Expanded x Ep. 02 - Dana James, The Archetype Diet
In this episode, Lacy talks to certified nutritionist, functional medicine practitioner, and cognitive behavioral therapist, Dana James. Dana shares her personal journey transitioning from a life in finance to her career today, through love and heartbreak, learning to be seen, writing her first book, The Archetype Diet, and how she’s found balance within her own archetype: the wonder woman. She also gives us insight into the other three archetypes she’s discovered throughout her functional medicine practice and how we can best adjust our lifestyle to balance our own archetypes.
You can take the quiz to discover your archetype HERE.
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Words from Dana:
"[My biggest shadow aspect] would be the visibility, and I kind of feel like I'm still working on that piece, of fully enabling myself to be seen in all facets, and that means being wrong and not being perfect, and a lot of us who've done some work will say, 'We're not at that point. We don't believe we need to be perfect.' But there's a piece of us that really still wants to be."
"I had my masters in medical nutrition, and then I had all these other facets, which, to the point that I'm embarrassed about how much education is behind me, because it came from a place of lack. So I felt like the more education I had, then I couldn't be wrong, because the thought of being wrong for me was so devastating, and if you have that imprint, it's a big block."
"I would say that it's the only way that you can have a truly heart connecting, deep, soulful, wonderful, sexy, fulfilling relationship is you have to be able to express your feelings and share them."
"I couldn't see how much I had disconnected myself from my feelings, and the thought of expressing my feelings was like a weakness. Even if it was love, it was just going to put me in a vulnerable place. And I can only say this because I can look back and look at my flaws from my relationships, and one of the downsides to the wonder woman, despite her being not ending up on the floor crying, is this issue in her relationships."
In this episode, we talk about:
How Dana became a nutritionist and her time spent training in London
Recognizing the power of food in changing the physical body and the mind
Deciding to leave the world of finance and becoming instantly magnetic
Family dynamic around finances
Body image issues, self-confidence, and feelings of lack from early bullying
Integrating her fears of speaking in public
The Wonder Woman archetype and expressing emotions in relationships
From driving past her ex’s house to finding balance
Shadow aspects of fully allowing herself to be seen
Deciding to leave a relationship that she was financially supporting
Forgiving herself for an ended marriage
Judgment of others and relationship with parents
Writing your partnership list and expanders
Manifesting a house in Malibu
The 4 Archetypes in The Archetype Diet
Eating for the Archetypes
How the different archetypes relate to self-worth
The role of childhood related to the archetypes
Dana shares stories for expansion
Resources:
Supported Episode - Vol 5 The Archetype Diet with Dana James
Book - The Archetype Diet
Quiz - Find your Archetype
Book - It Didn’t Start With You
Where to find Dana:
Website - danajames.com
Instagram - @danajames
Facebook - @danajamesfoodcoach
Twitter - @foodcoachnyc
Supported Episode - Vol 5 The Archetype Diet with Dana James
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