Body Breaking Free

Sterling Graham (aka my husband) is our guest today on Body Breaking Free Podcast! We get extra vulnerable talking about body struggles, control, boundaries ("me-time"), wellness tools and self-care. Some tears and laughs, we open up about our relationship and the impact that my body struggles have had on our growth. The intention for this episode is to make all of us feel less alone and...

Holly Chiodo is a physical therapist, pilates instructor, founder of The Pilates Athlete LLC and creator of "Pilates for Back Care: A mat Pilates beginners program to strengthen and heal your lower back". Holly also specializes in pre and post natal Pilates, OOV for Pilates, and Running Injuries. This episode is all about  building core strength, taking care of your body, learning intuit...

Step into the new year with positive intentions for your body, self & energy - Let's get it! This episode we are talking about setting new intentions WITH the positive energy backing it. How do you want to feel in your body? Freedom, happy, joy, empowerment, confidence? What are your goals? Lose weight, eat healthier, feel toned, have more energy. Whatever your goals are, this episode is...

Do you feel uncomfortable in your body around the holidays? Do you feel like your struggling around food? What do you do with this discomfort? Feeling lack of control, being out of your normal routine, feeling like you are over-consuming, feeling body gross - I get it. The holidays can be hard. This episode is here for you. Let's dive into how to deal with the discomfort, come back to our hig...

Becky Cannon has a MS degree in Nutrition at the University of Utah, BS in Health Promotion and Education, and is currently a dietitian at Live-Well Center in Park City, Utah. Today's episode Katie Kay opens up about her own nutrition process working with Becky and shares her weight loss journey. Katie Kay shares how Becky helped her achieve her goal of weight loss, removed the shame around w...

I want to be toned, I want to fit into any clothes, I want to have more energy, better sleep and feel connected with my body. The question is HOW. How do you create a new relationship with your body? How do you start to live authentically? Today's episode we talk about the very FIRST step in creating the change you want with you body and food. Katie Kay shares her three profound moments that...

Siri Wieringa will transform your energy. Having been through a lifetime of illness and injury, Siri's personal journey has led her to helping others through coaching. Siri Wieringa is a WellBeing Coach out of Salt Lake City who specializes in Energy Healing, Human Design, and Breathwork. Today's episode we talk about Siri's coaching process and how she uses energy work to bring the...

Ready to have an easy, healthy relationship with food? This episode, part2 we dive deeper into the "how" to approach your food.  This episode is jammed packed with daily practices/tools you can use to shift into the energy you want around food. We talk about creating new energy around food, dealing with cravings, emotional attachment to food, creating new environment around food, and mor...

Melanie Webb is the founder of Sol Fitness Adventures, author of Adventures in Mother Nature’s Gym, and creator of WebbWell. Do you ever feel like you want more than 1 hour workouts in the gym? After working full-time as a personal trainer, Melanie began to expand her understanding of fitness by combining it with her love & knowledge of biology and nature. On today's episode, Melanie shar...

Bailey Evans, mater yoga instructor, owner and founder of Ekam Yoga, shares how to prioritize your body, self and energy. She doesn't shy away from diving in the deep end on wellness topics. We talk about prioritizing self-care, meditation, therapy, yoga, energy, boundaries and balancing mind-body-spirit. Bailey offers so many new perspectives on how to approach your wellness in an authentic...

Ready to have an easy, healthy relationship with food? This episode, Katie Kay talks about what is holding us back from having a healthy relationship with food, how control is wrapped up in it, and how you can start to shift into the relationship you want with food (with ease, peace, connection, gratitude). We also talk about 3 essential tools you will need to start your healthy connection with fo...

Cassidy Wendell founder of #girlgetafterit, ambassador of Lu Lu Lemon and On Running, and podcast host of the The Highlight Real is here today to share the evolution of her business and all her beautiful wellness insights. Girl Get After It is a wellness community bringing women together through sweatworking events and gear that gives back. We talk about Cass's journey with starting her busin...

Your body struggle, or any kind of resistance that is showing up in your body, is a gift to show you - you have something within that needs healing. Your body is telling you, you are ready for change. You have the opportunity to align with your truth. Realizing this is huge! When we are faced with body struggles it is soooo easy to add more control, judgement,  and obsession, and stay in that cycl...

