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 much needed.Together we want to help our listeners feel heard.  To know they're not alone and to help them figure out how the f*ck they can eat and move in a way that serves them, as we navigate these menopause years together.So in this episode, we get straight into the topic of weight gain and coping strategies when we feel uncomfortable in our own skin.How do you feel when the sun shines and the summer wardrobe beckons?Do you always feel that it's time to 'drop a few pounds' before you'll let your body be seen? Do you feel panicked or uneasy when last summer's clothes feel a little snug?  What does that say about you?  What is the story you tell yourself?Would you feel the same if your clothes were a little loose?We are so excited to bring you this episode and would love your feedback.In this episode we refer to Body Image Coach & Educator Bri Campos, whose work with body grief has been transformative for us as non diet professionals.  Click here if you'd like to connect with Bri, or find out more. If you are feeling stuck in your movement routine, are sick of the calorie counting and would like to work on your relationship with food and movement, please get in touch.And if you enjoyed this episode, please share and follow the 'Find Your Strong podcast' and if you have time, write me a short review. It would honestly mean the world to me. Love to you all, Christine x

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 Weight and What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat) and along with Michael Hobbes (adamantly NOT on instagram!) has created something truly special with the informative,  endearing and forever engaging Maintenance Phase podcast .Ela and I chat about weight bias and how it permeates our society.    Neither Ela nor I have lived experience of being in a fat body and both of us were truly touched by being able to see the world even for a brief time through Aubrey's eyes.At one point in the film, Aubrey alluded to the fact that she has been struggling with an eating disorder but really struggled to get the help and support she needed.  Eating disorders do not discriminate. They impact people of all body sizes,  of all ages,  ethnicities and genders. We chat about repairing our relationship with food AND finally finding peace with our bodies when we live in a dieting culture and thinness is a value praised above all else.  It is the air that we breathe and the sea that we swim in. Ela and I then segway into the world of Intuitive Eating.I hope you enjoy this episode and let us know what you think. If you can PLEASE find an opportunity to watch Your Fat Friend It is a triumph and Aubrey and Jeanie IRL are simply a joy to be around and were both SO generous with their time. If you are feeling stuck in your movement routine, are sick of the calorie counting and would like to work on your relationship with food and movement, please get in touch.And if you enjoyed this episode, please share and follow the 'Find Your Strong podcast' and if you have time, write me a short review. It would honestly mean the world to me. Love to you all, Christine x

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-racism, allyship and anti-oppression.Simone is a tireless advocate for making the fitness and wider world a more inclusive place.I was SO excited to chat with Simone and knew it would be a confronting and very important conversation. She was incredibly generous with her time and I know you will very much enjoy this meaty conversation.We chatted about:How white female Fitpros can actually be inclusive in the fitness space?The racist roots of the BMI and diet culture.  Simone recommends some must-read books for those serious about doing the work.According to the BMI the ROCK (Dwayne Johnson) is morbidly ob*se. It was never meant to be used at a population level.Overcoming fatphobia in fitness spaces.  How we can get informed.Finding real joy in movement in this hustle culture and untangling weight loss and exercise.We chat about Aqua Zumba and ask why aqua is always associated with an older demographic.What a chat!  I was truly buzzing afterwards and cannot wait to get Simone back for part 2.  Recommended Reading for Fitpros or anyone engaged in the fitness industry:Sabrina Strings - Fearing the Black Body. The Racist Origins of FatphobiaDa'Shaun L. Harrison - The Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-BlacknessIbram X Kendi: Stamped From The Beginning: A Graphic History of Racist Ideas in AmericaIf you'd like to know more about  Simone, find her on Instagram or have a look at her website, where she has lots of different options to work with her.* Simone was the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion reviewer of the canfitpro Personal Training Specialist textbook, helping to create an inclusive curriculum for future personal trainers in Canada. She has won multiple awards and commendations in the fitness industry, the most notable one being named as a top three finalist in canfitpro’s Fitness Professional of the Year Award. If you are feeling stuck in your movement routine, are sick of the calorie counting and would like to work on your relationship with food and movement, please get in touch.And if you enjoyed this episode, please share and follow the 'Find Your Strong podcast' and if you have time, write me a short review. It would honestly mean the world to me. Love to you all, Christine x

