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The Mindset/Mirror Connection — 286 episodes

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The “Secret” to Staying Lean Year-Round Is Actually Really Boring

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Perfectionism in High-Achieving Women: How All-or-Nothing Thinking Impacts Food, Exercise & Body Image

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The Mental Game Behind Building Your Best Body: Why Reverse Dieting Is About Trust, Not Food

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New Name, Who Dis? Why PCOS Is Now PMOS and What This Means For Your Health

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Functional Medicine Explained: Why Your Labs Can Be "Normal" & You Still Feel Sick with Dr. Sheridan James

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Why You Still Feel Fat After Losing Weight: Understanding Body Dysmorphia and Body Image

7

Gained Weight After the 4th of July? Here's Why the Scale Is Lying

8

Client Spotlight: How Kelsey Lost Fat, Built Confidence, and Created a Healthy Lifestyle That Actually Lasts

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The Soft Life Explained: A Better Way to Beat Burnout

10

Summer Body Image Struggles Are Real (And Here's How to Stop Missing Your Life Because of Them)

11

Fat Shaming Doesn't Work: James Coppola on Sustainable Health, Empathy & Fitness

12

When Sex Leaves the Building: Rebuilding Desire in Long-Term Relationships

13

Decision Fatigue Is Why You Can't Stick to Healthy Habits

14

Radical Accountability: How to Break Out of the B+ Life with Wendy Kleinfeldt

15

The Real Reason Executives Can't Stick to Wellness Plans

16

You Don’t Have a Discipline Problem. You Have a Planning Problem.

17

Is Thin Still In? The Constantly Changing Body Ideals

18

The Birth Trauma Conversation Everyone Needs to Hear with Dr. Teela Tomassetti

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Will Your Dream Body Make You Happy? With Mind Pump’s Sal Di Stefano

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It’s Not the Chores. It’s the Ownership: The Mental Load Gap No One Measures

21

20 Years in Nutrition: The Truth About Fat Loss, Protein & Metabolism with Ben Brown

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Why Your Period Changed: Postpartum and Perimenopause

23

Peptides Explained: The Health Trend Everyone Is Talking About with Dr. Jordan Trapp

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Why Women Secretly Compete Against Each Other (And How to Stop)

25

Hustle Culture Is Destroying Your Nervous System: A Conversation with Dr. Mona Amini

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Do this When Your Partner Doesn’t Support Your Weight Loss

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Your Body Changed. Your Confidence Doesn’t Have To.

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The Hidden Signs of Autism & ADHD in High-Performing Women with Deanna Stephenson

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You Don’t Have to Earn Love Anymore: Healing the Inner Child

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Tired of Diets That Don’t Work? Abbey Sharp’s Food Freedom Formula

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Groundhog Day, But Make It Losing and Gaining the Same 20 Pounds

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Back to Basics: Connecting Back to Yourself

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Back to Basics: Setting Boundaries for Self-Trust

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Back to Basics: Emotional Regulation

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Back to Basics: Your Relationship with Exercise

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Back to Basics: Defining Your Inner Critic

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Back to Basics: How We Develop our Self Worth

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Back to the Basic: Your Relationship with Food

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Back to Basics: Why Change Feels So Hard

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Back to Basics: How to Actually Stick to Your Goals in 2026

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5 Resolutions That Never Stick (And What Actually Works)

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Day 8 | The Season of Self

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Day 7 | Unwrapping Control

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Day 6 | Trains, Planes, and Automobiles: How to Take Care Through Travel

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Day 5 | Joy to Your World: Expanding Your Capacity for Joy

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Day 4 | Top 10 Fitness Buys

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Day 3 | The Ghost of Patterns Past

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Day 2 | Cookies, Carbs & Calm

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Day 1 | The Gift of Growth: Having a Growth Versus Fixed Mindset

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How To Find More Gratitude Towards Your Body, Food, and Self-Worth

