THE CONFIDENT BODY PODCAST - Brain-based strategies and self-compassion practices to unlock your full potential

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THE CONFIDENT BODY PODCAST - Brain-based strategies and self-compassion practices to unlock your full potential episodes

April 15, 2023 Bonus Episode - Why Can’t It Be Both?
Why does losing weight have to come from a place of dissatisfaction?
Why can’t we love our bodies and lose weight too?
In today’s special bonus episode, I had the privilege of being interviewed by Sonja Janisse, founder and CEO at Fresh Approach Fitness.

Sony has such a special kind of energy that is just so magnetic and infectious. Sonya made it so easy. I felt like I was talking to an old friend because we were so on the same wavelength.

This conversation focuses on the idea of why can’t we have both.
The yes, and....
Instead of the either or.
When that comes to weight loss we’re talking about loving our bodies while we lose weight rather than waiting until after we reach some number on the scale.
We talked about everything from movement, meals, mindset, and even money. You might be interested to hear my take on how money is a form of receiving that can be a microcosm for all the ways we receive - or struggle to receive - and how that impacts our weight loss efforts.

I’m so excited to share this special bonus episode with you.
Ready? Let’s go.

Learn more!
www.confidentbody.coach
You Are A Miracle book
https://confidentbody.coach/tips/
1 hr 8 min
April 12, 2023 How To Stop Beating Yourself Up (and Why It Is THE Key To Weight Loss)
Have you ever heard yourself say “I tend to be pretty hard on myself.” or “I can be a bit of a perfectionist.” or maybe you hear yourself say “I beat myself up when I blow it.”

Today we’re talking about how that kind of thinking actually holds you back and LITERALLY leads to worse results.

Plus what to do instead so that you can actually move towards the results you’re looking for.

Ready to get after it?
Let’s get to it!

Learn more!
www.confidentbody.coach
You Are A Miracle book
https://confidentbody.coach/tips/

31 min
April 05, 2023What To Do When You Think ”This Will Never Work”
How many times have you looked in the mirror and thought “I look fat in these pants.” or “I can’t wear sleeveless shirts because of the chicken wings on my arms.”

Thanks to movies, magazines, society and of course, social media, we have these expectations of how we should be or how we should look and when we don’t measure up, we beat ourselves up.

That can be rough because now you find yourself in a constant battle with the person you spend the most time with - yourself.

**The story you tell yourself about yourself is the story you’ll hear more than any other in your life.**

Today we’re going to talk about:
How to catch the story you’re telling yourself
Why it matters
And how to steer that conversation in a better direction in a way that feels true and authentic.

Ready to get after it?
Let’s get to it!

Learn more!
www.confidentbody.coach
You Are A Miracle book
https://confidentbody.coach/tips/
25 min
March 29, 2023The 5 Step Process To Recover From an Overeat
Have you ever had a day where you’ve been on a roll, doing well for a little while. And then inexplicably, you find yourself going off the rails?

Maybe you’re at an event and the cookie plate is just right THERE in front of you. Or maybe it’s 3:47pm and the kids snacks just look good and then you find yourself going back for 2nd, 3rd, or 4th serving.

And even while you’re eating you’re thinking “I know I should stop.” but weirdly you don’t And then later you feel like “Why did I do that? What is wrong with me?”

Listen, we’ve all been there.

Today we’re gonna talk about:
How days like that are totally normal.
Why they happen.
And how to prevent yourself from sliding into a whirlpool of shame around them so that you can get right back on track and treat it like a one time event rather than the excuse to throw in the towel.

Ready to get after it?
Let’s get to it!

Learn more!
www.confidentbody.coach
You Are A Miracle book
https://confidentbody.coach/tips/
23 min
March 22, 20234 Tips To Make Habit Change Easier
How many times have you tried a New Year’s cleanse or a 30 day strict diet to kick start things?

Maybe you stuck to the plan, maybe not. But over time, whatever changes you may have seen during that intense time frame didn’t stick.

And that can make you feel like you’re starting over again every time and ends up leading to the yo-yo cycle of down and then back up the scale.

Today we’re gonna talk about:
Why it’s normal to feel drawn in by those programs that promise big change in a short amount of time
Why they don’t work
And how to remember to love the little changes that last.

