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Creating Her Best Life

Shannan Christiansenbflycoaching.libsyn.com
It's time to create your best life. The life that you want and deserve. It starts with simple steps forward and Shannan can show you how. Coaching will change your life. This podcast is designed to help you heal, find more happiness, and create the life of your dreams. Your host Shannan Christiansen is a Fortune 100 Executive and Master Coach. She was a single mom, overweight, and barely making it through the day. She changed her life, lost the weight, found the love of her life, got her MBA, and started living her best life. She now coaches women to do the same. Each week, we’ll explore the thoughts and feelings that contribute to the struggles many women have. Shannan will use her experience as a Master Coach to share real life examples, tools and tips to help you change the way you think so you can experience real transformation. To learn more, visit bflycoaching.com.
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Episodes

Ep 191: How the Feeling of Belonging Shows Up in Your Weight Loss

When you feel like you don't belong you can do one of two things and I will share what they are and how to change it. You will also learn how this affects your weight loss. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/191 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

May 24, 202312 minEp. 191

Ep #190: Living in Shame

Shame is a powerful emotion that shows up in your weight loss journey. It can cause you to shut down or hide. In this episode, I give my take on how it shows up and what to do about it. You will not want to miss this episode. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/190 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

May 17, 202316 minEp. 190

Ep #189: Feeling Good In Weight Loss

The diet roller coaster is full of quick fixes that don’t set you up for long term weight loss. It leaves you frustrated and then you turn it against yourself, telling yourself that you’re not good enough, you’re the failure. The diet industry is really the failure. In today’s episode, you will discover my take on how to start feeling better in weight loss. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/189 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen...

May 10, 202315 minEp. 189

Ep #188: How to Know When You Have Had Enough

Have you ever felt sluggish, tired, or had a belly ache after you eat? If so, this episode has so many great nuggets of information for you. Over time, we have disconnected from our bodies and lost the ability to know when we’ve had enough to eat. In today’s episode, I will teach you how to slowly reconnect with your body and how to quickly start to use the tips I will share with you today so that you can start to understand when your body has had enough. Get more information and show notes here...

May 03, 202317 minEp. 188

Ep #187: Feeling In Control Around Food

Do you think there are foods you just can't control yourself around food? I want to challenge that and give you my take on it. I will give you a few steps to change that belief. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/187 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

Apr 26, 202315 minEp. 187

Ep #186: 3 Thoughts to Change to Lose Weight

Our thinking is what creates how we feel and then we do or don't do something from that feeling. In this show, I explore 3 thoughts that are keeping you stuck on the diet roller coaster and what to do to change them. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/186 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

Apr 19, 202316 minEp. 186

Ep #185: Is a Magical Food Plan the Answer?

If you have been looking for a magical food plan, this episode is for you. Humans have a bias towards what is familiar, what we know and it keeps us stuck with extra weight you may not want. In this episode, I will teach you 3 steps and give you my take on how to lose weight and heal your relationship with food. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/185 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

Apr 12, 202314 minEp. 185

Ep #184: How a Review Process Helped Me Lose Weight

In today’s episode, you will discover: How I used a review process to help me lose weight. This process has allowed me to live in a body that feels like freedom. It has allowed me to live a life that I have created, not one that someone created for me. Listen for my take on why the review process is important for your weight loss journey. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/184 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

Apr 05, 202313 minEp. 184

Ep #183: Living in Your Success is the Magic

In today’s episode, you will discover: How going to a bike shop made me look for my success instead of quitting. In any journey, you are going to have challenges. You will have times when you want to quit. We think our past is evidence of our future, but our past is the bridge to our future. Our past makes us who we are. I will give you my take on how to overcome your challenges and start finding your success. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/183 Follow me on In...

Mar 29, 202315 minEp. 183

Ep #182: Why Going Solo is Keeping You From Losing Weight

You can try to lose weight by yourself - I tried for most of my life but I think it can keep you on the diet roller coaster longer. Having support and accountability is an important part of the "losing weight for good" process. Join me in this episode as I share why and what to do. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/182 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

Mar 22, 202313 minEp. 182

Ep #181: How Sabotage is Sidelining Your Weight Loss

In today’s episode, you will discover: Have you ever had things going well in your life and then all of the sudden, boom, things start going back down? You have lost weight, but then you start overeating, you start quitting on yourself, you say you’ll start again on Monday. Sabotage is something we all do. I will teach you three steps to handle your self-sabotage. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/181 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen...

Mar 15, 202316 minEp. 181

Ep #180: What is Better Than the Scale in Weight Loss

If you are anything like me, you have a love/hate relationship with the scale. We have tied so much to the scale and what we make it mean about us. In this show I give you my take on how I have changed the way I think of it and how it helped me to lose weight. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/180 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

Mar 08, 202321 minEp. 180

Ep #179: Are You Having an Overdesire for Food?

Desire is an emotion but many of us have an overdesire to food. We don't believe that we can lose weight because we feel out of control. In this episode, I give you 4 steps to overcome your overdesire for food. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/179 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

Mar 01, 202316 minEp. 179

Ep #178: Eating to Feel Numb

We buffer our emotions by overeating, this is one of the main reasons why we carry extra weight. When you overeat you become numb and stop feeling emotions including the good ones. Join Coach Jenn and I to hear our take on feeling all the feelings. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/178 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

Feb 22, 202315 minEp. 178

Ep #177: Using the Pause Button in Weight Loss

In this show, you will learn how the power of the pause can help you make a better decision for yourself. So much of the time you are in your automatic brain and Coach Jenn and I will teach you how to get into your thinking brain more. Coach Jenn shares 1 question that can change everything. Listen in to learn how this will help you stay on your journey to losing weight for the last time. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/177 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchris...