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The Balanced Thanksgiving

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Why Your Body Chooses Stress Over Fat Loss

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The Family Roles That Ruin the Holidays (and How to Break Free)

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When You Hit the Wall: 5 Signs of Burnout Before It Breaks You (Holiday Edition)

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The Food Noise of the Holidays: Why You Lose Control Around the Table

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Q& Heyyyy: You Asked, We Answered. Top Weight Loss Questions from Real Women

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Why Boundaries Are the Secret to Lasting Weight Loss

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Make These Swaps to Hit Your Macros (Without Hating Your Food)

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Stop Blaming Your Hormones: The Truth About Fat Loss, Menopause, and Mindset with Beth Feraco

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The Phases of Change: Rethinking Maintenance, Reverse, and Deficit

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What If Your Perfectionism Is Why You Can’t Lose Weight?

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How to Have Holiday Candy in Your House AND Lose Weight

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What No One Tells You About Your Pelvic Floor (Especially Postpartum!) with Dr. Megan Zimmerman

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These 3 Toxic Thoughts Are Keeping You Stuck (And You Don’t Even Know It)

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The Truth About Weight Loss: How Long It Really Takes with Diet & Exercise

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Doomscrolling and Negative News: How it Hijacks Your Body and Mind

67

Break Free from Dopamine Addiction: Coach Liv’s Real Story

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Your Energy Budget: Stop Overspending Your Body’s Capacity

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10 Things That Spike Food Noise and How to Quiet Them

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1200 Calories & No Weight Loss? Here's What’s Really Happening

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When Praise Becomes a Prison: Why External Validation Is Quietly Running Your Life

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Running on Empty? These 6 Sleep Fixes Might Save Your Sanity

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Pelvic Health in Midlife with Chantal Lowry, PT

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Coping with Grief: My First 3 Weeks After Losing My Father

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The Inner Game of Coaching with Adam Schafer of Mind Pump Media

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Fit for TV Exposed: Toxic Weight Loss & Mental Damage

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Rewind with Dr. Julie Hinman | Episode 27: Weight Loss, Hormone Health, and Overall Wellness for Women Over 40

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Prioritizing Your Health Through Difficult Seasons of Life

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Midlife Is a Calling, Not a Crisis with Pearl Mashour on Authenticity, Midlife, and the Practice of Empowerment

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Attuned Eating: The Real Reason You’re Out of Touch with Your Hunger (and How to Fix It)

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PCOS, Perimenopause & Women’s Hormones: What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You with Dr. Basma Faris

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How to Work Out When It’s So Damn Hot Outside

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From Teen Mom to PhD: Dr. ChiQuita Mack on Healing, Hustle & Self-Worth

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Why Fit Women Still Have Cellulite (And Why It’s Totally Normal)

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#202: Couple Goals, Generational Health, and the Power of Faith-Driven Fitness with CoupleyFit

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#201: Nutrition Tips That Aren’t About Cutting Carbs or Tracking Every Bite with Almina Kovac

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#200: Celebrating Our 200th Episode! A Raw Look at Growth, Uncertainties, and the Future of MMC

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#199: You're Not Broken: Female Sexual Health, Desire, and the Truth About Low Libido

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#198: What Your Thyroid is Telling You: Symptoms, Testing, and the Truth About Hormones with Dr. Heather Saran

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#197: 4 Pillars of Real Self-Esteem: Your Framework for Inner Trust

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#196: How to Build Habits That Actually Stick: No Willpower Required

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#195: Chronic Inflammation Is Sabotaging Your Body: Here’s What to Do About It

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#194: The Perfectionism Trap: How High-Achieving Women Can Reclaim Mental Clarity and Performance with Dr. Brook Choulet, MD

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#193: Why Belly Fat Changes in Your 20s, 30s, and 40s And What To Do About It

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#192: Why Radical Acceptance is the Game-Changer for Your Mental and Physical Health

