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I Just Want To Be DONE Thinking About Weight Loss (Listen Again)

If you're exhausted from being all in for two weeks and then all out for two more and want to find some steady middle ground, then this episode is for you.   Why You Ke

Why You Keep Sabotaging Yourself

"I want to go for my goal and lose weight but... "This isn't the right season." "I should focus on my health first." "Once things calm down at work." In this episode, I

Don't Die With Your Music Still In You

If you’ve ever thought "I'll do that when I've lost the weight." or "Who am I to think my voice matters?" then this episode is for YOU.  This is episode #200! Happy bir

Why You Cannot Think Your Way Into Calm

Why You Feel Like a Stranger in Your Own Body and The Five-Minute Tool That Calms Rage and Helps You Actually Sleep Have you been waking up lately and feeling a little o

Still Chasing Your First Diet's Promise

Have you ever looked at an old picture of yourself and thought, wow, I looked amazing? And then you remembered that back then, you didn't feel good about yourself at all.

Your Wiring Isn't The Problem

Why personality tests can explain a lot, but they are not your identity. Have you ever known exactly what you were supposed to do and done the opposite thing anyway? You

Binge Eating Isn't a Character Flaw

Who Are You Really Hiding From?  Have you ever eaten something completely alone? In your car, in a closet, with the door locked, just so nobody would see. And then made

I Just Want To Quit

You get home from vacation. You step on the scale. The number is up, and just like that, your whole summer of hard work feels like it disappeared. A little voice starts

The Secret Formula You’ve Been Hunting For

The answer to “When will I ever figure this out?” Have you ever felt like you are one rule away from finally getting this right? Like the secret is out there somewhere,

Why Your Brain Won't Let You Feel Good

If you've ever done everything right and still couldn't silence the voice saying "This will never work"  this one's for you.   You're doing everything right. You're eat

Why Your Boundaries Never Stick

What Happens When You Always Say Yes   Have you ever set a boundary with someone, felt good about it for about five minutes, and then started feeling guilty like you di

Still Last On Your Own List

You show up for everyone. Every time. Without question. But when something good comes toward you, a compliment, a win, a moment of real progress with your weight, someth

The "F" Word: Why Failure Feels Like A Fact

You know that moment. You had a plan. You felt good about it. And then one unplanned meal, one late night, one vacation evening and before you've even put the dish in the

Why Don't I Feel Different Yet?

If you've ever gotten to a goal and still felt like something was missing, you're not doing it wrong. You're just only halfway there. And nobody told you that was coming.

Two Kinds of Hungry

Have you ever found yourself eating something and realized you don't quite remember deciding to eat it? Your hand is just there, the food is halfway gone, and somehow you

Why Can't I Stop Once I Start?

It's Never About the Chips Have you ever reached for a food you told yourself you shouldn't have, then kept eating it because you already blew it? And the whole time, th

Not Good Enough

You drank the water. You took the walk. You tracked the food for a while. And when the scale didn't move the way you hoped, your brain quietly filed it away: “NOT GOOD EN

BONUS EPISODE: A Mother's Day Letter

A Mother's Day Letter Bonus Episode Mother's Day is complicated. For some women, it is warm and full. For others, it is quiet, or tender, or just a little heavy. Whereve

I Don't Trust Myself Around Food

Maybe you hit your goal weight. Maybe you're still working toward it. Either way, you're still thinking about food more than you want to. Still feeling guilty when you ea

May the LIGHT Be With You

If you've ever felt like every diet you've tried was the wrong tool for the job, this episode is for you. You knew deep down it was probably going to let you down again.