Shar and Heidi talk every week about moving out of diet culture and toward true self acceptance, but it is not always easy to avoid those old pitfalls that tell us there is “bad food” or that our bodies need to look a certain way. The ladies share some of their own personal pitfalls and […]

Heidi and Shar talk about how setting boundaries is important, but not as important as continuing to do the work on your end. This is especially true when it comes to boundaries around your body. We live in a body-conscious world and it’s easy to tie our value solely into how we look. Real work […]

Shar and Heidi talk about filters on social media and what it is doing to our self-esteem. (Psst…it’s not just teenagers on social media filtering their pictures, it’s  happening with all ages.) So why are we trying to look “perfect” and is it truly about our looks or does it go deeper than that? The […]

Heidi and Shar talk about the need to celebrate eating, cooking and sharing recipes – it’s all good! They tell their own stories of eating what is deemed “acceptable” by others instead of listening to their own hunger cues. Some cultures are able to fully embrace dining and find joy in eating, so why do […]

Shar and Heidi talk about menopause and what it looks like for Shar. They talk about the importance of being present in each phase of life and accepting that your image of yourself shifts throughout. Self-care is important at any age and it looks different depending on what your body needs – friend time, journaling, […]

Shar and Heidi talk about intuitive movement and why it is important to find movement you enjoy. Both ladies agree that moving your body is important for a number of reasons (zero of which have to do with weight loss) and more about mobility, fun and investing in your future self. They talk about the […]

In episode 4, Heidi delves into her life experiences and why they have shaped her the way they have. She talks about her move from Germany to the United States and how that impacted her at a young age. Heidi talks openly about her struggles with an eating disorder and shares the binge cycle and […]

In this episode, we learn more about Shar’s life experiences and what makes her tick. She talks about being raised in an enmeshed family that struggled with alcoholism. Shar talks about the work she put in to break free of the family dysfunction to better herself and raise her son in a different way. Headspace […]

Heidi and Shar talk about the word FAT and why we should consider neutralizing the word, especially around kids. How do kids see their own bodies and other bodies? What are we saying and doing that teaches kids that FAT is a bad word? They go on to share body image stories from a child’s […]

Shar and Heidi are back for Season 3 and they start the episode talking about the elephant in the room: COVID-19. They share how they each responded to the virus and the highs and lows that came with it. Then they delve into body image as it seems to be a major concern on social […]