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What it’s like to have me as your cheerleader!

Before working with Soshy I felt really overwhelmed and lost in my relationship with food. I’d been on diets all my life and didn’t know where to begin with eating intuitively. Since working with Soshy I feel in control again around food. She’s given me tools to help me tune in and listen to my body when I’m feeling lost or overwhelmed with food. I used to binge eat almost every day but since my first meeting with Soshy I haven’t had a single binge. She taught me to allow myself all foods and to listen and trust by body again. Just giving myself that permission has taken away the stress and negative feelings and replaced it with positivity and joy!

Elise M., Ontario, Canada

This process has liberated me in so many ways, especially in relation to food and my body. I've been dieting since I was 11, and through our work together I can see so clearly where that comes from, and the ways that I've been on an avoidance-hamster-wheel for decades. After our sessions together, I feel empowered with tools to move beyond diets and nurture my mind, body, and spirit in ways that are truly what I need. Soshy’s insight, kindness, and deep listening have been invaluable in this process, and I'm excited about this next chapter of my life!

Brandy H., Atalanta, Georgia

I could never have imagined just how powerful and emotional working with Soshy would be. I have struggled with binge eating and body image since I was in middle school. I have done yo-yo dieting, lifestyle changes and intense exercise routines. I thought I had heard it all. I am so grateful that Soshy taught me a new perspective and helped me shift my mindset entirely. I had so many “aha” moments where I truly felt proud of myself and it gave me more motivation to keep up with my journey. I longed to be at peace with food and now with continued growth, I am closer and closer to that goal. Soshy took the time to hear me, support me, and guide me in each and every session. I truly looked forward to our meetings as I was excited to relay how things were going and continue working through my struggles. Working towards making peace with food, and my body is so incredibly personal for me. I appreciate the gift that Soshy gave me through leaving me with practical tools, support and care, more than I can adequately share. I would highly recommend her 6 week program and found it to be invaluable and highly rewarding.

Dassie G., Israel

Working with Soshy was one of the best things I have ever done for myself. She completely changed my relationship with food and my body image. I am still using the tools she gave me, and every week I gain a little more freedom and a lot more gratitude for her. I came to her when I was feeling like a failure because dieting wasn't working. After years of trying to lose weight, I was the same size and all I had to show for it was that so much of my life had been spent thinking about food or feeling bad about my relationship with it and myself.

I started working with Soshy when I was having a hard time with so many things. I work in health care and the last 18 months have been so stressful. Most afternoons, I would go on a "snack attack" eating cookies, chips, or whatever I thought would make me feel better, but I didn't even really enjoy the food. Then, I would feel terrible and promise myself I would be better. I needed to try something else, so I met with Soshy.

She helped me unpack all of these things and armed me with information. She opened up my eyes to so many aspects of food, culture, and body image and it truly changed my life. She helped me realize that so much of what I thought I was doing to be healthy was really self-sabotage. We examined why I was turning to food even though I didn't enjoy it and now I am making much better choices that are moving me towards what I really want in life. She taught me how to love my body, and how to break out of the diet cycle I had been in for most of my life.

She helped me rebuild my relationship with food. I didn't even realize how fraught it was until now. I now keep food in my house that I used to think I couldn't. I order what I want at restaurants. I have a new relationship with exercise that I am really enjoying. It’s not punishment or banking calories so I can “splurge” later. It finally feels like I’m working out because I love my body and my mental health, and it makes me feel better.

I had an idea of what it would be like to work with her because I've been researching this subject. However, I was blown away by her. Food and dieting is such a personal subject. I don’t think I’ve ever talked to someone so openly about it before. Soshy was so easy to talk to, and never made me feel bad for the things I said. She was like a brilliant friend who knew a better way and shared it with me. I am forever grateful to her.

Kay A., Los Angeles, California

Working with Soshy has been incredibly eye opening. She set the foundations to heal my relationship with food and rebuild with a framework that continues to support me to make nourishing myself a priority each and every day. Soshy has helped me connect back with the natural joy eating brings when I allow myself to tune in and listen to what my body and senses are asking for. Her insights and warmth are what I look forward to in each session. The space Soshy holds for you on this journey is full of love and support. I highly recommend working with her.

Lana S., Western Australia

Soshy is so down to earth, understanding, and helps you get shit done. She is very relatable and gives you ideas, practices and values to help you heal your relationship with food and your body that are sustainable, which is SO important in the world of diet culture and the yo-yo effects it has on people. I could not recommend her more!! If you want to explore a deeper relationship with food and your body either focused or holistically, Soshy is your person!

Natalie M., Chicago, Illinois

I initially sought out Soshy with some hesitancy/skepticism due to years and years of dieting and restriction which would inevitably lead to binge eating and soul crushing guilt. I was scared of food. I was obsessed with food. I was scared of dieting. I was scared of my own judgment. It all felt really confusing and overwhelming. When I found Soshy I had just had my 4th baby I was 34 years old and had been dieting since I was 16. I was at my highest weight on the scale and felt completely out of control and uncomfortable in my body. The one thing I was certain of was I COULD NOT GET ON ANOTHER DIET. So I thought, what do I have to lose? After almost a year of working with Soshy I can answer that question with certainty. I NEEDED to lose my fear and anxiety around food and eating. I NEEDED to lose the belief that my body had no autonomy over what it craved. And I NEEDED to lose the idea that a number on a scale had the power to impact my life negatively in huge transformative ways. I can’t say enough about the healing, beautiful hard work Soshy and I accomplished other than it WILL change your life. It has one hundred percent changed mine and I’m forever grateful.

Perla N., Los Angeles, CA

Working with Soshy has been such a powerful and important part of my healing process. When I reached out to her, I was stuck in a cycle of binging after my day of eating "well" and I felt so tired and hopeless about what I was doing. After we spoke for the first time, I had a better sense of why I was binging and had steps to help me feel nourished in my physical body so I would begin to break the cycle of binging.

