Topics covered:

The Diet Industry's Sacred Cows

• Why diets are designed to fail — and how companies like WW and Noom have built their entire business model around that failure
• The constantly moving target: low fat → low carb → keto → gluten free → GLP-1s. Why the industry keeps reinventing itself to keep you spending
• The dangerous myth that thin = healthy, and the very real consequences of that assumption (including missed diagnoses and the harms of weight cycling)
• How diet culture doesn't just shrink women's bodies — it shrinks their entire lives and sense of self-worth
• Shame-based marketing: from "guilt-free" packaging to Photoshopped advertising — and why it works
• How the industry hijacks and cherry-picks science, including the troubling practices around GLP-1 drug marketing

Problems in the Anti-Diet & Intuitive Eating Space Too

• The black-and-white misunderstanding of intuitive eating that keeps people away from it
• "Anti-diet" programs that... are still just diets
• The missing piece almost everyone overlooks: nervous system safety as the foundation for body trust work
• Why assuming everyone in a larger body has trauma is harmful and reductive
• The limits of the body positivity movement — and why "just love your body" can actually deepen shame

Michelle closes with a call to relax the conversations, welcome people with their whole selves (including the part still thinking about weight loss), and keep doing the work to dismantle these systems — inside and out.

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In this conversation, I share more of my personal evolution — from weight loss coaching and obesity medicine training to binge eating recovery and body trust work. There was a moment during my binge eating certification when everything clicked: intentional weight loss wasn’t just ineffective long term — it was often contributing to the very behaviors I was trying to help people heal. But even then, intuitive eating didn’t immediately “work” for me. And that realization led me to the deeper missing piece.

Today we talk about nervous system safety — and why feeling safe enough in your body is the true prerequisite to intuitive eating. If your body doesn’t feel like a safe place to land, tuning in will always feel difficult.

In this episode, you will learn:

• Why intuitive eating can feel unsafe or inaccessible in certain stages of healing
• How trauma (big and small), teasing, illness, and diet culture disconnect us from our bodies
• What fight, flight, and freeze look like in real life — especially around food
• Why you don’t need more discipline — you need safety
• How somatic practices like gentle yoga and meditation help rebuild body trust
• The difference between intentional pleasure and numbing with food
• What’s coming next inside Wayza as this work deepens

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Drawing from Transitions by William Bridges, she explores the difference between change (external events) and transition (internal transformation), and why the “neutral zone” — the messy middle — is both unavoidable and necessary.

You’ll learn:

• Why leaving diet culture requires real grief
• What the “neutral zone” actually is — and why it feels so uncomfortable
• Why new beginnings in intuitive eating don’t arrive with fanfare
• How diet culture encourages us to skip the emotional work
• Why unsustainable weight loss isn’t just biological — it’s psychological
• How to create your own rite of passage to mark your transition
• What subtle signs signal that you’ve stepped into a new beginning

Michelle also shares personal reflections on navigating her own professional transition and how the lessons from intuitive eating are shaping how she moves through change today.

If you are:

• No longer dieting but not yet at peace
• Feeling disoriented in your healing journey
• Tempted to go back to what’s familiar
• Wondering if you’re “doing it wrong”

This episode will remind you that the messy middle isn’t failure — it’s transformation.

Ready for Support?

If you’re navigating your own transition — whether in your relationship with food, your body, or your identity — Michelle offers 1:1 coaching and programs designed to support you through the in-between.

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Inspired by a recent personal experience and a reminder of how deeply diet culture still shows up around us, I explore why food struggles can resurface even when you’re committed to healing, why the word stuck is often misleading, and how our nervous systems respond to both personal growth and collective stress.

This episode offers reassurance, reframing, and permission to slow down, especially in a world that feels heavy, uncertain, and emotionally demanding.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why healing isn’t linear—and why effort doesn’t always equal ease
• How diet culture conditions us to expect constant progress
• The difference between being “stuck” and being in a season of integration
• How collective stress and uncertainty affect your relationship with food
• Why control feels tempting when life feels unsafe
• How intuitive eating can quietly turn into another checklist
• What actually helps when trying harder isn’t working
• Why rest, support, and gentleness are not signs of failure

If this episode resonates and you’re feeling unsteady or overwhelmed in your relationship with food or body, you don’t have to navigate it alone.

You can connect with me on social media @wayzahealth or reach out directly at michelle@wayzahealth.com.

Let this be enough for today.

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Michelle explores the idea that there is a particular phase of healing where diet culture becomes louder—not because it has intensified in the world, but because your awareness has changed. Using the familiar “fishbowl” metaphor, she explains how stepping even one toe outside of diet culture can feel disorienting and lonely, especially when everyone around you still seems fully immersed. From a neuroscience perspective, she discusses how the brain constantly scans for cues of safety and familiarity, and how patterns that once felt “normal” can begin to register as unsafe once your internal operating system has shifted.

The conversation then moves into what’s often underneath these triggers: grief. Grief for years spent trapped in the same patterns, grief for the ways diet culture eroded joy and self-trust, grief for the loss of shared language with people you care about, and grief for the fact that once you see the harm, you can’t unsee it. Michelle also names the anger that arises when a harmful system is still praised as health and wellness, and why that anger is a healthy, human response rather than a personal failing.

Michelle outlines a few common traps people fall into when encountering diet culture in others, including the urge to educate or rescue, slipping into comparison, and self-abandonment in the name of being “able to handle it.” She explains why these responses make sense, but often leave us more dysregulated and disconnected from ourselves.

Finally, the episode offers a compassionate way forward—one rooted in nervous system safety rather than endurance. Michelle talks about the importance of curating your environment without guilt, differentiating someone else’s choices from your own truth, grounding back into the body when activated, and creating at least one space where diet culture doesn’t dominate. She closes with a powerful reframe: being triggered isn’t a failure—it’s attunement. Your body now knows what safety feels like, and it notices when it’s missing.

In this episode, Michelle covers:

• Why being triggered by diet culture is often a sign of growth, not weakness
• How the nervous system and brain respond to familiar but harmful patterns
• The grief and anger that often sit beneath food and body triggers
• Common traps like rescuing, comparison, and self-abandonment
• Practical ways to protect your nervous system while staying compassionate

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Rather than framing self-betrayal as weakness, lack of integrity, or poor follow-through, this conversation explores how self-betrayal often develops as a protective response—a way the nervous system learns to prioritize safety, connection, and acceptance over authenticity.

You’ll hear how self-betrayal shows up in everyday life, especially in our relationships with food, rest, boundaries, and decision-making, and how diet culture in particular trains us to distrust our bodies and override our internal signals. Michelle weaves together personal stories, intuitive eating insights, and accessible neuroscience to explain why “just listening to your body” can feel impossible—or even unsafe—when safety hasn’t yet been established.

This episode also explores the grief that can surface as we begin repairing self-betrayal, and why that grief is not a setback, but a sign of integration and growth. Instead of striving for perfection or resolution, Michelle emphasizes the power of repair—small, compassionate moments of listening, pausing, and responding with kindness.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in patterns you judge as self-sabotage, or wondered why trusting yourself feels so hard, this episode offers a reframing that is both relieving and deeply human.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why self-betrayal is often about safety, not failure
• How the nervous system learns to override internal signals
• The role diet culture plays in training self-distrust
• The difference between self-abandonment and self-betrayal
• Why awareness doesn’t mean you’re ready to change—and why that’s okay
• How grief fits into healing and integration
• What repair actually looks like in rebuilding body trust

A reflection to take with you:
The next time you notice the urge to override yourself, ask: “What would help my body feel just a little safer right now?”

If this episode resonated with you, Michelle would love to hear your story. You can reach out at michelle@wayzahealth.com or connect on social media.

Thanks for listening—and as always, be gentle with yourself as you continue finding your way home. 💛

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In this episode, we explore:

• Why intuitive eating feels “easy” when your body is screaming—and harder when it’s whispering
• How illness stripped away food rules, self-doubt, and overthinking
• The difference between loud body signals (like food poisoning or burnout) and subtle daily cues
• Why diet culture teaches us to ignore hunger, fullness, satisfaction, and discomfort
• How burnout, anxiety, panic, injury, grief, and stress often represent the body escalating its message
• Why loud body signals aren’t punishments, but protective responses
• How ignoring whispers often leads to screams
• What loud moments can teach us about clarity, trust, and embodiment
• Why intuitive eating lives in everyday attunement—not dramatic crises

Gentle reflection questions shared in this episode:

• When has your body spoken very loudly to you in the past?
• What was it trying to tell you in those moments?
• What do you think your body needed that you may not have been ready to hear?
• What might your body be whispering to you right now about food, rest, pace, or care?
• What would it feel like to take those whispers seriously?

Key takeaway:

Your body doesn’t need to scream to deserve your attention.
Intuitive eating is the practice of listening—again and again—before it has to.

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In this episode of Thrive Beyond Size, Michelle shares a series of small synchronicities that led her to reflect on Earl Grey tea—and the surprising fact that its signature flavour comes not from the fruit itself, but from the oil in the peel of bergamot.

From there, she explores how this metaphor applies to so many areas of our lives.

Michelle unpacks how diet culture and dominant wellness narratives train us to focus on what’s visible, measurable, and socially rewarded—while ignoring the quieter, subtler layers that actually make nourishment possible.

In this episode, you’ll hear reflections on:

• Why we’re conditioned to value outcomes, control, and appearance
• How diet culture strips eating down to function while discarding pleasure, satisfaction, and safety
• The “peel” of eating: sensory experience, connection, comfort, and meaning
• How body distress often comes from focusing only on appearance rather than body wisdom
• Why the nervous system may be the most overlooked layer of all
• How safety and regulation create the foundation for sustainable change
• A gentle invitation to get curious about what you may have been taught to ignore

This is not an episode about fixing yourself or doing more. It’s an invitation to widen the lens, soften your focus, and explore what becomes possible when you stop discarding the peel.

As always, take what resonates, leave what doesn’t, and approach yourself with curiosity and compassion.

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She discusses:

• Why not knowing feels so uncomfortable—and where that discomfort comes from
• How diet culture and hustle culture both promise certainty and control
• The nervous system’s role in urgency, overthinking, and premature decisions
• Why uncertainty is often information, not danger
• How the urge for clarity can show up with food, body image, relationships, and work
• The difference between aligned action and action driven by discomfort
• Why some seasons are meant for pausing, integration, and listening—not fixing
• How body trust requires slowing down and tuning into subtle signals
• What it really means to “stay present” instead of forcing answers

Michelle also shares a powerful reflection prompt to help you notice where you might be pressuring yourself to know more than you do right now—and what might shift if you allowed yourself to simply not know, just for today.

Reflection prompt from the episode:

Where in your life are you pressuring yourself to know more than you actually do right now?
And what might shift if you allowed yourself to not know—just for today?

As always, thank you for being here and for allowing this to be a space where certainty isn’t required and being human is enough.

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Rather than setting resolutions or performance-based goals, I share the principles guiding me forward, shaped by the lessons of 2025, my changing relationship with energy, and a deepening awareness of what it truly means to feel at home in my body.

We begin with an overview of A Year of Coming Home, my year-long container designed to support intuitive eating from the inside out. I explain why nervous system regulation and embodiment must come before intuitive eating can truly work, and how chronic stress, overwhelm, and disconnection from the body make it nearly impossible to hear—or trust—our inner signals. You’ll hear how somatic practices, gentle movement, and creating safety in the body are foundational to this work.

I also share how yoga—especially yin and restorative practices—has profoundly supported my own relationship with food, body, and presence, and why I’m pursuing yoga certification to bring these practices into my work. Alongside this, I talk about asynchronous coaching inside A Year of Coming Home and why this model of support feels so aligned and nourishing.

Looking ahead to the podcast, I share plans to include more guest stories and a powerful upcoming project amplifying real experiences of weight stigma in healthcare. I also introduce a year-long personal experiment: offering daily tarot reflections as a free practice rooted in intuition, reflection, and nervous system awareness.

On a personal level, I reflect on turning 50, committing to a full year of yoga and strength training, spending more intentional time alone in nature, and continuing to explore spirituality through practice rather than just theory. I also share my curiosity around traditional Chinese medicine as I navigate perimenopausal digestive changes.

One of the most tender parts of this episode explores how my work in medical assistance in dying has reshaped my understanding of surrender and transitions—and how the wisdom of the dying process might teach us how to move through life’s many endings with more grace and less resistance. This reflection has sparked a deeply personal writing project I’ll be carrying with me through 2026.

Finally, I share my word for the year—patience—and why learning to slow down, sit with ideas, trust timing, and allow things to unfold feels like the most important practice of all.

If you’re craving a gentler, more embodied way of moving into the year ahead, this episode is for you.

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Michelle explores the cultural pressure to “account for” ourselves at the end of the year—and why not following through on a plan is not a moral failure, but often information, wisdom, or a nervous system response asking for care. She reflects on healing a long-complicated relationship with movement through weight-neutral personal training and a renewed yoga practice, and how these shifts supported emotional regulation, presence, and rest.

The episode also traces how these personal insights influenced the evolution of Wayza Health, including the release of Nourish Yourself: Body+Mind, the creation of The Self-Trust Lab, and the development of A Year of Coming Home. Michelle shares why nervous system capacity is foundational to any change work—and how slowing down, rather than hustling, has guided both her business and her deeper training in trauma-informed, somatic practices.

This is a gentle invitation to reflect on your own year with compassion, to question rigid definitions of success, and to consider what it might look like to choose rhythm over pressure as you move into the next season.

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From there, Michelle explores boredom as one of the “quieter” emotions we’re rarely taught to recognize, name, or stay present with. She shares a powerful childhood message about packing emotions into a shoebox and putting them away, and explains how many adults grow up fluent in managing the “big” emotions—like anger, grief, or anxiety—while remaining unsure what to do with subtler ones like boredom. But emotions aren’t problems to fix. They’re signals—like dashboard lights—offering information from your nervous system about what’s happening inside and around you.

Boredom, Michelle suggests, is often uncomfortable not because it’s painful, but because it’s empty. It creates space, and for many of us, space doesn’t feel safe. That’s why boredom becomes prime buffering territory: snacking when we’re not hungry, scrolling without thinking, turning on noise, opening tabs, staying busy—anything to outrun the sensation of “nothing happening.” The goal isn’t to judge these patterns. It’s to recognize them. Because bored eating often looks and feels different than hunger-based eating, and without emotional awareness, we end up eating at boredom rather than listening to what it’s asking for.

Michelle invites you to consider what boredom might be teaching: a need for rest, novelty, connection, creativity—or a deeper discomfort with being alone with yourself. She shares how boredom has shown up in her own seasons of hustle and burnout, and how her resistance to stillness once made meditation feel nearly impossible. And she offers a simple, powerful practice: notice boredom in micro-moments (red lights, waiting rooms, the kettle boiling), name it, feel it in your body, notice the urge to escape, and stay with it for just ten more seconds.

The episode closes with a layered personal insight: the contrast between poses like pigeon—where discomfort makes the emotional message loud—and more comfortable poses where boredom emerges and the lesson is quieter. In that quiet, Michelle recognizes a theme that’s been following her: patience. Not forcing action because of anxiety, but slowing down long enough to let the message come through. And she invites you to reflect on your own relationship with boredom—and to reach out and share what you discover.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why boredom is a “quiet” emotion that often gets overlooked
• How boredom creates space—and why space can feel unsafe
• What buffering is, and why boredom is prime buffering territory (food, scrolling, busyness, noise)
• How bored eating differs from hunger-based eating
• How emotions function as nervous system “dashboard lights,” not problems to fix
• What boredom may be trying to communicate (rest, connection, novelty, creativity, burnout, fear of stillness)
• A simple micro-practice to build tolerance for boredom: name it, feel it, notice the urge, pause for 10 seconds
• Why learning to sit with boredom supports emotional resilience and body trust
• How yin yoga revealed a deeper theme: patience, and letting decisions come from clarity rather than urgency

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In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• Michelle’s seven-course tasting menu experience in Canmore and how it unexpectedly woke something up inside her
• How sight, smell, sound, touch, and taste are all biologically tied into digestion and satisfaction
• Why beautifully plated food, enticing smells, and even the clink of cutlery can change how nourished you feel
• The role of texture and temperature in attuned eating (and how “creamy and hot and smooth” led her straight to halibut pot pie)
• How diet culture makes pleasure suspicious and teaches us to distrust foods that taste “too good”
• Why satisfaction is a biological need and how lack of satisfaction fuels feeling out of control around food
• What happens in your body when you shift into “rest and digest” and eat from a place of nervous system safety
• A simple experiment you can try with one meal this week to engage all five senses and notice what softens and what awakens

If you try this five-senses experiment with a meal, Michelle would love to hear how it goes. You can connect with her on Instagram @wayzahealth or by email at michelle@wayzahealth.com.

