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Being MoreBreaking the Cycle: Women, Weight, and Food with Anne Marie FrostIn this episode of Being More, Roni Davis introduces exciting changes, including the launch of a second podcast, Women, Weight, and Food, co-hosted by licensed professional counselor Anne Marie Frost, MS, LPC.
Join them as they explore the personal and cultural issues surrounding women, weight, and food.
Anne shares her journey through decades of dieting, the emotional toll of weight loss, and how she found a new path toward peace with her body.
This episode is filled with insights on breaking the cycle of diet culture, the power of self-compassion, and the importance of redefinin...2024-10-1141 min
Second Act Fit ProsRoni Davis: Embodied Cognitive Eating Training (E-CET)Roni Davis is the founder of Embodied Cognitive Eating Training (E-CET). She is redefining healthy living and eating with an embodied approach. We discuss:
-Why she left the fitness industry
-Dismantling the fitness industry and the direction fitness should go
-Discontinuing the promotion of weight loss
-Fear is a sh*t motivator for "eating right" and exercising
-What is embodied eating and embodied movement
Links to mentions in this podcast:
Being More Podcast
E-CET website
Roni’s Tiny Bu...2023-05-151h 15Being MoreHow to "get healthy" by doing the opposite of everything you’ve been taught you're supposed to do…In this episode, I'm talking about the perfect healthy lifestyle and why, after spending 8 years of helping countless people with their health and wellness goals through that paradigm, I now believe it to be a toxic, outdated, and fundamentally flawed.
I also share my radically new approach to health and well-being and give an example of how to start practicing it for yourself right now.
For more information, including free resources visit: www.ecet.online2022-10-0423 minBeing MoreBeing More... wholehearted - Welcome to Season FourIn this episode, welcome back to season four. Why the name change? What is being more all about? What is wholehearted being? And what does it have to do with healthy eating and living? All that and more in this episode.
For more info, including free resources visit: www.ecet.online2022-09-2023 min
Permission to HealPermission to Heal Episode #84 - A Conversation with Roni Davis about Redefining Healthy Eating and LivingRoni Davis is a purpose-led, heart-centered solopreneur. Roni is a published author, award-winning coach, speaker, and hosts the BEING MORE Podcast. She is also the founder of E-CET—Embodied Cognitive Eating Training, a unique process that utilizes a combination of proven effective modalities to help women break unhealthy eating habits, end weight & food obsessions, and redefine healthy eating and living through wholehearted being. Honestly, her biggest goal with everything I do is to share what I've learned and help women start thinking about healthy eating and living differently than we...2022-08-311h 14
Being MoreFood rules: why they're so harmful, but also scary to releaseIn this episode, I'm joined again by my client, Hollie and we're talking about some of the rules she used to have around food, how they impacted her mental and physical health, how scary it was to let go of them, and how much has improved for her since she has.2022-05-2342 min
Being MoreThe Burnout Antidote with Anne Berube, Ph.D.In this episode, I'm talking with Anne Berube about her new book, The Burnout Antidote: A Spiritual Guide To Empowerment For Empaths, Over-Givers, and Highly Sensitive People
Human beings are hard-wired for service. But if we are designed to care for each other, then why are we so unwell? Anne’s message is for anyone who over-gives and depletes themselves in the process of serving their families, clients, patients, or communities.
In The Burnout Antidote, Anne helps you access your innate capacity to heal and shows you that your burnout can become a gateway to embod...2022-05-1644 min
Being MoreLosing 16lbs in 3 weeks to fit into a dress?In this episode, I'm joined by my client, Sandy and we're chatting about Kim Kardashian losing 16lbs in 3 weeks to fit into a dress that was never meant for her. Did you hear about that? Were you jealous? Or angry (like Sandy and I were)? 2022-05-0926 min
Being MoreBody Acceptance and Gratitude MeditationIn this episode, I share a short meditative practice for helping move from body shame to acceptance and gratitude taken directly from my new Foundations for Peace program that's been proving to be widely popular among Foundations for Peace members.
To learn more about Foundations for Peace visit: https://www.ecet.online/foundations2022-05-0214 min
Being MoreNatalie's super inspiring transformationIn this episode, I chat with another of my clients, Natalie. When she started with me, she was bingeing and restricting. She lived with fear and rules around every food in her house, fear and obsession over weight gain, body hate and judgment all so severe that she was on depression and anxiety meds and told her doctor she didn't want to keep living if she had to live like that.
