Hey friends and fitness community. As some of you read in my stories last week on instagram, I am closing down my podcast to focus my time elsewhere. I wanted to do a final episode, which is a deeply personal testimony of my journey over the past few years.

In it, I share how doing the work of body image healing ultimately led me to question my religious faith and find peace and, for the first time, true autonomy.

This is a "as I stand here today" and not a "I have it all figured out" kind of testimony, and I hope you can find some healing through my story also.

I thank you so much for your support since I first launched the podcast in 2021, and the thousands of downloads and positive feedback. It has been an awesome passion project that feels bittersweet to end at this time.

Mentioned in the show:
Deconstruction coach Krista Hoffman: @ex_vangelicalcoach
Stephanie Dodier: @stephdodier
Books:
The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf
Health at Every Size
Intuitive Eating

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Welcome back to SEASON 2 of the Non-Diet Mom Show.
Today we are discussing the thought: If I don't exercise to lose weight, I'm afraid I won't exercise.
Points mentioned in the show:
1) Check your mindset around movement/exercise (see Quiz or Intake Form below)
2) Body Awareness - How much movement are you already getting in a day
3) Full Stop - Allow yourself to take some time off from movement to re-examine your intentions.

Mentioned in the show:
Personal Training Intake Form
'What Type of Exerciser Are You' Quiz
Self-Determination Theory
Motivation Research

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Hello friends, Welcome to the final episode of Season 1!
Today on the show I have a wonderful friend sharing her journey to body acceptance & how yoga played a role in connecting her back to her body.
Robin shares today about quality self-care and why filling your bucket is important, especially as moms.

A bit about Robin:
Robin is a Certified Life Coach and a Registered Yoga Teacher from Alliston, ON.  Her coaching program Namaste Nutrition is designed for women who struggle with their relationships with food and body. Her clients have been able to stop looking for answers in the latest health craze and instead learn how to make confident decisions for themselves based on what they think & feel is best for their physical, mental, & emotional health. Her online yoga classes are size inclusive and taught in a way to allows the student to feel empowered in the body they have right now.

Book mentioned in interview: Health at Every Size by Lindo Bacon


Connect with Robin (Guest):
Instagram
Facebook
Website

Connect with Jolyn (Host):
Personal Training
Facebook
Instagram
Website: www.jolynmartin.ca

Check out virtual movement classes Virtual Group Fitness Classes
Join my FB Group Coach Jo & the Crew!

Music By WatR

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Today's episode is all about exploring pleasure and the sensual relationship with ones own body. My guest today, MJ Reynolds, shares about her journey with body dysmorphia pre-baby, and how she found healing, post partum, through discovering her own pleasure. MJ shares some of the tools that helped her reconnect with her body and find confidence in the bedroom and out.

About MJ Reynolds:
MJ Reynolds is a stay at home mom, and is passionate about body acceptance and sexual expression.
 
Mentioned in the Episode
Book: Healing Sex by Staci Haines
30 Day Movement Challenge: Jolynmartin.ca/30daymovement

About the host:
Jolyn Martin is a certified personal trainer, group fitness instructor & body image coach from Kitchener, ON.
Virtual Group Fitness Classes
Personal Training
Facebook
Instagram
Website: www.jolynmartin.ca 

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Music By WatR, Ted E. FAME, and Twisterium

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How do we start unlearning diet culture in our lives when it's everywhere. How does it impact women specifically? Today on the show, my guest Stephanie Dodier, who is my mentor and coach, challenges us to start the journey by bringing awareness to the lens in which we see our world. 

About Stephanie:
Stephanie Dodier is a Clinical Nutritionist CNP, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, host of two top ranking podcasts in the non-diet industry and creator of the Going Beyond The Food Method™️. She founded Undiet Your Life, a global coaching and online training platform focused on helping women make peace with food and their body so that they can live a fulfilling life… right now! She is also the founder of Undiet Your Coaching Practice, a global professional training platform.

Connect with Stephanie:
www.stephaniedodier.com
Facebook
Try Stephanie's Quiz
Instagram

Connect with Jolyn (Host):
Personal Training
Facebook
Instagram
Website: www.jolynmartin.ca 

Check out virtual movement classes Virtual Group Fitness Classes
Join my FB Group Coach Jo & the Crew!

Music by ItsWatR 

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If you are relatively new to the world of seeing exercise as pleasurable & healing, you've come to the right place. Sometimes I hear clients ask me, "How do you go after goals or challenge yourself without slipped back into the dieting/fitspo world?"
My answer to that today comes in the form of an acronym: PLAY
P: Past Pleasure
L: Leave the Rules Behind
A: Apply New Guidelines
Y: Your Body Knows Best
 
Each letter today has a journaling activity, so grab a pen & notepad, and enjoy the episode.

Mentioned in the Episode:

Jolyn Martin Fitness Core Values Click Here

Cross Body Pro Wrestling April 16 Tickets Here
Coach Jo & the Crew FOAMFEST Join Here

Join Coach Jo & the Crew Community on Facebook Click Here

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Is it possible to have diabetes and be free from a life of restriction and dieting? Today on the show my guest is an expert in healing your relationship with food specifically for people living with diabetes.
We talk about Lindsay's story as a person living with Type 1 diabetes, how she went from a restrictive eater to food freedom, and how she now supports her clients on this journey.