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In this episode, you’ll hear about:

Why winter fatigue is normal, not a moral failing
How reduced daylight affects melatonin, serotonin, circadian rhythms, mood, and motivation—and why your body naturally shifts into energy conservation mode.

Comfort food cravings as protection, not a problem
Why those longings for soups, stews, bread, and “soul food” are your body’s way of seeking warmth, stability, and nervous-system soothing.

The winter + burnout combo that fuels diet culture
How emotional labour, family dynamics, holiday busyness, and end-of-year reflection create peak burnout—and make quick-fix body plans feel extra tempting.

The burnout-to-diet-culture pipeline
Why exhaustion makes us cling to rules, plans, and “resets,” and how to pause and ask: Is this actually care, or is this control?

Gentle structures instead of rigid rules
Ideas for soft “anchor points” like warm breakfasts, a few minutes of daylight, earlier bedtimes, and other rhythms that support you without demanding a full-body transformation.

Getting curious about cravings
How to ask what your cravings are offering—comfort, warmth, connection, pleasure—and ways to meet those needs with food and non-food nourishment.

Letting yourself rest without earning it
A reminder that rest is not a reward for productivity; it’s part of the natural winter rhythm your body is designed for.

Michelle’s personal winter rituals
From Indian takeout and daily baths to a tech-free “cocoon” room with records and candles, Michelle shares how she’s been giving herself permission to slow down and just be.

If you’re craving permission to stop fighting your winter body and start listening to it, this episode is your invitation to exhale. Winter is not a test you’re failing. It’s a season your body is already navigating—with wisdom you can learn to trust.

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In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• What “chaotic eating” is (and what it isn’t)
• How overwork, decision fatigue, travel, and changing seasons quietly disrupt eating patterns
• The role of perimenopause/menopause in shifting appetite, digestion, and food preferences
• Why chaotic eating is not a failure of willpower or a sign you’re “bad” at intuitive eating
• How your body quickly adapts to irregular eating and why that makes hunger/fullness cues harder to hear
• The trap of turning “fixing your eating” into another perfectionist project
• Gentle ways to rebuild rhythm with food (without strict rules or meal plans)
• The idea of “bridge foods” that help you move from chaos to nourishment
• Using predictability and a few go-to meals to reduce decision fatigue
• Simple questions to ask instead of “Am I hungry enough?” when cues feel unreliable
• Eating before you’re hangry as a way to re-train hunger and fullness signals
• Making your environment work for you — creating a home “grab-and-go shelf”
• Letting your eating be imperfect while you navigate a very lifey season

If you’re in a chaotic eating season right now, you are not alone and you’re not doing it wrong — your body is asking for support, steadiness, and gentleness.

Michelle would love to hear your experiences with chaotic eating and how you’re finding your way back to a more attuned relationship with food and your body. Reach out on Instagram or Facebook @wayzahealth, or email michelle@wayzahealth.com

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In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• Why the words obse and obsity don’t just describe bodies—they pathologize them
• The racist history of fatphobia and how it shaped our modern “ob*sity epidemic” narrative
• How BMI became the primary definition of “ob*sity” despite being a poor measure of health
• The many ways weight stigma directly harms health, independent of body size
• How the label “ob*se” blames individuals for complex, systemic and biological factors
• The ways this term is used to deny care, justify lower-quality treatment, and exclude people from opportunities
• Why centering weight derails conversations about actual health behaviours, trauma, nervous system regulation, and quality of life
• Alternatives to weight-based labels and how Michelle now talks about bodies in her medical and coaching work
• Reflection questions to help you notice how this word has shaped your view of your own body and others’

If this episode brings up big feelings or “aha” moments for you, Michelle would love to hear from you—and invites you to share this conversation with someone who has been harmed by weight stigma or is wrestling with the language of health.

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You’ll hear about:

• The real origins of the term “food porn” and how diet culture twisted it into a warning label
• Why restriction (physical and mental) supercharges cravings and turns images into “triggers”
• The goal of food neutrality and how it restores genuine choice
• Pleasure as a health practice (hello, rest-and-digest), including the value of visual pleasure
• Reframing food imagery as food art / food joy / food inspiration
• Simple ways to re-engage safely: dust off a cookbook, watch a favorite cooking show, plan one cozy meal
• A personal story about reconnecting with family through old church cookbooks

Reflection prompt:
When you flip through a cookbook or see photos of delicious food, what comes up—curiosity and inspiration, or guilt and anxiety? What’s one small way you could invite food pleasure back in this week?

Stay connected:
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In this episode:

• A pivotal yoga memory that shaped how I felt in my body — and why I avoided studios for years
• Joining a 6-week yoga “invitation,” taking modifications without shame, and then catching ego on the mat the very next class
• Walking on workdays: when “take it easy” is care… and when it’s fear of discomfort talking
• Strength training with a trainer: trusting coaching cues, distinguishing pain from effort, and letting go of past-me PRs
• The “chimp brain” vs. body wisdom: loud/urgent/emotional signals versus quiet/consistent cues
• Four reflection questions to discern mindset noise from body truth:
• Is this coming from care or from fear?
• Am I trying to prove something or connect?
• What does safety feel like in my body right now?
• If I fully trusted my body, what would I choose?
• Redefining success in movement: alignment over metrics (effort and ease can coexist)
• Rest as nourishment: part of the rhythm, not a failure or a pause you have to “earn”

Try this before you move:
Ask yourself: What energy do I have today? What would feel supportive? What would feel satisfying? How can I honor both effort and ease?

If this episode resonated, share it with a friend who’s learning to listen to her body, too. And for more support with body trust, intuitive movement, and gentle rest, you’ll find resources at wayzahealth.com.

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In this episode:

• How one listener’s email sparked a powerful realization about language and shame
• Why terms like “junk food,” “clean eating,” and “cheat day” reinforce moral judgment
• What it really means when we say we’ve been “good,” “bad,” or are “getting back on track”
• Practical, compassionate alternatives for describing food and body experiences
• How words both reflect and shape our beliefs about health and worth
• A simple three-question pause to bring curiosity and awareness to your language
• Why awareness—not perfection—is the goal when unlearning diet-culture language

If you’re practicing intuitive eating or working to rebuild body trust, this episode will help you choose words that reflect compassion, connection, and care—one gentle sentence at a time.

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In this episode:

• When growth meets real life: Why stepping out of routine reveals how far you’ve come—and where you’re still tender.
• Joyful movement has limits: 200 km walked, 400 flights of stairs, desert heat, sore feet—and the lesson to plan rest on active trips.
• Food satisfaction matters: Loving the olives and fresh figs, struggling with bread-heavy meals and late dinners, and using gentle nutrition to re-stabilize at home.
• Old fears, new tools: Navigating moments of food scarcity and anxiety in the Sahara with grounding and self-talk.
• Body image in the wild: Feeling jealousy beside a conventionally “perfect” traveler, then touching deep gratitude for a face and body that tell a well-lived story.
• Sleep + perimenopause: “Penance mattresses,” heat, and night sweats—how fatigue can nudge us toward quick-energy foods.
• Water awareness: From hauling bottles in the desert to barely sipping at home—why she’s rebuilding the hydration habit.
• Morning routine = nervous system medicine: The cost of losing meditation, energy work, and slow starts—and how she’s reinstating them.
• Bringing it home: Practical reintegration plans—more soul-walks outdoors (with terrain-smart footwear), winter water time (lane swimming or aquafit), easy joyful meals, a fresh water bottle, and daily gratitude for a body that’s carried so much.

Questions or takeaways from your own travels? Email michelle@wayzahealth.com or say hi on Instagram/Facebook @WayzaHealth. If this episode resonated, share it with a friend and leave a review—it helps others find the show.

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She begins by unpacking why control is so seductive. In a chaotic world, rules around food, body, work, or routines promise certainty, safety, and belonging. But as Michelle illustrates, control is like squeezing water in your hands—the tighter the grip, the more it slips away.

Through stories and science, she explores how this plays out:

• Food rules create pressure, which fuels rebellion and the binge–restrict cycle.
• Rigid movement plans collapse the moment life throws a curveball.
• Hustle culture’s perfect routines crumble under real-world stress, leaving shame and “all-or-nothing” thinking.

Michelle explains the biological and psychological costs: restriction triggers hunger hormones and cravings; stress spikes cortisol and dysregulates mood; autonomy violations ignite inner rebellion. The result? Exhaustion, brittleness, shame, and lost self-trust.

But there’s another way: trust. Michelle shares how shifting from control to trust through intuitive eating and flexible rhythms brought her more stability, joy, and freedom than she ever found in rigid discipline. Trust, she reminds us, is not passivity—it’s active listening and responding with compassion instead of rules.

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From there, she unpacks the evidence in plain language. Large studies that account for key confounders—cardiorespiratory fitness, nutrition patterns, sleep, socioeconomic status, access to healthcare, and exposure to stigma—show that the apparent link between higher weight and poor health outcomes shrinks or disappears. Michelle discusses meta-analyses, how methodological choices shape conclusions, and why “overweight” ranges often sit at the lowest all-cause mortality risk in U-shaped curves. She also highlights research showing that weight cycling (losing and regaining) is independently harmful, while behaviours like not smoking, moderate alcohol intake, regular movement, and abundant fruit/veg intake improve outcomes regardless of weight.

A major throughline is weight stigma: shorter visits, misattributed symptoms, fewer screenings, delayed diagnoses, and avoidance of care. Stigma drives chronic stress, inflammation, and worse outcomes—and it hurts thinner patients, too, when clinicians assume thin = healthy and fail to screen. Michelle shares stories from the ER and a listener’s letter that shifted her practice away from weight-centric care.

The episode closes with a practical reframe: health is multidimensional—physical, mental, social, spiritual—and no single number (BMI, weight, waist) can capture it. A weight-inclusive approach centres what people can do and access today: nourishment, joyful movement, rest, stress care, connection, and equitable healthcare. Benefits accrue even if the scale never budges.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• How BMI became medicalized—and why it’s a poor stand-in for individual health.
• Why correlation ≠ causation and how confounders change the story on weight and risk.
• Evidence that behaviours and access matter more than body size for long-term outcomes.
• The harms of weight stigma in clinics and beyond (and how it affects all sizes).
• Why intentional weight loss doesn’t produce durable health benefits for most—and how weight cycling increases risk.
• What a weight-inclusive care plan looks like in everyday life.

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• Dopamine ≠ addiction: Dopamine is about motivation and learning (“That was satisfying; remember that”), not proof of a hijacked brain. Drug-induced dopamine spikes are extreme and rewiring; food-related responses are moderate and self-limiting.
• What the rat studies actually found: Binge-like behavior appears when access to sugar is restricted and then reintroduced; with free access, intake levels out. In humans, dieting and moralizing foods replicate this deprivation-binge pattern.
• Addiction criteria don’t fit food: Medical addiction involves tolerance, withdrawal syndromes, persistent use despite harm, and inability to cut down. Systematic reviews report that foods don’t meet those criteria. Food is also essential—abstinence-based models don’t translate.

Michelle then maps the very human reasons it feels like addiction:

• Restriction & deprivation (physical and mental) create scarcity, obsession, and urgency.
• Emotional reliance on food as a primary coping tool can look compulsive—but it’s coping, not character failure.
• Learned urgency/“last-supper” eating when a food is allowed only during a “slip.”

She also names the harm of the addiction label: added shame, escalation to stricter restriction (which worsens the cycle), and attention pulled away from the real drivers—diet mentality, unmet needs, and nervous-system dysregulation.

From there, the episode offers a compassionate, evidence-aligned path forward:

• Lift the ban with unconditional permission to eat (expect an initial “pendulum swing”; it settles as scarcity fades).
• Practice food neutrality (take the moral charge out of foods).
• Pursue satisfaction so you can actually register “enough.”
• Support your nervous system (capacity first; choice follows).
• Add coping tools beyond food (connection, creativity, movement, rest).
• Reframe the story: from “I’m addicted” to “Restriction is making me feel out of control; my body is protecting me.”

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We zoom out to the bigger picture: how diet culture, fitness culture, and hustle culture all glorify discipline. Michelle shares how this showed up for her (from “no eating after 7 p.m.” to six-day workout rules) and how the inevitable pendulum swing—restriction, then rebellion—fed shame and eroded confidence beyond food into work, relationships, and daily life.

From there, she breaks down the science in plain language. Willpower functions like a battery: decisions, stress, and energy output drain it across the day, which is why 9 p.m. cookies feel harder to navigate than 9 a.m. ones. More importantly, when your nervous system is in survival mode (hello, big emotions, illness, or an ER shift full of high-stakes calls), your “chimp brain” is focused on keeping you alive, not on helping you stick to a plan. Trying to muscle through from that state isn’t a character flaw—it’s biology working exactly as designed.

The middle of the episode gets wonderfully practical. Michelle contrasts rigid rules with living rhythms—sleep, meals, movement—that bend without breaking. She shares how choosing “audio only” last week (skipping the usual YouTube/blog/Substack blitz) honoured her capacity and kept the podcast streak alive. You’ll also hear how she and Rob set up systems and a supportive environment (like regular fridge/pantry resets) so the path of least resistance becomes the nourishing one.

We close with five shifts to try this week, framed as invitations rather than prescriptions: meet yourself with compassionate curiosity (“What’s making this hard right now?”), tend your nervous system before you task-master yourself, build flexible rhythms instead of brittle rules, let your environment do the heavy lifting, and practise self-trust—listening in and responding—so behaviour change feels collaborative, not combative.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why “just try harder” is a broken strategy for long-term change, even when it briefly “works.”
• How decision fatigue and stress physiology deplete willpower across the day.
• Why your brain prioritizes safety over discipline when you’re overwhelmed—and how to work with that, not against it.
• The difference between rules and rhythms, and how rhythms reduce all-or-nothing thinking.
• Five concrete ways to replace willpower with trust-based support.

Series roadmap (what’s coming next):

Part 2 (Ep. 223): The Myth of Food Addiction — a science-grounded rethink of why certain foods feel so charged.

Part 3 (Ep. 224): The Myth that Thin = Healthy — what the evidence actually shows, and how stigma harms health.

Part 4 (Ep. 225): The Myth of Control — why gripping tighter creates rebellion, and what trust makes possible.

Links & resources mentioned:

Michelle references her “chimp brain” shorthand for the survival-focused part of the brain and the idea of willpower as a finite battery—both used here as accessible metaphors to explain stress physiology and decision fatigue.

Programs & support from Michelle: Nourish Yourself: Body+Mind

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You’ll hear:

• A personal story about swapping a summer of fulfilment for an overloaded September to-do list—and what snapped her out of it
• Why the reset mindset is so tempting (hello, back-to-school conditioning + fall marketing)
• How diet culture disguises control as discipline and “getting back on track”
• The real cost of resets: shame cycles, rigidity, ignoring your body’s cues
• A gentler approach: recalibration and rhythm
• The morning question: “What do I need to be happy today?”
• Examples that feel like care (earlier bedtimes, simple soups, evening walks) rather than rules
• Moving from starting over to honouring what you’ve already built

If this episode resonated, share it with a friend who’s feeling the September pressure.

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Here’s what’s coming up inside Wayza Health:

The Nourished & Free Giveaway (Sept 15 – Oct 10): 25 incredible contributors in the anti-diet and weight-inclusive space have come together to offer free gifts—from intuitive eating resources to joyful movement guides, from style and photography coaching to parenting support. Everyone who participates also gets Michelle’s brand-new course, The Self-Trust Lab, completely free.

Trauma Release Practicum: In October, Michelle will be taking on free practice clients as part of her trauma release training—a chance to explore how unresolved memories and emotions may be holding you back.

