On today's episode, we talk about how to Unfuck Your Brain I wanted to lose weight so that I could be more self-confident. 95% of the women I work with want to or did want to lose weight so that they can be more confident. We are taught by society that if we are thin, we will automatically be confident and ultimately happy. Yet we lose the weight and we aren’t happier. We still don’t feel confident as we should. Then we regain the weight because, spoiler alert, diet doesn’t work long term. That’...
Jun 06, 2019•35 min
On today's episode, we talk about weight gain Yes, I’ve gained weight. I’m a nutritionist and I’ve gained weight. I’m a woman and I’ve gained weight. I’ve gained weight and I’m ok with it. Just 3 short years ago, I would have never considered writing this, recording this. I doing everything I could NOT to gain weight yet I was gaining weight. The more I try the less it worked. On today’s episode, I’ll share my personal journey with weight gain and how I’m living through it. Some will say “coping...
May 30, 2019•38 min
On today's episode, we talk about how to liberate your body Only 4% of women will call themselves beautiful. That statistics just broke my heart... The truth is I was part of that 96% not finding themselves beautiful for most of my life. To be real it’s almost an act of courage to accept your body in today’s world. One of the most powerful agents in liberating myself from body shaming has been the studying of the concept of patriarchal beauty standard. The historical and economic reasons behind ...
May 23, 2019•49 min
On today's episode, we talk about Healing Body Image with Photography Do you struggle with seeing pictures of you? Avoid them altogether maybe? For all of us women who have struggled with body image, taming our self-image via observing our reflection on picture is a very important step in the process of healing body image. Taking pictures of ourselves and choosing compassion over self-critique is key. On today’s episode, we are joined with a professional photographer who is using photography to ...
May 16, 2019•53 min
On today's episode, we discover why I quit Keto I’ve been avoiding recording this episode for nearly 2 years. I’ve been scared of the consequences, hesitated by fear of backlash, started recording it and stopped so many times. Something happened this week that triggered me to finally record this episode... It wasn’t just about me anymore. This episode needed to be recorded for you-the listeners, my clients, my patients and my students. On today’s episode SHE’s Beyond The Food Chapter 3, I'll sha...
May 09, 2019•43 min
On today's episode, we discover intuitive eating You are the boss of you, sister.... no one else. So hire, fire and promote accordingly. I’m sure you wouldn’t tolerate anyone telling you what to do in your own house. You wouldn’t let anyone dictate who your date is, right? Yet we let diets control our food choices and the way we feel about ourselves. That’s what we call diet culture. Sisters, it’s time we stop letting diets control our lives. We must take our power back from the latest diet... i...
May 02, 2019•54 min
On today's episode, we talk about how to strengthen your intuition Do you wish to have more guidance in your life, to be more certain that you are making the right choices for you? That knowing is accessible to you right now. This intelligence is inside you, me and all women: It’s called our intuition. On today’s episode, we explore together the highest form of intelligence: intuition. We will learn how to connect to this superior source of intelligence and also how to strengthen it so you can b...
Apr 25, 2019•43 min
On today's episode, we speak with Sheree Clark Are you at a “fork” in the road? You know something needs to change... must change... has to change. You get the feeling that if you don’t make a choice now, life will make one for you. For some, it’s an acute life event that forces them into making a choice... for me, it was collapsing on stage. For other women, their body wisdom takes care of creating this fork in the road with aging and hormones. It’s called menopause. It’s the natural process th...
Apr 18, 2019•39 min
On today's episode - SHE’s Beyond The Food - Chapter 2: I'll share with you my personal journey with exercise, fitness and sports... and it’s been a wild ride. Just like most of you, ladies that have a journey of dieting, exercise has been part of my life in a “not so fun way”... never willingly and because I desired to exercise rather because I HAD TO kind of way: to burn calories, to burn fat, or to punish myself for cheating on my diet and mostly because I needed to alter my body composition,...
Apr 11, 2019•43 min
On today's episode, we talk about Feng Shui Get the energy right in your home, closet, and fridge and everything else will follow. Yup, the energy that carries your home is impacting you right now... moving you closer to confidence or further away from peace with your food and body. Imagine you and your home looking like Charlie Brown’s character, Pigpen. With debris and junk whirling around that “pretty” won’t fix. It is essentially putting lipstick on a pig. Instead, let’s get your energy and ...
