Wellness: Rebranded - Intuitive eating, diet culture, mental health, weight training, food freedom, food relationship

What exercise are you following now? Is it from the TikTok video you saw the other day? Let’s be honest, there’s so much pressure around the fitness trends and diet culture. We’re surrounded by Instagram models and TikTok influencers that follow certain diets and exercises that are not really good for our health and wellness. And sometimes we’re just so exposed with these trends that we forget the...

You don’t have to be a dieter to be negatively impacted by diet culture. We’re all surrounded by its toxic messages every single day. Whether you’re focused on enhancing your own wellbeing or that of your children (or both!)… there are many steps you can take to safeguard your home and loved ones from harmful diet culture messages about food, exercise, and body. In this episode of the Wellness: Re...

Do you know the ideal amount of exercise for your body? Are you curious about whether your health and fitness goals align with attaining optimal health? We often get questions about how much exercise is needed by our body. But the truth is, it all depends on your fitness goals and what works for you. Welcome to episode 20 of Wellness: Rebranded podcast! In this episode, we’re giving away fitness t...

Are you finding it challenging to reach your goals and stick to your New Year's resolutions? It happens to all of us! The excitement we get from a new year brings so much hope to start new habits and routines. But it's easy to lose focus along the way. Welcome to episode 19 of Wellness: Rebranded podcast! In this episode, we’re talking about resolution slip and how we can redirect our focus and st...

Tired of the diet trends around you? Ready to say goodbye to diet culture and hello to a happier, healthier you? Let’s be honest, it’s SO exhausting to count your calories, measure your weight and have a restrictive diet all the time. And because we’re so exposed to a toxic diet culture, we forget that there’s a gentler way to health and fitness. Welcome to episode 18 of Wellness: Rebranded! Today...

Are you having a hard time enjoying your exercise routine because you feel pressured to do and achieve more? Moving your body is supposed to be a gentle and kind process to enrich the quality of your life. But sometimes we forget why we actually want to move because of diet culture and the pressure to achieve the “ideal body type”.  Welcome to episode 17 of the Wellness: Rebranded podcast. Today,...

“Have you lost weight?” may not be the weight loss compliment you think it is.   While it may seem like an innocent gesture to make someone feel good, here’s the thing:    Diet culture has conditioned us to believe that losing weight is the best way to be accepted and valued in society.   Welcome to episode 16 of the Wellness: Rebranded podcast! In this episode, we want to talk about rethinking we...

Do you feel overwhelmed when it comes to setting goals?   It’s easy to get lost in the “all-or-nothing” approach that often rides in on the coattails of New Year's resolutions.    But, goal setting doesn't have to be rigid and overwhelming.   It can be done in a balanced and effective way, and today we’re showing you how!   Welcome to episode 15 of the Wellness: Rebranded podcast! In this episode,...

Goals can be really helpful, but society sends us the message that in order to be happy you NEED to achieve a goal.   But, in reality- this is a great example of hustle culture!   Life is about way more than a never ending battle to DO more.   But how can you reframe your thoughts about goal setting, and create a more positive relationship with them?   Welcome to episode 14 of the Wellness: Rebran...

Are you tired of feeling like you need to be perfect in everything you do? Do you ever beat yourself up for “not being good enough”?    Been there, done that!   Welcome to episode 13 of the Wellness: Rebranded podcast! Today, we're talking all things perfectionism and how it can hold us back in life.    As recovering perfectionists, we can speak firsthand about the struggles and limitations that c...

Raise your hand if your nutrition plan pendulum swings from food restriction right on over to binge eating!   Now, what feelings would come up if I told you that you have unconditional permission to eat the food you like and ENJOY?    Do you wholeheartedly believe that you’d run to the supermarket and buy multiple gallons of ice cream and eat till you felt sick?   Or, do you fear what others would...