Feb 15, 202314 minEp. 177

Ep #176: Is Good Bye Eating Showing Up and Wrecking Your Efforts

You will learn what goodbye eating is and how it is keeping you on the diet rollercoaster. You get my take on what to do so you can have success this year. Losing weight is about doing something different and thinking differently about how to do it. You do not need to stop eating food you like to lose weight. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/176 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

Feb 08, 20237 minEp. 176

Ep #175: Exercise Can Sabotage Your Weight Loss Efforts

You will learn why you don’t need to exercise to lose weight. Why it is just a myth and something we have been sold on. How it can actually hinder your weight loss and what to do about it. I give you an alternative take on how to think about it. You don’t want to miss this one. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/175 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

Feb 01, 20238 minEp. 175

Ep #174: I Feel Out Of Control When It Comes to Food

Join me in this T-BOSS Take where I cover this thought, "I am out of control." I give you steps to be in control and new thoughts to think. If you have ever thought, "I just can't control" myself, then this episode is for you. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/174 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

Jan 25, 20238 minEp. 174

Ep #173: How to Stop the YOYO of the Diet Roller Coaster

In todays T-BOSS Take, I teach you how allowance and restriction have played a part in your weight loss journey. How restriction has kept you on the diet roller coaster and how the only way to lose weight for the long term is through allowance. If you have ever thought “I will be good tomorrow when I start my diet”, then this episode is for you. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/173 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

Jan 18, 20236 minEp. 173

Ep #172: Why You Can't Stop Eating & Dopamine Hunger

In Today's T-BOSS Take, I share my take on Dopamine and how it shows up when you are eating. I give 3 tips on how to make it easier on yourself so you can recognize when you are feeling satisfied. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/172 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

Jan 11, 20236 minEp. 172

Ep #171: How to Handle Hunger with T-BOSS Take 1

In this episode I will show you how emotional eating shows up and how it has left you feeling numb. I will teach you a 3-step process to handle your hunger with a quick tip that takes less than 30 seconds. If you are an emotional eater, you will not want to miss this episode. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/171 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

Jan 04, 20237 minEp. 171

Ep #170: How Regret Keeps You From Losing Weight

Regret is a powerful emotion, when most ladies feel it, they want to shutdown and disconnect. We cannot change our pasts, even what we did yesterday but we can do something different in this moment. In today's show, I teach you how regret shows up and what to do to double down on your success. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/170 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

Dec 28, 20229 minEp. 170

Ep #169: How Regret Shows Up In Loss

My mom passed and I miss her so much. The holidays are full of amazingness and sadness. I want to feel all of it. When my mom first passed, I had a lot of thoughts about what I “should” have done, I had regrets. The regret turned into a way that I could push down sadness, and then that turned into overeating. In this episode I share a simple way to allow the sadness and not play in the puddle. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/169

Dec 21, 20228 minEp. 169

Ep #168: 3 Things That Have Helped Me Be Successful

Join me as I share the top 3 things that have helped me lose weight and get off the diet roller coaster. These are simple things but they help you change your mindset so you can lose weight for the last time. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/168 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

Dec 14, 202214 minEp. 168

EP #167: What I Learned From The Gap & The Gain

I used to think that if I would focus on my challenges and failures that I could improve them and then I would lose weight. But it does not work long term, it keeps you thinking that you are not doing enough and then you start comparing yourself to others. In this episode, I share 3 things that reinforced my beliefs about losing weight for the last time and what you really have to do. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/167 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristian...

Dec 07, 202212 minEp. 167

Ep #166: What I Learned From Mel Robbins

In today’s episode, I share what I love about the book, High Five Habits by Mel Robbins. In this book, Mel shares a simple 2-minute daily practice that can help you start to see yourself differently. I share 3 things I love about this book and how you can start implementing them into your daily routines. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/166 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

Nov 30, 20229 minEp. 166

Ep #165: 2 Simple Steps to Help You With Holiday Meals

How to use my simple 2-part process so you can eat without the shame and guilt this holiday season. In this process you will learn how to decide ahead of time and what to do when you are facing challenges – like a food pusher or feeling grief and loss during this time. Holidays are meant for fun and joy but for many of us they bring a whole lot of baggage and overeating. You won’t want to miss this episode as I also share simple tricks to help you during your holiday meal. Get show notes and mor...

Nov 23, 202213 minEp. 165

Ep #164: Bust Those Old Diet Beliefs Part 3

In the last of this series, Coach Jenn and I bust through old diet beliefs that can keep you stuck. Today we teach you how to turn in your membership to the clean plate club and how to start to want more for yourself than a cupcake. Get show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/164 Follow me on Instagram @shannanchristiansen

Nov 16, 202221 minEp. 164

Ep #163: Bust Those Old Diet Beliefs Part 2

Join Coach Jenn and I in part 2 of a 3 part series on busting old diet beliefs and myths. In this episode we dive into excersise and last suppering. We give you actionable steps so you can think and do differently. Get show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/163 Follow me on Instagram @shannanchristiansen

Nov 09, 202220 minEp. 163

Ep #162: Bust Those Old Diet Beliefs

Coach Jenn and I take a deep dive into the diet beliefs, and we do our own version of myth busters, what the diet beliefs are and how to move forward from them. We give you simple solutions to bust your old diet beliefs like cutting out food groups and that you must eat at a certain time of day. Get show notes and more information here: https://bflycoaching.com/162 Follow me on Instagram @shannanchristiansen

Nov 02, 202221 minEp. 162
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