This week on Love Your Bodd, Heather sits down with Kelsey Lane Davidson - an expert in finding a balance when it comes to fitness. Kelsey is a strength and conditioning coach that helps you get fit in the chaos that is life. She has a background in university athletics, corporate wellness and helping everyday folks getting fitter. Additionally, Kelsey is a wife, dog mom, multi-passionate entrenpeur, podcaster and actress. In this episode we talk about health and fitness as it relates to stress,...
Mar 09, 2023•55 min
It's Heather's first "Heart to Heart" Episode and this week we are talking about the lack of body diversity in Disney Princesses (and "Strong Disney Heroines"). Representation is SO important so listen as Heather discusses her own personal experience projecting "seeing herself" in Princesses that don't accuratley represent her. Here are the resources referenced throughout the episode: Pocahontas Article Esmerelda Video Alex Light’s Instagram Post BECOME A LOVE YOUR BODD PATRON for exclusive cont...
Feb 23, 2023•33 min
This week on Love Your Bodd, Heather welcomes her good friend and business coach, Megan Yelaney! Heather and Meg have a long history of friendship so the interview flows naturally and hits on so many incredible topics: How Megan changed Heather’s life - the ripple effect and how you never know where a connection can lead Dishing about what it was like being Beachbody coaches, how it affected us, the rebrand from Beachbody to Bodi Making empowered decisions when it comes to food and fitness Repla...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 14 min
This week on Love Your Bodd we have the wonderful Sabrina Castro! Sabrina was on LYB 5 years but and our philosophies of fitness and life in general have changed so much since then. In this episode, we talk about her lockdown depression and how it completely changed the way she views herself and her career, and how like a phoenix out of the ashes, she has opened up her own Pilates studio in Manhattan with size inclusive philosophies! CONTENT WARNING: We discuss depression, weight loss, and weigh...
Jan 12, 2023•56 min
This week is our 100TH EPISODE!!!! Heather is so excited to share this HUGE milestone with you all, thank you for the support! This week on Love Your Bodd, Heather interviews Dionne Reed, a wellness entrepreneur who has a passion for helping her clients reduce stress and overwhelm by focusing on their mental and physical wellbeing through breathwork, holistic nutrition, and coaching. Together, Heather and Dionne discuss SO MUCH - including: time management around food the difference between a di...
Dec 29, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Where do harmful beliefs about our bodies come from? How can we work through those beliefs so that we aren't constanty berating our bodies? We answer these questions and more in my interview with Anthea Spiteri, a coach who helps women feel confident in themselves and their body from the inside out. Your body is not the problem! Anthea and I discuss where "blaming your body" might stem from and she gives you tangible tools to work through those harmful thoughts. Find Anthea: @antheaspiteri on In...
Dec 15, 2022•1 hr 4 min
This week we welcome Miss Mai (they/them) to the podcast! We talk about everything from decriminalizing sex work, to healing generational trauma, to gender dysphoria, to internalized fatphobia. It's a whirlwind and I appreciate Mai's willingness to be open and vulerable and share their experiences with you. There's so much to gain from hearing Mai's story. Find Mai: https://www.multiverseofmai.com Learn more about Mai's Organization Decrim 305: https://linktr.ee/decrim305 _______________________...
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 28 min
LIVE from New York Comic Con 2022: Join Heather and panelists Stardust Megu, Patrick Diamond, and Rachel Lauria in a discussion about fitness, body image, and self worth. The great thing about hosting this panel at different events with different panelists is that each time the discussion is different and new. It's important to talk about cultivating safe spaces, whether that be in the cosplay realm, fitness world, social media, or a combination of all. Connect with Heather and the panelists bel...
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr 10 min
LIVE from C2E2 (Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo) Heather hosts this panel all about making cosplay and fitness work for YOU. PANELISTS: Adare W of Pink Lemonade Pastries , cosplayer and pastry chef extraordinaire! Laura J, educator and activist. Alex Rose, cosplayer and photographer known as @poison_rose_cosplay on instagram Troy Bushido of Superhero Forge , cosplayer and nerdy fitness professional. @superhero.forge @troybushido...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Heather was out at C2E2 (Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo) interviewing cosplayers about why they chose their cosplays and how they feel in them. Here are some of the cosplayers interviewed in this episode: @histore.uriah & friends @splendidtreasure88 @vampysnow @ivyeyes & @missjoeychell __ ________________________________________ TRY GEEKNASIUM, SIGN UP FOR A 14- DAY FREE TRIAL: https://sutrapro.com/geeknasium/pricing/checkout/yoQHqsBe0pZfItHQFiHm ________________________________...