Nervous System & Stress Work: Building on the Self-Trust Lab, Michelle will begin offering one-on-one and group support for stress regulation, helping you move out of fight/flight/freeze and into a place where body trust and intuitive eating can thrive.

Future Courses (2026 and beyond):

A self-paced stress course

A perimenopause & menopause course

An intuitive eating approach to type 2 diabetes

Body Trust Certification & Workshops: Michelle is now a certified Body Trust Practitioner! She’ll be offering in-depth workshops and retreats in the new year to help others experience the same transformation she has.

Monthly Workshops (starting late fall): Covering a wide range of topics including emotions, stress, perimenopause, chronic illness, and navigating diet culture in the age of GLP-1 medications.

And of course, throughout it all, Michelle will continue supporting students in her signature course, Nourish Yourself: Body + Mind.

✨ Stay connected by signing up for Michelle’s newsletter at wayzahealth.com, and don’t miss your chance to join the Nourished & Free Giveaway launching September 15th!

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Inside the maze was the metaphor: not every obstacle requires pushing harder. Sometimes the wise move is to pause, get the bigger picture (hello, overlook platform we skipped!), pivot, and redirect your energy to what you value most.

In this episode, I explore:

• Persevere vs. pivot: The difference between “quitting” and choosing wisely.
• Obstacles as teachers: Why detours and dead ends are built into growth.
• Body trust in practice: Honoring limits isn’t weakness; it’s nervous-system care.
• Self-compassion > self-judgment: You can’t make clear choices while calling yourself names.
• Alternate exits exist: When one approach drains you, there are always other paths.

Corn-maze lessons you can use:

• Normalize setbacks. They’re proof you’re trying, not failing.
• Ask honestly: Is this a wall to push through—or a sign to pivot?
• Zoom out. When you’re lost, step up to the platform and look at the bigger picture.
• Value alignment. Choose the path that serves your true priorities (connection, rest, joy).
• Experiment. If Path A isn’t working, try B, C, or the perimeter—without guilt.

Connect

I’d love to hear your story—are you persevering or pivoting?
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In this episode, I explore what GLP-1 drugs are, why they’ve become so wildly popular, and the truth behind the hype. More importantly, I unpack what it means when celebrities endorse them — how it normalizes their use, makes them aspirational, and reinforces the idea that even the most powerful women in the world still need to shrink to belong.

We’ll talk about how the pharmaceutical industry and celebrity endorsements capitalize on both our pain and our shame — pain from years of dieting and frustration, and shame from the belief that our bodies are broken and need fixing. These drugs aren’t really selling health; they’re selling thinness, conformity, and the illusion of belonging, all at tremendous cost to our well-being and self-trust.

Along the way, we’ll also touch on how Serena’s body has always been scrutinized through the lenses of race and gender, and why even she isn’t immune to the pressures of a culture determined to shrink us.

This conversation isn’t about blaming one person’s choices, but about looking at the larger system that profits when we feel like we’re not enough. At the end of the day, our bodies are not for sale. They are not commodities. They are vessels for our joy, our love, and our lives. And when we stop buying into the shame, we take back our power.

If this episode resonates with you, I’d love for you to share it with someone who needs the reminder that their body is already enough.

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In this episode, I share how the process of letting go can open the door to deeper self-trust and more authentic growth. We’ll explore:

• Why moving forward isn’t always about doing more.
• How negative self-beliefs like “I’m not enough” silently weigh us down.
• The ways old habits and coping strategies can hold us back, even if they once served us.
• The influence of environments and relationships that keep us stuck in shame or diet culture.
• The myth of constant self-improvement—and why your body already holds the wisdom you need.
• How nurturing the quieter, more tender parts of ourselves creates space for true transformation.

When we stop piling on and start pruning away, we create the conditions for real growth to take root.

Learn more about working with Dr. Tubman at wayzahealth.com.

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In this week’s episode of Thrive Beyond Size, I share my own experience coming back from 10 days of camping — and how quickly the stress and old habits came rushing back. We’ll explore:

• Why vacations feel so restorative — from slower rhythms and more outdoor time to meaningful connection and permission to rest.
• The pull of old patterns — how environmental cues, habit loops, and cultural pressures push us back into busyness.
• The role of the brain — why familiar routines feel “safer” than new, nourishing ones, even when we want to change.
• Practical ways to bring vacation home — identifying the habits that matter most and finding their smallest, most doable versions for everyday life.

If you’ve ever wished you could bottle up the feeling of vacation and sprinkle it into your daily routine, this episode will give you a starting place. You don’t need to recreate your whole holiday — you just need to carry the parts that matter most into your regular life, and protect them like you would any important commitment.

Resources & Links Mentioned:

Connect with me on Instagram: @wayzahealth

Learn more about my coaching and programs: wayzahealth.com

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In this off-the-cuff episode, recorded from a rainy picnic table while camping, I reflect on a week of intense hiking that pushed me—physically and emotionally. Hiking is my favorite kind of movement. It usually brings me peace, joy, and deep connection to myself and the world around me. But on this trip, something shifted. I started to notice the “shoulds” creeping in. The pressure to push harder, to keep up, to prove something—even when my body was asking me to slow down.

This experience led me to a powerful realization: even joyful movement can turn into burnout if we’re not paying attention. And often, it happens quietly. A hike you love becomes a test of endurance. A goal rooted in excitement becomes a measure of your worth. And before you know it, movement stops feeling like freedom and starts to feel like a burden.

In this episode, I explore:

• The fine line between joyful movement and exercise obligation
• How to recognize when your fitness goals are fueling you—and when they’re draining you
• The ways diet culture sneaks into movement, even in healing spaces
• Why listening to your body is the strongest move you can make
• How to reframe fitness goals so they align with joy, not guilt

I also share a few honest questions I’ve been asking myself—and invite you to do the same—so you can reconnect with movement in a way that supports your body and your well-being, not your inner critic.

Whether you’re a hiker, a walker, a gym-goer, or someone still trying to repair your relationship with movement, this episode will help you pause, reflect, and move forward with more intention and more trust.

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Though rarely discussed in traditional medical training, these structures play a crucial role in how our bodies hold onto stress and trauma, and why safety in the body is so essential for healing.

You’ll learn:

• What fascia is and why it’s more than just “wrapping” for your muscles
• How chronic stress and trauma affect fascia—making it tight, sticky, and dehydrated
• What the psoas muscle is, and why it’s known as the “muscle of the soul”
• How the psoas connects to your nervous system and responds to perceived threat
• Why aggressive stretching can backfire, and how gentle invitations to release are more effective
• The connection between physical bracing and emotional coping patterns like emotional eating and dissociation
• How breath, somatic movement, and even rolling a dog toy along your arm can begin to shift things

This isn’t a how-to guide, and it’s not coming from a place of expertise—but rather a curious and compassionate beginning into a new layer of embodiment work.

💬 Michelle also shares her own story of tears rising during yoga, of mistakenly “going to war” with her body, and of learning to trust the body’s timeline.

📣 Connect with Michelle:
Website: https://wayzahealth.com
Email: michelle@wayzahealth.com
Substack: Rebellious Nourishment
Instagram: @wayzahealth

🎧 If this episode stirred something in you,    would love to hear your thoughts. Have you worked with your fascia or psoas? Do you have resources to share? Reach out and join the conversation.

Thanks for listening—and remember, your body may not need fixing. It may simply need to be held.

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In this episode, I share a personal conversation with my husband, Rob, that sparked a deeper dive into what “success” in diet culture actually looks like—and whether the elusive 5% is something we should be striving for at all. From relentless control and genetic privilege to disordered eating that’s socially rewarded, we unpack the complex truths behind long-term weight loss and ask the bigger, more important questions:

At what cost? And is it worth it?

We also explore the impact of weight loss medications and whether they truly change the game—or simply reinforce an old one.

If you’ve ever clung to the hope of being the exception, this episode will offer both validation and a new perspective on what it means to reclaim your body—and your life.

In This Episode, You'll Learn:

• Where the 95% diet failure statistic comes from (and what it actually means)
• Why some people do maintain long-term weight loss—and the steep costs involved
• How genetics and life circumstances shape outcomes more than willpower ever could
• Why disordered eating is often disguised as “healthy habits”
• What weight loss drugs like GLP-1 agonists do (and don’t) change
• How redefining “success” can lead to true peace with food and your body

If You’ve Been Chasing the 5%…

It’s not your fault.
You’re not broken.
And there’s another way forward—one rooted in trust, nourishment, and freedom.

🖥 Learn more at wayzahealth.com
📸 Follow along on Instagram @wayzahealth
🎧 Want to go deeper? Check out my course, Nourish Yourself: Body+Mind, and explore coaching options at Wayza Health

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This episode is an invitation to explore the concept of bare minimums—the tiny but powerful practices that keep you tethered to your values, even when your capacity is low. It’s not about doing everything “right.” It’s about staying in relationship with your body, gently and consistently, especially when life is hard.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• A vulnerable story of choosing presence over collapse
• How Michelle reframed “bare minimums” from her weight loss coaching days
• Why these small acts are not failure, fallback, or shame-based
• Examples of practical bare minimums you can use on your own journey
• A powerful reframe for staying connected on hard days
• Reflection questions to help you define your own bare minimums

Whether you’re in a tough season or simply want to build resilience for the next one, this episode is a loving reminder that your smallest effort still counts—and might actually be the most meaningful thing you do.

✨ Resources & Links:

Explore self-paced courses at Wayza Health

Follow Michelle on Instagram: @wayzahealth

Contact Michelle directly: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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You'll hear:

• Why summer can feel more intuitive and nourishing—but also more vulnerable
• How body image struggles and food fears can intensify in the warmer months
• What it means to expand when you’ve spent years trying to shrink
• The difference between winter rest and summer rest—and how to honor both
• Practical ways to support yourself through summer with body trust and self-compassion
• A gentle journal prompt to help you align with the season’s energy

Whether you’re loving summer or struggling with it (or both), this episode invites you to meet yourself exactly where you are.

✨ Journal Prompt:
Where am I being invited to expand this season—and where might I need softness or pause instead?

Mentioned in this episode:
🌿 Nourish Yourself: Body+Mind course – click here to learn more
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What Michelle saw was a spectrum of extremes:
🔹 Reel after reel celebrating weight loss, scale numbers, and GLP-1 injections
🔹 Defiant “What I Eat in a Day” videos where rebellion replaced nourishment
🔹 Performances of control vs. performances of resistance—with little true peace in sight

In this deeply personal and reflective episode, Michelle explores:

• Why both extremes on social media—weight loss obsession and anti-diet overcorrection—can be harmful
• The emotional toll this content can take, especially if you're in the messy middle of healing
• How the diet mentality sneaks back in through your feed, even when you’ve done the work
• Why real healing is quiet, nuanced, and doesn’t make for viral content
• How intuitive eating invites you to stop performing and start listening inward

You'll also learn practical, compassionate strategies for protecting your healing while navigating social media:
✨ How to curate your feed like your mental health depends on it
✨ Ways to recognize when you’ve been triggered—and how to respond
✨ Tools for reconnecting with your body and creating boundaries with content
✨ A reminder that you are not alone in the messy middle

“The most radical thing you can do in a world obsessed with food and body performance… is to eat, live, and exist without needing to prove a damn thing.”

Join the conversation: Have you ever felt derailed by social media content while doing healing work? Michelle would love to hear your story—reach out and share your experience.

If this episode resonated with you, please share it with a friend who’s also trying to find peace beyond the extremes.

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Far from being flighty or irrational, these “woo woo” practices helped her anchor into her body, slow down, and reconnect with a part of herself that had been buried beneath the hustle of medicine, productivity, and diet culture.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• The surprising story of a Buffy the Vampire Slayer tarot deck that started it all
• Why slowing down was the most powerful shift in Michelle’s healing
• How intuitive eating helped her reclaim a sense of spirituality and play
• The feedback loop between spiritual connection and body trust
• Specific practices Michelle uses to stay grounded in her body (yes, including Reiki for her dog!)

Whether you’re curious about spiritual practices or simply want a fresh perspective on what healing can look like, this episode invites you to explore what might be waiting in the space you create when you slow down.

Reflection prompts at the end to help you connect with your own intuition
Join the conversation: What’s your version of “woo woo that works”? Let me know! Email Michelle at michelle@wayzahealth.com

Check out Dr Tubman's signature course, Nourish Yourself: Body+Mind: https://wayzahealth.com/nourish-yourself-body-mind/

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While intuitive eating is often positioned as the antidote to food struggles, it’s not always the right starting point—especially for those navigating trauma, chronic stress, or deep disconnection from their bodies. If you've ever tried intuitive eating and felt like it just didn’t work for you, this episode will help you understand why that might be—and why it’s not your fault.

Dr. Michelle shares:

• Why trauma makes it difficult to “drop into” your body
• What it actually feels like to be unsafe in your body (hint: it might show up as numbness, dissociation, or shutdown)
• The difference between chaotic eating and restricting patterns—and how both can emerge from trauma
• Why trying intuitive eating too soon can feel overwhelming or even backfire
• How “scheduled eating” can be a gentle stepping stone—not a diet, but a bridge to body trust
• What healing the nervous system looks like, and why that work may need to come before food work

She also shares her own story of struggling with intuitive eating in the early days of her healing, and why she’s now training to offer gentle trauma release sessions—a new offering coming this fall, designed to help clients who feel disconnected or unsafe in their bodies begin to rebuild trust and safety from the inside out.

If this episode resonates with you, please share it with someone who needs to hear that it’s not their fault. And if you’re ready to explore body reconnection and trauma healing, stay tuned for more about upcoming trauma release sessions—or reach out to learn more.

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While well-meaning, this belief is not only overly simplistic—it’s harmful.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why trauma can influence weight—but doesn’t always
• What the ACEs study really tells us about trauma and health outcomes
• How intergenerational trauma  may shape body size
• Why assuming fatness is always trauma-based reinforces stigma, not healing
• The truth about emotional eating (hint: we all do it!)
• How simply living in a larger body in a fatphobic world can itself be traumatic
• Why searching for trauma to “explain” your body can backfire and deepen shame

And most importantly: you can be deeply healed and still live in a larger body

Michelle reminds us:

“Your body is not your failure. It’s not your fault. And it’s not unfinished business.”

If this episode gave you something to think about—or a little relief—please share it with someone who needs to hear it.

Want to continue the conversation? Email Michelle at michelle@wayzahealth.com

Follow along:
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Together, they dive into:

• What lipedema actually is—and how it differs from lymphedema and obesity
• Why lipedema is painful, progressive, and devastating when left untreated
• The staggering lack of awareness in Canadian medical schools and healthcare systems
• How fatphobia, gender bias, and medical gaslighting keep patients in the dark
• The emotional and financial toll of living with an unrecognized condition
• Practical resources for patients and clinicians
• What needs to change—and how we can all be part of that change

This episode is more than just a discussion—it’s a rallying cry for justice, compassion, and recognition.

Whether you're a clinician, patient, or simply someone who cares about women's health, you don’t want to miss this conversation.

Resources Mentioned:

Lipedema Canada – For patient info, clinician resources, advocacy tools & support

Lipedema.org (US-based) – Diagnostic tools and educational materials

Follow @LipedemaCanada on social media for shareable awareness content

More About Our Guests:

Emma Cloney 

Emma Cloney is a Women’s Health Nurse and the Vice President and co-founder of Lipedema Canada / Lipœdème Canada, the national nonprofit association for lipedema dedicated to raising awareness, improving access to care, and advancing research for people living with lipedema—a chronic and often misdiagnosed fat disorder that primarily affects women.

Emma brings over ten years of clinical experience and a deeply personal connection to this work. Diagnosed with lipedema in 2021, she became the first Canadian to receive multiple mobility-preserving surgeries for the condition funded through provincial healthcare—after successfully advocating for policy change in Manitoba. Her experience highlighted the serious gaps in diagnosis, treatment, and public awareness across Canada.

In response, Emma co-founded Lipedema Canada in 2023 alongside a group of passionate patients from across the country. Today, she leads the organization’s clinical outreach and education efforts, working to empower patients and healthcare providers alike. Whether she’s speaking to policymakers, clinicians, or fellow patients, Emma is committed to changing the narrative around lipedema and ensuring that no one faces this condition alone.

