Chatting with Cara

That Sunday night feeling, you know the one. You're already planning Monday, already writing the meal plan in your head, already telling yourself “ this time it'll be different” . But somewhere in the back of your mind, that voice is going -  “it never is”. If you've been in the diet cycle for years and I’m going to say it maybe even decades, this episode is for you. Because the proble...

Slimfast. The Special K Challenge. Skinny teas. The Dukan Diet. If you're wincing right now, this episode is literally for you. Today I'm taking you on a nostalgic trip through the diet graveyard, all the diets and products that had their moment and quietly disappeared. And more importantly, what that actually tells us about the diet cycle, and how to finally break it. This isn't about...

I tried one of those "eat what you want and lose weight" programs. The spreadsheet landed in my inbox, the calories came out at 1,300, and I thought, there is absolutely no way. In this episode I share the full story: what that eight-week program actually looked like, why it set me up to fail, and the moment that changed the way I coach forever. This one's personal. It's story ti...

100 episodes. I know. I genuinely can't believe I'm saying that. I wanted to do something different for this one. No notes (yes I do plan the podcasts), no framework, no big strategy episode. Just me, in my stepdaughter's bedroom hiding from the noise, telling you my life story. Because the more you know me, the more everything else I talk about actually lands.  And I think that's...

Stop waiting until you love how you look before you start loving your body. In this episode, I'm talking about body appreciation and it might just change everything about how you see yourself. I was listening to Jamie Lang's podcast, Good Company, and Paris Fury said something that stopped me. When asked what she was most proud of, she said her body, she's had seven kids, and she was t...

You've been searching for the next diet, the next plan, the next thing, but what if the answer to breaking the diet cycle wasn't out there at all? In this episode I'm talking about something I see all the time with the women I work with, and something I've fallen into myself. Constantly looking externally for fixes when actually, everything you need is already inside you. This is o...

Do you keep trying to fix your emotional eating but nothing works? You might be solving the wrong problem. If you struggle with stress eating, comfort eating, or boredom eating and you're tired of the all-or-nothing thinking food cycle that never leads to real food freedom, this episode is for you. I dig into why smart, capable women keep plugging the wrong hole when it comes to their relation...

You've seen them. The pig dancing in front of the pool. The person tucking into dessert seconds after complaining about their body. The guinea pig waddling to the kitchen after a cry. They're all over Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and every time they get reshared, they reach more and more people. They feel harmless. A bit of self-deprecating humour. A relatable giggle. But they're not ha...

If you've ever felt completely drained and wondered why you just can't seem to keep up, this episode is for you. You already know the feeling. You wake up tired. You get through the day running on empty. You collapse on the sofa at night with nothing left to give, and then wonder why your motivation, your willpower, and your good intentions seem to evaporate by mid-afternoon. And every tim...

If you've ever found yourself doing the same thing around food over and over again and hating yourself for it, this episode is for you. You already know the pattern. You eat your kids' leftovers. You raid the vending machine at the office. You press the f*** it button and wonder why you can't just stop .  And every time it happens, the voice in your head says the same thing: I shouldn&...

We went. We ate. I sweated through my polo neck because The Castle was absolutely roasting. Part two of this week's Chatting with Cara is here, and I'm telling you exactly how the all you can eat Italian went.  What I ate, how the evening played out, and what an unremarkable, genuinely normal relationship with food actually looks like on a Wednesday night in Wem. And spoiler - it was prett...

If you've ever dreaded a buffet more than you were looking forward to it, this episode is for you. You know the feeling. You have a buffet booked and suddenly your brain is already negotiating. I'll skip lunch. I'll only have one plate. I'll go for a run tomorrow. I'll just have a Diet Coke. Before you've even sat down, the bargaining has started.  And that's exactly wh...

