self careIntuitive eating and mindfulness can be doorways into a pleasure practice  LINKS: Support the pod! BONUS episodes and exclusive goodies for subscribers: https://www.patreon.com/nondietyogi Jenna's website: https://www.jennahollenstein.com/ Jenna's Instagram: @jennahollenstein Jenna's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennahollenstein Jenna's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jennahollensteinrd Casey's website: https://www.funkyforest.com.au Casey's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funkyforesthealth Casey's Instagram: @funky.forest.health    https://www.instagram.com/funky.forest.health/ Non-Diet Yogi Instagram: @nondietyogi    https://www.instagram.com/nondietyogi/ Grab your copy of my free e-book The Modern Yogi's BS-Free Guide to Wellbeing! https://www.funkyforest.com.au/a-modern-yogis-bs-free-guide-to-wellbeing.html Support the show Support the show

The Pre-Ovulatory Phase or "Inner Spring" starts from the cessation of menstrual bleeding to a few days before ovulation. In a typical 28-day cycle, this approximately corresponds to day 6 until day 11.  This phase has traditionally been seen as a time of dynamism, of rising energy levels and growing confidence. Here are my top tips for deeply nourishing yourself during this phase, nutritionally and otherwise.  This is second in a series of FIVE on nourishing yourself throughout your entire hormonal cycle. LINKS: Support the pod! BONUS episodes and exclusive goodies for subscribers: https://www.patreon.com/nondietyogi Read this as an article online: https://www.funkyforest.com.au/blog/moontime-nutrition-part-2-nourishing-your-pre-ovulatory-phase Casey's website: https://www.funkyforest.com.au Casey's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funkyforesthealth Casey's Instagram: @funky.forest.health    https://www.instagram.com/funky.forest.health/ Non-Diet Yogi Instagram: @nondietyogi    https://www.instagram.com/nondietyogi/ Grab your copy of my free e-book The Modern Yogi's BS-Free Guide to Wellbeing! https://www.funkyforest.com.au/a-modern-yogis-bs-free-guide-to-wellbeing.html Support the show

The cyclical nature of your menstrual cycle communicates your constantly changing needs: physically, mentally and emotionally. The Menstrual Phase starts from the first to the last day of bleeding, lasting around 3 to 7 days.  Here are my top tips for deeply nourishing yourself during this phase, nutritionally and otherwise. It might not be what you think! This is first in a series of five on nourishing yourself throughout your entire hormonal cycle. LINKS: Support the pod! BONUS episodes and exclusive goodies for subscribers: https://www.patreon.com/nondietyogi Read this as an article online: https://www.funkyforest.com.au/blog/moontime-nutrition-part-1-nourishing-your-menstrual-phase Iron-rich liver pâté recipe: https://www.funkyforest.com.au/blog/liver-pate-recipe Casey's website: https://www.funkyforest.com.au Casey's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funkyforesthealth Casey's Instagram: @funky.forest.health    https://www.instagram.com/funky.forest.health/ Non-Diet Yogi Instagram: @nondietyogi    https://www.instagram.com/nondietyogi/ Grab your copy of my free e-book The Modern Yogi's BS-Free Guide to Wellbeing! https://www.funkyforest.com.au/a-modern-yogis-bs-free-guide-to-wellbeing.html Support the show

What do you get when you combine a cacao ceremony, hypoxia-inducing breathwork, a bunch of influences from disparate spiritual cultures, partner yoga with intrusive eye-gazing, and really loud music? All that culturally appropriated pseudo-spiritual jazz, otherwise known as The Modern Spiritual Experience.  Access the FULL episode by becoming a Patreon for as little as $2 US a month at https://www.patreon.com/nondietyogi Funky Forest Health & Wellbeing - online non-diet nutrition consulting services and in-person yoga classes https://www.funkyforest.com.au Grab your copy of my free e-book The Modern Yogi's BS-Free Guide to Wellbeing! https://www.funkyforest.com.au/a-modern-yogis-bs-free-guide-to-wellbeing.html Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funkyforesthealth Instagram: @nondietyogi    https://www.instagram.com/nondietyogi/ @funky.forest.health    https://www.instagram.com/funky.forest.health/ Support the show