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 the impact of diet culture and Jonny feels incredibly passionately about ending the stigma, when it comes to discussing disordered eating, body dysmorphia and body image issues amongst men.We touched on the following topics during our chat:We spoke about Jonny's transition from fat loss coach to weight neutral coach and how his clients reacted.We talked about cultivating a healthy relationship with movement when historically it's associated with dieting and self-punishmentHow to know when too much is too muchI am so excited to bring you this conversation and love Jonny's passion and conviction for his work.If you're interested in working with Jonny, he mainly hangs out on Instagram OR you can see what he's got coming up through his website. If you are feeling stuck in your movement routine, are sick of the calorie counting and would like to work on your relationship with food and movement, please get in touch.And if you enjoyed this episode, please share and follow the 'Find Your Strong podcast' and if you have time, write me a short review. It would honestly mean the world to me. Love to you all, Christine x

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 personal struggle and a real commitment to recovery,  she was able to reclaim her love of food and movement. *In this episode, we focus on when is enough enough, when it comes to movement.  When we start un-dieting our relationship with movement, how do we actually start listening to our bodies,  and break free from the earn-and-burn cycle?We discuss the following topics:What does 'enough' exercise look like?How do we know if we are doing too much?Is it actually possible to enjoy movement all the time?Is it ok to workout even if we don't feel like it?How do we know if our body needs rest or if we just feel demotivated as we have a human brain?Is it ok to use movement for emotional regulation?  What happens if we get stuck in that pattern and then movement becomes a 'should' or a 'must'?If you have thought about your own relationship with movement recently, you will really benefit from this feisty discussion.  I loved it and can't wait to have Amanda back on for part 2!Amanda and I both work together as part of the Midlife Feast Community run by Dr Jenn Salib Huber (@menopause.nutritionist).  This community is perfect for you if you are navigating those peri to post menopause years, are done with dieting and restricting and just need a little handholding.If you would like to work with Amanda herself, she often hangs out on Instagram or  she can be contacted through her website here.**Amanda specializes in supporting women through the perimenopause, and menopause transition and uses the frameworks of Intuitive Eating, Health At Every Size®, and the therapeutic Be Body Positive Model® created by The Body Positive. If you are feeling stuck in your movement routine, are sick of the calorie counting and would like to work on your relationship with food and movement, please get in touch.And if you enjoyed this episode, please share and follow the 'Find Your Strong podcast' and if you have time, write me a short review. It would honestly mean the world to me. Love to you all, Christine x

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 that there might be another way.Now she's on a mission to help women find acceptance in their today bodies and rebuild that sense of trust that is often disseminated by diet culture. This episode is one of my favourites as we jumped around a lot (popcorn brain!) but covered a great deal of issues that are very close to my heart.We spoke about the freedom that comes with relinquishing control over your body and allowing it to settle at its happy weight, whatever that may be.We discussed the followingHow we start to 'undiet' our livesRejecting the diet mindsetHow we can make peace with our changing bodiesAccepting that our bodies' happy weight may be higher than we'd like it to beThe dangers of weight cyclingKrista like me🥰, can often be found shooting the breeze on Instagram and for ways to work with her or to access her free resources, visit her website here. If you are feeling stuck in your movement routine, are sick of the calorie counting and would like to work on your relationship with food and movement, please get in touch.And if you enjoyed this episode, please share and follow the 'Find Your Strong podcast' and if you have time, write me a short review. It would honestly mean the world to me. Love to you all, Christine x

