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Most people think body image is about weight.

It’s not.

Body image is about the story you learned about yourself — often long before you understood what calories or cellulite even were.

In this episode, we explore:

• What body image actually is (and why it’s not just about the mirror)
• How childhood experiences shape the way you see yourself
• Why we often perceive our bodies inaccurately
• The emotional triggers that intensify body dissatisfaction
• Why self-criticism doesn’t create sustainable weight loss
• Why even people who lose weight — including those using GLP-1 medications — can still feel deeply unhappy in their bodies

If you’ve ever believed:
“I’ll feel better about myself when I’m thinner,” this episode gently challenges that idea.

This is not about forced body positivity.
It’s about understanding the psychology behind body image — and learning how to stop letting it quietly run your life.

Because your life is happening now.
Not ten kilos from now.

Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful.
Philippe

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What happens when weight loss becomes… easy?

In this candid conversation, I sit down with a fellow therapist and friend Lucy Cavendish who has been taking Mounjaro (a GLP-1 medication) and has experienced significant weight loss. We explore the undeniable benefits of these injections — reduced appetite, quieter food noise, and the relief of finally seeing the scale move.

But we don’t stop there, we ask the deeper questions:

• What role did emotional triggers play in the weight gain to begin with?
• What happens when the injections stop?
• Can changing your body change how you feel about yourself?
• And how do we prevent old coping mechanisms from creeping back in?

This episode isn’t anti-medication. It’s about integration.

GLP-1s like Mounjaro can be powerful tools. But sustainable change often requires understanding the story behind the weight — the stress, grief, trauma, burnout, habits, identity shifts — and making sure those triggers aren’t waiting quietly in the background.

If you’re considering these injections, currently taking them, or navigating weight loss while working on your relationship with food and your body, this episode will help you think beyond the scale.

Because sometimes losing weight is the easy part.
Understanding it is the real work.

Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful.
Philippe

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Burnout isn’t about weakness or poor coping — it’s a response to too much, for too long. This episode looks at how burnout develops, how to spot it early, how it affects mental and physical health, and how it often intersects with people-pleasing, caregiving, and control around food or the body. We’ll also talk about recovery — and how burnout can become a catalyst for meaningful change.

Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful.
Philippe

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Eating healthily is not just about food and that’s probably a relief.

Because eating healthily is not about control. It’s about creating a life where taking care of yourself becomes easier — and more natural.

Instead of resolutions that sound like punishment, what if you set intentions that sound like care?

Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful.
Philippe

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Hello everyone,
Welcome back to the podcast.

As I’m recording this, we’re in mid-December — and this will be the last episode I record this year. And I wanted it to feel… different. Slower. Softer. A bit like sitting down with a warm drink and a blanket, rather than trying to learn or fix anything.

Because honestly,
 A lot of us are tired.

Physically tired.
Emotionally tired.
And a bit world-tired.

Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful.
Philippe

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In this episode, I explore where guilt really comes from — our upbringing, our culture, and our constant need to please — and why it’s time to let it go.

You’ll learn how to move from guilt to responsibility, how to be kinder to yourself, and how to quiet that inner voice that says you’re not good enough.

The episode ends with a gentle guided reflection to help you release guilt and reconnect with empathy and self-compassion.

Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful.
Philippe

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My conversation with Wendy Elsmore, personal stylist, personal development mentor, Co-founder of London College of Style.

Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful.
Philippe

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Menopause isn’t a battle to win — it’s a rhythm to learn. Psychotherapist Philippe Tahon shares how hormonal changes affect appetite, weight, and emotions, and offers practical, compassionate guidance on eating, moving, and living in sync with your changing body.

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Philippe

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In this recording, I talk about something that might sound a little surprising at first: the idea that, for some people, being overweight actually feels safe.

I know, most people say they want to lose weight, feel lighter, feel freer…
 but sometimes, underneath that conscious wish, there’s another layer.
 A quieter one. One that whispers:

“I’m not ready.” or even “It doesn’t feel safe to change.”

Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful.
Philippe

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In this episode I explore what living mindfully can actually look like in practice. We’ll touch on mindful eating, of course, but also sleep, social life, work, and relationships and our negative self-talk.

I also explain what mindfulness really means in my mind.

Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful.
Philippe