Best Christine Chessman Podcasts (2025)

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Breaking the Binge Eating Cycle, with Milda Zolubaite 38:25

9d ago38:25

38:25

Send us a text Ela was flying solo for this episode, speaking with the wonderful Milda Zolubaite, who is a Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Disordered Eating Specialist. Having struggled with disordered eating and binge eating herself, Milda is passionate about helping people find a way to break the binge-restrict cycle. In this epis…

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How To Start Liking Our Bodies, and Ourselves a Little More...... 34:27

20d ago34:27

34:27

Send us a text Now there's a question! Do you like yourself? Ela and I would say we're both working on it and that's ok. For me, leading with self-compassion has been the game changer. So many of us engage in negative self talk and thankfully now we know about neural plasticity and the more we challenge these negative thoughts, the more resilience …

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Reclaiming Your Reflection: the latest research on Body Image, with Dr Kamila Irvine 51:01

28d ago51:01

51:01

Send us a text It's always humbling to speak to our amazing experts and our conversation with Dr Kamila Irvine was no exception! Whilst she is a very senior researcher and serious advocate for weight-inclusivity, she is also incredibly good fun to chat to and we could have gone on for much longer! We talked about: - how body image is susceptible to…

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Movement is the Destination. A Conversation with Damali Fraiser 43:22

1M ago43:22

43:22

Send us a text As Christine so aptly put it: What a powerhouse! Our conversation with Damali Fraiser was vulnerable, open and incredibly interesting. We talked about: - how to navigate body changes as we age and as we adapt to hormonal changes and injury - Damali's journey of recovering from her hysterectomy - how to coach with a trauma informed an…

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How Much Should We Really Be Eating, with Priya Tew 46:29

2M ago46:29

46:29

Send us a text Today we had the pleasure of welcoming Priya Tew* to the pod. If you are in recovery from an eating disorder, have ever experienced disordered eating or just struggle to know what you should be eating, this episode is for you. Ela and I are confirmed anti-dieters but this chat reinforced for us the need for nuanced conversations. con…

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Grief, Body Image and Coping Strategies When You're Struggling. 30:08

2M ago30:08

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Send us a text This one was tough but I'm not one to shy away from hard topics of conversation. Ela and I spend our lives swimming upstream, and going against the grain in terms of our work with clients and the content we share with you. This is a raw one. As soon as mum passed away, body image dissatisfaction peaked in me. Although it seemed so fr…

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Dealing with Perimenopause Weight Gain, with Alex Pett 25:39

2M ago25:39

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Send us a text Ela was a guest on this fabulous podcast, hosted by Alex Pett. Alex kindly allowed us to share the episode with our listeners, as we think it might be relevant and interesting for you! Her details are below, check out her resilience coaching and the brilliant podcast! Here is some information about the episode: So many women gain wei…

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Movement Myths and Misinformation. 35:52

3M ago35:52

35:52

Send us a text There is a lot of science behind the benefits of movement, but using that to create a bunch of rules on how we 'should' or 'shouldn't' exercise is ignoring the fact that everyone's goals are different, that people's needs and what's available to them are different, and that what we enjoy or dislike is very subjective. The science is …

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Eating Disorder Recovery IS possible, with Debbie Lesko 43:36

3M ago43:36

43:36

Send us a text We had the absolute pleasure to chat to the wonderful Debbie Lesko - the person behind the well-known and -loved platform 'Diets don't work' @diets_dont_work_haes1 (Facebook and Instagram) Debbie Lesko is a 69 year old grandmother whose passion is to educate people of all ages, sizes, race, sexual identity of the dangers of diet cult…

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Rebooting, Reframing, Re-evaluating - Ease into the New Year 32:44

4M ago32:44

32:44

Send us a text Happy 2025 everyone! To start the new year, we had a great chat about how we can set goals in a sustainable way We also talked about - new year's resolutions and how we have full permission to opt out of making any - how we can set more sustainable goals and not get sucked into quick-fix 'solutions' - how weight is unhelpful as a foc…

