Chatting with Cara

With your routine about to go out the window, your house about to be turned upside down and you being put at the bottom of the priority pile - it can only mean one thing. Summer holidays are here. So to keep you moving I share my top tips to keep you moving. Because that's what I really care about. Have a listen (it's a quick one) and let me know your thought's over on social media. #c...

The whole full fat v low fat debate is an interesting one. So I’m going to debunk a few myths for you and set the record straight in this episode. If you have ever wondered if going full fat is “bad” for you or if you are doing the “right” thing by having low fat foods. Then this podcast is for you. Let me know your opinions over on social media. #coachingwithcara

Quiet fitness is my bag. Real fitness. What fitness would look like if you did it. Not what is pushed on social media. If you feel like you - "aren't fit enough to workout" "wouldn't want to make a fool of yourself" Then listen into this episode as I talk about reframing those limiting beliefs, taking down barriers in your mind and taking action. Let me know over on soc...

I do like a good milestone and 50 episodes felt like a good one to reflect and celebrate on. So in this episode I dig into three lessons that I’ve learned along the way and how they can help you with your fitness and health journey. I talk about the power of showing up for yourself, the force of consistency and the benefit of setting smaller process goals with the long term goal in mind. I hope yo...

Supplementation has a lot of money thrown at it. There's a lot of emotive marketing. It's a "quick and easy" fix for a problem. So when a woman comes onboard for coaching with me, one of the first things I do is go through the supplements that she takes. There's always a lightbulb moment when I simplify it for them and tell them that they can buy them from Tesco or Boots. I h...

Very common question that I get asked, that I myself have asked way back when I started going to Pilates. Here is the comprehensive answer. It doesn't involve one exercise I'm afraid. It's a three pronged approach that encompasses exercise, nutrition and body image work If you are menopausal or menopausal then you could think that things are harder for you but this is where my approach...

Okay so buckle in for story time on this one as I take you through my decision to have lip fillers in 2019. I dig into that curiosity around them and I'm guessing you might be feeling some curiosity around weight loss injections. Because quite frankly they are everywhere, and have you ever wondered of they will work for you? What the appetite suppression really feels like? Could they change yo...

You probably won't expect these. If you don't like exercise, feel like it's not for you or just wouldn't know where to start. Then listening to this podcast is the start for you. I'm going to give you the 4 tips that I use with coaching clients who come to me and haven't done any exercise for years. 1 - Start small and work up - home workouts all the way! 2 - Get consistent...

Body image is something that I've dive into a lot with my 1-1 clients. Because it's important to feel good about your body or at least comfortable with it. In this episode I explain what it is, what work needs to be done around it and my own experience as to why I don't wear a bikini at the beach and also why my body is not my business card. Please give it a listen and drop me a message on social...

I can finally say I'm ahead of a trend. Finally. And what a trend to be ahead of. I love coaching women to improve their relationship with food. I hate marketing to try to get women to improve their relationship with food because its tricky. No one wakes up one morning and says " I need to improve my relationship with food". Instead they are trying to manage their cortisol. Googling...

One goal that I've coached women to during my time that has come up again and again is - feeling confident around a pool on holiday. So with that in mind and my own holiday coming up I'm here to tell you how to do that and it's not what you think I'm going to say. I want you to think about these things below, journal them, talk about them and implement them. Because they are going to make your hol...

As you know my coaching speciality is in relationship with food, however alcohol comes up a lot with some women that I work with. They can be very intertwined with one significantly impacting the other. So in today's podcast we are delving into what your relationship with alcohol looks like. I have 6 questions for you to ask yourself free from judgement but with curiosity instead about your relati...

In this episode I dig into what a healthy relationship with food looks like around Easter. So if you are someone who - - Avoids buying all Easter chocolate. - Throws it in the bin - Eats it all in one go to "get it out the house" - Takes it to the office so others eat it. Then this episode is for you, so you can become one of those people who - - Has one cream egg (and just the one). - E...

The title of this episode says it all. I understand that new things are daunting and anxiety can creep in when we don’t know what’s happening and throw into actually moving your body too - that’s where it can all become too much and it’s easier to just not do anything. In this episode I tell you *EVERYTHING* and I mean everything that you need to know before, during and after a Pilates class with...

I totally get it - I understand why having someone make a meal plan for you is attractive. Why taking a lot of decisions away from you would be great. You could just follow it and be done with it. You don't have to think and you don't have to feel. Easy. Until it's not. Same goes for the weight loss injections. In this episode I dig into why you want a meal plan, why it's attractive to you and wha...

In your 20s, 30 or early 40s and thinking you don't need to listen to this episode - you are wrong! I go through all the things that you can do to set yourself up for success with your menopause journey. And that means embedding healthy habits into your life as soon as you can. I list the basis and why they are important to you. Resistance Training What and when to eat Emotional Regulation Mindful...

Injuries can be a nightmare, and I know that exercising with them feels impossible. But sometimes, movement is exactly what your body needs. This episode is all about fierce compassion, direct, honest, and to the point. I’ve seen what happens when injuries are left unchecked and I don’t want that for you. Here’s what I want for you - To find an exercise you enjoy and actually *want* to do. To disc...

For this International Women's Day special and as the unapologetic feminist that I am, I'm diving into a major issue that predominantly affects and oppresses women. Diet culture. I'm going to explain what diet culture is, how it shows up in day-to-day life, how sneaky it can be and what we can do at an individual level to shift the paradigm. Let me know your thoughts on social media an...

This podcast probably isn't going to go the way you think it will. As an accredited nutritionist, yes I think most people could benefit from eating more fruit and veg, yes I think most people could have more nutrient dense balanced meals. However, I don't think unprocessed foods are the way to go. I look at them from a relationship with food standpoint, in particular looking at language ar...

"Without restriction" sounds too good to be true doesn't it? Well in this episode I dig into why you don't want to feel restricted in the first place - hello diets.... What other coaches mean when they say “without restriction” and what they are actually coaching (I say coaching in the looses’ form here). And finally what “without restriction” means in my coaching world, what tha...

You've seen them. You probably think they are harmless but let me tell you otherwise. You see these are doing nothing for your body image or relationship with food. In this episode I dig into why they are so bad (I do get a bit ranty) and what you can do about them. If there's one thing I want you to take away from the episode and that's to educate yourself. If you want to do that in d...

Gyms are scary. They are inconvenient. They are time consuming. They are somewhere which lets face it, unless you love the gym you don't really want to be. That's why 90% of the ladies I coach only do home workouts. I'm a bit of a pro at them. You name it - I can do a home workout for it, I can work around injuries, I can work around time, I can work around preferences. I can make a sa...

How much does your career affect the rest of your life? Be honest. In this episode I dig into what we spend the majority of our waking time doing. Working. How we think, feel and act around our careers is super important for the rest of our life. Does work ever take over completely? Never feel like you are doing a good enough job? It's overwhelming and all consuming? Are you logging on at nigh...

Do you ever feel pretty rubbish about yourself but don’t know why? Hate on your body, hate on your clothes - you just hate everything. And all of a sudden too? It’s not something physical that has changed but instead how you feel about it. If we are talking your body - then that's body image coming out to play. I love talking about body image and in this episode we are going to dig into how co...

Mindful eating isn't just chewing your food for longer or sitting in silence to eat it. There's a whole lot more to why you "mindlessly" eat and of course I dig into it. Think regulating your emotions, connecting with your body and unpicking patterns that you've learned from decades of diet culture. In this episode I tell you what we are going to be working on in my two upcom...