Thrive Beyond Size

One thing that ALWAYS comes up when I'm coaching women on weight loss is boundaries. There's a tendency to put everyone else first, and only take care of ourselves if there is time/energy/bandwidth at the end of the day to do so. We don't know how to say no to others because we've never given ourselves the opportunity to try. Weight loss requires you to prioritize yourself, and sometimes that mean...

Nancy Pickard is an integrative life coach and on this episode of the podcast, she shares with us how to get out of autopilot and move beyond our fears. She teaches us how our shadow beliefs hold us back, and how our unconscious commitments keep us stuck in our old unhelpful patterns. Nancy shows us exactly how to do this by coaching me through my own shadow beliefs and the fears that are holding...

I just returned from a two-week holiday in Egypt and Jordan. I came home 9-lbs lighter - this was unexpected! Tune in to this episode to hear about why I think this weight loss happened, and how I plan to use the lessons I learned on holiday to continue my weight loss at home. Specifically, you'll learn: How I planned to eat while I was away, and why it's important to have a plan that you're ready...

"I don't think that self love and self improvement have to be mutually exclusive. I think that we can love our bodies for what they've carried us through in life, what they do for us on a day to day basis, and still desire to make choices that you know might be healthier or might be more in line with whatever our goal is.+ ~ Allie Cass In this episode, I'm joined by functional health and fitness c...

When was the last time you woke up in the morning feeling excited about your life? So much of the weight loss journey is about finding the joy in your life again and feeling fulfilled without the food. In this episode, I'm joined by Stacy McAlpine, a life transformation specialist. We talk about: How to shift from a life of "shoulds" to one you truly love waking up to One thing you can do RIGHT NO...

Has anyone ever told you that you’re too sensitive? If you often find yourself overstimulated and often feel things very deeply, or are easily affected by what’s going on around you, then you might be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). In this episode, I talk with Tammy Goen, who specializes in coaching HSPs. You’ll learn: What an HSP is, and how you can find out if you are one. Why being an HSP can...

Have you ever wondered how the Law of Attraction works? Learn from Zehra Mahoon and Nicole Hale as they share with us what the Law of Attraction is (and also what it’s not) and how to harness it’s power for weight loss. You’ll hear about the science behind this, but more importantly, you’ll learn practical steps to start using it today. You’ll also hear how Nicole lost 100 lbs using the tools you’...

If you are a type 1 diabetic struggling to live the life you know you deserve, then this episode is for you! Colleen Mitchel, a life coach for women with type 1 diabetes and podcast host of This is Type 1, joins me this week. We have an empowering discussion about not being chained to your weight, your blood sugar, or any diagnosis your doctors may have given you. Colleen shares her journey throug...

One of the reasons why weight loss can be so darn hard sometimes is that we like to stay in our comfort zone. We get used to a certain way of eating, and even though it may be harming us physically or emotionally, it’s what we know best, and so it feels safe. If you want to change the way you eat (or anything else for that matter), then you have to step outside your comfort zone. In this episode,...

Do you struggle with chronic pain, or just not feeling fantastic in your body? If so, you’ll want to tune in to this episode. I talk with Sue Hitzmann, exercise physiologist, neurofascial researcher, and creator of the MELT Method. We discuss not only why we feel pain or discomfort in our body, but what we can do ease it, and even prevent it. Specifically, you’ll learn: The difference between acut...

Have you ever had an "aha" moment with your body? I recently had one with mine. Perhaps for the first time I can ever recall, I felt true love for my body. This is something I've really been working on for the past year. I came to a place where I could accept my body, and even appreciate it, but loving it felt out of reach. Until this moment. In this episode, I share my story - that brief moment o...

Do you feel like you are too busy and way too overwhelmed to make healthy changes in your life? If you’re feeling like you can’t get ahead at work, you’re constantly behind on your to-do list, and you can’t seem to find time for the things you want to do, then this episode is for you! In this week’s episode featuring Mia Moran, I cover: The importance of planning and organization in achieving bala...

