Happy Satiated Saturday!

You know the saying, "what we resist persists." I've been reflecting on this saying recently. 

The thing about this statement is that if you're playing out a habit with your food or body that on some level you know isn't supporting you long term, you might feel shame or judgment for resisting changing the pattern. What this saying can instill is that it is on you that your patterns are persisting and it is "your fault."

What if you need your resistance? What if it is there for a reason? What if it is guiding you in some way?

I want to offer a new perspective of resistance when you're embarking on a journey of transforming your relationship with your food and body. It can actually be your friend and ally and it is not "bad" or "wrong" that it is showing up. 

In this week’s episode, I discuss a new relationship you can have with your resistance and new ways you can respond to resistance when it arises. 

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

I know how intense resistance can feel. I'm the Queen of resistance when I'm not yet ready to make a change in my life. Instead of continuing to potentially judge yourself, embrace your resistance when it shows up. Its presence is there for a reason and I'm here for you in discovering what that reason might be.

With Compassion and Empathy,
Stephanie Mara Fox

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Happy Satiated Saturday!

One of the predominant thoughts going through my head throughout my 20's was, "I feel fat."

Have you said this to yourself before? What does this statement mean to you? When have you said this to yourself?

It is not just our thoughts that play a powerful effect on our ability to accept and appreciate ourselves, it is also our interpretation of our thoughts. 

In this week’s episode, we will explore how fat is not a feeling and saying, "I feel fat" puts a judgment on fat as something that is "bad."

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

The change we want to see in this world of more body acceptance starts within each one of us. When we start showing up for ourselves differently, we start showing up differently with those around us where you will become a role model for others that they too can love and appreciate themselves exactly how they are.

With Compassion and Empathy,
Stephanie Mara Fox

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Happy Satiated Saturday!

How long have you judged your body? 5? 10? 15? 20 years? More?

I get it. It can take a really long time to step into body acceptance. We are in the act of healing body image as a culture. Think of how long you have received messages around how you're "supposed" to look? Think of how long you have been reading articles and magazines and emails telling you what you need to do to lose weight or love your body? A focus on your body image is so much bigger than yourself.

To heal this cultural wound, this process ultimately starts within ourselves. As we heal our relationship with our bodies, we can become role models for others that they too can have a different more accepting relationship with their body as well. 

But, what does this process look like? What does it take to step into body acceptance?

For myself, there was never this beautiful explosive moment in the process of healing my relationship with my body like you see in the movies of exclaiming, "I love myself! I really really love myself." This hype of what being in our body is "supposed" to be like is actually getting in the way of healing any wounds you may have around your body image. 

In this week’s episode, I explore how you actually don't need to love your body shape first to heal your body image. 

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

It can take time to heal a broken relationship with the body. Be gentle with yourself and trust you're always exactly where you're meant to be, learning what you're meant to be learning.

With Compassion and Empathy,
Stephanie Mara Fox

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I'm here today to admit, I'm Stephanie and I'm a recovering People Pleaser. 🙃

I used to say yes to everything. I would often overextend myself and drain my own energy just to make sure you liked me. 

That is really what is often at the core of people pleasing. There is a belief that if we're always there for everyone else we will be loved, accepted, appreciated, and worthy to be alive here in this world. 

When you put everyone and everything before yourself, food can often come in as a way to support you in feeling seen and cared for. 

In this week’s episode, I discuss the importance of saying No and setting boundaries. We will also explore a new definition of what it can mean to say No. If you have struggled with binging and confused as to why this pattern with food keeps happening, this is the episode for you! 

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

A pattern of binging on food is guiding you in some way. It is telling you that there is something happening in your life that does not feel nourishing. I'm here for you on this journey of discovering what that might be! 

With Compassion and Empathy, 

Stephanie Mara Fox

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Happy Satiated Saturday!

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to play out familiar patterns when you're around your parents or family or the home you grew up in? Being around familiar people and environments spark our habitual responses that we may not even be conscious of what is happening. Creating these habits in familiar environments actually frees up our brain power. An environment that is predictable means we can rely on habits more, giving our brain space to focus on the important things in life.

Thanksgiving might look different this year with everything going on in the world. This could be a powerful opportunity to explore patterns you have around food during the holidays to experiment with a new relationship with your food and body this holiday season.

In this week’s, we will explore how new environments can facilitate creating new food habits.

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

If any new insights arise for you from this episode, email me at [email protected] anytime. Would love to hear what Aha moments are occurring for you! 