Lipedema Canada

Diana Dimmock 

Diana Dimmock is the founder of Accessibility 4 Every Body Consulting, a size-inclusive consulting firm based in Sherwood Park, Alberta. As an advocate, educator, and speaker, Diana is passionate about promoting accessibility and inclusivity for people of all body sizes and abilities. Through her work, she challenges the marginalization of larger bodies and assists organizations in creating more welcoming, inclusive environments. Through her business, Diana offers valuable insights into the intersection of size, ability, and access, making her a powerful voice in the push for equity and inclusion.

Recently diagnosed with lipo-lymphedema, Diana has identified this condition as a long-standing aspect of her health since adolescence. While struggling to seek appropriate medical care and experiencing discrimination based on her body size, Diana became dedicated to ensuring that all individuals receive equitable healthcare. She is deeply committed to self-advocacy and raising awareness with the public and with healthcare professionals about lipedema in Canada. Diana is dedicated to supporting efforts in advocating for improved diagnosis and management strategies for this condition with Lipedema Canada.

https://linktr.ee/accessibility4everybody

Find Diana on LinkedIn here.

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Expect laughter, surprising insights, and some real talk about body image, food rules, and why the number on the scale doesn’t tell the full story. We definitely didn’t agree on everything—but that’s the point.

In this episode, we cover:

• Are gym selfies empowering or cringey?
• Why cheat days felt self-destructive to Rob
• How going vegetarian (ish) works in our marriage
• The double standard of the dad bod
• Fat jokes in media—and why they still matter
• Emotional eating (yep, men do it too)
• Buying bigger clothes: defeat or self-care?
• The real reason we ditched our bathroom scale
• Why Rob says "life is better without the scorecard"

Whether you’re in a relationship or just love seeing how these everyday conversations play out in real life, this episode offers a refreshing, funny, and relatable take on what it means to live beyond the rules of diet culture.

🎧 Listen now, and let us know—what’s your hot take?

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Together, we unpacked what’s really getting in the way of consistent, joyful movement—even when we know it’s good for us. Spoiler: it’s not laziness. It’s the pressure, the language, and the unrealistic expectations we place on ourselves.

You’ll learn:

• Why “working out” might be the problem—and what to say instead
• How to recognize the movement you're already doing
• Why “meeting yourself where you’re at” is the secret to sustainability
• What joyful movement actually looks like (hint: it’s not punishment)
• The role of compassion and curiosity in rebuilding a relationship with movement

If you’re craving a kinder, more sustainable way to move your body—this episode is for you.

Mentioned in the episode:

• Fly Fitness dance workouts (https://www.flydancefitness.com/classes)
• Camping, walking, and redefining movement beyond the gym

I’d love to hear from you: What does joyful movement look like for you this summer? Email me at michelle@wayzahealth.com and share your story.

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In this deeply personal episode, I share insights sparked by a recent labyrinth walk—one that cracked open an uncomfortable (but necessary) realization about how I navigate discomfort in all areas of life, not just around food.

You’ll hear:

• Why I’ve been rushing through everything—and how that mirrors my relationship with food
• How overwhelm transformed into a subtler discomfort I’ve been calling “boredom”
• The real reason I’ve been wandering into the kitchen lately—and what I’ve started doing instead
• A surprising confession about my coaching business (and what’s next for me)
• How movement, mindfulness, and even a shower can reveal what you're really avoiding

If you’ve ever used food to dodge uncomfortable thoughts, or felt stuck at the edge of your own growth, this one’s for you.

💌 I’d love to hear from you:
Where are you being pushed to your edge right now?
Send me a note: michelle@wayzahealth.com

🔗 Resources Mentioned:

Don't Believe Everything You Think by Joseph Nguyen

The HALT Tool (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired)

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You’ll learn where healthism shows up in everyday life, why it’s harmful, and what it looks like to push back—without giving up on yourself or your well-being. This is a must-listen for anyone ready to reclaim body autonomy, soften perfectionism, and redefine what care really means.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• What healthism is—how how it subtly shapes our beliefs about food, bodies, and self-worth
• How it shows up in medical settings, social media, and daily conversations
• Why the pursuit of “health” can become harmful and shaming
• The link between healthism and diet culture, fatphobia, ableism, and trauma
• What it looks like to care for yourself without subscribing to health as a moral mandate
• How to reclaim body autonomy and offer yourself compassion instead of judgment

Resources & Links

• Learn more about Wayza Health
• Follow Michelle on Instagram @wayzahealth
• Listen to previous episodes of Thrive Beyond Size here

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We explore how fiction can illuminate truths in ways facts and figures can’t, and why Paulette’s story of a woman navigating disordered eating, body image, and diet culture feels so real, so needed, and so affirming.

We talk about:

• Why she chose to tackle diet culture in a novel
   
• The impact of weight stigma, even in straight-sized bodies
   
• The power of relationships, food, and cultural identity in healing
   
• How fiction can become a bridge for deeper understanding—especially for those new to these ideas
   

We also chat about favorite characters (everyone needs a Dot!) and how this story is already changing lives.

Whether you’re deep in your intuitive eating journey or just beginning to question the rules you’ve always followed, this episode will speak to your heart.

🎧 Plus—listen to learn how you can win a free copy of What We Give Away!

Resources + Links:

• Email me: michelle@waysahealth.com – I’d love to hear your thoughts on this one!
• Learn more about Paulette at www.paulettestout.com
• Amazon link: See Paulette’s books here
• Learn more about how to work with me at wayzahealth.com

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This milestone episode is deeply personal. I'm pulling back the curtain on my full journey—from launching this podcast in my bedroom closet under the name Mindful Weight Loss… to becoming a fierce advocate for body trust, intuitive eating, and weight-inclusive care.

In this episode, I share:

The truth behind why I kept my early weight-loss episodes online

My painful turning points—from binge eating in secret to a moment of heartbreak at a physician leadership conference

What made me finally walk away from weight loss coaching

The moment everything clicked (spoiler: it involved one powerful training video and a lot of late-night reflection)

What it really looks like to live a life guided by intuition, not obsession

How I now honor my body instead of trying to change it

If you've ever felt stuck in your body… ashamed of your story… or unsure if this kind of freedom is even possible for you—this episode is for you. You’ll hear my raw truth, including the messy middle and the moments I wanted to give up.

This is more than a reflection. It’s a love letter to your future self—and a celebration of what’s possible when you stop fighting your body and start living your life.

If this episode resonated with you, please share it with a friend, leave a review, or tag me on social media. Let’s spread the message that you don’t have to change your body to change your life.

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Sometimes we reach for certain foods, habits, or even thought patterns not because they truly bring us joy or nourishment—but because they’re familiar. They’re predictable. And in a world that feels overwhelming or exhausting, predictability can feel like relief. But here’s the thing: comfort isn’t always the same as pleasure. And when we mistake one for the other, we can stay stuck in patterns that don’t actually support us.

This week, I’m exploring:

• Why our brains cling to the familiar (even when it’s not helpful)
• How to tell the difference between real pleasure and short-term comfort
• Why discomfort is part of the change process—and not a sign you’re doing it wrong
• How mindfulness can help you break free from old autopilot behaviors and make more nourishing, conscious choices

Whether it’s food, body image habits, or the way you talk to yourself—this episode will help you tune in more clearly to what actually feels good (not just what feels known). No shame, no judgment—just curiosity, compassion, and a gentle invitation to try something new.

Resources + Links:

Email me: michelle@wayzahealth.com – I’d love to hear your thoughts on this one!

Learn more about how to work with me at wayzahealth.com

Enjoyed this episode?
Share it with a friend or leave a review—it helps more folks find the support they need to heal their relationship with food, body, and self.

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The guilt and shame we feel around food are because we have been taught that certain foods are bad or that there are food rules we must follow. We are taught to be afraid of carbs or sweets or emotional eating, and so we feel like we’re held hostage by food. That’s where the idea of food freedom comes from. But when we understand that food is not the problem and rules are, the idea of food freedom falls apart. Food is neutral. Hunger is normal. There is no perfect way to eat. We don’t have to fear food. We’re free to eat without guilt. Those are the five things I explore in this episode, breaking apart the idea that we need freedom from food.  

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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When diet culture drills into us the idea that we have to think about food in isolation, it makes food just food, just fuel, just calories in and calories out, we then believe that anything we do in regards to overeating or emotional eating or cravings is a problem to be solved. But what if we got curious instead and asked what our eating is reflecting back to us? If I focus just on the fact that I binge at night because I’m starving, I’ll miss the point that I’m not structuring my days in a way that allows for self-care and meeting my needs. We need to start asking what we truly need right now, rather than vilifying food or eating. How do we do that? What steps do we take to begin to understand the mirror effect? How do we gain a deeper understanding of why we’re eating? Those are the questions I ask and hopefully address for you in this episode.

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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I explore three very important questions: 1) Why do we believe that control equals safety in the first place? 2) How do restriction and rigid food rules backfire on us, making food feel even more chaotic? 3) How can we step out of this control paradox and into a place of more trust and freedom with food? A lot of our food rules are shaped from a very young age and when we also factor diet culture into the mix, we take in the primary message that our bodies can’t be trusted and control is the answer. Control makes us feel like we might be safe. But as soon as we slip up, we spiral into chaos and feel very unsafe. So the answer actually lies in trust. Learning to trust our bodies again. And that’s what I explore: why trust is so scary but vital to intuitive eating and breaking out of the control paradox.

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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Nourish Yourself Body+Mind will go through the reasons why you might feel out of control around food, reasons that pertain to biology and not simply willpower. The course will look at how to stop the food chatter in your head, it will look at emotional eating and eating struggles, it will examine new ways to take care of yourself. It is designed to support you through every step of the journey of healing relationships with food and self. Letting go of self-criticism. Letting go of the daily scale and body critiques. Cultivating self-compassion. Unpacking the ways in which diet culture has kept you small emotionally, mentally, and socially. It’s a 12 module course with each module containing between 10 and 14 lessons. There’s a video, a workbook, and audio that go with each module. Join me as I really unpack my motivation and passion for the Nourish Yourself Body+Mind course and what it can do for you. 

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

• $50 podcast listener discount on Body+Mind course - Code: podcast

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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Diet culture has conditioned us to believe that we need to follow a strict eating routine and follow it day in and day out, but in reality our bodies don’t work like that. We’re not designed to function that way. Hunger fluctuates throughout the month, and as hormones shift during our menstrual cycles, everything from metabolism to cravings and energy levels changes, too. We simply need different things through different stages of our cycle. I’m going to go through our menstrual cycle stage by stage, looking at what actually happens bodily at each point. Then I’m going to talk about how to work intuitive eating into that. What we need changes, so what we eat will change too and that’s okay. Why do we crave sugar at one point, and nutrient-dense food at another? Let’s find out together and break down the myth about routine diets as we do.

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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Diet culture teaches us to fear hunger in many ways. It instructs us that hunger is something we need discipline to move through. Or we find unique ways to ignore hunger just to stick to our diet plan. Or a really low calorie meal plan leaves us constantly unsatisfied and hungry. But every strategy is actually teaching us to ignore our body’s most basic and life-sustaining signal. Believing that hunger is bad is dangerous. So let’s explore how it’s dangerous. What does ignoring hunger actually do to our bodies? How does that then impact our mindset with guilt and blame? And what can we do about it? Well, we can come to terms with our fear through small steps that reclaim hunger as positive. I have advice, tips, and insight to share so we can all learn to embrace hunger as natural and good and learn to not to fear it or fear food.

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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The first thing to note is that fatigue affects intuitive eating in a few ways. Our hunger and fullness hormones become unbalanced when we’re fatigued and the result is that we feel hungrier than usual and it takes more food than usual to make us feel full. It’s our bodies trying to get more energy because we’re running on empty. Once we understand what happening we can give ourselves more of a break. When we crave carbs and sugar while exhausted or don’t have the ability to make meal choices, it’s because our intuitive eating signals are mixed up by our exhaustion. And that’s okay. How do we deal with those feelings? And how can we make simple fast food choices without feeling guilty? I’ll share my personal journey with those feelings and some pointers that work for me.

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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Sometimes what happens is that as we let go of the rigidity we held around food rules and we open ourselves up to permission to enjoy foods we love, they no longer become the forbidden fruit and lose some of their appeal. If something formerly forbidden is always open to us now, the sense of rebellious indulgence is gone. Sometimes a comfort food just no longer feels comforting like it once did. It’s not always psychological, either. There’s a shift in our bodies as we eat intuitively. Our gut bacteria and microbiomes change. That can influence what feels good to eat. It can feel like a loss when we lose that connection with former favorite foods. So today I talk about how to regard the loss as an expansion instead. How to find that comfort or indulgence in things other than food. And how to approach the changes in food relationships with openness and curiosity for new experiences. Join me as I share the journey of losing the joy of a favorite food and how to embrace the change as something positive.

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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Christina’s two daughters are 4 and nearly 2 and she and her husband are raising them as intuitive eaters. So what does that look like? Christina explains the many conversations that go into helping her kids navigate food and hunger but also the many conversations with family members about how she is raising her daughters to avoid food rules and diet culture. She explains her experience with the common myth that if you let kids eat sugar that’s all they’ll eat, how to still say no and set reasonable boundaries without labelling food as good or bad, and how to navigate your feelings about food waste and snacks when guiding kids through intuitive eating. This episode is a glimpse into the reality of bringing intuitive eating into children’s lives and teaching them mindfulness about food.

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About Christina Claytor:

Christina Claytor is the founder of The Mindful Health Revolution where she helps clients break up with overwhelming diets and workout plans so they can stop feeling like a failure and start confidently taking action to have health on their own terms.

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Resources discussed in this episode:

• “How to Raise an Intuitive Eater: Raising the Next Generation with Food and Body Confidence” by Sumner Brooks and Amee Severson
• “Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture” by Virginia Sole-Smith
• Episode 143: Operationalizing Your Goals with Christina Claytor

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Learn more about Christina Claytor:

• Website: TheMindfulHealthRevolution.com
• Instagram
• Facebook

Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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One of the problems with food rules is that we feel like a failure when we break one. If, for example, we have a rule about not eating cake and then we have a piece of cake on somebody’s birthday, we feel terrible and guilty and we don’t even enjoy it. So that food rule is harming our perception of ourselves and our ability to simply enjoy cake on a special occasion. Food rules often come with a sense of morality or judgment. They’re ingrained in our minds, dictating our eating. Letting go of these food rules is vital because they’re creating unnecessary stress and creating this idea that our bodies cannot be trusted to communicate their needs to us. I’m going to address how adept our bodies are at letting us know what they need. I’m going to talk about intuitive eating. I’m going to talk about letting go of shame when we let go of food rules. And I’m going to talk about how to do it. How to dismantle those unspoken rules.

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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How often do we hear people bragging about how busy they are? It’s a mindset that glorifies productivity as though their worth is measured by how many things they can juggle at once. We even remove rest from weekends with ideas like “work hard, play hard”. And while there’s nothing wrong with goals or working hard, there is a problem with making productivity our primary source of self-worth. This hustle culture even shows up in food and in how we view our bodies: we need more restriction, more exercise, more control. But we don’t just need to be pushed, we need to rest. We’re not wasting time or being lazy when we rest, we’re replenishing our energy and supporting our health. We’re creating the conditions we need for more meaningful connections. So join me as I explore how we can reclaim our right to rest and reframe it as the necessity it is.

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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It’s first important to define trauma, I believe. Many people think about big life events when we talk about trauma, like the wildfires in LA right now or violence or loss. But trauma can also be broader and include smaller less obvious experiences. Being bullied as a child or growing up constantly criticized. And these traumas overwhelm our ability to cope. Trauma often shows up as physical symptoms like headaches, fatigue or digestive issues or in emotional symptoms like difficulty trusting. And all these effects interrupt our relationships with our bodies and with food. And that’s what I talk about in this episode. How trauma is affecting our body trust. How our nervous systems are responding. What we can do to heal trauma and create a safe supportive space for ourselves and our bodies again. 

