With an emerging body of research to suggest that gay men are at elevated risk of disordered eating and body image concerns, there has never been more need for us to break the stigma around male body image and disordered eating. Disordered eating and body image affect everyone regardless of gender (#equality), but men are often left to struggle in silence.

This week, Michelle sat down with Jack Burton to discuss how his coaching is helping men overcome their body image issues. Jack is a registered dietitian and exercise physiologist, and also holds an MSc in Sports Nutrition.

In this fascinating discussion, Jack shared his wisdom and experience as we discuss everything from:

Why do minorities experience body image issues?

How might body image issues present in men?

What is the male muscular ideal?

How can we open the dialogue around male body image issues?

And lots more.

You can follow Jack on Instagram (@jackbburton.rd) and send him a DM to enquire about coaching.

Apply for body image coaching with Michelle here.

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All I want for Christmas is... coaches to stop telling clients they need to "earn" their holidays.

Open your Instagram and chances are you'll be bombarded with "Santa shreds" or coaches offering to get you "Little Black Dress ready".

You don't need a diet.

You don't need to earn holidays.

In fact, dieting will probably bring you further from food freedom and peace at Christmas.

Don't worry though, the same coaches will then be selling a "January reset" for you to funnel your hard earned cash into *deep sigh*

This week, in a rage-induced bonus episode, Michelle takes us through why dieting won't help you find food freedom this Christmas.

What do you need instead?

You need to break free of diet culture and find peace with food and your body.

And I am currently accepting 3 more 1:1 coaching clients for 2025. If you're ready to build body image, a positive relationship with food and start living, this is your sign.

Lock in unshakeable body confidence and food freedom by clicking here.

Or apply directly here.

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"I feel fat!"

This is something that people who struggle with their body image often say. Owing to the huge levels of internalised weight bias that most of us have, it is no surprise that we think the worst feeling in the world is being "fat" (thanks, weight stigma!).

But what does feeling fat mean?

And how do we challenge it without saying fat isn't a feeling?

Join Michelle and Chloe as we chat everything feeling fat this week.

Work with Michelle 1:1 on your body image and relationship with food!

Secure one of the 5 coaching spots left so that you start 2025 off thriving and at peace with your body.

Apply here.

Book a discovery call here.

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Have you tried dieting your way to body confidence?

Have slimming clubs helped you lose weight in the past, and now you can't stick to it?

Are slimming clubs all bad?

How can we find food freedom?

Michelle sat down with online nutrition coach Shane Walsh, and we delved into the murky grey area of food freedom. Shane is a wealth of knowledge in this area (much to his disdain!), as he works primarily with women who have a history of slimming club experience and now want to find peace with food and their bodies.

Shane also runs the Shane Walsh Podcast, which is one of Ireland's leading health and fitness podcasts (and got Michelle through most of lockdown!).

Want to work with Shane?

Follow him on Instagram: @shanewalshfitness

Listen to the Shane Walsh podcast.

Listen to our episode on Binge Eating here.

Ready to transform your body image?

Apply for coaching with Michelle here.

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Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is something experienced by millions of women worldwide. Unfortunately, like so much of women's health, there is a lot of misinformation online.

Chloe & Michelle sat down to chat all things PCOS.

What is PCOS?

Should I cut out carbohydrates?

Is 1200 calories okay?

Should I stop cardio?

Let's discuss it all!

Reminder: You can still get tickets to the Injury Webinar on 28th October. Click here to get a ticket (and use the code WEBINAR for 10% off!).

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We're constantly told to ice injuries and avoid movement - but could that be setting you up for failure?

Join Michelle & Chloe as we chat all things recovery from injury - and what we can do better!

Get your webinar tickets here!

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This week, Michelle sat down with Gillian, who is an online coach and mentor. She works with individuals who want to break free from macro tracking (or coaching!) and finally live a meaningful life - no MyFitnessPal required.

Macro tracking is typically fitness coaching 101, but is it really all it's cracked up to be?

What are the advantages of tracking macros?

When can tracking macros become problematic?

How can I start to move away from macro tracking?

Does what get measured really get managed?

Join us and find out!

Connect with Gillian:

Follow her on Instagram: @bitesizednutri

Listen to the Bite Size Nutrition Podcast!

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This week, Michelle & Chloe are discussing one of the necessary evils of the modern world for the singletons... online dating.

From people who "don't take themselves too seriously" to those who send incredibly graphic messages to people they've only met once (poor Chloe), it can offer a huge challenge to your body image (and will to live, but that's for a different episode).

Join Michelle and Chloe as they discuss:

And much more!

If you have any terrible dating stories, please let us know (or send Chloe your good ones!) as we love gossip.

Connect with us:

Michelle (@michellecarroll1)

Chloe (@chloestevensphysio)

We are constantly told that training for "performance" is a great way to transition away from aesthetics and improve body image.

But what does that mean in practice?

Michelle spoke to women's health and performance coach Danni Bosworth to discuss what this actually means.

Danni is an online coach and nutritionist, with over a decade of experience in fitness.

We discuss Danni's own journey in sport and business, how performance nutrition differs from "health", how to start focusing on performance and how she helps create a supportive environment to enable her to perform at her best.

Danni is currently taking on clients, and if you'd like to enquire about her coaching, you can send her a message on Instagram @dannibosworth, or visit her website.

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This week, Chloe & Michelle sat down for a chat about a topic close to their own hearts - injury.

Most of us will get injured at some stage, be that sprains, strains or a full-blown hospitalisation. If you are a normal person, this sucks. If you are an athletic individual, this can offer it's own additional challenges.

Michelle & Chloe delve into all things injury and ask some of your burning questions, ranging from:

What can I do to support my nutrition in recovery?

What to do when you're worried about gaining weight after an injury?

What can I do to maintain muscle when I'm injured?

Is it okay to exercise when I'm sore?

What can I do to prevent injury?

And much more!

We're running a webinar!

We will also be delving into this in much more detail in our Injury & Performance Webinar on 28th October 2024 at 7pm.

Get your ticket here (and use the code WEBINAR for 10% off your ticket!).

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