The 8 limbs of yoga fundamentally support anti-racism, diversity, and body acceptance - and yet yoga in the west has been largely inaccessible to anyone who isn’t white, wealthy, thin, and able-bodied. In this episode I speak with the incredible Dianne Bondy, and she delivers truth-bombs with her characteristic vivacious spirit! We talk about the commodification and cultural misappropriation of yoga, performative activism, anti-racism in yoga, and ways we can decolonise yoga in the west and finally make it accessible for people who have historically been denied access to these life-affirming practices. LINKS: Support the pod! BONUS episodes and exclusive goodies for subscribers: https://www.patreon.com/nondietyogi Dianne's website: https://diannebondyyoga.com/ Dianne's Instagram: @diannebondyyogaofficial https://www.instagram.com/diannebondyyogaofficial/ Dianne's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DianneBondyYogaOfficial Casey's website: https://www.funkyforest.com.au Casey's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funkyforesthealth Casey's Instagram: @funky.forest.health    https://www.instagram.com/funky.forest.health/ Non-Diet Yogi Instagram: @nondietyogi    https://www.instagram.com/nondietyogi/ Grab your copy of my free e-book The Modern Yogi's BS-Free Guide to Wellbeing! https://www.funkyforest.com.au/a-modern-yogis-bs-free-guide-to-wellbeing.html Support the show

My personal journey with movement: how I got into yoga, how yoga contributed to my developing and recovering from an eating disorder, discovering the benefits and limits of strength training, and what my practice looks like nowadays. Access the FULL episode by becoming a Patreon for as little as $2 US a month at https://www.patreon.com/nondietyogi LINKS: Casey's article on 15 Benefits of Strength Training https://www.funkyforest.com.au/blog/15-benefits-of-strength-training-that-have-nothing-to-do-with-how-you-look Support the pod! BONUS episodes and exclusive goodies for subscribers: https://www.patreon.com/nondietyogi Funky Forest Health & Wellbeing - online non-diet nutrition consulting services and in-person yoga classes https://www.funkyforest.com.au Grab your copy of my free e-book The Modern Yogi's BS-Free Guide to Wellbeing! https://www.funkyforest.com.au/a-modern-yogis-bs-free-guide-to-wellbeing.html Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funkyforesthealth Instagram: @nondietyogi    https://www.instagram.com/nondietyogi/ @funky.forest.health    https://www.instagram.com/funky.forest.health/ Support the show

By neutralising body size, not focussing on weight loss and instead emphasising the importance of enjoying movement and caring for our bodies, Anna Hearn is reimagining what the fitness industry could look like. Plus, we discuss the elephant in the room: thin privilege. SHOW NOTES: 00:56    A personal update 07:18    What is thin privilege? 15:07    How and why Anna’s body inclusive fitness and yoga studio, Haven Wellness was born 18:28    Moving the focus away from body transformations, fat loss and “no pain, no gain” – and towards balance, self-compassion and body attunement 19:30    Speaking to clients and fitness professionals about HAES, weight neutrality and body acceptance, and creating a safe and comfortable environment for movement 30:32    The value of sharing your own story and vulnerabilities as a fitness professional 32:02    Thin privilege, Lindo Bacon and the ways other forms of privilege show up in the HAES movement 38:00    Anna’s favourite resources and teachers in the HAES and body inclusive fitness and yoga worlds. LINKS: Support the pod! BONUS episodes and exclusive goodies for subscribers: https://www.patreon.com/nondietyogi Anna's website: https://www.havenwellness.com.au/ Anna's Instagram: @havenwellnessstudio https://www.instagram.com/havenwellnessstudio/ Anna's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/havenwellnessstudio Casey's website: https://www.funkyforest.com.au Casey's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funkyforesthealth Casey's Instagram: @funky.forest.health    https://www.instagram.com/funky.forest.health/ Non-Diet Yogi Instagram: @nondietyogi    https://www.instagram.com/nondietyogi/ Grab your copy of my free e-book The Modern Yogi's BS-Free Guide to Wellbeing! https://www.funkyforest.com.au/a-modern-yogis-bs-free-guide-to-wellbeing.html Support the show

Patriarchy seeks to control and exert power over nature generally, and the bodies of women specifically.  Beneath marketable wellness concepts like "clean eating" lie deep ties to body control, and culturally imposed shame over women’s bodies and processes like menstruation. But there is an alternative, more feminist and inclusive approach to food and our bodies that is honouring of our menstrual cycles, seasonal cycles, and different life stages. Access the FULL episode by becoming a Patreon for as little as $2 US a month at https://www.patreon.com/nondietyogi LINKS: Support the pod! BONUS episodes and exclusive goodies for subscribers: https://www.patreon.com/nondietyogi Funky Forest Health & Wellbeing - online non-diet nutrition consulting services and in-person yoga classes https://www.funkyforest.com.au Grab your copy of my free e-book The Modern Yogi's BS-Free Guide to Wellbeing! https://www.funkyforest.com.au/a-modern-yogis-bs-free-guide-to-wellbeing.html Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funkyforesthealth Instagram: @nondietyogi    https://www.instagram.com/nondietyogi/ @funky.forest.health    https://www.instagram.com/funky.forest.health/ Support the show