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101 Body-Respect Affirmations
Affirmations are a beautiful way of changing the language in your head. They're not a miracle method to healing all of your life's problems, but they serve as a reminder of what is possible, where you're headed and how life can change for you if you begin living...
People Pleasing and Wanting to be Thin
In this episode of the Escape Diet Prison Podcast, Deb, Leila and I talk about the many ways we try to control people by changing our weight and how we can stop the "need" for people pleasing. I've tried to make people like me more by losing weight for most of my...
So, you wanna scream at me and tell me it's not working
So, you wanna scream at me and tell me it's not working. You want to take my words and throw them back in my face because you've tried to surrender, you've tried to eat what you want when you want, have given yourself full permission to go on a No Diet Diet and yet,...
Body Positivity Journaling Prompts
How often do you take time to reflect on your relationship with your body? For many of us, the answer is “not enough.” Between the pressures of daily life, society’s expectations, and our own inner critic, it’s easy to lose touch with the love and gratitude our bodies...
What does it mean to be Feminine in today's world?
In this episode of the Escape Diet Prison Podcast, Leila and I talk about the Beauty Myth, Feminine ideals, the Feminine Mystique, the divide within the body positive movement and so much more. Even though women all over the world have made great movements toward...
Your Life, Your Success – An Update
In this short update, I share what I've been up to and encourage you to check out the new podcast Escape Diet Prison.
The message Oprah's Weight Watchers' ad sends out to the world
Oprah's Weight Watchers' ads are all over American TVs these days creating more frustration than inspiration in women everywhere. Ever since Oprah got financially involved in the weight loss industry, there's been an outcry amongst those of us who do not dedicate...
How to heal the in-between binges
Do you struggle with the in-between binges? The ones that arise when you feel super stressed? When they’re no new clients, not enough money, just no flow? It’s SO easy to get triggered into an epic binge or even “just” a big ol’ emotional eating orgy when things just...
Weight Bias and Stigmatization – Let's Talk About It
In this episode of the Escape Diet Prison Podcast, Deb, Leila and Anne-Sophie take on the subject of weight bias. There are so many (long debunked) "facts" circulating around weight that judging those who are not stick thin is a favorite past time of many and is -...
Overcome Overeating: Take Control of Your Relationship with Food
Have you ever found yourself finishing a bag of chips or an entire box of cookies in one sitting, only to feel the crushing weight of guilt afterward? If so, you’re not alone. Millions struggle with the urge to overeat and the shame that follows. You might have tried...
Thank you, 2016
Another year has flown by and despite this year feeling heavy and turbulent, I want to take a moment to reflect and shift my awareness from darkness to the light that 2016 brought. So, here I am saying thank you, 2016. Thank you, 2016 for the love I was given,...
… because I should!
In this last episode of 2017, Deb and I talk about how we love up our bodies now that we are free of dieting and body-shame (or if we even do it), vacations and (possible) weight gain, the best parts of 2016, our intentions for the New Year and so much more. Read Deb...