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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In letting go of the things that no longer serve me, instead of making a resolution to do better, I am instead acknowledging that I’m already enough. I’m enough as I am and the changes I make are about growth and alignment, not punishment in some way. I’m leaving behind clutter - digital, physical, and emotional. I’m leaving behind overconsumption. I’m adding joy, nurturing relationships, and putting myself first. And I’m finding my rhythm in life. I’m finding that pace that feels good, that isn’t rushed or chaotic. The rhythm that will create a flow that supports my well-being through my days and weeks. What sort of things could you leave behind to enhance your joy? And what sort of things could you add to help with your rhythm? Join me and let’s find out together.

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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Sherilyn Trompetter and her co-founder, Sky McLaughlan, were international business professionals travelling around the world and simply visiting spas worldwide for rest and relaxation. But after another humiliating spa visit that happened only because she is a person in a larger body in a spa, Sherilyn decided nobody else would be hurt the way she was and Larger Luxury was born. I talked to Sherilyn about her personal experiences and how Larger Luxury makes a difference through its online education and certification. Sherilyn explains the many things that negatively impact a spa experience for people with bigger bodies: everything from not having large enough robes to not having tables weight-rated for larger bodies. She also breaks down how easy these issues are to address and how to convey messages of inclusivity in marketing. This conversation is so necessary and the work Larger Luxury is doing is so profound. I enjoyed talking with Sherilyn so much and I truly hope you all find our conversation as encouraging as I did.

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About Sherilyn Trompetter:

Sherilyn is a compassionate and authentic professional who has worked in various themes of diversity, equity and inclusion for over two decades. Sherilyn brings a trauma-informed approach to consulting organizations and coaching individuals and groups. A masterful facilitator, Sherilyn is able to elicit powerful insights and initiate transformative experiences. 

Sherilyn has extensive community service and volunteer experience. She co-founded ACT Alberta: the Action Coalition on Human Trafficking, the leading research-based and outcome-focused human trafficking organization in Alberta. She has a passion for multiculturalism, social justice and community service and has over 15 years of board experience.

Sherilyn has extensive experience working for and with complex and hierarchical unionized environments such as the University of Alberta, the Government of Alberta, and various law enforcement agencies including the RCMP, and the Canadian Red Cross. She has successfully managed projects upwards of $10 million specializing in the development and training of people and systems improvement.

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Resources discussed in this episode:

• RG Spa in Edmonton, AB

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Learn more about Sherilyn Trompetter:

• Website: LargerLuxury.com
• Linktr.ee: LargerLuxuryOfficial
• Larger Luxury on Instagram
• Larger Luxury on LinkedIn
• Sherilyn Trompetter on LinkedIn
• Email Sherilyn

Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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While breaking free from diet culture and working on intuitive eating and body trust are quite personal internal processes, real authentic connections make that change sustainable over the long run. I’m talking about connection with ourselves, with other people, and with the world at large. Connection grounds and supports us, and reminds us we’re not alone. I’m going to talk about why connection is so important and how to explore different connections in your life. So I’m going to talk about mindfulness, interoception, relationships and community, and the joyful experience of life. All these connections - to self, each other, and nature - help us combat feelings of overwhelm and disconnectedness. So join me as I talk us through nurturing connection that will in turn help heal our relationships with food and our bodies. 

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
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• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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Overeating is often defined as eating more than what is physically comfortable or more than what we should be eating. But the word ‘should’ is a reflection of diet culture, not our actual needs. Diet culture teaches that there’s a right amount of food to eat but I want us to remember that those arbitrary rules don’t account for natural fluctuations in our hunger and fullness, especially during times of abundance. So I’m going to examine the feelings that arise around overeating, how to talk to ourselves about it, how to normalize eating more than usual while still checking in on hunger and fullness and share some pointers on how to navigate all of these emotions. And remember that overeating does not define you and it doesn’t say anything about your character, worth, or health. Join me in talking about nourishment and compassion during this beautiful holiday season.

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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This time of year just feels so much more intense than any other season and that directly affects our relationship with food. There are so many people, memories, grief, joy and time demands on us that we really do start to run on empty. Food becomes a way to cope with vulnerability and creates a sense of comfort. Then we’re bombarded with messages to let go and indulge but also stay on track to get control back in January. The messaging is conflicting. “[But] mindful eating isn't about eating perfectly, it's about being present with your food.” Find satisfaction and eat without guilt. So this episode is not about how to fix or eliminate emotional eating, but rather explore it as something to understand. I’ll talk more about why the holiday season amplifies our emotions. I’ll reframe emotional eating. And I’ll share some practical tools for navigating it with curiosity, compassion, and body trust. Let’s respond to ourselves with kindness this season.

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
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• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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What does it actually mean to practice body trust during the holiday season?  It’s about staying connected to your own needs and approaching food with a joyful mindset instead of a pressured one. And it’s about navigating challenging family dynamics and conversations. We often give ourselves these pep talks to “enjoy but in moderation” or “indulge but not too much” and “get back on track in January” but that just creates an exhausting tug of war inside us. So today I talk about how you can enjoy this time of year without being excessive or restrictive. I talk about staying present with food throughout the meal. Don’t tune out and eat mindlessly but truly enjoy what you’re eating. It’s okay to stop when you’re full and it’s okay to have seconds if you aren’t. Listen to your body, not the people around you. I talk about paying attention to self-care so we don’t lose ourselves in all the hustle and bustle. And I talk about how to set boundaries during gatherings to avoid triggering conversations about weight. Join me as we talk about truly enjoying the holidays with body trust and a sense of peace in place.

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
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There are clear links between creativity and self-care. There’s a level of mindfulness and being present that being immersed in doing a craft brings to us. We get more in tune with our bodies, our senses, how the yarn feels, and what the paint colors look like, and that awareness is also what helps us tune into our body’s hunger cues. Like many things, we are not always masters of the crafts we pick up. They’re not about the finished product and having a side hustle, they’re about relaxation and creative expression. So by that metric, we learn to embrace a more compassionate attitude towards mistakes which also helps us in our attitude towards food. And that’s what I dive into in this episode. How we can thrive by having a sense of agency, by channelling energy into a craft, and by creating a sense of joy and satisfaction which is a direct parallel to what we cultivate within our bodies when we practice intuitive eating.

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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It’s important to understand exactly what intuitive eating actually is in order to fully discuss this question. Intuitive eating was developed by two dieticians in the mid-1990s, Evelyn Tribble and Elise Risch, and it’s based on ten principles. At the core of all the principles is rebuilding trust with your body and tuning in to hunger and fullness cues to honour your body’s needs. So how does this work if you’re using a medication that alters hunger cues? Well, it is possible, let me answer the question directly, but it requires adapting some of the principles of intuitive eating to fit your unique experience. I talk about how GLP-1 medications work, what they don’t fix, and how to approach intuitive eating differently, with the mindset of approaching food with curiosity and some respect. I will talk about body trust and releasing the idea that our food choices define our worth. So join me as I dive into this question, one I get all the time, so we can understand it together.

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
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• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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Orthorexia literally means “correct appetite” and it describes an unhealthy obsession with eating foods that are considered clean or pure. Unlike other eating disorders, orthorexia is not about the amount of food eaten but is more about the quality and purity of the food. What I want to look at is this new movement about clean eating and how it can disguise what is essentially diet talk in a new format. I want to examine how an obsession with clean eating can lead to orthorexia, discuss signs for identifying orthorexia, and talk about how such an obsession can lead to feelings of superiority about food and a tendency to evangelize. I’ll also talk about how to step back from such an obsessive mindset and why it’s important to enjoy our food and not obsess over it to the point of restriction or health impacts. So join me as I share some insight on this overlooked eating disorder and talk about how to manage it.

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
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• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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In our society of diet culture and food restriction, sometimes those rules get stuck in our brains even when we choose to stop following them. So we might be hungry and searching for something to eat but we won’t allow ourselves to have what we really want because it’s not “right” or “healthy enough”. So sometimes we just don’t eat at all. Or eat something that doesn’t actually satisfy us. How do we navigate that? I’m going to share a list of questions to ask yourself to determine what’s going on inside. Are you really hungry? What are you hungry for? What does your body feel like? What kind of food are you craving? I want us to get back in tune with our bodies so we can actually understand our hunger and what we need without old habits getting in the way. I’ll talk about how to meal plan with flexibility, how to let go of this notion of only doing “what’s right”, and how to try eating in different ways to really satisfy your hunger. Join me as we figure out how the heck to eat when we don’t know what we want.

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
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One of the cases talked about in the book was the case of Anamarie Regino, a girl who was removed from her parents at a young age because of her size. State authorities decided her weight was a form of child abuse or neglect so they took her away. Anamarie’s parents fought back and argued that she had an undiagnosed medical condition that contributed to her size but it took months of court battle to return her to her family. I want to talk about how interventions like this and even well-intentioned health initiatives like Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign, which heavily emphasized the “epidemic” of childhood obesity, contribute to stigma and harm. I explore the myth that a child’s weight is the parent’s fault, the messages that being fat is inherently dangerous that are sent by interventions like Anamarie’s, and the impact all the discourse on weight and a specific mold of physical health has on children. So join me as I dive into why we need to speak out against anti-fat bias. 

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Resources discussed in this episode:

• “Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture” by Virginia Sole-Smith

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The four key personality traits often standing in our way are perfectionism, the all or nothing thinking, people pleasing, and neglecting our own self-care. The most common is perfectionism. I identify as a perfectionist and even though it sounds like a positive it comes with rigid expectations that don’t allow us flexibility. All or nothing thinking often goes hand-in-hand with perfectionism. Either we’re really good or we’ve blown it entirely and we just give up. We’ve already had a piece of cake so we just eat whatever we want all weekend. People pleasing is that desire to please others and with food this might mean eating what everyone else is eating at a party or saying yes to dessert so you don’t offend the host. And neglecting our own self-care often comes with juggling a lot of responsibilities. It’s just easier to push our needs to the bottom of the list. If any of these sound like you, this episode is for you. I’ll get in-depth on all four and talk about how to shift your mindset to alter these patterns of behavior for the better.

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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It’s important to talk about how many of us feel like we’re no longer dieting but we have this baseline of not eating enough and we’re still caught in a cycle of food obsession, guilt, and even bingeing. Why is that happening if we’re not restricting? Let’s talk about how calorie restriction and nutrient deprivation affect our bodies and brains and how they sneak into our lives when we’re not looking. It’s a subtle restriction, like choosing a smaller portion than we need or not eating when we’re hungry between meals. I’m going to talk all about things like energy conservation mode and how our hypothalamus monitors energy intake and expenditure, macronutrients and micronutrients, the body’s built-in mechanism called homeostasis, the subtle signs we’re still restricting without knowing it, and what to do about it. It’s okay if this is you. You’re not broken. We’ve all been there and being aware is the first step towards healing. So join me on this exploration of exactly how food restriction is hiding in plain sight keeping us from a fully healthy relationship with food, and how to move forward. 

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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If you have ever struggled with your relationship with food or your body, it’s not your fault. You are not broken. Your body is not broken. But I want to explore deeper and explain the biology of what happens when food restriction occurs. I want to talk about why the solution isn’t more restriction. I’m going to talk about how we were hard-wired to eat and how we eat now, what fasting does, why hunger ramps up, and how cravings work. We’re going to get into it all so that we can understand exactly what’s going on biologically when we’re stressed out and our bodies are stressed out. The pressures that lead us to binges aren’t a sign of us being broken. There are ways we can alter the biology, ways to reconnect with our bodies, and we’ll talk about those. But most importantly we will say, together, “You are not broken”. 

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
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• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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We’re breaking down the history of plus-size fashion and how the recent disappearance of extended sizes reflects fatphobia, diet culture, and the fashion industry that prioritizes thinness. From the rise of body positivity in the 2010s to the slow erasure of plus-size sections in major retailers, we’ll explore what this means for real people and why it’s so much more than a clothing issue. We’ll also talk about how fashion intersects with health and wellness and why we need to hold these brands accountable for excluding fat people from their stores. Fashion is for everyone, and it's time for the industry to reflect that.

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
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• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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I share my own recent struggles with honouring my energy and time and why I believe boundaries are an act of self-care, not selfishness. We’ll talk about how to reclaim your space, push back against the pressure to always say yes, and confidently handle those oh-so-annoying body comments. If you’re ready to protect your peace, set some limits, and prioritize what truly matters to you, this episode will give you the tools (and the permission!) to do just that. Let's get into it.

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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Intuitive eating is about learning to trust your body’s signals, practicing self-compassion, and letting go of the idea that your worth is tied to your weight. But when intuitive eating gets mixed with diet culture, it can lead you right back into the same cycle of restriction and shame that you’re trying to break free from.

I’ll guide you through 10 signs to help identify when claims of "intuitive eating" may not be the real deal. If you see weight loss as the primary goal, labels of “good” and “bad” foods, or any strict rules about when or what you can eat, it’s not true intuitive eating. We’re talking about tuning into your body’s needs, enjoying food without guilt, and reconnecting with your body in a freeing but not restrictive way. By the end of this episode, you’ll have the tools to spot when something’s not quite right and confidently stay true to the empowering principles of intuitive eating!

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
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• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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When you are better in tune with your internal signals, you are better able to practice intuitive eating. But we live in a culture that encourages us to ignore our body signals in favour of relying on external rules to guide our eating. Things like the “right time” of day to eat, not snacking between meals, and finishing everything on our plates even if we’re full, are all rigid rules we put in place to control our bodies and they effectively make us a lot less aware of our interoception cues than we should be. How can we develop our internal awareness again? How can we learn to step outside of the rules we’ve arbitrarily laid out so we can tune into our own bodies? That’s what I want to talk about. Being aware of interoception is a skill that 100% can be developed with practice. So join me as I share tips, advice, and practices on how to strengthen your interoceptive awareness. 

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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The truth is that when we say we “feel fat” we are actually talking about something else. Because fat is not a feeling. It’s not an emotion. But the word ‘fat’ does carry a lot of weight in our thin-obsessed society and it is a loaded term. We use it to express feelings of inadequacy or discomfort or, in my case, even failure. So I want us to think about what we’re really saying when we say “I feel fat”. When I said that, I projected all my feelings onto my body. I projected society’s idea of fatness as equal to being undesirable or worthless onto my own body. But my body was not the problem. My emotions were what I needed to deal with. Let me say that directly to each of you. Just because you feel discomfort in your body doesn’t mean your body is the problem. I want to help you shift your focus away from blaming your body and help you build a more compassionate relationship with it. I want to help reframe what we mean when we say “I feel fat”. Join me in this episode as I unpack what’s really behind that sentence and how we can remove our bodies as the target of our emotions.

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
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• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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The week started with my husband Rob and I coming home from camping. When we’re camping, I’m really good at intuitive eating. We have to plan what to bring, I’m not stressed, I can listen to my body, it’s a beautiful thing. But we came home hungry to an empty kitchen. Not a big deal. We ordered pizza. And that’s allowed! Waking up for an early day the next morning is when things got tricky, though. We still didn’t have groceries, I didn’t have breakfast, I had a bunch of meetings and I was driving on an empty stomach. I ended up eating drive-thru and because Rob had a similarly busy day, we ordered pizza for dinner again. That’s how the week went. I couldn’t get on top of my schedule and I was so busy I was far too hungry to listen to my body and instead just grabbed whatever food I could to stop the hunger. This is what’s important to know about intuitive eating: you can’t do it when you feel starving. A hungry brain won’t let your body make intuitively good choices. And sometimes it’s just like that. It’s a journey, not a destination. So join me in this episode as I share what I know we’ve all experienced at some point and I encourage you to keep up with your own intuitive eating just like I’m doing.

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
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When I look at my own life struggle with diet culture and weight loss, and I hear the stories I’m privileged to have other women share with me, I often realize that the reason we aren’t taking charge of our health is because it’s too big of a change right now. It’s frightening. It’s hard. And what I now teach people to do is what I had to do myself. That is take a look at where we’ve been for years and years, the way we’ve treated and showed up for our bodies, and make that incredibly challenging decision, much like Simone Biles, to step down from all of that and embrace a new way of thinking. I talk about how part of the fear is the sunk cost fallacy, that we’ve already invested so much of our time into dieting that we don’t want it to be a waste, and part of it is that we’re terrified of giving our bodies what they actually need which is the idea behind intuitive eating. In order to change direction and take care of ourselves mind and body, we need to first make that big bold courageous decision to step away from dieting and embrace something different. Something healthier. So join me because we’re going to talk about exactly that in today’s episode. I’m going to share my journey and we’re going to explore what we can learn from Simone Biles. 

