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Episode 35: [Lara Days] Dismantling Diet Culture
Introducing Lara Days, a holistic health and life coach whose mission is to dismantle diet culture. She helps her clients feel empowered in their bodies and lives through education, support, and tons of unlearning.
In this episode we talk about her musical and athletic background and about her business' transition from being solely nutrition-focused to more deep, holistic health coaching (and how selling intangible healing is not always easy!)
We also talked about how doing CrossFit shifted her perspective on what healthy bodies look like, how frustrating it is that we are not taught accurate nutrition information in school, and the fact that people work out for other reasons other than to shrink their bodies and lose weight. So many people think that green smoothies and magic pills will help them feel good in their bodies, but ultimately, "mowing the lawn while your house is on fire" (i.e. doing the fancy/complicated things instead of focusing on good sleep/good nutrients/moving your body) won't heal your gut.
She asked me an interesting question about the ethics behind running a business and making decisions that align with your core beliefs, and we discussed how it can be difficult to make a living while also keeping our integrity intact.
Lara explains how it comes naturally for her to share her personal side on the 'gram and how it's been a fabulous way to meet and stay connected with people. She believes that if we want people to open up to us, we need to open up to them, and that vulnerability is hard but necessary for deep connections.
We end our conversation on a positive note and talk about why she believes a shift is happening in regards to body diversity and acceptance (fingers crossed!)
Oh, and we somehow got on the topic of our mutual pet peeve: when clients misspell or mispronounce our names (especially in emails!!! Come on people!!).
Be sure to follow her on Instagram @lara.days and be on the lookout for details on her relaunched signature group coaching program called Nutrition Empowerment Project!
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By Kristen MannIntroducing Lara Days, a holistic health and life coach whose mission is to dismantle diet culture. She helps her clients feel empowered in their bodies and lives through education, support, and tons of unlearning.
In this episode we talk about her musical and athletic background and about her business' transition from being solely nutrition-focused to more deep, holistic health coaching (and how selling intangible healing is not always easy!)
We also talked about how doing CrossFit shifted her perspective on what healthy bodies look like, how frustrating it is that we are not taught accurate nutrition information in school, and the fact that people work out for other reasons other than to shrink their bodies and lose weight. So many people think that green smoothies and magic pills will help them feel good in their bodies, but ultimately, "mowing the lawn while your house is on fire" (i.e. doing the fancy/complicated things instead of focusing on good sleep/good nutrients/moving your body) won't heal your gut.
She asked me an interesting question about the ethics behind running a business and making decisions that align with your core beliefs, and we discussed how it can be difficult to make a living while also keeping our integrity intact.
Lara explains how it comes naturally for her to share her personal side on the 'gram and how it's been a fabulous way to meet and stay connected with people. She believes that if we want people to open up to us, we need to open up to them, and that vulnerability is hard but necessary for deep connections.
We end our conversation on a positive note and talk about why she believes a shift is happening in regards to body diversity and acceptance (fingers crossed!)
Oh, and we somehow got on the topic of our mutual pet peeve: when clients misspell or mispronounce our names (especially in emails!!! Come on people!!).
Be sure to follow her on Instagram @lara.days and be on the lookout for details on her relaunched signature group coaching program called Nutrition Empowerment Project!