{"podcast":{"title":"Embrace Your Real","slug":"embrace-your-real-187700","podcast_index_feed_id":187700,"rss_url":"https://embraceyourreal.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.juliealedbetter.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/0/2/6/b026663fc442bdbed959afa2a1bf1c87/IMG_9460.png","author":"Julie Ledbetter","episode_count":649,"summary":"Welcome to Embrace Your Real with me, Julie Ledbetter, a podcast where I empower you to just be you. My hope for you is to stop hating your body, picking a part every flaw, questioning your worth, doubting your strength, making excuses, and constantly starting over. I get it, I've been there. I know it feels like an impossible cycle to break, but let me tell you: I've successfully broken the decade long struggle, and over the last 8 years I have helped thousands of other woman do the same. I know it's possible and that's why I am here to ensure you do, too! Every episode, I dish you a dose of real talk and actionable advice for building the body you want, creating unshakable confidence and embracing your authentic self. Each week I share my secrets on how to honor your body with movement, nourish your body with exactly what it needs, and give you transformative mental shifts that will help you show up for your life in a powerful way. Are you ready to embrace your real? Let's get it, let's go!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/embrace-your-real-187700"},"episode":{"title":"Why Your Relationship With Food Matters More Than What You're Actually Eating","slug":"why-your-relationship-with-food-matters-more-than-what-you-re-actually-eating","published_at":"2026-04-27T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/embrace-your-real-187700/why-your-relationship-with-food-matters-more-than-what-you-re-actually-eating","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/embrace-your-real-187700","url":"https://embraceyourreal.libsyn.com/why-your-relationship-with-food-matters-more-than-what-youre-actually-eating","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/embraceyourreal/EYR_-_Why_Your_Relationship_With_Food_Matters_More_Than_What_Youre_Actually_Eating.mp3?dest-id=1852595","summary":"Hey hey beautiful human! Can I ask you something honest? How much of your mental energy today went toward thinking about food? What you ate, what you should not have eaten, what you are planning to eat, whether you were good or bad? Because here is something most women have never considered. You can have the most perfectly balanced plate in the room and still be deeply unhappy around food. And that disconnect, the anxiety, the guilt, the constant mental noise, is doing more damage to your health and your body than anything on your plate ever could. In this episode I walk you through where a complicated relationship with food actually starts, five specific signs that yours might need some attention, and what food freedom genuinely looks like in real life. Not as a concept. In practice. What's Discussed: Where a complicated relationship with food actually starts and why it is not your fault How the restriction cycle creates disordered thinking around food over time Five specific signs that your relationship with food needs some attention What food freedom actually looks like in real life How to start building an approach to eating that feels like intention and peace at the same time Ready to use macros as a tool for awareness and freedom instead of another rigid system to follow perfectly or abandon completely? Check out Macro Counting Made Simple at macrocountingmadesimple.com . If you loved this episode, you'll also love: Episode 542: Why Adjusting Your Macros Matters When You Increase Your Exercise . It will help you take the awareness you built here and apply it in a practical way as your training evolves. If you want more from me, be sure to check out… Follow me on Instagram: @juliealedbetter | @embraceyourreal | @movementwithjulie Movement With Julie | App: https:/…","meta_description":"Hey hey beautiful human! Can I ask you something honest? How much of your mental energy today went toward thinking about food? What you ate, what you shou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":861,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/embrace-your-real-187700/episodes/why-your-relationship-with-food-matters-more-than-what-you-re-actually-eating/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/embrace-your-real-187700/why-your-relationship-with-food-matters-more-than-what-you-re-actually-eating.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}