More about Lindsay: Lindsay Sarson is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, Licensed Mindful Eating for Diabetes Facilitator and host of The Intuitive Diabetic Podcast.  Lindsay runs an online non-diet, holistic nutrition practice that is focused on helping her clients ditch the diets and improve their relationships with food and body so that they can sustainably support their whole health (mind, body, spirit), including their blood sugars.  As a person living with diabetes (Type 1), Lindsay has a special interest in changing the diet culture narrative prevalent in diabetes and helping those living with diabetes reconnect with their intuitive eater so that they can eat with more ease and thrive in their NOW body.

Here are ways to connect with Lindsay:
Freebie:  Food Freedom Roadmap https://www.lindsaysarson.com 

Lindsay’s Website:  https://www.lindsaysarson.com

FB:  https://www.facebook.com/theintuitivediabetic

Instagram:  https://instagram.com/theintuitivediabetic/


About the host:
Looking for some movement in your life but want a bit of guidance?
Try Coach Jo & the Crew Movement Classes. Live every Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 8 p.m. EDT
Find out more

www.jolynmartin.ca

Music by John Sib

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What happens when we have a negative body image? It affects our self-esteem, we tend to disconnect from our relationship with our innate worth, we eat based on rules instead of body trust, and it's near impossible to live empowered lives.

When we are in the trap of a negative self image, we tend to board the train of perfectionism in ways not only in how we eat or exercise, but we try to excel in other ways to gain approval and seek evidence that we are worthy.

That ends today. 
Detaching your self-worth from your body image is one of the most LIFE-IMPACTING, powerful work you can do. 
 
Listen in on today's episode where I discuss:

• Why we as moms struggle so much with our body image, 
• Why everything we try doesn't work long term, 
• The mindset hack that will have you feeling great in your body without ever having to diet or restrict food again. 
• Why hiring a coach will fast-track your unlearning/healing process

April 1st is the DEADLINE to join the Spring Cohort of the Nourished Moms, Healthy Kids' Program. Apply Here and let's see if you're a good fit for this program!!

Music by Tobylane 

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Listen as Ardelle @aromasandavocados and myself share about why hiring a coach for body image work allowed us to heal our own body image in a supportive and safe way.
We share a bit of our journey through changing our thoughts and beliefs and how we now guide our clients to do the same!

Mentioned in the episode:
To sign up for my webinar for moms, visit
www.jolynmartin.ca/bodyimage4moms

Nourished Moms, Healthy Kids is a 12 week coaching program for moms to heal your relationship with food, body and exercise so that you can raise body confident children and be the example you want for your kiddos! Learn More

Applications are now open. To apply, Click Here

Connect with Ardelle:
Instagram
Facebook
https://www.aromasandavocados.com/

Connect with Jolyn:
Virtual Group Fitness Classes
Join my free FB Group Coach Jo & the Crew!
Personal Training
Facebook
Instagram
Website: www.jolynmartin.ca  

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Have you ever felt like striving for joyful movement seems impossible? Joyful movement can have a lot of pressure when you’ve come from a place of hating exercise for such a long time.  The conversation today explores how we can ditch that all or nothing, black and white mindset that comes with exercise, and how to navigate that grey area between hating exercise and loving it, between diet culture and anti-diet culture, to finding neutrality with movement recognizing that not all exercise is going to be comfortable or easy.

Today's conversation features 3 trainers and 1 therapist, all ladies whom have been on the show before:

Stef Bender is a certified Personal Trainer with a passion for power lifting, intuitive eating and body image coaching. After hitting rock bottom in 2020 with her physical and mental health, Stefanie found intuitive eating and health at every size. From that emerged a completely new way of life and a new way of coaching clients. Stefanie now guides others on their own intuitive eating journeys, building a healthier relationship with food, mind and body.
Stef's Instagram

Kim Hagel is a certified Personal Trainer, Registered Holistic Nutritionist, mom of four and founder of Radiant Vitality Wellness In Goderich Ontario. Kim hosts The Joyful Movement Show podcast and through her signature program “Discover Joyful Movement”, she helps women who feel unmotivated to discover what moves them through intuitive movement, eating and mindset coaching so they can heal their relationship to exercise and feel confident in their now body.
Kim's Instagram

Vanessa Preston is a Mental Health Social Worker and Nutritionist with over 14 years of assessment and therapeutic experience. She specializes in working with people who have experienced trauma and complex trauma. She also provides group programs for women around self-compassion, shame resiliency, body image and intuitive eating.
Vanessa's Instagram

About the Host:
Jolyn Martin
The next launch of the Nourished Moms, Healthy Kids Program is April 3, 2022.
Body confident kids need a role model. This is the program to learn how to be that role model. CLICK HERE to learn more!

Virtual Group Fitness Classes
Personal Training
Facebook
Instagram
Website: www.jolynmartin.ca

Music credit: Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name
www.RATM.com

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