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#191: Makeup Tips for Women Over 40: Confidence, Aging Gracefully & Beauty Secrets with Lauren Hale

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#190: Q&Heyyy! Answering Your Questions on Glutes, Plateaus, Tight Pants & Pelvic Floor Woes

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#189: Strong Not Smaller: Why Women Need a Different Fitness Narrative

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#188: The Myth of Normal in Fitness Space with Michelle Carroll

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#187: This Is Why Your ‘Perfect Plan’ Always Backfires

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#186: The Pour That Costs More: Alcohol, Hormones & the Midlife Woman

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#185: Finding Your Passion and Living with Purpose with Andrea Wise-Brown

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#184: Mothers, Martyrs & Mirror Work: The Generational Patterns We’re Breaking

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#183: 10 Worst Fat Loss Lies

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#182: Behind the Glam: Building Confidence from the Inside Out with Lisa Moore

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#181: The Lie of Falling Off the Wagon

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#180: Bikinis, Barbecues, and Body Image: Reclaiming Summer Without Losing Yourself

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#179: Hormone Testing 101: Understanding Your Hormones and When to Test with Dr. Jordan Trapp

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#178: Healing Beyond the Scale: Self-Worth in a Weight-Loss World

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#177: Red Flags of Fitness Influencers

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#176: Training the Female Body: How to Thrive Through Your Cycle, Perimenopause, and Peak Performance with Mikayla Foss

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#175: How to Show Up When You Don't Want To

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#174: Your Perimenopause Playbook: How to Stop Gaslighting Your Body and Start Leading It

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#173: The 3 Lies Keeping Women Stuck in Yo-Yo Dieting + Important Announcement

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#172: Muscle Myths Busted: The 8 Worst Lies Women Still Hear About Building Muscle

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#171: The Silent Weight: Navigating Reproductive Grief with Compassion and Clarity

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#170: Fueling on the Fly: How to Eat Well While Traveling

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#169: Pelvic Floor Isn’t Just for Moms: What Every Woman Needs to Know About Core Health, Bladder Leaks, and Lifting Pain-Free

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#168: Why You’re Exhausted and Gaining Weight

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#167: Yapping About Women’s Politics

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#166: Do You Need a Training Partner? Pros, Cons, and How to Choose the Right One

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#165: The Food Noise Loop: Why You Can’t Stop Thinking About Eating

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#164: Why You're Not Losing Weight: Insulin Resistance, Stress, Under-eating & Metabolism with Coach Garrett Query

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#163: Is It Your Hormones or Just Burnout?

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#162: The Detox You Didn’t Know You Needed (No Juice Required)

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#161: From Day One to Thriving: The Anniversary Episode

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#160 Stop the Scroll: Beating Social Media Comparison

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#159 Mobility, Stretching, and Warm-ups: What Actually Works

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#158: Bulking Babes: Our Interview with Megan Hardy and Why Women Should Bulk

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#157: Is Your Brain Addicted to Chaos? Why You Struggle to Slow Down

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#156: Q&Heyyy! Answering Your Questions on F45 Progress, Pelvic Floor Tips, Sugar Cravings & Gym Routine Basics

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#155: Planning for Satisfaction, Not Restriction: A Better Approach to Nutrition & Life

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#154: Metabolic Damage: How to Repair Your Metabolism

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#153: Body Image Healing That Sticks: What the Fitness World Overlooks

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#152: GLP-1s, Food Fixation, and Fat Loss Done Right with Coach Crystal Clardy

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#151: The Brain Science Behind Reward, Stress & Consistency

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#150: It's the Restriction That’s Hurting You

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#149: Cardio is Not the Enemy: How to Use It Effectively

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#148: Understanding Clients’ True Fitness Needs

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#147: Empowering Women to Prioritize Their Health with Adele Jones

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#146: Enjoy Your Meal While Staying Mindful Of Your Calorie Goals

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#145: Why Yo-Yo Dieting Hurts More Than It Helps

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#144: Are You Actually in a Calorie Deficit? Signs You Might Be Wrong

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#143: How to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids (Without F*cking Them Up)

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#142: Sore, Sick, or Injured? How to Know When to Rest or Push Through Your Workout

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#141: Body Dysmorphia In the Fitness Space with Michelle Carrol

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#140: Client Spotlight: How Michael Redefined Strength and Broke the Cycle of Food & Fitness Obsession

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#139: Q&Heyyy: Weight Loss & Fitness Q&A: Creatine, Fasting, & Overcoming Plateaus!