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Self-Care, Mindfulness and Boundaries in the Festive Season 27:09

4M ago27:09

27:09

Send us a text Guest-less but certainly not clue-less - our Christmas episode is full of our thoughts about how we can set boundaries during the festive season, how to prioritise enjoyment and use mindfulness to make sure we stay present and focus on looking after ourselves with kindness. Many people feel overwhelmed during this time of year, anxie…

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You Don't HAVE to Lift Weights, with Dr Lisa Folden @healthyphit 45:31

5M ago45:31

45:31

Send us a text Ela and I LOVED this conversation. It was a chance for us to debunk popular fitness culture myths and talk about why we don't all need to be lifting heavy shit, if it doesn't work for us and WHY even 5 minutes of movement counts. Dr. Lisa brings something unique to this space, specialising in physical therapy and body image. Her own …

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Body Happy Kids and Teens, with Molly Forbes @bodyhappyorg 54:25

5M ago54:25

54:25

Send us a text What a joy to have Molly Forbes on the pod! Molly Forbes is an author, campaigner, and journalist. Her first book, Body Happy Kids (for adults), was published by Vermilion in 2021, followed by Every Body (for readers 9+) in 2024, which won Highly Commended in the Health & Wellbeing category of the Teach Primary Awards. That same year…

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REAL Body Acceptance. An Episode on Body Grief with Bri Campos. 49:43

5M ago49:43

49:43

Send us a text Bri Campos is a tour de force. She believes wholeheartedly in creating language around body image and encourages non-diet and intuitive eating providers not to skirt the issue. We chat about how integral building a relationship with our bodies can hugely impact how we feel about ourselves and how we show up for others. Main Takeaways…

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Why Body Representation Matters, with Emily Williams from Every Body Outdoors 51:26

6M ago51:26

51:26

Send us a text Wow, what a fantastic conversation with the fabulous Emily Williams - and our first to be released on YouTube (you can watch it here!) Emily is the Director and Co-founder of Every Body Outdoors and loves the outdoors - at the moment mostly cycling and wild swimming, but also paddleboarding, canoeing, camping and exploring and anythi…

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Wegovy, Weight loss and Accepting Our Bodies - Kate's body story 56:34

6M ago56:34

56:34

Send us a text Trigger warning: We talk about weight, calories, wegovy and eating disorders in this episode. Please take care of yourselves and show discretion if any little ones are nearby. Another episode in our YOUR Bodies series where we talk to YOU about your experience with dieting, movement and your body. This week we are chatting to Kate. K…

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Body Image Healing and Rest. The One with Bri Campos. 42:37

6M ago42:37

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Send us a text This conversation with Bri Campos had a huge impact on me. It was confronting and resonated deeply. I am currently doing some business coaching with Bri and invited her to talk to me about rest and about the fact that MANY of us, feel like we have a great relationship with movement and our bodies but are perhaps stuck in that bargain…

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Exercise, ADHD and Finding Balance. 55:06

7M ago55:06

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Send us a text We are so grateful to Nicky for spending time with us and chatting about her body story, how she found balance in her life by exploring movement, and how her recent ADHD diagnosis helps her navigate her relationship to food and movement. Nicky, 44, is from Exeter and lives with her husband Chris. She has suddenly found a love for mov…

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Rehabbing Our Relationship with Our Body. A Conversation with Hannah Husband 41:12

7M ago41:12

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Send us a text I have been SO excited to bring you this episode as I know it will speak to so many of you. Hannah Husband (they/them) is a body liberation coach. Think of Hannah as a couples therapist for the relationship between you and your body. They help the two of you fall in love with movement all over again (or for the very first time.) Hann…

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Let's Stop Talking about Getting TONED. 37:00

9M ago37:00

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Send us a text This one is a spicy, ranty one ALL about the language we use around food and our bodies. We moralise the food we eat. We talk about feeling 'guilty' if we eat something 'bad'. Weight Watchers count certain foods as 'sins' and we identify ourselves as good if we've eaten in a certain way and 'bad' if we have dared to indulge in a food…

