“There wasn't a time where I didn't want to lose weight. All through my teens, all through adulthood. Every single day. I wanted to lose weight. I would wake up, and I would want to lose weight.” -Sanaa

How do we learn to truly embrace our bodies amidst societal pressures? In this episode, Taryn & Michelle sit down with Sanaa Geneski to learn about her transformative journey of self-love and body acceptance.

Sanaa shares her raw battles with body shaming and struggles to build a positive relationship with food and nourishment. The conversation touches on the mind-body-soul connection, emotional eating, women’s health and menstrual cycles, and setting authentic boundaries with food. 

Listen for a practical guide to embracing your body, developing self-acceptance, spirituality as a tool for personal progress, and how to utilize discomfort in your favour.

About the guest:

Sanaa Geneski is an entrepreneur, mother of 3, co-author of the Amazon best-selling book “Self-Love Club - Volume 1”, host of the Hey, Sanaa podcast and certified Mind Rebel™ Coach, working with women looking to embrace their authenticity, body acceptance and self-love. Sanaa is funny, kind, a social butterfly and loves with her whole heart. She is committed to self-exploration and personal growth.  

Connect with her on instagram @hey.sanaa

Listen to her podcast here:  https://podcasts.apple.com/dz/podcast/hey-sanaa/id1612964651

[00:03:10] The journey towards self-love and the struggle with body:

[00:04:23] Struggling with body image and weight loss

[00:09:32] Embracing the body and releasing weight

[00:14:00] Body harassment in school and impact on body image

[00:15:24] The decision to embrace body and happiness

[00:29:03] Understanding the mind-body-soul connection, especially the menstrual cycle:

[00:40:32] Emotional eating and trusting our body's cravings

[00:52:31] Embracing the joy of food and struggling with a juice cleanse

[00:56:33] Teaching body positivity to children

[01:03:03] Setting boundaries with food and drinks, and releasing the idea of "bad" food

[01:15:05] The journey towards self-acceptance

[01:25:07] The mind-body-soul connection

[01:27:26] Using discomfort as an invitation

[01:32:46] Desiring feelings of luxury and radiance

[01:41:21] Sanaa's coaching services and podcast