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#138: What Does a Healthy Relationship with Food Really Look Like?

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#137: Common Post-Weight Loss Struggles & How to Overcome Them

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#136: The Ideal Body: How It Feels, Not Just How It Looks

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#135: The Importance of Birth Education & Preparation: Movement, Nutrition & Mindset for Labor

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#134: Why “Cheat Meals” Are Ruining Your Relationship with Food (And What to Do Instead)

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#133: How Does Your Attachment Style Affect Your Relationship with Your Body?

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#132: How Hormones Affect Energy, Strength, and Recovery: Training on Your Cycle

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#131: Are You Training Hard Enough? How to Push Yourself While Strength Training

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#130: Sleep, Stress, and Self-Care: The Foundations of Physical and Mental Health

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#129: 5 Mindset Hacks Every Trainer Needs to Transform Client Relationships

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#128: Do THIS to Stop Your Unwanted Behavior: A Guide to Self-Awareness and Compassionate Action

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#127: 14 Ways Walking is the Ultimate Health Hack

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#126: Recovery Through Movement with Dr. Brian Romero

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#125: Audience Q&A: Rebuilding After Setbacks, Post-Hysterectomy Exercise, Digestive Health & Weight Loss Tips

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#124: How to Calculate Your Calories and Macros: A Step-by-Step Guide for Women

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#123: Break Free from Restriction Fatigue!

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#122: How to Build a Banging Body in Just 10, 20, or 30 Minutes a Day

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#121: Revolutionizing Healthcare: What We Want from the Medical Field in Mindset, Nutrition & Exercise

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#120: New Year’s Goals Common Mistakes, How to Avoid Making Them, and How to Succeed

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#119: How to Talk to Kids About Nutrition & Exercise | Parenting Tips for Health-Conscious Families

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#118: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: Building Confidence in Your Mindset, Nutrition, and Fitness

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#117: Alcohol and Your Health: Navigating Balance and Wellness

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#116: What We’re Leaving Behind in 2024 and Embracing for 2025: Health, Fitness, and Mindset

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#115: [Webinar] Food and Body Reset for 2025

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#114: Empowering Fitness: Overcoming Challenges & Building Sustainable Habits with Coach Laura

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#113: Fitness Q&A for Women: Appetite Loss, Best Protein Bars, Rest Days & Skin Tightening Tips

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#112: Grace & Gratitude: Reflecting on Your Health Journey with Compassion

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#111: 10 Steps to Setting Holiday Boundaries

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#110: Top Wellness Gifts for 2024: Health, Fitness, Nutrition & Mindset

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#109: Navigating New Year Health Trends: What’s Hype and What’s Helpful?

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#108: From Struggles to Strength: Coach Liz’s Journey Through PCOS, Weight Loss, and Finding Her Purpose

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#107: Strength, Muscle, and Power: Your Ultimate 3-Phase Training Plan for Women in 2025

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#106: Unlock the Power of Visualization for 2025

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#105: Behind the Filter: The Truth About Social Media with Cynthia Sassi

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#104: 5 Strategies for Planning Your Nutrition for the New Year

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#103: How to Create Goals in 2025

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#102: Fears with Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Postpartum

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#101: How Your Trauma Is Keeping You Stuck

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#100: Our 100th Episode!!! Celebrating Milestones, Overcoming Challenges, and Looking Ahead

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#99: 8 Steps to Guilt-Free Feasting This Holiday Season

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#98: 5 Healthy Habits During the Holidays

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#97: Are You Eating Enough For Your Workouts?

