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In Conversation with Brooke Glazer

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A seventh grader's diet spiraled into anorexia until a friend's mom noticed she was losing strength.

This episode features Dr. Elliot Berlin in conversation with Brooke Glazer, a registered dietitian, certified eating disorder specialist, and new mother. Glazer shares her personal and professional journey through pregnancy, birth, and early motherhood with a focus on body image and nutrition. Her background includes a history of anorexia that began in seventh grade, which later inspired her career in intuitive eating and non-diet nutrition counseling. Glazer discusses her recovery, facilitated by a mentor who was an exercise physiologist, and her philosophy of helping clients heal their relationship with food. She became pregnant quickly after her honeymoon, following an earlier non-viable pregnancy that she and her husband met with humor. During her pregnancy, Glazer chose not to weigh herself regularly to maintain a positive mindset, despite knowing the recommended weight gain guidelines. Her son, Howie, was positioned sunny-side-up, leading to concerns about a potential C-section and increased anxiety late in her pregnancy. She decided against creating a formal birth plan and opted not to hire a doula, relying instead on Dr. Berlin and other providers. Glazer was induced at 40 weeks and three days using a balloon catheter, which she found not painful, and she labored at home initially. She received an epidural upon hospital admission and pushed for about an hour, with her husband coaching her through contractions as "three sets of ten." Howie was born vaginally, though never fully turned anterior, and was placed on her chest for an hour of skin-to-skin contact. Glazer describes the immediate postpartum period as physically harder than expected, with significant discomfort and a learning curve around breastfeeding. She notes that her son brought profound joy, especially as he is named after her late father-in-law. At five months postpartum, she acknowledges her body is still different from its pre-pregnancy state and consciously reframes anxious thoughts about her size. She emphasizes that hormonal changes and breastfeeding require time, and she continues to practice intuitive eating without dieting. The conversation is candid, humorous, and reflective, blending personal storytelling with professional insight. The tone is supportive and conversational, with both host and guest sharing vulnerable moments and using comedy to address challenges. Listeners interested in intuitive eating, body-positive pregnancy experiences, or honest postpartum stories would appreciate this episode. Those seeking a highly clinical or procedural focus on birth may find the personal narrative less aligned with their interests.

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A direct pregnancy conversation about body trust, scale anxiety, and new motherhood.

Brooke Glazer gives a plainspoken, steady account of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum shaped by disordered eating, a long fitness habit, and the shock of new motherhood.

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Hear Brooke Glazer talk body trust, an active pregnancy, and a labor induction with a sunny-side-up baby.

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