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 Intuitive Eating process. Her philosophy embraces the goal of reconnecting with one’s internal wisdom about eating and developing body liberation, with the belief that all bodies deserve dignity and respect. *We talked about:- What Intuitive Eating IS and is NOT- How our natural ability to eat intuitively gets disrupted- Where do we start?- How we can galvanise folks into action and swim against the tide of diet culture- What about movement?  How does it fit in?- How social media has impacted our body image and our desire for thinness and invites constant comparison with our peers- How do we best support our teens in terms of Intuitive Eating? You can find more about Elyse here or follow her on Instagram or Facebook.* Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDS-C, Fiaedp, FADA, FAND, is a nutrition therapist in private practice, with over forty years of experience, specializing in eating disorders, Intuitive Eating, and Health at Every Size. She is the co-author of Intuitive Eating, now in its 4th edition, the Intuitive Eating Workbook, and The Intuitive Eating Card Deck—50 Bite-Sized Ways to Make Peace with Food. Elyse is also the author of The Intuitive Eating Workbook for Teens and The Intuitive Eating Journal—Your Guided Journey for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food and a chapter contributor to The Handbook of Positive Body Image and Embodiment.  If you are feeling stuck in your movement routine, are sick of the calorie counting and would like to work on your relationship with food and movement, please get in touch.And if you enjoyed this episode, please share and follow the 'Find Your Strong podcast' and if you have time, write me a short review. It would honestly mean the world to me. Love to you all, Christine x

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 about bodies.  Our body stories. Accepting our changing bodies and how to lead with self-compassion rather than judgement.We end the episode by talking about when 'challenging' yourself becomes 'punishing' and about not making joyful movement another thing we 'should' aspire to.Have a listen, let me know what you think and if you'd like to work with Kim or check out her platform:Visit the Body Image Fitness website ORFollow her on instagram or facebook The Body Image Fitness platform is for ALL bodies.  You do not have to have any fitness experience to join.  It is a haes aligned weight inclusive community and a judgement free zone where you will always be welcome. If you are feeling stuck in your movement routine, are sick of the calorie counting and would like to work on your relationship with food and movement, please get in touch.And if you enjoyed this episode, please share and follow the 'Find Your Strong podcast' and if you have time, write me a short review. It would honestly mean the world to me. Love to you all, Christine x

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 their view of what traditional exercise ‘should’ look like.Her message of  ‘movement for more’ celebrates all the reasons to exercise beyond the scale. She currently resides in Germany and is a mother and a military spouse.We chat about rediscovering our playful side and not just finding the joy but the silliness, the cameraderie and allowing movement to be what it is and not having to count.What if our metrics were if we were feeling better, had more energy or were able to sleep better.  What if just managing to enjoy movement after years of using exercise as punishment was classed as 'progression'?Jamie asks the questions that challenge the current fitness culture rhetoric and her passion for folks finding play and fun is so infectious.If you'd like to find out more about Jamie and her amazing Movement Channel, click here.Or drop her a direct message or follow her on instagram or facebook. If you are feeling stuck in your movement routine, are sick of the calorie counting and would like to work on your relationship with food and movement, please get in touch.And if you enjoyed this episode, please share and follow the 'Find Your Strong podcast' and if you have time, write me a short review. It would honestly mean the world to me. Love to you all, Christine x

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.Movement has been part of my mental health 'toolkit' for a long time but my relationship with it has shifted quite considerably.I used to GO GO GO because I literally needed the distraction and was living in survival mode or fight or flight from morning to night.    During the pandemic I trained as a Pilates teacher and slowed the feck down.  WOW!  That was not and is not easy for me to do but boy, was it a revelation.So many folks are pushing themselves in the guise of 'movement is so good for my mental health' but when is too much, too much and why does excessive exercise start to take it's toll on our mental health.Please let me know your thoughts and lots of love and strength to you all.xxxx If you are feeling stuck in your movement routine, are sick of the calorie counting and would like to work on your relationship with food and movement, please get in touch.And if you enjoyed this episode, please share and follow the 'Find Your Strong podcast' and if you have time, write me a short review. It would honestly mean the world to me. Love to you all, Christine x

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 throughout our conversation there were pinnacle points, where Courtney's words hit home and her lived experience shone through.  We are not here, in the non-diet space, saying once you ditch the diet, life is easy.  Far from it.  Thin privilege is real and sometimes finding food freedom and learning to accept your body as it changes, is like swimming upstream. But as Dory says....just keep swimming. To find out more about Courtney and how she works with clients, you can reach her on Instagram OR you can find all her latest offers here: https://www.loyobofit.com/ If you are feeling stuck in your movement routine, are sick of the calorie counting and would like to work on your relationship with food and movement, please get in touch.And if you enjoyed this episode, please share and follow the 'Find Your Strong podcast' and if you have time, write me a short review. It would honestly mean the world to me. Love to you all, Christine x