You won't believe where she's at now. Tune in to find out.2022-04-1827 min
Being MoreWill Smith & Disproportionate Reactions: How They Affect Why We EatAfter watching the slap heard around the world at the Oscars last week with Will Smith and Chris Rock, my first thought was, "holy disproportionate reaction". And after just talking about this concept in my coach training program, Hollie, one of my coaches in training joins me for the episode while we chat about it. What are they? Why do they happen? How do they impact why we eat? Tune in to find out.2022-04-0431 min
Being MoreWhen Permission Doesn't WorkI often talk a lot about releasing food rules and giving ourselves permission to eat what we want but what happens when it feels terrifying and every time you try it for a little while, it feels like it doesn't work and you still feel obsessed with food or end up overeating or bingeing?
That's what I'm talking about in this episode. I have a group of testers going through a new program I'm releasing soon and she sent me an email about the permission element this morning with common questions and concerns so I wanted to...2022-03-2027 min
Being MoreSo your pants are tight... now what?Imagine this scenario... you’re minding your own business, standing there in your bedroom getting dressed.
As you’re pulling up your favorite pair of pants, you notice they feel tighter than they felt the last time you wore them.
What happens?
The voice in your head that insists on obsessively narrating every waking second of your life, says… “uh oh, these weren’t this tight before.”
Then what happens?
In this episode, I'm sharing how that scenario typically plays out for most - how it used to play out for me.2022-03-1314 min
Being MoreA conversation with my client, Hollie A.Join me this week for a conversation I recently had with my client Hollie. She shares her story, her history with weight loss, dieting and healthy eating and she talks about what life is like now.2022-03-071h 03
Being MoreWhat they don't tell you about Intermittent Fasting"Everyone" says intermittent fasting is sooo healthy... but, what are they not telling you about it? That's what I'm talking about in this episode.2022-02-2816 min
Being MoreGet Out of Your Way - The WorkshopTune in this week for the recording from the workshop I recently hosted with leadership coach and my friend Dana Lloyd and learn to get out of your own way.
I share:
➔ how to redefine your own version of what it means to eat and live healthy and why it’s important that you do
➔ why healthy eating habits are so hard to stick to & why weight loss never sticks
➔ 3 of the biggest causes of binge eating or feeling out of control around food
➔ why “healthy living” doesn’t actually require a "lifestyle change"...2022-02-2158 min
Value Plus ContrastBlack Love Exists with Roni DavisRoni Davis explains how she uses images and storytelling to build aspirational visions of Black relationships with her platform Black Love Exists.
Follow here on IG: @mrsronidavis @blackloveexists2022-02-0819 min
Being MoreLet's talk about what no one wants to talk aboutLast week was #BellLetsTalk day and for the occasion, I wanted to talk about what nobody ever seems to want to talk about. The truth behind even seemingly "successful" diets because my story is NOT unique & we HAVE to stop acting like promoting diets and weight loss is healthy (mentally or otherwise).
So, in this episode, I'm again sharing my diet "success" because my story is not unique, varying degrees of it have become the norm and rarely, in discussions about mental health does anyone ever talk about the very real negative mental (and physical) health consequences o...2022-01-3130 min
Being MoreResisting body connection and trustBody connection and trust are key elements for building not only a healthier relationship with food but healthier eating habits in general but they're practices that can be difficult to grasp and can often bring up a lot of resistance.
In this episode, I share a client example, talk about some of the reasons why there can be so much resistance and I walk you through a super simple little beginning practice.2022-01-2414 min
Being MoreGet Out Of Your WayIn this special episode, my friend Dana Lloyd, a leadership coach and author of Soul Prescriptions and host of the Soul Sister Conversation podcast, has joined me to discuss getting out of your own way. What do we mean by that? Why is important? How and why do we get in our own way? Tune in to learn more.
2022-01-1741 min
Soul Sister ConversationsEP 148: Get Out of Your Own Way with Dana Lloyd & Roni DavisGet out of your own way! I am teaming up with my friend Roni Davis of The Cognitive Eating Academy today to chat about getting out of our own way. On February 2nd we are leading a free one hour virtual workshop to teach how to do that.
https://www.cognitiveeatingacademy.com/workshop
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Today we break down:
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✔️ what does it mean to get out of our own way.
✔️ how do we get in our own way in the first place??
✔️ why teaching getting out of your way is important to us
✔️ listening to your inner self matters.