I completed my 6-week program with her and I'm not binging anymore after years of really struggling with restriction and binging in some form. I found Soshy to be a great listener who also asks great questions to get to the root of WHY I binge and what begins that cycle for me. She also gives concrete steps and ideas for how to be with those feelings and process them in a kind and doable way.

Soshy is so relatable and able to hold space for this type of healing. I would absolutely recommend her program and her podcast for a way to make sense of binge eating and to help break that cycle.

Emma G., St. Louis, Missouri

I booked 4 sessions with Soshy to discuss emotional eating and how to overcome the crazy sugar cravings that crept up at night, pushing me to eat ungodly amounts of sugar late in the day. Soshy not only gave me the tools I needed to “fill up” during the day and reduce the sugar cravings at night, but she also dug deep into why I was having anxiety that led me to overeat (emotionally eat). I will use her science-backed information and tools throughout my life, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to have met and worked with her.

Jess M., Louisville, CO

I am relatively new to the Intuitive Eating space so this Soshy’s content was pretty groundbreaking for me. My friend Sommer recommended I look into Soshy’s online course after having a great experience working with her!

I suffered from severe anorexia in high school and although I “recovered” after a few years weight-wise, my disordered eating habits continued well into college and post-college. I had major digestive issues, lost my period for almost 10 years, and any doctor/medical expert I saw pointed me toward cutting out certain foods, the candida diet etc. That made things tough for me mentally because I lost weight and got hooked on that feeling.

I took Soshy’s online Food Freedom academy self-paced course in November/December and for the first time in 5 years reintroduced gluten, dairy, carbs, sugar and my life got soooo much better!! Today, I can honestly say I feel so much more at peace around food and I am learning to trust my appetite and cravings. I also think it’s no coincidence that I got my period back for the first time in 10 years in December of 2020 and have had it every month now for four months.

Thank you for the work that you’re doing Soshy. I think it’s so important and I am loving your new podcast as well!

Rachel W. Denver, CO

Where do I start!?! After the 6 short weeks I invested in working 1:1 with Soshy I can confidently say I have CHANGED! Making the investment in working with Soshy has drastically improved my relationship with my self and my body, my marriage and my sex life! I feel confident, abundant and empowered just as I am in this new relationship with my body. I learned through working with Soshy that I, like so many of us, fell hard to the influence of diet culture. Without even being aware of it, I was binging and restricting literally since I was in high school (I'm 30). I didn't know I was even "allowed" to get pleasure from food. Now I see food as a source of fun and pleasure, and I am getting closer to releasing shame, guilt and fear associated with food. I still have work to do, and commit to doing the work to love on my body forever. With the support of Soshy, her life-changing tools + wisdom, and the inspiring community of badass empowered women she's created, I feel fully supported in doing this work.

Courtney N., Denver, CO

Ever since I was 11 years old I was put on a diet, I am now 31, and can say it has been quite the journey. Restriction, hunger and guilt were some of the things I struggled with during those years. I somehow came across Soshy Adelstein's Instagram page, and her post's really spoke to me. I signed up for her six week 1:1 wellness program and we tackled many topics around food+body image that truly healed me and let me really let go of all the pain. Soshy is a breath of fresh air to work with, she is truly a gem that I feel so lucky and honored to have met and worked with. Thank you soshy, you’re changing lives!

Sheina G., Brooklyn, NY

I've followed Soshy and her work for a long time and finally booked a 1:1 session with her. I am so glad I did! Soshy helped me give myself permission to listen to my body, which was feeling pretty beat up after over a year in quarantine. Through working on healing my relationship with food for decades, Soshy helped me take it to the next level. Thanks to her support I now know that I can trust my own body and instincts without falling back into the trap of diet culture. I really appreciate Soshy's calm, grounding presence as well as her passion and sense of humor. I was so impressed that I asked her to speak at my mama group and it was amazing! Soshy brings equal parts realness and healing moments that I know my mama friends and I will be forever grateful for.

Brittany F., Bellingham, WA

Soshy’s presence is filled with fun and knowledge from the start! Soshy’s work has brought a needed light heartedness to the conversation of food within my own self. Soshy is a much needed breath of fresh air and has helped normalize what has felt like a difficult journey with my body in the most beautiful way.

Shannon S., Woodland Park, CA

I revisit my work with Soshy often and truly celebrate my practice of Intuitive Eating every single day. I never had this supportive language, this honoring of my hunger and fullness and this body connection in my younger years and am so grateful to have these tools now, for my own self love and self care AND, to support how I raise my daughters in a World that has too often told me to disconnect, don't listen and be even smaller. This woman, Sosh, thank you thank you thank you.

Jacki Carr, Goal Coach, Speaker, Mother, Evergreen, CO

After years and years of yo-yo dieting, gaining and losing weight, I knew I had had enough and that I refused to continue this horrible cycle. I was so tired of feeling like a failure and feeing negatively about myself. I have followed Soshy for a while and after having a baby, decided to take the leap and sign up to work with her. What a great decision. Soshy is so real and relatable. She gets right to the core of the issue and gives you the tools needed to implement real, healthy, change in your relationship with food and body image. I know that this is a journey I will be working on for the rest of my life but I don’t face it with dread any more because I know I am armed with what I need to succeed at it and I know that Soshy is there as a support to encourage me should I ever need it. This is really life altering, in the best way! We often hear talk of self care and as a mom of a new baby and young kids, self care often gets forgotten. Signing up to work with Soshy is the best gift of self care I can think of.

Rochie G., Morristown NJ

Soshy had a way of making me see my relationship with food as something I learned vs. my fault and a problem. She opened my eyes to diet culture and the years of trauma I experienced with food. She allowed me to honor my mistakes and see them as growing pains. She lovingly challenged me to step away from restriction and welcome ALL foods into my diet. She made it fun! What was scary at first has allowed me to now be excited and unafraid of going out to eat or pre-plan every little meal. My relationship with food and my body is ever evolving and I am grateful for Soshy's support in helping me get steps closer to seeing and showing up for myself on my good and bad days.

