Two important announcements to start: 

The Movement Diaries is taking a 2 week vacation while I’m away in Greece! New episodes will pick back up Monday, September 12.

The waitlist for my 6 week group coaching program, Eat with Ease, is open. This is a skills based program to help you find more acceptance, ease and trust when it comes to food, eating and body image. Click here to join so you get first access and a 20% discount!

Today’s episode is inspired by a conversation I had with a client during a coaching call-and what we discussed felt so powerful, that she suggested I do a podcast about it. Brilliant idea. 

She asked me if accepting her body is settling. 

Phenomenal question.

And this podcast captures the conversation we had as the answer.

I talk about self compassion as a tool for identifying the things we CAN control and the things we can’t-and using that framework as a way to figure out the difference between accepting and settling (because there is a HUGE one). 

I go through specific examples of what we can and can’t control so you can start to shift the way you’re thinking about effort and results. 

This is one of my favorite episodes to date because it really gets to the heart of how change happens and what you can do right now to start making it happen. 

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Let’s talk about time.

How much time we need to make lasting changes.

How long the coaching process takes

How much time you’ve spent living in the chronic diet cycle and why accepting that is a key part of setting expectations.

How long it takes to learn, practice and get proficient at the skills you need to find ease around food and in your body. 

How much time it takes for your body to respond to your actions. 

How long it takes to lose weight. 

How long it takes to rebuild trust with yourself (a lack of self trust is a big reason you’re always on a diet). 

Results in 30 days has become normalized-because its sexy and dramatic and fast. But the reality is that is completely unrealistic if you want results that last. So we need a reset on this.

Dieting has always been about urgency and instant gratification. And thats a BIG reason why diets don’t work.  The more urgency you put behind something, the less permanent those changes will be. 

Today’s episode is a reset on how to think about progress, time and the results you really want. 

My new 6 week group coaching program, Eat with Ease, is coming in October.  Click here to join the waitlist so you can get first access and 20% off when registration opens in September!

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This might be one of my favorite episodes. Because it gets to the core of how I approach coaching and what really creates change that lasts for life. 

Today I’m talking about values and why using a values based approach to reworking your relationship with food and your body is the key to long term success.

This is really about shifting our choices from being driven and motivated by external pressures and expectations to acting from a place of internal character and integrity. 

Because let’s get real-crazy restrictive diets, yo yo dieting and extreme workouts are very likely not in alignment with your values.

And when you learn how to take action around food and your body from your core values, you will find your happiest and best weight for life.

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Today I’m talking about one of the most common and damaging words we use to talk about ourselves-and that is the way we use the word fat.

We have weaponized the word fat to be the absolute worst possible thing we could ever be. 

And until we learn to strip away the emotion we’ve assigned to that word, we won’t be able to change anything about how we feel about our bodies. 

One of the simplest ways you can begin to improve your body image is to stop using the word fat to talk about yourself in a negative, judgmental, critical way. 

We’ve taken something that is 100% normal (body fat) and transformed it into something that is a problem to be fixed. 

I share a couple of specific skills you can start practicing and also invite you to join my free online workshop Body Image Reboot where I’m going to talk through why negative body image is such a pervasive problem and what you can actually do about it, without feeling like another diet is your only shot at happiness.

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Today’s guest is Pilates teacher and studio owner Allison Skewes. 

Allison comes from a place similar to many of us, which is that exercise is was about weight loss and changing your body. So when she found Pilates and discovered how amazing it felt for her, it became not just a form of exercise but also her career.

As a woman living in a bigger body, Allison’s focus is on creating an inclusive experience and making Pilates accessible to all types of bodies. We have some real talk about connecting with students and how to help them find their own experience with movement. Learning about how to use Pilates as a way to feel more at home in your body rather than trying to shrink it. 

We also talk through what it is like to run a studio and Allison’s self empowerment and approach to running a business is raw and inspiring. For everyone who listening who has ever gone to a small, privately owned fitness studio this will give you a whole new appreciation for the service the owner is creating and providing to you. Spoiler alert, its way more complex than you can even imagine. 

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Solo episode today talking about what happens when you make the choice to break up with traditional dieting and begin figuring out how eat in a way that is sustainable everyday, all the time. Forever.

You have to totally redefine what it means for what you’re doing to be working. 

Because we’re used to a drop on the scale to be the way we measure if what we’re doing is working.

But when you choose to relearn the skills of how to eat so you can stop being stuck in the binge/restrict cycle and jumping from one rigid diet to the next, results look very different. 

