Building body respect is all about coming back to our default states, without the pressure of shame or negativity. It takes an unlearning of what society has tried to tell us matters about our bodies and becoming at peace with the fact that your body is just one small piece of who you are.
Your Body Is One Small Piece Of Who You Are
In this episode, I share with you five of the best ways that you can start to build body respect for yourself and for those around you. Instead of indulging in the shame game, you can start to learn body acceptance and listen to your intuition on a day to day basis with these simple and effective strategies.
Your body is not the most important thing about you, despite what diet culture and society says. By getting clear on the goodness that you have intrinsically, instead of placing a premium on our own bodies and others, you can embrace gratitude for your right here and now body.
Are you ready to start building body respect and get clear on who you are besides just a body? Join us on the episode page and let us know what steps you are taking to create body respect in the comments on the episode page.
In This Episode
- Understanding the difference between body positivity and body neutrality (10:37)
- Why you need to stop body checking and measuring yourself and others (16:10)
- Tips for shopping for clothes in a way that fits your here and now body (20:34)
- The importance of constant awareness when creating positive thoughts (23:50)
- How to create new habits and embrace gratitude for your body moving forward (25:20)
Quotes
“We can be critical of the diet culture while having compassion for people who are moving through this process on their own.” (6:48)
“Soon after we enter this world, we start to lose our own abilities as an intuitive eater, but that is our default state.” (9:02)
“When you are faced every day with putting on the pair of whatever clothing item is not fitting your here and now body, for a lot of people this only kicks the day off with anxiety and the not good enough-ness” (19:27)
“Your worth is not in the size of your body, it’s not. And I know that that is hard for a lot of us.” (21:36)
“Who are you aside from just your body? Because I bet if you asked your five closest friends who love you to pieces and would do anything for you… I bet if you asked them what they appreciate and love about you the most, they are not going to say what the size of your body is.” (29:02)
Links
HTK 266: How To Listen To Your Body
HTK 252: Why It’s Important To Dress For Your Here and Now Body
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A few years ago I was introduced to intention setting, and it has changed the way I view my world. Setting an intention or a theme for your year can help you focus on being less frustrated with what you can’t figure out and more grateful for what is already in your life. In this episode, I am sharing my thoughts and intentions for my own journey in 2020 with you, and providing some insight into the full circle role meditation has played in this discovery.
Embracing The Softness & Finding Strength In Vulnerability
Sometimes there is strength in the softness of surrendering and letting go of what is not working for you. This episode is dedicated to embracing that softness and finding strength in vulnerability.
Do you have a theme for 2020? Share it with me in the comments on the episode page!
In This Episode
- The importance of intention and theme when setting yourself up for success (5:35)
- What to do if you are struggling with feeling burned out (7:50)
- Learn my 2020 theme and how I came to discover it (9:47)
- Explore what could happen if you give into surrendering (15:40)
- The role of meditation in reconnecting to the Universe (19:32)
Quotes
“Quite a few years back now I think I decided to start setting intentions, and I think I first learned about this from Jen Sinkler, and it just really resonated with me. For whatever reason, that is what I was needing at that time in my life.” (7:26)
“Over the past few years it has become really clear to me that strength sometimes is in the letting go, strength is oftentimes in the softness and the quiet times, and strength is multifactorial and multidimensional.” (12:38)
“To me, I always thought surrendering meant giving up, giving in, quitting, and sometimes it does, and that’s okay!” (15:46)
“The challenge to me is openness, and that to me is part of surrender.” (21:09)
Links
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Steph Gaudreau Intuitive Eating Group Coaching Waitlist
Nutritional Therapy Association
HTK 258: Real Talk About Burnout
Join The Core 4 Facebook Club Here
Harder to Kill Radio is sponsored by the Nutritional Therapy Association. Registration is now open for the NTA’s January class. You can learn more and save your seat by clicking here (and don’t forget to mention my name on your application!)
You can also try out their free 7-day course, Nutritional Therapy 101 by clicking here.
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We are all born as intuitive eaters, but through socialization and diet culture, we often drift away from the intuition that we hold from the beginning. I want to persuade you to get back to your true nature and increase your health-promoting behaviors through intuitive eating.
Prime Yourself To Pay Attention To Your Signals
Diet culture will have you believe that you should stay miserable even when you are not seeing the results you desire, just because it is familiar. Today is the day for you to challenge yourself, break out of that mold, and start building the capacity to listen to your body.