With so much love,

KB

Kelsey B., Denver, CO

I am so appreciative of how Soshy has helped transform my relationship with food and my body. I can still hear Soshy’s compassionate and encouraging voice reminding me that I have permission to eat enough food, to nourish my body, and to be kind when the negative diet culture creeps in. Soshy helped create a safe place where I could share my past experiences, some of my deepest fears and my hopes and dreams for the future. Can’t recommend her wellness coaching enough!

Eliza J., NSW, Australia

My journey with food began a long time ago as I listened to what I thought the world around me thought I should do with my body and what I should put into it. And now, my journey has reached its resting place as I have gained the confidence and understanding to listen to my body and am completely at peace with what and when I put food into my body.. Thank you Soshy! Having tried many different diets and so called solutions, I decided to seek some proper professional advice this time around and found Soshy. She has worked tirelessly with me to help me understand how and why I felt like I did about my body and the foods I was and wasn't putting into it. She has rescued me in a way I never knew I needed rescuing - thank you Soshy!!! :)

Charlotte H., Erie, CO

My name is Stacy and my first session with Soshy was 3.12.2020. I am one of the lucky ones to have worked with Soshy during the Pandemic of 2020, for this I am extremely grateful. I am a southern girl from Texas and was raised on all the southern goodness and at about age 10 was being told I shouldn’t be eating it. I was quite confused by this idea, but accepted it as my normal.  Fast forward 30 years I started hearing about Intuitive Eating so I googled “intuitive eating” and Embody Nutrition popped up…I was encapsulated  by the reviews along with Soshy’s light, bc her light shines so big it radiates through a photo.  Back to the Pandemic sessions, I am forever changed after working with Soshy during such a difficult time!  Soshy supported me during my struggles and taught me how to eat normally, she gave me permission to eat the foods I love with enjoyment. I now sit down to dinner with my family every night and enjoy the food I cooked for them, rather than eating my salad.  

No more diets.

No more restrictions.

THANK YOU SOSHY!

XOXO,

Stacy H., Houston, TX

Working with Soshy has been fundamentally life-changing. I never anticipated how deep this work could go beyond just physical healing and my relationship with food, but also healing deep, core issues at the root of where my challenges with food and body come from. The way I approach food will never be the same. Our work together has helped me enjoy food in a much more balanced way for the first time in my life, and also helped me deeply connect and listen to what my body needs in the moment.

Kathryn F. Denver, CO

Soshy did an amazing job of raising my awareness of the quality and quantity of the food I was eating and what my body actually wants and needs. I have a whole new approach of how to nourish my body and to better tune into to the cues of when I’m feeling hungry and satisfied. I feel more connected to my body than ever before!

Tepi H., Greeley, CO

My journey with manipulating my body with food and exercise began in college. I saw other girls doing it and it became a social thing for me. Talking negatively about our bodies and then manipulating them with diet and exercise was just what we did. Binge eating fast food on the weekends then talking about how horrible we were on Monday was just normal at the time. Post-college I started getting more serious with trainers, macro counting and food tracking, add 5-6 days a week in the gym and I was “fit and healthy.” Everything has always been in the name of “health.”

I did this for many years off and on but even when I was “off” this routine I was still dieting -- I was tapping into the wellness industry which would then get me on all sorts of restrictions that were written off as “health” but were just more diets. Finally, after 10 years of this, I knew my body had enough when it went into an autoimmune attack on itself with some really scary bloodwork and health crises.  When I started my journey with Soshy, it was difficult for me to come to terms with what I had been doing to myself for so many years, but I was ready to start the healing process.

Soshy helped me realized I had actually been on some form of diet or restrictive/disordered eating for a decade, I honestly did not see that until we walked through my story together. Once I started working with Soshy, my entire life around food and my body shifted. I am kinder to myself. I nourish my body rather than keeping it from what it needs. I can feel my body relaxing after being in “I don’t know where or when my next meal will be”-mode for 10 years. I am enjoying food without guilt AND beginning to accept my body with self-love. This is hard work to unravel and Soshy was the perfect guide to get me through it. She holds space for me to grieve my old ways and to welcome in self-forgiveness and healing. With each session I have tangible things to work on and her methods are TRANSFORMATIVE, in every.single.session. I would NOT have been able to do this without her!

Leah F., Denver, CO

With Soshy's help, I've learned to question my beliefs about food and to trust that my body knows what it needs. After a lifetime of restriction and fat phobia, the process of doing this has felt scary and dangerous at times, but Soshy has been empathetic and supportive throughout. She has lifted the veil of diet culture from my eyes, and I am able to feed my body and enjoy food without guilt (or at least with much less guilt...I'm still a work in progress!). Best of all, now I can share a love of food with my children and provide a positive example and positive food/eating vocabulary to them.

Libby H., Boulder, CO

I’m not sure where to start! I truly had no idea why I was reaching out to Soshy. What I did know was that I was struggling daily with food. I was never sure what to eat, I was uninspired in the kitchen and crashing my blood sugar every day. I was starting to hate food (and myself) and definitely hated cooking but didn’t know why. In one of my first conversations with her I uncovered how much pressure I put on myself to eat the “right” thing so I can be “smaller” and “healthy.” I had no clue how much diet culture was running the show but as we unfolded my life around food it was wild how I was willing to try any and everything to be healthier (but really, skinnier). 

I never even considered intuitive eating nor have I ever heard of it before meeting Soshy but after one conversation it started to click and make so much sense. Working with Soshy honestly transformed my life in the first two sessions. I learned so much about myself, my body, diet culture and finally feel free from it all! I’m having fun in the kitchen again, I’m loving what I eat and so over worrying about whether I'm making my body smaller or not! Hallelujah! Fuck diet culture. Yes to listening to my own body.  

