This is the number one question stopping us from what we really want - body comfort and confidence. In this solocast, we look at biological and psychological reasons why this question traps us in a cycle we can never win.

We'll look at NON-diet ways to create a healthy lifestyle and actions you can take right now to feel more comfortable in your skin without looking at the scale.

Please share far and wide so that this year our resolutions are about being powerful, not small.

SHOW NOTES2 min 51 sec - Studies on Weight & Dieting 6 min 20 sec - Creating a Health Lifestyle without checking weight 11 min 08 sec - How weight obsession disempowers us as women

RESOURCESEpisode 159: What is Intuitive Eating Really How to get free Kindle Book: 7 Steps to Feel Good Nakd (while copies last) Email [email protected] or DM @itschardet on Instagram

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What if we were always taught to love food, enjoy fitness and celebrate the power of our bodies? How much easier would a healthy lifestyle be? Wellness entrepreneur and host of Do Your Crap podcast, joins the show to share why health isn't just about us but the next generation too.

This is a powerful episode on how to transition from health as something you "should do" to something you actually want to do! Listen for yourself and for any littles in your family!

SHOW NOTES3 min 40 sec - How do we pass down healthy habits? 7 min 28 sec - Learning to Like Exercise Again 11 min 54 sec - Dealing with Body Image 17 min 50 sec - Fitting in the Nutrition Piece 20 min 30 sec - Cornerstone Habits for Balance

CONNECT WITH MICAHWebsite: micahfolsomfit.com Podcast: Do Your Crap https://micahfolsomfit.com/do-your-crap-podcast/ Join the FGN Community: www.feelgoodnakd.com Feel Good Nakd Book: feelgoodnakd.com/7 steps Host Instagram: @itschardet

Feeling uninspired, stuck and exhausted? These might be signs of a mental rut. After a failure, setback or slow progress, we often fall into a rut and avoid taking any action that might help us move forward. Understand the science and psychology behind mental ruts so you know how to get out! In this solocast, we also talk about actions you can take right now to exit the rut. Listen for inspiration and answers!

SHOW NOTES59 sec - Signs of a Mental Rut 3 min 56 - Why Ruts Happen 6 min 48 sec- The Science Behind It 8 min 15 sec - How to Get Out of a Rut

RESOURCESHow to get free Kindle Book: 7 Steps to Feel Good Nakd (100 copies available)

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What if you never had the doubt, fear or discomfort that we pick up as girls? Founder of GiRLiFE Academy, Melody Pourmoradi is breaking the mold on what it means to be a girl.

In this beautiful interview, Melody shares how we can empower the next generation of girls and the young girl within…it's time to challenge the lessons we learned!

SHOW NOTES1 min 12 - A Girl Intervention 5 min 32 sec - Lessons to Unlearn 7 min 05 sec - Raising Girls vs. Boys 12 min 37 sec - Skills for Empowerment 19 min 14 sec - The Confidence & Body Link

CONNECT WITH MELODYWebsite: melodypourmoradi.com Book - Empowered Women Empower Girls: https://tinyurl.com/ewegbook Instagram: @girlifeempowerment Podcast: Empowering Her melodypourmoradi.com/empowering-her-podcast Join the FGN Community: www.feelgoodnakd.com Feel Good Nakd Book: feelgoodnakd.com/7 steps Host Instagram: @itschardet

The toughest but most rewarding journey is uncensoring ourselves as women. Dutch artist Danique Gim talks about celebrating women's bodies and dreams through visual art and poetry.

She shares her own journey and why it's so important for us to connect with other women across cultures. This is unique and deeply personal story of female empowerment and self-discovery.

SHOW NOTES1 min 12 sec - An Artist's Healing Journey 4 min - Uncensoring Ourselves 11 min 20 sec - Female Empowerment Across Cultures 15 min - Existing in Two Worlds

CONNECT WITH DANIQUEWebsite: https://www.danicagim.com/ Dream Journal: https://www.danicagim.com/product-page/dream-journal Instagram: @danica.gim Join the FGN Community: www.feelgoodnakd.com Feel Good Nakd Book: feelgoodnakd.com/7 steps Host Instagram: @itschardet

How do you manage anxiety around food during the holidays? Or what about comments from others on the way you eat or your body?