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 look like.Obviously Mark is preaching to the choir here and I knew before we got to chatting that we'd have a lot in common.We chat about Mark's own experience of training for aesthetics and how things have changed since he shifted his focus and evolved his business.We address the elephant in the room which is why Mark decides to exclusively train women, and we talk to the fact that the weight neutral space is still very female heavy.What is the  minimum effective dose when it comes to training? Why do we need to lift heavier?  Can we not just use the same weights for more reps? We talk about why even though ALL strength training is beneficial, for adaptation to occur, we need to be periodically upping our weights at the gym or switching out our kettlebells at home.We end by discussing cardio and why there is such an emphasis on cardio over strength for women 40 + - the Slimfast, Get in Shape Girl generation where 'a moment on the lips' and 'nothing tastes as good as skinny feels' where the memes of the day.Perhaps that can go some way to explain our pre-occupation with shrinking our bodies and our reluctance to take up space, but maybe there's more to it........If you are interested in working with Mark, he hangs out on Tiktok and Instagram or you can check out his website here. If you are feeling stuck in your movement routine, are sick of the calorie counting and would like to work on your relationship with food and movement, please get in touch.And if you enjoyed this episode, please share and follow the 'Find Your Strong podcast' and if you have time, write me a short review. It would honestly mean the world to me. Love to you all, Christine x

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 freedom and happiness in their mind and body, but is also in her own words, a bit of a messer and dreamer at heart.She helps her clients navigate fears they may have around food and discover what truly makes them happy and content in their bodies.Her lived experience makes her a source of nourishment for others in pain and she too, battled confidence issues and anxiety, finding her path to a more fulfilling life through connecting with her true self.We touch on the following topics:Is it possible to find balance in terms of food and movement especially if we have come from a disordered eating background?How do we start to accept our bodies?How do we begin to reject the diet mentality when it comes to our food.Can movement always be joyful?Why do we as women struggle to rest and feel we always need to be doing 'more'.Denise gives some really practical advice and we discuss the nuance when it comes to movement, consistency, and doing what we love.You can hang out with Denise on Instagram and to work with her check out her latest offerings through her website. If you are feeling stuck in your movement routine, are sick of the calorie counting and would like to work on your relationship with food and movement, please get in touch.And if you enjoyed this episode, please share and follow the 'Find Your Strong podcast' and if you have time, write me a short review. It would honestly mean the world to me. Love to you all, Christine x

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, big ball of metal, helped me one breath at a time, one step at a time to really bring back stability into my body.. " Together we go deep and don't shy away from difficult conversations. We talked about:Damali’s story and how she came to find the non-diet space and specifically the Kettlebell Community as she spoke about in the anthology: "Deconstructing the Fitness Industrial Complex."The racist roots of diet culture and how we as coaches can help dismantle diet culture as opposed to becoming part of the problem.How it is so important to de-centre ourselves and be in community with people from diverse backgrounds.Damali’s real love of kettlebells and how they are such a versatile piece of kit that can be used anywhere and everywhere.Through our conversation Damali recommended the following books as key reads for learning about the racist roots of diet culture: 'Deconstructing the Fitness Industrial Complex',  Damali herself wrote chapter 11 on the body as a site of oppression and freedom. 'Fearing the Black Body,' by Sabina Strings,  'The Body Liberation Project' by Chrissy King and 'So You Want to Talk about Race' by  Ijeoma Oluo, amongst many others.If you'd like to contact Damali or work with her....Start your journey with Kettlebell Basics or join her weekly email series Kettlebell Curious You can connect with Damali on her website liftoffstrength.ca, on Instagram @‌Damali.Fraiser, TikTok and on YouTube @‌liftoffstrength  If you are feeling stuck in your movement routine, are sick of the calorie counting and would like to work on your relationship with food and movement, please get in touch.And if you enjoyed this episode, please share and follow the 'Find Your Strong podcast' and if you have time, write me a short review. It would honestly mean the world to me. Love to you all, Christine x

