Aaron Flores, RD

12/22/2025

EDRD Pro members and non-members alike are invited to join us on Wednesday, March 11th, from 10 am to 11:30 am PDT to watch Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN present Food Addiction or Food Distress? Unpacking the Science and the Way Forward!

This webinar cuts through the hype and breaks down what emerging research really says about “food addiction." Learn why restriction, hunger, and emotional distress (not specific foods) are the true drivers of loss-of-control eating.
We’ll also examine major issues with the Yale Food Addiction Scale and explore how clinicians can better interpret research and support clients in building trust and peace with food.

🎧 1 CE Credit for RDs
💻 Live webinar | $15 | Register by March 10, 2026
✨ EDRD Pro members attend free—no registration needed.

Save your spot at https://edrdpro.com/product/food-addiction-or-food-distress-unpacking-the-science-and-the-way-forward-webinar/

Questions? info@edrdpro.com

12/10/2025

I love this clip from the most recent episode of Men Unscripted. Listen to what “Walter” would tell his younger self if he could

12/08/2025

Your first thought isn’t the problem.
The spiral that follows it is.

“What’s next?” is how you interrupt the spiral. Check out my latest post.

12/03/2025

How many of us dudes grow up hiding the soft parts of ourselves?

If this quote hits you, wait until you hear the full episode.

🎧 Listen to the full story

11/24/2025

11/18/2025

If you saw my reel on Friday, you know I was upset.
This is the post I was talking about.

New visa guidelines now allow the US to deny residency based on weight.
Yes… weight.

When I read this, my stomach dropped. This is not health policy. This is discrimination dressed up as “criteria.” And it echoes something we have seen before in the darkest chapters of our history.

Remember the words on the Statue of Liberty:
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”

What does that even mean now?
Are we adding an asterisk?
“Unless you’re fat.”

The justification is that larger bodies “drain resources.”

So what does that say about people like me who already live here?

About millions of us?
Are we drains too?
Less welcome?
Less worthy?

This is weight stigma written into policy.
And if we’ve learned anything from history, it’s that this kind of thinking does not stay contained.

We should all be paying attention.
If this hits you, if it scares you, if it pi**es you off — share it.
We cannot be quiet about this.

For the full post, deeper context, and what this means for people in larger bodies, read today’s Substack. Link in bio.

11/10/2025

People kept asking, “What resources do you recommend for men?” I never had a good answer…until now. I built the things I wish I’d had:

• Unscripted Journey Substack— weekly reflections and ideas
• Your Body Unscripted Course— self-paced course
• Living Unscripted Coaching — 1:1 coaching for real-life change
• Men Unscripted Podcast — anonymous, honest stories
• Mens Group — small community doing this together
• The Playlist — music to ground and reset

Start where you are. I’ll meet you there.
👉 Open the link in bio.

11/05/2025

We’ve been told that “strong” means silent. That real men push through pain, stay stoic, and keep it together no matter what.

But what if strength also meant staying? Staying with discomfort, with emotions, with your body?

That’s not weakness. That’s courage most men were never taught.

Your Body Unscripted is about building that kind of strength. The kind that doesn’t come from control, but from connection.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re fighting your own body, maybe it’s time to stop fighting and start listening.

👉 Enrollment is open.

What’s something you’ve been taught about “strength” that you’re starting to question?

10/30/2025

Most guys still think “body image work” means giving up or letting themselves go.

But what if it actually meant letting go of the story that your worth is tied to your abs, your willpower, or your “discipline”?
You can hate your body and still be doing everything “right.”

You can heal your body image and never lose a pound.

That’s what Your Body Unscripted is about — learning to live outside the old rules.

This isn’t a quick fix or a “confidence hack.” It’s the slow, uncomfortable, freeing work of rewriting your story.

👉 Enrollment is open now.

What’s one old “rule” about your body you’re ready to question?

10/28/2025

Landon Donovan once carried U.S. soccer on his back.

Today, he’s carrying something even braver: honesty.

About mental health. About hair loss. About being human.

10/21/2025

“Restore the warrior ethos.”

Cool. Maybe we start by restoring our humanity first.

🔗New Substack post

10/06/2025

Sumner camp has and is such a huge part of my life. The lessons I learned at Bar 717 stick with me to this very day and not surprisingly, have informed how I do this work. See how, read this week’s Substack