I’m currently a month out from out last session and I haven’t had a single moment where I’ve felt stuck. I honestly don’t think nearly as much about food anymore and the stress around it is gone. I highly recommend getting curious to see what shows up when working with her, it's powerful and life changing. 

Thanks for everything! 

xo 

Dani R., Evergreen, CO

I feel very blessed to have worked with Soshy and to finally have been taught the TRUTH about binge-eating. Soshy listens, validates, and is unconditionally supportive. Her words of wisdom helped me realize that the reason I was binging was because of years of restriction and being fully consumed by diet-culture. Had I not found Soshy, I would still be binging and self-destructing everyday. Had I not found Soshy, I would have remained stuck, letting disordered eating continuously take away from my quality of life. Soshy pushed me to get closer to what I feared: food and my body. As a result, I can now listen to my body and its needs and fully trust in my decisions around food. I am starting to accept my body instead of loathing the skin that I am in. Now that I am on the journey of making peace with food and my body, I feel empowered and liberated. I feel like I am starting to LIVE again. Something that a few months ago didn’t seem possible. I tried what felt like everything prior to working with Soshy. So, if you are stuck in the restrict-binge cycle, please know that there is hope. Soshy will help you find it.”

Bridey K., Lafayette, CO

Working with Soshy was one of the best decisions I made this year. Harmful body image thought patterns, and my internal battle against food was creating havoc in my life. I knew I didn’t have the tools to stop saying such mean things to myself and using food as a weapon. Working with Soshy helped me create an awareness between my emotions and my body. I’m no longer at war with myself and I feel at peace. I would highly recommend working with Soshy if you find it easy to be nice to everyone, but yourself. She can help. 

With love,

Peri S., Boulder, CO

Soshy is a bright light and her intuitive approach to eating is incredibly refreshing in our diet/clean eating/wellness-obsessed culture. Unlike much of the wellness information we consciously or subconsciously consume,  Soshy’s work feels like the kind of wellness we actually do need. Many of us have lost the trust in our bodies around food and hunger/satiety that we were born with and Soshy guides us back in a most gentle and nurturing way. I came to Soshy as a restrictive “clean” eater that would every once in a while give herself permission to eat the “bad foods” but then feel out of control while eating them and physically ill after eating them. I had a big disconnect between my body and my mind. My perfection-seeking mind was running the show. Cravings, hunger/satiety and imperfection didn’t have seats at the decision-making table. I felt out of alignment with food from an energetic perspective and desperately wanted to make peace with food and spend less time and energy obsessing about it. I sought out Soshy both for myself and for what I am modeling to my daughters.

Working with Soshy is one of the biggest gifts I’ve given myself. Soshy helped me find freedom with food. She guided me towards trust and permission and relaxing and away from the fear of being imperfect and human around food. I feel like I’ve shed a layer of anxiety that was holding me back from connection, vulnerability and ultimately, joy. Soshy’s conversationalist approach makes the sessions feel like you’re chatting with a best friend but she asks mindful questions and provides insight that feels educated and constructive. When you work with Soshy you can feel and see how engaged she is and how she is drawing on experience, education and her own intuition about your situation all at once. The private work I did with Soshy felt curated just for me and I loved her method of speaking in person (virtually) interspersed with feedback via back and forth text messaging. 

I went into my work with Soshy 100% ready for the challenges and hard work she asked me to do but I couldn’t have achieved so much in six weeks without Soshy’s magical way. Soshy ROCKS. I can’t recommend her more highly. Food struggles are so common yet often kept so private. After facing my own struggles with Soshy’s help I feel ready to speak out more. Thank you Soshy for empowering me to heal myself and to help heal others, whether it be by example or in words. I don’t think my own personal work is done but I built up enough confidence to continue on this path and will forever consider sacred what Soshy helped me tap into inside of me.

In SO MUCH gratitude,

Sarah J., Boston MA 

Cycle broken!

That is the first thing that comes to mind when I reflect on the last 6 months and my work with Soshy. Soshy came into my life at a time where I felt defeated, overworked and was not prioritizing the relationship with my body and nutrition. My twenties for me were filled with an ongoing cycle of shame, guilt and anxiety around food. Diet culture had taken it's hold of me, I was it's victim.

Soshy stood next to me, saw me exactly where I was, and guided me to a renewed relationship with food and my body. It goes without saying.... I am forever grateful. Soshy has helped me to let go of the "shoulds" and just be me.  She has encouraged me to be patient and compassionate with myself, releasing the "all or nothing" mentality that had left me paralyzed. Our work together goes beyond nutrition and Soshy has shed a bright light on the beauty of my body. She has held a space for supporting my rediscovery of my bad ass sexy body, stretch marks and all! Her teachings have seeped into every aspect of my life.  Soshy has provided me with the tools to eat intuitively, embrace my imperfections with grace and look forward to what I can cultivate now that I have let go of the shame around my body and food.

Erin P., Denver, CO

Besides getting pregnant, working with Soshy was my favorite part of 2019. I wasn’t aware of my problem with diet culture until we met. Now I feel liberated with food.  I have confidence in my body to guide my choices and decisions and will never partake in a diet again. It feels great to not set another diet goal for myself on New Years. 

Sarah P., Denver, CO

Soshy has completely changed my life going forward. Her strength and empathy make her coaching technique so manageable and happy. I left every session feeling ready to take on the world and had been given tangible homework to focus on until the next time we met. I feel free, happy, and ready to celebrate my body and food. Before meeting Soshy I was spending hours every day thinking about food, not understanding why I constantly felt discouraged about my body, and hiding myself from others. I have my time back now that I don’t have to worry about this. I trusted my body and my body did not take me down the wrong path, it led me to food freedom and a happiness that I’ve never felt around my body before. And that’s all thanks to Soshy!