With Compassion and Empathy, 

Stephanie Mara Fox

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Happy Satiated Saturday!

Have you ever said, "I've just got too much on my plate right now."
How does it feel when you say this to yourself? 
Does it calm you down or increase your stress and anxiety?

This is such an interesting saying. We all understand how it feels to feel physically over full. To process the sensations of feeling overly full often just takes time as our body works to process, assimilate, and digest all the nourishment we took in. 

So how do we process feeling emotionally over full?

In this week’s episode here, I discuss steps you can take to break things down into bite sized pieces to emotionally digest life with more ease.

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here.

With Compassion and Empathy, 

Stephanie Mara Fox

PS: Did you know I offer free 20 minute Connect Calls? Email me at [email protected] to get set up with your free call!

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I couldn't stop crying this morning. I didn't expect it. Once I heard the news that this United States will no longer be bombarded with disrespectful behavior from our own president, I cried. I cried for those voices who have not been heard for the past 4 years. I cried for those who have felt unsafe and unseen in this country. I cried for feeling renewed hope. 

And this is just one small tiny step toward the world we imagine we want to live in; one where everyone feels safe to be themselves, one where everyone is protected, one where we feel united and welcomed. We can potentially experience the last 4 years as something that needed to happen. We needed the past 4 years to wake us up. And now, we cannot fall back to sleep. Hard work is ahead of us to make some real systemic change. 

This is the same thing that can occur when we realize something is not working in our relationship with our food and body. When we slowly cultivate awareness that the way we're interacting with our food and body does not feel loving, nourishing, and grounding that is just the first step toward change. Then, comes the hard work of exploring why that relationship got cultivated to begin with, how has it been serving and supporting us, and exploring what kind of relationship we want to have with our food and body now. 

In this week’s episode, we're going to explore how your focus on food and body is distracting you from something else, and how to start to discover what that might be. 

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

To be able to do the work we need to do in this world it starts within us. If you realize that to be able to show up more fully in your world something needs to shift and change in your relationship with food and body, reach out today. I got you. 

If you want to schedule a free 20 minute Connect Call you can do so here. 

With Compassion and Empathy, 

Stephanie Mara Fox

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Happy Satiated Saturday!

Daylight savings time, full moon, election season, pandemic, mercury in retrograde...

We're navigating an intense time in the world right now. Have you been feeling tense, tight, and jittery lately? Do you feel this way at random moments in the day? 

I wanted to offer something that you could listen to throughout this week (or whenever you need it) to guide your body back into a relaxation response. 

In this week’s episode, I guide you through Relaxation Meditation to support your body in coming out of fight or flight response and into parasympathetic nervous system where stress eating patterns can decrease.

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

With Compassion and Empathy, 

Stephanie Mara Fox

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Happy Satiated Saturday!

Have you ever noticed that your relationship with food changes when self judgment increases?

Perhaps the foods you choose to eat change or you notice you eat more or potentially stop eating at all. How we're interacting with our food can be a strong mirror reflecting back to us how we're interacting with ourselves.

In this week’s episode, you will learn about DIS: your Default Inner Statement, and how to get out of the self judgment cycle.

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

I know how intense it can feel to step out of a judgment cycle and how much resistance can sometimes arise in the process. If you're ever looking for more support on this journey, email me at [email protected] anytime. 

With Compassion and Empathy, 

Stephanie Mara Fox

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Happy Satiated Saturday!

Growing up, my mom would make this amazing Taco Platter that became pretty famous in my family. It was made on many special occasions and had layers and layers of yummy goodness. 

As a kid, I asked for this Taco Platter numerous times on birthday celebrations. Because this food became something that was only made every now and then, I always overate when it was offered. Unknowingly, at the time, I had a lot of fear that I didn't know when I was going to get to eat that Taco Platter again so I needed to eat as much as I could in the moment. Over the years, this underlying belief stuck with me that there were some foods or meals that were so special that if I didn't eat as much as I could there was a fear I was never going to get to eat that food ever again. Sound familiar? It wasn't until I started Owning Overeating that this pattern started to shift and change.

In this week’s episode, I'll explain what Owning Overeating is and how it can transform your relationship with food. 

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode here. 

You're not alone on this journey and you're not alone in navigating your relationship with food. No matter where you're at in exploring what role food is playing in your life you can trust you're exactly where you're meant to be learning what you're meant to be learning. 

With Compassion and Empathy, 

Stephanie Mara Fox

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