✔️ you are in your own way...2022-01-1641 min
Being MoreIf you had this magic weight loss pill, would you take it?Because it's the New Year and predictably the weight loss, diet and fitness ads are in FULL on stalking mode again, making all kinds of promises and perhaps making you feel like you're supposed to be starting another weight loss attempt, in this episode, I'm talking about the magic weight loss pill (metaphorically speaking) and share some of its side effects.2022-01-1019 min
Being MorePractical tips for healthy holidaysSome quick start tips for getting through December while enjoying all your favorites but without the guilt, food hangovers or promises to "get back on track" in January.
To grab a copy of the free downloadable quick start guide is no longer available. For other free resources visit: https://www.ecet.online2021-11-2917 min
Being MoreWhat I learned about health by being "the picture of health"In this episode, I'm talking about health.
What is it? What does it look like? Why is the phrase "picture of health" a toxic lie? Tune in to find out.
2021-11-2221 min
Being MoreWhy is it so hard to trust ourselves with food?A survey of American women done in 2008 found that something like 75% had disordered eating habits.
And based on experience, I’m sure the results in most of the rest of the industrialized world where capitalism reigns supreme would be pretty much on par with those.
One major way in which disordered eating habits manifest themselves in our lives is through distrust.
Distrust in ourselves, and distrust in our own ability to decide what, when and how much we should be eating.
In this episode, I'm talking about why trusting ourselves with fo...2021-11-1517 min
Being MoreThe Key To Moving More Isn't Motivation, It's ThisAs with the relationships I had with my body and food, my relationship with exercise was pretty messed up most of my life and this destructive relationship with exercise is something I've seen in almost every woman I've worked with since I became a trainer in 2010.
In this episode, I'm sharing how my relationship with it has changed in the last number of ways (in the most wonderful ways) and I'm sharing 4 tips you can use to work on improving yours and why it's so important.
Tune in if you're sick of the "on track" a...2021-11-0317 min
Being MoreWhen you want to binge - a client example of understanding what can drive the desire to bingeIn this week’s episode, I wanted to talk about some messages I recently got from one of our newest members in the Cognitive Eating Academy because they were a beautiful real-time example of some of what keeps us from wanting to eat things that help us feel our best… an example of the things that drive self-sabotaging or self-destructive eating patterns… even bingeing.
Her message started with, "I feel like I'm on the verge of a binge"
Tune in to learn what we discovered about what was driving it and how we got her throug...2021-10-3117 min
Being MoreThe problem with "can vs can't eat" food lists + a healthier way to approach foodRecently, I had a conversation with a friend who's been having some distressing digestive issues and just got a list of things she can and can't eat from her naturopath.
I died a little inside when she started talking about her "can and can't eat" list and in this episode I'm talking about why and I'm sharing a significantly healthier way to approach healthy eating.2021-10-2523 min
Being MoreWhy don't you feel good?Last night on a call with my CE group, one of the gals started her update with the comments about how messed up her stomach had been feeling in the days prior.
She’d been experiencing abdominal pain, constipation, bloating, cramps... you name it.
Most people would have started telling her what to change in her eating habits to improve her symptoms but that's not what I did. In this episode, I'm sharing why I didn't take that approach, what I did instead, why it worked and why this may the key you need to st...2021-10-1812 min
Being MoreFear or love? Why'd you eat that?Selling fear has become the backbone of the diet, weight loss, fitness, and even health and wellness industries because nothing is easier to sell than when you're feeding upon someone's fear.
And holy hell, do those industries ever feed upon our fears. But what's the result of that? How does it impact the choices we make for ourselves and our bodies? And is there a better way? A healthier way?
That's what I'm talking about in this episode.
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Get the free vi...2021-10-1116 min
Being MoreOn body love and acceptance- it's not one and doneThis episode was taken from a conversation I had with Amanda Hanson for The Real Diet Story project. In this episode, we talk about why body love and acceptance is so hard, why it's a constant practice and we shared a number of tips and strategies to help you get started.
Amanda starts the conversation with a story about a conversation she had with a client over her pant size and how it triggered her, even though she felt like she was starting to get in a good place with her body.2021-10-0454 min
Being More3 things that drive feeling out of control with food + what you're probably doing every day that make them worseIn this episode, I review what I went over in the workshop I hosted in case you missed it.
That is:
the three things that most often drive feeling out of control around food or struggling to "stay on track"
the things you're probably doing every day that are making them worse
and I share some tips on how to start shifting them
If you want access to the worksheet I spoke of in this episode, shoot me an email at roni@ronidavis.com and ask for the workshop worksheet. I'll send you a copy a...2021-09-2818 min
Being MoreI felt like I'd been taught to sell a lie - why I quit the fitness industryI loved being a personal trainer... until I didn't. In this episode, I'm sharing why I quit.