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

• CNN: Simone Biles reflects on Tokyo Olympics in ‘Rising’
• Episode 137: Talking About Your Body in Relationships with Rob Issa

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

As the old adage goes, how we do one thing is how we do everything. It's very true that how we do food is often how we do life too. And if we've been struggling with food and body image, there's a good chance that other domains of our lives are contributing - relationships, family, work, money, sexuality, stress. Michelle knows that coaching us through all of this is what leads to our true transformation - from the inside out.

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• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
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Diana is a consultant who works with people with disabilities and people who live in larger bodies to assist them in learning to advocate for themselves with businesses, governmental agencies, and public spaces. Diana says she takes her life experience as a fat person and her own honed ability to advocate for herself and applies that to other people. We share stories about times when we’ve come up against fat bias or weight discrimination. Diana also shares how advocacy can affect change by relating a story about a business that changed everything to accommodate bigger bodies due to a comment she made. One very important aspect of what we discussed was how to learn to advocate for ourselves, even when it’s hard, even when we’re afraid of being shamed. Diana shared a list of how to prepare and assess your readiness for advocacy, and things to evaluate: 1. Awareness, 2. Get curious, 3. Look at the best options, 4. Capacity, and 5. Follow up. Our conversation is vulnerable but hopeful, full of lived experience and a determination not to be silenced on what we need. Perhaps Diana said it best when she said “Our bodies are not a problem to be fixed.”

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About Diana Dimmock:

Diana Dimmock is the founder of Accessibility 4 Every Body, a consulting service dedicated to educating and advocating for individuals with disabilities as well as promoting inclusivity for people of all body sizes. Accessibility 4 Every Body provides educational resources that raise public awareness and empower individuals to effectively articulate their concerns regarding the inclusion of larger bodies within businesses and regulatory agencies.

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Resources discussed in this episode:

• Bare Affair Waxing in Sherwood Park, Alberta

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Learn more about Diana Dimmock:

• LinkedIn: Diana D
• Facebook: Accessibility 4 Every Body

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• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
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We tend to applaud when anyone says they’re doing something for their health, even if that thing is contributing to disease or lack of health or wellness. It’s a hustle culture where discipline and overwork are prized, especially in sports training, and we’re celebrated for that. But whether the issue is eating too much or not enough or exercising too much or not enough, we can all learn from what Allison has to share about the underlying causes. Allison first talks about being a cheerleader in college and her interest in running, training, and nutrition after college. She was exhibiting a lot of control over her exercise and food, which earned her praise for being healthy, but she also wasn’t getting a period. We talk about how medical professionals dismissed her lack of period because she was focused on healthy activities, how there are a lot of ways to experience disordered eating, how we compare ourselves to the standards and discipline of others, and how with nearsighted goals we can tend towards over-exercising and falling into behaviors that are too disciplined and rigid to be healthy. Allison shares how she works with women now to understand their motivations and how they can have healthy goals that are not rigid and detrimental to well-being. This is such an important conversation and I’m so grateful for Allison for having this talk with me.

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About Allison Yamamoto:

Allison is a founder and coach who has built a business that helps active women stop overtraining and under-fueling in order to regulate their period and gain freedom around food & exercise.

As a former NCAA cheerleader, health tech executive, and marathoner, Allison struggled with disordered eating and RED-S for years, and her recovery journey inspired her to help others do the same.

Her business Ally has now helped hundreds of others improve their relationship with food, exercise, and their bodies.

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Resources discussed in this episode:

• Free resource from Allison to help us understand what's keeping us trapped in our routines around food and exercise

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Learn more about Allison Yamamoto:

• Website: TheAllyMethod.com
• Instagram
• TikTok

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• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
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One of the first things Lucie shares is her very inspirational entrepreneurship journey involving horses. She self-trained herself to train horses and manifested a wild opportunity to buy and sell horses en route to the slaughterhouse to save them. From there she opened the most popular public trail riding company in Michigan then went on to corporate America. But now she’s interested in connecting us all with the power we have within to be intentional about what we focus on, intentional about our desires, and how meditation and mindset can truly help us achieve our goals. Lucie talks about how the thoughts we harbor about ourselves can affect us physically either positively or negatively, she explains how awareness is the key to accepting that we have the power to change, and she speaks to the truth of how affirmations work. Our conversation is about not limiting ourselves, about freeing ourselves from the judgements of others and embracing the potential we have inside ourselves to tap into the power of the universe for the betterment of our lives. I really hope you find this as fascinating as I did.

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About Lucie Ptasznik:

Lucie is a speaker, coach & entrepreneur who quit corporate America to pursue her passion for horses. She went on to create a 7 figure business buying, training & selling horses all over the country. Today she teaches people specific tools & techniques to rewire their subconscious mind, transform their identity and take massive action toward their goals. She challenges you to step outside of your comfort zone & become the best version of yourself mentally, physically, financially & spiritually.

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Resources discussed in this episode:

• Dr. Joe Dispenza
• UltimateSuccessBlueprint.com code: THRIVE
• Transformation Nation on Facebook

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Learn more about Lucie Ptasznik:

• Website: LucieLynn.com
• Instagram
• Facebook
• YouTube

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• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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Friends welcome to another episode of Thrive Beyond Size. Many of you regular listeners may recall that this podcast went by a different name for the first one hundred episodes and had a different focus. It was called Mindful Weight Loss and was very focused on the weight loss and diet space. When I made the pivot for Episode 101, I shared the main reason why I wanted to shift to a health at every size focus but I didn’t fully share everything. You’ll hear that story today in my conversation with the absolutely wonderful Erin Murnane. Erin is a Dietician working in Australia and the UK with a virtual private practice that specializes in binge eating disorders. I connected so deeply with Erin and her work in our talk.

One of the things I struggled with during the pivot to Thrive Beyond Size was feeling deeply alone in this health at every size space. I felt lonely in the sea of intense talk about weight loss from every angle. Meeting Erin was a breath of fresh air as she shares a mindset and career focus similar to mine. She helps people who struggle with disordered eating from a non-diet and intuitive eating framework. Erin shares openly about her work, what motivated her to move in this direction, and information on how disordered eating can be approached. I suffered from binge eating disorder early in my medical residency and I keenly remember the feeling of shame. Erin wants to help people move past that shame into healing relationships with food and themselves. She is a marvellous person, understanding and knowledgeable, very upfront. This conversation brought back memories that I am happy now to share in the hopes that it helps others struggling as I was.

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About Erin Murnane:

Erin Murnane is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian with ten years of experience working in Australia and the UK. She currently runs a virtual private practice specializing in binge eating disorders.

Erin uses HAES, non-diet and intuitive eating frameworks to help her clients feel their best without dieting or restricting their favourite foods. She's on a mission to free people from body hate, unrelenting food (and beauty) standards, and noisy diet culture so we can enjoy our one freaking fabulous life!

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Learn more about Erin Murnane:

• Website/Podcast: BalanceAndBite.com.au
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• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• TikTok

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• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
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Marcus uses beautiful language when speaking about his work and the pre-teens he helps parents navigate, you can just hear how much he loves communication. He describes what’s happening in the pre-teen mind and world, what their mindset is, and what the parental role should be. So how do you talk to them? Well, Marcus shares a lot of insights on that, including working to grow trust between you, learning the skill of empathy, understanding their need for a safe and supportive environment, and how to model and talk with them about vital things like body image and nutrition. The need for pre-teens to have a safe space from which to explore independence is paramount. But so is a sense of supportive framework. Marcus has so much experience with kids that he draws on and so much knowledge about communication to share. Our conversation was enlightening and fascinating and I hope all of you who are parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and friends of someone parenting a pre-teen find this episode engaging and useful like I did.

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About M. Aurelius Higgs:

Marcus is a communication coach for parents of preteens. He helps parents effectively show up and connect with their preteen during their key formative years, in order to secure a relationship that lasts a lifetime. In his 15+ year career, he has worked with learners from over 20 countries, giving him a deep insight into how young people relate to their parents, family, and our world. 

And on a lighter note, when he’s not deep in conversation with parents or teens, he’s Latin dancing or doing Crossfit, and he’s passionate about positive psychology, philosophy and what it means to live a good life.

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Resources discussed in this episode:

• “Grit” by Angela Duckworth
• “Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection” by Charles Duhigg
• “The Breakthrough Years: A New Scientific Framework for Raising Thriving Teens” by Ellen Galinsky

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Learn more about  M. Aurelius Higgs:

• Website: MarcusHiggs.com
• LinkedIn

Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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Trauma can cause an unconscious bodily response that originally functioned to keep us safe, but that response gets embedded into our daily lives so we aren’t breaking free of what hurt us. Ramona explains how she works with women at the emotional level but also the physical in terms of fitness for strength in order to calm the nervous system and reconnect with their bodies. We talk about addressing the trauma that’s holding us back and how if self-love is too big a leap we can start with self-kindness. Ramona shares some of her own story with me and we really talk a lot about how trauma looks, why we hold onto the patterns it forms, and why we deserve freedom from it. We deserve to feel strong and empowered. We deserve to heal. Ramona gets right to the heart of that, right to the place where we’re being held back. She’s so insightful and warm and knowledgeable that I just know you’ll enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

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About Ramona Kossowan:

An authentic, insightful catalyst for change, Ramona Kossowan walks her talk. Having taken charge of her own life at a point where she felt directionless and disempowered, she intentionally transformed herself, moving from a place of unfulfillment, exhaustion, and self-sabotage to become the strong, centred, confident leader she is today, now thriving in her rewarding role as the founder of Ramona K coaching.

Extremely passionate about making that same profound difference for her clients, Ramona makes their ultimate well-being her priority for real, readily accessible results. Employing her talents and training as a personal empowerment coach, fitness professional and Gentle Trauma Release Practitioner, this compassionate thought leader guides women to reconnect with their own innate wisdom and reaffirm their true essence, and feel fabulous in their own bodies again. Thus, they have the means to heal any debilitating feelings of inadequacy and unworthiness that are holding them back from the vibrant, exciting, limitless life they deserve. It’s never too late to stop living life by default. Choose to embrace your greatness and live life by design!

Ramona Kossowan - dedicated to helping generations of women finally heal the effects of generations of pain.

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• Website: RamonaKCoaching.com
• LinkedIn
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• Facebook

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• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
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May was a month, I had a lot going on, and if you’re a regular listener you know that perimenopause has been a regular feature in my life of late. It’s fascinating to pay attention to my body and get curious about all the changes and how I’m responding. Sometimes I don’t give myself enough grace but mostly I feel I am treating myself with more compassion. I’ve been to a medical conference with all female doctors that was so uplifting, I ended up in the ER as a patient (I’m alright!) which made me reflect on my future career path, and I’ve been thinking about the idea of weight discrimination and fat bias in medicine a lot. I think I’m looking at the world with a new lens and I have some decisions to make, and courses to launch, that I’ll share with you in this episode. I’ve also seen such triumph in how I relate to food through intuitive eating and listening to my body’s needs. I’m sharing all this and more with you in this episode and I’m so glad you’re with me on this journey!

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Learn more about Dr. Michelle Tubman and Wayza Health:

• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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Frankie shared some of her story with me and it involves a very terrible loss in 2006 that dropped her into a deep depression where she lacked self-esteem and self-confidence and was suffering so much she questioned everything. She shares how she came out of it and how she then began to recognize when other women were struggling with the same things, intense loss, deep depression, and so she dived into becoming a mindset coach to help them. Frankie and I talk about how to understand that we each matter, how to give ourselves grace and find our purpose. She talks a lot about personal confidence in accepting herself. How being healthy emotionally, mentally, and physically starts in our minds and works out from there. Frankie shared so many beautiful thoughts on how to embrace ourselves and reject the criticism of others, how to be patient with ourselves, and how to make the decision to champion ourselves. This conversation was so meaningful and full of inspiration and insight and I’m so excited to share it with you. Frankie is just a wonderful communicator and positive light and I loved talking with her so much.

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About Frankie Kounouho:

Frankie Kounouho is an International Coaching Federation, Master Level Certified Professional Coach. She works virtually and in person at The Space Wellness/Yoga Sanctuary in Cave Creek, Arizona, where she helps individuals reclaim their confidence by mastering their mindset and conquering depression naturally. Outside of coaching, Frankie enjoys yoga, pilates, travelling, and curling up with a great book.

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Resources mentioned in this episode: 

• “Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It” by Kamal Ravikant

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Learn more about Frankie Kounouho:

• Website: MBTCoaching.org
• Instagram
• Facebook
• LinkedIn

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• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
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• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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Dominika talks about the science behind meditation and breathwork, activities people dismiss as ‘crazy’ but which have a lot of science behind them. One of the things she stresses is how to treat our brains right and that includes letting our brain soak up the outdoors, morning light, and no less than 7.5 hours of sleep per night for optimal functioning. We talk about the mirror exercise and why it works, why our culture is a quick-fix one and dismisses natural healing like exercise and the outdoors to aid in alleviating depression, and why coaching fulfills her. Our brains have an amazing ability to help us if we help them first and Dominika is so good at explaining the scientific why and how of the brain’s ability. She explains how to make affirmations and meditation work for our brains, and how to train brains into positive thinking, and I just know you’ll get so much out of our conversation.

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About Dominika Staniewicz:

Dominika Staniewicz M.S, a dual elite Neuroencoding specialist, Brain Health Coach at Dr. Amen, and author of the No. 1 Kindle Release "The Magic of Dreaming Big, Acting Small, and Achieving Success." Coach D transcends the ordinary life coaching realm, wielding neuroscience prowess with actionable Neuroencoding strategies. Picture firecracker charisma fused with scientific wisdom. On top of that she is a Founder member of the Neuroencoding Institute, she's advised the Polish president and taken part in national labor negotiations. A Shadow Cabinet Member at the Business Center Club, University Adjunct for 11+ years, and speaker on European Union and US stages, she's earned accolades like Woman Entrepreneur of the Year. Coach D, will help you eliminate, anxiety, depression, overwhelm, and self-loathing head-on. She is the proud mom of 24-year-old twin girls.

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Resources mentioned in this episode: 

• “Unleashing the Power of the Female Brain: Supercharging Yours for Better Health, Energy, Mood, Focus, and Sex” by Daniel G. Amen, MD

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Learn more about Dominika Staniewicz:

• Website: YourBrainCoachD.com
• Book: “The Magic of Dreaming BIG, Acting small, and Achieving success” by Dominika D Staniewicz
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Youtube
• LinkedIn

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• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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Kim’s new book, “Reflections of Joy”, is not a ‘how to’ book, it doesn’t offer diet or exercise plans, but instead, it’s about loving herself and how she learned to do that. And it’s about finding joy and enjoying it. Earlier in her career, Kim was a gym owner and for that, she achieved a certification from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition as well as Precision Nutrition One and Two. The gym was doing well but she closed it intentionally because her husband was retiring and she wanted to travel with him. But without the same drive, purpose, or schedule that she had when she owned a gym, she fell out of love with herself. Kim shares how she found her way back into loving herself, why she embraces the term body responsibility, how she notices little things every day that bring joy to her life, and why the routine of journaling honors her and sparks her creativity. I resonated with so much of what Kim and I talked about. Her wisdom around health, joy, and body responsibility is welcome in a world where we often don’t let ourselves feel joy.

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About Kim Mosiman:

Kim Mosiman is a wife, mom, and loving grandma. As an author and coach, Kim specializes in empowering women embarking on their "second act."  She is a nutritionist, with certifications from Precision Nutrition and The Institute of Integrative Nutrition and a wellness coach. With her faith-driven approach and experience as a gym owner, Kim offers a unique blend of spiritual and physical wellness. Her book, "Reflections of Joy," provides practical, faith-infused strategies to inspire strength, beauty, and holistic growth in every aspect of life.