Ready? Let’s get after it.
Learn more!
You Are A Miracle book
https://confidentbody.coach/tips/
25 min
March 15, 20233 Hacks to Feel More Love For Your Body Today
Have you ever looked at an old photo of yourself and thought “Wow, I look so skinny in that picture! I’d be happy to weigh what I weighed then!”

…and yet you remember when that picture was taken.

You felt self conscious then.
You wanted to lose weight then.
You were thinking THEN … “I’ll be happy when I’m X weight or when I lose 10 lbs.”

How much of our lives do we spend living for “when”? Chasing that horizon of happiness that happens at some imaginary “when”?

Today we’re going to talk about:
How living in “when-land” hurts you
And what you can do right now to START LIVING AND LOVING AND FEELING HAPPY TODAY.

Ready? Let’s get after it.

Learn more!
www.confidentbody.coach
You Are A Miracle book
https://confidentbody.coach/tips/
20 min
March 08, 2023 What to do when your clothes don’t feel right
How many times have you walked through your day constantly reminding yourself “Ugh these pants are too tight. I need to lose weight.”

It can be just THE WORST when your clothes remind you all the time that you’re not at the size you want to be.

But those negative feelings accumulate throughout the day and you end up trying to muscle your way down the scale with willpower and chastising yourself.

And that doesn’t feel very good. Nor does it work long term.

Today we’re gonna talk about a different way to think about yourself and your body that can feel a lot better and also LEAD TO WAY BETTER RESULTS.

If you’re ready for a better way to think about it when your clothes don’t feel right, then you’re in the right place. Let’s get to it!
Learn more!
www.confidentbody.coach
You Are A Miracle book
https://confidentbody.coach/tips/

19 min
March 01, 20234 Strategies To Make Weekends Your Weight Loss Friend
Do you ever feel like you did great all week, from Monday till about 5:27 pm on Friday and then you end up undoing all your hard work over the course of the weekend?

How should it be possible that just 2 days of being less strict can override 5 days of awesome? It’s so frustrating!

Today we’re going to talk about…
Why we tend to blow our progress on the weekends,
What’s going on in your brain when that happens,
And 4 specific strategies to break you out of that up-down weekend cycle.

I’m so excited for this episode. Ready? Let’s goooo.
Learn more!
www.confidentbody.coach
You Are A Miracle book
https://confidentbody.coach/tips/
22 min
February 22, 2023The 5 Step Process That Is THE Skill of Weight Loss
Have you ever tried a 30 day challenge or a 90 fitness program and felt really motivated at the start, but sorta secretly worried in your heart that you weren’t sure you could keep it up the whole 30 days or 90 days?

We tend to do that with weight loss and particularly with diets. We start off strong and feel super motivated! But there’s this fear in the back of your mind that says…

“What if I can’t keep this up? What happens when my motivation wanes?”
Today we’re going to talk about that fear
Why it’s normal to have those thoughts
Why slips ups and mistakes are NOT a problem
And the 5 step process you can use to learn and master the SKILL of weight loss.

Ready? Let’s get to it.
Learn more!
www.confidentbody.coach
You Are A Miracle book
https://confidentbody.coach/tips/
21 min
February 15, 2023The 7 Most Common Self Sabotaging Thoughts (Self Sabotage Part 3)
In the last 2 episodes, we’ve talked about
What self-sabotage is
Why it happens
How if you’re human, it’s normal to self-sabotage
And the 3 step process to bust through self-sabotaging thoughts and behavior.

And there are 7 categories of common thoughts that lead to self-sabotage. Be aware of these common traps and learn how to avoid them.
Falling off the wagon
Food labeling
“I don’t want to let food go to waste”
Worry
Comparison
Vanity
Permission

If you’ve ever struggled with any of the 7 common categories of self-sabotage, then this episode is for you!

Ready? Let’s get to it.
Learn more!
www.confidentbody.coach
You Are A Miracle book
https://confidentbody.coach/tips/
34 min

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The Confident Body Podcast is for women who want to lose weight without dieting, stop emotional eating, and finally feel calm and confident in their body.