Transforming Pain Into Purpose: How @kalejunkie’s Nicole Keshishian Overcame Her Eating Disorder and Found Food Freedom. Ep. 181

Welcome back! Today’s guest is Nicole Keshishian, founder of @kalejunkie, single mom of two boys, and a full time recipe developer and content creator based out of the San Francisco Bay Area.

After years of struggling with a severe eating disorder, Nicole began to use instagram as a diary to share recipes of food that she was creating on her healing journey to share how intuitive eating led to food freedom. 

Today the Kale Junkie community spans over 3.5 million followers across social media platforms and she is regularly featured on news outlets and various media. Nicole's journey is one of resilience, tenacity, and believing in yourself enough to get to where you want to be, both professionally and personally. Tune in!

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In this episode…

• Addiction 
• Body Image
• Dealing with Inner Shame
• Healing Journey
• Not Letting Your Struggles Define You
• Finding Your Alignment 

Quotes

“I feel like we share a lot in common–this journey of choosing yourself, and not letting life's obstacles or things that come your way define you.” - Nicole Keshishian

“Sometimes we gotta go through the hard stuff to eventually get to where we want to be, and so my journey is kind of a reflection of all of that.” - Nicole Keshishian 

“I think that the power of community is what has saved my life.” - Nikki Spo

“I had this insatiable need to fill my big dark void in my heart–that nothing could fill.” - Nicole Keshishian 

“It took me years to trust myself enough and to say: my body is telling me something, my heart is telling me something…and finally finding that strength to say: I have to choose myself.” - Nicole Kesheshian

Timestamps:

0:00 - 0:52 | Nicole’s Beginning on Social Media

0:52 - 1:25 | Intro

1:25 - 3:43 | Nicole’s Intro

3:43 - 6:01 |“My Career that Started as My Own Healing Journey”

6:01 - 11:20 | Nicole’s First Struggles with Food & Body Image

11:20 - 13:35 | Behind the Office Doors

13:35 - 15:15 | The Eating Disorder Battle Continues

15:15 - 15:47 | Join the Becoming: HER Online Community

15:47 - 16:41 | “Like an Addict Trying to Get Clean”

16:41 - 17:30 | The Power of Community

17:30 - 19:45 | Trying to Fill the Void

19:45 - 20:21 | Story of Struggle Turned Into Something Amazing

20:21 - 22:27 | The Beginnings of Kale Junkie

22:27 - 24:41 | Slow Burn of Success

24:41 - 26:02 | Taking the Leap of Faith in Following Your Passion

26:02 - 27:15 | Choosing Yourself.

27:15 - 28:13 | Outro

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