Do you ever see your friends post about #livingmybestlife on social media and roll your eyes? Yeah, I do too. What does that even mean? I dive into that on this episode with Ariel Bredder, a fellow life coach. Together, we dismantle what it actually means to become the best version of yourself…and spoiler alert, it’s not about showing off on Instagram! Specifically, you’ll hear about: Internal ver...

If you want an overview of how nutrition and life coaching work together to create amazing weight loss results, this is the episode for you! I’m joined by Jolene Hermanson, a fellow Precision Nutrition Level 2 nutrition coach. Together, we break down why it’s so important to look beyond the macros when you’re working on weight loss, particularly if you are an emotional eater. Specifically, after l...

We can’t talk about weight loss without talking about sleep. They are intricately connected, and improving one immediately improves the other. But unfortunately for many of us sleep is either elusive, or we don’t get enough of it, or we simply don’t feel rested after sleep. And so on this episode I interview Catherine Wright, a sleep coach, who shares multiple helpful strategies for improving your...

On a scale of 1 to 10, where would you rate your stress level today? Sometimes when it’s as high as an 8 or 9, it feels like there’s literally nothing you can do to help yourself feel better. But you’re more in control of your stress than you think you are. On this episode, I interview Kathleen Kelley, a physiotherapist and neurological clinical specialist. She teaches how stress really plays out...

Perhaps the hardest part of creating new habits is actually believing you can do it. If you start working on new habits believing they will never stick, or think it’s impossible to kick your kryptonite habits, then you’re doomed from the start. So in this last episode of the four-part series on habits, you learn how to create more belief in yourself. It’s the magical formula for success. You’ll le...

I am teaming up with Theresa Coombs (Unbridled Equines) and Dorothy Turek (Centaur Wellness) to offer an equine coaching retreat – the FIRST of its kind to be offered in Canada! It’s called Coming Home, and it’s all about reconnecting to your body and healing your relationship with food. We are opening this up to 12 women who are ready for a life-changing, transformational experience. It takes pla...

What’s that one bad habit you engage in that always seems to derail your weight loss efforts? We call that your kryptonite habit, and in this third episode of the four-part habit series, you’ll learn why it’s so important to find the antidote to your kryptonite. You learn how to use the MAP and ABC framework from the last episode on creating habits to conquer your kryptonite once and for all. In t...

"You don't choose your future. You choose your habits, and your habits decide your future." -John Maxwell If you want to change your life, you have to change your habits. This is the second episode in a four-part series on habits, and we’re focusing on exactly what you have to do to create the habits that will result in the changes you want for your life and your health. After listening to his epi...

You are what you repeatedly do. If you want to change your weight, you have to change your daily habits. This episode is the first in a 4-part series on habits, and it’s all about the role willpower plays in creating change in your life. But what exactly is willpower? It’s the ability to do what you need to when you need to do it, whether you feel like it or not. And it’s an important step in crea...

In honor of this 50th episode, I am joined by four amazing women from our Nourish Yourself: Body+Mind group coaching program. If you are curious about what it's like to experience weight loss coaching, you'll want to tune in! You'll hear about why they decided to pursue coaching, what surprised them, what worked, and even what didn't work. We talk about where they have seen great success, and the...

Would you do almost anything to avoid feeling bad? Most of us would. It’s human nature to avoid the things that feel uncomfortable and move towards the things that make us feel good. This is why so many of us turn to food when we’re experiencing difficult emotions. But, if we’re able to learn how to sit with those uncomfortable feelings, we can learn so much about ourselves. In this episode, we ta...

Weight loss can be super frustrating sometimes. You feel like you’re doing everything right, and yet the weight still doesn’t come off. It’s easy to blame yourself, but the truth is it’s not your fault. There are good biological reasons why this might be happening. When your body’s biochemical processes are out of balance, it can trigger cravings and the desire to overeat, and it can also trigger...

Have you ever wondered why it’s so easy to say no to meat if you are a plant-based eater or to shrimp if you’re deathly allergic, but super hard to say no to cupcakes or Cheetos (or whatever your personal kryptonite is)? It all comes down to how you define yourself as an eater. If you identify as a vegetarian, then it’s easy to say no to meat because you’ve already decided ahead of time that meat...