Jennifer Lowe artist and author of the book "Forget Me Not", shares her story and insights on the podcast today. In the episode, we explore the relationship we have with the environment around us, and the environment we have with our own body. We dive into Jennifer’s story of losing her husband Alex Lowe, and out of grief and loss, found love with Conrad Anker. We talk about Jennifer’s s...

This episode we celebrate the journey of this podcast (honesty and reflection) and the journey of your new path. Thank you for having the courage to show up for yourself. Supporting yourself and the new path you are taking to create positive change in your body.  We are all here to support your journey. The guests that come on and your host Katie Kay, are here to support YOU with guidance, wisdom,...

Are you focused on that bootcamp mentality? Is that going to give you long term results? How can you find more balance? Lisa Marie Glodowski, owner of Mccall Pilates Studio, is all about finding balance, doing what feels good, and focusing on the quality of movements. Lisa Marie is a runner, hiker, skier and kayaker. She is constantly doing activities, and at the same time, she says, "constan...

Stop! Don't do anything! You may have a busy schedule, you may feel overwhelm, you may not be feeling your best, you may want change.... Take a breath. Allow yourself to be exactly where you are. Let's open up some space for you and your body. Building trust with your body is all about holding space. It's not about doing everything perfect, trying out all the new wellness tools, add...

Katie Barbaro is the author of the book, Fed Up: An Illustrated Guide to Food Freedom . On the podcast today she shares her journey of healing her eating disorder and her relationship to food and her body. She dives into truth, connection, inner guidance, and acceptance. "Her greatest hope is that “Fed Up” helps to de-stigmatize eating disorders, dismantle diet culture, and inspire readers to...

This moment. You can choose to start a new journey. You can choose to re-align with your Self. So you can approach your body goals with positive energy, alignment and connection. You are here because you are trying to change your body so you can feel better.  You are ready to step onto your new path. To build a new relationship to your body.  Create a more positive approach diet and exercise. Find...

April Pavelka has so much knowledge when it comes to fitness. She is currently the fitness manager at the University of Utah Campus Rec Center. Her education is nothing short of impressive - a master's degree in strength, conditioning, & fitness, including her certifications in personal training, group fitness and strength & conditioning specialist. It is such a gift to have April her...

Do you think your body struggles are superficial or just not “that big of a deal”? To not like how you feel in your body? To struggle with eating healthy. Dealing with cravings. Dealing with the internal heaviness. Feeling bloated. Feeling pain. Not enough energy. Struggling with not liking how you look. Heaviness, anxiety, emotions - all living in your body. That stuck-ness weighing you down. IT...

Felicia Turcotte athlete for BC Team Snowboarding and Team Utah Snowboarding, has an incredible journey of empowerment with purpose, weight loss and nature. After a double knee injury, Felicia gained 55 lbs, and had to start all over again if she wanted to continue to be an athlete. She shares her wellness journey of losing the weight, and having to find the empowerment & inspiration to set he...

It sucks not feeling good + low energy, which in-turn = low motivation. And when DO have motivation, and you are on track, doing great - it happens again, crash and burn cycle. Ahhhh feeling stuck in your body progress sucks! Why is motivation such a struggle? Why is it so hard to stay on track, to do what we "know" is right, but just can't stay with it. This is the HARD motivation....

Jenn Solomon is a Yoga Therapist, Trauma Yoga Specialist, Ayurvedic Health Counselor and the Owner of PC Yoga Collective. How can you create authenticity in your wellness? Jenn is an amazing example of what it means to be truly authentic. She offers us choice, opens the space, and gets into many wellness topics where we can look at things through new lenses. We get into topics of yoga, ayurveda, n...

Feeling uncomfortable, bloated, you ate too much, you don’t feel good? Some days you might have incredible motivation, and muster up the strength to go workout. Take on the day to feel better.  However, then you eat that pint of ice cream, and it starts all over again. You feel like you are just trying to keep one foot ahead of the other.  So how do we tackle this feeling of “I just woke up and fe...