Sep 29, 2022•52 min
LOVE YOUR BODD IS BACK, BABY!!!! Hopefully better than ever! START HERE to see what has changed in the last 3 years. In this raw episode, Heather shares what was going on in her life when she started Love Your Bodd and how she has changed since launching in 2017. Hope you enjoy! __________________________________________ TRY GEEKNASIUM, SIGN UP FOR A 14- DAY FREE TRIAL: https://sutrapro.com/geeknasium/pricing/checkout/yoQHqsBe0pZfItHQFiHm __________________________________________ BECOME A LOVE ...
Sep 29, 2022•23 min
Today on Love Your Bodd we have an interview with Sara Alexander, a British-Sardinian actress & author. We talk about female sensuality, vulnerability, and our intellect versus our impulses when it comes to sex. We surround this conversation around the Off West End play in which Sara recently performed, called ‘Rejoicing at Her Wondrous Vulva the Young Woman Applauded Herself.’ (P.S. Sara has been nominated for an Offie (Off West End) award 2020 for her role!!) We touch on so much more - wor...
Jun 13, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 93
Hello Lovers! Today on Love Your Bodd we are going to talk about why you are SO AFRAID to succeed! I'll give you some tools to BANISH your fears by using self-love, self-esteem, self-worth, and compassion. First things first, I talk a lot about where you get your validation. In this episode I only speak about people we get validation from in the form of direct relationships but I wanted to make a note that you might also seek validation through things like the scale, social media, and other exte...
May 23, 2019•30 min•Season 3Ep. 92
The ladies of the Work it Out! Podcast came to Love Your Bodd to talk about inclusivity in fitness, the emotional ups and downs that come with working out, and making fitness FUN & silly & FOR YOU. Check out the Work it Out! Podcast & their interview with Love Your Bodd host Heather Boddy here: iTunes - https://www.spreaker.com/show/3207108/episodes/feed Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/7upq71cyWohI1HHMOFVICE?si=yK06Sm31S9KQEtXck3C1jw Work it Out! on Instagram - @workitoutp...
Apr 25, 2019•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 91
Love Your Bodd warmly welcomes back previous guest, Katie Barrett! Her life has done a complete 180 since the last time Heather interviewed her. Her first interview was about her struggles with Weight, Infertility, and Pregnancy loss. This interview is about changes she made for her health, how she found out she was pregnant and her mindset throughout her pregnancy, and her relationship with her body now that she has a beautiful and healthy baby girl! Her advice to those having trouble conceivin...
Apr 11, 2019•52 min•Season 3Ep. 90
"I didn't know where I was going, all I knew was I didn't want to put all of my energy into hating myself anymore." - Amanda J This week on Love Your Bodd, Heather sits down with Amanda Jean: a body image and intuition coach, also a neuroscience nerd who loves personal development and learning about how the brain works. So most of what we talk about has to do with creating mental resilience and how you can use your MIND to overcome SO MUCH! Including - in Amanda's case - abusive/unhealthy relati...
Mar 25, 2019•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 89
In this episode of Love Your Bodd, we take Self-Care to a whole new level. It would be so easy to say "take yourself on a date" or "buy yourself something nice." But we are truly trying to break the stigma that comes along with Valentine's Day and create NEW Self-Love traditions. Did you try any of these tips? Let Heather know! Email LYB: loveyourboddcast@gmail.com Tweet: @LoveYourBodd Instagram: @love_your_bodd Facebook: Love Your Bodd Find Heather @HeatherBoddy on Snapchat, Twitter & Insta...
Feb 14, 2019•14 min•Season 3Ep. 87
This is the last episode of LYB Season 2! Get SUPER EXCITED for LYB Season 3 coming at ya in February!!! _________________________________________ GO LIVE IT UP! Try Go Live It Up! A text message service that gives you bite sized tasks to reach monumental goals. Love Your Bodd listeners get a special discount - $2 off your monthly subscription OR $20 your yearly subscription. Use this link for your special discount: https://goliveitup.com/?ref=103 __________________________________________ F.I.T...
Jan 08, 2019•37 min•Season 2Ep. 86
Naomi S is a college student who has struggled with her relationship with food and exercise since 8th grade. She was diagnosed with anorexia and was told that if she reached a certain weight, everything would be okay... but that REALLY didn't address any of her deeper issues. She then discovered Body Positivity on Instagram and started learning as much as she could about Diet Culture and realized that it wasn't a problem with HER, it was a problem with SOCIETY. And that's when she started her in...
Dec 11, 2018•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 85
Welcome back, Lovers! This week on Love Your Bodd, Heather sits down with Bryan D - A daytime accountant who also teaches Group Exercise and has built a brand for himself in the fitness industry. We talk about his fitness career and how the brand he got started with made him feel like he would be nothing without them. We talk about the affect that social media has had on his body image & his relationship with food and how he overcame that comparison and found balance. We talk about his sexua...