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You Don't Know What Your Body Can Do, UNTIL You Do It. With Kanoa Greene 51:37

9M ago51:37

51:37

Send us a text This episode went places neither of us was expecting! Tune in to find out why. This week we are chatting with Kanoa Greene, celebrated by Good Morning America and CNN! Kanoa is proof that athleticism and adventure come in ALL shapes and sizes. She is an internationally renowned fitness trainer and outdoor adventurer, and is redefinin…

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Can we talk about fat loss and NOT promote diet culture? 33:50

10M ago33:50

33:50

Send us a text This episode was inspired by an instagram post, which spoke about the messy middle between diet culture and aesthetic goals and whether you could pursue fat loss specifically, and NOT promote diet culture at the same time. This is certainly a nuanced issue. We live in a dieting culture which worships thinness above all else and where…

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My Sugar Coated Life. Liana's Body Story. 55:11

10M ago55:11

55:11

Send us a text Welcome to episode #2 of our 'YOUR Bodies' series, where we invite members of our community. Today we have Liana Stevens, or @mysugarcoatedlife Liana is a 45 year old mum of 2 from Nottingham, who started her journey towards neutrality and recovery from Binge Eating Disorder during the pandemic in 2020. She realised that there has to…

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How to Manage the Fear of Weight Gain over 40. 26:21

10M ago26:21

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Send us a text Wow this one was juicy. I have to say, Ela and I were both ON it for this episode😘 Ela had been finding in sessions that many of her clients were scared, not just of weight gain but of what digging deeper into their dieting history would involve. Leaving the perceived 'safety' and 'control' around dieting or 'watching our weight' can…

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YOUR Body Stories. Sofie Hagen and Fat Liberation with Abi Smith 42:59

10M ago42:59

42:59

Send us a text This series is about YOU. YOUR body stories. YOUR relationship to food and movement, YOUR dieting and un-dieting history and how you feel in the body you're in. Ela and I wanted to understand more about the issues you are dealing with when it comes to body acceptance, intuitive eating and listening to your body. How can we navigate a…

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Surfing, Satisfaction and Feeling the Difference. The One with Evelyn Tribole. 44:20

11M ago44:20

44:20

Send us a text Ela and I are beyond excited to bring you this week's guest, the OG of Intuitive Eating herself, Evelyn. If you are new here or have never heard of Intuitive Eating and don't know what the fuss is all about, this is the episode for you. I had the joy of interviewing Elyse Resch, the co-creator of Intuitive Eating a few months ago so …

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The Problem with Hot Girl Summer Walks. 29:01

11M ago29:01

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Send us a text Have you heard the term 'Hot Girl Summer'? Yes, thank you diet culture for once again making a season all about women's bodies, and making us feel that we are somehow wrong and need to change!* In response to the surge in popularity of "weight loss" drugs such as Ozempic, some influencers have taken it upon themselves to let us know …

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Thin Privilege, Oprah and Wearing The Damn Shorts 42:16

11M ago42:16

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Send us a text This week I am bringing you a podcast that I was a guest on, as it's topical, hard hitting and I think you'll get a lot out of it, especially if you're struggling with body acceptance as the weather gets warmer and diet culture gets noisier. I'll let Kim take it away: "In the first episode of the "Not a Before Body" podcast, host, Ki…

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How to Feel Comfortable in Your Body if You Have Gained Weight. 33:34

1y ago33:34

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Send us a text This episode is our first one as a duo and I'm SO excited to have Ela on board. Ela (@elalawnutrition) has been on the podcast several times and she and I have worked together on numerous projects in the past. As a non-diet nutritionist, and fellow IE counsellor, she brings a unique perspective to the podcast and one that is very muc…

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Your Fat Friend. Let's Talk About It. 42:00

1y ago42:00

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Send us a text This week I grabbed my good friend Ela Law from @elalawnutrition to chat about the Your Fat Friend documentary, by Jeanie Finlay which followed Aubrey Gordon across 6 years, since she released an anonymous blog from an account called @yrfatfriend . Aubrey has since written 2 New York Times Bestselling books (You Just Need to Lose Wei…