Sommer G. , Denver, CO 

When I was first introduced to Soshy and Embody Nutrition I was really struggling with weight gain. I was having really negative thoughts about myself and how I looked. In a panic, I downloaded the latest diet but something was telling me to take a different road. I am so happy that I contacted Soshy and she immediately made me feel at ease. She gently asked me some questions about my past experiences with my body, dieting and food in general. I thought I knew so much about food and taking care of myself but during my time working with Soshy, I realized that my thinking has been skewed by the diet industry for so many years! Soshy made me feel heard and held the space for me to speak about my own personal experience while exploring where this may have been formed and how we could soften it. One of the things I really loved about working with Soshy was that she didn’t have her own agenda to have me buy into like most plans having to do with health. She asked me the right questions to open up my thoughts and feelings about where I want to be. I am so grateful to her for supporting me through this new outlook and to loving myself, my body and being at peace. I feel free in my mind and heart knowing I’m not tied down by some plan or diet. I am now able to choose the foods I want and participate in social situations with less anxiety and really enjoy it. Thank you so much for all of your support, Soshy!! 

Meredith N., Old Saybrook, CT

Before I started working with Soshy, I was so lost. I would spend every day waiting for the urge to binge and would spend the remainder of that day either binging or feeling guilty from my binges. I was sure I tried everything. I read every book there was about the topic, saw every YouTube video, analyzed every article about it but still, the binging wouldn’t stop. The binging started to take over my life. I wouldn’t go out with friends because I felt terrible after binging or I was scared I would binge in front of them. I wouldn’t eat all day because I already knew I would binge that night. Binging was an every day thing for me, a part of my daily routine, and I hated that.

After meeting with soshy however, all of that changed. Suddenly I could see a certain food and not have the urge to finish the entire pot/bag/container of it. Suddenly I would be able to go out with my friends and have ice cream and not feel guilty about it. Suddenly I was able to join my family at dinner and eat from my mom’s lasagna and not make myself my own separate unsatisfying meal. Most importantly, I stopped binging. Since I met with soshy, I have not had the urge to binge once, I have learned how to stop fearing food, and I finally feel free. I cannot thank Soshy enough. She has changed my life and I will forever be thankful.

Brielle G., Hewlett, NY

Over the course of six weeks, Soshy and I worked through how I came to be where I was (although I’m happy to say even that woman is a distant memory bc I have a whole new tool box). She helped me discover things about myself I wasn’t aware of. Habits, patterns and past experiences were broken down for what they really were. She helped me to see my relationship with food in a completely new and abundant way. 

Through our work, I feel so confident that I can have my cake and eat it too. I can rely on take-out for nights when life is too busy. But that doesn’t mean it has to derail me. I have the power to choose foods, even with take-out, that leave me energized. It was eye opening to have someone help me realize that I didn’t have to keep repeating behaviors that don’t make me feel good. It can be hard to see clearly when you’re deep in it. Something I really appreciated about Soshy was that there were no bad foods. Which meant, there was no bad me. Every food and meal is an opportunity for education about yourself and your body and it brings me closer to knowing myself better than I have in 34 years.

I now lean into pleasure, I know that I can always go back for more. I know where my stomach is (seriously)!  I feel empowered when I can tell that I’ve had enough and I walk away from the table energized. These recent six weeks were transformative and I am just thrilled to have a confidence in myself and my intuition that I’ve never had before. I’ve found it bleeding over into other areas of my life, I’m dropping limiting beliefs left and right, and realizing that moving my body doesn’t have to be an hour at a class, or nothing. Sometimes it’s just a healthy dance party with the family.  I am now a dedicated student of my body.

Thank you, Soshy.  I love you so much.

--Erin 

Erin L., Denver, CO

I went on my first diet in 4th grade and have been in a war with food for 29 years. When I came across Soshy and read her story, I felt like I was reading about myself. I immediately signed up for a consultation. I was unbelievable anxious for that call. I almost didn't answer and I am so glad I did. In just 20 minutes I felt like I finally found someone that finally understood what has been going on in my head, heart, and body for almost my entire life. I cried. I laughed. I knew that there was no way I could step away from the opportunity to work with her; it was my 38th birthday present to myself.

Over six weeks I learned an unbelievable amount about myself, and as a health and wellness professional, I learned multiple new horrors and realizations about diet culture. Through my work with Soshy I connected thoughts, emotions, and people to my food issues that never crossed my mind before. I began to heal. She gave me this unbelievable permission to eat and enjoy food. One of the most memorable food moments and realizations I had during my program is eating an ice cream cone on the floor with my cat. Ice cream was dripping EVERYWHERE and I was such a sticky, chocolate mess that afterwards had to shower like I was three - and it was AMAZING. To have an innocence and joy around food - I probably hadn't enjoyed any food like that in years. Without Soshy that break free moment would have never happened.

It's astounding to see that my first week with Soshy there were days I was only eating one meal and I'm never going back. She gave me tough but healing homework. I felt so completely understood and safe in her coaching. I see my future being free of restriction and full of energy and life and happy memories - what is even more astounding is that this future is now.

I am so happy I made the decision to work with Soshy - you will not regret the investment in yourself.

Brandi W., Cincinnati, OH

Since I was a teenager, I've been in two states of being - on a diet, or about to go on a diet. When Soshy told me in our first session that her hopeful outcome for me is that I'd never go on a diet again, I laughed. I said "I'll gain 100 pounds." I could not understand a life without dieting. After 6 weeks with Soshy, I'm a believer. For the first time in my life, I’m eating what I want to eat without guilt. For the first time in my life, I’m not angry at myself when I go to bed based on my food choices. For the first time in my life, I'm not trying to control and change my body. Having the freedom to eat and cook without restriction has truly changed my life. I'm forever grateful for my coaching with Soshy!!

Kym W., Longmont, CO

My work with Soshy was nothing short of truly life-changing! She has an incredible gift of being able to hear what it really going on underneath your experience. Because of this work, I now better understand and feel more connected to my body, as well as my relationship with food is renewed. If you are looking for someone to hold space for you in the most compassionate, profound, and proactive way, hire Soshy to guide you as you venture out of diet culture and into intuitive eating. Your body will forever thank you for this beautiful gift!