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Learn more about Kim Mosiman:

• Website: KimMosimanWellness.com
• Book: “Reflections of Joy” by Kim Mosiman
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Pinterest

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• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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Ann came to meditation through yoga and she wasn’t a naturally ‘chill’ person so she didn’t take to meditation easily at all. What she found is that maybe she wasn’t using the right technique for the right situation which is something a lot of people struggle with. So Ann defines the differences between mindfulness, which is a real buzzword right now, and meditation. Mindfulness is a technique used in meditation but generally speaking, meditation is simply focusing in a relaxed way. Ann really worked at combining East and West, taking the ancient practices that have been available for so long and integrating some of the most cutting-edge research on brain tissue and neuroscience into her practices. Talking with Ann is so amazing because she dispels a lot of myths surrounding meditation and in doing so, makes it much more accessible. We talk about how it doesn’t have to be spiritual, the benefits of five-minute meditations as opposed to hour-long sessions, decreases in stress hormones and increases in key immune factors, building strong habits, and the easiest meditation which is what she calls the five senses meditation. Ann’s advice is research-based, easy to follow, focused on creating physically safe spaces and grounded in the benefits to health and brain function. I loved talking with Ann and I think you’ll love listening to our conversation just as much as we loved having it.

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About Ann Swanson:

Ann Swanson is the author of the internationally bestselling books SCIENCE OF YOGA and MEDITATION FOR THE REAL WORLD, which illuminates the fascinating science behind meditation with step-by-step practices to help you find peace in everyday life. Ann wasn’t a naturally “chill person,” and meditation didn’t come easy to her. Overcoming chronic pain and anxiety led her to India to study yoga, to China to explore tai chi, and to earn a Master of Science in Yoga Therapy. Ann blends cutting-edge research with ancient wisdom, resulting in realistic techniques. 

Order her new book at MeditationForTheRealWorld.com for exclusive bonuses available to podcast listeners.

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Learn more about Ann Swanson:

• Website: MeditationForTheRealWorld.com
• Book: “Meditation for the Real World: Finding Peace in Everyday Life” by Ann Swanson with illustrations by Michelle Mildenberg Lara
• Instagram
• YouTube

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• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
• Follow me on Facebook and Instagram
• Email Michelle: michelle@wayzahealth.com

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Amanda encountered her own struggles with sleep during the pandemic when, in 2020, her insomnia became relentless and rendered her a zombie. That’s when she dug into the research and recorded everything she was learning to create a framework to fix her own sleep. Once she got to the root of her sleep troubles, she decided to write a book to help other people struggling with their own sleep and built a sleep coaching program around it. I talked to Amanda about what sleep challenges look like and why they happen, as well as why people who are struggling are also resistant to fighting their sleep issues. Amanda explains the science of sleep, how it’s linked to stress, and how schedules are important to maintaining good sleep. She shares advice on restructuring our days and routines to establish a healthy sleep schedule and addresses the questions of what to do if we can’t fall asleep and how to get back to sleep if we wake up too early. Amanda understands all the sleep issues - from sleep revenge to sleep debt and establishing a sleep schedule - and she works hard to assist everyone in overcoming chronic insomnia and reclaiming healthy sleep.

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About Amanda Chocko:

Amanda Chocko is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Sleep Coach and Author of the book, Relax Sleep Thrive: Your 5-Week Journey to Peaceful, Restorative Sleep. When she landed on this path she found a journey that’s been equal parts challenging and incredibly rewarding. For years, her passion was helping women navigate the twists and turns of chronic health conditions. She always believed in a holistic approach, using the power of nutrition and lifestyle to tackle even the most stubborn health challenges. It’s been her mission to see these incredible individuals regain control of their well-being. But as she worked closely with these women, she noticed something: many of them were battling sleepless nights, just like she had in the past.

In 2020, as our world was in crisis, Amanda’s insomnia became chronic. She spent her nights staring at the ceiling and her days walking around like a zombie. It was then that she realized she needed to take serious action. So, she rolled up her sleeves and dove headfirst into the research. As Amanda immersed myself in the world of sleep science, she uncovered invaluable insights and pieced together a holistic approach that finally helped her get to the root causes of her insomnia. It was a game-changer, and she couldn’t believe the transformation in her own sleep quality.

Now, armed with the knowledge, experience, and a newfound sense of purpose, Amanda is dedicating her practice to helping individuals conquer their own sleep struggles. She’s been there, done that, and she’s here to guide you through the process of reclaiming your nights, one peaceful slumber at a time.

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Learn more about Amanda Chocko:

• Website: AmandaChocko.com
• Book: “Relax Sleep Thrive: Your 5-Week Journey to Peaceful, Restorative Sleep” by Amanda Chocko
• Instagram

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• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
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Welcome to today’s episode, everyone, where we address a topic that’s not easy for us to talk about. We’re talking about weight stigma in the healthcare system. Why does weight stigma exist in our healthcare system? How does it show up and who does it show up for? What are the side effects of this stigma on us as individuals but also as a society? To tackle these difficult questions, Dr. Stephanie Hart, a family physician who runs a niche practice in sexual medicine, has joined me to talk frankly about her own personal experiences as a fat patient inside the healthcare system. These experiences are what drew her to take a deeper interest in medical weight stigma and how to combat it at an educational level.

Stephanie and I both have experiences in trying to navigate medical weight stigma as physicians, challenging the accepted diagnostic standard that weight loss is the immediate answer to any issue facing a fat person. But we also both have experiences in navigating the healthcare system as fat patients and it’s not been easy or pleasant. Stephanie graciously shares two very traumatic experiences she endured as a fat patient, experiences that involved not just weight stigma but disabled body stigma within healthcare. We examine where this stigma comes from, how it’s perpetuated, and the clear harm that it’s doing to individuals and society. The fixation on a very specific thin weight as being the ideal from which to assess medical issues is damaging the roughly two-thirds of people who exist in bigger bodies than that narrow ideal. Join Stephanie and me as we get vulnerable and do a deep dive into what weight stigma is doing to healthcare and how we are trying to change that for future generations.

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About Dr. Stephanie Hart:

Stephanie Hart is a family physician by training, running a niche practice in sexual medicine. She was first exposed to weight stigma personally as a patient with her own health concerns, and this turned into an interest in medical weight stigma especially at an educational level.

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Learn more about Dr. Stephanie Hart:

• Website: SexualFunctionClinic.com

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• Website: www.wayzahealth.com
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I struggle a lot with money and Linda is no stranger to helping people like me improve our relationships with money. Whatever internal obstacles we have can be confronted by changing our mindset, and Linda is an expert in setting a positive mindset around money. Linda notes that a lot of how we deal with money is handed down from what we experience our parents or grandparents doing and changing that script is part of how we change our mindset. We talk about habits like not living within our means or overspending and Linda explains the reasons behind those mindsets and scarcity mindsets. Our conversation covers how understanding finance can help alleviate the stress surrounding it, why struggling to make peace with how we view money is very similar to the struggle we have with loving our bodies, and how to decide when to prioritize ourselves versus setting aside savings. Linda’s insight gave me a lot to think about in terms of my own money views and I hope you feel similarly inspired by this episode.  

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About Linda Grizely:

Welcome to Linda Grizely, your Money Mindset Mentor.  Linda is passionate about guiding women through transformative journeys.

In her career as a financial planner, Linda witnessed clients facing self-imposed obstacles that hindered their financial growth. Many times, she found herself thinking, "If only they could break free from these internal barriers." Or more realistically, “They need to get out of their own way!”

Reflecting on this, Linda thought about her own experiences with money. Growing up in a lower-middle-class household, she had inherited a scarcity mindset. As her life progressed, she experienced diverse money situations and observed many narratives. Through these vast life experiences, and through self-realization, she set out on a journey of self-improvement and unwittingly rewrote her money script.

Now, she empowers others to overcome internal obstacles to financial success. At Mindset & Money, she enables women to shift their money mindsets, dismantling internal obstacles blocking their financial success.

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

• “The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy” by Thomas J Stanley PhD and William D Danko PhD
• The Money Mastery Mindset Cohort

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The first thing Kim shares is her personal journey with fitness, sports, movement, and dieting and how it led her eventually to making her fitness career weight neutral and size inclusive. She had some powerful revelations in her own life that helped her get here. In our conversation, Kim and I talk about how most fitness facilities are not seat up for people in larger bodies, from the physical space to the imagery to the mirrors, and how we need to not assume everyone entering a fitness center has weight loss as a goal. Kim speaks to how movement can incorporate anything that gets us moving and contributes to health in our bodies, what clothing we can wear to work out so we don’t have to feel pressured into tiny spandex, having flexibility built into training goals, and the overall joy we should find in movement. Kim is warm and supportive and has helped change my perspective a lot, which I appreciate. Talking with her is so inspirational to me and I hope you all find similar inspiration from this episode. 

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About Kim Hagle:

Kim Hagle (she/her) is a Size Inclusive Fitness Specialist,  Non-Diet Nutritionist, Body Image Coach and founder of Radiant Vitality Wellness.

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Size Inclusive Training Academy

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• Website: RadiantVitality.ca
• Podcast: The Power in Motion Podcast
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One of the things that motivates Jen to do the embodiment work that she does is her desire to help people reawaken their inner wisdom. This reawakening leads to being authentic and owning your truth. It sounds easy but it’s not a simple process because we are all so disconnected. Jen explains what embodiment is and how her methodology works, how she starts clients on this journey, and how gestures can help us express things we’re holding back. Talking with Jen made me realize how often we unconsciously want permission to just be ourselves and the safe space she creates with this work gives us that permission. How do we express our everyday emotions, some of which we can’t even find words for? How do we slow down enough to listen to ourselves? How do we accept communication from our emotions and also release them? All of these questions are ones I talk through with Jen in this amazing episode. I’m so glad you’re here to listen to Jen’s wisdom with me.

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About Jen Aks:

Jen Aks is an Embodiment Coach, Workshop Facilitator, and Founder of The Power of Gesture™, which is an embodiment method that teaches you how to release stuck emotions and embrace the innate wisdom of your body.  The Power of Gesture™ helps regulate your nervous system, leading to a profound sense of inner calm and clarity. With this newfound connection and understanding of your body, you'll gain the confidence to trust your instincts and overcome any barriers holding you back so that you can live a life aligned with your truth.

Jen offers The Power of Gesture™ in private coaching, workshops, and speaking engagements. Jen holds a BFA from New York University and has dedicated her career to teaching people how to connect with their wisdom and resilience, by learning to unlock the intuitive language of the body.

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

• EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)
• Jen Aks Free Live Gesture Workshop on Tuesdays
• Jen Aks Membership

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I’m so glad to be back in front of the microphone with you all because I recorded so many episodes before going on an African vacation that I feel I haven’t reached out in a very long time! It feels good to connect again. I had a wonderful trip and you’ll hear a little more about it in this episode. My guest today is Helen Bennett. She’s a certified health and addiction recovery coach who specializes in helping people break free from compulsive eating and is the founder of BulimiaFreedom.com. Helen and I have just an amazing, honest, beautiful conversation about disordered eating, sharing stories from both our journeys. Helen truly understands the guilt and shame feelings as well as the challenges that come with an eating disorder and how a peaceful relationship with food can be reclaimed. This is a tough subject, and triggering, so if this is a trigger for you please practice self-care as you listen.

Helen shares her personal experience with bulimia, detailing how she started the cycle of binging and purging at the young age of eight and why. It led her to what she calls “a 20-year, nightmarish battle of being caught in this horrific cycle” between restriction, overeating, binge eating, and purging. She calls it an addiction quite deliberately. She eventually found things that helped her fight her way out of the cycle and now she uses her experience to help others get free as well. Helen and I talk about the intense shame and guilt eating disorders bring with them, how hearing somebody else be open about their struggle can be such a lifeline, and we share all the struggles we each experienced in our own journeys. Helen sheds light on exactly what drives disordered eating and what fuels the addiction. We talk about what tools helped her and why they worked. There’s so much information, compassion, and understanding in this episode, it moved me and made me realize how useful open communication like this is so we stop feeling isolated in our struggles. I hope you find Helen’s story and knowledge as beautiful as I did.

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About Helen Bennett:

Coach Helen Bennett specializes in helping men and women break free of compulsive overeating. Having secretly battled bulimia for two decades, Helen has first-hand experience of the guilt, shame and frustration that comes with feeling out of control with food. She also understands the unique challenges of reclaiming a peaceful relationship with food and offers practical (and often quirky!) tools to help individuals eliminate compulsion and find lasting food freedom.

Helen is a certified Health Coach and Addiction Recovery Coach and is the founder of BulimiaFreedom.com

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

• BulimiaFreedom.com
• Self-Compassion with Dr. Kristin Neff
• “Intuitive Eating, 4th Edition: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach” by Evelyn Tribole, MS RD and Elyse Resch, MS RD FADA
• Gabby Bernstein
• Tommy Rosen, Recovery 2.0

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Friends, I hope you were able to join me last week for part one of this conversation with my guest Angela Corry. Angela is a clinical and sexual health educator, an expert in fatphobia and sex, and last week we talked about body image and fatphobia and how perceptions have changed throughout history. Fatphobia is very pervasive in our society and it shows up everywhere, especially in areas of sexuality and pleasure. This second episode with Angela really focuses on pleasure. It’s our right, in whatever body, as a human, to experience pleasure on every level, including sexually. But why don’t those of us in bigger bodies often feel comfortable experiencing or seeking pleasure? And how can we change that? 

As Angela states right at the start of our conversation, “sexy isn’t a size”. We deserve to feel good. What feels good for our body, whether a great orgasm or the pleasure of a wonderful bath in a tub that fits us, is pleasurable and we deserve that. Why is that hard for us to accept if our bodies are bigger? It’s very much a link between fat and sex and fat and food and the way societal structures drill certain reluctances into us due to size. Much of the work Angela does with her clients starts with confidence and self-esteem, it starts with helping people eliminate the barriers we have between us and experiencing pleasure. We talk about learning to accept our bodies and touch our bodies, bringing all five senses into our pleasure, and not being afraid of sex toys or pillows or adjustments needed to make sex more pleasurable for us. This episode dives into everything we don’t talk about enough when it comes to fat, sex, and pleasure. I’m so glad you’re here for this!

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About Angela Corry:

Angela Corry, RN, BScN, ACCN, is a clinical educator and sexual health educator for Loving Choices in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Alberta, her Advanced Critical Care Nursing (ACCN) specialty from Mount Royal University and her certification in Holistic Sexual Health Education from the Institute of Sexuality Education and Enlightenment (ISEE). Angela has over 20 years of nursing experience in emergency and intensive care as a bedside and clinical nurse educator. During this time, she has contributed to several medical journals, including the Emergency Medical Journal. 

For the past two years, while focusing on health promotion and wellness, Angela realized that her pre-conceived notions about sexuality and body image were enmeshed with mainstream society’s views on what is “normal,” “healthy,” or “feasible.” She believes it is necessary to reflect on the nature of sexuality and size diversity and how they fit and are used in our social, economic, and political structures. 

Angela wants to help empower individuals to live authentically by helping clients and professionals make choices that cultivate body positivity, accept size diversity and personal empowerment, enhance sexual well-being, celebrate the diversity of sexual expression, and promote equity for all within the current structures of our fat-phobic society.

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

• “Fat” by Hanne Blank
• “Better Sex Through Mindfulness: How Women Can Cultivate Desire” by Lori A. Brotto, PhD
• Dr. Lori Brotto

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Angela shares a bit about her personal journey and how she came to understand that her preconceived notions about sexuality and body image were entwined with mainstream society’s views on “normal” health and size. That brought about a change in her and she has devoted herself to helping empower individuals to live authentically, accept size, and enhance sexual well-being ever since. Angela and I talk through the history of body image, tracing through changing eras from when fat was preferred in culture to where it shifted and thin became the overriding aesthetic focus. Angela shares a very personal and powerful story that illustrates how much work we each have to do to step out of society’s viewpoint. When did we collectively stop viewing fat as just a body size and start seeing it as disgusting or something to avoid? And why do we allow our size to dictate our right to pleasure? These are questions we explore in this episode and Angela is so amazing, so insightful, that I can’t wait for you to hear this episode and the next one with her.

