It Tastes Like Freedom

Intentionally restricting and/or depriving yourself of calories or food groups in order to lose weight can do an immense amount of physical, emotional and psychological damage. Yet, we are conditioned by the diet industry to believe that it is one of the most healthy things we can do! In this episode, Chanci exposes many of the harmful side-effects of intentional weight loss, and shares what to fo...

Let’s replace the weeds that keep you stuck in the diet mentality (see episode 40) with seeds that’ll help you grow more freedom, joy and pleasure in your life! In this episode Chanci dives into some key things that have helped her, and her clients, on their journey towards food and body freedom.

Managing your mind about things that trigger you is an important skill. Yet, sometimes simply changing the circumstance is both the easiest and most serving thing to do. Conserving your brain’s energy for the things that really matter, by creating an atmosphere that’s ripe for you to thrive in, is a radical form of self-care! Listen in as Chanci shares some key things that you may want to eliminat...

Your thoughts create your reality and thinking more loving thoughts will create a more loving reality! This is an incredible truth … let it sink in. Now, there is a slippery slope here that needs to be discussed. Toxic positivity may feel like you’re creating higher vibe thoughts but nope - it actually denies you of the full human experience and can leave you feeling trapped, anxious and confused....

Do you know why you want what you want? Do you understand why you make the goals you do? We’re bombarded with messages telling us what we should want, be and have. Subtle promises are attached to these messages that these attainments will make you feel happy, fullfilled and complete. But will they? This episode will help you dig into your motivations. It’ll show you how to question them and ultima...

We are excited to bring you this encore presentation of one of our most popular episodes. We hope you enjoy! Hustle, burnout, adrenal fatigue, go go go GO … I say NOPE! There’s a better way to show up for yourself and your goals without burning yourself out. It’s a gentle, compassionate and caring way and IT WORKS! Listen in as Chanci shares how she motivated herself to record this very podcast wh...

We are excited to bring you this encore presentation of one of our most popular episodes. We hope you enjoy! It’s time to eliminate the shame and stigma around emotional eating and to begin to see it as the opportunity it is! The opportunity to go deeper and get honest with yourself about what you’re really hungry for. Join Chanci as she helps to clear the misconceptions around emotional eating so...

You know those luxurious hotels where they offer turn-down service - chocolates on the pillow, lavender-scented room spray, fluffed pillows and the duvet turned down just right, anticipating your need for a deep and restful sleep? Now, imagine doing this for yourself - in all areas of your life. Anticipating your needs ahead of time and loving on your future self is a powerful form of self-care! I...

Thoughts you keep trying to think, but don’t actually believe, will never create the results you desire for your life. This is why affirmations often don’t work. Enter Ladder Thoughts! This simple little gem of a tool is exactly what you need to help you embody the new desired thoughts as truth! Listen in to learn what these are, how to use them and how to transform your relationship with food and...

This is a follow-up episode to episode 30 on shame. I hope I have you convinced that shame is an emotion that’ll never serve you and your growth towards body and food freedom. Now, listen in to learn exactly how to eliminate shame from your life and how to move towards freedom and grace with intention ~ in a way that truly works!

Join Jenna Ward, founder of The School of Embodied Arts, and Chanci as they talk about Jenna’s personal evolution from an unfulfilling career, a relationship with a douche bag and body disconnection and dissatisfaction to living a life full of sensual aliveness, leading with her body and magnetically drawing in her desires! This discussion will feel like medicine to your soul ~ enjoy!

Dating after Divorce…or dating at all…or relationships in general, can bring up all sorts of triggers around body confidence and insecurity. Join me and Dating after Divorce Coach, Sade Curry, as we talk about: - Sex and body confidence - Faking orgasms - Personal leadership and Autonomy - Your guiding north star - The patriarchy - Beauty standards - Agency - Sleeping with one’s carpenter … and so...

Shame - we carry it around like an abusive old friend to the point that we actually feel comfortable in it and fearful of what we’ll do without it. The sad truth is that shame will keep you stuck and often cause you to spiral down even further - never allowing you to experience true freedom. Listen in to inspire yourself to finally let go of this burden so you can create the deepest, most loving r...

Eating disorders and disordered eating are extremely prevalent issues in our society - yet they are rarely understood, and sadly, even glorified. Join Chanci and Doreen Fleischer as they discuss: - The difference between eating disorders and disordered eating - Red flags to look out for - How to talk to your teen about disordered eating - The path to healing and freedom - Pleasurable movement vs p...

Burn your rule book for others so YOU can feel exactly how you want to regardless of how people think, feel and act. In this Episode, Chanci explains why this is critical to your freedom and the practical steps of how to do it!

You’ve probably heard a lot about boundary setting and most likely much of that information is potentially damaging to yourself and to your relationships. Join Chanci in a conversation about setting boundaries that empower and heal.

When you heal your relationship with food and your body everything will shift! You’ll start showing up for yourself like never before!

How do you love your body when it feels like she’s betraying you? Join Chanci and her special guest, Nanci Dueck, as they explore this issue through the lens of living with PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder).

Sometimes the simplest of things can make all the difference! This has been Chanci’s experience with The Urge Jar!

It’s time to eliminate the shame and stigma around emotional eating and to begin to see it as the opportunity it is!

As you’re doing the work to heal your relationship with food and your body you will inevitably encounter circumstances that feel overwhelming. Ones that crush your heart and feel like they’ve set you back big time on your path to healing. For many women having a partner who looks at porn can be one of these things.

HEALTHY - This word is everywhere and if you pay close attention it usually has to do with losing weight or being thin. This is diet culture’s marketing at its finest and has the potential to create a lot of distrust in one’s body, massive confusion and encourages unhealthy practices in the pursuit of weight loss.

Growing up surrounded by fat phobic messages and the diet culture’s lies is HARD! Join Chanci and her teen daughter, Celeste, as they chat about Celeste’s personal experiences with her own food struggles, how she found freedom and how she now lives intentionally choosing what’s right for her over society’s lies.

It’s guaranteed that you’ll experience setbacks in your journey of Embodied Eating that’ll make you feel like you want to scream “screw it!” It sucks but can’t be avoided so let’s make sure you’re equipped!

Have you ever thought “How in the heck am I ever going to love my body when I really don’t even like her?” Trust me, this is a question I (Chanci) hear all the time. We are inundated with messages of body love and positivity and so many women feel crappy about not “getting there”. Enter in RESPECT! For me personally, this was exactly what I needed to shift to in my own journey to body confidence a...