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#96: Why Motivation Fails and How to Build Self-Discipline

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#95: 5 Strategies for a Flatter Tummy

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#94: How To GLP-1 the Right Way

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#93: Holiday Stress Hacks for Women with Dr. Lana Butner and Dr. Jordan Trapp

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#92: What Needs Binge Eating Meet

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#91: Final Bump Date: Coach Amanda Talks Pregnancy Milestones, Birthing Plans, and Baby Prep

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#90: How Your Beliefs About Aging Affect Your Relationship With Yourself

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#89: Benefits of Strength Training Other Than To Look Good

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#88: Our Take On Intuitive and Sustainable Eating

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#87: Understanding Body Dysmorphia

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#86: When To Drop Your Coach Or Trainer

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#85: Proper Form In Female Language

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#84: Q and Heyyy! Tackling Stubborn Belly Jiggle, Weight Loss Motivation, Sweet Tooth Swaps, and Low-Impact Workouts

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#83: People-Pleasing: How It Keeps You From Your Goals and How To Break This Cycle

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#82: Exercise Rules You Need To Break

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#81: Part 1: Food and Exercise Rules You Need To Break

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#80: How To Build A Home Gym

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#79: Dysfunctional Eating Patterns From Childhood

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#78: What To Do When Your Weight Plateaus

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#77: The Secret To Increasing Your Metabolism

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#76: Be F*cking Honest: What To Do with a Client That Doesn't Want To Take Your Advice

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#75: Common Self-Sabotage Around Weight Loss

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#74: Meal Prepping For Busy Lives

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#73: Training Equipment You Don't Need: Waist Trainer, Wrist Wraps, Belt, Lifting Shoes, and More!

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#72: Client Spotlight: How Samantha Transformed Her Relationship with Herself and Her Body Through Our Coaching Program

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#71: How To Dress For An Athletic Body

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#70: How To Not Gain The Weight Back

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#69: Mastering Menopause: A Conversation with Dr. Leigh Lewis

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#68: Why Seasonal Changes Call for Routine Changes

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#67: Q and Heyyy!: How To Eat Better, Whey Protein and Weight Gain, Low Carb Options for Pregnant Women, and Controlling Your Cortisol

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#66: Detox Schemetox: Debunking Myths About Detoxing and Cleansing Your Body

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#65: How To Build That Booty!

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#64: Binge Bonds: What They Are and How To Break Free From These Patterns

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#63: What We Would Tell Our Younger Selves On Diet, Exercise, Body Image, and Relationships

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#62: Body Fat Testing 101

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#61: How To Stop Food Tracking

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#60: Building the Female Athlete: Conversation with Dr. Austin Schoen

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#59: How To Look Bangin' From Strength Training

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#58: Quieting the Inner Critic: Techniques for Managing Self-Doubt

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#57: What's Up, Supplements? Your Guide to Supplements For Women

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#56: Q and Heyyy!: Answering Your Questions on Body Image, Weightlifting Gears, Losing Muscle In Calorie Deficit, and How To Curb Food Addiction

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#55: Training In Your Eras

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#54: Client Spotlight: How Erin Navigated Through Major Life Changes Through Our Coaching Program

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#53: Mirror Mastery: Do You Have An All-Or-Nothing Thinking?

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#52: Understanding Eating Disorders

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#51: Navigating Perinatal Mental Health with Dena Tibsherany

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#50: What Is PCOS and Tips On Treating It

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#49: Coach Amanda's Bump Date #3

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#48: Stressed Spelled Backwards Is Desserts: Let's Talk About Stress and Its Impact To Your Overall Health!

