When gut health advice starts to feel like a list of foods you can't eat, it might be making your IBS—and your relationship with food—worse.

IBS, gut health issues, and food fear often get tangled together—and untangling them isn't as simple as cutting out more foods. In this episode, I'm joined by GI dietitian Samina Qureshi to talk about the very real overlap between IBS and disordered eating—and why more restriction isn't always the answer.

We get into how long-term low FODMAP, expensive functional testing, and supplement-heavy protocols can sometimes backfire, making symptoms (and anxiety around food) worse—not better. You'll also walk away with practical strategies for constipation, bloating, and those tough body image days. Plus: we're myth-busting bread, white rice, and cultural foods—and calling out the kind of "gut health advice" that might be doing more harm than good.

Find our guest:

• Samina Qureshi on Instagram: @inclusive.ibs.dietitian
• https://www.wholesomestart.com/

Find your host:

• @danamonsees_cns
• @millennialbodyimageproject
• Dana Monsees Nutrition

What do you wear when your body changes? In this episode, personal stylist Nicole Garfunkel joins us to talk about reclaiming personal style during eating disorder recovery—without body shame or size rules.

Nicole shares her own journey with body image and PCOS, the powerful parallels between food and fashion, and how clothes can either reinforce body shame or support healing. We discuss her trauma-informed approach to closet clearing, why keeping clothes that no longer fit can be emotionally harmful, and how to build a wardrobe that works for your body right now.

Listen in for practical, body-neutral tips for navigating shopping, experimenting with personal style, and reclaiming confidence without chasing trends or sizes.

Find Nicole:

• Website: https://stylingconfidential.com
• IG & TikTok - @styling_confidential
• Resources mentioned: Whering, Index

Find your host:

• www.realfoodwithdana.com for all our episodes!
• @millennialbodyimageproject
• @danamonsees_cns

Dietitian Maria Terry is back — and we're talking about how to have a "sturdy girl season" for body image, resilience, strength and nutrition. From navigating body image in a post-Ozempic world, to embracing strength and self-trust over aesthetics, we dig into grief, aging, and the messy middle of doing health without diet culture.

Find Maria:

• Instagram: @vitamin_ri
• Sign up for Sunday brunch! - https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/450781/90970568407385754/share
• Website: marriaterrynutrition.com

Find your hosts!

• @millennialbodyimageproject
• @danamonsees_cns