Cara A., Chicago, IL

Working with Soshy has completely changed my relationship with food. She has helped me understand my habits and beliefs about food, where they were formed and how they were reinforced throughout my life. I was finally able to see the way I had been harming my well-being through restrictive eating and dieting. Shoshy has a tremendous gift for real listening and empathy that blew apart any defensiveness I had around change. She was able to pick up on things and asked the right questions so I could unearth and start to heal the deep shame I had around food and my body image. Soshy always seemed to send me a check in at the right times and challenged me to start forming new habits around feeding myself and changing distorted thinking. I honestly feel safe around all foods for the first time in my life."

Danielle B., Idyllwild, CA

When I began working with Soshy, my body had accumulated many years of restriction and anxiety around eating with others. I told Soshy I no longer wanted to live in a way that felt small and unaligned with who I am at my core. During our sessions, Soshy guided me through a process of Intuitive Eating that felt authentic, supportive, and completely transformative. Soshy's compassionate inquiries into past patterns learned when I was younger helped me see how old habits no longer serve me. Soshy provided a new perspective and helped me care for the part of me that needed my own love and nourishment. Now I no longer fear eating out with my community of friends-- I actually look forward to it! Many of my meals feel sacred rather than scary. I am excited to continue getting to know my body and its relationship to food in this new way, and I feel grateful to have Soshy walking alongside me.

Ashley F., Berkely, CA

Soshy has transformed my relationship with food, my body, and life. I used to fear eating. I was tossed in this cycle of binging and restricting. When I realized that I needed to put a stop to this before I really harm my body, I reached out to Soshy. At first, I was so scared to trust my body and to trust Intuitive Eating. Eating what I felt intuitively, whether it was ice cream or salad, was so foreign to me because I had built my life upon rules involving food. I was afraid to let myself go and let my body feel, crave, and eat what it wanted to eat. But, Soshy was so encouraging and her trust in my body helped me trust my own body. I no longer fear food. I have embraced my body for what it is and love that it is strong, curvy, and has gone through so much and stood through it all. Thank you Soshy! 

Once Soshy helped me fix my physical eating habits, she supported me to dig deep and figure out the root cause of all of my eating issues. I was able to really open up to my family and friends and transform my relationship with myself as well as with others. When I feel scared, anxious, frustrated, etc., I know that what will make me feel better is telling other people how I feel instead of suppressing it. Soshy has helped me heal, mentally, emotionally, and physically. Again, thank you so much Soshy. You have really changed my life! I am so happy that you are doing this work and transformed my life as well as so many others. 

Min K., Fayetteville, AK

When I first contacted Soshy, I was hoping she would work with me on my eating habits and finding a healthier way to speak to myself. Little did I know, this wasn’t about the carbs. The journey I have been on with Soshy has been eye opening, and more importantly, heart opening: digging deeper than I ever expected. I am putting myself back together, more whole than before and with a newfound respect for myself, my heart and my body. Soshy meets me with love, respect and fierce compassion every time and for the first time in a long time, if ever, I feel seen. This work with Soshy is one of the greatest gifts I have ever given myself. I am incredibly grateful.

Allegra W., Denver, CO

It was so amazing to work with Soshy these last 6 weeks! When we first met, I knew that there was something going on around food and my body image that needed to be worked out, but I didn’t quite know how to fix it. I was aware going in, that this journey was going to be a work in progress, but what I was hoping for was a shift in my mindset and view of my body, and 6 weeks later that did happen!

Week 1 was completely different than week 5 and 6. With Soshy’s love and support, she really helped me think differently about food and peel back the layers that were at the root. She asked me things that allowed me to view food in a different way than I had in the past and I’m so excited to continue on this journey of Intuitive Eating and eating from a place of JOY and not shame. I trusted Soshy and knew she was there to help guide me. I think it worked especially well because I did as she told me, which was SO hard during those first few weeks but once I began to see a shift and things started to click, everything changed. Even though this is something I’ll continue to work on, and I’m sure I will have moments, now I know how to address them and shift my inner narrative quickly so that my downfalls with food are not catastrophic. This was a HUGE stepping stone for me, I will continue to make MY BODY a priority and HONOR+LISTEN to it.  

Rachael G., Denver, CO,

I first reached out to Soshy because I was struggling and having boundaries with sugar. (As in, they didn't exist.) Additionally, I'd internalized diet culture and the voices of negative influences to the point that I had made them my own and was trapped in a prison of my thoughts which equated my self-worth with my diet and weight. Everyday was a groundhog day version of repetitive obsessive thoughts about food, what I should and shouldn't eat, what I would and would not allow myself to eat and then inevitably a cycle of deprivation and overindulgence would appear.

I was really content in the other areas of my life but this big mental baseline was a weight around my neck.

I met with Soshy once a week for 6 weeks and I cannot tell you how helpful the whole experience was! Soshy guided each session based on what she heard as my needs. Something that I really appreciate about her approach is that she will always check in throughout a session and use verbiage like, how do you feel about that? What's coming up for you? Tell me your thoughts? She creates a very safe and supportive space to be vulnerable and allow real work and change to happen.

I appreciate how she always uses where I am as a launching pad for the next step. She helped me realize that even though there are things I will be triggered by, I now feel confident in having the tools to work through them. She helped me have so much grace with myself and not fear something that I love, sugar. And let's be honest, basically all food.

I've learned to listen to my body better and I have the confidence that it knows what is best for me. I will continue to meet with Soshy periodically for ongoing support. If, like me, you are on the fence about reaching out I encourage you to just go ahead and do it. You will never regret investing in yourself and Soshy is a sincerely amazing guide to help you get to where you want to be.