Instead of glorifying weight loss, it is time to prime yourself to pay attention to your signals of hunger and fullness and start to become more connected and aware of what your body is trying to tell you. How do you work to harness your intuition and embrace intuitive eating? Share your strategies with us in the comments on the episode page.
In This Episode
- How to listen to your body even if you aren’t currently on speaking terms (6:40)
- Why sometimes not all weight loss is good or a sign of improved health (9:35)
- The importance of healing your relationship with food and movement (12:00)
- Learn the difference between intuition, intuitive eating and interoceptive awareness (14:40)
- Explore the connection between your physical sensations and your emotions (19:50)
Quotes
“I guess you could say that intuitive eating or intuitive nutrition and movement is kind of my jam.” (2:40)
“Oftentimes you get to a point in your life where you realize that dieting as we know it, dieting for the pursuit of rapid weight loss and so on and so forth, is not working for you anymore.” (8:08)
“Diet culture wants to present that it is harmless, in fact, it is what you should be doing, so lets address health-promoting behaviors instead.” (10:25)
“Not only are physical sensations something that you can sense, but your feelings also create a sensation in your body.” (20:14)
Links
Nutritional Therapy Association
Steph Gaudreau Intuitive Eating Group Coaching Waitlist
Join The Core 4 Facebook Club Here
Harder to Kill Radio is sponsored by the Nutritional Therapy Association. Registration is now open for the NTA’s January class. You can learn more and save your seat by clicking here (and don’t forget to mention my name on your application!)
You can also try out their free 7-day course, Nutritional Therapy 101 by clicking here.
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As a woman, Dr. Jen Hosler believes you need to be doing some sort of strength or resistance training. A doctor of physical therapy as well as a personal trainer, Dr. Jen helps women navigate the intersection between their bodies and the physical and mental benefits of strength training. Providing a unique perspective as a physical therapist existing in the world of body image, fitness, and diet culture, Dr. Jen is here to tell you to stop obsessing over being perfect and start finding what works for you.
Overcome The Struggle Of Not Feeling Good
After years of being fed wellness information centered around the perfect body and being obsessed with fat loss, Dr. Jen said enough is enough and started creating legitimate informational resources to help others take care of themselves. Now Dr. Jen works to help you build up your capacity, overcome the struggle of not feeling good in your body, and show up for yourself no matter what.
Strength and resistance training can help you feel comfortable in your own skin, achieve optimal bone density and build strength to challenge and heal your body. If you are new to the strength training world or are wanting to get back into the driver’s seat when it comes to your routine, Dr. Jen is the role model that you need to know about.
Are you ready to honor your body with strength and resistance training exercises that keep things simple and feeling good? Share your thoughts about Dr. Jen’s episode in the comments on the episode page.
In This Episode
- Why you should stop blaming your body and start blaming the clothes (13:05)
- Beginner tips for integrating yourself into strength and resistance training (20:10)
- Breaking down the barbell as a tool for strength training and its limitations (31:35)
- How to build up your capacity through stress recovery and adaptation (41:30)
- Understanding that your identity is more than your fitness persona and progress (52:15)
Quotes
“Picking up the barbell and seeing how strong I was was the big catalyst for me personally, changing and realizing, ‘oh, my body is more than just an ornament for other people to enjoy’.” (10:41)
“Whatever age you are now, let’s get a little bit of weight on your body, let’s get those bones built up a little bit. Because when you are 80, and a little misstep happens, you are going to be so thankful that you had a little load.” (19:51)
“As a physical therapist and a healthcare provider, I will preach a message that I think every woman should try to get some sort of resistance training in because it is just too important for our bodies as they age not too.” (28:03)
“If you can accomplish the same goal or task or purpose that you are trying to accomplish with a barbell but you are also at the risk of feeling in pain or uncomfortable, then let’s see if there is something else that maybe is another tool that can still help you accomplish that task but not wit the same risk or not the same discomfort.” (36:43)
“It doesn’t matter where you are at in your life, there are different seasons in the way things are going to be prioritized, and you always can get back to it.” (51:25)
Links
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Nutritional Therapy Association
Harder to Kill Radio is sponsored by the Nutritional Therapy Association. Registration is now open for the NTA’s January class. You can learn more and save your seat by clicking here (and don’t forget to mention my name on your application!)
You can also try out their free 7-day course, Nutritional Therapy 101 by clicking here.
Check out the full show notes here!
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