Japanese Food & Wellness Writer, Kaki Okumura joins the podcast again to share Japanese inspired wellness advice for finding peace with food and loved ones during the holidays and beyond.

This episode is a beautiful reminder of how food is much more than fuel. Listen for inspiration and share with anyone you know that might need to hear this!

RESOURCESEpisode 97: Japanese Lifestyle Habits

SHOW NOTES5 min 34 sec - Hara hachi bun me 8 min 17 sec - The Social Part of Food Balance 11 min 37 sec - How to Handle Food Shame 15 min 29 sec - The Art of Zen Cooking 19 min - Advice for New Year's Pressure

CONNECT WITH KAKIWebsite: www.kakikata.space Medium Articles: https://kokumura.medium.com/ Instagram: @kakikata.space Wa - The Art of Balance Book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721033/wa---the-art-of-balance-by-saki-okumura/

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Struggling to come out of a pattern of negative thoughts? This is what we call a spiral and it's VERY easy to get caught up in it if you don't manage your thoughts.

In this solocast, we're going over behaviour change tools to help you manage those difficult mental skies…when the clouds feel like they're surrounding you!

Listen for actionable advice to help shift your thoughts AND three simple actions you can take now for your mental health.

SHOW NOTES1 min 13 - What are Mental Skies? 4 min 43 sec - The 5 Tools to Help With Negative Thinking Patterns 12 min 08 sec - 3 Actions to Take Now for Mental Health

RESOURCES Episode 150: Negative Spiral Nakd Wellbeing Wednesdays Newsletter 7 Steps to Feel Good Nakd Book Instagram: @itschardet

Time for birthday wisdom! In this solocast I'm sharing with you the five lessons that have brought me the most health and happiness this year and over the last decade. They're lessons I wish I had learned sooner but can't imagine living without now.

Get ready for the usual dose of nakd inspiration with some sprinkles on top!

SHOW NOTES3 min 32 sec - When there is No Right Decision 5 min 05 sec - Why care for your body should be unconditional 6 min 07 sec - How you have to be THE FIRST 7 min 41 sec - The small things that make a home 9 min 37 sec - What we dislike is often what we fear

RESOURCESNakd Wellbeing Wednesdays Newsletter 7 Steps to Feel Good Nakd Book Instagram: @itschardet

Did you know your metabolism is as unique as your fingerprint? Clinical Metabolic Coach, Maja Miller, shares how listening to our bodies and understanding our UNIQUE biology is key to getting and staying healthy.

Maja explains why so many of the symptoms we experience - anxiety, depression, gut issues, skin issues and insomnia are tied to daily stressors in our lives that trickle down into our biology. This is a fascinating episode that combines science and holistic health!

Listen to understand more about personalized health and why it's so critical to feeling good in your body again!

*Trigger Warning: Brief discussion of suicidal thoughts*

SHOW NOTES2 min 17 sec - Three Types of Stressors 3 min 15 sec - Why Your Doctor Might Not See the Problem 5 min - When are symptoms serious? 12 min 30 sec - Steps to Healing (My Little Black Dress) 16 min - Bio-individuality

CONNECT WITH MAJA www.majamiller.com

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How do we go from hiding our flaws to self-acceptance and self-care? It's a journey that takes patience and compassion but one that every woman deserves.

Confidence advocate and entrepreneur, Nia the Light, joins the podcast to share how she went from trying to be perfect to showing her natural skin (pores, acne and cellulite) across billboards and in international campaigns.

Nia's message is a beautiful one, learn to love yourself now so you don't regret it later.

SHOW NOTES3 min 34 sec - Loving Yourself Now 7 min - Going from Hiding to Healing 12 min 43 - Travel & Self-Development 17 min 30 - Creating a Space for Hair Love

CONNECT WITH NIAwww.niathelight.com Instagram: @niathelight The Curl Bar Salon

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