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Learn more about ECET and access free resources: www.ecet.online2021-09-2622 min
Being MoreYour body isn't the problem, the clothes areIn this episode, taken from a recent live I did for The Real Diet Story with Amanda Hanson of SimplyStylish.ca, Amanda talked about why your body isn't the problem, the clothes are. If you've ever had a moment of body hate, in the mirror while getting dressed or trying on clothes, this one is for you.2021-06-1737 min
Being MoreWhen you want to lose weight because your body feels terrible all the timeIf you feel terrible in your body every day and want to lose weight to feel better is dieting or weight loss the answer? What else can you do? That’s what we’re talking about today! Tune in for another conversation with Amanda Hanson of SimplyStylish.ca for The Real Diet Story.2021-06-1048 min
Being MoreNavigating diet talk with family & friends (with Amanda Hanson)This is another episode taken from a recent live I did for The Real Diet Story with Amanda Hanson. In this episode, we talked about how to navigate diet and body talk with family and friends when we're trying to break away from those destructive mindsets but they're still firmly planted in diet culture.2021-06-0339 min
Being More[SPECIAL] Navigating body changes post-pandemic with Amanda HansonThis episode is another conversation taken from an Instagram live Roni did with Amanda Hanson for The Real Diet Story's IG live. In this episode, they're talking about navigating body changes and clothes not fitting as we come out of the pandemic and head into summer. 2021-05-2742 min
Being More[Special] A conversation with Amanda Hanson on how we each got to be so anti-dietAnother episode taken from an IG live with Amanda Hanson of www.simplystylish.ca that was done for The Real Diet Story. Amanda doesn't really have any history with dieting and I was technically a diet "success" who made a living by firmly planted in the middle of the fitness industry's diet culture. So how did we each get so anti-diet? That's what we talk about in this episode. 2021-05-2050 min
Being More[Special] A conversation with Amanda Hanson on being anti-diet / diet cultureA conversation with Amanda Hanson from The Real Diet Story's first Instagram live. Amanda Hanson is a style coach at SimplyStylish.ca and my friend and co-founder of The Real Diet Story. This episode of It's All In Your Head features the first IG live we did over on The Real Diet Story and in it, we're talking about being anti-diet / anti-diet culture.
For more from Amanda visit: www.simplystylish.ca
For more of Roni's work visit: www.ecet.online2021-05-1336 min
Being MoreOn trusting, making friends with and listening to our bodiesHeart screams run. Body says, nope. Which do I listen to?
Back in 2007 when I started my “fitness journey” (god I hate that phrase now) within a couple months of walking, I started running. And predictably, got obsessive about it.
So obsessive in fact that within about 3 months I went from being completely inactive for years to running 10ks up to 5 or more days a week.
Do you know what happens when you go from inactive to obsessively exercising in a short period of time? I do!
Tune in as I shar...2021-04-2910 min
Being MoreWhy share our stories?In this episode, I'm talking a little bit about a new project I'm working on with a friend and talking about why sharing stories and releasing the shame of weight & food struggles is sooo important.2021-04-2213 min
Being MoreIf you've gained weight during CovidI recently saw an article about a study that was done on how many people report weight gain since the pandemic hit and if you're one of them tune in for this episode. I'm talking about why worrying about it is the worst thing you can do, taking you through a short exercise to help you understand why and also a short exercise to help ease the worry.2021-04-1615 min
Being MoreThe healing duo you need if you hate your body & keep trying to change itIn this episode, I share a comment a client made about how deep her body hate went and how long she'd been carrying it. I also talk about two of the simplest (simple, but not easy) practices that clients in my ECET system work really hard on learning to integrate, why they're so incredibly important and how we get so disconnected from them in the first place.
If you hate your body and keep desperately trying to fix it, this one is for you.
If you need help learning to live these practices and find...2021-04-0813 min
Being MoreFear mongering & food demonizing - why it's actually healthier to let yourself eat the "bad" things than try to restrict themHave you ever noticed that every single conversation about healthy eating in our world revolves around demonizing certain foods and scare tactics?
This is what we’ve come to believe promotes healthy eating - teach people to fear certain foods and convince them they need to spend their entire lives trying to ban them forever.
