I’ve discussed the subject of body image and my experience of the work I’ve done here on the podcast, but I wanted to take a deeper dive into my own personal story today. There has been a lot of unpacking over the years and it’s work I’ll likely be doing continuously, so I want to share with you what my journey has been like so far.
You’ve heard of phobias before, right? A phobia is an intense fear, usually irrational or discriminatory, of a thing, person, or experience. But what about phobias that are so culturally prevalent that we don’t even know they exist? Fatphobia is one of those phobias so normalized that most of us
Something I get asked about frequently is intuition and how to know when to listen to it. I always tell my students not to get too caught up about intuition when self-coaching, and I’ll be diving into why this is, and how I think about intuition within the context of thought work and managing your mind.
There is a common wisdom, particularly for women, to “trust our intuition.” That “just have a feeling” that tells us not to trust our partner’s reason for lateness, or that “gut feeling” that tells us our coworker is out to sabotage us. But what exactly IS intuition, and how do
Body image and weight are topics that I cover in-depth, and I’m answering a question all about the possibility of advising weight loss without activating shame, and whether this is the wrong approach altogether. I’m also responding to some questions about thought work and how to assess whether your thoughts are serving you, as well as why I believe thought work is a helpful tool for anyone, no matter the circumstances.
I’m defining what using thought work against yourself means and how it’s even possible, and then I’ll also be sharing a few examples of this to give you a clearer picture of what it often looks like.