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Let's Talk about Fitness, the BMI and White Supremacy with Simone Samuels. 53:48

1y ago53:48

53:48

Send us a text Simone Samuels, B.A. (Hons.), J.D., B.C.L. is a consultant in equity, diversity and inclusion and a weight-neutral personal trainer/group fitness instructor. A lawyer by training and a fitness professional, she has consulted for fitness organizations in Canada, US and the UK and has delivered courses on weight stigma, fatphobia, anti…

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Men Have Body Image Issues Too. A Conversation with Jonny Landels 38:32

1y ago38:32

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Send us a text Today I am chatting with Jonny Landels, a former diet culture-obsessed fat loss coach turned Intuitive Eating coach and Health at Every Size Advocate. He spent YEARS fighting his own body but a couple of years ago, managed to turn things around and now adopts a non-diet approach. I was really interested to get a male perspective on t…

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Breaking the 'Earn and Burn' Cycle, with Non-Diet RD Amanda Bullat 46:12

1y ago46:12

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Send us a text I invited Amanda Bullat onto the podcast this week to tell HER story. Amanda became interested in nutrition while training as a competitive distance runner in her early 20s but her passion for running and food became a double-edged sword, as she developed her own disordered relationship with food and exercise. After many years of per…

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Fuelling Your Fitness with Non-Diet Dieitian Krista Beck Muench 45:35

1y ago45:35

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Send us a text This week's guest is non-diet dietitian Krista Beck Muench.* Krista came from a dieting background where she exercised to burn calories and shrink her body and where she was caught in an unrelenting cycle of exercise, tracking macros and restriction. It was only when a friend introduced her to Intuitive Eating that Krista realised th…

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Elyse Resch on Intuitive Eating for Teens and our 'Inner Teen' 41:24

1+ y ago41:24

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Send us a text Elyse Resch, co-founder of Intuitive Eating and author of the Intuitive Eating Workbook for Teens (amongst many other books and publications*) joins the podcast this week and I couldn't be more excited to bring you this episode. Elyse is nationally known for her work in helping patients break free from diet culture through the Intuit…

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Your Body is Not the Problem, with Kim Stacey 41:35

1+ y ago41:35

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Send us a text A great episode with the incredible Kim Stacey today. Kim has been an inspiration to me since I started changing the way I taught fitness to a body-neutral approach and is making waves in the industry. We start by chatting a little bit about what brought Kim to fitness and why she feels she is right where she wants to be. We talk abo…

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Awakening Your Playful Side, with Jamie Carbaugh aka @fitragamuffin 43:03

1+ y ago43:03

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Send us a text This conversation was different for me. It challenged me and was confronting. Maybe I take movement too seriously and need to find that playful element once more..... Jamie Carbaugh (aka fitragamuffin) is a non-diet Virtual Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor. She guides folks to learn to enjoy regular movement by shifting …

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Exercise is Not Therapy. A Bonus Episode. 10:25

1+ y ago10:25

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Send us a text I'm flying solo this week and am talking about a subject VERY close to my heart. I have struggled with anxiety and depression for as long as I can remember and I am not one to pretend 'everything is ok', rather I am sharing my own story in the hope that it will resonate with some of you and help you realise you are not alone. Movemen…

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Learning to Love our Bodies, with Courtney Gioia 38:00

1+ y ago38:00

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Send us a text Courtney Gioia is the founder of Loyobo, a community for women who are sick of trying to be smaller. This ISN'T about weight loss for Courtney. This is about learning how to love your body and feel strong so you can take up space in your body AND in your life. AMEN to that! It was such a joy for me to chat with Courtney and throughou…

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Training for Strength OVER Weight Loss, with Mark Breedon 41:53

1+ y ago41:53

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Send us a text My guest this week was Mark Breedon. Mark is a weight neutral strength coach for women. Mark wants to remove the focus on weight loss and aesthetics, and instead encourage his clients to train to become stronger and live healthier, happier lives. Mark wants you to focus on what you body can do as opposed to what it is supposed to loo…

