What Nobody Talks About: Addiction, Abuse, and Learning to Take Up Space | Chana Leah Bleznick

Get Into It with Gila — Show NotesGuest: Chana Leah Bleznick | Mom, Disability Law Advocate & Curvy Modest Fashion Creator

In this honest and deeply moving conversation, Gila sits down with Chana Leah Bleznick, a mom of three, disability law advocate, and curvy modest fashion influencer based in Arizona. What starts as a conversation about fashion ends up being about survival, selfhood, and what it actually means to take care of yourself.

Chana Leah's story is one of the most layered ones to come through this podcast yet.

What You'll Hear

• Growing up as a micro-preemie against all medical odds, in a home shaped by active addiction and intergenerational trauma
• What it looks like to be the "together" kid on the outside while quietly falling apart on the inside
• How childhood experiences quietly shaped her relationship with her body for decades, and what it took to finally connect those dots
• The mirror moment, literally, when she realized something had to change
• How Alanon, female friendship, and learning to show up for herself became the foundation of her healing
• Why she started posting on Instagram, and how reclaiming how she looks in the world became an unexpected act of recovery

A Quote Worth Sitting With

Chana Leah's closing words: mothering herself while mothering her boys is the thing her great-grandchildren will benefit from.

Find Chana Leah on Instagram: @chanaleahbleznick or search "your curvy modest friend"

Listen and Watch

Find this episode and all past episodes of Get Intuit with Gila on Spotify. Video episodes are also available on YouTube. Past episodes cover a breadth of topics from nutrition and eating disorders to self-mothering and beyond.

Check out all past episodes here: Get Intuit with Gila

Work With Gila

If this episode resonated and you are ready to heal your relationship with food and with yourself, Gila offers private, fully personalized support through the principles of intuitive eating. She takes the time to truly know you, then builds a plan of care around your life and history, not a generic program.

• A plan built entirely around your life and history
• Compassionate, judgment-free sessions at your pace

Book a free call here: gilaglassberg.com/bookOr reach out directly: [email protected]

Classes and Talks

Gila also offers live classes and talks on rejecting diet mentality, the power of positive self-talk, and creating your best self through self-care. Perfect for schools, organizations, and community groups.

• Engaging, practical sessions tailored to your audience
• Topics from intuitive eating to self-care
• Available in-person or virtually

Interested in booking Gila for your school, organization, or community group? Reach out at [email protected]

Coming Soon: Self Mothering

Gila is currently writing her book, Self Mothering. Stay tuned for updates, and reach out if you want to be the first to know when it launches.

Get Into It with Gila is hosted by Gila Glassberg, MS, RD, CDN, intuitive eating dietitian and counselor.