If you've ever stood in the kitchen at 9pm reaching for that "healthy" little treat, this episode is for you. You know the ones. The skinny bars. The under-100-calorie snacks. The ones you bought at the weekend because you were going to be good this week.  You have one. But one doesn't touch the sides, emotionally or physically.  So you have another. And then you're doing the...

This week's episode is a niche one, but one that I really wanted to talk about. If you have never done a fitness photo shoot, stay with me because this crosses over into chronic dieting too. If you're always on a diet, always doing an eight-week thing or a three-month thing, this is for you as well. But mainly, I'm talking to you if you have ever done a fitness shoot. Dieted for eight...

This week's episode of Chatting with Cara is one I've been sitting on for a long time. Who do you picture when you think of someone who works with a relationship with food coach? There's an image in your head. And in the most compassionate way I can say this, you're wrong. And that assumption is actively stopping some of you from getting help that could change everything. If you&#3...

This week’s episode of Chatting with Cara is one that comes up every single year with my coaching clients.  Holidays. For something that’s supposed to be relaxing, they bring up a lot when it comes to food and body image. The panic before you go. The “I need to lose a few pounds before the trip.”The all-inclusive buffet anxiety. And the “fuck it” button that gets pressed the minute you get home. I...

This week's episode of Chatting with Cara is one I've been dying to record for ages because if there's one thing I am, it's a low-key psychology geek. And this topic genuinely lights me up. Today's episode is for the woman who has everything together. The career, the colour-coded calendar, the kids' clubs, the lot. But who is absolutely exhausted by the constant food noise...

Women’s health deserves better (and here’s how we start fixing it) This week’s episode of Chatting with Cara is a special one because I’m joined by consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Laura Bangs and honestly, it’s one of those conversations every woman needs to hear. We talk about postnatal care, menopause, medical myths, why women’s symptoms are so often dismissed… and what we can actua...

Diet culture can do one (and here's how you help make that happen) This week's episode of Chatting with Cara is a special one, it's International Women's Day, and if you know me, you know I’m a massive feminist. If I’d been born in the Suffragettes era, I’d have been right there on the front lines. No question. Last year on International Women's Day I talked about diet culture....

This week's episode is a little different, it's a special guest appearance I made on Charlotte Williams' Mindful Monday Marketing and it's such a good one that it deserved its own episode. In this episode we cover -  How Cara got to where she is today - From a sports science degree to PT, Pilates, nutrition and now relationship with food coaching. It's been a seven year journey...

This week's episode of Chatting with Cara is about something I see with nearly every client who walks through my door, stress eating. But it's not actually about the food. I've been collecting client reviews this week (yes, I know I should do them as I go along), and reconnecting with ex-clients has reminded me why I love this work so much. So I wanted to share Sarah's story with y...

Why I Can Coach You Through Menopause (Even Though I Haven't Been Through It Myself) This week's episode of Chatting with Cara tackles a question my 11-year-old stepdaughter Ruby asked me: "How can you tell people what to do if you've never done it yourself?" Fair question, Ruby. And if she's wondering, I bet you are too. I'm hosting a No-Nonsense Menopause Workshop o...

This week's episode of Chatting with Cara addresses something a PT said to me over coffee - "Don't you find clients drop off after a bit?" “No, not my clients”. If you're tired of the four-week motivation crash, the endless cycle of starting strong and fading out or wondering why nothing seems to stick, this episode is going to completely shift your perspective. I'm break...

This week's episode of Chatting with Cara tackles something I hear constantly - "I'm a boredom eater."  But here's the truth bomb - you're not actually bored. If you're standing in the kitchen grazing after dinner, picking at snacks throughout the day or eating while cooking, calling yourself a boredom eater, this episode is going to completely shift your perspective....

This week's episode of Chatting with Cara is all about a pattern I'm seeing everywhere right now, people putting massive effort into things that simply won't get them the results they want. If you're drinking more water, buying vibration plates or doing sporadic YouTube workouts with light weights hoping it'll transform your body, this episode is for you. I'm breaking down...