The Confident Coaching Podcast

In this episode, I share exactly how I prepared for maternity leave as an online nutrition coach and mentor:

the mindset work, the offers I gave current clients (and why), and how I communicated everything clearly and compassionately.

You’ll hear:

• The three options I offered nutrition clients and what I offered mentoring clients

• How I set myself up for income during time off

• Communicating timelines and expectations without guilt or over-explaining

• Practical notes on income stability, client retention, and reducing pressure to “bounce back” to work

This conversation is for any coach planning maternity leave, vacation, surgery recovery, or a simple reset...

and wants a structure that protects client relationships and your well-being.

Links for coaches:

• Free weekly non-macro coaching tips: https://bitesize.ck.page/coach

• Mindful Eating Skills Audit (free): https://bitesize.ck.page/audit

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👉 From Tracking to Trust workshop live on September 23: ⁠https://bitesize.kit.com/ft2t ⁠

Can you ethically coach intentional fat loss and a healthy relationship with food at the same time?

In this episode, Gillian breaks down when fat loss emerges as a by-product of food relationship work - versus when a push for intentional weight loss can pull clients away from flexibility, permission, and self-trust.

You’ll learn why screening for red flags is so important, (restriction, urgency, body-driven self-worth), explore your client's true motives, and use mindful eating skills to help clients regulate behavior without over-relying on macros.

In this episode:

• When fat loss is a by-product vs. a competing goal

• How urgency and scale-reactivity maintain overeating cycles

• Intake & screening questions that surface hidden dynamics

• Why mindful eating skills reduce binge/emotional/external eating

• Coaching without the bait-and-switch: pre-education and clear offers

Resources for coaches:

In this episode, I’ll show you how to create content that speaks to your clients’ non-aesthetic goals and why that’s often more powerful than before-and-after posts.

You’ll learn:

• Why emotional, non-aesthetic content connects more deeply with your ideal client

• How to pull post ideas directly from client conversations, intake forms, and DMs

• A simple process to bridge the gap between “that could never be me” and “this is possible for me”

✨ Action step: Create and post one piece of content that speaks to a feeling or experience your client truly desires. DM me your post on Instagram @bitesizenutri—I’d love to see it!

Resources for Coaches:

1. Free weekly non-macro-focused coaching tips: https://bitesize.ck.page/coach

2. Mindful Eating Skills Audit freebie: https://bitesize.ck.page/audit

Your client started out well, but they've begun skipping check ins and you're not sure why...

In this episode, I’m sharing the 3 most common reasons clients stop filling in check-ins and how to shift your coaching strategy to get them back on board without chasing, pressuring, or overloading them.

You’ll learn:

• How to make your check-ins more reflective and growth-oriented

• Why less data might actually help more

• How to re-engage clients without adding pressure

• Tips to reduce shame and normalize setbacks

• The real reason overdelivering can backfire

I also share how to make your check-ins something your clients actually benefit from, not just a report card for you.

🎯 Want personalized feedback on your coaching process or check-ins? DM me “Consult” on IG: https://www.instagram.com/bitesizenutri 

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If you're tired of feeling like every client conversation starts with "I just want to lose 15 pounds," this episode will help you go deeper without dismissing your client’s desires.

Gillian walks you through how to:

• Start with empathy instead of resistance

• Use open-ended + hypothetical questions to explore what’s underneath aesthetic goals

• Create space for conversations that highlight confidence, joy, energy, and freedom, not just the number on the scale

She also shares her own approach to content and discovery calls that attract clients already interested in deeper change.

🧭 Want a structured approach to non-macro coaching?
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When a client starts freaking out about their lack of progress, it’s rarely about the progress. It’s about what they’re making it mean.

In this episode, we’ll cover:

• Why clients spiral even when they “know it’ll take time”

• The real reason adjusting macros or reminding them of consistency isn’t working

• How to validate emotion without getting stuck in emotional reasoning

• What empathy actually looks like in coaching

• Why trying to support fat loss and relationship with food at the same time often backfires

You’ll learn how to shift from fixing the frustration to actually addressing what’s underneath it — and how that one shift can help your clients get unstuck, stay consistent, and trust the process.

🎙️ “When we don’t validate the fear underneath the frustration, our clients stay stuck in all-or-nothing thinking — or worse, they bail.”

Links Mentioned:
🧠 Get your FREE Mindful Eating Skills Audit for Coaches: https://bitesize.ck.page/audit
📬 Weekly tips for non-macro-focused coaching: https://bitesize.ck.page/coach

In this Q&A episode, I’m breaking down exactly how I run discovery calls—without pushing, convincing, or overcoming objections.

You’ll learn:

• The 4 phases I follow from Motivational Interviewing (Engage, Focus, Evoke, Plan)

• How I build trust and let potential clients explore change

• What I do instead of adding urgency or handling objections

• Why ethical, client-centered discovery calls actually convert better

🎁 Get the MI Starter Guide: https://bitesize.ck.page/4a43f6f9a2 

📩 Want support on your communication skills, program development or mindset? Learn more about mentorship: https://bitesize.es/homepage/mentorship-2/ 

• How to coach clients who sabotage themselves with extreme goals
• Why “simple habits” don’t always feel good to all-or-nothing thinkers
• What to say when clients reject coaching advice
• The deeper fears behind wanting something more “advanced”
• A new way to approach resistance with all or nothing clients
• Why logical advice won’t work unless you address emotional needs

📬 Free weekly non-macro focused coaching tips in your inbox:
⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bitesize.ck.page/coach⁠⁠⁠

🧠 Get the Mindful Eating Skills Audit (free):
https://bitesize.ck.page/audit

In this episode, you'll learn about the two parts of attention regulation, as well as a framework to narrow down exactly what to focus on with coaching clients.

Make sure you're on my coaches' email list to learn more about Mindful Eating Essentials: https://bitesize.ck.page/coach⁠⁠⁠ 

Learn more about coaching mentorship: https://bitesize.es/homepage/mentorship-2/

In this episode, you'll learn about what needs to happen before you give suggestions to help a client feel more in control around food, how to get to the bottom of what's really going on, and why mindful eating practices need to be part of the solution.

Join the coaches' email list: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bitesize.ck.page/coach⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

Get the Motivational Interviewing Starter Guide: https://bitesize.ck.page/4a43f6f9a2 

Connect with me on Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bitesizenutri⁠⁠