How exactly is all this information and fear-mongering helping us and how is my world different now that I fear no food? That’s what I’m talking about in this episode, complete with another real-life client example in the beginni...2021-04-0120 min
Being MoreDo you put the "pro" in procrastinate?In this episode, a real-life example of procrastination in action from my morning this morning. I also talk a little about what it is, what it isn't, why understanding why you procrastinate is key and some things to do about it if you feel like you procrastinate all the time.2021-03-1814 min
Being MoreWhen life keeps derailing your motivationHave you ever felt like every time you get motivated to do something, something happens that throws a wrench in your plans and you end up just giving up? That's what I'm talking about in this episode. I share some of the most common reasons that can happen, some questions to consider if this keeps happening to you and some tips for what to do about it.
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Tune in to the other episode on motivation that I reference in this one: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0516bDOEnVR7nzQ0pbe7Uf?si=j1K_7MLfQ9WwTlSDikE30...2021-03-1118 min
Being MoreSelf-discovery and the key to "staying motivated" to exerciseIf you keep telling yourself, “I hate exercise” and at the same time you’re also noticing that your pants are getting tighter or that it’s getting harder to walk up a long flight of stairs and you’re telling yourself, “ugh, I really need to get motivated to start exercising again” this episode is for you.
I'm sharing how I went from hating exercise, the cold and early mornings to voluntarily being outside at the crack of dawn every morning, every single morning (in even the worst winter weather) for the last 3 or 4 years ...and truly loving it2021-03-0414 min
Being MoreDieting, disordered eating, eating disorders - My experience, what I learned and how recovery startedIt's Eating Disorders Awareness week so in this episode, I'm sharing some of my story. I'm talking dieting, disordered eating, eating disorders and more, including what I learned and how recovery started for me.
If you can relate or want to share your story, please reach out. You're not alone.
2021-02-2516 min
Being MoreBefore and after weight loss photos - why I won't share or celebrate them anymoreMy life revolved around before and after weight loss photos for many years; my own and others. My entire livelihood was completely dependent upon them, as a matter of fact.
I went from that to refusing to share or celebrate them ever again.
Why do I so fully reject what is supposedly the pinnacle of healthy living inspiration in our culture? There are a number of reasons why and in this episode, I share some of them. 2021-02-1914 min
Being MoreDana Lloyd on living life with joy, meaning and fulfillmentIn this episode, Dana Lloyd shares powerful, practical tips for living life with joy, meaning and fulfillment. She shares how she found those things in her own life and practical tips to help you do the same. She's also talking spirituality, acceptance, self-love and more. Stay tuned till the end as Dana and Roni both share their reactions to a mirror exercise they tried. Give it a try and reach out to them. They'd love to hear what kind of response you had to the exercise!
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Dana Lloyd is a...2021-02-1149 min
Soul Sister ConversationsEP 103: One Woman's Story of Making Peace with Weight Loss, Food & Self-Love with Roni DavisBe kind to yourself. Food and weight loss is the basis of this conversation, however, my guest, Roni Davis, shows us that it is so much more than that. We are talking self-love, good self-talk and unhealed traumas.
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Roni Davis, a former personal trainer and national athlete shares her very raw story of coming to love herself. For 3 decades she struggled with food including battling bulimia and depression. She is open and honest about her journey and how she finally healed herself. Now she is on a mission to help others by bundling everything she used to heal herself...2021-02-0744 min
Being MoreOn body connection and trust - a client's experience & why I hate everything about how healthy living is promoted in our cultureIn this episode, I share a message I recently got from a client - about her belly - because I'm almost positive you'll be able to relate. I also talk about how toxic and unhealthy all the messages we're bombarded with about what it takes to be healthy, really are.
And I share a super short and easy little exercise you can try right now to get out of your head and start reconnecting with your body and what it wants and needs.2021-02-0417 min
Being MoreDiving into the consequences of living with food rulesEarlier this week I was working through some restrictive mindsets one of my clients still had without even realizing it. In this episode, I share some of what we uncovered in case you can relate and if you can, stay tuned to the end because I also explain with great specificity exactly how it’s probably contributing to or outright causing you to binge, overeat or feel out of control around food. I also share a short exercise you can try to start noticing the impact some of your own rules may have on you.2021-01-2112 min
Being MoreWhy I Fought With My Mom Over The WHOLE30 Diet[NOTE: This episode is an updated version of a previously released episode]
Fight is an overstatement, but I was ...upset. In this episode, I’m talking about why I got so upset with my mom over the WHOLE30 diet and more generally, how and why diets like WHOLE30, really healthy eating messages in general, are destroying the health of our population.
Bold claims, I know. Tune in while I explain why I say that and what prompted me to be so triggered by my mom last week.
