Episodes
Nov. 14, 2024
177: What to Eat When You Don’t Know What You Want
Hi friends! I’m excited to bring you a bit of a lighter episode today. I know the last few episodes have been on the heavier side so it’s time to lighten things up a bit. I want to talk about what the heck you eat when you’r…
Nov. 7, 2024
176: When Anti-Fat Bias Tears Families Apart
Welcome back to the podcast, everyone! I’m very glad you’re here. I’ve been reading a book called “Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture” by Virginia Sole-Smith and even though I’m just a third of the way through it…
Oct. 31, 2024
175: How Mindset Shapes Your Relationship With Food
Friends, welcome to Episode 175 of Thrive Beyond Size. Can you believe it’s the 175th episode? That means I’ve done this podcast for 175 weeks in a row without missing a single week. I’m really proud of this accomplishment b…
Oct. 24, 2024
174: Food Restriction - Hiding In Plain Sight
Welcome back, beautiful friends, to the podcast. Last week we talked about how it’s not your fault, your body is not broken, and you are not broken. Today is a bit related to that because I want to talk about food control. T…
Oct. 17, 2024
173: You Are Not Broken
Hello friends, welcome to another episode of Thrive Beyond Size. I’ve been going through a real transition period this Fall and it’s prompted me to continually remind myself “You’re not broken”. All the changes from dropping…
Oct. 10, 2024
172: The Erasure of Fat People From Fashion
In this episode, I dive deep into the erasure of fat people from the fashion industry. It’s an issue that many of us are familiar with—big sizes are often only available online, and store options are shrinking. And why is th…
Oct. 3, 2024
171: Boundaries - Protecting Your Time, Energy and Body
Ever feel like you’re drowning in obligations and losing sight of yourself in the process? In this episode of Thrive Beyond Size, we’re getting real about boundaries: why they matter and how they can completely transform the…
Sept. 26, 2024
170: How To Spot Fake Intuitive Eating
Hey friends, welcome back to Thrive Beyond Size! Today, we’re pulling back the curtain on a hot topic: intuitive eating. With so many programs jumping on the bandwagon, it's time we sift through the confusion and uncover wha…
Sept. 19, 2024
169: Interoception - The Hidden Key to Intuitive Eating
Hello friends, and welcome back to the podcast! I’m going to start with a question so obvious that it sounds laughable: how do you know when you have to pee? That sounds wild, right? But can you feel your heart beating? Not …
Sept. 12, 2024
168: I Feel Fat
Hello everyone, welcome to another episode. Today I really want to talk about something important that starts with a personal story. The story is from when Rob and I were camping a couple of weeks ago and has to do with how …
Sept. 5, 2024
167: What You Need To Know Before Trying Intuitive Eating
Hello again, friends! I want to confess something to you all today. I’m not perfect. The past week was terrible for my intuitive eating practice, I just haven’t been doing it, and I’m only just getting back on track now. Tha…
Aug. 29, 2024
166: What We Can Learn From Simone Biles
Hello there, friends. Welcome back to Thrive Beyond Size. As you probably guessed from the title, today I want to talk about Simone Biles, the world’s best and most decorated gymnast, who recently blew us away with her grace…
Aug. 22, 2024
165: Advocating for Accessible Spaces with Diana Dimmock
Hello friends! I am so excited to share this week’s episode with you. I interviewed the amazing Diana Dimmock, founder of Accessibility 4 Every Body, who I found in a Facebook group when I asked if anyone would be willing to…
Aug. 15, 2024
164: Is Your Exercise and Food Routine Burning You Out? with Allison Yamamoto
Welcome back to Thrive Beyond Size! This week I have another great interview for you all, with Coach and Founder of The Ally Method, Allison Yamamoto. Allison’s business is built around helping active women stop over-trainin…
Aug. 8, 2024
163: Bridging the Gap From Where You Are To Where You Want To Be with Lucie Ptasznik
Hello friends, welcome back to Thrive Beyond Size! Today’s episode was born out of some things I’ve been thinking about and some things my husband Rob and I have been discussing. Specifically about our future. What do we wan…
Aug. 1, 2024
162: Exploring Binge Eating with Erin Murnane
CW: conversations on binge eating and disordered eating
Friends welcome to another episode of Thrive Beyond Size. Many of you regular listeners may recall that this podcast went by a different name for the first one hundred …
July 25, 2024
161: Bonding With Your Pre-Teen with M. Aurelius Higgs
Welcome back, friends! Today’s episode is about something I don’t have personal experience with but something that many of my clients live with and have questions about. And that is children. Specifically pre-teens. I don’t …
July 18, 2024
160: Heal What's Holding You Back with Ramona Kossowan
Hello everyone, welcome to another episode that I’m so excited to share with you all. It focuses on a topic that’s talked about a lot these days, and that’s trauma. Trauma happens to us all but there are a lot of misconcepti…
July 11, 2024
159: What My Body Taught Me This Year
Welcome, friends! I’ve missed you! I’m so glad to be back with you. Over the past few months, I’ve had interviews with some absolutely brilliant women who have excited and challenged me, given me new ideas to share, and just…
July 4, 2024
158: Owning Your Self Confidence with Frankie Kounouho
Welcome, friends, and I have to tell you right away how much I love spending time with you all every week. It’s such a pleasure to record these episodes for you. I am so moved and so lit up by the amazing people I meet throu…
June 27, 2024
157: Optimizing Your Brain with Dominika Staniewicz
Hello friends, welcome to an exciting episode of Thrive Beyond Size. It’s exciting because if you’ve been listening for a while, you know I love anything related to the brain. Brain science, neuroscience, neuropsychology, it…
June 20, 2024
156: Keep It Real with Kim Mosiman
Welcome, friends, to another episode of Thrive Beyond Size. Today’s topic is inspired by a beautiful conversation my husband Rob and I had during a rare lunch date the other day. He told a story about how when he and his fel…
June 13, 2024
155: Meditation for the Real World with Ann Swanson
Can you believe this is Episode 155 already? Time really does fly when you’re having fun. And we’re going to have fun today because we’re talking about meditation! My guest is Ann Swanson, an absolute expert in the neuroscie…
June 6, 2024
154: Mastering Sleep with Amanda Chocko
Hello friends! Today I’m talking about something I am lucky enough to not struggle with personally but which so many people do struggle with. And that is sleep. Sleep is my superpower, according to my husband, and I can fall…