How Self-Love Replaces Diet Culture During Fertility Struggles deep discussion with Marleen Mour

We sit down with Marleen Mour to redefine self-love as the way we stay with ourselves through disappointment, stress, and negative tests, not a feel-good phrase. We connect that mindset to fertility, emotional eating, and sustainable weight loss that supports the body without diet punishment.• Self-love as staying present with ourselves when things go wrong• Checking self-talk by asking whether it sounds loving or abusive• Why TTC stress can trigger emotional eating and self-sabotage• The difference between weight loss for health and dieting through restriction• How self-judgment, cortisol, and shame can worsen the internal environment• Marlene’s story of losing 49 kilos and maintaining it for 13 years• The “mirror moment” that ends self-loathing and starts real healing• Building trust with cravings and focusing on nourishment over rules• Epigenetic testing as a personalized blueprint for food and lifestyle• What coaching looks like: group support, practical tools, and emotional processingA negative pregnancy test can flip a switch from hope to self-blame in seconds. We feel it in our chest, we question our bodies, and the inner voice gets sharp. That’s why this conversation with Marlene Moore hits so deep: she reframes self-love as what happens after disappointment, not what we post when life is going well.We talk about trying to conceive, fertility stress, and the messy middle where diet culture promises control but often delivers restriction, bingeing, guilt, and more shame. Marlene explains why women don’t need another punishing diet layered on top of appointments, hormones, injections, and grief. Yes, health and weight can matter for fertility, but the path there changes everything: moving from “I’m broken” to “I’m worthy of care” can shift habits, reduce chronic stress, and support a healthier internal environment. We also explore “fertile thinking,” how self-judgment impacts cortisol, and why emotional eating is often a signal that we need support, not stricter rules.Marleen shares her powerful personal story: growing up in Egypt, surviving a high-stress home, using food to cope, and eventually losing 49 kilos and maintaining it for 13 years. We get into what actually made the difference, healing the relationship with herself, learning to process emotions instead of eating them, and creating a lifestyle that feels sustainable. She also explains epigenetic testing and how personalized insights can guide food, timing, exercise, and daily choices without generic one-size-fits-all advice.If you want a calmer, kinder, and more effective approach to fertility wellness, press play. Subscribe, share with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more women can find this kind of support.Marleen's Details;email - [email protected] - http://www.fittheroes.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/marleen-mour-216b55149?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios  https://www.facebook.com/share/1DTj5FMnHD/?mibextid=wwXIfr  https://www.instagram.com/marleen.mour?igsh=amdpMmN4ZXNteGR6&utm_source=qr