(Warning: strong language in places)
2021-01-1428 min
Being MoreWe cannot resist the temptation of our conditioning, we can only change our conditioningIn this episode, I share a little story about my friend Mary (who spent decades dieting) in case you can relate and have been struggling to "find willpower" or "discipline" or "motivation" to stick to those weight loss, or healthy living goals or resolutions. You're SO not alone.
And if you want January 2022 to look any different than right now or every other January in your food world, tune in to find out how about Mary's life now, and what she did differently to stop hating her body and trying to rely on willpower or resist the "...2021-01-0717 min
Being MoreI'm sooo tired - here's what I'm doing about itWhy did I have nothing prepared to talk to you about this week? Real talk about exhaustion and what I'm doing about it.2020-11-2608 min
Being MoreWhat's the best way to eat? What does the science say?In this episode, I'm talking about the science of diets and healthy eating. What does the science say about the best way to eat? And why does my skin crawl every time I hear someone talk about the science behind whatever diet they're pushing? Tune in to find out. 2020-11-1913 min
Being MoreFeaturing health coach and Cognitive Eating Academy client - Raquel SedanoIn this episode, I'm chatting with women's health coach and entrepreneur Raquel Sedano about her struggles with weight & food and her experience in the Cognitive Eating Academy. Tune in to hear how things have changed for her!
More about Raquel, from Raquel:
I am Raquel and I spent the last decade studying health, sport science, functional nutrition and body training in order to help myself and other women to have a healthier and joyful life.
I have always loved sports and movement but when I started University I stopped moving just for pleasure since...2020-11-1223 min
Being MorePeople pleaser? Always worried about what others think of you?In this episode I'm talking about that sometimes all-consuming fear of what other people think of us and desperation to feel loved and accepted. Tune in to check out. I share a memory that gutted me when I went back to it, some of the ways I learned to stop worrying so much about what others think ...and why you should too.2020-11-0511 min
Being MoreWhat you need to know if you eat compulsively or feel addicted to food/sugarI spent a good deal of my life feeling like a compulsive eater and food/sugar addict. In this episode, I'm sharing some of what I learned about what actually drives it all and what I learned about breaking those cycles. Tune in to find out what hungry ghosts have to do with it all, why everything you've probably been trying to do to stop has been making it worse.2020-10-2231 min
Being MoreAre you "should'ing" your way to self-destructive eating habits, and a less happy/healthy life?What's on your "I should" list, every day?
"I should start eating better..."
"I should be exercising more..."
"I should..."
How many times a day do you hear "I should..." statements run through your head? In this episode, I'm talking about why they're so destructive and probably making your life less happy and healthy.2020-10-1510 min
Being MoreYour weight loss obsession is making you gain weight & less healthy. Here's why.Your weight loss obsession is making you gain weight, and less healthy. In this episode, I’m going to share why you have to stop focusing on weight if you actually care about your health and starting to feel better, in your body and about yourself.
And I'm going to provide a real-life example of it in action from one of my E-CET student's workbook this week.2020-10-0817 min
Being MoreAmanda Hanson On Dressing The Body You're InIn this episode, I'm being joined by Amanda Hanson of SimplyStylish.ca. Amanda is a style coach who helps women unapologetically express who they are in their clothes. She says her mission is to challenge societal beliefs about body image so that it is a safer and shame free world for future generations.
If you've been following me for any length of time, you know that's a mission I'm excited about as well so I had to introduce you to her and her work. Tune in to learn more about what she does, how she does it...2020-10-0135 min
Being MoreWant to lose weight or get healthy but have no motivation to? Here's why and what to do about it.How much of your day do you spend thinking about all the things you think you should be doing about your weight or health but just can't seem to "make yourself" do?
How much of your day do you spend judging and berating yourself for not being "motivated enough" to do them?
If you're anything like I was for many years, the answer to both those questions is most of the day.
In this episode, I'm diving into 3 of the biggest reasons why we get stuck in that rut and more importantly, what...2020-09-2414 min
Being MoreEmotional EatingIn this episode I share a little of my experience with emotional eating, I'm talking about what emotional eating is, what it isn't and some of the first things I did to ultimately stop relying on food for everything.2020-09-1716 min
Being MoreSeason Two Pre-Launch Series - Part SixThe final installment of Season Two's 6-part pre-launch special event. In this episode, I'm sharing two more essential elements in this special 6 part series for creating weight & food freedom.
In this series you'll learn:
> strategies to help you learn to stop hating your body and judging yourself harshly for your weight
> how to stop hating and judging yourself every time you "screw up" and "fall off track"
> how to start listening to and trusting your body's natural cues when it's telling you what it needs
2020-09-1216 min
Being MoreSeason Two Pre-Launch Series - Part FivePart five of Season Two's 6-part pre-launch special event. In this episode, I'm sharing the fifth step in this special 6 part series for creating weight & food freedom.
