Episode 049 Emily Watson: Orthorexia, Infertility & Celebrating Bodies

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Feb 2

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In this episode we sit down with.... Emily Watson

Emily Watson is the founder of MyNestwell, a new online platform that's revolutionizing how we do motherhood. MyNestwell connects hopeful, expecting, and new moms to trusted maternal wellness professionals locally and virtually. She's also the mama of 1 rainbow baby girl whose struggles to get her inspired her to build MyNestwell. Emily realized that it really does take a village to raise a mother, and she wants to make it easier to find yours. Almost a dentist, she's thrilled she gets to combine her expertise in marketing, her passion for all things wellness, and love of being a mom in her work every day. She's honored that she's been able to help countless families feel more confident and joyful on their journey. She currently lives with her husband and daughter in Westchester County, NY.

A snippet of what we talk about:

Emily’s personal body image story + her relationship with food growing up.
Being faced with an eating disorder within her family & how that impacted her own relationship with health.
Years of feeling “out of alignment”- how feeling out of control prompted her to begin controlling food & her body.
Orthorexia and flying under the radar as a “healthy person” + how deceiving this form of disordered eating is in our culture.
Emily’s fertility journey and being faced with hypothalamic amenorrhea, IVF + the emotional & mentals hurdles of trying to conceive.
Her choice to shift into a more loving, flexible relationship with food, her body, emotional health.
Pregnancy & how she embraced changes with her body before, during & today.
Practical tools for anyone with a history of disordered eating who is planning on conceiving, currently with infertility or supporting someone who is going through this journey.

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