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About Angela Corry:

Angela Corry, RN, BScN, ACCN, is a clinical educator and sexual health educator for Loving Choices in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Alberta, her Advanced Critical Care Nursing (ACCN) specialty from Mount Royal University and her certification in Holistic Sexual Health Education from the Institute of Sexuality Education and Enlightenment (ISEE). Angela has over 20 years of nursing experience in emergency and intensive care as a bedside and clinical nurse educator. During this time, she has contributed to several medical journals, including the Emergency Medical Journal. 

For the past two years, while focusing on health promotion and wellness, Angela realized that her pre-conceived notions about sexuality and body image were enmeshed with mainstream society’s views on what is “normal,” “healthy,” or “feasible.” She believes it is necessary to reflect on the nature of sexuality and size diversity and how they fit and are used in our social, economic, and political structures. 

Angela wants to help empower individuals to live authentically by helping clients and professionals make choices that cultivate body positivity, accept size diversity and personal empowerment, enhance sexual well-being, celebrate the diversity of sexual expression, and promote equity for all within the current structures of our fat-phobic society.

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

• “Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia” by Sabrina Strings
• NAAFA: National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance

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Even back in the 1950s, obesity was assumed to be a disease that doctors needed to treat. Their assumption was that it should be an easy treatment: get people to eat less and move more. Right? This same assumption is prevalent in diet culture today. So when it fails, the blame is put on the patient instead of on the diet. A lot of studies are conducted over a short period of time so in that first six months it will look like a success. But if the patients are followed for longer, over a year or more, that’s when weight plateaus and people start regaining. Additionally, around 40% of people drop out of studies. So finding the origin of the ‘98% of diets fail’ statistic and proving it with additional studies requires a lot of digging. But it is a true statistic and I’m going to tell you why. I’m going to explain it all in this episode. I think it’s an important thing to discuss and understand because patients do not need to be blamed for the failure of the treatment. Diet culture is lying to us.

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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Resources discussed in this episode:

• “Anti-Diet” by Christy Harrison
• “The Results of Treatment for Obesity: A Review of the Literature and Report of a Series” by Albert Stunkard, MD and Mavis McLaren-Hume MS

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Hello friends. Today’s topic is a big one and a sensitive one as well; today we’re talking about eating disorders. It’s a different type of conversation, though, because we’re not going to talk about what they are and how to diagnose them, instead, we’re going to talk about why they’re so prevalent in our society and why they’re underdiagnosed as well as myths perpetrated by the diet culture. I’m not tackling this subject alone, either. I’ve invited Dr. Cristina Castagnini, a licensed psychologist who focuses on helping women with food and body image struggles, to have this conversation with me. Cristina hosts the podcast ‘Behind the Bite’ where eating disorders are talked about from a personal and professional perspective. This conversation is very necessary and Cristina is wonderful to have it with.

Both Cristina and I have had our own journeys with body image and disordered eating, so we talk about that right from the start. Cristina came to her body image work a bit by accident. She wanted to focus on other issues when she encountered a patient she immediately identified as struggling with an eating disorder instead of solely the depression she came in with. Cristina realized, just like with her own treatment, that there still was no satisfactory answer of where could patients go to get real help for disordered eating. We talk about the links between diet culture and eating disorders and how diet culture has influenced medical and health care as well. Talk of losing weight almost always goes hand in hand with any health discussion when you live in a bigger body. Cristina’s work and podcast aim to break those myths around weight, dieting, and health,  as well as address societal pressures. We also tackle the hard realities of weight loss injectables like Ozempic which are designed for diabetes treatment but are being openly offered as weight loss tools. This is a big topic and a deep conversation that I thank Cristina for having with me. It will absolutely open your eyes and help challenge some of your own biases.

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About Cristina Castagnini, PhD:

Cristina Castagnini, PhD, CEDS, is a licensed psychologist who focuses solely on helping women overcome their struggles with food and body image and to achieve a balanced life. She feels fortunate that she is now able to do just that as the Founder and Clinical Director of her own practice, and host of her weekly podcast, Behind the Bite, where she discusses the struggles of eating disorders and body image issues from both the personal and professional perspectives.

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DK shares her personal journey from childhood struggles with food through yo-yo dieting along with chronic pain in adulthood. She knows from experience that clients need to shed the disappointment and grief in their bodies before they can make progress with chronic pain. We talk about the problem with going to the doctor over pain and being told to lose weight as an answer. It’s devastating and diet culture contributes to the issue of chronic pain in bigger bodies. DK encourages movement with her clients, through Pilates, and operates a strictly weight-neutral environment and size-inclusive space. She’s part of the Body Positive Fitness Alliance to promote that and I agree so much with her beliefs that diet culture, along with medical culture, dismisses chronic pain. It’s a very open and revealing conversation, an important one, and I know you’ll all appreciate it as much as I do.

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About DK Ciccone:

Dana Karen (“DK”) Ciccone is a certified Pilates instructor who helps people in pain improve strength, mobility, and well-being in a weight-neutral environment. She’s also trained in pain reprocessing therapy through the Pain Psychology Center. Having begun her own journey with chronic back pain as a young teen, she has been exploring ways to help herself and others regain joy of movement for decades. After twenty years in the health sector, DK left a corporate career to follow her passion, later launching Movement Remedies, a chronic pain–focused Pilates studio in Boston, Massachusetts. Her first book, You’re Meant to Move: A Guide to Conquering Chronic Pain, Increasing Stress Resilience, and Reclaiming an Active Life, was released December 2023.

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Resources discussed in this episode:

• “You’re Meant to Move: A Guide to Conquering Chronic Pain, Increasing Stress Resilience, and Reclaiming an Active Life” by Dana Karen Ciccone  
• Pass to try a free class

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I asked Christina to tell you all about her journey into becoming a coach because I like inspirational stories and hers is wonderful. Her career is about coaching people to operationalize their dreams but how did she get there? It’s a powerful journey. Christina shares how she enjoys coaching parents with young kids because her secret hope is to create a generation of children who don’t need health coaches because diet culture has been addressed. We also talk about how she approaches client aspirations, how she takes the overarching goal and identifies actionable steps for getting there, how to think about what you’re for yourself in new ways, and the importance of groundwork for letting go of negative associations and failure mindset in order to progress. Christina walks me through some of my struggles with incorporating more movement into my life and you’ll see just how amazing she is at inspiring action. 

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About Christina Claytor:

Christina Claytor is the founder of The Mindful Health Revolution where she helps clients break up with overwhelming diets and workout plans so they can stop feeling like a failure and start confidently taking action to have health on their own terms.

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Doctor Wendy explains positive psychology as the science of happiness and she’s excited that we now do have research to show us what it means to live a flourishing, happy life. We talk about how to start making a change for ourselves by asking where we desire change. Doctor Wendy discusses the steps that come after asking that, the questions we can ask that help us define the change we want. We talk about giving ourselves permission to imagine better experiences, what radical responsibility means and why we need to embrace it, and how we change by understanding that internal growth is about internal work. It’s a wonderful conversation and there’s so much I learned. Doctor Wendy is not talking about toxic positivity but active choices to look at the whole picture and decide to move forward. I can’t wait for you all to hear this episode. 

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About Dr. Wendy O’Connor:

Dr. Wendy is a Stanford-trained positive psychologist and success coach for female entrepreneurs. She helps women design their most meaningful, intentional, and fulfilling lives and businesses. Utilizing her strengths, values, and evidenced-based success method, Dr. Wendy has helped thousands of women worldwide live a life and business they're obsessed with.

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Maura shares that she grew up in a culture where food was appreciated and celebrated and was something that her family was very intentional about enjoying. She grew up with a wonderful relationship to food and her body but she realized that too many people do not have that relationship at all. That’s what propelled her into a nutrition career, though not along the lines of dieting, but focusing on nourishing bodies instead. Maura and I talk about the shame that comes with a lot of food relationships, the guilt ingrained in diet culture, and why it’s okay to celebrate food. Maura addresses the need for self-compassion and letting go of fear around food while assessing what our bodies really want. Maura’s approach is rooted in health and celebration of bodies and eating, and she exudes kindness and a real understanding of how to make changes that lean towards nourishment gradually and with care. I know you’ll love hearing what she has to say.

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About Maura Rodgers:

As a Registered Dietitian, Integrative Health Coach and avid foodie, Maura has had the privilege of spending the last decade coaching and empowering individuals to achieve healthier, more vibrant lives through a whole-body, root-cause approach that embraces mindful and intuitive eating techniques.

Since day one, her mission has been to help as many people as possible create the health they dream of. Maura most recently worked as Facebook’s onsite Nutritionist in Menlo Park, CA where she earned a 95% patient satisfaction from her clients during her two years there; not because she was trying to, but because she genuinely wanted to do anything she could to help them achieve what they set out for. Additionally, she’s been lucky enough to provide corporate wellness services to companies like Microsoft, McKinsey & Company, Salesforce, Wayfair, Dwell Magazine, and Lululemon.

As a mom of two babies under two, Maura also knows exactly what it feels like to balance a busy lifestyle, working to reconnect with her body, while still wanting to nourish her body and mind with ease. She genuinely believes food can be celebrated and eaten mindfully while also helping you become the most vibrant version of yourself.

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The docuseries was based on a twin study published in November 2023. In the study, they took twenty-one sets of twins and put one twin on a vegan diet and the other on an omnivore diet. The show looks at how the study was conducted and presents all the information and results gathered from it. I found things lacking in the setup of the study itself and I talk about those questions. There are statistics presented that were different when I looked them up myself. Ultimately my impression was that the series leaned towards a fear-mongering approach to make us feel bad about what we’re eating and, additionally, was pushing a vegan agenda. Now there are truths contained in the series, yes, but overall I felt it contained a lot of harmful fallacies. So I want to share how to approach documentaries like this in the future. What should you look for to determine the bias of the documentary, the equality, and the validity of the viewpoint presented? There’s simple research you can do so you can take information with a grain of salt and see propaganda for what it is. Join me for my thoughts and email me yours after you’ve listened.

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Something Joanne and I discuss is how diet culture has been so ingrained in us that even the simple act of going for a walk becomes a challenge to exercise and lose weight. We begin to lose touch with what is actually a very natural thing: going outside just because it feels good to be there and to move our bodies. Joanne stresses that self-compassion is a key component of being able to heal our relationships with exercise and food; and that believing we are worthy of rest and time in nature and enjoying the nourishment of food is vital. We talk about self-awareness, being aware of our bodies and what they need instead of just pushing through a certain number of steps and eating only a certain number of calories. There is so much wisdom and knowledge that Joanne has to share and this conversation is very open, honest, and healing. There are definitely ways we can start to change how we view food and our bodies, and Joanne shares the mindset we need to embrace to start healing. 

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About Joanne Edinberg:
Joanne Edinberg is a Certified Eating Psychology Coach and the founder of Body Wisdom Nutrition. She is on a mission to help women end the quest for the perfect diet and the perfect body, so they can spend their time and energy doing what truly nourishes them. She helps health-conscious women shift from feeling stressed to feeling free with food, weight and body image. She provides one-on-one coaching, both in-person and online, through her 12-week program “Transform Your Relationship with Food and Body,” to support women in developing a healthy relationship with food and body, helping them shift from the cycle of eat-guilt-and-shame to curiosity-compassion-and-joy. She uses a positive approach in working on issues such as weight, body image and emotional eating, guiding clients to find the internal wisdom to transform eating challenges into powerful opportunities for personal growth. 

Joanne has previously worked as a social worker and has training and experience as a yoga instructor and labor support doula. She has a B.S. in Psychology from Tufts University, a Master’s degree in Social Work from Boston University, and a Certification in Eating Psychology Coaching from the Institute for the Psychology of Eating. She lives in Seattle, WA.

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Today I’m having an open and honest conversation with Anne Poirier about body image and our relationships with food. Anne is a nationally recognized Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, author of “The Body Joyful”, a Certified Self-Talk Trainer, eating disorder specialist, and life coach. She is the leader of the body joyful movement and does a lot of body image and body neutrality work. She shares her own lived experiences with disordered eating with me in this discussion and we talk a lot about diet culture. We get vulnerable in this episode and we also address why we don’t talk about this subject enough. This is a necessary conversation, even if it’s difficult, and I’m so glad Anne is having it with me.

Anne shares her history with anorexia nervosa and binge eating and how the body messages in her head followed her through hospitalization and into a career in the fitness realm. The pressure from society to look a certain way, to embrace what I call “the thin ideal”, has always been powerful but especially in today’s world of 24/7 social media bombardment about how to look and eat. Anne and I talk about learning to question what we choose to believe about bodies, food, and eating. We need to identify the loathing self-talk in our heads and listen to our own bodies instead of those outside voices. Our conversation really dives into how we see ourselves, how that’s tied to how we see food, how we eat or don’t eat, and the shame we’ve carried around for so long. It’s a deeply personal and important episode and I can’t wait for you all to hear what Anne has to say.

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About Anne Poirier:
Anne Poirier CSCS, is a nationally recognized Body Image Expert, author of The Body Joyful, and Not a Fat Annie and leader of the Body Joyful Revolution.  As a pioneer and leading voice for the body neutrality movement, she has been featured and cited in major media outlets around the world including Shape, Women’s Health, New York Times, Washington Post, Livestrong, Huff Post, ABC, Fox, CBS and NPR.  

As a long-time eating disorder survivor, non-diet coach and certified self-talk trainer Anne serves on the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Lived Experience Task Force. In a 35+ year fitness and coaching career and now as a certified Intuitive Eating Councilor, Eating Disorder Specialist and Life Coach, Anne helps women free themselves from diet culture and society’s thin ideal using her Body Joyful Solution.  

Anne can be reached at anne@thebodyjoyful.com
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Resources discussed in this episode:

• “The Body Joyful” by Anne Poirier
• “Not a Fat Annie” by Anne Poirier
• “When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies” by Jane R. Hirschman and Carol H. Hunter

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This is a complex issue and very triggering, admittedly. Struggling with body image lends itself to not feeling attractive which might put off the partner. Or the partner being disinterested may exacerbate body image issues and lead to feelings of lesser attraction. Or one partner may be feeling something else altogether, a deeper issue, something that should be addressed but is difficult, and it becomes just easier to blame weight as the reason for lack of attraction. Rob and I talk about it all. We talk about men and trophy brides, women’s body image issues, men’s body image issues, inability to be vulnerable, using weight as a deflection tool, sincerely losing attraction and not knowing how to express it. We tackle all the rough and thorny issues. What we ultimately learn is that communication is necessary and not done nearly enough. We need to learn, as partners, as spouses, as intimate pairs, to talk about our bodies and our thoughts about each other’s bodies. As you’ll hear, it’s not easy to do. And yet undoubtedly the key is always going to be shedding light on the hidden issue below what’s said on the surface. Join us as we wade into the subject of blaming diminishing attraction on weight.

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Dr. Ellis touts the beauty of naturopathic medicine as being able to really get to the heart of the menstrual issue. Her job is to dig and find out why things are irregular or painful and then to fix it. One of the things Erin and I agree on is understanding that we’re allowed, as women, to advocate for ourselves and learn to insist on lab work and better investigation. Dr. Ellis explains the importance of hormones, managing stress, nutrition, exercise, quality of sleep, the types of environmental chemicals we’re using on our bodies and how every one of these things will affect menstrual cycles. This is why periods are often called the fifth vital sign because they really do tell us if other things are not working right or need looking into. Dr. Ellis has practical tips on getting the types of examinations we need, how we can help ourselves through nutrition and sleep, and explaining what’s happening so we can gauge what’s normal and what isn’t. This conversation will be a game-changer for so many of us!

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About Dr. Erin Ellis:
Dr. Ellis is a Naturopathic Doctor who helps women balance hormones, fix crappy periods and regain the energy they once had to be their happiest, healthiest selves.  In 2010 Dr. Ellis was diagnosed with a rare form of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma which was the turning point in her life and prompted her to pursue her dreams of becoming a Naturopathic Doctor.

Having had a cancer diagnosis at such a young age, Dr. Ellis’s mission is to empower those to take control of their health.  Life is too short to feel sub-optimal and given the right tools, your body has the innate ability to heal itself.

When she’s not empowering others to become their best versions, Dr. Ellis enjoys spending time helping her community, spending time with her dog, having game nights with family and friends and making new memories with her Fireman.
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Resources discussed in this episode:

• Think Dirty® Shop Clean app

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