LI Woman Turns Eating Disorder Into Personal Podcast

MERRICK, NY — With more than a decade in the fitness industry, Lauren Chante is bringing her experience to the "Rock Your Wellness" podcast.

The show is even more personal as Chante dealt with an eating disorder in 2013.

"Everything that we're taught about dieting and wellness does not necessarily have our mental health in mind," Chante told Patch.

She took her battle and looked for ways to help women. Chante, who lives in Merrick, created her unique way of wellness coaching.

Chante uses her method to assist hundreds of women "release toxic mindsets about dieting."

The wellness strategist received her Master's degree in Exercise Science.

"This has really become my purpose," she said. "I never sought out to become an entrepreneur. I never thought I would be somebody who had a podcast."

She said it's important to stay calm and be empowered while working on wellness, instead of getting bogged down with feeling stressed and confused.

"When you're taking care of your health, most of us don't correlate that what you're doing to take care of your body could be hurting you in several ways," Chante said. "That's one of the things I like to shed light around when they work with me or listen to my podcast."

New episodes of "Rock Your Wellness" are heard weekly on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and on her website: laurenchante.com.