For years, every time I started running it was for one reason: to lose weight.

Which is exactly why I never stayed with it.

Now, for the first time in my life, I've been running consistently.

In this episode, I'm sharing what changed, why it matters, and how this same shift could completely change your relationship with exercise (and honestly, food too).

You'll hear:

• Why trying to lose weight can actually make it harder to stay consistent with exercise.
• The surprising reason I've been running consistently for almost a year (for the first time in my life).
• How chasing outcomes you can't control sets you up to quit—even when you're doing "everything right."
• The mindset shift that makes healthy habits feel easier to stick with.
• Why "enough" exercise might be a lot less than you think.

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Eating on vacation used to mean one of two things: trying desperately to stay "on track" or saying fuck it and promising to start over when I got home.

Either way, it made vacation super stressful. 

In this episode, I'm taking you inside what, why and how I ate during four days in Colorado—from Chick-fil-A and Crumbl cookies to burgers, fries, ice cream and dinners I wasn't even hungry for.

I'm talking about:

• Why I ate two bites of one dessert and every last bite of another
• What happened when I was starving after eating 45 grams of protein
• Why I sometimes ate when I wasn't hungry
• How travel, family, hunger and really fucking good food impacted the choices I made
• What all of this can teach you about paying attention to what, why and how you eat

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If stepping on the scale can make or break your entire day (or if you avoid it entirely because you’re afraid of what it will say), this episode is for you.

Today I'm breaking down what the scale is actually measuring, why your weight naturally fluctuates, and how a lifetime of diet culture has taught us to treat one number like the ultimate measure of success or failure.

More importantly, I'm giving you specific, practical ways to respond differently so the scale stops controlling what you eat, what you wear and how you feel.  

If you've ever felt amazing one morning because the number went down—or like a complete failure because it went up overnight—this conversation will change the way you think about the scale forever.

In This Episode

• Why the scale is just a piece of data—not a verdict
• What the scale is actually measuring (and what it isn't)
• Why weighing yourself once a week vs every day require completely different ways of interpreting the data
• The real problem isn't the scale—it's how you respond to it
• Why you need progress markers that have nothing to do with your weight

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Today's episode is a little different.

I'm taking you inside an actual coaching session with a woman who came to me convinced if she could just find the “right” thing to eat, it would solve her perimenopause weight gain.

She asked me if she should  focus on protein or fiber or water—which one was it?!?!?!

But after asking just a handful of strategic questions, it became clear none of those were her problem.

In this episode, I walk you through exactly how we uncovered what was really driving her weight gain, the simple experiment we created together, and why lasting fat loss has so much more to do with how and why you eat than simply what you eat.

If you've ever felt like you're doing "all the right things" but your body isn't responding the way it used to, this conversation is for you.

What you'll learn

• Why asking "Should I eat more protein?" is often the wrong question
• The hidden eating pattern that was sabotaging this woman's progress
• Why healthy foods can still make weight loss hard
• The behavior change strategy that made it easy for her to follow through

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A lot of conversations about GLP-1s focus on food noise, appetite, and weight loss.

But there's another side of this that almost nobody is talking about.

What happens when these medications suddenly give you the freedom to eat foods you've been afraid of your entire life?

For women who have spent decades dieting, restricting, and trying to control their eating, that freedom can feel incredible. But it can also create some unintended consequences.

In this episode, I'm talking about:

* Why some women start relying on the medication's "guardrails" more than their own skills
* Why medication can lower food noise but can't make food choices for you
* The disordered eating patterns that can quietly creep back in

Whether you're on a GLP-1, considering one, or simply curious about all the buzz  around these medications, this episode will give you a different lens to think about food, weight loss, and what sustainable change really requires.

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You’re working out. You’re getting your steps. Maybe you’re strength training. And yet… the scale isn’t moving.

And you’re brain is going WTF??!??!

In this episode, I’m breaking down one of the biggest misconceptions about exercise and weight loss and why doing “all the right things” can still leave you feeling stuck.

I get into:

* Why making weight loss your only reason for exercising is setting you up to quit
* The difference between exercise and moving your body throughout the day (and why both matter)
* How your body adapts to the workouts and walking routines you’ve been doing for months or years
* The two questions I want you asking if you feel like nothing is working anymore
* The surprising change that made my own clothes start fitting differently in just a few weeks

If you’ve ever thought, I’m exercising… why am I not losing weight? this episode will help you connect some really important dots and walk away with some clear next steps. 

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GLP-1s are often talked about as appetite suppressants.

But I think that's only part of the story.

Because for some people, these medications aren't suppressing an appetite at all—they're helping regulate an appetite that feels completely out of control.

But for other people?

They may be doing something very different.

In this episode, I'm talking about the difference between appetite regulation and appetite suppression, why that distinction matters, and what it means for how we think about hunger, food noise, weight loss, and health.

I get into:

• Why appetite regulation and appetite suppression aren't the same thing
• The role food noise does (and doesn't) play in all of this
• Why your experience on a GLP-1 might be very different from someone else's
• The potential downside of having too little appetite
• The questions I think we should all be asking when it comes to these medications

This is one of those episodes that got me thinking long after I stopped recording—and I know it'll get you thinking too.

One of the articles I referenced

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Everyone is talking about what GLP-1s can do.

Far fewer people are talking about what they can't.

In this episode, I'm sharing my thoughts as a coach who has worked with many women using GLP-1 medications AND as a woman deeply impacted by the explosive presence of GLP1s in every corner of life.

Because losing weight and feeling at peace with food or your body are not the same thing. And while these drugs can absolutely reduce appetite and food noise, they don't automatically change the way you think about food, your body, or the number on the scale.

I get into:

* What GLP-1s are designed to do—and why they work
* The difference between weight loss and body image
* Why food guilt, food rules, and scale obsession can stick around even after weight loss
* What I’ve observed coaching clients who are using GLP-1s
* Why behavior change and mindset work still matter

Whether you're currently taking a GLP-1, considering one, or just trying to make sense of all the conversation around them, this episode offers a perspective you aren't hearing anywhere else.

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You want to lose weight.I know. Most of the women who come to me do too.

And honestly, I’ve spent the last few years feeling weirdly scared of talking about weight loss because the internet has turned it into one giant “pick a team” situation.

But in this episode, I’m finally saying exactly what I believe and exactly how I coach it.

Here’s the big thing:

Weight loss is not the main goal in my coaching.
It’s the side effect.

In this episode, I get into:

* why changing what you eat without changing your behavior never lasts
* why losing weight does NOT automatically make you feel better around food
* the client examples that perfectly show how behavior change changes everything
* the reason restriction always creates a rebound effect

This one will either make you go “damn, I think I need to work with her” or “nope, she’s not right for me” and in either case it’s a win win for all of us. 

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You think the problem is the chips.Or the cookies.Or the pizza.Or your “lack of self control.”

But what if the real problem isn’t the food itself at all?

In this episode, I’m breaking down why so many women stay stuck in the same exhausting cycle of “being good” all week… only to end up overeating, obsessing, and starting over again on Monday.

And why the answer is NOT another plan to follow.

I get into:

* How you’re creating more food noise for yourself without even realizing it
* Why eating is about way more than just what you’re eating 
* the massive mismatch between how you think you should eat vs. what you actually need
* the client story that perfectly shows what happens when you stop trying to control food and start changing your behavior around it

If you constantly feel like you’re either “being good” or completely off the rails with food, this episode is going to connect a LOT of dots for you.

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