In this series you'll learn:
> strategies to help you learn to stop hating your body and judging yourself harshly for your weight
> how to stop hating and judging yourself every time you "screw up" and "fall off track"
> how to start listening to and trusting your body's natural cues when it's telling you what it needs
> how to start...2020-09-1112 min
Being MoreSeason Two Pre-Launch Series - Part FourPart four of Season Two's 6-part pre-launch special event. In this episode, I'm sharing the fourth step in this special 6 part series for creating weight & food freedom.
In this series you'll learn:
strategies to help you learn to stop hating your body and judging yourself harshly for your weight
how to stop hating and judging yourself every time you "screw up" and "fall off track"
how to start listening to and trusting your body's natural cues when it's telling you what it needs
how to start feeling better about yourself and treating yourself ...2020-09-1007 min
Being MoreSeason Two Pre-Launch Series - Part ThreePart three of Season Two's 6-part pre-launch special event. In this episode, I'm sharing the third step in this special 6 part series for creating weight & food freedom.
In this series you'll learn:
strategies to help you learn to stop hating your body and judging yourself harshly for your weight
how to stop hating and judging yourself every time you "screw up" and "fall off track"
how to start listening to and trusting your body's natural cues when it's telling you what it needs
how to start feeling better about yourself and treating yourself ...2020-09-0908 min
Being MoreSeason Two Pre-Launch Series - Part TwoPart two of Season Two's 6-part pre-launch special event. In this episode, I'm sharing the second step in this special 6 part series for creating weight & food freedom.
In this series you'll learn:
strategies to help you learn to stop hating your body and judging yourself harshly for your weight
how to stop hating and judging yourself every time you "screw up" and "fall off track"
how to start listening to and trusting your body's natural cues when it's telling you what it needs
how to start feeling better about yourself and treating yourself ...2020-09-0813 min
Being MoreSeason Two Pre-Launch Series - Part OnePart One of Season Two's 6-part pre-launch special event. In this episode I'm sharing the first step in this special 6 part series for creating weight & food freedom.
In this series you'll learn:
strategies to help you learn to stop hating your body and judging yourself harshly for your weight
how to stop hating and judging yourself every time you "screw up" and "fall off track"
how to start listening to and trusting your body's natural cues when it's telling you what it needs
how to start feeling better about yourself and treating yourself...2020-09-0717 min
Being MoreThe Myth Of Creating Habits in 21 DaysThere's a myth floating around about habits taking 21 days to form. We hear this mistaken notion repeated everywhere, especially in the weight loss and fitness world but it's simply not true. In this episode I share where the myth came from in the first place, how and why habits are actually formed, and what it really takes to change old ones or create new ones.2020-06-1809 min
Being MoreThe Journey Back To You (an exploration of the drive behind our cultural obsession with weight loss)In a past episode I spoke about the obsession our culture has with celebrating weight loss and in it, I posed the question, why does that validation matter so much?
In this episode, I'm diving into that more… the desperation with which we often chase weight loss - the desperation that’s more times than not fueled by the need for validation… as well, where does it come from, why is it so damaging, and what I’ve been trying to do instead, as a recovering validation chaser myself.
Are you obsessed with the number on your s...2020-06-1118 min
Being MoreSuffering and Fear Is Not The Way, Love IsA healthy lifestyle should make your life better. It should add so much to your life that you cannot imagine living any other way. It should make you feel happy, energetic, powerful and amazing—not beaten, exhausted, obsessive over food and workouts, and like you want to quit every second of the day.
That's what I'm talking about in this episode - choosing from love and joy rather than suffering and fear.2020-06-0413 min
Being More3 Reasons Setting Weight Loss Goals Is Keeping You Stuck & What To Focus On InsteadSetting weight loss goals is a huge reason why people spend so much time struggling with weight. In this episode, I'm talking about why and what to focus on instead if you've been consumed with weight loss for years. I'm also diving into goal-setting in general and two of the biggest requirements for goal setting that most people miss.
My entire life used to revolve around weight loss so you can be sure I haven't changed my position on it and don't make this statement lightly or without ample cause.
Tune in for more.
2020-05-2824 min
Being MoreWhy I'm Not Afraid To Fail & You Shouldn't Be EitherI’ve been training and coaching people for about a decade and in that time, one thing has become abundantly clear. If you ask the average person why they haven’t achieved their goals or dreams, whatever excuse they give you will almost certainly boil down to fear of failure.
