2020 has been on big funk, hasn’t it? If you’re feeling a little gloomy, this episode is for you. The caveat is that if you’re feeling really down and out of sorts, it can feel impossible to want to try anything that might make you feel better. If that’s you, I see you and I feel you. However, … Read More
The Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Awareness
Alternate title: HERE ARE SOME REASONS WHY WE ARE THISCLOSE TO HAVING A MELTDOWN. Let’s just get it all out there- what’s got you thisfuckingclose to having a meltdown these days? A non-exhaustive list of the potential things that 2020 has made you aware of: You were overbooked and over extending yourself before Covid forced you to pause. Racist & … Read More
Weighing Yourself Is A Lazy Self-Assessment Tool
Weighing yourself is the laziest and most shallow way to “see how you’re doing.” In many ways, it’s a cop out. It’s the most socially acceptable way to “keep yourself in check” without actually checking in on yourself. In other words, it’s a great avoidance tool and tactic. The scale has lead you to believe that everything that’s important about … Read More
An Open Letter to My Former Fat Loss Clients
If you’re no longer a client of mine, there’s a really good chance you still battle with your weight & body image daily. There’s also a good chance that at one point, if not right this moment, you weigh more than ever before. What I didn’t know back then was that everything you’re experiencing now is to be expected after … Read More
What To Do When You’re Under Extreme Pressure
“I think life is an awful lot like a pressure cooker. Something delicious is waiting for you when you release the pressure.” Sometimes, you need the pressure. You know that saying about diamonds? Same goes for cheesy broccoli & rice in the InstaPot. You don’t get to the good stuff until you release the pressure. And with that- I’m not … Read More
206: Pseudo Intuitive Eating
Intuitive eating is not the art of memorizing your food rules and then applying them without using a food scale or a food tracking app. Intuitive eating has grown in popularity and it’s far more popular now for people to demonize dieting. You’ll hear things like: “I’m anti-diet!” or “I help women lose weight without dieting” or “where intuitive eating … Read More
Working Out Feels Different When It’s a Choice
It used to be admirable to be so dedicated to fitness… so relentlessly obsessed with changing & maintaining your aesthetic. Only a woman truly dedicated to the way her body looks can understand. To the onlookers- it’s admirable, it’s envious. Ya know? But you wanna know what I think is cooler than that? Loving the gym and having zero concerns … Read More
How To Handle Having Cellulite
Just like this. You just have it, continue to exist and carry on as usual, normalize it, and reduce shame by not trying to hide it. Bonus points for highlighting it. Fitness pursuits and athletic pursuits are different. They are not (or do not have to be) mutually exclusive. Years ago this would have wrecked me. “How could I be … Read More
I Don’t Want My Clients to Need Me
The Ideal Client Paradox I used to want clients that NEEDED me. You, too? It makes sense- if someone doesn’t desperately need you, they won’t hire you, right? Except, when a client is desperate for a change and doesn’t have a track record of being tenacious & resourceful on their own, you can accidentally create a less-than-empowering dynamic between you … Read More
Is Your Body A Reflection of How You Feel About Yourself?
A word, if I may. This idea that the way we look = how we feel is often backed by how we get our nails & hair done and “no one is shamed for doing that so why should women be shamed if they want to lose weight.” You’re not bad for wanting to lose weight- nor is that the … Read More