The Role of Nutrition in Brain Health and Trauma Recovery with Jessica Cording, MS, RD, CDN

In this episode, Tina speaks with Jessica Cording, a Dietitian, Health Coach, and Author. She discusses the importance of quality nutrition when it comes to mental wellness and trauma recovery.

Jessica discusses:

• What inspired her to become a dietitian
• Her experience with PTSD and trauma recovery
• Long-term effects of trauma 
• The role that nutrition plays in mental health 
• Specific dietary changes to support your mental wellness
• What she wishes everyone knew about trauma
• Tips for insomnia and other sleep disturbances 
• Details about her group coaching program, The Trauma Warrior’s Toolbox

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About Tina Haupert: 

Tina Haupert is the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). 

Tina and her team use functional testing and a personalized approach to nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals.

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About Jessica Cording: 

Jessica Cording, MS, RD, CDN, INHC is a registered dietitian, health coach, and author who helps people live better lives through building sustainable healthy habits.  Through her writing, consulting, public speaking, and counseling, she works with individuals, corporations, and the media to help make drama-free healthy living approachable and enjoyable. 

She is the author of The Little Book of Game-Changers: 50 Healthy Habits For Managing Stress & Anxiety and the The Farewell Tour: A Caregiver’s Guide to Stress Management, Sane Nutrition and Better Sleep (Viva Editions). 

She also runs the Drama-Free Healthy Living podcast and has recorded guided meditations for Simple Habit. She also has created educational content for CARAVAN Wellness. Additionally, a big believer in the mental and physical benefits of exercise, she is a certified Pilates mat instructor. 

Cording is a part of the mindbodygreen Collective and a frequent contributor to various media outlets such as SHAPE, Forbes, and more.