Morgan F., Durham, NC

Before I started working with Soshy my biggest struggle was being able to stop myself from eating even when I knew I was full. Although I didn't binge that much, almost every time I was eating a meal, my inner voice told me "who cares", "just this once", "I won't overeat next time". So I would stuff myself to the point of pain and even not sleeping well, several times per week.

When Soshy started coaching me we talked about trusting my own body. I had always thought that my appetite was "just really big" and that my impulses to eat were somehow wrong. Taking the guesswork of what is bad or good and just going with what my body is telling me it wants really allowed me to begin the journey of not only trusting what my body wants, but then I moved into appreciating my body for what it can do and how healthy it is (as per my blood work and doctors!). I also, realized how many small stressors were impacting my eating patterns. While I can never get rid of stressors, just recognizing that they were affecting my eating has allowed me to take a step back before overeating again.

While I still on occasion eat a few bites more than I need to be content, I am not scared of eating and I trust myself so much more around food.

If you are struggling with something similiar I want you know that there is nothing wrong with your instincts/impulses and defense mechanisms. Seeing everything in our culture about how people "get fit" and undergo a "lifestyle change" that results in a 30lb weight loss makes you think that it's your fault that you are like this. But in reality, it's our culture's fault. So, instead of going with a program that promises or even just implies that it will result in weight loss, go with one that lets you be at peace with your eating and will make you healthier in the long run.

Krista K., Longmont, CO

Soshy helped me change the way I think about food. I am no longer stressed near food nor does eating scare me or make me feel bad. I have a new sense of freedom when I am around food- I can eat it if I want it, but if I don't feel like it, I don't have to eat. I am still learning my body's signals and have a ways to go, but Soshy gave me tools and encouragement to feel confident in what my body is telling me. 

Rebecca F., Seattle, WA

Before I started working with Soshy biggest struggle with food was eating it and feeling good about it--no matter what I ate. I felt like every meal time was a battle. I would dissociate and mentally leave the table. I didn't trust food. I didn't trust my body. I didn't trust my own ability to choose the "correct" food for my body. I classified food into arbitrary groups and followed very strict, yet also arbitrary, rules I had gathered from my own journey through Diet Land . I was terrified of food. I didn't believe that I could eat it and feel good about it—both physically and emotionally.

Soshy is a queen. She is the gentle, knowing, supportive, holding, mother of intuitive eating. Working with her shifted my perspective in ways I didn't know were possible. Soshy asks the hard questions--like the really really hard ones, the ones you've been avoiding your entire life-- and she then walks to that space with you while holding your hand and sits with you in that dark and scary space. One of my favorite things that she does is she recognizes you're in the middle of a huge emotion/disclosure/revelation, pauses, leans in, and says something along the lines of, "That's big. I'm going to give us space to sit with that," and then!! She sits with you, looks at you, and really, truly sees you,  and supports you in that space in silence. It is BEYOND powerful. Soshy trusts your body and soon, you start to trust your own body too. Knowing she is cheering for you and supporting you no matter what allows you to take that step into the dark spaces, to pull the curtains over, to clear out the dust, and sit there looking at what lies underneath. And Soshy has this way of making it beautiful and approachable. I came to realize, it had SO much more to do with food and my body, and Soshy went above and beyond to support me each step of the way. Another thing that shifted working with Soshy was that she didn't tell me I needed to love myself--rather she encouraged me to start with accepting myself. To look in in the mirror and be ok with what's there. That was hard at first--I had to set timers to stay with myself long enough. Now I feel a difference in the way I walk around, in the way I hold myself, in the way I respond when I see myself in pictures. I also stopped comparing myself to everyone around me and in pictures. I do feel a true sense of acceptance of myself, and damn it feels good.

Since we started working together, my relationship with food and my body has changed in a way I never thought possible. Before working with Soshy, food and my body took up so so much of my mental space. I was constantly thinking about it. I was even going to doctors and naturopaths looking for reasons why I kept "gaining weight but I eat so healthy." What I came to learn is that I was actually starving myself. On our second call, Soshy called it out. She told me, "You're hungry." Soshy empowered me to trust my body and myself. To learn how to hear the calls of hunger and fullness and honor them. I now have a pretty neutral relationship with food--if I want something I eat it and if I don't want it then I don't. My body is starting to trust that it will get what it needs and wants when it does, and in turn my anxiety has gone down a lot. The backs of my hands used to tingle from stress--that is completely gone. I no longer obsess about food the way I used to. Going out to eat or to a social event doesn't give me anxiety about food for the entire day (e.g. not eating to "save room" and then overeating to a point of pain because I was so hungry from not eating all day). I can finally say I have a positive relationship with food--something I didn't even know was possible.  

If you are struggling with something similar my words of advice would be:

1. It's not your fault. Diet culture is everywhere.

2. Start to experiment with trusting yourself. There was one call where Soshy stood up, put her tummy in front of the screen, pointed to her tummy, and said "There. Right there is all you need." I had a really hard time with trusting myself and my tummy. But I remember that so clearly. When the noise gets too loud in my brain, I go back to my tummy. It's all I need. It's all we need.

3. Work with Soshy. Seriously.

Colleen B., Denver, CO

Working with Soshy expanded my mindset around nutrition and completely flipped my perspective with new tools to support me on my journey of taking care of myself and loosening my grip with food. Soshy's knowledge, tools, and sustainable practices supported me to develop a positive body image and a loving relationship with food. 

Shannon S., Durham, NC

I loved working with Soshy. Soshy is super down to earth but a bright light. She provided great insight into why I was making the choices I was. Our conversation opened up a huge amount of freedom for me in my choices around food and reminded me that my life is to be enjoyed, not just managed. I'd highly recommend her for anyone struggling with food, body image or simply needing to take a deeper look within.

Mary Beth LaRue, LA, CA

Working with Soshy helped me to understand that by nourishing my body, I nourish my mind and spirit. As a seasoned restrictive eater who also uses exercise in an unhealthy way, we discovered that the root cause of many of my decisions were caused by a lack of nourishment. While my quest for “perfect” may never fully end, and my relationship with food and exercise is still a work in progress, with Soshy’s guidance, I am starting to understand myself better, becoming more aware of how to nourish myself, and learning to trust myself.