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 together and I gave my usual cues, Jude's blank looks said it all.  Jude wasn't aware of her body in space, how to articulate her spine, how to move the pelvis without moving the entire body.  I was intrigued and so we got creative with our cues.  3 years later, Jude has grown SO much in strength and body awareness and has take to strength training like a duck to water.In this episode we discuss:*The pressures on women to show up in a certain way. How we can start to really see ourselves 40+*How we can reject the diet mentality and ask ourselves how WE want to feel in our bodies.*Why strength training and the structure therein might just be beneficial for the neurodiverse brain.Jude works as a coach primarily for neurodiverse creatives over 40.  Working with her transformed my business mindset and has helped me believe that I could build a successful business AND be authentic and kind.Jude hangs out mainly on Instagram, but you can buy tickets for her latest Fierce Females event in Brighton & Hove here. If you are feeling stuck in your movement routine, are sick of the calorie counting and would like to work on your relationship with food and movement, please get in touch.And if you enjoyed this episode, please share and follow the 'Find Your Strong podcast' and if you have time, write me a short review. It would honestly mean the world to me. Love to you all, Christine x

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 working out? ( Here I reference Dr Jenn Salib Huber and her podcast: The Midlife Feast.)But I hear you cry if I listen to my body, I'll never get up off the sofa!  Part of being a human means we will encounter internal resistance to moving our bodies in a way our brains perceive as 'hard work' .   That's ok. To be expected in fact.How can we make movement a little cosier?  How can we find ease?Tune in and let me know you're thoughts! If you are feeling stuck in your movement routine, are sick of the calorie counting and would like to work on your relationship with food and movement, please get in touch.And if you enjoyed this episode, please share and follow the 'Find Your Strong podcast' and if you have time, write me a short review. It would honestly mean the world to me. Love to you all, Christine x

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 across Nina many years ago on the Fit and Fearless podcast on BBC Radio1  with Tally Rye, Victoria Niamh Spence, and Zanna Van Dijk.She read a poem on air called 'I feel fat' and she spoke about her therapist asking her,"but if you didn't feel fat, what would you be feeling?"Her words resonated deeply with me and since I started the podcast in January, I've been so excited to have her on as a guest.We talk about the following topics:- How do we be 'body current' and accept and find peace with the bodies we are in now?- Embodiment. How body image healing can only start to happen from the inside out.- How can we accept our bodies when the goalposts change through peri to post menopause?- How do we start feeling more like ourselves when our bodies start to change.- How getting curious about the body thoughts that arise can help us lead with self-compassion.- How to NOT compare our bodies to those of othersNina ends by reading a beautiful poem she wrote on the 'compare & despair' that we so often feel.Am I Bigger Than Her?Am I bigger than her?⁣⁣I ask my husband⁣⁣As a woman passes on the street⁣⁣⁣⁣Am I bigger than her?⁣⁣I ask myself, as I walk into the room⁣⁣Measuring up all the women⁣⁣⁣⁣Am I bigger than her?⁣⁣I look at a picture of younger me⁣⁣A “memory” on Facebook from years ago⁣⁣⁣⁣Am I bigger than her?⁣⁣I am asking:⁣⁣Am I less attractive?⁣⁣less powerful?⁣⁣less likable?⁣⁣less worthy than her?⁣⁣⁣⁣Comparing myself to her size⁣⁣And her size⁣⁣And her size⁣⁣⁣⁣If I’m bigger than her, then I’m less than her⁣⁣If I’m smaller than her, then I’m more than her⁣⁣⁣⁣And her size and her size and her size⁣⁣My self worth going up and down with each comparison⁣⁣Scoring points in a game against myself⁣⁣There’s always someone bigger⁣⁣And always someone smaller⁣⁣There’s no winning this game⁣⁣⁣⁣It’s just reducing women to their size⁣⁣Aren’t we bigger than that?⁣~Nina ManolsonYou can find Nina on Instagram or contact her through her website where all of Nina's  Body Peace offerings are available.For free resources, click here to access Nina's Body Peace Journal or here to access her free virtual masterclass and body poems. *Nina’s Body-Peace work is all in service of helping people get off the diet roller-coaster, and into a compassionate and powerful way of eating & living which creates a positive long-lasting change in and with their bodies. Her courses, coaching and poetry positively change the conversation that women are having with their body. She also writes Body-Poems as a way to encourage a shift in the way we talk to, and about our body. If you are feeling stuck in your movement routine, are sick of the calorie counting and would like to work on your relationship with food and movement, please get in touch.And if you enjoyed this episode, please share and follow the 'Find Your Strong podcast' and if you have time, write me a short review. It would honestly mean the world to me. Love to you all, Christine x

