Leslie McDonald is the face behind the social media account @balanced_life_leslie. She is a sound healer, reiki practitioner, and certified holistic health coach with a passion for creating community, sharing recipes, and meal prep tips as well as making wellness accessible to everyone. Her work has been featured in Mind Body Green, Thrive Global, Greatist, and Whole30recipes. Trigger warning: Leslie has suffered from some autoimmune conditions and has found eating Paleo to be very beneficial for her, however, this is not her way of saying that everybody should follow a Paleo style eating pattern. This is strictly due to her autoimmune condition.Topics in this episode:- How diet culture shames girls/women for their appetite - How quitting alcohol and suffering from an autoimmune condition triggered her disordered eating - How taking time off from exercising helped her get her period back and heal her body image- Her 3 biggest takeaways from her journey of making peace with food and her body- Her favourite practical tips to turn bad body image days around- Why reiki helps move our emotions through our body and finally release the ones that have been stuck in our body for yearsAnd so much more!Links mentioned in this Episode:Leslie’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balanced_life_leslie/ Leslie’s Website: http://balancedlife-leslie.com/Join my brand-new Self Love Jumpstart course at https://courses.ownitbabe.caor https://courses.ownitbabe.ca/p/self-love-jumpstartSubscribe and Review:Subscribing and leaving a rating and review for this show ensures that I can continue to put out valuable content for you every single week and that this Podcast community continues to grow. So grateful for you!Simply hit the “subscribe” button in your Podcast app, then click “Ratings and Reviews” and tell me what you think and what you want to hear more of in future episodes.Share a screen shot of this Podcast to your Instagram stories and tag me, @ownitbabe, so I can personally thank you and say hi!