Why is failure such a scary word?
Personally, I have zero shame around failing. In fact, I'm happy to do it, repeatedly, and I have - because it's better than giving up.
That's what I'm talking about in this episode, fear of failure. How...2020-05-2110 min
Being MoreWhat Being Anti-Diet Means & Doesn't Mean (For Me)Last week Adele shared a picture of herself that created an enormous amount of debate. The internet went nuts and I felt compelled to weigh in (no pun intended) - not on her body (because it's not my place to make commentary on anyone else's body). Rather, I wanted to weigh in with some things to consider.
Should we be celebrating weight loss? What does being anti-diet mean to me? Does it mean I don't think anyone should want to lose weight or they should be ashamed if they do?
Tune to this week's episode...2020-05-1431 min
Being MoreNutrition in Trying TimesWondering how to better nourish yourself when you're stressed and struggle to stop eating things that make you feel like crap? This week is from the presentation I gave for the second week in the three-part FEMPower series of events I co-hosted with the Strait Area Chamber of Commerce.
I'm talking about what happens when we feel like we can't stop eating, especially things that make us feel like crap. I'm also sharing why it happens, some helpful strategies and a short body connection exercise that will leave you feeling grounded and calm.
2020-05-0738 min
Being MoreMindfulness Basics For Supporting PeaceThis week's episode is from the presentation I gave for the #FEMPower Staying Connected first week's event. I share some basic assumptions about mindfulness, a little about my work and why it's based on more than just mindfulness.
I also share 5 powerful shifts that change everything, and 4 super simple strategies to help you find peace and calm using mindfulness, breath and even a little CBT.2020-04-3022 min
Being MoreMaybe Eating The Cookie Is The Kindest ChoiceEating from a place of love, kindness and nurturing - what does that even mean? What if eating the cookie (or whatever) is the kindest choice you can make sometimes? How do you even tell? Tune in to find out.2020-04-2316 min
Being MoreThe Power Of Surrendering All ResistanceHow much time do you spend fighting what is? I spent most of my life doing that. I fought against my weight, food, my body, myself, my life, basically, everything and I held on to those battles like my life depended on it. Why? Because I was miserable and thought the only way to be happy was to keep fighting the things that were keeping me from it.
To this day, I still often use the phrase “I fought to get here” - but the reality of what actually got me here was surrender and in fact, I fully be...2020-04-1615 minBeing MoreEvery Choice Is A Good OneOne of the biggest causes of self-induced suffering is measuring yourself against who you think you’re supposed to be or the way you think things should be - and judging and criticizing yourself when you inevitably come up short.
And yet, it’s what most of us not only spend most of our lives doing - but are also doing now - during one of the most stressful, chaotic times in our lifetime.
Or overall just feeling rather useless? Like you should be better or be doing more than you’ve been doing?
Do yo...2020-04-0920 min
Being MoreFinding CalmIn this episode, I'm talking about fear. You'll better understand it and gain a few strategies for evaluating and feeling your way through it so you can find some calm amid the chaos of our new reality.2020-04-0214 min
Being MoreConstantly Snacking / Staying On Track Amid Covid-19I've been talking about emotional eating & frequent snacking a lot lately because every time I turn around someone is joking about how much they're eating and how much weight they're going to gain so I know it's something that's weighing on a lot of minds.
In this episode you'll find out exactly why it happens, what problems it's trying to solve, why it's so common and why worrying about weight gain is the worst thing you can do.
I also share 3 different ways you can try managing food and which one is the best, in...2020-03-2619 min
Being MoreEmotions On Overload?Emotions are on overload for everyone and managing them is something many of us struggle with - but it's a skill we can learn.
In this episode, I talk a little about emotional intelligence and some things you can start doing right now to help feel less controlled by the emotional overwhelm we're all experiencing - which is particularly helpful if you're someone who typically soothes with food.
While there's nothing wrong with using food if you don't have other coping strategies built yet, building emotional intelligence can help you learn to stop needing to re...2020-03-1811 min
Being MoreI Was Technically A Diet Success, Why Am I So Anti-Diet? This Is WhyI was a diet "success". I was someone who hated herself skinny - who lost a bunch of weight and transformed her entire body ONLY because she wanted it to be a certain weight and look a certain way. And I spent 8 years helping other women lose weight, talking about lifestyle changes and sharing their weight loss before and afters.
And now I spend my life talking about why those things don't work.
All you'll ever hear me say about dieting now is that diets don't work, and that body hate and obsessing over being...2020-03-1233 min