THE CONFIDENT BODY PODCAST - Brain-based strategies and self-compassion practices to unlock your full potential

Have you ever tried to lose weight for a specific event or to look good for a specific someone?    We can willpower our way some of the way there. Maybe even most of the way there. But how did you feel about yourself when you got “there”?    And how long did that last?   Today we’re talking about the fallacy of setting a goal weight and the “I’ll be happy WHEN I lose weight” trap.    We’ll address...

Have you ever had a night where you just really went overboard and ate way more than you planned and thought “What the heck is wrong with me?”    Or maybe you woke up the next morning and maybe had too much to drink or overate and you ask yourself “What is my freaking problem?”    “I know better. Why can’t I do better? Maybe there’s just something wrong with me. I just wish I could get over this.”...

Have you ever felt like there was more inside you that you have to give? Like maybe you’re not maxing out your potential? Or even scratching the surface?   So often we wait until we lose the weight in order to go for that thing or to put ourselves out there in a scary way.    Today, we’re gonna get deep. We’re going to talk about purpose, meaning and the shining your glorious light the way you wer...

Have you ever experienced a time where you’ve been working really hard to make a change in your behavior but there comes a moment in the day or the week when you really DON’T want to have to think about it in the moment?    It almost feels like something takes over inside you and there’s like this Jekyll and Hyde moment where part of you is like “Why are you eating right now? We’re not hungry? Are...

Have you ever felt like, “I know I should work out, but I don’t have time.” or “I want to take time to meal plan but I get so busy and I run out of energy. Between the kids, my job, not to mention being a wife, I find it hard to carve out time for myself.”    Listen, it is hard to find time these days. Life is BUSY. It’s even harder to make ourselves a priority in our own lives. I mean that feels...

Losing weight is hard enough. But when you’re a mom of young kids, it can seem like your whole life revolves around taking care of them and you come last. Whether it’s dealing with a postpartum body or how to navigate cooking healthy food when the kids just want chicken nuggets and cheeseburgers, trying to lose weight when you’re a mom of little ones can be tough.   In today’s special bonus episod...

Have you ever had a moment when you’ve just had A DAY?   You’re taking care of the kids and getting them where they need to be. You’re handling things at your job and juggling all the things. And then your spouse gives you a simple ask, like “Honey, can you get us more chicken next time you’re at the store.”    And something in your brain just snaps.” It’s like no matter how much I do, there will...

Who hasn’t needed a restart or a reboot when your new habits slipped a little? And who hasn’t wondered “Why do I even bother?” when you’re kinda tired of diet and feeling like you want to quit? So in today’s episode, we talk about 2 specific reasons why it’s normal to want to quit (and of course what to do about those 2 things). And then we’ll address 3 specific steps for getting back on track and...

How you talk to yourself matter more than what's on your plate!    Learn quick hacks for managing the mentality in your mind.    Ready? Let’s get after it!   Learn more! www.confidentbody.coach You Are A Miracle book https://confidentbody.coach/tips/

Quick hacks for handling the snack monster. Ready? Let’s get after it!   Learn more! www.confidentbody.coach You Are A Miracle book https://confidentbody.coach/tips/

Lots of us struggle to let food go to waste.  Here's a different way to look at it to help you treat your body better than the trash can.  Ready? Let’s get after it!   Learn more! www.confidentbody.coach You Are A Miracle book https://confidentbody.coach/tips/

What you eat first makes a difference in how the food impacts your body and ultimately helps you lose weight.    Learn how to eat food in the order that makes weight loss easier.    Ready? Let’s get after it!   Learn more! www.confidentbody.coach You Are A Miracle book https://confidentbody.coach/tips/  

Let’s face it, sometimes it can be really hard to make healthy food work with your life as it is. You’ve got a busy schedule. The family has their favorite foods they may not be the healthiest. Sometimes, you just feel like pizza. Unhealthy food is super easy, and healthy food take work. So today we’re talking about: 4 specific reason why it's not your fault that you may have found it hard to fit...

I did a series of bonus videos for a wellness challenge recently and I wanted to share them with you too!  Today's mini episode talks about how eating from a smaller plate is a small thing that can make a big difference and make it painless to manage your portions.    Ready? Let’s get after it!   Learn more! www.confidentbody.coach You Are A Miracle book https://confidentbody.coach/tips/  

They say that 10% of the effort creates 90% of the results.    What's true in business is true in weight loss too.    Check out this episode to learn the one habit that can make all your other efforts so much easier.    Ready? Let’s get after it!   Learn more! www.confidentbody.coach You Are A Miracle book https://confidentbody.coach/tips/

In the mini episode we're talking about some quick tips to make weekends easier so they don't wreck all the hard work you did from Monday to Friday.    Ready? Let’s get after it!   Learn more! www.confidentbody.coach You Are A Miracle book https://confidentbody.coach/tips/

Today we cover some quick, easy strategies to make portion control straight forward and painless.    Ready? Let’s get after it!   Learn more! www.confidentbody.coach You Are A Miracle book https://confidentbody.coach/tips/

It can be really tough to get a new habit going and more importantly, to KEEP a new habit going.   Today, we talk about Why it’s hard to keep doing a new habit And 4 specific steps to implement so that you can hack the habit building process and finally find the formula that helps you to not only start a new healthy habit, but keep doing over time until it becomes part of who you are. Ready? Let’s...

Have you ever stepped on the scale and it went up instead of down? And you just feel so defeated. And you brain begins to wonder, am I ever going to lose weight? Am I destined to be at this weight, this size, or more forever? If feels like no matter what I do, it’s just not working.  Today we’re talking about the feeling of defeat. When you feel like it’s not working.  Of course, it’s natural for...

Have you ever had a day where you started off great? You had a nice healthy breakfast. Things are going well through lunch. Then in the afternoon you have a few pretzels and realize that puts you over your calories for the day. Suddenly you’re thinking, “Ugh. I had three pretzel sticks instead of two, and that put me twenty-three calories over my budget. The heck with it. I really wanted potato ch...

Whohoo! Summer is on its way.  Yaasssss.  It’s a time to maybe slow down a little, the kids are out of school. Which means schedules are a little less routine and hopefully maybe there’s a family trip or two it there too.    Which is great!  And can also be a minefield is you’re trying to lose weight.    So today we’re talking about TRAVEL.    Travel doesn’t have to be a disaster nor does it need...

Have you ever finished the box of crackers or the package of cookies, just to get it out of the house? Have you ever eaten your kids’ leftovers because you don’t want to let the food go to waste? Or maybe you’ve looked at something leftover in the fridge and thought, “Well I might as well eat this because no one else in the family will.”    Not letting food “go to waste” can be one of the toughest...

Have you ever been trying to change a habit like eat less sugar or drink less wine and you’ve got yourself a nice plan thinking “Today I will NOT have sugar. I will be strong.”    And then somewhere along the way your brain sneaks in a thought like, “some chocolate would be really great right now.” or “I just want something sweet” or maybe it’s even that the sugar is there in front of you like in...

Do you ever feel guilty when you eat a certain type of food?    Do you think of certain categories of food as “good” or “bad”?    When was the last time you ate a cookie or a piece of cake without feeling guilty? Today we’re going to talk about food labeling. That's what we’re doing when we say “I was bad last night.” or when we say “sugar is bad” or “I’ve been good all week.”    We’re going to ta...

Have you ever had a specific food that just feels like it has a little more power over you than you do over it? There are probably some foods where you feel like you can just take it or leave. But then there are other foods that you’re like “You’ll have to pry this from my cold dead fingers.” And yet on the inside, you’re maybe feeling a teensy bit scared that this food has more control over you t...