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#47: What Even Is Perimenopause?! Real Talk For Women Over 40

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#46: Q&A: Answering Your Questions on Cycling and Adjusting Macros, How To Workout Your Lower Abs, Coaching Certifications, and Our Biggest Influences in the Fitness and Health Industry

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#45: Client Spotlight: How Laura Transformed Her Relationship with Her Body and Food

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#44: Protein, Carbs, Fats...Oh My Macros!

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#43: So You Want Your Wine AND Weight Loss: How To Do Both

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#42: Girl, You Need To Rest! Relaxation Remorse: What's Causing It And How To Stop It

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#41: Getting Your Family and Friends On Board Your Health And Wellness Journey: How To Do It The Right Way

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#40: Are You REALLY Ready For Fat Loss?

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#39: How To Stop Peeing Yourself: The Benefits of Pelvic Floor PT with Dr. Kaitlyn Kakar

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#38: Q&A: Answering Your Questions On HRT For Women Over 40, Belly Fat, and Using Apps For Health and Wellness

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#37: Mirror Mastery: Nutrition For Fertility with Coach Amanda

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#36: Newbie DOs and DON'Ts In the Gym

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#35: How To ACTUALLY Work Your Metabolism

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#34: Empower Her: The Hustle for Self-Care and Success with Olenka Cullinan

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#33: What Women Should Look For In An Exercise Program

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#32: Your Body Is Calling, Answer It!

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#31: How To Survive Hot-Grown-Ass-Women Summer

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#30: All Things Doula: What Their Role Is and The Importance Of Having One In Your Pregnancy and Childbirth Journey with Megan Straub

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#29: Female Fitness Myths

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#28: The Mindset of Matter Coaching Programs

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#27: Weight Loss, Hormone Health, and Overall Wellness for Women Over 40 with Dr. Julie Hinman

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#26: Why You THINK You Binge Eat and Why You ACTUALLY Binge Eat

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#25: Q&A: Answering Your Questions On Post-Surgery Recovery and Body Fat Percentage

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#24: Reasons Why You're Not Seeing Progress In Your Health and Wellness Journey

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#23: Female Fitness Foes: Gym Girlie Struggles

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#22: The Importance of Chiropractic For Pregnancy and Postpartum with Dr. Molly Bond

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#21: How To Focus On Your Progress Instead of Chasing Perfection

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#20: 10 Signs That You Have An Unhealthy Relationship With Food

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#19: Coach Amanda's Bump Date #2

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#18: How To Dine Out Without Falling Off The Wagon

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#17: Reverse Dieting: Why All Women Should Do It

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#16: Why You’re Struggling With Body Image, Its Root Causes, & Ways To Recreate Your Relationship With Your Body

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#15: Mirror Mastery: How Your Relationship With Yourself Affects Your Other Relationships

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#14: Coach Amanda's Bump Date #1

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#13: Q&A: Answering Your Questions On Cellulite, Food Tracking, Binge Eating Triggers, and Scale Obsession

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#12: Coach Amanda's Special Announcement

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#11: The Coaching Red Flags You Need To Watch Out For

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#10: Are You Overtraining? Know The Signs, How It Affects Your Body, and Why You Need To Stop Doing It

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#9: The Cost of Getting Lean: Truths and Misconceptions

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#8: Food Noise, The Most Common Behaviors Around It, and Sustainable Strategies For Managing It

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#7: Toxic Resilience: What It Looks Like on High-Achieving Women and How to Stop This Unhealthy Cycle

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#6: The Mindset Method And How It Can Help You Have A Better Relationship With Your Body and Food

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#5: Social Media Lies, Fitness Influencers, and How They Affect Your Self-Worth and Body Image

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#4: Strength Training For Women And How It Impacts Your Health

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#3: Yo-Yo Dieting: What It Means, How It Impacts Your Overall Health and Well-Being, And Ways You Can Stop This Cycle

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#2: The Power Of Mindset, The Most Common Cognitive Distortions, and Sustainable Steps You Can Take To Break Free From Them

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#1: Who We Are and The Experiences That Shaped Our Views On Health, Nutrition, and Fitness