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If you’ve been dieting and exercising your whole life and have yet to reach your weight-loss goal and keep it off, this podcast is for you! Most programs solve for the effect (the excess weight) but not the overeating problem - the reasons why you put on the extra weight in the first place. In each episode you’ll learn how to use your mind, not willpower to feel at peace with food and finally experience life in the body you secretly know is your natural shape. Let’s do it together.

We often overindex on tactics to release excess weight - like eating less sugar or cutting down on the wine. What’s easily overlooked is the identity we need to embody in order to follow through on those tactics and then make them a natural part of our lives so we can maintain the physical transformation. You’ll learn:The 3 pillars that comprise your identity gap that you must change your current identity and reach your goal How to use identity work to maintain your results once you’ve released weightThe 2 most important identity questions to ask yourself when you see someone else who has the body, habits or relationship with food that you admireInstagram: @mindful_shapeGet the FREE Building Momentum 4 Part Video TrainingFree Self Coaching ResourcesInterested in getting coached by me? Go to my website mindfulshape.com

If you often feel like there’s a battle raging inside your head in which you want to make your body and health goals happen buuuuut your brain is also offering up a million reasons why you should indulge right now, this episode is for you. You’ll learn:How to re-code urges and cravings to overeat and overdrink so you stop feeling bad about yourself.The best method to use when you’re the food is calling your name and you feel out of controlWhat to focus on while you’re becoming the person who doesInstagram: @mindful_shapeGet the FREE Building Momentum 4 Part Video TrainingFree Self Coaching ResourcesInterested in getting coached by me? Go to my website mindfulshape.com

Clients I work with want to achieve more than a number on the scale. They want to become the woman who trusts herself around food and alcohol no matter what, so she can keep the weight off for good.You’ll learn:The 2 types of Breakthroughs and why focussing on one without the other leads to self-sabotageHow to claim self-trust when you have less than an amazing track record of doing what you said you would do, when it comes to your eating The 3 emotional tools to ensure you maintain your weight loss resultsInstagram: @mindful_shapeGet the FREE Building Momentum 4 Part Video TrainingFree Self Coaching ResourcesInterested in getting coached by me? Go to my website mindfulshape.com

Practically apply the 6 elements of neuroplasticity so that you can go from eating past comfort because the food is so delicious (you’re an excellent cook), you don’t want to waste it or your brain thinks a few more bites won’t matter to eating so that you feel nourished, satisfied and optimize metabolic health.You’ll learn:How to become someone who naturally stops at enough not by forcing themselves to, but by working with their brain for real, lasting change.The 6 elements of neuroplasticity Why Ezra Klein makes me hungryInstagram: @mindful_shapeGet the FREE Building Momentum 4 Part Video TrainingFree Self Coaching ResourcesInterested in getting coached by me? Go to my website mindfulshape.com

If you’ve been trying to release some excess weight, at some point you likely won't feel like putting the fork down when your dinner is so delicious or saying no when the dark chocolate is calling your name. Instead of saying, screw it, complying and then your body stays the same, this episode will help you completely reframe how you think so that next time you stick to your plan with ease. You’ll learn:To reframe those moments when you just wanna give up as ‘The Dark In Between’ in which you’re on the cusp of an identity breakthrough!What real transformation ACTUALLY looks likeHow to shift yourself from someone who thinks it’s hard to eat optimally for your body to someone who does this with easeInstagram: @mindful_shapeGet the FREE Building Momentum 4 Part Video TrainingFree Self Coaching ResourcesInterested in getting coached by me? Go to my website mindfulshape.com

Hear how my client Sally went from decades of yo-yo dieting to finally releasing over 20 lbs at age 64 by befriending hunger and learning how to attune to her satiety. No meal plans. No fasting schedule. What if rather than thinking of hunger as an emergency, as something to suppress or ignore is our friend? What if your struggle with food and your body turns out to be the key to accessing your inner beauty? That rather than your weight loss goal being a quest for self-acceptance, it becomes the doorway into self acceptance.Instagram: @mindful_shapeGet the FREE Building Momentum 4 Part Video TrainingFree Self Coaching ResourcesInterested in getting coached by me? Go to my website mindfulshape.com

In this episode you’ll get a candid behind-the-scenes into my decision making process for signing up for a Body Transformation program as a coach who specializes in helping women release excess weight and feel in charge with food! Plus my story, the tearful turning point with my coach and I’ll share my learnings and ah-ha moments of this new program so far, so that you can learn along the way too. Instagram: @mindful_shapeGet the FREE Building Momentum 4 Part Video TrainingFree Self Coaching ResourcesInterested in getting coached by me? Go to my website mindfulshape.com

There is so much info out there on how to get in great shape and exactly what to eat if you want to slim down, get fit and build muscle. But what I want to focus on today is the less obvious - the unconventional truths that you MUST know to reach your desired body.You’ll learn:If you think you have an overconsumption / overeating / overdrinking problem, you’re trying to fix the wrong problem and where to focus insteadWhy you don’t need to believe in your goal, but what’s essential to believe insteadThe 3 mind traps you to avoid to transform your body for goodInstagram: @mindful_shapeGet the FREE Building Momentum 4 Part Video TrainingFree Self Coaching ResourcesInterested in getting coached by me? Go to my website mindfulshape.com

What if instead of overindulging this summer, you doubled down on your body goals? It’s the best time for it! This episode will spark motivation to go ALL IN on showing up for yourself when it comes to feeling great in your body no matter how tempting those summer sliders, ice cream cones or bbq drinks are. In this episode you’ll learn:Why summer is the BEST time to release excess body fatUnconventional advice for common summer challenges like temptation, food pushers and feeling self conscious Instagram: @mindful_shapeGet the FREE Building Momentum 4 Part Video TrainingFree Self Coaching ResourcesInterested in getting coached by me? Go to my website mindfulshape.com

When you’re down to those last few lbs, pain is no longer motivating you so it can be easy to make excuses - a glass or two of wine, a few handfuls of chips, dessert? Sure why not?! And months can go by without results. Let’s talk about what to focus on mentally so that you can get out of this common pattern and finally reach your desired body.You’ll learn:3 Mental Keys: Precision, Permission, DesireHow to spot if subconscious fears are getting in your wayHow 3 day food tracking can be your best leverageInstagram: @mindful_shapeGet the FREE Building Momentum 4 Part Video TrainingFree Self Coaching ResourcesInterested in getting coached by me? Go to my website mindfulshape.com