Allyson C., Fort Collins, CO

Soshy Adelstein changed my life. Anyone who has the opportunity to work with her should be so lucky to have the honor before Oprah finds her and snatches her up.  She has so much compassion, patience and passion in her coaching.  I am continuously amazed at her incredible insight into the complicated web that is emotional eating and body image issues.

The changes we made together were small and slight almost unnoticeable in my day to day, until suddenly one day it hit me. I looked back and realized all the progress I had made. I couldn’t believe it. I still can’t. It is not me when I say things like, “I USED to binge eat”, or, “I LOVE my body”.

In the summer of 2014 I was a mess. After yet another failed diet I was at rock bottom.  I knew that another diet was not the solution, but I also didn’t  not know what else to do. Was there another option or way out of this cycle of yo-yo dieting that had defined me? The anxiety I faced thinking that this would be the rest of my life -diet, weight gain, diet, weight gain, was debilitating.

Well, there is another option. The wondrous world of intuitive eating which was delivered to me slowly but surely by Soshy.  She helped me switch from a diet mentality to one of trust, love and respect for my body and through that I learned how to nourish it and let go of my war with food and self loathing.  I know that I will forever be connected to Soshy because she does not just drop off after your weekly session. She is there and present when you need her. You will never have to face the scary world of emotional eating by yourself again. When you work with Soshy you gain a coach, counselor, inspirer and friend”.

Tzivie P., Atlanta, GA

I have been in therapy on and off for many years and working with Soshy on healing my relationship with food and my body was truly the turning point for me. Her approach is unique and she is real, supportive, trustworthy, available, relatable and was extremely connected to me and my needs. Soshy’s coaching was exactly what I needed to make drastic shifts in my life. By going deep with Soshy I was able to understand how thoughts, feelings, being present, behaviors, trust, circumstances, our past and relationships all connect to what we do with food and how we feel about our bodies. Soshy is a gem.

Megan V., Broomfield, CO

“Soshy has been one of the most influential individuals I have had the honor of working with in my life. When I started working with Soshy I had been dieting for 10 years and went up and down in weight constantly, all the while feeling hatred and disgust towards my body. It’s been a year now and the difference is so huge in how I view myself.  I love my body and respect it more. I’ve learned the tools necessary to listen and understand what it needs instinctively. I don’t want to diet again, ever! Soshy taught me that unhealthy eating habits are just a symptom of something deeper that’s really going on. She helped me get to the root of the issue and I feel healed from the inside out. I cannot thank Soshy enough for teaching me how to connect to my body. It’s a gift that will stay with me forever.”

Etty A., New York, NY

“I’ve been working with Soshy for almost 9 months now and I couldn’t be happier. Her hour long sessions and in depth investigation into your eating habits and their cause are thought provoking and extremely insightful. She is kind, patient and understanding. Her nonjudgmental attitude motivates you to take the initiative when it comes to your health. She truly listens when you speak and makes sure to always stay on topic. She understands that not everyone’s lives contribute to the healthiest food environment but that there are always ways one can incorporate healthy eating into your life no matter the circumstance. Working with Soshy has taught me so much about health and wellness and how both things must come together in harmony for a healthier and happier you. I couldn’t be more ecstatic with the results. The self-awareness and eye-opening experience has really put me on a better path towards a healthier self.”

Raizy K., Brooklyn, NY

“After 20 years of bingeing and restricting and fine tuning an awfully dysfunctional relationship with food, I met Soshy. She has given me a whole new way to live. With truth and joy. She will teach you how to develop a healthy relationship with yourself and how to intuitively eat. She is a gifted coach/wizard/mentor/friend. If you have struggled with yoyo dieting and binge eating- forgive yourself and then give yourself a gift and call Soshy. Let her help heal you. It works!”

Pamela B., Atlanta, GA

“I could not be where I am today, which is a pretty relaxed and successful place where life flows with incredible ease, without the support I received from Soshy. After I had my last rock-bottom moment with disordered eating and obsession with my weight that completely isolated me from my dearest friends, I decided I needed to do something. I was completely alone in a world fixated on lean hourglass bodies that simultaneously was trying to make me fatter at every turn. Life was only about calories and time spent working out. I couldn’t enjoy anything if I wasn’t concentrating on getting thinner-which honestly doesn’t lead to authentic fulfillment in the first place. Through working with Soshy, I’m pretty great with me at my size, which a year ago would have had me starving and wishing I was thinner. I even think I’m pretty damn beautiful.  And for those intense moments when I’m not, I’ve got some strong tools to snap me back. Everyday I love myself more than I imagined I ever could regardless of dress size or a number on the scale. I eat what feels good to me rather than what some nutrition expert said I should in order to lose weight. Hey, I even go out for drinks and eat “horrible” things on occasion because it’s fun, it’s social and those are essential emotional nutrients in my life, too.

Life is so much easier and more playful when body image and disordered eating don’t have center stage. Soshy will help you find love for your body and joy in your life.”

Margaret W., Denver, CO

When I started with Soshy, I saw my relationship with food through a filter. I was constantly comparing my body and my lifestyle with people I wanted to be more like. I was striving to be someone that I am not, and certainly don’t need to be. A common thought in my head was “If only I could control my actions better then I would be closer to looking and feeling like ______.” There was some self sabotaging going on.

Working with Soshy was a total delight— She’s honest, compassionate and a very keen listener. She could see insights about me that I was totally blind to, and because of that she was able to help me get to the core of my less-than-healthy mindset.

Some of the biggest gifts Soshy gave me were:

• Self compassion: A healthy internal dialogue

• Intuition and trust: The ability to listen to my body

• Optimism: I’m feeling more at ease than ever in my mind and body

Brooke W., Denver, CO