Apr 04, 2019•54 min
On today's episode, we talk about Healing Body Shaming Healing body shaming permeates through every aspect of your life... you finally stop chasing your worth and you get to find your innate female power. You stop working crazy hours trying to prove yourself to your boss that you are worthy of the next promotion. Reconciling yourself with your body finally gives you the power to stop pleasing everyone... become someone you don’t need anyone to tell you you’re worthy. You know! Being confident le...
Mar 28, 2019•41 min
Why do I need to go beyond the food to make peace with food and my body That’s the one question I get and yes... that’s a very valid question, and to be honest, a very good starting point for us to have a very powerful conversation. We’ve been trained for years via diet culture to seek a solution to our food, weight and body issues with food and exercise. If we whip in shape our physical body, we will get result. Get thinner... and then, we’ll be happy and healthy. yet it doesn’t work. We know t...
Feb 21, 2019•50 min
Holistic Approach to Making Peace with Food and Body Why do I need to go beyond the food to make peace with food and my body That’s the one question I get and yes... that’s a very valid question, and to be honest, a very good starting point for us to have a very powerful conversation. We’ve been trained for years via diet culture to seek a solution to our food, weight and body issues with food and exercise. If we whip in shape our physical body, we will get result. Get thinner... and then, we’ll...
Feb 14, 2019•53 min
Spiritual Body to Making Peace with Food and Body Two questions that keep coming back from new members in our community: What does it mean to Go Beyond The Food? And then... Why would I need to Go Beyond The Food? These are GOOD questions and to be honest, a very good starting point for us to have a very powerful conversation. To answer these 2 questions, we must first recognize that for most of us, women, we’ve been trained since a young age via Diet Culture to seek a diet solution to our “food...
Feb 07, 2019•51 min
Holistic Approach to Making Peace with Food and Body Two questions that keep coming back from new members in our community: What does it mean to Go Beyond The Food? And then... Why would I need to Go Beyond The Food? These are GOOD questions and to be honest, a very good starting point for us to have a very powerful conversation. To answer these 2 questions, we must first recognize that for most of us, women, we’ve been trained since a young age via Diet Culture to seek a diet solution to our “f...
Feb 06, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Fill Your Cup Are good are you at meeting your daily needs? That’s what Rachel Molenda refers to as filling your cup. Rachel is a holistic nutritionist who inspires women to take action to meet their daily needs so that they don’t use food to fill the lack of self-care. Rachel will inspire us today to make it happen. Prioritizing your needs to show up the best version of you. In this episode I discuss What "fill your cup" really means The real reason why you should keep your cup full How the "fi...
Feb 04, 2019•57 min
This is Part 2 of 2. Part 1 can be accessed here . Do you want to lose weight? If so, you are not alone. I was there for many years along with millions of other women just like you. The truth is 91% of women are unhappy about their body and seek weight loss as a solution. First, let’s level up on one fundamental point: No one wakes up one morning wanting to be fat, carry extra weight or not be able to lose weight. It’s a basic human need to be accepted by our tribe and peers, therefore to be “no...
Jan 20, 2019•46 min
Your Past Doesn't Define You Do you let your past failure define your today? Perhaps you think you are limited in your future possibilities because of your past failure? “I have tried so many diets and programs and failed; that I can't bear to go to my husband with another program, especially one that costs $800+. I simply can't go to my husband with yet another "magical pill" .... he won't understand; even if we could afford it." - Going Beyond The Food Academy scholarship applicant This type o...
Jan 17, 2019•40 min
Wanna Lose Weight? Do you want to lose weight? If so, you are not alone. I was there for many years along with millions of other women just like you. The truth is 91% of women are unhappy about their body and seek weight loss as a solution. First, let’s level up on one fundamental point: No one wakes up one morning wanting to be fat, carry extra weight or not be able to lose weight. It’s a basic human need to be accepted by our tribe and peers, therefore to be “normal”. All we want to be “normal...
Jan 13, 2019•46 min
Type A Women Are you a type A- achieving women, successful in many aspects of their life: career, family, finances but they don’t feel as successful in one area of their life: food & body? If that’s you, this episode is a MUST-listen. Susan is just like you and she shares her journey. Her journey to find peace with food and body using the Going Beyond The Food Method. The Going Beyond The Food Method is designed to help women 40+ that are successful in their career, family and finance but fe...
