Quick note: I had A LOT of technical issues when recording this episode, so there’s no intro today and you may hear some abrupt transitions.

My guest today is PR and visibility consultant Amanda Berlin. After meeting Amanda about 18 months ago I’m lucky enough to have worked with her and now call her a friend. 

Our conversation today starts off with the early stages of Amanda’s career from being a waitress to entry level PR and how those shaped her self perception and confidence.

Amanda shares some deeply personal experiences including:

• Her breast reduction surgery and the deep emotional work she had to do along with that to finally find what she had been searching for.  
  
  
• A pivotal moment she had during a long struggle with weight loss 
  
  
• The disconnect between people’s outward perception and Amanda’s own internal acceptance of her body
  
  
• How her relationship with exercise evolved over time beyond just a way to control her body
  
  
• A life changing influence on the course of Amanda’s life as it relates to body image and self care (Please learn more about Patricia Moreno here)
  
  
• Amandas approach to food and movement as a mom to a young daughter

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Today I’m sharing a story way back from my 6th grade science class and how a recent realization has impacted my mindset around how we approach fat loss, changing our behaviors around food and body image. 

Essentially, this idea that the effort matters way more than the outcome. Of anything. But how do we shift that focus? 

That’s what I’m talking about today and why this matters for your long term success. I offer some specific, actionable steps you can take to begin enjoying the effort rather than suffering through it. 

And, if you are catching this episode before December 13, there’s still time to join for the Confront Your Cravings webinar. Click here for all the details and to sign up.

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Today I’m talking with strength coach Corrin Pierce. Corrin’s approach to movement aligns so well with my perspective on nutrition-I think you’ll love to hear her thoughts on how to integrate fitness into your life. 

• The process Corrin takes clients through to begin transitioning them away from the all or nothing approach to working out

• Why taking the time and effort to figure out what works for you is the key to changes that last for life

• How to find the intersection of structure and flexibility with eating and exercise

• Corrin’s personal struggles with nutrition and the key mindset shifts she’s focusing on to simplify how she approaches meal planning

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So many people have been asking me what it was like to go to a dissection lab, so I figured I’d do a podcast episode all about it.

The biggest takeaways I had probably aren’t what you’d expect. 

Listen in to find out how I plan to apply what I learned to my coaching practice and how this experience changed how I think about food, movement and self care forever. 

▶️Why taking ownership of our differences is essential for our health

▶️The role fat plays in our bodies and why understanding and embracing fat can make you happier and find an easier path to weight loss

▶️Making the effort to understand, learn and be connected to your own body is non negotiable

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Today I’m honored to be talking with Amber Karnes, founder of Body Positive Yoga.

Amber is a pioneer in the yoga industry, challenging the norms around what yoga is, how bodies are represented and creating a space for inclusion and accessibility. 

Here are some highlights from this amazing conversation: 

• Reframing body image away from being about how you look and towards what your beliefs are about yourself

• Using movement as a way to reconnect and access your body in a positive way

• Taking away the negative connotation around using the word fat

• Amber’s personal story of living in a bigger body, coping with negative self talk and finding her place in a yoga class
  
  
• Creating awareness around our intrinsic and cultural biases against fat people
  
  
• How Amber creates and holds space as a yoga teacher for people who don’t fit the marketing norms of yoga

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Today is a big day. Its the one year birthday of The Movement Diaries.

So I wanted to dedicate an episode to celebrating this milestone, to thank everyone who has ever listened and to share why I started it and some big thoughts about where I hope to go with it in the future. 

I started this podcast on a whim and a year later its become one of my proudest accomplishments.

If you’ve listened to one minute of one episode or tune in every week-thank you. Thank you for taking any amount of time out of your day to listen to what I am sharing.

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Today’s guest is strength coach Isabelle Barter. Isabelle and I just recently got to know each other through our mutual friend and collage Nikki Naab-Levy, and we just clicked instantly. We share a lot of laughs in this one.

Her approach to movement and strength training aligns so well with how I approach eating, body image and behavior around food. 

I love this episode because it reveals so much of the overlap between movement and eating and how movement can be the key to accessing a more connected relationship with your body that will lead you to changing your relationship with food and finding sustainable weight loss. 

This conversation candidly explores:

• The process by which change in your body actually happens (hint: consistently focusing on one small shift at a time)

• Why the process is more important than the outcome

• Why externally driven goals (like the number on the scale or the barbell) are not the source of your happiness. 

• Why its actually a good thing that there is no end point where you have “achieved” your goals

• Our own very personal struggles with change around exercise and eating

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Food is personal.

And I don’t mean what you like and don’t like (although that’s part of it).

I mean how food makes you feel.

What foods give you energy? What foods drain your energy?

What foods make you feel full? What foods leave you feeling hungry?

What foods jack up your cravings? What foods help your cravings stay quiet? 

How does intense exercise impact your appetite? 

The answers to these questions are different for everyone.

This is why taking a one size fits all approach to weight loss with a rule based diet doesn’t work. 

You have to be ready to show up and figure out what your personal needs are. And that’s going to mean doing some work. Trying things, paying attention to what happens. Doing more of that thing. Or maybe trying something else to see if it works better. 

Until you figure out your own personal set of needs and guidelines. 

I think this is such an overlooked part of nutrition and wellness-and ultimately it holds the key to the change you’re looking for.

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I’m thrilled to have movement teacher and educator Trina Altman on the podcast today. I’ve known Trina for years and have learned from her as both a student, a teacher and a coach. She is one of the most brilliant and gifted teachers I know. 

Right away we’re diving into our mutual dislike of cooking and how we’ve found a way to work with that and create a happy, sustainable relationship with food. 

Then we follow it up with so much good conversation around:

-How the way you grow up with food and how your family eats can have a major impact on how you use and connect with food as an adult. 

-Trina’s candid discussion of her background with childhood sports and cheerleading and how that impacted her body image

-What its like to teach Pilates and work in the fitness business and not focus on aesthetics. 

-Trina’s own struggles around certain foods like chocolate and the progress she’s made towards a more sustainable relationship with it

-The key difference between strength training and Pilates and why it matters

-How to figure out what kind of exercise is right for you when it seems like nothing fits


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Anyone else have a lot of anxiety around Halloween candy? Today's episode is breaking down how to finally address this (and struggles around all trigger foods).

I'm diving into: 

-How can you have Halloween candy around and not feel totally mentally consumed by it? 

-How can you not end up sitting on the floor of your office eating an entire bag of mini Twix bars while everyone else is out? (that was me)

-How can you get comfortable throwing things away when you need to instead of using your body as a garbage can? (Listen in for more on that one).

And not just Halloween candy. But how your struggles with Halloween candy show up in so many other situations and what you can do about it-for good (and the answer is not to tell yourself you won’t have any).

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