If we’re being honest, are you tired of following restrictive diets, counting macros and calories, or dieting overall?   Are you ready to feel good in your body, get healthier and develop a better relationship with food?   Do you wish you could tune into your body wisdom and let go of unattainable diet culture “norms”?   You’re in luck because there is a way for you to heal your body image, feel s...

There are so many diet culture messages around us about what to eat and how to look.    And we're often told that it's all about the numbers: calories, macros, more protein, no carbs, yes carbs, fat, fat-free… and the list goes on.    The truth is that dieting simply doesn't work, and it can even be harmful for your health and well-being.   In today’s episode, we’re continuing our intuitive eating...

How much time and energy have you spent dieting? Or feeling guilty or frustrated when you’ve eaten something you think you shouldn’t?   In today’s episode, we’re diving into the world of intuitive eating and how it can help you stop dieting (or feeling as though you should be!) and improve your relationship with food. Intuitive eating is a self-care eating framework that focuses on trusting yourse...

Looking to staying healthy during holidays! Here are 4 fun ways to exercise and keep moving this holiday season!   With the holidays approaching, is your calendar filling up and leaving you with less time to fit in your usual exercise routine?   You might feel like you’re “falling off the wagon” and trying to push yourself to be consistent with holiday fitness- but it’s time to reframe your mindse...

Does your holiday to-do list include family stress?   Do difficult relationships weigh heavily on you during this time and steal your joy?    If you’ve ever struggled with family members during the holidays, and found yourself thinking “I hate holidays”- you’re not alone.   But, what if you could turn that around, and get really clear on what YOU want the holidays to be like for you?   Welcome to...

What do you think of when you hear the word “wellness”?   Do you immediately picture Instagram influencers, eliteness, or striving to be in PERFECT health using precise and regimented health plans?   There's this sort of underlying theme and obsession with pursuing health or having the “perfect” health everywhere you look these days.    As if it's within our control if we could just eat the top su...

Stress!   It’s an everyday occurrence.    This time of year holiday stress hitches a ride onto regular stress and starts to rear its festive head!   But:   Is all stress bad?   What are the effects of stress on the body?    And, how can you manage stress in a healthy and balanced way?   Welcome to episode 5 of Wellness Rebranded! In this episode, we’re talking all about stress- why we need it, and...

Have you ever tried replacing negative thoughts with positive ones?   Did it work?   There’s an endless supply of posts on social media that would have you believe that the reason why negative thoughts come to mind is your fault and something to “fix”. Or, that your thoughts aren’t valid, and need to be sugar-coated.    Although well-intentioned, (and aesthetically pleasing) these types of posts a...

How do you get comfortable being uncomfortable when your brain is hardwired to keep you safe? Tips for getting out of your comfort zone by embracing discomfort so you can live the fulfilling life you desire.   Do you avoid discomfort and pain?   Chances are the answer is, yes- because pain is uncomfortable.    The thing is, you may fall back on coping mechanisms like chronic procrastination or per...

Have you ever stepped into a gym and immediately thought, “OMG what am I doing here?”   You start to think:   “How did this dude bro get so muscle-y?”   “Why is it so loud!?”   “How’d that sweat spot even get THERE?”   We get it, going to the gym can be scary. Especially when you’re not feeling confident in your body. But, it doesn’t have to be that way!   Welcome to episode 2 of the Wellness: Reb...

Do you think there’s a right or wrong way to get the full benefits of exercise?   Is there a running list of good or bad foods on your mind at all times?   Are you feeling discouraged because no matter what you do, you don’t fit the mold of the “ideal” body type?   These ideas can all be attributed to the toxic diet culture we are all exposed to on a daily basis. This way of thinking isn’t only ha...

Welcome to Wellness: Rebranded! You're here to make lasting changes in your approach to health and fitness!  But so far all you've gotten is conflicting advice: Carbs are evil!  Only eat during certain hours! Go hard at the gym or go home! Morning workouts increase metabolism! If you're stressed, do some more yoga! Just relax. It makes no sense because it's SENSELESS.    What you're looking for is...