Dec 04, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 84
Laura Jean Jane is BACK! In this episode we talk about: How Laura was at risk for heart disease and diabetes and how she is no longer on that path We talk body confidence in the change in her wardrobe both ON and OFF stage. Her confidence in her performances ON stage. Personal Development and Laura's "Winning my Morning" routine. Baby Steps: breaking things down so that you can accomplish them. Perfectionism, comparison, and how there's no such thing as being perfect. FIND LAURA FB: Laura J. Mar...
Nov 06, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 83
"Whatever your problem is, cosplay solves it." - Dylan Dozenfingers on the Cosplay and Disabilities panel. Heather was out at New York Comic Con interviewing Cosplayers about how they feel inside their cosplays! As usual it was an incredibly rewarding and inspiring experience and we cannot wait to share the words of these cosplayers with you! Be sure to check out the Love Your Bodd instagram account to FIND all of these cosplayers and put a VISUAL to their words. Panel Recording: Cosplay and Dis...
Oct 16, 2018•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 82
It's TRUE! Love Your Bodd is going on a brief hiatus while I work on creating some incredible content for you. Until then, I need help with a super BIG project that I'm creating specifically for my Lovers. Please take 5-10 mins to complete the survey here: http://bit.ly/lybsurvey **** THE FIRST 50 PEOPLE TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY WILL GET SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL ONCE THE LYB SURPRISE HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED **** What to do while LYB is on hiatus: Follow LYB on Twitter & Instagram . I will continue to...
Aug 29, 2018•5 min
Hello, Lovers! Today on Love Your Bodd we have an interview with Sara Grey! She's the founder and CEO of WANNABE™ , host of Power the Hustle Podcast , and she does so much more. We discuss SO MUCH in this episode including Sara growing up an athlete and her different insecurities growing up. We also discuss her TRIUMPHS and how she was a struggling single mom with a newborn who got to law school and became a lawyer. We talk about her decision to ADD to her career and start her own business: WANN...
Aug 21, 2018•54 min•Season 2Ep. 81
Hey, Lovers! Heather is back in an all new "Note to Self" episode of Love Your Bodd where she breaks down 5 things you can do to help you feel more motivated! 1. Play that funky music! 2. Be kind to yourself. 3. Envision how you will feel once it gets DONE! 4. Take it slow. Baby Steps. Habit Hacking. 5. Don't be afraid to ask for help. All points go into more detail in the episode. **Note: Heather is not a registered dietitian, medical professional, or nutrition expert, please seek professional ...
Aug 14, 2018•23 min•Season 2Ep. 80
This week on Love Your Bodd, Heather has a very intimate and candid interview with her “Big Baby Sister,” Hallie. Called so because she is so much taller than her older sister. These girls who were raised in the midwest and moved to opposite coasts - Hallie to California (LA) and Heather to NYC - discuss their upbringing and how their lifestyles changed moving to different cities. Together, Heather and Hallie talk about comments from family members on their body/weight, the problems with the “pl...
Aug 07, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 79
Welcome back, Lovers! This week on Love Your Bodd, we are focusing on Forgiving Yourself for gaining weight. It can happen for a plethora of reasons, and it's time to examine how you react to it, because we can be very unkind to ourselves when this happens. 5 ways to stop beating yourself up for gaining weight: 1 & 2: Examine your "whys" 3. Gratitude 4. Become a scientist 5. Forgive yourself All points go into more detail in the episode. **Note: Heather is not a registered dietitian, medical...
Jul 31, 2018•30 min•Season 2Ep. 78
Heather was OUT IN THOSE SAN DIEGO STREETS finding cosplayers to interview for this special San Diego Comic Con edition of Love Your Bodd! The group of people rallied up for this episode includes: a drag Poison Ivy, two She Hulks, a cosplay FAMILY, a curvy self-made DnD cosplay, a burlesque dancer who doubles as Psyloche, an all-to-accurate Harley Quinn, AND the perspective of a cosplayer who has Spina bifita - she dishes on all of the ins-and-outs of cosplay/comic con in a wheelchair! Check out...
Jul 24, 2018•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 77
In this episode of Love Your Bodd, Heather reflects on her experiences traveling this week and reminds herself to take better care of her body in her future travels. She talks about the importance of hydration, the normalcy of bloating, and ways that you can/should incorporate movement into your travels to keep blood flowing in dat bodd. She ends by talking about some fun and inspiring experiences she had that started with a CIZE class on the beach, and ended in a fully choreographed dance at th...
Jul 17, 2018•32 min•Season 2Ep. 76
Hi Lovers! Megan Yelaney is BACK! YAY!! She's been on the podcast a couple times before - her first full episode is titled " Protect Your Mind " and in that interview we dive deep into her journey with exercise and becoming a health/fitness coach. In THIS Episode, we discuss the many ways her life has changed since then by having clients "Ditch the Diet" and find ways to eat that work best for them. One way she has done that is through incorporating Intermittent Fasting - which we discuss in min...
Jul 10, 2018•49 min•Season 2Ep. 75