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 encourageslistening to your body and eating what feels right for you.In the words of, Evelyn Tribole (the co-founder of Intuitive Eating): "Intuitive Eating is a self-care eating framework rooted in science and informed by clinical experience. " *Along with the recent surge in popularity for Intuitive Eating,  comes co-opting by diet culture,  specifically well known diet brands like NOOM and WW talking about food freedom AND intentional weight loss,  as if one were compatible with the other.I invited my guest today Nutritionist,  Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor and my good mate, Ela Law to give you clarity on all of the above.  If you have struggled to find peace with your body or true acceptance, this episode is a great place to start and I truly hope it will be helpful for you. Ela's passion is to support her clients in gaining life-long tools to develop a more peaceful relationship with food and their bodies and to enjoy life. Ela includes mindfulness and meditation techniques in her sessions. In addition to her 1:1 counselling work she runs a popular intuitive eating course for Body Image Fitness with Kim Stacey - my first ever guest on the pod.You can find her on socials @elalawnutrition and via her website www.elalawnutrition.co.uk and can join her FREE Facebook group here https://www.facebook.com/groups/permissiontoeatcommunity/* IE is a #HAES-aligned, evidence-based model with a validated assessment scale with nearly 120 studies to date showing benefits." If you are feeling stuck in your movement routine, are sick of the calorie counting and would like to work on your relationship with food and movement, please get in touch.And if you enjoyed this episode, please share and follow the 'Find Your Strong podcast' and if you have time, write me a short review. It would honestly mean the world to me. Love to you all, Christine x

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 strategies, how do we give our bodies permission to slow down? How can we calm down in the moment? Suzy offers us 5 simple go-tos to add to our existing toolkit that will take us from nervous system overdrive to a calmer state, where we can better process our emotions and be present when and where we need to be in our day.This conversation rocked my world and I hope after listening to the episode, you can allow yourself to find some ease in your day.Suzy is a mother of two, an author, Chartered Psychologist and Coach. She specialises in self-care, helping people manage their stress, emotions, and energetic bank balance.* * Her first book ‘The Self-Care Revolution’ published by Aster came out in 2017, 'Stand Tall Like a Mountain: Mindfulness & Self-Care for Children and Parents' and 'The Little Book of Self-Care’ came out in 2019. ‘Self-Care for Tough Times’ and her first children’s book ‘This Book Will (Help) Make You Happy’ were published in 2021. Her first journal And Breathe,  Sit to Get Fit and her new deck of cards, “The Little Box of Self-Care” came out in 2022. If you are feeling stuck in your movement routine, are sick of the calorie counting and would like to work on your relationship with food and movement, please get in touch.And if you enjoyed this episode, please share and follow the 'Find Your Strong podcast' and if you have time, write me a short review. It would honestly mean the world to me. Love to you all, Christine x

"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-Levy is a strength and nutrition coach with over a decade of experience helping people build strength, move beyond injury, and develop an approach to eating that feels calm, secure and sustainable while aligning with their goals. Her fitness wisdom has been featured in SELF magazine, Women's Health, and Girls Gone Strong.When she’s not in the gym, you can find her listening to pop culture podcasts and drinking Coke Zero .  ( Personally I'm a diet coke girl ;)) To connect with Nikki, visit her website NaabLevy.com or hop on her list for actionable nutrition tips, free workouts, and resources to build strength with less pain.  If you are feeling stuck in your movement routine, are sick of the calorie counting and would like to work on your relationship with food and movement, please get in touch.And if you enjoyed this episode, please share and follow the 'Find Your Strong podcast' and if you have time, write me a short review. It would honestly mean the world to me. Love to you all, Christine x