Jan 11, 2019•51 min
Health At Every Size The act of dieting is the greater predictor of weight gain. Most of us know diets have failed us and continue to fail us. The older we get, the worse it gets... it’s not just failing us physically on the scale but also emotionally and mentally. In fact, the side effect of food and exercise obsession is leaving us feeling overwhelmed, stressed and terribly anxious. We want to be confident and healthy but we know diets don’t work... but we feel we have no other choice. Right??...
Jan 06, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Body Confidence The journey to body confidence and peace with food and body image is possible and quickly achievable if you... If you get committed and invest in yourself! Commitment is the biggest component of the process. Commitment to YOU via commitment to your time, mental headspace, physical space, boundaries and financial. Erin, a graduate from the Going Beyond The Food Academy Fall 2018 is sharing her inspirational journey with us which started with commitment... For her, it was commitmen...
Jan 03, 2019•39 min
This time next year... 2019 is going to be the best year of my life. I know this is true. Each year is always better than the last. I keep evolving and working on myself. My goals keep getting bigger. My heart keeps getting bigger. My clients’ lives keep getting bigger. In December, in the Academy, we write our goals for the year. But we do it differently than anyone else. We choose how we want to feel. We chase our Desired Feelings. because what’s really behind all “regular goals” is wanting to...
Dec 27, 2018•30 min
Goal Setting with Feelings Did you make resolutions last year? How did it work for you? Here’s cold hard truth about resolutions: 40 to 45% of American adult make one or more resolutions each year. Top new year's resolutions for 2017: - Save money - Lose weight / get in shape - Have more sex The following shows how many of these resolutions are maintained as time goes on: - not even 1 month: 43% - one month: 66% - less than 3 months: 80% Is that you? That was me for years.... until I decided to ...
Dec 20, 2018•27 min
How to get results All of us have goals. Goals like getting married or maybe having children. Taking the next step up in our career or for some, having more energy. Making more money and losing weight are the top two goals people set in their lives... especially, new year’s resolution. Some women go on to achieve their goal and others don’t. Why? To be honest, it has nothing to do with your capacity as much as your mindset. Your ability to have an honest discussion with yourself and accepting wh...
Dec 13, 2018•25 min
Maintaining Motivation “I get off track very easily and difficult to get back on track. Finding a way to be motivated every day is hard. What should I do? That’s one of the top 3 questions I get on open forums. Along with how to be consistent and how can I lose weight (I never answer this one anymore!). The truth is maintaining motivation is a struggle for many as it was for me and is still when it comes to exercise. Here’s the secret... Motivation is not something you have or don’t have. It’s s...
Dec 06, 2018•29 min
We think that we can delay accepting our body until we get our relationship to food OK. Most of us are ready to do the work with our emotions but when it comes to doing the work with our body image... we resist. And we resist hard! The truth is Body Acceptance is the must-have to make peace with food. More than a must-have, it’s essential. Can’t make peace with food without making peace with your body right now as is! It’s like trying to heal a splinter without removing the foreign object. Crazy...
Nov 29, 2018•35 min
Holiday Survival Guide Surviving the holidays can be tough. Thriving in the holiday nearly impossible for some. Perhaps the holiday period is causing you more anxiety than pleasure. The anticipation of seeing certain family members might be causing you to be in an emotional eating rollercoaster. Perhaps the business of it all drives you to completely forget about yourself and by the time you get to Christmas, you’re completely exhausted and completely lost control on any healthy habits you might...
Nov 22, 2018•30 min
Why Diets Don’t Work Smart women don’t diet... they do THIS instead. After 27 years of dieting, I’m clear on one thing… diets don’t work. 91% of all women are unhappy about their body and resort to dieting. We think that a “thin” body is going to unlock our happiness, our acceptance, our joy. And 95% of all dieters regain their all weight within 1-5 years. Yet we keep dieting. We keep hating our body. We keep judging ourselves for our inability to be in freaking control… yet neuroscience is clea...
Nov 15, 2018•45 min
Do you say things like “I’m on track”, “I’m having a good or bad day” and the ultimate “on and off the wagon”? Absolutist thinking is one of the most common denominators in our Going Beyond The Food community. It’s the source of many emotional eating loops, overeating weekends and restricted food binges. The truth is the all or nothing mindset is a negative thought process also known as cognitive distortion. Everything- from food to your views of yourself to professional life– is divided into bl...
Nov 08, 2018•33 min