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IBS, Stress and Exercise, with Denise Wogan 44:22

1+ y ago44:22

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Send us a text Denise is one of my favourite people on Instagram, but we have yet to meet in real life! I knew this would be a great conversation and it didn't disappoint, although with all the Irish lilting on both sides, captions may be needed;) Denise is a Nutritional Therapist and Life Coach on a mission to help her clients discover food freedo…

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Advocating for Strength at ALL Sizes, with Coach Damali Fraiser 37:48

1+ y ago37:48

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Send us a text What an episode! Another week, another dream guest! This week we have Damali Fraiser, Kettlebell Instructor, Nutrition Coach, and Author passionate about exploring fitness from an intersectional lens. * Damali talks about the time after her debilitating ACL injury, which effectively ended her Muay Thai career, when "that unstable, bi…

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Exercise and Autism. A Chat with Jude Turner. 38:17

1+ y ago38:17

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Send us a text This was a chance for me to chat to my good friend, business coach AND client Jude Turner. Jude and I got on from first time we met, possibly because we were aware that perhaps we didn't quite fit the mould and found ourselves in the magical messy middle, without diagnoses but as neurodiverse women in business. As we started moving t…

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Why Fitness Motivation is Bullshit....... 8:48

1+ y ago8:48

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Send us a text A short solo episode today all about motivation and why it's often lacking when it comes to moving our bodies. The crux of the conversation today is our critical self-talk. How helpful is it for us to should all over ourselves when it comes to establishing a fitness/ strength training regime? Can we lower the bar when it comes to wor…

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Am I Bigger Than Her? A Conversation with Body Peace Coach, Nina Manolson 40:37

1+ y ago40:37

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Send us a text Nina Manolson is a body peace coach, who help her clients end the war with food and body and finally feel truly at home in their bodies, as they are now.* From the first second I started chatting with Nina, I was touched by her empathy and warmth. She was 100% present with me and was deeply invested in this conversation. I first came…

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Intuitive Eating and Weight Loss, with Ela Law 47:15

1+ y ago47:15

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Send us a text How is your relationship to food and your body? Have you ever heard of Intuitive Eating? Here's a clue - it's NOT anything to do with NOOM. Intuitive eating is a simple idea about making peace with all types of food. Unlike traditional diets that restrict/ban certain foods, intuitive eating encourages listening to your body and eatin…

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What to do when you're losing your shit, with Suzy Reading 47:20

1+ y ago47:20

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Send us a text Are you just too busy? Do you often feel overwhelmed, anxious and that you're doing your best but it's still just not good enough? This conversation is for YOU. We talk about what it means to really rest. How can we access rest when our days are so full on. This applies directly to movement. When movement is one of our main coping st…

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Pilates, Body Autonomy and Magic Muscles, with Nikki Naab Levy 53:11

1+ y ago53:11

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Send us a text "There are no magic muscles." My favourite quote of the series so far! This is a no holds barred chat about breaking free of exercise and diet dogma and the idea that perhaps, it's NOT all about the core. We delve deep and explore those grey areas existing between the 'non-diet' and other more traditional fitness spaces. Nikki Naab-L…

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How the f*ck do we start listening to our bodies, with Jenna J 50:03

1+ y ago50:03

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Send us a text "We've been taught to tune out and override our bodies' signals for SO long, we don't know what the f*ck our body is saying." This episode explores those grey areas. Those areas between anti-diet culture and fitness culture and asks the question, whether challenging ourselves and pushing for our fitness goals can still align with our…

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Eating Disorders, Body Acceptance and the Biggest Loser, with Dr Charlotte Ord 48:34

1+ y ago48:34

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Send us a text Wow, this week's guest blew me away. Dr Charlotte Ord has featured extensively as a physical and mental health expert across television, radio and print media platforms and advocates a truly holistic approach to health and well-being that celebrates and respects body diversity. Charlotte is a chartered Counselling Psychologist and ha…

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