Lopa Van Der Mersch is an Ayurvedic practitioner. Mother of two. Sustainability advocate. TEDx speaker and recovering cult member. Her adventures have taken her around the world in search of health, spiritual fulfillment, and deep energy. Two years ago, she added a new chapter to her life story: Founder and CEO of Rasa, the adaptogenic coffee alternatives revolutionizing people’s relationship to their energy. On today’s episode we’ll be talking about how to manage burnout, the whitewashing of adaptogens, how biohacking trends take us away from our body’s internal wisdom, and the problem with coffee and burnout.
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Exciting announcement – the podcast is evolving and we’re getting some new and fun updates around here! Cristina Hoyt will be joining me as co-host of the podcast, we’re getting a new name, new cover art, all of the new!
Like me, Cristina is a non-diet clinical nutritionist, but she specializes in working with clients with eating disorders, trauma, anxiety, and with new parents – whereas I specialize in working with clients with GI conditions, Adrenal Fatigue & Hormonal Imbalances, and Binge Eating, so it’ll be fun to bring a new perspective to the table in our interviews with guests.
What’s not changing? I’m not going anywhere! The podcast will still be releasing weekly episodes and having kickass guests and interviews about no BS, non-diet clinical nutrition, healing your relationship with food, your body and exercise.
On the NEW Whole-Hearted Eating™ Podcast (peep the new name!) we’re bringing the real talk (no BS) vibe with tangible tools to get you officially out of the all or nothing mentality, learn to accept your body, and how to untangle nutrition from diet and wellness culture and I know y’all are going to love it. The show will be a mix of solo episodes and interviews with guests with diverse skill sets, who challenge the status quo of diet and wellness culture to work towards a more inclusive, safe environment for all bodies. Together we’ll have conversations that will help you dig deeper to learn to embody Whole-Hearted Eating.
Today we’re discussing:
- Lopa’s journey of healing her nervous system, hunger, and relationship with food after leaving a cult and dealing with some serious traumas and health issues.
- Adaptogens – what are they, why have they become so popular in the last few years?
- The whitewashing of adaptogens
- Biggest myths about adaptogens – many of the herbs commonly labeled as adaptogens actually aren’t!
- How biohacking trends take us away from our body’s internal wisdom.
- The SAS – sympatho adrenal system – adrenal-endocrine pathway
- Coffee and the adrenals/nervous system : when you’re feeling burned out, why is regular coffee NOT the best thing for you?
Hang out with Lopa & Rasa!
- Instagram: @wearerasa
- website: wearerasa.com
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