Ultimately this is about making sure that the metric you use to measure progress lines up with the action you are taking. 

I talk through what those metrics are so you can begin to realign your expectations. This will make a HUGE difference in feeling like you can keep moving forward, being consistent and showing up for yourself day in and day out. 

I also talk about how fat loss fits in with this and when during the process you an expect that to show up.

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Today I’m talking with body neutral strength and fitness coach Christine Chessman. Christine is an eating disorder survivor, mom of 2 girls and an amazing advocate for women finding acceptance in their bodies through exercise.

As a body neutral coach, Christine places no focus on weight loss/aesthetics through exercise-its all about relearning how to incorporate movement into your life in a way that you truly like and can stick with long term. Essentially focusing on what your body can do rather than what it looks like. 

This podcast is full of so many conversations that you will really connect to along with useful, usable ideas to begin making changes: 

• The process of figuring out what you actually enjoy for exercise vs. following rules of what you “should” do. 

• How to shift from thinking about your body as something to be seen and looked at to something that enables and allows you to live your life 

• How to find the balance between structure and intuition when it comes to movement and food. 

• Managing your expectations around how long it takes to create lasting change

• Why managing your thoughts is a huge part of this work

• How you use social media plays a massive role in your body image

• Tips for helping kids manage body image and their relationship to food

• What to do you when you don’t like going to the gym

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This has been on my list of topics for a long time and today is the day. Why we get stuck in the binge/restrict cycle and how to break it. 

I’m sharing a seemingly meaningless story about a recent lunch to illustrate the change that is possible when you commit to doing the work.

One of the key pieces is getting honest with yourself about whether you’re eating what you want or what you think you “should” eat. Labeling foods as good and bad. Being good all week and having a cheat day on weekends. 

This behavior constantly slingshots you back and forth between two extremes and reinforces your belief that you have no self control around food and can’t be trusted to eat what you want. It creates a sense of urgency and panic and the “its my chance” mindset which leaves no space to figure out what you actually want and need. 

So today I’m talking about how to interrupt that pattern. A very specific set of guidelines that you can practice  in order to learn how to incorporate any food into your life with ease, confidence and trust. Does it take time, practice and patience? You bet. Is it worth it to stop living in anticipation of the next binge for the rest of your life? Also, you bet.

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In today’s solo episode I’m talking about whether you are talking to yourself as your own enemy or your own ally. I shared an IG post about this recently that really resonated with all of you, so wanted to create another resource to learn more about this idea here. 

I’ve been spending a lot of time studying and learning more about self compassion as a practice to shift body image and the behaviors we have around food and this concept is at the core of that work.

Every time we judge and criticize ourselves we are functioning as our own enemy. And you may not even realize you’re doing it because it’s become so normalized and part of your inner dialogue we do it without any awareness.

And ultimately that will not bring you closer to the life and change you are after. It will only dig you deeper into the discomfort and unhappiness you’re trying to fight our way out of. 

Specifically, I talk about how this applies to focusing on a goal weight, using before and after photos as a measure of progress, why bingeing on food isn’t about a lack of self control, its about a lack of skills. 

In this episode I offer tools you can use immediately to begin to shift from being an enemy to becoming an ally. Including the question, if you wouldn’t say what you say to your best friend, why is it ok to say it to yourself? 

The truth is, it’s not. And its also not easy to stop. So tune in to get some actionable support around where to start.

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Today I’m talking with movement teacher and human body expert Dinneen Viggiano.

Dinneen is the founder of Retrain Back Pain, an approach to self care that teaches you how to self advocate, educate yourself around pain and learn to improve your quality of life even when nothing else has worked. 

Our discussion covers so many useful topics from how to deal with chronic back pain (spoiler alert, its not about strengthening your core), what it means to live with confidence, empowerment and knowledge and how to learn skills around eating, exercise and overall self care that last for life.

Dinneen has been working in the fitness industry for over 20 years and shares what its been like as a woman who never “looked the part” carve out her own path and help others to do the same. 

We talk so much about living from a place of integrity and making choices aligned with our values and how when we do that we will always be moving towards our most authentic life. 

Dinneen also shares her secret to life and I will tell you its genius and applies to everything we talk about on this podcast and to your life in general. 

I am so grateful to have met and learned from Dinneen….there are people with whom you cross paths in life that leave a forever impact and Dinneen is one of those for me. And I share exactly why in this episode. 

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