On this week's episode, we have Zach Anderson: Zach Anderson is a dad, attorney, nutrition coach, cycle instructor, ex-Mormon, and mental health advocate. Zach is a former college swimmer and marathoner and now dabbles in CrossFit, lifting, and cycling. Zach came out as gay at age 37.

Zach returns to provide a life update with his dear friends, Joy & Claire. We discuss addiction to chaos, expectations around health and fitness, and purity culture.

Conversation with former BYU swimmer Zach Anderson about his experience as a closeted gay athlete at BYU, his relationship with the LDS church, and his coming out story.

Throughout this episode, Nicole & Zach talk about emotional eating, the importance of being transparent with our humanness, how internalized hate can show up in our relationship with food, as well as the parallels between diet culture and man-made organized religion and the hard work that is deconstructing those constructs when they no longer serve us.

Throughout this episode, Nicole & Zach talk about emotional eating, the importance of being transparent with our humanness, how internalized hate can show up in our relationship with food, as well as the parallels between diet culture and man-made organized religion and the hard work that is deconstructing those constructs when they no longer serve us.

Throughout this episode, Nicole & Zach talk about emotional eating, the importance of being transparent with our humanness, how internalized hate can show up in our relationship with food, as well as the parallels between diet culture and man-made organized religion and the hard work that is deconstructing those constructs when they no longer serve us.

How being in an emotional surplus can't be solved with a caloric deficit & more.

In this episode, Nikki chats with Zach & Sarah Lacour about the commonalities between diet culture and purity culture.